Soulpepper Extends A RAISIN IN THE SUN Thru 11/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 03, 2010 Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that due to popular demand‚ the critically acclaimed production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun will be extended to November 20, 2010....
Arkansas Repertory Theatre Announces Participants For Voices at the River II 7/5-18
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2010 Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced today the playwrights participating in its biennial playwrights' residency program, Voices at the River II, to be held at The Rep July 5 - 18 this summer....
Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces Their Upcoming Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 11, 2011 Oak Park Festival Theatre announces some of their upcoming summer events...
BWW Reviews: Gravity Defied's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
by Greg Rice - January 26, 2010 Gravity Defied goes two for two....
The Theater Company Hosts A CHRISTMAS CAROL Reading 12/16-18
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2009 This December, The Theater Company (TTC) is bringing its traditional holiday celebration into a new light this season with Readings of A Christmas Carol....
Ford's Theatre & SOME Hold Donation Drive Through Performances of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/20-1/2
by Erica Anker - November 11, 2010 Ford's Theatre will partner with So Others Might Eat to create a donation drive around the run of A Christmas Carol. During the curtain calls for performances of A Christmas Carol, the cast will collect monetary donations on behalf of the Washington-based So Others Might Eat (SOME). Patrons can also...
Yellow Tree Theatre Announces Their Rummage Sale Fundraiser 7/30-31
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 23, 2009 It's time to get your rummage on! Yellow Tree's Rummage Sale Fundraiser is just one week away and we want your junk! Clean out your garage so you can finally park both cars in that sucker and donate your unwanted goods to raise money for our upcoming season....
REVIEW: Dramatic License Productions Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS at the Artopolis in Chesterfield Mall
by Chris Gibson - February 16, 2010 I'm encouraged by the recent trend of malls offering up empty retail space to the artistic community. If there's one thing that theatre groups often lack it's a decent performance space, and these type of ventures, like the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court, provide them with an opportunity to bring their...
Scott Eckern Releases Statement and Announces Resignation as Artistic Director for California Musical Theatre
by Robert Diamond - November 12, 2008 Scott Eckern, Artistic Director for California Musical Theatre, released the following statement regarding his resignation. ...
Larry King to Host Chabad Telethon, 9/25
by Kelsey Denette - September 19, 2011 The 'King of Cable' takes the Chabad Telethon Prime Time with his 2011 Rosh Hashana Special. After stepping down last December from the throne he held for 25 years on 'LARRY KING LIVE', the Television icon steps back up on the air for what could be called 'Larry King ‘To Life!,'-hosting the 31st Cha...
BWW Review: Echo Theatre Company Presents ANOTHER HOME INVASION
by Chris Gibson - October 10, 2010 Joan MacLeod's play, ANOTHER HOME INVASION, is a cautionary tale, and while the setting may be Canada, the message is one that will resonate with anyone who has aging parents that are living on their own. This short work, which runs about 70 minutes, focuses our attention on the survivor of a home i...
Broadway Beat Tony 2010 Q&A: Laura Linney
by Broadway Beat - May 12, 2010 The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th and the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The day after the nominations, on Wednesday, May 5th, Broadway Beat talked to nearly a...
Soulpepper Extends A RAISIN IN THE SUN Thru 11/20
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2010 Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that due to popular demand‚ the critically acclaimed production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun will be extended to November 20, 2010....
Westword Presents DeVotchKa's Annual Halloween Show 10/30, 10/31
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2009 DeVotchKa's Annual Halloween Show to Support Children's Non-Profit Organization...
Jade Heart shines at Chicago Dramatists
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010 I have to congratulate local playwright Will Cooper for this truly insightful original work. Although the show is a mere 90 minutes, he doesn't rush it. He takes his time in presenting a beautiful piece about one's struggle for identity. Not only does he give you a girl struggling in relation to ...
The Theater Company Hosts A CHRISTMAS CAROL Reading 12/16-18
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2009 This December, The Theater Company (TTC) is bringing its traditional holiday celebration into a new light this season with Readings of A Christmas Carol....
Ed Bullins to be Honored at Voices at the River 7/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 16, 2010 Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced today that Ed Bullins will be honored at an awards ceremony July 14, 2010 during The Rep's Voices at the River II. The playwrights' residency program is designed to support Latino- and African-American playwrights nationally and in Arkansas....
Scott Eckern Releases Statement and Announces Resignation as Artistic Director for California Musical Theatre
by Robert Diamond - November 12, 2008 Scott Eckern, Artistic Director for California Musical Theatre, released the following statement regarding his resignation. ...
New London Maritime Society Launches Lottery to Turn On the Whale Tail Fountain 8/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 13, 2010 On Saturday, August 14, the New London Maritime Society, in co-operation with the City of New London, launch a lottery to Turn On the Whale Tail Fountain....
Carol Channing: Lifting People's Lives
by Jena Tesse Fox - June 04, 2004 Carol Channing, recently honored with a doctorate from California State University and an Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, talks about success in the theatre, stardom, and the joy of lifting an audience's spirits....
MUNY Season Continues With MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
by Chris Gibson - July 12, 2009 The Muny's current production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS offers the opportunity to relive the nostalgia of those golden days at the turn of the 20th century. ...
BWW Review: Stray Dog Theatre's Cute Production of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by Chris Gibson - April 01, 2011 Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, had the ability to communicate tiny bits of wisdom and insight in the space of three panels (six panels in the Sunday funnies) of rudimentary art. And, while most of his colleagues would head straight for a punchline, Schulz tended to take a more philosophi...
The Friends Project Presents Benefit Concert Featuring Porter, Cumming, et al. 11/8
by Sophie Schulman - November 03, 2010 A special one night only event to benefit the Ali Forney Center will present THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, a concert featuring David Raleigh, Alan Cumming, Billy Porter, and Ari Gold and the premiere of Michael Aker's musical video of 'That What Friends Are For'. The concert is this coming Monday, No...
Review - Cat On A Hot Tin Roof: Comedy Tonight!
by Michael Dale - March 20, 2008 Though Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof certainly has its share of humor, mostly of the tragicomedy variety, you wouldn't expect a revival of the play to be the laff riot of the Broadway season. But this production has been mounted by Debbie Allen, who may be a neophyte when it comes to st...
Dale, Channing, Belzer, Feldshuh, Nixon & More Take Part in 'Broadway For a New America' March 2
by Robert Diamond - February 10, 2009 The Jewish Alliance for Change (Doni Remba, President) will present 'BROADWAY FOR A NEW AMERICA' ? Standing Up for Marriage Equality and a Progressive Agenda for Change, on Monday, March 2nd at 7:00 PM, at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street). The benefit concert will feature ... |