Special Holiday Show Coming to Birmingham Festival Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
It's the 100th annual Nativity pageant in the town of Goosepatch, Alabama and every young girl in town has got her heart set on playing Mary, and Edie May Tubbins wants to be the Virgin Mother more than anybody!
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
It's the 100th annual Nativity pageant in the town of Goosepatch, Alabama and every young girl in town has got her heart set on playing Mary, and Edie May Tubbins wants to be the Virgin Mother more than anybody!
Merrimack Hall to Present an Evening with The Woodpickers
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2016
Merrimack Hall is excited to announce hometown musicians, The WoodPickers will be performing on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2016
Merrimack Hall is excited to announce hometown musicians, The WoodPickers will be performing on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - AU Singers or The Weekend Before Finals
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - December 05, 2016
So, around this time of year, AU Singers, Auburn University's Showchoir, is gearing up for performances. This December, their lineup included Believe from The Polar Express, The Christmas Can-Can, and Jailhouse Rock, among many other songs. People from all over the campus are involved in Singers - from music education, to theatre, to applied discrete mathematics, engineering, economics, and biomedical sciences. They all have very distinct personalities, and it's nice to seem them working together to get their show to be the best it can be. The common goal really brings them together in a way that they focus mostly on the group ensemble.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - December 05, 2016
So, around this time of year, AU Singers, Auburn University's Showchoir, is gearing up for performances. This December, their lineup included Believe from The Polar Express, The Christmas Can-Can, and Jailhouse Rock, among many other songs. People from all over the campus are involved in Singers - from music education, to theatre, to applied discrete mathematics, engineering, economics, and biomedical sciences. They all have very distinct personalities, and it's nice to seem them working together to get their show to be the best it can be. The common goal really brings them together in a way that they focus mostly on the group ensemble.
WaterTower Theatre Announces Casting and Creative Team for the Regional Premiere of SILENT SKY
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2016
WaterTower Theatre Managing Director Greg Patterson and Associate Artistic Director Kelsey Leigh Ervi today announced casting and creative team details for the Regional Premiere of Silent Sky, directed by Kelsey Leigh Ervi. A new play by Lauren Gunderson, Silent Sky will run January 20-February 12, 2017, in the Canterbury Family Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Anastasia Munoz as Henrietta Leavitt, Sarah Elizabeth Price as Margaret Leavitt, Mitchell Stephens as Peter Shaw, Marianne Galloway as Annie Cannon, and Shannon J. McGrann as Williamina Fleming.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2016
WaterTower Theatre Managing Director Greg Patterson and Associate Artistic Director Kelsey Leigh Ervi today announced casting and creative team details for the Regional Premiere of Silent Sky, directed by Kelsey Leigh Ervi. A new play by Lauren Gunderson, Silent Sky will run January 20-February 12, 2017, in the Canterbury Family Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Anastasia Munoz as Henrietta Leavitt, Sarah Elizabeth Price as Margaret Leavitt, Mitchell Stephens as Peter Shaw, Marianne Galloway as Annie Cannon, and Shannon J. McGrann as Williamina Fleming.
Depot Cooks up CINNAMON GRITS
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
While the turkey is defrosting and place settings are being set for Thanksgiving dinner, the Depot Players are preparing Cinnamon GRITS. The Christmas musical inspired by the "Girls Raised in the South" writings of Erica McGhee, the show celebrates holiday traditions both old and new. Playing December 13-18 on the Depot stage the musical is a season extra on the Depot's 36th Season.
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
While the turkey is defrosting and place settings are being set for Thanksgiving dinner, the Depot Players are preparing Cinnamon GRITS. The Christmas musical inspired by the "Girls Raised in the South" writings of Erica McGhee, the show celebrates holiday traditions both old and new. Playing December 13-18 on the Depot stage the musical is a season extra on the Depot's 36th Season.
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - When Clothes Rip
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - November 15, 2016
Currently, I'm working on an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's been one of my favorite stories since the first time I read it in high school, and I was interested to see it adapted on stage. Somehow, I'm not running sound for this show, so I picked up being a dresser instead. I've been a dresser once before, and the time constraint really stressed me out. But, I decided to try it out again. I've learned a lot doing this show - mainly because I truly understand my job now. The last time, I was running around, lost and confused. But I've learned a lot.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - November 15, 2016
Currently, I'm working on an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's been one of my favorite stories since the first time I read it in high school, and I was interested to see it adapted on stage. Somehow, I'm not running sound for this show, so I picked up being a dresser instead. I've been a dresser once before, and the time constraint really stressed me out. But, I decided to try it out again. I've learned a lot doing this show - mainly because I truly understand my job now. The last time, I was running around, lost and confused. But I've learned a lot.
William-Michael Cooper Shares Dance With All
by Marietta Lunceford - November 14, 2016
I am always happy to spread the good news about arts in our area. Here is an extremely informative and exciting press release from William- Michael Cooper and the Contemporary South Dance Company. I am happy to share it with BroadwayWorld.com readers. Congratulations to William- Michael Cooper and Contemporary South Dance Company. For more information on this amazing program go to http://www.contemporarysouthdance.com.
by Marietta Lunceford - November 14, 2016
I am always happy to spread the good news about arts in our area. Here is an extremely informative and exciting press release from William- Michael Cooper and the Contemporary South Dance Company. I am happy to share it with BroadwayWorld.com readers. Congratulations to William- Michael Cooper and Contemporary South Dance Company. For more information on this amazing program go to http://www.contemporarysouthdance.com.
ODD SQUAD: LIVE is Coming to Solve a Huntsville Mystery
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2016
Who is the Odd Squad?
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2016
Who is the Odd Squad?
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - John Cage, Performance Art, and Sound Design
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - November 08, 2016
John Cage, an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher, and artist, was interested in finding and collecting ordinary sounds to use; he wanted to capture and control them to use them as musical instruments. His pieces included normal objects as the instruments, something previously rejected in terms of art and in terms of sound. Most of the people who are interested in sound, then and now, would use the things he recorded in the field as sound effects: a car driving at 50 miles per hour, rain, or the static between radio stations. But instead, he used them to create music. A Chicago critic wrote about one of his concerts and the musicians' use of 'beer bottles, flowerpots, cowbells, and automobile brake drums' to create a musical piece some might call noise, but one that John Cage called music.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - November 08, 2016
John Cage, an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher, and artist, was interested in finding and collecting ordinary sounds to use; he wanted to capture and control them to use them as musical instruments. His pieces included normal objects as the instruments, something previously rejected in terms of art and in terms of sound. Most of the people who are interested in sound, then and now, would use the things he recorded in the field as sound effects: a car driving at 50 miles per hour, rain, or the static between radio stations. But instead, he used them to create music. A Chicago critic wrote about one of his concerts and the musicians' use of 'beer bottles, flowerpots, cowbells, and automobile brake drums' to create a musical piece some might call noise, but one that John Cage called music.
Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 03, 2016
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards in a record-breaking number of 70 regions!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 03, 2016
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards in a record-breaking number of 70 regions!
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - Adrenaline
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 28, 2016
If you're a theatre major, chances are all your classes are in the same building, and all the work you do is in the theater. We're oftentimes 'stuck' here - spending the breaks of our days in the green room or design studios, doing homework, reading, designing. When I get the chance to work or do something outside of my confined space, I take it.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 28, 2016
If you're a theatre major, chances are all your classes are in the same building, and all the work you do is in the theater. We're oftentimes 'stuck' here - spending the breaks of our days in the green room or design studios, doing homework, reading, designing. When I get the chance to work or do something outside of my confined space, I take it.
Wetumpka Depot Players to Present THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2016
The award-winning Wetumpka Depot Players present The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, for two showings on October 21 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm. The play will also be the Depot's entry to ACTFEST17, Alabama's state community theatre festival on October 31.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2016
The award-winning Wetumpka Depot Players present The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, for two showings on October 21 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm. The play will also be the Depot's entry to ACTFEST17, Alabama's state community theatre festival on October 31.
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - A Woman in Sound
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 20, 2016
This semester, I am taking a Writing for TV and Film class - which means that I'm writing a script for a movie. I tossed around different ideas, as did every student in the class, and we tried to find the simplest idea and most interesting idea in which to write our very first script. Anna, our professor, told us to think about things we know, because those are going to be easiest to write about. I couldn't write about the life of a congressman, because I don't know anything about that. I don't know any congressmen. I don't know what they do, and even if I did a lot of research, I probably still couldn't get the dialogue just right, or the lingo. So I bet you can guess what I chose to write about.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 20, 2016
This semester, I am taking a Writing for TV and Film class - which means that I'm writing a script for a movie. I tossed around different ideas, as did every student in the class, and we tried to find the simplest idea and most interesting idea in which to write our very first script. Anna, our professor, told us to think about things we know, because those are going to be easiest to write about. I couldn't write about the life of a congressman, because I don't know anything about that. I don't know any congressmen. I don't know what they do, and even if I did a lot of research, I probably still couldn't get the dialogue just right, or the lingo. So I bet you can guess what I chose to write about.
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - The Theatricality of Concerts
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 14, 2016
Very recently, I drove from Auburn to Atlanta to see one of my favorite bands at The Tabernacle - Two Door Cinema Club - and not only did I end up falling in love with them even more, but I also fell in love with Jack Garratt, who was opening for them. My friend Josh and I went together, because neither of us know anybody in Auburn who likes the same music we do - but I ended up seeing my friend and fellow sound designer, Carl, there also!
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - October 14, 2016
Very recently, I drove from Auburn to Atlanta to see one of my favorite bands at The Tabernacle - Two Door Cinema Club - and not only did I end up falling in love with them even more, but I also fell in love with Jack Garratt, who was opening for them. My friend Josh and I went together, because neither of us know anybody in Auburn who likes the same music we do - but I ended up seeing my friend and fellow sound designer, Carl, there also!
Wetumpka Depot Players to Present THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2016
The award-winning Wetumpka Depot Players present The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, for two showings on October 21 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm. The play will also be the Depot's entry to ACTFEST17, Alabama's state community theatre festival on October 31.
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2016
The award-winning Wetumpka Depot Players present The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, for two showings on October 21 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm. The play will also be the Depot's entry to ACTFEST17, Alabama's state community theatre festival on October 31.
Depot to Host Alabama Community Theatre Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2016
The stage lights will illuminate state wide talent on the Wetumpka Depot stage October 29-30 during the Alabama Conference of Theatre's ACTfest. Alabama's community theatre festival is an exciting three day event showcasing community theatres from Alabama. The unique event is a celebration of how community theatres positively impact their respective communities.
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2016
The stage lights will illuminate state wide talent on the Wetumpka Depot stage October 29-30 during the Alabama Conference of Theatre's ACTfest. Alabama's community theatre festival is an exciting three day event showcasing community theatres from Alabama. The unique event is a celebration of how community theatres positively impact their respective communities.
Nominations Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 10, 2016
Nominations have now opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - October 10, 2016
Nominations have now opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
BWW Preview: VIRGINIA SAMFORD THEATRE Carries On Long Tradition
by Marietta Lunceford - October 07, 2016
One of the oldest community theatres in the area is the Virginia Samford Theatre. When I was a child and first discovering my love of theatre, James Hatcher was the director of what had been called The Little Theatre and eventually became Town and Gown Theatre. Transformed time and time again, but always housed in the same building, VST has maintained the standard of excellence set by "Hatch" all of those years ago.
by Marietta Lunceford - October 07, 2016
One of the oldest community theatres in the area is the Virginia Samford Theatre. When I was a child and first discovering my love of theatre, James Hatcher was the director of what had been called The Little Theatre and eventually became Town and Gown Theatre. Transformed time and time again, but always housed in the same building, VST has maintained the standard of excellence set by "Hatch" all of those years ago.
BWW Preview: BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL THEATRE Showing the Love
by Marietta Lunceford - October 06, 2016
Birmingham Festival Theatre's 2016-17 season has a theme that connects all of their shows- All You Need Is Love. In a world that can be a little frightening, BFT wants you to remember that love is still around, just waiting on us to embrace it.
by Marietta Lunceford - October 06, 2016
Birmingham Festival Theatre's 2016-17 season has a theme that connects all of their shows- All You Need Is Love. In a world that can be a little frightening, BFT wants you to remember that love is still around, just waiting on us to embrace it.
The Depot Players Present A Monstrous Musical Comedy
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2016
The Depot Players are winding down their 36th Season with Mel Brook's comic masterpiece, Young Frankenstein the Musical, opening September 29.. The musical is based on the 1974 film of the same title starring the late Gene Wilder. Brooks' musical pays homage to all the familiar jokes and characters from the film.
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2016
The Depot Players are winding down their 36th Season with Mel Brook's comic masterpiece, Young Frankenstein the Musical, opening September 29.. The musical is based on the 1974 film of the same title starring the late Gene Wilder. Brooks' musical pays homage to all the familiar jokes and characters from the film.
BWW Preview: SOUTH CITY THEATRE Has A Lot to Offer
by Marietta Lunceford - October 05, 2016
With youth workshops, and acting classes, a full and interesting season, a fundraiser this month for STEEL MAGNOLIAS, which is headed to competition, and a special event July 2017, South City Theatre is a busy place to be. Join in on all that is going on by checking out www.southcitytheatre.com or call 205-621-2128.
by Marietta Lunceford - October 05, 2016
With youth workshops, and acting classes, a full and interesting season, a fundraiser this month for STEEL MAGNOLIAS, which is headed to competition, and a special event July 2017, South City Theatre is a busy place to be. Join in on all that is going on by checking out www.southcitytheatre.com or call 205-621-2128.
BWW Preview: THEATRE DOWNTOWN Set for Autumn
by Marietta Lunceford - October 04, 2016
Something remarkable is always happening at Theatre Downtown and while some of their shows are not for everyone, all of their shows are done with creativity and an obvious love of theatre. Tickets are $18 for adults ($25 for musicals) and $12 for students ($20 for musicals.) For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.theatredowntown.org or call 205-565-8838.
by Marietta Lunceford - October 04, 2016
Something remarkable is always happening at Theatre Downtown and while some of their shows are not for everyone, all of their shows are done with creativity and an obvious love of theatre. Tickets are $18 for adults ($25 for musicals) and $12 for students ($20 for musicals.) For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.theatredowntown.org or call 205-565-8838.
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - Post-Audible Separation
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - September 27, 2016
This time last year, I met my friend Anthony Narciso. He was contracted to be the sound designer for Playhouse Creatures, a show that I was running sound for. We didn't know it at the time, but we were to become thick as thieves and become the best sound team there has ever been (okay, maybe we're a little biased). We share sound effects, projects, and ideas - a good mark of two sound designer best friends. We created a shared dropbox folder - and titled it Anthony and Cheyenne Sing Sound Shanty's. Probably the most important folder we have inside our sound shanty's is our sound dictionary. We've just been taking ordinary words and using them to define events and happenings that we find in the world of sound. For example, the first definition we came up with was for 'Smashed,' which is defined as 'the poor mixing of a track, only possible when patching a fisher price keyboard into a cassette tape recorder and mixed with low quality YouTube,' and this definition spawned from a show choir performance in which I received a terribly recorded track to play.
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - September 27, 2016
This time last year, I met my friend Anthony Narciso. He was contracted to be the sound designer for Playhouse Creatures, a show that I was running sound for. We didn't know it at the time, but we were to become thick as thieves and become the best sound team there has ever been (okay, maybe we're a little biased). We share sound effects, projects, and ideas - a good mark of two sound designer best friends. We created a shared dropbox folder - and titled it Anthony and Cheyenne Sing Sound Shanty's. Probably the most important folder we have inside our sound shanty's is our sound dictionary. We've just been taking ordinary words and using them to define events and happenings that we find in the world of sound. For example, the first definition we came up with was for 'Smashed,' which is defined as 'the poor mixing of a track, only possible when patching a fisher price keyboard into a cassette tape recorder and mixed with low quality YouTube,' and this definition spawned from a show choir performance in which I received a terribly recorded track to play.
The Depot Players Present A Monstrous Musical Comedy
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2016
The Depot Players are winding down their 36th Season with Mel Brook's comic masterpiece, Young Frankenstein the Musical, opening September 29.. The musical is based on the 1974 film of the same title starring the late Gene Wilder. Brooks' musical pays homage to all the familiar jokes and characters from the film.
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2016
The Depot Players are winding down their 36th Season with Mel Brook's comic masterpiece, Young Frankenstein the Musical, opening September 29.. The musical is based on the 1974 film of the same title starring the late Gene Wilder. Brooks' musical pays homage to all the familiar jokes and characters from the film.
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