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BWW Review: In the Hot Seat with DUTCHMAN at Monument Theatre Company
by The Marriage Matinee - February 17, 2020 DUTCHMAN by Amiri Baraka has an essence all its own that is complicated, lyrical, and timeless. This production by Monument Theatre Company pushes at the edges of comfort and makes you as an audience member not only pay attention but also become a part of what is happening on the stage....
Student Blog: Cutting Songs: The Dos and Don'ts of Adapting Musicals
by Student Blogger: Adam Beam - June 24, 2021 The disappointment of our favorite songs being cut in the adaptations of our favorite shows is sometimes palpable. However, as 'In the Heights' shows, there's a way to make these cuts work. So here are some prime examples of the dos and don'ts when wondering what winds up on the cutting room floor....
Singer-Songwriter Jerry Leger To Release New LP Nov. 8, Releases New Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 22, 2019 Jerry Leger has a thing for ghosts. The Toronto singer/songwriter confirmed it a couple of years ago when he went on a personal journey to explore many of Ontario's largely unknown ghost towns, having been inspired by the writings of historian Ron Brown. Leger has immortalized one of those towns, Bu...
Donnie Doolittle Announces Self-Titled Album
by Michael Major - February 01, 2023 Called everything from “Southern New-Wave” to “Goth Americana” by the press, his genre-bending sound has drawn comparisons to singular acts like Orville Peck, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and Iggy Pop, with releases accompanied by carefully-honed imagery and thematic narrative videos engaging a range o...
FIVE YEARS By Neal Pike Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2019 Based on Neal Pike's memories of life at a special educational needs (SEN) school, Five Years uses poetry, storytelling and direct address to explore an adolescence shaped by being marked 'disabled' owing to his stutter. Directed by Matt Miller, this sharp, subtle and brutally human solo show questi...
Chicago Premiere of RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN & More Announced for Raven Theatre's 40th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2022 Raven Theatre has announced its 40th Anniversary Season, kicking off this fall with a fresh take on Noël Coward’s iconic 1930 comedy Private Lives, directed by Ian Frank....
Bay Street Theater Celebrates Executive Director Tracy Mitchell's 10 Year Anniversary
by Julie Musbach - July 03, 2018 Bay Street Theater is pleased to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Executive Director Tracy Mitchell at Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center of the Arts. Her term has seen growth in nearly every aspect of the theater, building upon the devoted passion of its founders 27 years ago--Emma Walton Ham...
Tribeca Film Festival Shares 2018 Feature Film Program
by Tori Hartshorn - March 07, 2018 The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, revealed its feature film lineup championing the discovery of emerging voices and celebrating new work from established filmmaking talent. To close the Festival, Tribeca will World Premiere The Fourth Estate, from Oscar®-nominated director Li...
Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films
by Michael Major - January 21, 2024 Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway....
BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!...
Student Blog: Cutting Songs: The Dos and Don'ts of Adapting Musicals
by Student Blogger: Adam Beam - June 24, 2021 The disappointment of our favorite songs being cut in the adaptations of our favorite shows is sometimes palpable. However, as 'In the Heights' shows, there's a way to make these cuts work. So here are some prime examples of the dos and don'ts when wondering what winds up on the cutting room floor....
HBO Max Announces Highlights for January 2021
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 23, 2020 Spread the word, Upper Eastsiders -- all six seasons of “Gossip Girl” are coming to HBO Max on January 1st....
BWW Interview: Tony Winner Reed Birney Talks Acting, Truth, & HOME BEFORE DARK; See an Exclusive Clip Here!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 28, 2021 We had the pleasure of sitting down with Birney to talk about how he approaches acting, how he approaches true crime, and what's coming down the pike for him as an actor....
The Catastrophic Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season Celebrating 30 Years of Avant-Garde Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2022 The Catastrophic Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season, highlighting the work that has made it, along with its forerunner Infernal Bridegroom Productions (IBP), Houston's premier avant-garde theatre for three dang decades. ...
APPROPRIATE is a Revival, Tonys Seek New Spokesperson, and Shabbat Comes to Broadway
by Cara Joy David - January 29, 2024 I like to do one topic per week, but on rare occasions, so much happens that a subdivided column is necessary. This is one of those times. Appropriate is a revival. The Tonys will have a new spokesperson. Jewish leaders are fighting against antisemitism....
Matt B Releases Highly Anticipated Afrobeats Album 'ALKEBULAN'
by Michael Major - August 18, 2023 ALKEBULAN offers a culturally rich listening experience that encapsulates his transformative journey, elevated by sounds from various African countries such as Uganda, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Alongside the release of ALKEBULAN, Matt has dropped the music video for his latest single “GUNJALE” featurin...
Andrew Lancel To Open Liverpool Theatre Festival With One Man Play SWAN SONG
by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2020 Swan Song, a comedy by Liverpool playwright Jonathan Harvey, will open a brand-new theatre festival in the city next week marking the return of live outdoor performance. ...
BWW Feature: Birmingham Artists Give Tribute to the Creative Life of J'MEL DAVIDSON
by David Edward Perry - August 21, 2018 J'Mel Davidson held a very special light. He was extremely giving and quick to talk with great enthusiasm. He gave so much of that light to the world. He is a true testament to the power of laughter. His body may be gone. But his creative light still shines on in all that enjoyed him....
Vintage Theatre Presents An Epic American Tale THE KENTUCKY CYCLE
by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2018 Vintage Theatre presents "The Kentucky Cycle" September 8* through October 21 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010. Performances for Part 1 are Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Performances for Part 2 are Saturdays and Sundays and Tuesday Oct. 2 at 6:30 p...
DETC Announces Upcoming 2019-20 Season Which Includes ADOPTION ROULETTE and MAN AND WIFE
by David Green - June 14, 2019 Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) announced its ninth anniversary season which will include a musical revue 'On The Twenty-First Century' and the award winning plays 'Adoption Roulette', 'Surviving The Apocolypse' and 'Man And Wife'.Artistic Director Jerome Elliott stated: "In reading scripts f...
Desert Ensemble Theatre Season Announced - Tickets Now On Sale
by A.A. Cristi - June 12, 2019 Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) today announced the company's ninth season....
Les Ballets De Monte-Carlo Brings Dazzling Production Of ROMEO AND JULIET To Segerstrom Center
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2022 Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the dazzling Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo making its long-awaited return to the Center with Romeo and Juliet. Considered by many to be the iconic ballet of renowned choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot, Romeo and Juliet has been performed more than 250 times ar...
BWW Feature: Running The Race - David LaMarr's Fight For BIPOC Equality In Live Entertainment
by Stephen Mosher - October 02, 2020 When actor and concert artist David LaMarr had had enough, he got involved with BIPOC Delegates for AEA and started speaking up and speaking out. Now that the conversation has been started, it's time to make change....
APPROPRIATE is a Revival, Tonys Seek New Spokesperson, and Shabbat Comes to Broadway
by Cara Joy David - January 29, 2024 I like to do one topic per week, but on rare occasions, so much happens that a subdivided column is necessary. This is one of those times. Appropriate is a revival. The Tonys will have a new spokesperson. Jewish leaders are fighting against antisemitism....
BEDLAM: HAMLET + SAINT JOAN Come to The Broad Stage, 4/5-15
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018 The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Bedlam, the acclaimed New York based theatre company, with a fresh kinetic look at two plays with four actors, playing 49 characters in William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw's most famous creations, side by side, Hamlet and Saint Joan, in... |