Review Roundup: GRAND HORIZONS Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2020 Written by Bess Wohl and directed by Leigh Silverman, Grand Horizons officially opens on Broadway tonight, January 23 at the Hayes Theater (240 W 44th Street)....
Photo Flash: Otherworld Theatre Presents THE WINTER WOLF
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2018 Otherworld Theatre will produce the world premiere of The Winter Wolf a holiday-themed fairy tale written by Joseph Zettelmaier and directed by artistic associate Lauren N. Fields. The play runs December 6, 2018 - January 6, 2019. Press opening is December 8, 2018 at 3914 N Clark Street, Chicago, ...
Circle X's Announces Free Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2017 Join us for Circle X's annual Free Reading Series....
Classic Broadway At Its Best Comes To Stagecrafters In OKLAHOMA!
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2019 Stagecrafters proudly presents Oklahoma!, onstage at the Baldwin Theatre from Friday, May 17, through Sunday, June 9, 2019....
BWW Blog: Dealing with PSD (Post Show Depression)
by Student Blogger: Griffin DeVries - March 17, 2018 The curtain falls… you get into your position for bows… It's the last day of your show… You take your final bow. You're saying goodbye to a character that you have come to love for weeks. THE. TEARS. START. FALLING....
Azuka Theatre Presents the World Premiere of READY STEADY YETI GO
by Julie Musbach - February 15, 2018 Azuka Theatre continues its commitment to local playwrights with the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere and The Virginia & Harvey Kimmel New Professionals Production of Ready Steady Yeti Go by David Jacobi. Allison Heishman directs this uplifting, hilarious and tender comedy about youn...
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Features MARTIN EDEN
by Herbert Paine - February 22, 2020 Pietro Marcello's 2019 eponymous adaptation of London's 1909 novel (with screenplay by Marcello and Maurizio Braucci) is a deep, stirring, beautifully composed, and, yes, intellectually provocative exploration of one man's search for meaning in a society that he could not countenance and that could ...
BWW Interview: Charles Busch Talks NATIVE NEW YORKER
by Marianka Swain - May 27, 2019 Actor, playwright and cabaret entertainer Charles Busch's work includes Die Mommie Die, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Psycho Beach Party and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. He's returning to London's Live at Zedel in June with his new show Native New Yorker....
Segerstrom Center Partners With CHUNK-N-CHIP To Create Craveable Broadway-Inspired Ice Cream Flavors
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2018 Let's just dig right in: CHUNK-N-CHIP, home of the oven-warm, ooey-gooey cookies and farm-fresh ice cream sammich, has created new mouth-watering treats to celebrate the arrival of summer and two hit Broadway shows coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts: School of Rock - The Musical (July 24 - Aug...
CMT Announces NASHVILLE Midseason Premiere on 6/7, Followed by Series-Ending Finale 7/26
by Tori Hartshorn - February 23, 2018 CMT Announces NASHVILLE Midseason Premiere on 6/7, Followed by Series-Ending Finale 7/26...
Otherworld Theatre Produces World Premiere Of THE WINTER WOLF
by Julie Musbach - October 16, 2018 Otherworld Theatre will produce the world premiere of The Winter Wolf a holiday fantasy written by Joseph Zettelmaier and directed by artistic associate Lauren N. Fields....
Otherworld Theatre Announces Casting For DOWN THE ROCKY ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO BEDLAM
by Julie Musbach - March 06, 2018 Otherworld Theatre's next mainstage production, Down the Rocky Road and All the Way to Bedlam, a world premiere by Chicago playwright D. Matthew Beyer, directed by guest artist Lauren N. Fields plays April 5 - May 13, 2018 at Nox Arca Theatre, 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #405, Chicago, IL 60613. Press ope...
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Camarillo Skyway Playhouse
by Jeffrey Scott - February 12, 2019 William Shakespeare's comedy 'As You Like It' plays through March 10th at Camarillo Skyway Playhouse.. A story of love and the rocky road to union, reunion, and redemption. Duke Senior (the versatile Mary Comstock) has been banished and her rule usurped by her brother Frederick (the ever- present Ch...
EDINBURGH 2019: Isma Almas Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 29, 2019 BWW catches up with Isma Almas to chat about bringing About A Bouy: Adventures In Adoption to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Casting is Set for BECKY SHAW at Windy City Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2017 Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. Irving Park Road) announces the complete casting for Gina Gionfriddo's "Becky Shaw," the dark, "ferociously funny" (The New York Times) comedy. Jeff Award winner Scott Weinstein directs the final production in Windy City Playhouse's third season, starring Theo Allyn ("T...
Holiday Gift Giving-Make Them Smile
by Marina Kennedy - April 15, 2019 Whether you're preparing an Easter basket for a special someone, attending a holiday dinner, or just in a spring gifting mood, here are some suggestions that are sure to bring a smile to friends and family. Check out some of our ideas with a wide variety of price points and styles....
Otherworld Theatre Announces DOWN THE ROCKY ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO BEDLAM
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2018 Otherworld Theatre's next mainstage production, Down the Rocky Road and All the Way to Bedlam, by Chicago playwright D. Matthew Beyer, directed by guest artist Lauren N. Fields plays April 5 - May 13, 2018 at Nox Arca Theatre, 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #405, Chicago, IL 60613....
BLACK BROADWAY: AFRICAN AMERICANS ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY Is Now Available as A Kindle Version
by Nicole Rosky - February 02, 2021 There is much work to be done for the equity of Blacks in theater and when Broadway reopens, hopefully, it will be a new and truly inclusive Black Broadway. The book, Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way, is a thorough examination of the history of the Black contribution to Broad...
BWW Review: Classy Meets Wacky in 'WEIRD AL''s Must-See STRINGS ATTACHED Tour at Melbourne, FL's King Center
by Aaron Wallace - June 11, 2019 But lest you worry that this isn't the full-fledged Yankovic stage experience, rest assured: you aren't missing out one bit. I've always said a 'Weird Al' show is like a series of music videos brought to life on stage. True to form, nearly each new song in STRINGS ATTACHED brings an elaborate costum...
BWW Review: READY, STEADY, YETI, GO at Rogue Machine Theatre
by Jeffrey Scott - June 11, 2019 Being a child is tough enough, but add an act of racism to your young life while living in a small town and one grows up rather quickly....
NNPN Announces Five Rolling World Premieres Opening Within The Month!
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018 National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announces five NNPN Rolling World Premieres (RWP): Ready Steady Yeti Go by David Jacobi, Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay, Apples in Winter by Jennifer...
Stagecrafters Announces Casting for OKLAHOMA!
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2019 Stagecrafters proudly presents the cast of Oklahoma! onstage Friday, May 17 through Sunday, June 9, 2019....
BWW Review: EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL at The Everyman
by Tina Collins - February 07, 2019 EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL at The Everyman is good theater at its best. What seems a simple tragedy on the surface, is a story of dimension and depth. It entertains and challenges the audience to confront their ideas of acceptance, forgiveness and redemption....
BWW Blog: Dealing with PSD (Post Show Depression)
by Student Blogger: Griffin DeVries - March 17, 2018 The curtain falls… you get into your position for bows… It's the last day of your show… You take your final bow. You're saying goodbye to a character that you have come to love for weeks. THE. TEARS. START. FALLING....
Works by Caridad Svich, David Jacobi, Winter Miller and More Set for NNPN's 2017 Showcase of New Plays
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2017 National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, is pleased to announce the 16th annual National Showcase of New Plays (NSNP).... |