BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 27 September 2016
by Emma Cann - September 28, 2016 The cult musical, Little Shop of Horrors, has long been a favourite amongst cinema and theatre fans alike. Following an unlikely beginning - a low budget Sci-fi B movie shot in just two days - Little Shop of Horrors was turned into a musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, turning this quirky part...
Nashville Opera To Lead The Way With THREE WAY
by Molly Tracy - December 21, 2016 The Nashville Opera is leading the charge with the 2017 season opener of 'Three Way' -- a slightly naughty but highly important opera about all types of relationships and the people/motives behind their actions....
BWW Review: Langston Hughes' BLACK NATIVITY Portrays Christmas Gospel through Poetry and Soul
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - December 08, 2016 Black Arts MKE presents their joyous and triumphant 2nd annual version of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity first produced in 1961. Numerous theaters throughout America remount the production every year to celebrate the holiday season with an all African American cast. At Wilson Theater in Vogel Hall,... 
Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017 GRAMMY-winning multiplatinum artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, will make his television voiceover debut as the narrator of ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING, a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank, this Saturday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC....
BWW Review: Challenging A Society That Has Become Accustomed To A Fear Of Terrorism, OSAMA THE HERO Reminds Us Facts Are Important And Vigilante Justice Is Unjustified
by Jade Kops - January 28, 2017 Dennis Kelly's work with a confronting title, OSAMA THE HERO, is presented with a raw honesty under the direction of Richard Hilliar at Kings Cross Theatre....
Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2017 GRAMMY-winning multiplatinum artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, will make his television voiceover debut as the narrator of ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING, a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank, this Today, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.... 
BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 The producers of The Second Act Series have also announced that the special, one-night-only concert will feature two songs cut during the show's original preview period, neither of which have been heard since....
BWW Review: Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal Star In A Glorious SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by Michael Dale - February 24, 2017 Inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillism masterwork 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,' the authors explore how 'the art of making art' can be less about applying paint to a canvas as it is about applying a signature to a check....
VIDEO: GROUNDHOG DAY's Andy Karl Recalls the Best & Worst Theater Experience He's Ever Had on LATE SHOW
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017 Three-time Tony nominee and star of Broadway's GROUNDHOG DAY, Andy Karl, stopped by last night's LATE SHOW on CBS and proved he is a shining example of the adage, 'the show must go on.'... 
Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series will present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only. The Second Act Series will welcome Broadway's Lenora Nemetz (Gypsy, The Rink, Chicago) to the company as Rose Peterson...
BWW Review: Bette Midler's The Star Attraction, But HELLO, DOLLY! is The Star
by Michael Dale - April 23, 2017 Yes, yes, we all know… Bette Midler is the above the title attraction and her presence is the reason the latest Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY! is the season's hottest new ticket. And she delivers. As Dolly Gallagher Levi, one of the most grandly showcased leading characters ever written for the...
Composer Jimmy Horan Presents I CAN SING! To Benefit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2017 'I Can Sing!' is an evening of original music by Jimmy Horan with special guests Corinna Sowers Adler and Stearns Matthews as well as members of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. All proceeds from this performance will go directly to the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. The evening is produced in...
BWW Review: A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME Cooks Up Frothy Musical Fun
by Michael Dale - November 25, 2016 While Debra Barsha and Hollye Levin's A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME isn't the first musical to contrast the accepted female gender roles of the 1950s with the liberated revolution of the 1960s (Off-Broadway's second visit from THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES is still running at the Kirk.) the York's fun and f...
BWW Review: Charming but Flawed FINDING NEVERLAND Searches for Magic
by Michael L. Quintos - March 27, 2017 A charming though perplexing adaptation of the 2004 film, FINDING NEVERLAND jets into too many erratic directions at any given moment and doesn't gel completely as a whole. And for all its gorgeous, visual splendor, it is surprisingly lacking in honest-to-goodness stage magic. The touring version of... 
BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is Lighter Than Air at the Orpheum Theatre
by Robert Sokol - September 14, 2017 Delicious dancing, gorgeous design, and great Gershwin songs are a joy but can't mask the musical theatre shortcomings of another film-to-stage transfer in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS....
Soprano Sarah Zahn to Perform Maury Yeston's DECEMBER SONGS in Hershey
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016 Sarah Zahn will perform December Songs at 7:30 pm January 14, 2017 at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania.... 
BWW Review: Dances Patrelle Presents The Yorkville Nutcracker
by Rose Marija - December 14, 2017 Francis Patrelle (Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer) founded Dances Patrelle in 1988 as an outlet for his choreography. Patrelle engages professional dancers and, for The Yorkville Nutcracker, he invites students of Ballet Academy East to dance many of the roles, as Nutcracker productions tra...
BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's SISTER ACT is Rousing
by Tyler Hinton - October 20, 2016 SISTER ACT at Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley is a 1970s disco dream, an uplifting story of self-improvement and love, and a rousing good time....
BWW Review: BORN YESTERDAY at Ocean State Theatre Company is Scary/Funny
by Larry O'Brien - January 28, 2017 On opening night, Garson Kanin's BORN YESTERDAY had 'em rolling in the aisles at the Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) in Warwick. Actually, the first act had 'em rolling in the aisles; the second act had 'em marching in the streets....
Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series will present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only. The Second Act Series will welcome Broadway's Lenora Nemetz (Gypsy, The Rink, Chicago) to the company as Rose Peterson...
BWW Review: THE LYONS MAKE DYING FUN at West Coast Players
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 13, 2017 Set in a hospital room, instead of tender moments, a belittling passive-aggressive wife and mother is more interested in changing the living room and moving on with her life, then providing comfort to her dying husband and two grown children....
BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 The producers of The Second Act Series have also announced that the special, one-night-only concert will feature two songs cut during the show's original preview period, neither of which have been heard since.... 
Annaleigh Ashford, Vanessa Hudgens Join J-Lo Romantic Comedy SECOND ACT
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017 ... 
Michael Walters and Loni Ackerman to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017 Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series is pleased to present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only, starring Michael Walters (The Honeymooners, National Tour of Babes in Toyland) as Albert Peterson and Loni Ackerman (Evita, Cats, Geor...
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center - A Home for Classical Storytelling
by Amber Adams - January 03, 2017 "A home for classical storytelling" for children is that of the Kelsey Kirkland Arts Center's performance of "The Nutcracker."... |
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