Rarely Revived 1974 Best Musical Tony Winner RAISIN Coming To Astoria Performing Arts Center
by Michael Dale - August 29, 2016 RAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical....
Independent Filmmaker Will Adams Debuts New Project at Annual Black Harvest Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2016 Chicago native and Columbia College Chicago alum Will Adams' latest film, 'A 3rd First,' will premiere Aug. 6 during the 22nd Annual Black Harvest Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the Art Institute of Chicago....
Stray Cat Theatre presents NATIVE SON
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2017 Stray Cat is purring like crazy to bring this powerhouse new work to the Valley. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. After taking a job in a wealthy...
Second Annual Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder Celebrates Opening Day
by Liz Cearns - September 23, 2016 The Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder kicks off its second annual event today, featuring more than 50 sessions with world-renowned authors, speakers and musicians from across the globe. The Festival is set to bring a glimpse of what's been dubbed 'the greatest literary show on Earth' to the Flat...
BWW Review: Victory Gardens' World Premiere A WONDER IN MY SOUL Pays Loving Homage to Chicago's South Side and Female Friendship
by Rachel Weinberg - February 22, 2017 In Kurtis Boetcher's set design for Marcus Gardley's world premiere A WONDER IN MY SOUL, the backdrop for the South Side beauty shop where the play is set prominently displays the photographs of black female icons ranging from Diana Ross to Beyonce-and all of course have fabulous hair in the photo...
Photo Flash: First Look at THE GOLD, Coming to New York Musical Festival
by Tyler Peterson - June 10, 2016 The New York Musical Festival and Laura Yosowitz, Vital Arts Collaborative are pleased to announce THE GOLD, a new musical about one man's fight for love, family and country, with book by Andrea Lepcio and Phil Yosowitz, and music and lyrics by Phil Yosowitz. ...
One-Man Show Paints WAR, PTSD and SACRIFICE from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 31, 2015 In July and August, experienced stage, film and television actor, Douglas Taurel, will be bringing the debut of his powerful and passionate new solo show The American Soldier to New York and Edinburgh....
TRIGGER, BLACK FRIDAY, 13 CLOCKS and More Set for The Revival This November
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2016 The Revival, a new comedy theater in Hyde Park, announces its lineup of shows and events playing in November 2016. Inspired by the legacy of the Compass Players, The Revival brings improvisational comedy back to the same corner where it was invented in 1955!...
The Revival Announces March Programming
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2017 The Revival, Hyde Park's new comedy theater, announces its lineup of shows and events playing in March 2017. Inspired by the legacy of the Compass Players, The Revival brings improvisational comedy back to the same corner where it was invented in 1955! Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.the-r...
MCL Chicago to Revive CHICAGO DOOWOP DREAMS
by Tyler Peterson - April 01, 2016 MCL Chicago Artistic Director Alex Garday is proud to revive the homegrown hit "Chicago DooWop Dreams" (formerly "Oh What A Night") for a six performance engagement, May 14 -29, 2016. The production returns to MCL Chicago to captivate old and new audiences after a wildly successful tour at the Leel...
The Revival to Present TRIGGER This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2016 The Revival, Hyde Park's new comedy theater, presents TRIGGER....
One-Man Show Paints WAR, PTSD and SACRIFICE from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 31, 2015 In July and August, experienced stage, film and television actor, Douglas Taurel, will be bringing the debut of his powerful and passionate new solo show The American Soldier to New York and Edinburgh....
Argus Brewery Earns Bronze Medal At World Beer Cup
by Marina Kennedy - May 17, 2016 Argus Brewery's Holsteiner Lager received a bronze medal in the American-Style Amber Lager category at the Brewers Association 2016 World Beer Cup that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 6, 2016 following the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America ....
City Theatre Extends SISTER'S EASTER CATECHISM: WILL MY BUNNY GO TO HEAVEN? Through March 20
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2016 With sales hopping, City Theatre is excited to announce six additional performances of SISTER'S EASTER CATECHISM: WILL MY BUNNY GO TO HEAVEN featuring audience favorite Kimberly Richards as the unforgettable Sister....
BWW Reviews: Electric Motown Music Relived at the Federal by MARK ARTHUR MILLER
by Don Grigware - July 21, 2015 On Sunday, July 19 pop/ rock/soul balladeer Mark Arthur Miller brought his uber entertaining show Soul Searching to an SRO crowd at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal. The man tells his story about growing up on the south side of Chicago in the 60s via the tunes that shaped him, notably those of Mot...
Central Piedmont Community College Theatre Announces the Cast of August Wilson's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2017 It's 1927 in a rundown studio in Chicago Ma Rainey, The Mother of the Blues, is recording new sides of old favorites. During a tense recording session in Chicago's South Side, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom exposes the exploitation of African American musicians in the white-dominated comme...
BWW Recap: And Here's To You, Professor Robinson on SHAMELESS
by Jennifer McHugh - January 31, 2016 And just when you thought they had a shot, the rug comes out from under them... again. Just another typical week in the Gallagher household. Will this family ever catch a freaking break?...
Rarely Revived 1974 Best Musical Tony Winner RAISIN Coming To Astoria Performing Arts Center
by Michael Dale - August 29, 2016 RAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical....
Hyde Park Presents Sketch Comedy Revue THE LAST CIRCUS
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2017 Step right up! Step right up! The Revival, Hyde Park's new comedy theater, presents THE LAST CIRCUS....
Mike Moore Releases LOVE GOD HATE CHURCH
by Christina Mancuso - March 14, 2016 DALLAS, March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Dallas author Mike Moore is driving a much-needed wedge between the people who love 'church' and those who love God with his new bookLove God Hate Church: Moving Past the 'Dos & Don'ts.'...
Second Annual Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder Celebrates Opening Day
by Liz Cearns - September 23, 2016 The Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder kicks off its second annual event today, featuring more than 50 sessions with world-renowned authors, speakers and musicians from across the globe. The Festival is set to bring a glimpse of what's been dubbed 'the greatest literary show on Earth' to the Flat...
Audrey Thorpe Shares RYAN'S MANSION
by Christina Mancuso - December 01, 2016 Audrey Thorpe, a journalist, poet, devoted writer and author, has completed her new book 'Ryan's Mansion': a gripping and potent love story full of jealousy, rage and manipulation. This story details the antics of a woman scorned as she fights for a love and obsession....
City Theatre to Host Playwright Steven Dietz in Mini-Residency
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016 City Theatre is excited to welcome playwright Steven Dietz for a writing residency October 31-November 1, 2016....
The Revival to Present TRIGGER This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2016 The Revival, Hyde Park's new comedy theater, presents TRIGGER....
PICT to Offer Affordable Theatre Classes, Starting This May
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2015 PICT Classic Theatre, now in its nineteenth season, is pleased to unveil a series of Adult Theatre Classes- its newest program under the PICT Educates banner. Aimed at connecting the PICT professional theatrical community with the Pittsburgh community at large, PICT will offer classes in its new stu... |
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