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BWW Review: Nostalgia Returns to Kansas City With BIG BANDS ARE BETTER at Musical Theater Heritage
by Steve Wilson - February 10, 2019
Entering Musical Theater Heritage at Crown Center for BIG BANDS ARE BETTER, is like stepping out of a time machine and into the Copacabana of the 1930s and '40s. The scenery, costumes, and the musical arrangements by Brad Cox take the audience back to when Swing was king, a time known as the Big Ba...
BWW Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY at City Theatre Will Leave You Laughing Out Loud!
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - February 09, 2019
FRIENDS! The Musical Parody at the City Theatre, running now through February 10th, is a fast-paced parody comedy that will leave you laughing throughout the entire performance. Based on the popular 90's sitcom, the parody show is as much nostalgic as it is wacky....
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....
New Patricia Heaton Comedy CAROL'S SECOND ACT Gets Pilot Order from CBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 29, 2019
Deadline reports that Patricia Heaton comedy Carol's Second Act received a pilot order from ABC. Carol's Second Act comes from Trophy Wife creators Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins....
Review and analysis: CHEKHOV'S THREE SISTERS at the Finnish National Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - January 26, 2019
Projections. Massive set designs. Intensive acting. Symbolism. Paavo Westerberg's Three Sisters at the Finnish National theatre is extremely ambitious, a little crazy and might be too much for people with sensory processing sensitivity (SPS)....
BWW Review: RETURN TO THE PAST WITH SONGBOOK OF THE 40S AT QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE at Quality Hill Playhouse
by Steve Wilson - January 24, 2019
An uplifting, toe-tapping, amusing winter relief continues at Quality Hill Playhouse with SONGBOOK OF THE 40S, the second installment of their Broadway And All That Jazz 2018-2019 season. A nation engulfed with war took comfort in songs from Broadway musicals, to big bands, to just feel good songs....
SECOND ACT Starring Jennifer Lopez Available on Digital 3/12 and Blu-ray & DVD 3/26
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 24, 2019
Jennifer Lopez (Maid in Manhattan, “Shades of Blue”) returns to the big screen and proves it's never too late to pursue your dreams in the hilarious and relatable romantic comedy, Second Act, coming to Digital on March 12, 2019 and on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 26, 2019 f...
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: The Heartland Men's Chorus Brings SLEIGH! DASHING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS WITH HMC! To Yardley Hall for one night only
by Steve Wilson - December 04, 2018
Don't miss the final performance of “SLEIGH!, DASHING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS WITH HMC!” at Yardley Hall Johnson County Community College on Sunday December 9th. Conducted by Dustin S. Cates, Artistic Director of the Heartland Men's Chorus, and accompanied on piano by Robert Lamar Sims the chorus p...
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: Arvada Center's ELF Will Set You in the Holiday Spirit
by Chris Arneson - November 29, 2018
It's easy to see why Elf has become a modern-day Christmas classic, and the 2003 holiday flick starring Will Ferrell makes a smooth transition from screen to stage, even without Ferrell's infectious charm....
Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory: LES PECHEURS DE PERLES
by Julie Musbach - November 23, 2018
Alexander Birch Elliott will sing Zurga in all remaining performances of Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles, replacing Mariusz Kwiecien, who has withdrawn due to illness....
New Track From Jennifer Lopez From Upcoming Film SECOND ACT Available Now
by Tori Hartshorn - November 16, 2018
Today, multiplatinum-selling recording artist, actress, producer and entertainer JENNIFER LOPEZ shares a new anthem entitled 'LIMITLESS' from her forthcoming film, Second Act from STXfilms – available everywhere now. Get it HERE via Sony Music Masterworks....
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...
BWW Review: Creative staging, quality singing featured in Kent's CHILDREN OF EDEN
by Roy Berko - November 03, 2018
When one thinks of Stephen Schwartz, the lyricist and composer of theater titles 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' and 'Wicked,' or the films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted' come to mind. How about 'Children of Eden'? Probably not....
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at La Clef Des Champs
by Patrick Honoré - October 25, 2018
Four years after treating us to a superb intimate production of Sweeney Todd, La Clef Des Champs is now tackling another Sondheim classic, Into the Woods, with the same talented director Olivier Benezech, giving us a definitely contemporary take on the immortal piece....
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....
Patricia Heaton to Star in CBS Comedy
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 09, 2018
Patricia Heaton is set to star in and executive produce a multi-camera comedy at CBS, according to Variety....
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...
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....
Palace Theater Launches 'Second Act' Series with Tom 'The Suit' Forst
by Julie Musbach - August 27, 2018
Blues Hall of Fame member, Tom "the Suit" Forst will share his story "From the Boardroom to the Bandstand" in words and music accompanied by his band, when the Palace Theater's new 2ND ACT series debuts Monday September 17 at 6:00pm Tickets for 2ND ACT, the new monthly speaker's series featuring sto...
VIDEO: Exclusive Look at Numbers from the New Musical HEIST!
by Julie Musbach - August 21, 2018
BroadwayWorld is bringing you an exclusive first look at the new musical HEIST!, currently running at the Players Theatre. Check out two numbers featuring Blair Medina and Alec Irion below!...
BWW Review: GREY GARDENS Blossoms at the New Hazlett
by Dylan Shaffer - August 20, 2018
A family of riches and elegance surrounded by the decrepit conditions of a deteriorating estate: the paradox is suitable for the equally paradoxical name of the property, Grey Gardens....
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. ...
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 ...
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