WAKE UP with BWW 7/8/14 - PHANTOM Marks a Milestone, SEX WITH STRANGERS Begins, WAYRA Opens and More!
by Jessica Showers - July 08, 2014 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: PHANTOM hits 11,000 performances on Broadway, plus lots of off-Broadway beginnings tonight -- Second Stage's SEX WITH STRANGERS begins performanc...
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Actors' Playhouse
by Roger Martin - February 08, 2016 So now it's all here again on the big stage at Actors' Playhouse. There's a cast of 27 directed by David Arisco, the king of big musicals, who doesn't let a flat moment slip into the two hour performance....
Jasmin Richardson and Joey Elrose Star in MEMPHIS U.S. National Tour, Launching Today in Appleton, WI
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013 MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Winning Best Musical is preparing to launch the national tour in Appleton, WI at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center tonight, October 15th. MEMPHIS is in Boise, ID for technical rehearsal at the Morrison Center with three performances beginning October 9th - 11th....
BWW Interviews: Brian Krinsky as Billy Crocker in ANYTHING GOES Talks Iconic Role
by Kathy Strain - December 04, 2014 ANYTHING GOES is a Cole Porter classic that has been enjoyed for generations. With such iconic songs as "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "You're the Top," This show is sure to entertain....
Whitney Houston Tribute Set for Cafe Wha?, 2/10
by Tyler Peterson - January 19, 2016 Almost eight years ago, a spontaneous duet of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' in the Times Square New York City subway station recently captured the imagination of over half a million viewers worldwide. Now, playing hosts to one of music's most iconic stars, America's Got Talent 2010 fina...
BWW Reviews: END OF THE RAINBOW - The Rainbow Shines Bright Over The Playhouse
by Alex Urdiales - October 22, 2014 End of the Rainbow- The Rainbow shines bright over The Playhouse...
Whitney Houston Tribute Show to Honor Music Icon, 2/10
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2016 Now, playing hosts to one of music's most iconic stars, America's Got Talent 2010 finalist Alice Tan Ridley and the talented Ayanna Irish will team up once again, this time at New York City's iconic Café Wha?...
OLIVIERS 2014: From the Party in the Covent Garden Piazza
by Gary Naylor - April 13, 2014 Gary Naylor spends a couple of hours on the Covent Garden cobbles watching the pre-show and the big screen feed of first half of the Oliviers 2014. On a perfect spring evening, Covent Garden was buzzing more than ever as I pushed past the men doing that 'hover above the pavement' trick you see in al...
Exclusive: SPRING AWAKENING's Daniel David Stewart on How it Took Losing His Voice to Find it on Broadway
by Tyler Peterson - October 05, 2015 Daniel David Stewart, currently making his Broadway debut in Deaf West's highly-acclaimed SPRING AWAKENING, may currently be voiceless, but he has something to say....
Steve Harvey Hosts New Season of FAMILY FEUD, Beginning Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 14, 2015 The fun never ends on Family Feud when the nationally syndicated game show returns for its new season tonight, September 14, 2015....
BWW Reviews: THE OTHER JOSH COHEN - Paper Mill's Wonderful, Original Musical Comedy
by Marina Kennedy - February 27, 2014 Don't miss 'The Other Josh Cohen' now showing at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse through March 16th. This original musical comedy is wonderfully staged and features an incredible, multi-talented cast....
RICH MAROTTA'S MAGIC MANIA Makes West Village Debut Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2015 RICH MAROTTA'S MAGIC MANIA will be making its West Village debut tonight, August 27th at 8:30pm The Grisly Pear (107 Macdougal Street). MAGIC MANIA runs 75 minutes and is NYC's Most Cutting Edge, Off the Wall, WTF JUST HAPPENED Variety Magic Show! The show is hosted by internationally known magician...
BWW Exclusive: Seven Off-Broadway Premieres for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
by National Theater Institute - February 23, 2015 Hailed as the launchpad of the American theater, the two-time Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is responsible for developing more than 1,100 new works for the stage. Each summer, the O'Neill is home to a series of national conferences ushering in new voices in playwriting, musical th...
KG Mokgadi to Star in First Solo Comedy Show HEAVY, 3/17-29
by Courtnie Mele - March 04, 2014 KG, recently seen onstage opening for Nik Rabinowitz in STAND UP, now stars in his first solo show entitled HEAVY that takes on a whole range of subjects with seasoned comic swag and maturity. HEAVY runs at the Baxter from 17 to 29 March 2014....
The Fighter & The Kid Come to The Neptune Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2016 The Fighter & the Kid Live with Brendan Schaub & Bryan Callen will appear tonight, January 9, 2016 at 9:00 PM at The Neptune in Seattle....
BWW Review: Theater Latte Da and Hennpin Theatre Trust Deliver an Authentic and Moving Reimagined Production of the Classic Musical GYPSY
by Jill Schafer - February 22, 2016 2016 is the fourth year of Broadway Reimagined, the partnership that combines the resources of Hennepin Theatre Trust with the innovation of Theater Latte Da to create a new interpretation of a familiar Broadway musical. This year's selection is a beloved classic of the American musical theater cano...
Segerstrom Center Continues Second Year of Disney Musicals in Schools
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2015 Segerstrom Center for the Arts continues with its second year of participation in Disney Musicals in Schools, having recently selected four Orange County public elementary schools to embark in the 2015 program....
BOXEO TELEMUNDO FORD Continues Summer Season 8/1
by Caryn Robbins - July 30, 2014 “Boxeo Telemundo Ford” continues its 2014 summer season this Friday live from the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida as native son Daniel “El Alacrán” Lozano faces off against Mexico's Antonio Tostado García...
The Downstairs Cabaret Announces 14 Shows as Part of 2016 Winter Program
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016 The Downstairs Cabaret is thrilled to announce 14 shows as part of its 2016 Winter Program, including several regional premieres, performing through the 3rd week in March....
So You Wanted to Meet the Cast? Stephanie Mills Weighs in on Shanice Williams: 'She's Going to Be a Superstar'
by Nicole Rosky - December 02, 2015 We are another day closer to NBC's highly-anticipated musical special, THE WIZ LIVE!, which airs Thursday, December 3, at 8PM/7c. The production will star newcomer Shanice Williams as Dorothy alongside Grammy and Golden Globe-winner Queen Latifah as the Wizard, nine-time Grammy-winner Mary J. Blige ...
Jay Leno, Wynton Marsalis, Audra McDonald, Natalie Cole, Alvin Ailey and More Set for Tilles Center for the Performing Arts' 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014 Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post, Long Island's leading showplace, today announced its 2014-15 season, featuring some of the most celebrated stars of comedy, music, and dance....
BWW Reviews: Actors Theatre's OUR TOWN Goes Grand By Staying Simple
by Todd Zeigler - January 30, 2014 Bravo to Les Waters, the play's director and Actors Theatre's artistic head, who plunges in and finds the play's true essence, making it a moving, lingering, even haunting experience....
Spoiler Alert! THE VOICE Final Blind Audition Recap 10/6; Full Results, Pictures!
by Matt Tamanini - October 06, 2014 40 down, eight to go! As we enter the final night of THE VOICE's Blind Auditions, each coach is still looking for two contestants to round out his or her team. While there hasn't been the top-level talent that we've seen on THE VOICE in previous seasons, the breadth of talent is still as impressive ...
Floyd Collins, Though Not For Everyone, Offers Splendid Theatricality
by Don Grigware - March 31, 2014 ...
BWW Review: Artistic Forms Brilliantly Collide in Damian Woetzel's DEMO: PLACE at Kennedy Center
by Jennifer Perry - April 24, 2016 In all my years of watching (and sometimes reviewing) a variety of artistic presentations at the Kennedy Center, I can hardly think of any other event that so perfectly offers a nicely packaged look at what the performing art center is all about.... |