BWW Interview: Robert King, Jr. and THE VOICES OF DONNY HATHAWAY
by Frank Benge - November 06, 2017 On January 13th, 1979, the world lost singer Donny Hathaway. Austinite Robert King Jr. has written a new, thought provoking musical, in which he introduces the audience to a side of Donny Hathaway that has never been explored before. Most people are unaware Hathaway battled with voices that haunted ...
The Library of Congress' Veterans History Project to Celebrate Veterans Day with Theatre and More
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (Veterans Day) Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC....
OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET Announces Student Rush Policy
by Julie Musbach - June 08, 2018 Student rush tickets will be offered for the final week of performances of the Signature Theatre production of Our Lady of 121st Street, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad....
Comedy Community Comes Together for ANIMAL SHOW at Vital Joint
by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2018 The comedy community comes together for 'Animal Show', a monthly standup show featuring some of Brooklyn's best....
Crowded Fire Announces 2017 Season
by Rebecca Russo - November 21, 2016 Crowded Fire's Artistic Director Mina Morita unveiled the 2017 mainstage season lineup including two contemporary plays that continue to uphold the company's long tradition of producing boundary - pushing, thought-provoking theater. At a season-announcement party on Saturday, November 19th Morita ad...
WET TUX Gets Red Carpet Screening At Film Noir Cinema Today
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018 On Today, June 15th at 8:00 pm, grace the soaking wet red carpet before heading into Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint for the premiere of the Wet Tux, a 30-minute late night parody talk show....
Ground Floor Theatre Announces Cast Of FUN HOME
by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2018 Ground Floor Theatre is proud to announce the cast for Fun Homerunning December 5-22, 2018. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit Broadway, Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home feature...
BWW Review: WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT is an Exercise in Manipulation
by Frank Benge - March 17, 2018 WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT has been called a play. This experiment in audience participation is an experience that has become a global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. The award-winning playwright, Nassim Soleimanpour, is Iranian. While he himself has been censored in his homeland, this...
Baby Jessica and Baby Ian Return to NYC This September
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2017 ???????Baby Ian Falls Down a Well, the hit comedic play written by and starring Ian Lockwood and Sophie Zucker, returns to New York City this fall following an extended run last year at Brooklyn's Annoyance Theatre NY. A biting, contemporary story with the occasional musical number, Baby Ian Falls D...
Salvage Vanguard Theater Presents HOUSE PLAY By Diana Lynn Small
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2018 Salvage Vanguard Theater hosts an immersive development brunch as we test-drive and share the design elements for House Play, a new theatrical event by Diana Lynn Small....
Ground Floor Theatre Announces Cast Of FUN HOME
by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2018 Ground Floor Theatre is proud to announce the cast for Fun Homerunning December 5-22, 2018. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit Broadway, Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home feature...
Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor Awards Residencies to 18 Cutting-Edge Theatre Projects
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2017 Today, Madeleine Oldham, director of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep's Center for the Creation and Development of New Work, announced the 18 projects accepted into its sixth annual Summer Residency Lab. The projects were chosen from almost 600 submitted applications, the most the program has ever re...
Berkeley Rep Presents the World Premiere of THE LAST TIGER IN HAITI
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2016 Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the world premiere production of The Last Tiger in Haiti by playwright Jeff Augustin and directed by Joshua Kahan Brody. A co-production with La Jolla Playhouse, where the play had its world premiere in June, The Last Tiger in Haiti begins previews Friday, ...
World-Renowned Comic Strip Illustrator & Author Guy Gilchrist Announces Exhibit at Mary Hong Gallery
by Macon Prickett - May 14, 2018 Renowned illustrator and author Guy Gilchrist, known worldwide for his work on comic strips such as 'Nancy,'and Jim Henson's 'Muppets,' is pleased to announce his upcoming exhibit at the prestigious Mary Hong Gallery (414 Union Street--on the ground floor of the Bank of America building in downtown ...
NATSUMI TAPAS Al Fresco Dining in Gramercy
by Marina Kennedy - September 27, 2016 Natsumi Tapas, located in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan, has debuted a new sidewalk cafe just in time for the fall season....
Samantha Morton Stars in Sundance Now's Chilling New Mini-Series RILLINGTON PLACE
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2017 Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service dedicated to bringing viewers high-quality original and exclusive TV series, and acclaimed independent films and documentaries, announced today the acquisition of BAFTA nominated mini-series RILLINGTON PLACE through a deal with BBC Worldwid...
PARADISE BLUE Celebrates Final Two Weeks with Student Rush Tickets
by Julie Musbach - June 04, 2018 Student rush tickets will be offered for the final two weeks of performances of the Signature Theatre production of Paradise Blue by Obie Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Student rush tickets will be sold for $30 when the ground fl...
BWW Review: GIBBERISH MOSTLY Has a Lot to Say at Ground Floor Theatre
by Frank Benge - September 28, 2017 GIBBERISH MOSTLY, a new play by Max Langert, is an examination of a family dealing with a child suffering from a neurological disorder. In this case, we are talking about severe autism, and what is being examined is how and why choices are made. In the case of severe autism, it isn't that communicat...
THE MESSY SHOW Returns to Brooklyn This Month
by A.A. Cristi - July 05, 2017 Sketch group SOAP hosts another backyard 'Messy Show' on July 15th in Greenpoint, Brooklyn featuring a slew of great acts from the stand up and improv scene including Tim Platt, Steven Markow, Catherine Cohen, James Dwyer, Thomas Fricilone, Fly Gurlz and more, all with credits ranging from UCB house...
Baby Jessica and Baby Ian Return to NYC This September
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017 Baby Ian Falls Down a Well, the hit comedic play written by and starring Ian Lockwood and Sophie Zucker, returns to New York City this fall following an extended run last year at Brooklyn's Annoyance Theatre NY. A biting, contemporary story with the occasional musical number, Baby Ian Falls Down a W...
Rental Gallery Presents Oliver Clegg: Euclid's Porsche
by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2018 Rental Gallery is pleased to present new work by Brooklyn-based artist Oliver Clegg for his first solo exhibition in New York City, on the ground floor of the Metal Shutter Houses project. Euclid's Porsche is comprised of 150 paintings of Happy Meal Toys sourced from eBay seller photographs found on...
Tony Bennett and Diana Krall Release Album 'Love is Here to Stay' Celebrating the Music of Gershwins
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 07, 2018 Two legendary performers teamed up to release an album ahead of their individual shows this fall at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts. Tony Bennett and Diana Krall celebrate their shared love of the music of George and Ira Gershwin on their new collaborative album, "Love i...
Monthly Comedy Show ANIMAL SHOW Returns to Brooklyn
by Julie Musbach - March 15, 2018 The comedy community comes together for 'Animal Show', a monthly standup show featuring some of Brooklyn's best....
GROUND FLOOR LIVE Set for BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY NOV. 15TH
by Robert Diamond - October 21, 2017 The ever-stranger comedy channel Ground Floor Comedy is presenting a free night of stand-up comedy showcasing the brightest talents in the Brooklyn comedy scene on Wednesday, November 15th from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Brooklyn Art Library, aptly named Ground Floor Live....
OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET Announces Student Rush Policy
by Julie Musbach - June 08, 2018 Student rush tickets will be offered for the final week of performances of the Signature Theatre production of Our Lady of 121st Street, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad.... |