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Set amid the sexual revolution and the rise of second-wave feminism, American Woman follows Bonnie, an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband. She and her two best friends, Kathleen and Diana, each will discover their own brand of independence in a world reluctant to give it.

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TLC's WHAT NOT TO WEAR to Return 5/29
by Caryn Robbins - May 01, 2012

TLC plans to make over Tuesday nights with two fashion-filled premieres on May 29. First at 9pm ET/PT, WHAT NOT TO WEAR returns with 13 brand-new episodes and a premiere episode like no other....


DM Playhouse Holds Auditions for DROWSY CHAPERONE, 7/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 06, 2010

Auditions for the 'The Drowsy Chaperone' will be held at The Des Moines Community Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 18. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast. Those auditioning must bring a prepared solo; an accompanist will be provided....


The Color Purple Triumphs in Durham
by Shane Hudson - May 30, 2010

The Color Purple made a triumphant return to the Durham Performing Arts Center this week. The musical, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Steven Spielberg film of the same name, is a massively popular, Tony-Award winning epic. ...


Chicago Sinfonietta's 25th Anniversary Season Continues MLK Weekend with Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Kelsey Denette - January 03, 2013

Chicago Sinfonietta continues its milestone 25th Anniversary Season with its Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrating the universal lessons of Dr. King with music from the American South to the African plains. Before 2013's special guest - Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Eric Ow...


Sojourner and First Lady of Philadelphia Plays Hedgerow Theatre, Closes 2/6
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2011

Sojourner and First Lady of Philadelphia: Deborah Franklin, are the historical shows onstage at Hedgerow Theatre this January, Sojourner, closing Feb. 6, written by Philadelphia playwright Richard LaMonte Pierce, introduces audiences to Sojourner Truth, the former slave who rose to become the first ...


Northlight Presents DADDY LONG LEGS, 9/16-10/24
by Nicolas Coburn - July 02, 2010

Northlight Theatre opens its 2010-2011 Season with Daddy Long Legs by John Caird and Paul Gordon, based on the novel by Jean Webster. The production, directed by John Caird, runs September 16 - October 24, 2010 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie....


DM Playhouse Holds Auditions for DROWSY CHAPERONE, 7/18
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2010

Auditions for the 'The Drowsy Chaperone' will be held at The Des Moines Community Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 18. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast. Those auditioning must bring a prepared solo; an accompanist will be provided....


National Black Touring Circuit Play Festival Presents ZORA NEALE HURSTON, 2/10-12
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2012

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street....


Santa Rosa's 6th Street Playhouse Presents Intimate Apparel 2/11-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 19, 2011

The 6th Street Playhouse presents INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage...


Remembering the Stars Who Passed in 2012
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2012

2012 saw the death of some of the most beloved actors, musicians, comedians, writers and true heros. From Whitney Houston to Dick Clark to Larry Hagman, People.com compiled a look back at the celebrities who passed this year. Click here to check it out....


'Picasso in the Met' and 'American Woman' to Close 8/15
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2010

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be closing two popular exhibits, 'Picasso in the Met' and 'American Woman' on August 15. The immensly popular Picasso exhibit is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the remarkable array of works by Pablo Picasso in the Metropolitan's collection. Featuring...


Remembering the Stars Who Passed in 2012
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2012

2012 saw the death of some of the most beloved actors, musicians, comedians, writers and true heros. From Whitney Houston to Dick Clark to Larry Hagman, People.com compiled a look back at the celebrities who passed this year. Click here to check it out....


National Black Touring Circut Presents SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, 2/18-20
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2011

National Black Touring Circuit, Woodie King Jr., Producer/Director, in association with the Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) will be presenting Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change by Ajene Washington, directed by Imani on February 18, 19, & 20th ,...


'Picasso in the Met' and 'American Woman' to Close 8/15
by Nicole Rosky - August 10, 2010

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be closing two popular exhibits, 'Picasso in the Met' and 'American Woman' on August 15. The immensly popular Picasso exhibit is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the remarkable array of works by Pablo Picasso in the Metropolitan's collection. Featuring...


Northlight Presents DADDY LONG LEGS, 9/16-10/24
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2010

Northlight Theatre opens its 2010-2011 Season with Daddy Long Legs by John Caird and Paul Gordon, based on the novel by Jean Webster. The production, directed by John Caird, runs September 16 - October 24, 2010 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie....


Vox Theater to Premiere THE RELUCTANT LESBIAN at FringeNYC, 8/10-19
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2012

In a theater season dominated by color blind casting controversies, The Reluctant Lesbian, premiering at the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival and produced by Vox Theater, has embraced the challenges that race can create in developing new plays. Performances begin at the Cherry Lane Studio...


BWW Reviews: Didactic, Dismal ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS Premieres at Darkhorse Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - August 03, 2012

Despite the best efforts of some of Nashville's finest and most promising young actresses, who do their best with such a disappointing script, they can't bring the show to life. The play's characters-who represent some of the 1,800-plus real women who entered training in 1943 to become Womens Airfor...


DM Playhouse Holds Auditions for DROWSY CHAPERONE, 7/18
by Nicolas Coburn - July 02, 2010

Auditions for the 'The Drowsy Chaperone' will be held at The Des Moines Community Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 18. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast. Those auditioning must bring a prepared solo; an accompanist will be provided....


TLC's WHAT NOT TO WEAR to Return 5/29
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2012

TLC plans to make over Tuesday nights with two fashion-filled premieres on May 29. First at 9pm ET/PT, WHAT NOT TO WEAR returns with 13 brand-new episodes and a premiere episode like no other....


John Doyle to Helm Menier Chocolate Factory's THE COLOR PURPLE, Beginning 5 July
by Kelsey Denette - March 06, 2013

With a score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, the European premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE will be directed by John Doyle (Road Show at the Menier Chocolate Factory), adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy award winners Brenda Rus...


Remembering the Stars Who Passed in 2012
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2012

2012 saw the death of some of the most beloved actors, musicians, comedians, writers and true heros. From Whitney Houston to Dick Clark to Larry Hagman, People.com compiled a look back at the celebrities who passed this year. Click here to check it out....


John Doyle to Helm Menier Chocolate Factory's THE COLOR PURPLE, Beginning 5 July
by Kelsey Denette - March 06, 2013

With a score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, the European premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE will be directed by John Doyle (Road Show at the Menier Chocolate Factory), adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy award winners Brenda Rus...


IN THE BLOOD Plays The Finborough Theatre August 15-30
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 09, 2010

Lambert Maher Productions and Boomerang Theatre Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre present The European Premiere IN THE BLOOD by Suzan-Lori Parks....


Vox Theater to Premiere THE RELUCTANT LESBIAN at FringeNYC, 8/10-19
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012

In a theater season dominated by color blind casting controversies, The Reluctant Lesbian, premiering at the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival and produced by Vox Theater, has embraced the challenges that race can create in developing new plays. Performances begin at the Cherry Lane Studio...


MITF Presents THREE AMERICAN WOMEN: A TRILOGY, Opens 7/13
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2010

A hard-charging lawyer from New England struggles with demands made by her Indian heritage while forever fighting the perception that all dark-skinned people with foreign accents are terrorists; a late forty-something African-American woman just wants to go home to the South, but instead gets caught...






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