Surfboards, Dancing Trees, and Elvis Return in Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET
by Julie Musbach - October 16, 2018 Smuin kicks off the holidays with the return of The Christmas Ballet, the beloved Bay Area tradition featuring two acts packed to the brim with both flawless classical ballet and red-hot contemporary numbers....
RATINGS: New CBS Series Continue To Show Strength
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2019 CBS' freshman series continue to demonstrate solid performances, while the Network's veteran shows were the top drama and top comedy last week (week ending Oct. 13)....
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at The Santa Fe Playhouse
by Zoe Burke - November 30, 2018 Oscar Wilde's 1895 satire, The Importance of Being Earnest, is arguably his most popular, and almost definitely his most widely performed, work. Director Barbara Hatch's director's note references the daunting nature of taking on the challenge of producing such a beloved and well known work; it is m...
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Comic Opera Of Berlin -- Flashes of genius break through an uneven cast and hit-and-miss choreography.
by Mark Janicello - May 19, 2019 Barrie Kosky has done it again. WEST SIDE STORY at Berlin's Comic Opera has moments of breathtaking beauty despite uneven casting and hit-and-miss choreography. Jasmina Sakr as Maria is a standout....
RATINGS: FOX, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Remain on Top on Thursday
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2019 FOX (9.922 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) was still the network to beat on Thursday with its weekly telecasts of 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (8.027 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and 'Thursday Night Football' (10.301 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1)....
SAMSON AND DALILA Comes To Opera Monte Carlo This Fall
by Alan Henry - August 08, 2018 SAMSON AND DELILAH, an opera in three acts, is running at the Princes Hall Grimaldi Forum from Nov. 19 to Nov. 25. ...
Joan and Jackie Collins Series Set from STAN AND OLLIE Producer
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 20, 2019 The Hollywood Reporter says Stan and Ollie producer Fable Pictures has secured the rights to the life story of British sisters turned 1980s showbiz superstars Joan and Jackie Collins, which it will adapt into a six part series called Joan and Jackie. ...
BWW Review: UNCHAINED MELODIES at Florida Studio Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - November 16, 2018 Unchained Melodies Opens Florida Studio Theatre's 24th Winter Cabaret Season...
Acrobatic Comedy Premieres On Spreckels Mainstage
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2018 Sarah Zahn will perform December Songs at 7:30 pm January 14, 2017 at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The performance features accompaniment by American Music Theater's Andy Roberts and has been reimagined for the stage by Jennifer Feldser....
Pam Fryman to Direct Patricia Heaton Pilot CAROL'S SECOND ACT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2019 Deadline reports that comedy director Pam Fryman will direct and produce CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, starring and executive produced by Patricia Heaton. ...
BWW Review: VERONICA'S ROOM at ARENA DINNER THEATRE
by Jen Poiry - October 01, 2018 Just in time for the Halloween season, Arena Dinner Theatre brings back a creepy old theatrical thriller, 'Veronica's Room.' Written by Ira Levin, who also wrote 'Rosemary's Baby,' the 1973 play has an early '70s horror vibe that isn't seen onstage much these days. But given audience reactions on op...
BWW Review: MATILDA at Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey
by Marina Kennedy - October 16, 2019 The Growing Stage is now presenting 'MATILDA: The Musical,' a charming and off-the-wall musical theatre production brought to life by a talented cast of equity and community performers....
CBS Orders Comedy Pilot, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 01, 2019 CBS has ordered the pilot, “To Whom It May Concern,” according to Deadline....
Kyle MacLachlan Joins Cast of CAROL'S SECOND ACT
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 07, 2019 Former Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan will star opposite Patricia Heaton in CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, according to Deadline....
BWW Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at American Theatre Company
by Dara Homer - March 04, 2019 'Art isn't easy.' So sings the great-grandson of Georges Seurat in the second act of Sunday in the Park with George. This Pulitzer prize-winning musical, by Broadway titan Stephen Sondheim, is based on a painting: certainly no easy feat to create, even for Sondheim. The production of Sunday in the P...
SHREK THE MUSICAL Opens This Week at Omaha Community Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2018 Shrek The Musical is opening this week at the Omaha Community Playhouse. The show will run in the Hawks Mainstage Theatre from Sept. 14 through Oct. 14, 2018....
BWW Reviews: PIPPIN helps Weathervane find its corner in the sky
by Paul Batterson - August 07, 2018 Perhaps the Weathervane Playhouse couldn't have found a better way to close out its 50th anniversary season than finishing the summer session with PIPPIN. Written by Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, CHILDREN OF EDEN and GODSPELL), the two-act, two-and-a-half-hour musical tells the story of Pippin (Kenneth ...
BWW Review: THE BRITS ARE COMING at Davies Symphony Hall Salutes The Music Of Our Friends Across The Pond
by Steve Murray - March 23, 2019 BWW Review: THE BRITS ARE COMING at Davies Symphony Hall salutes the music of our friends across the pond with style, camp and the lush sound of the 300 member chorus....
VIDEO: Here's a Sneak Peek of CAROL'S SECOND ACT on CBS!
by Sarah Leiber - October 15, 2019 When Dr. Jacobs collapses after running a marathon, Carol becomes her doctor and they clash over her course of treatment. Also, Daniel and Lexie try to help Caleb conquer an old phobia....
RATINGS: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Keeps FOX on Top on Thursday
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2019 FOX (12.054 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1) was still the network to beat on Thursday with its telecasts of 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (10.571 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.9, #2) and 'Thursday Night Football' (12.351 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.9, #1)....
VIDEO: CBS Shares 'An Episode In The Life Of Ashley Tisdale' From CAROL'S SECOND ACT
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 09, 2019 What's working on a TV show like for Ashley Tisdale? We asked her about life on set of the new comedy Carol's Second Act, from memorizing her lines to her character's style. Watch all new episodes of Carol's Second Act on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c on CBS and CBS All Access....
BWW Review: CARDBOARD PIANO at TimeLine Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - January 18, 2019 Hansol Jung's CARDBOARD PIANO, now in its Chicago premiere at Timeline Theatre Company, centers on historical and contemporary issues in Uganda. Jung's narrative sweeps up much of that nation's recent history of violence, child soldiers, and homophobia into the story of just a few characters inside ...
BWW Review: BEEHIVE turns back the clock at Mill Town Players
by Neil Shurley - July 22, 2018 Beehive is a feel-good journey that will get your head bobbing and your toes tapping....
RATINGS: FOX Stays On Top with THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2019 FOX (11.969 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.5, #1) continued its reign on Thursday with its weekly offerings of 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (9.565 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.6, #2) and 'Thursday Night Football' (12.449 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1)....
BWW reviews: NPAC presents a sweltering performance of KISS ME KATE
by Paul Batterson - September 16, 2019 The second act of the Northland Performing Arts Center & Vaud-Villities Production of KISS ME KATE opens with Cole Porter's classic 'Too Darn Hot.' It turned out to be a fitting anthem for the evening production. The temperatures hit in the high 80s-90s mark on the thermometer and the performance of... |