BWW Reviews: ABT's LE CORSAIRE - New Staging of a Classical Work
by Rhys Loggins - June 18, 2013 The American Ballet Theater launches an ambitious production of the historically problematic Le Corsaire....
BWW Reviews: Stages Repertory Theatre's VERONICA'S ROOM is a Blood-Curdling Thriller
by David Clarke - October 18, 2013 Ira Levin is best known for his suspenseful and creepy novels The Stepford Wives and Rosemary's Baby, both of which have been adapted into successful films. His 1978 play DEATHTRAP holds the record for the longest running comedy-thriller in Broadway history, playing almost 1800 performances across a...
BWW Reviews: Haunting Season Finale at Mad Horse Theatre
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 02, 2014 South Portland's Mad Horse Theatre Company ended its season with a poignant and ambitious production of the Tony-award-winning musical, Grey Gardens. A musical is a bit of a departure for the small theatre company and its tiny black box space, but they acquitted themselves with both substance and ap...
BWW Reviews: Tears All Around Me in Reagle Music Theatre's LES MISERABLES
by Alex Lonati - August 12, 2013 Les Miserables is arguably the most popular musical in history and after the successful 2012 motion picture version, its fan base has only continued to expand. Les Mis is hardly a musical, but rather, a movement. Next to tackle this show of epic proportions is the Reagle Music Theatre in Waltham, MA...
BWW Reviews: Drury Lane's NEXT TO NORMAL is Anything But
by Misha Davenport - August 23, 2013 Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane Theatre takes a gamble that pays off with the poignant and moving 'next to normal'...
Mort Sahl Set for Three Cafe Carlyle Performances, Begin. 6/3
by Tyler Peterson - May 29, 2013 The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, is pleased to welcome legendary social satirist/comedian, Mort Sahl, to the Cafe Carlyle. Mr.Sahl, who reigns as one of the longest active performing social satirist, spanning sixty years and eleven presidents, will be giving three exclusive nights of incisive commenta...
BWW Reviews: SOUTH PACIFIC at Westchester Broadway Theatre
by Kathryn Kitt - October 15, 2014 Westchester Broadway Theatre dusted off the original version of Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. The show is based on the Pulitzer Prize- winning book "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener. This is not a revival of the production done a few years ago at Lincoln Center Theater....
BWW Reviews: THE WINTER'S TALE, Crucible, Sheffield, October 8 2013
by Ruth Deller - October 08, 2013 The latest Crucible take on Shakespeare is sad, funny and moving...
BWW Reviews: THE MAX FACTOR FACTOR - A Frothy Farcical Mixture of Frivolity Features Some Fine Phenomenal Performances
by Gil Kaan - August 10, 2014 The Max Factor Factor boasts precision dancing and gorgeous harmonies amidst well-timed madcap shtick....
Emily Bergl, Molly Pope, & Matthew Saldivar to Star in Cafe Carlyle's TALES FROM THE JAZZ AGE Series, 6/13-21
by Tyler Peterson - May 28, 2013 Songs referenced by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novels and stories, and directly associated with his life make up the soundtrack of an inventive new theatrical revue conceived and co-created by the jazz writer Will Friedwald, co-created and directed by Sarna Lapine, with music direction by Jon Weber....
BWW Reviews: BEING EARNEST Charming But Not Perfect
by Harmony Wheeler - April 15, 2013 Paul Gordon has a distinctive style that has made musicals like "Emma," "Daddy Long Legs," and "Jane Eyre" successful in their smaller regional and short Broadway runs. The composer-lyricist refuses to follow the typical Broadway musical formula and instead uses his music to tell the story. But that...
HAMLET A STAND UP Comes to New York, 10/21
by Courtnie Mele - October 15, 2013 Hamlet A Stand Up comes to NYC as a part of The United Solo Festival on October 21 at 9 p.m. at Theatre Row. In Hamlet A Stand Up, one man plays twenty roles....
Mort Sahl Kicks Off Cafe Carlyle Engagement Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2013 The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, welcomes legendary social satirist/comedian, Mort Sahl, to the Cafe Carlyle. Mr.Sahl, who reigns as one of the longest active performing social satirist, spanning sixty years and eleven presidents, will be giving three exclusive nights of incisive commentary and insigh...
BWW Reviews: OLIVER TWIST Struggles to Connect
by Kelly Thompson - September 16, 2013 The adaptation of Oliver Twist performed by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company was lacking in many ways. What needs to be said first is that the acting, lead by Sara Clark and Kelly Mengelkoch, was great but the overall production had some issues that hindered my ability to fully enjoy the show....
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/6- PRIVATE LIVES
by Nicole Rosky - February 06, 2013 Today in 1975, Private Lives opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rogers Theatre), where it ran for 92 performances. Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noel Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in...
STAGE TUBE: Protesters Pay Tribute to Mike Brown During Orchestra Concert
by Sally Henry Fuller - October 05, 2014 ...
Photo Coverage: Cafe Carlyle Late Night Welcomes Jo Thompson's SLENDER, TENDER AND TALL
by Stephen Sorokoff - March 23, 2013 The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomeed the elegant and sophisticated pianist/singer, Ms. Jo Thompson, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Cafe Carlyle from March 21st-23rd, and continuing on March 28th and 30th. Ms. Thompson plays piano and vamps, purrs and...
BWW Reviews: AS YOU LIKE IT in Rowayton
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - June 19, 2013 Ingenious spirit beefs up Boy meets Girl classic....
BWW Reviews: Circuit Invites the Audience into THE LYONS Den
by Joseph Baker - June 02, 2014 There's a moment in the first act of Nicky Silver's THE LYONS when dying patriarch 'Ben' is asked whether he is in pain; his response, a monosyllabic 'Yes,' hardly ranks with any of the brilliantly barbed lines scattered throughout the play, but as intoned by veteran actor Ron Gephart, it acquires a...
BWW Reviews: CLYBOURNE PARK at Long Wharf Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 22, 2013 The rest of the story....
CMT Debuts INSTANT JAM: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Tonight
by TV News Desk - October 18, 2014 Superstar duo Florida Georgia Line surprised a small group of fans with a pop-up concert at Nashville's Exit/In as part of CMT's INSTANT JAM: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, premiering tonight, October 18....
BWW Reviews: American Ballet Theatre Presents GISELLE
by Marjorie Liebert - June 25, 2014 I was privileged to see American Ballet Theatre performing Giselle twice this season....
BWW Reviews: The Alley Theatre's WARRIOR CLASS is Edgy, Poignant, and Thrilling
by David Clarke - May 09, 2013 As part of the Alley Theatre's New Play Initiative, where the Alley facilitates a creative collaboration between playwrights, directors, actors, and designers, the organization is producing Kenneth Lin's edgy and fresh drama WARRIOR CLASS. Kenneth Lin's INTELLIGENCE-SLAVE was previously produced in ...
THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- NEWSIES' Andy Richardson!
by BWW - August 16, 2013 In this week's edition, we caught up with Andy Richardson, who is starring as 'Crutchie' in NEWSIES- currently playing at the Nederlander Theatre.... |