IN THE BEGINNING JOHN CHAPTER ONE is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 01, 2017 In Edward A. Figueroa's new book, In The Beginning John Chapter One ($40.99, hard cover, 9781498467070; $30.99, paperback, 9781498467063; $9.99, eBook, 9781498467087) the purpose for the reader is twofold. One, to improve the Christians walk by eliminating concepts and ideologies of who Jesus Christ...
BWW Review: Walking Shadow Theatre Company's Excellent THE CHRISTIANS Examines the Power of Belief to Unite and Divide
by Jill Schafer - May 30, 2016 Why do we believe what we believe? Can our beliefs change? What happens when those we love don't believe the same things we believe? How important is it to find a group of people that believe in the same things you do? These are just a few of the questions raised by Walking Shadow Theatre Company's ...
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Offers an Irreverent and Hysterical Musical Comedy About Mismatched Missionaries Sent to Uganda
by Shari Barrett - June 01, 2017 THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, is an incredibly irreverent and hysterical musical comedy about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Africa to preach and recruit new members to their faith. First staged in 2011, no one is safe from parody as the play satiri...
Sarantos Continues Being a Day Dreamer & Releases New Music Video
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016 Has anyone ever had their dream come true? This music video is probably one that Sarantos is most proud of as it involves clouds, drones, green screens and is downright pretty cool especially because it is very relatable to the everyday person!...
VIDEO: Bryan Batt Pokes at Kardashians, Trump, Weinstein and More with New Lyrics to 'Anything Goes'
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017 Bryan Batt performed at the 17th Annual 'Les Girls' on October 15, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif., and treated the audience to an updated version of the classic 'Anything Goes,' complete with nods to the Kardashians, Trump, and Harvey Weinstein....
BWW Review: BEAU JEST at Theatre Three
by Melissa Giordano - April 20, 2016 There is something very special about James Sherman's play Beau Jest now playing at Theatre Three. It actually reminds me of the television shows of the 50's and 60's (I Love Lucy for example). There is no message to preach; it is just funny situations, great acting, witty dialog, and a lot of heart...
Review Roundup: PIPELINE at Lincoln Center Theater
by Nicole Rosky - July 11, 2017 Tasha Lawrence, Morocco Omari, Karen Pittman, Namir Smallwood, Jaime Lincoln Smith, and Heather Velazquez are featured in Lincoln Center Theater's production of Pipeline, a new play by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, which opened just last night, July 10, at the Mitzi E. Newhous...
Westboro Baptist Church Makes Plans to Protest Idina Menzel at Kansas City Concert
by Nicole Rosky - August 10, 2017 In Fall 2015, the Westboro Baptist Church took aim at Kristin Chenoweth at a Kansas concert, preaching: 'God gave you a blessed life, but you strayed for sin and vice!' Now the WBC is targeting her Wicked co-star, Idina Menzel....
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS at Lookingglass … or does it?
by Teresa Budasi - October 03, 2016 Lookingglass Theatre's season opener, the ironically life-affirming LIFE SUCKS, might as well have been titled 'Love Sucks,' because every character's issues stem from that all-encompassing drive to connect with the person with whom they think completes them....
BWW Review: FIGHTING SHADOWS - An L.A. Story of Love and Redemption
by Ellen Dostal - April 20, 2016 We tell a lot of stories in the theatre. Here in Los Angeles, however, we don't often tell stories that are authentically home-grown. FIGHTING SHADOWS is that rare exception, a deeply personal story of a Mexican-American boy who grew up in east L.A., survived abuse, gangs, prison, and drugs, ultimat...
EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL Returns to Trustus Theatre for Halloween
by Julie Musbach - October 12, 2017 What could possibly go wrong when five college kids break into an abandoned, secluded cabin in the woods, especially when nobody else knows where they are? Find out at Trustus Theatre this October as the hit show Evil Dead, The Musical returns to the Thigpen Main Stage. Evil Dead, The Musical will r...
BWW Interview: Director Tosin Morohunfola of THE SYRINGA TREE at Creede Repertory Theatre
by Jessica Kahkoska - March 30, 2017 Creede Repertory Theatre is proud to present THE SYRINGA TREE by Pamela Glen in their upcoming summer repertory season. 2017 CRT company member Kate Berry interviews director Tosin Morohunfola about the upcoming process....
BWW Blog: Miranda Jackel - Broadway Back to School
by Guest Blogger: Miranda Jackel - October 05, 2016 Hello to all 5 million of my amazing readers (because there are DEFINITELY that many of you)!!! Sorry for my lack of blog last week...I know how emotionally difficult it was for you to deal with...but I'm back now, so you can wipe away the tears....
Cherry Glazerr to Perform at the Fox Theatre This Fall
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2017 Cherry Glazerr will perform at the Fox Theatre on Friday, September 15, 2017....
Telly Leung to Bring HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS to The Green Room 42 This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2017 Telly Leung - the Broadway and television star of "Glee," Godspell and Rent, who recently starred on Broadway in In Transit - will debut his new concert "Hello, Young Lovers" at the performance space The Green Room 42 at Yotel (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street) for one show only on Sunday, April 23 a...
'Practice what you Preach, Preach what you Practice' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 23, 2017 In his new book, 'Practice what you Preach, Preach what you Practice' (published by Balboa Press), author Ronald Barnes offers a breadth of insight into a number of world religions, covering everything from the basic tenants of faiths to exploring details such as symbolism....
Madonna's True Blue Celebrates 30th Anniversary Today
by Caryn Robbins - June 30, 2016 Thirty years ago today, Madonna released her third studio album, True Blue, on Sire Records. One of the best-selling albums of all time, True Blue is RIAA-certified 7x platinum with seven million copies sold in the U.S. and an estimated 25 million copies sold worldwide....
WILL & GRACE Producer Says Revival Will Not Preach Politics
by Julie Musbach - June 24, 2017 Will & Grace is on its way back for a mini revival season, but producer David Kohan tells The Hollywood Reporter that the show will not play into the political atmosphere and start preaching a message. ...
BWW Review: An Emotionally Stirring and Powerful NEXT TO NORMAL Rocks Keegan Theatre
by Benjamin Tomchik - June 22, 2016 Next to Normal may not have Hamilton's name recognition; however it easily ranks as one of the greatest musicals of this century. Provocative and funny, topical and emotionally stirring, it's the musical art form at its best. DC theatergoers now have a fantastic opportunity to see the 2010 Pulitze...
Photo Coverage: Colman Domingo & More at TIFF: THE BIRTH OF A NATION - Red Carpet Premiere
by Walter McBride - September 16, 2016 Writer-director Nate Parker reclaims the title of D.W. Griffith's KKK-boosting 1916 milestone for this epic chronicle of the life of Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion against white plantation owners in 1831 Virginia....
Jason Aaron Goldberg's MAIN DRAG Wins Purple Skies Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2017 The "My True Colors Festival" has awarded playwright Jason Aaron Goldberg with the Purple Skies Award for his play MAIN DRAG and will present three developmental readings during the upcoming festival in June....
Gospel Chart-Topper Marcus Dawson Returns With New Single 'I Believe'
by Danielle Kfare - August 25, 2017 ...
Joseph E.L. Dewberry Releases HEART OF FAITH
by Christina Mancuso - December 23, 2016 'Heart of Faith': an inspirational and nurturing book, written with the purpose of opening hearts and minds of those wishing to be challenged and to be at one with God. 'Heart of Faith' is the creation of published author, Joseph E.L. Dewberry, a man of Godly service as a Pastor and as a missionary ...
A Battle Between Fear and Compassion in THE CHRISTIANS Bay Area Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2016 San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) kicks off the new year with the off-Broadway hit The Christians by Lucas Hnath....
Telly Leung to Bring HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS to The Green Room 42 This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2017 Telly Leung - the Broadway and television star of "Glee," Godspell and Rent, who recently starred on Broadway in In Transit - will debut his new concert "Hello, Young Lovers" at the performance space The Green Room 42 at Yotel (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street) for one show only on Sunday, April 23 a... |