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Oak Lawn Teen Theatre Presents HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017

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Ryan Spahn, Connor Delves, and Eric Bermudez Lead Reading of STARCROSSED Photo Ryan Spahn, Connor Delves, and Eric Bermudez Lead Reading of STARCROSSED
by Julie Musbach - February 15, 2019

Tybalt and Mercutio now fill the roles of the star crossed lovers born to be enemies. Constructed around Shakespeare's original dialogue and expanded upon into a love story of intrigue, scheming, and hope, two beloved characters get new life, as they each grow into individuals hoping to find a compa...


VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Cast of RAGTIME At Serenbe Playhouse Photo VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Cast of RAGTIME At Serenbe Playhouse
by Alan Henry - May 16, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Serenbe Playhouse's RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL. The Tony Award-winning musical based on E.L. Doctorow's acclaimed novel of the same name is a picture of this nation's hopes and pains as we entered the twentieth century. Check out the video below!...


Grammy Winner GREGORY PORTER Presents NAT KING COLE & ME at the KEITH ALBEE PERFORMIN Photo Grammy Winner GREGORY PORTER Presents NAT KING COLE & ME at the KEITH ALBEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
by Richard Allen - November 14, 2018

Marshall Artist Series Press Release: Two time Grammy winner Gregory Porter presents Nat King Cole & Me with 60-piece Orchestra...


Harris Center Welcomes The Video Game JOURNEY And Fifth House Ensemble, In A Live Int Photo Harris Center Welcomes The Video Game JOURNEY And Fifth House Ensemble, In A Live Interactive Performance
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2018

A fascinating fusion of video game technology, visual art and live performance. A game player joins Fifth House on stage and, when the video game Journey begins, the ensemble performs its Grammy-nominated score, in real time, as the stunning visuals of Journey are projected live on a screen above th...


Roy Bain Releases 'Splitting Tens'
by Christina Mancuso - March 09, 2017

Roy Bain, a Blackjack master with over fifty years of the game under his belt, has completed his new book 'Splitting Tens': a gripping and potent manual on the ins and outs of this exciting and intense game....


'Crapshoot — The NFL Draft: 1967-2017' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 17, 2017

Crapshoot looks at how the draft has grown and addresses the question why some drafted players succeed while others fail. The book assesses each draft class and team drafts with a comprehensive summary of the draft classes from 1967-2016, including an overview/outlook of that particular draft class,...


Photo Flash: Intense First Look at John Douglas Thompson in HAMLET at American Conser Photo Photo Flash: Intense First Look at John Douglas Thompson in HAMLET at American Conservatory Theater
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2017

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) kicks off its 2017-18 season with William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece, Hamlet (September 20-October 15, 2017). Obie Award winner and 2017 Tony Award nominee (Best Featured Actor in a Play, Jitney; Satchmo at the Waldorf, A.C.T.) John Douglas Thompson leads...


Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson Star in Playing on Air's A MAN OF HIS TIME Podcast
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017

Claudia Catania, founder and Artistic Director of Playing on Air, has announced the release of Playing on Air's 50th podcast: acclaimed actors Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson starring in Kate T. Billingsley 's A Man of His Time, directed by Estelle Parsons. A Man of His Time is now available...


Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release Visually Striking Music Video For 'AlgoRhyt Photo Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release Visually Striking Music Video For 'AlgoRhythm'
by Tori Hartshorn - August 27, 2018

'AlgoRhythm' is the latest single taken from the recently released album 'Scripted Orkestra' that Henrik Schwarz recorded with the Metropole Orkest. Inspired by the algorithmic method used to create this piece of music, director and animator Christian Krupa developed a visual response that brought t...


Ken Jennings Joins BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW Photo Ken Jennings Joins BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019

Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has announced today that BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW, hosted by Sherri Shepherd (“The View”) will debut on June 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET....


Eden Espinosa, Carrie Manolakos, and More to Star in New Musical Thriller Concert GE Photo Eden Espinosa, Carrie Manolakos, and More to Star in New Musical Thriller Concert GET JACK
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017

Grammy Award-nominated composer and rock icon Kip Winger, in his theatrical composing debut, and acclaimed writer/director Damien Gray (Atomic the Musical) will present two concert presentations of their new musical thriller GET JACK on Monday, October 30 at SIR Studios, 520 W 25th St....


THE PAT HOBBY STORIES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe Photo THE PAT HOBBY STORIES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - June 10, 2019

Fifty years before The Player and Barton Fink popularized the inside world of Hollywood, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a series of sparkling, waggish stories for Esquire magazine, recounting the exploits of Pat Hobby - quintessential Hollywood script hack - who "was hot when the movies were dumb"....


Sonnambula Makes Philadelphia-Area Debut With Piffaro Photo Sonnambula Makes Philadelphia-Area Debut With Piffaro
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2019

The viol consort Sonnambula, ensemble-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, joins Piffaro for its first Philadelphia performance March 15-16, 2019. They will perform a program drawn from famed renaissance composer Michael Praetorius' vast 1610 compendium of dance music, Terpsichore....


BWW Previews: THE LAST FIVE YEARS TELLS A CAUTIONARY TALE at NYNE Photo BWW Previews: THE LAST FIVE YEARS TELLS A CAUTIONARY TALE at NYNE
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - June 28, 2018

Imagine putting a DVD of your life together in the player and forwarding through the mystery of new love, the excitement of moving in together, the happiness of your true love finding success in work, the bliss of engagement and a new marriage, the resentment of success, the end of a marriage. Now i...


MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Theater Basel Through 6/19 Photo MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Theater Basel Through 6/19
by Alan Henry - April 10, 2019

MADAMA BUTTERFLY is playing at Theater Basel in Switzerland through June 19, 2019....


Pressman Toy Releases The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette... Photo Pressman Toy Releases The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette...
by Robert Diamond - September 01, 2018

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The Technicolors to Release New Album 'Metaphysica' This July
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017

This July the band will be releasing their new album Metaphysical and today we are thrilled to be premiering the band's newest single, 'Congratulations, You're a Doll.'...


TNC's Dream Up Festival To Present GLITCHED Photo TNC's Dream Up Festival To Present GLITCHED
by Julie Musbach - August 24, 2018

'Glitched,' written and directed by Melissa Maney, is a dark fantasy horror story in which a woman faces a phobia on a carnival ride but finds more to fear than she'd bargained for.  Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival will present the play's world premiere August 26 to September 4....


Gina Gershon and Trinity Likins Cast in Season Three of RIVERDALE Photo Gina Gershon and Trinity Likins Cast in Season Three of RIVERDALE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2018

Fans of Riverdale will learn a little bit more about Jughead's family in season three, as his mother and sister shake things up with their own sneaky behavior. Gina Gershon (Bound) and newcomer Trinity Likins have been set for recurring roles as Gladys Jones and Jellybean 'JB' Jones, respectively. T...


MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Theater Basel Through 6/19 Photo MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Theater Basel Through 6/19
by Alan Henry - April 25, 2019

MADAMA BUTTERFLY is playing at Theater Basel in Switzerland through June 19, 2019....


Peyton Manning Speaks With Peter King For FOOTBALL MORNING IN AMERICA Photo Peyton Manning Speaks With Peter King For FOOTBALL MORNING IN AMERICA
by Tori Hartshorn - July 15, 2019

Peyton Manning speaks with Peter King about his post-playing career and the NFL's upcoming 100th season in his latest edition ofFootball Morning in America, available now exclusively on NBCSports.com....


AMERICAN IDIOT Comes to Chapman University Photo AMERICAN IDIOT Comes to Chapman University
by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2019

The 'Green Day classic' AMERICAN IDIOT opens at Chapman University. This spring, Chapman Student Orgs Productions will bring everyone's favorite 2000's rockin' tunes to Chapman for a very short engagement....


The Dryden Ensemble Presents A GERMAN PRINCESS AT VERSAILLES Photo The Dryden Ensemble Presents A GERMAN PRINCESS AT VERSAILLES
by Julie Musbach - December 19, 2018

The Dryden Ensemble presents 'Queen Christina Goes to Rome,' a dramatic retelling of the story of the unconventional Swedish queen on Saturday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pennsylvania, and on Sunday, January 20 at 3:00 p.m. at Miller Chapel, ...


Lin-Manuel Miranda's KINGKILLER CHRONICLE Series Gets the Green Light at Showtime Photo Lin-Manuel Miranda's KINGKILLER CHRONICLE Series Gets the Green Light at Showtime
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017

Showtime is developing a television series adaptation of THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLE, executive produced by Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), with acclaimed producer John Rogers (Leverage, The Player) serving as showrunner....






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