BWW Review: THE ICE CREAM BOYS, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 12, 2019 Jacob Zuma, former President of South Africa, checks into a hospital only to find out that an old enemy, Ronnie Kasrils, who used to be in charge of the intelligence services, is staying in the opposite room. Gail Louw writes The Ice Cream Boys, detailing this chance meeting between the two. Directe...
Mandy Patinkin Returns to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for DIARIES Concert January 29
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 28, 2020 Whether he is best known to audiences from his work in film (Ragtime, Yentl, The Princess Bride), on television (Chicago Hope, Criminal Minds, Homeland) or on Broadway (Evita, Sunday in the Park With George, The Secret Garden, The Wild Party), Mandy Patinkin has embodied countless unforgettable char...
Annie Dorsen's THE SLOW ROOM to Play Performance Space New York
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018 Performance Space New York kicks off its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the world premiere of Annie Dorsen's The Slow Room (September 27-29). Dorsen has taken the idea of technological theater further than most artists....
Actress and Singer Ashley Tisdale Shares New Holiday Makeup Tutorial
by Tori Hartshorn - December 19, 2017 Actress and Singer Ashley Tisdale Shares New Holiday Makeup Tutorial...
BWW Review: Dance Fail at Fall For Dance
by Juan Michael Porter II - October 03, 2019 The continued proliferation of rhythmless music plunges Fall For Dance 2019's Program 1 into a miasma of middling potpourri. From Kyle Abraham rendering Misty Copeland into a sterile robot to Crystal Pite's droning narration, this was an evening sorely in need of inventive rhythm and grooves. Thank ...
BWW Review: NEW DANCE PARTNERS at Carlsen Center
by Kelly Luck - September 28, 2019 Four works comissioned by JCCC's Carlsen Center present very different ideas of dance....
Singer and Composer Laura Perrudin Unveils Video for INKS and Makes Her US Live Debut in NYC
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2018 Compelling French Jazz/Electronica/Neo-Soul Harpist, Singer and Composer, Laura PERRUDIN, Unveils Video for 'Inks' and Makes Her US Live Debut on 1/13 in NYC for Winter Jazz Festival...
BWW Review: THE SHADOW FACTORY, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - February 02, 2019 Nuffield Southampton Theatres celebrates the first birthday of its modern city-centre venue with the return of The Shadow Factory; the first show performed at NST City which proved to be a sell-out in 2018....
BWW Review: MALORY TOWERS, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan - September 11, 2019 After a sparkling debut last year with an adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children, Emma Rice's company of the same name returns for its second outing with another literary classic - Malory Towers....
BWW Review: Gold Dust Orphans Ask the Musical Question: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JESUS?
by Nancy Grossman - December 05, 2017 As sure as Christmas rolls around every December 25th, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans return to the stage at the Ramrod Center for the Performing Arts at Machine Night Club with a Christmas-themed musical mystery, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JESUS? The inventive mash-up is unlike any other holi...
BWW Review: MALORY TOWERS, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan - September 11, 2019 After a sparkling debut last year with an adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children, Emma Rice's company of the same name returns for its second outing with another literary classic - Malory Towers....
BWW Review: MACHINAL, Almeida Theatre
by Nicole Ackman - June 11, 2018 Machinal, written by Sophie Treadwell, is based on the sensational 1927 trial of Ruth Snyder, a housewife who murdered her husband. It is a play largely about a woman attempting to find her own agency, with little success, despite the restraints of being a wife and mother. While the Almeida producti...
Friendly Fires Releases New Single HEAVEN LET ME IN
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018 Today, Monday October 15, Friendly Fires return with their second brand new song of 2018. Built around a euphoric, clipped, 'French touch' style loop, 'Heaven Let Me In' is co-produced with Disclosure and was written in one late night session at the lauded electronic duo's north London studio. The s...
BWW Review: Bartlett Sher's Contemporary Spin On MY FAIR LADY Allows Lerner and Loewe's Musical To Speak For Itself
by Michael Dale - April 20, 2018 From SOUTH PACIFIC to THE KING AND I to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and now MY FAIR LADY, director Bartlett Sher has been spending the better part of this young century perfecting his method of mounting ravishing, emotionally stimulating productions of classic 20th Century musicals....
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, Bristol Hippodrome
by Tim Wright - April 05, 2018 The song-writing partnership of Carole King and Gerry Goffin was such a formidable force in the sixties that even Lennon and McCartney often spoke about wanting to emulate them. It's with this partnership then, that Beautiful: The Carol King Musical spends most of it's time....
Will Pullen, Erica Pappas and More Set for THE FRIDGE PLAYS at Bridge Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017 Two cutting-edge one-acts, two playwrights, two directors, five actors, one fridge. Straight from a sold-out run in NYC, 'The Fridge Plays' - Daniel Talbott's 'Nick and Zoe', directed by Shira-Lee Shalit and Steve McMahon's 'sad indie love song', directed by Benjamin Viertel - hit Catskill's intimat...
Grammy Nominated Quartet Fatum Release New EP, FORWARD, Out Now
by Macon Prickett - June 29, 2018 “The title 'Forward' is our battle cry: never give up, keep pressing and working hard, and never surrender.” Strong, stirring words from Grammy nominated, Billboard dominating quartet Fatum. “We only move in one direction”, and their opening EP, a five track surge of audio and emotional resonance br...
BWW Review: Michael Friedman/Daniel Goldstein's Captivating UNKNOWN SOLDIER Explores The Unreliability Of Memory And The Romance Of Imagination
by Michael Dale - March 10, 2020 For BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Michael Friedman whipped up an emo rock score that comically skewered white male privilege. For LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST his music and lyrics embraced the open-hearted awkwardness of lovers testing the waters of adulthood, and in THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, they nostalgic...
COMPANY OF THIEVES Return For First Release Since 2011 With New EP BETTER TOGETHER
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018 Currently on the road with Walk the Moon, indie group Company of Thieves arrive with their highly anticipated EP, Better Together - their first effort since 2011. Premiering on Consequence of Sound, the release features three new tracks, as well as a gorgeously stripped back rendition of fan-favorit...
BWW Review: HIGH SOCIETY at Alex Theatre
by Cary Ginell - February 12, 2018 Cole Porter's 'High Society' sparkles with wit, glamour, and music in Musical Theatre Guild's concert version of the 1998 Broadway musical....
BWW Review: HOCUS POCUS at Roxy's Downtown, An Unauthorized Parody
by Craig Richardson - October 24, 2019 After World War II was over, we saw an increase in the American population thus characterizing that peace, love making lovers as 'the baby boomer' generation. They of course in turn gave birth to what is known as Generation X bringing a new age emergence of punk rock, grunge, and apparently both awe...
BWW Feature: MOZART IN THE JUNGLE at National Sawdust - An Evening of Humanity
by Cole Grissom - February 14, 2018 '…your job is to not give a sh*t and concentrate on the music.' It's the line of dialogue that screamed with resounding resonance from the trailer of the upcoming season of Mozart in the Jungle, premiering on Amazon this Friday, February 16th....
BWW Review: KINGS at Studio Theatre Rules
by Sam Abney - December 20, 2018 Some people go to the theater to find a place to escape from the world around them. If you are one of those people, Studio Theatre's production of Kings wont be your cup of tea. This production is often an uncomfortably real exploration of politics, lobbyists and daily life in the heart of our natio...
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, Bristol Hippodrome
by Tim Wright - April 05, 2018 The song-writing partnership of Carole King and Gerry Goffin was such a formidable force in the sixties that even Lennon and McCartney often spoke about wanting to emulate them. It's with this partnership then, that Beautiful: The Carol King Musical spends most of it's time....
Review Roundup: Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL Returns To Broadway - What Did The Critics Think?
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2019 Jamie Lloyd's smash-hit production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal will open officially tonight, September 5, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.... |