New World Stages and Marty Thomas Host NIGHT OF THE TWERKING DEAD Halloween Soiree Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2013 New World Stages in association with the Green Room lounge and Marty Thomas Presents will throw an epic Halloween: choose your own advenutre soiree in the main lobby of New World Stages. Is Twerking really dead? Come find out tonight, October 31 in the main lobby of New World Stages....
Crowded Fire Theater's 2014 Matchbox Readings to be Held 12/1-9
by Tyler Peterson - August 06, 2014 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) announces the four featured playwrights and plays for the 2014 Matchbox Readings Series, public staged readings of plays in development. New plays by playwrights Geetha Reddy, Andrew Saito, MJ Kaufman, and Eugenie Chan in readings from December 1-9, 2014 at the Thick Ho...
From Langdon Street Press--Finally: A Couples Guide for Gay Men
by Robert Diamond - January 11, 2014 Bursting through a crowded field of heterosexual self-help books comes Sex Happens: The Gay Man's Guide to Creative Intimacy. There are no Venuses or Mars to deal with here - Sex Happens is an honest, candid guide for gay couples and single men looking to get out of a sexual rut or pattern of failed...
VIDEO: Jack Cummings Helps Ann Harada in DEFENDING YOUR TRASH - Episode 2
by TV News Desk - November 26, 2014 DEFENDING YOUR TRASH, a new reality/makeover webseries starring Transport Group's Jack Cummings III and featuring Ann Harada (Cinderella, Avenue Q, Smash), Ravi Roth (Altar Boyz, Grind) and Hannah Oren (Transport Group) has just launched! Watch the second episode, 'The Visit,' featuring Harada, belo...
Berkeley Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC MAN, 2/13-3/23
by Tyler Peterson - January 24, 2014 Berkeley Playhouse continues its sixth season with the Tony Award-winning classic, Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN. Directed by Marissa Wolf (Crowded Fire Theater, Magic Theatre, Cutting Ball Theater), Music Direction by Kevin Roland (Berkeley Playhouse, Signature Theater) and choreography by Matt...
SubCulture: Arts Underground to Host Holiday Concert Series, 12/17-22
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2013 Missed the Rockefeller tree lighting ceremony? The ice rink at Bryant Park too crowded? Not feeling the Rockettes' kicking it this year? No worries - SubCulture: Arts Underground is bound to get you feeling festive with their first annual Holiday Concert Series from December 17th - 22nd. The venue ...
VIDEO: Jack Cummings Helps Ann Harada in DEFENDING YOUR TRASH - Episode 2
by TV News Desk - November 26, 2014 DEFENDING YOUR TRASH, a new reality/makeover webseries starring Transport Group's Jack Cummings III and featuring Ann Harada (Cinderella, Avenue Q, Smash), Ravi Roth (Altar Boyz, Grind) and Hannah Oren (Transport Group) has just launched! Watch the second episode, 'The Visit,' featuring Harada, belo...
Producers of THE RIDE Present THE TOUR
by Sally Henry Fuller - February 28, 2015 Due to popular demand, the producers of the critically acclaimed and award-winning THE RIDE, New York's only travelling theater, have created THE TOUR. Powered by THE RIDE....
Crowded Fire Theater Presents BLACKADEMICS, Now thru 5/2
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2015 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) presents the West Coast Premiere of Blackademics by Idris Goodwin, opening Monday April 13 (previews tonight, April 9-11) running through May 2 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill....
Disney First-Timer Pitfalls: Five Mistakes Made by First-Time Visitors to Disney Parks
by Robert Diamond - April 01, 2014 Families taking their first Disney vacation look forward to all the magic of the parks, but after picking up their shiny 'First Time Visit' buttons from City Hall, what are the next steps to making the most out of their Disney vacations? Trekaroo provides helpful insight onto how to navigate Disney ...
BWW Reviews: TEDDY, Southwark Playhouse, June 8 2015
by Laura Jones - June 11, 2015 Teddy is the newest production at the Southwark Playhouse's The Large venue, from promising duo composer Dougal Irvine and playwright Tristan Bernays. Set in 1956 on a Saturday night in Elephant and Castle, Teddy and Josie are hoping for a night to remember and with superstar Johnny Valentine in tow...
EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM Opens Crowded Fire's 2015 Season, 2/26-3/21
by Tyler Peterson - January 07, 2015 The Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) 2015 season begins with the youthful, heartfelt play by A. Rey Pamatmat, Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them opening on March 2, running through March 21 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill....
VIDEO: Ann Harade in Episode 4 of Web Series DEFENDING YOUR TRASH
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014 In Episode 4 of the series titled 'The Purge Part 1' meet Jack Cummings III, a NY theatre director and self-proclaimed anti-clutter vigilante who sees his beloved city through an obsessive compulsive lens....
STAGE TUBE: Former BWW Contributor Sings 'Vive La Cafe Edison' LES MIS Parody
by Stage Tube - November 14, 2014 Last Thursday, November 6th, it was announced that Cafe Edison in Times Square has been denied a new lease by The Hotel Edison management. The diner, which has served as a hub for the Broadway community for more than 30 years, is expected to close at the end of the year. The story has sparked an out...
HAMLET's Benedict Cumberbatch Shocks Audience During Post-Performance Appeal For Save the Children
by Michael Dale - October 30, 2015 The actor has been critical of the British government's decision to allow only 20,000 refugees over five years....
ADA AND THE MEMORY ENGINE Runs Now thru 11/22 at Central Works/Berkeley City Club
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2015 Central Works concludes its 25th season with a commissioned new work by local playwright Lauren Gunderson, Ada and the Memory Engine, opening tonight, October 17 (previews Oct 15 & 16), and running through November 22 at the historic Berkeley City Club....
VIDEO: Jack Cummings Helps Ann Harada in DEFENDING YOUR TRASH - Episode 1
by TV News Desk - November 24, 2014 DEFENDING YOUR TRASH, a new reality/makeover webseries starring Transport Group's Jack Cummings III and featuring Ann Harada (Cinderella, Avenue Q, Smash), Ravi Roth (Altar Boyz, Grind) and Hannah Oren (Transport Group) has just launched! Watch the first episode, featuring Harada, below!...
CBS Sweeps Thursday in Viewers and Key Demos
by Tess Reynolds - June 26, 2015 The Thursday premiere of BIG BROTHER was Thursday's top broadcast in key demographics while the third season premiere of UNDER THE DOME led all scripted drama competition in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for June 25....
Crowded Fire Theater's Artistic Director Marissa Wolf to Step Down
by Tyler Peterson - October 28, 2014 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), one of the Bay Area's most innovative and critically acclaimed producers of new plays, today announced an upcoming change in leadership. After six seasons at its helm, Marissa Wolf will be leaving the position of Artistic Director at the end of Crowded Fire's 2014 Season....
Cast Set for American Premiere of TRUCK STOP at Crowded Fire Theater This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2015 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) is pleased to announce the cast and creative team and dates for the American Premiere of TRUCK STOP by Lachlan Philpott, opening Monday October 5, 8 pm running through October 24 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill. Directed by Marilee Talkington, this produ...
Sacred Fools' RYAN IS LOST Continues Through 5/14
by Tyler Peterson - April 25, 2014 Sacred Fools Theater presents the return of the Fringe hit RYAN IS LOST, by Nathan Wellman and directed by Michael Nankin....
Marin Theatre Company to Present Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU, 10/10-11/3
by Tyler Peterson - September 12, 2013 Marin Theatre Company continues its 2013-14 Season with the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of I and You by San Francisco-based playwright Lauren Gunderson. Running for a limited time from October 10 to November 3, this highly anticipated new play written by a "rising national talen...
Crowded Fire Theater Welcomes New Artistic Director
by Tyler Peterson - February 18, 2015 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), one of the Bay Area's most innovative and critically acclaimed producers of new plays, today announced the hiring of Mina Morita as the new Artistic Director. Morita replaces Marissa Wolf, who resigned from her post in December 2014 to become Director of New Works at Kans...
World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson's THE TAMING Plays Crowded Fire Theater, Now thru 10/26
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) presents the World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson's crackling modern farce THE TAMING, opening Monday October 7 and running today, October 3-26 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill. Directed by Marissa Wolf, THE TAMING hilariously takes on America's overheated ...
Stanford S. Penner Releases THE CROWDED SCENE
by Christina Mancuso - April 10, 2015 LA JOLLA, Calif.... |