Review Roundup: IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation; What Did the Critics Think?
by TV News Desk - June 11, 2021 The cast of 'In The Heights' features Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Olga Meridez, and Jimmy Smits....
Soundstreams Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring World Premieres From Michael Greyeyes, Chan Ka Nin & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 07, 2022 Soundstreams has announced a 40th anniversary season filled with concerts, compelling stagings and world premieres, all of which will reflect and pay homage to the organisation's distinguished past, while pointing the way forward for new Canadian music. ...
Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces 20th Anniversary Season Featuring Michael R. Jackson & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 06, 2022 Kicking off its 20th Anniversary Season, the Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced new community programs in October and November with acclaimed Hermitage Fellows in music, theater, visual art, dance, literature, and more....
Annie McGrath Named Managing Director of Hollywood's Blank Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 29, 2022 Annie McGrath has been named The Blank Theatre's new Managing Director, it was announced by Daniel Henning, Founding Artistic Director, and Paulo Andrés, Board Chair....
BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dreams Come True PART ONE
by Stephen Mosher - June 25, 2021 Gloria Swansong is a drag artist with a focus on the goddesses of the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. Fellow drag performer Maxie Factor's focus is almost exclusively the divas of the Sixties. One is a costumer, the other is a hairstylist. It's kind of like they were destined for each other, and ...
Tickets For Leanne Morgan's BIG PANTY TOUR at Overture Hall to Go On Sale This Friday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 Today, the rising star revealed The Big Panty Tour will bring her hit stand-up comedy routine to the masses in 37 new cities. Leann Morgan's Big Panty Tour comes to Overture Hall on Friday, March 4, 2022....
Ucross and The Blank Theatre Announce Finalists for 2022 Future of Playwriting Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2022 Ucross and The Blank Theatre today announced the five finalists for the second annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for young playwrights nationwide....
BWW Interview: Cupcake Theater's Brayden Hade Directs Your Way to AVENUE Q
by Gil Kaan - January 02, 2022 Cupcake Theater Company’s first full-length production post-pandemic, Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q will open January 8, 2022. Got to throw out some queries to director Brayden Hade on some behind-the-scene’s info, as well as his multi-career path to the many hats he currently wears working with Cupca...
Orchestra Field Reunites In Person in Los Angeles for League of American Orchestras National Conference
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022 After online convenings in 2020 and 2021, the League of American Orchestras National Conference will take place in person again, hosted this year by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in partnership with the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO). ...
Roots And Wings Project To Present MATRIARCH at MKM Cultural Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2021 The Roots and Wings Project (Jesse Bliss and Gabriela López de Dennis, Co-Producers) in association with the Houston Coalition Against Hate will present MATRIARCH....
Leanne Morgan to Bring BIG PANTY TOUR to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 Outback Presents has announced comedian Leanne Morgan's first national headlining tour will continue across the United States in 2022. Morgan will perform at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, February 4, 2022....
Birdland Announces November Programming Featuring Jason Kravits, Linda Purl with Billy Stritch Trio & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 13, 2021 Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Bill Charlap Duets with Houston Person, Jon Faddis, Chris Potter and Ron Carter, Peter Cincotti, Jihye Lee Big Band, The Hot Sardines, and more....
Leanne Morgan to Bring BIG PANTY TOUR to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 Outback Presents has announced comedian Leanne Morgan's first national headlining tour will continue across the United States in 2022. Morgan will perform at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, February 4, 2022....
The Academy Invites Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane, George C. Wolfe & 392 More to Membership
by TV News Desk - July 01, 2021 There are 89 Oscar nominees, including 25 winners, among the invitees....
Joey Contreras, Countess Luann de Lesseps & More at Feinstein's/54 Below This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2022 This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Kimmel Cultural Campus Announces 2021/2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 27, 2021 Kimmel Cultural Campus has announced the much-anticipated return of in-person performing arts across their venues: the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, and the Merriam Theater. On September 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Kimmel Cultural Campus will host a grand reopening event in Commonwealth Pl...
2022 League of American Orchestras National Conference to Take Place in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022 After online convenings in 2020 and 2021, the League of American Orchestras National Conference will take place in person again, hosted this year by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in partnership with the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO)....
Meet the Cast of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2022 Previews begin tonight, April 1, for Lincoln Center Theater's production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Skin of Our Teeth. The production opens on Monday, April 25 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast here!...
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Michael John LaChiusa
by Elliot Lanes - May 05, 2022 Today’s subject Michael John LaChuisa is currently living his theatre life as the composer for the upcoming production of Our Town at Shakespeare Theatre Company. The production runs May 12th through June 11th in STC’s Sidney Harman Hall and features (wait for it) a FULL cast of DC performers....
Virtual Theatre This Week: June 21-27, 2021- with Kate Reinders, Amanda Kloots, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - June 21, 2021 This week (June 21-28) in live streaming: Kate Reinders, Amanda Kloots and Jennifer Nettles visit Backstage Live, Fredi Walker-Browne shares Ten Minute Tidbits, a Kerry Butler masterclass, Tovah Feldshuh in Becoming Dr. Ruth, and so much more!...
Review Roundup: THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2021 Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say!...
Pasadena Playhouse Announces 2022/2023 Season Featuring Six-Month Sondheim Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022 Pasadena Playhouse has announced the 2022/2023 Season featuring a six-month-long celebration of the works and impact of Stephen Sondheim. The State Theater of California’s Sondheim Celebration will begin in January 2023 and extend into June. Find out what shows are included and the full schedule. ...
Leanne Morgan to Bring BIG PANTY TOUR to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 Outback Presents has announced comedian Leanne Morgan's first national headlining tour will continue across the United States in 2022. Morgan will perform at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, February 4, 2022....
THE PROM National Tour is Coming to Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2022 The national tour of the 2019 Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Musical “The Prom” will play at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre from August 9 through September 11, 2022 and will open August 10, 2022....
Review Roundup: FUNNY GIRL Returns to Broadway- All the Reviews!
by Nicole Rosky - April 24, 2022 Read all the reviews for FUNNY GIRL on Broadway. The show stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, Jared Grimes as Eddie Ryan and Jane Lynch as Mrs. Rose Brice. See what all the critics had to say!... |