Student Blog: Design School VS. Musical Theatre School in a Pandemic
by Student Blogger: Meguire Hennes - March 31, 2021 So many basic aspects of living have been altered during this journey we’ve been on since March 2020. The whole world has seen so much change. Whether you were let go from your job, if you haven’t seen your family since 2020, if you have been continuing your education completely virtually, life as w... 
Six Feet of Separation: How the Performing Arts Are Embracing Social Distancing and Attempting a Return to Normal
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2020 Like so many facets of our society brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic, the theatre industry currently finds itself at this terrifying impasse. Despite steep reservations and an unclear understanding of what constitutes risk for employees and audiences alike, many arts institutions have be...
Six Feet of Separation: How the Performing Arts Are Embracing Social Distancing and Attempting a Return to Normal
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2020 Like so many facets of our society brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic, the theatre industry currently finds itself at this terrifying impasse. Despite steep reservations and an unclear understanding of what constitutes risk for employees and audiences alike, many arts institutions have be... 
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Launches Educational Digital Platform With A Series Of New Dance Films
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 08, 2021 New York-based nonprofit performing and teaching organization Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company is presenting Dance With Us, an educational digital platform centered around the premiere of a series of new dance films. The resource launches from June 25-27, 2021 at 7pm ET.... 
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM Director George C. Wolfe Joins RUSTIN
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 11, 2021 George C. Wolfe, the decorated director of the film adaptation of August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' has been tapped to direct 'Rustin,' a new film at Netflix produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions. ... 
BWW Interview: Dale Obermark of ROCK OF AGES at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - May 04, 2022 Rock of Ages is not your typical musical theatre show. Be ready to experience a show like none you’ve ever seen at Dutch Apple now through May 15th!... 
BWW Review: ANTIGONE at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - March 14, 2022 Cleveland Play House's Artistic Director, Laura Kepley, in her comments in the playbill for ANTIGONE states, 'We originally programed ANTIGONE to be produced during the 2019-2020 season. The play was in its second week of rehearsals when we had to make the heartbreaking announcement that the product... 
Student Blog: Dear 2021...
by Student Blogger: Mariana Elosúa - January 04, 2022 I want to celebrate all the accomplishments I've achieved this year. I am sure that every single individual in this world, was able to accomplish something big or small. These accomplishments might be getting a good grade, landing a job, waking up without feeling tired, eating that dessert you've wa... 
BWW Feature: 18TH ANNUAL WILL-A-THON, 'WILL'S PLAYHOUSE 90' at The Workshop Theater
by Caroline Sposto - April 24, 2021 When the pandemic hit, Charles E. Gerber, a NY actor, director, and acting instructor, moved his studio, Will's Playshop, online. From April 25th at 4 p.m. EST - Midnight April 29th, performances will be accessible to a worldwide audience, on a 'pay what you can' basis to benefit The Food Bank for N... 
BWW Interview: Four Female Directors Share Their Personal Histories Within THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: SEASON TWO by Antaeus Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - May 11, 2021 Antaeus Theatre Company highlights the culture and history of six additional Los Angeles neighborhoods with Season Two of its popular 'The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles' podcast series, set to launch May 20. Here are my interviews with the four female directors who discuss their own personal histories... 
Manu Grace Shares New Single 'Two Weeks'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 04, 2020 Manu Grace will release No Room for Error, her sophomore EP available October 16 via Platoon. With a bold unlocking of freedom and femininity, the seven songs on the EP break new ground for the purveyor of “sensitive pop” -- unguarded and groovy, appealing to both heart and feet alike.... 
Audra McDonald, Chris Rock, & More Join George C. Wolfe's RUSTIN on Netflix
by Michael Major - October 05, 2021 Rustin tells the story of charismatic, gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who overcame an onslaught of obstacles, and altered the course of American history by organizing the 1963 March on Washington.... 
VIDEO: Watch John Mulaney and the Cast of SNL Perform Musical Parody, 'SUBWAY CHURRO'
by Marissa Tomeo - February 27, 2022 John Mulaney hosted SNL last night for the fifth time, and, once again, he and the rest of the cast performed a musical parody. The sketch, 'Subway Churro,' begins with a simple request to buy a treat from a subway stand and collapses into Broadway-buff hilarity....
Student Blog: Design School VS. Musical Theatre School in a Pandemic
by Student Blogger: Meguire Hennes - March 31, 2021 So many basic aspects of living have been altered during this journey we’ve been on since March 2020. The whole world has seen so much change. Whether you were let go from your job, if you haven’t seen your family since 2020, if you have been continuing your education completely virtually, life as w...
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Launches Educational Digital Platform With A Series Of New Dance Films
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 08, 2021 New York-based nonprofit performing and teaching organization Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company is presenting Dance With Us, an educational digital platform centered around the premiere of a series of new dance films. The resource launches from June 25-27, 2021 at 7pm ET.... 
Performance Schedule Announced for 2022 FRIGID Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022 FRIGID New York will present the 16th Annual FRIGID Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), February 16-March 6, 2022. ... 
Stage Manager Stories: Lisa Iacucci, Shelley Miles, & Clarissa Marie Ligon- IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H.
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2021 smEach month, BWW is spotlighting stage managers from all across the political spectrum, shedding a much-deserved light on the breadth of duties afforded these theatrical jacks-of-all-trades and the heart, hope, and humor they bring to their work. ... 
BWW Interview: Mark McGoldrick of COUNTERCOUP at The Marsh Shares His Own Unlikely Journey from Juvenile Delinquent to Public Defender
by Jim Munson - April 27, 2021 Actor-writer-lawyer Mark McGoldrick is someone with an unusually compelling life story. A self-described former “fuckup” whose youth was largely spent in a haze of drug use and delinquency, McGoldrick was involved in a horrifying accident that could have cost him his life and did leave him paralyzed...
Six Feet of Separation: How the Performing Arts Are Embracing Social Distancing and Attempting a Return to Normal
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2020 Like so many facets of our society brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic, the theatre industry currently finds itself at this terrifying impasse. Despite steep reservations and an unclear understanding of what constitutes risk for employees and audiences alike, many arts institutions have be... 
Australian Duo Erasers Announce New Album 'Constant Connection'
by Michael Major - February 08, 2022 Erasers, the Perth, Australia, duo of Rebecca Orchard and Rupert Thomas have been creating wholly immersive desert–dungeon-synth since they formed in 2009. The duo is returning today to announce their new LP, Constant Connection. The eponymous first single begins with a languorous bath of synths as ... 
BWW Blog: Why Study Theater in Berlin, Germany?
by Student Blogger: Brigid Pfeifer - September 14, 2020 Soon after I first learned about the intensive, I was immediately intrigued. I wasna??t that familiar with the city but the intensive promised to offer a month long experience where we would explore the city of Berlin and the kind of theater it offers.... 
BWW Blog: Fighting COVID-19 Stage Fright
by Student Blogger: Mary Felix - August 31, 2020 In just a few hours, I will continue my journey as a sophomore in college. Sitting back, I dona??t know where the time has gone or where my future will take me, but I am left with an overwhelming amount of energy.... 
Winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2021 New Play Reading Series Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 23, 2021 As part of the collaborative partnership between Roundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University, the reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA program and recent alumni with a cash prize as well as a reading produced by Roundabout.... 
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: FOUR FILMS Comes to Criterion Collection DVD
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 10, 2021 A tribute to a transformative artist whose caustic social observation, radical formal innovation, and uncompromising vision established a new cinematic model for Black creative independence.... 
BWW Review: Hey, Big Spender...Spend a Little Time with Eight O'Clock Theatre's Splendid SWEET CHARITY
by Peter Nason - March 05, 2022 Take a dive and swim to Fosse Land!... |
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