Park Bench is a new kind of "talking show" straight from the mind of born and bred New Yorker and host, Steve Buscemi. Featuring a mix of surprise celebrity appearances and spontaneous interviews with people on the street, Park Bench will convey Steve
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Birmingham Rep Announces Additional 50th Anniversary Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 30, 2021
Following the celebratory reopening of Birmingham Rep this autumn with critically acclaimed productions of East is East, the brand new musical What’s New Pussycat? and the presentation of Grenfell: Value Engineering, Artistic Director Sean Foley announces a new collection of work to follow his...
Encore Performance Of POSTCARDS FROM A BENCH Will Take Place Virtually This Month
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2021
he show is a program of short comedies, written by John Doble, produced and directed by JC Gafford, and presented by 11 West Productions. Estimated running time is 70 minutes. Postcards from a Bench is suggested for audiences age 16 to Adult....
#ACHEKHOVBURLESK: SCENES FROM A THEATRICAL LIFE Announces Free Pop-Up Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 26, 2021
#AChekhovBurlesk: Scenes from Theatrical Life, written and performed by John Robert Tillotson announced today a free Pop-Up reading of selections on Saturday August 28, 2021 at 4 PM at M Social Times Square, located at 226 West 52nd Street, just off Broadway on the Perch Terrace. Seating is limit...
Matt Goss Announces New Album 'The Beautiful Unknown'
by TV News Desk - August 12, 2021
‘Somewhere To Fall’ is the first taste of new music from the pop icon and acts as the curtain-raiser to his forthcoming studio album ‘The Beautiful Unknown’, which is slated for release towards the end of the year....
BWW Interview: Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn Discuss AT HOME AT THE ZOO in East Hampton
by Joseph F. Panarello - August 09, 2021
There’s no doubt that the COVID pandemic has resulted in the loss of countless lives, caused numerous businesses to collapse and brought enormous tension to those who were forced to live in tight quarters for many months. It also presented enormous problems for those in the performing arts....
BWW Review: CONTEMPORARY THEATER COMPANY BRINGS 'BETHEL PARK FALLS' TO LIFE IN DELIGHTFUL OUTDOOR SETTING
by John McDaid - August 09, 2021
The CTC delivers a perfect union of story and space in this finely polished 90-minutes of intersecting vignettes about an ill-fated park and the people who meet there....
11 West Productions' POSTCARDS FROM A BENCH Will Be Livestreamed This Month
by Stephi Wild - August 08, 2021
The production is written by John Doble, and produced and directed by JC Gafford. Meet four couples who will change your ideas about love, in this show comprised of four short comedies....
Photos: Inside Rehearsals For PARK BENCH At The Park Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2021
All new rehearsal images have been released for Tori Allen-Martin's new play Park Bench which kicks off Park Theatre's reopening on the 4th August....
BWW Review: ELEANOR at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - July 22, 2021
Every aspect of this production works together seamlessly and synergistically. What's more, the team deploys seemingly simple techniques and tactics with very positive results. The scenery consists of a park bench and a few sheets of fabric. There is one actor in only one costume with no cha...
Photos: Hometown Theater Honors Marion Ross With Bronze Statue
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2021
The bronze statue is dressed as Mrs. Cunningham from the 'Happy Days' series, which ran for 10 years from 1974-1984 and was sculptured using a screen accurate replica of a costume that Marion wore on the show and is seated on a park bench reaching out to invite any passerby to join her....
THE PARK KEEPER by Mike Kenny to be Presented by Park Bench Theatre in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2021
Park Bench Theatre will return to York's Rowntree Park in July with a new play by Olivier award-winning writer Mike Kenny to celebrate the park's centenary this year. The Park Keeper will be performed in The Friends' Garden - where Park Bench Theatre staged three monologues last summer - from 7 to ...
Park Theatre Announces Reopening Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2021
Park Theatre has announced its reopening, starting today with a two-act drama commissioned by the venue that starts online & ends live in Park200, reopening the building on 4th August. The season will include a Bruntwood Prize- and Alfred Fagon Award-shortlisted co-production with Talawa, the prem...
At-Home Theatre DARKFIELD RADIO Returns With Season 2
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2021
Highly acclaimed at-home audio experience, DARKFIELD RADIO, is back in Australia for its second season, KNOT, this June. Part of the Tribeca Film Festival Immersive Lineup, KNOT is a three-part immersive audio experience designed for one person which unfolds in three different locations in one eveni...
Sky Studios Partners With Birmingham Repertory Theatre For New Writing Scheme 'Sky Comedy REP'
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2021
Sky Studios and Birmingham Repertory Theatre today announce the launch of 'Sky Comedy REP', a new partnership that aims to discover and develop new regional comedy writing talent from across the UK, particularly from communities that have traditionally been under-represented in the Arts. ...
The Adobe Theater's ADOBEFEST: LIFE IN A BOX Streaming Dates Postponed
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2021
Due to a theft of the film material, The Adobe Theatre is re-shooting the plays for AdobeFest: Life in a Box and the play dates have been postponed to video on demand May 29th (12.01am) to June 6 (11.59pm)....
Details Announced for AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS Presented by Performance Space New York
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021
Performance Space New York, with co-production partner New Georges has announced details surrounding AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS, a group activation of Black femme theater artists in celebration of each other....
The Adobe Theater Announces May Titles for ADOBEFEST: LIFE IN A BOX
by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2021
AdobeFest: Life in a Box plays loosely address the theme of experiencing life as lived in the somewhat confined space of the present. The plays are funny, endearing, and sure to tickle your fancy. ...
Virtual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Breaks Record, Raising $749,555 for BC/EFA and The Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 02, 2021
The virtual edition of Broadway Backwards delivered an emotional and exuberant evening of performances and raised a record $749,555 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center....
BWW Review: BSC'S 2021 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - March 14, 2021
“Who knew when we started our 10x10 New Play Festival ten years ago that it would become one of our most popular events of the year?” said Artistic Director Julianne Boyd. “We started with two weeks of performances and as of last year, we ran our 10x10 Plays for one month in the middle of the ...
Barrington Stage Company Announces Plays and Casting for 10th Annual 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2021
Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for the 10-minute plays for the 10th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2021 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival. BSC’s 10X10 New Play Festival will be filmed live on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage with no live audience and will stream by demand Marc...
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On GREEN PARK
by Jade Kops - February 07, 2021
Green Park is the place, the venue and the Play where two men meet for the first time after chatting online. The means of connection is Grindr, the app for men who have sex with men....
VIDEO: Stanley Tucci Talks SUPERNOVA and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2021
Stage and screen actor Stanley Tucci was featured in conversation on CBS Sunday Morning today, January 31....
Law & Chaos Release New Single & Video 'Missus 2nd Place'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 26, 2021
Locally renowned blues guitarist, TJ Sullivan, and singer-songwriter and trumpet player, Nick Andrea, better known as Law & Chaos, bring a unique style of blues infused with rock and jazz flavorings in their latest single “Missus 2nd Place,” available on all digital platforms on Friday, J...
Touchstone Theatre Digitally Presents Santa Fe-Based Theater Grottesco's PIE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2021
Touchstone Theatre has announced PIE, a webcast event of an original production by Santa Fe-based company Theater Grottesco. The show will stream on February 5, 2021 at 8p, with a live talkback broadcast immediately following....
Edward Albee's THE ZOO STORY Announced at The Gracie Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2020
The students of Husson University will be performing Edward Albee's The Zoo Story on November 13-15 at the Gracie's Black Box Theatre on Husson University's Bangor campus. ...
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