BIG RIVER Film Adaptation in the Works By CHICKEN & BISCUITS Writer Douglas Lyons
by Michael Major - January 16, 2024 Douglas Lyons, who wrote the 2021 Broadway play Chicken and Biscuits, is adapting Big River into a movie musical. Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first opened on Broadway in 1985, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A revival opened in 2003 with a special ASL production....
EDINBURGH 2023: Pick of the Programme - Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 08, 2023 BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue highlights her top theatre shows of the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme...
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre And New Note Orchestra Present TRACES THROUGH TIME
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2023 The Royal Opera House will welcome Fallen Angels Dance Theatre to perform in the Linbury Theatre for the first time. Fallen Angels Dance Theatre is the UK's only company providing dance theatre experiences for people in recovery from addiction, and presents its latest work Traces Through Time in the...
Christopher Wheeldon's LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE to be Released on Royal Opera House Stream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023 Like Water for Chocolate will be released on Royal Opera House Stream. This critically acclaimed production is Christopher Wheeldon’s latest full-length work for The Royal Ballet, inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel of the same name, and will be available to watch on ROH Stream from Thursday 18 May 2...
Interview: Maria-Christina Oliveras of HADESTOWN at The Orpheum Theatre & San Jose Center For The Performing Arts Is Thrilled to Return to the Bay Area
by Jim Munson - September 08, 2023 BroadwayWorld checks in with Maria-Christina Oliveras who is playing Persephone in the national tour of Tony-Award winning Best Musical 'Hadestown' in San Francisco Sept 12-17 and San Jose September 26 - October 1....
Warrington Contemporary Arts Fest and Town's Cultural Offer Set to Be Transformed Thanks To £600k Boost
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2023 A huge funding boost which will create a significant, lasting and transformational change within Warrington’s cultural offer has been unlocked. Learn more about the fund here!...
Mark Twain House & Museum Moves Percival Everett Event to a Larger Venue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024 The Mark Twain House & Museum's free upcoming Trouble Begins lecture series event featuring Pulitzer Prize finalist Percival Everett on his latest novel James has been moved to a larger location due to unprecedented demand. Learn how to purchase tickets....
PARK AVE KITCHEN BY DAVID BURKE-The 2 Concept Restaurant Open in Midtown
by Marina Kennedy - December 13, 2023 Park Ave Kitchen by David Burke recently opened as a restaurant with two distinct personalities, which, gastronomically and visually, showcases two very different concepts....
Leeds Playhouse Offers Paid Residency For Early Career Theatre Designer
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024 Could you be the new Jerwood Resident Designer at Leeds Playhouse? This year-long paid placement, supported by the Jerwood Foundation and run in partnership with Leeds-based theatre company Tutti Frutti Productions, is an exciting chance for an early career Yorkshire-based theatre designer to take t...
Boutique Record Label Den Of Wax Announces Official Opening Of Brick & Mortar Shop
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023 Boutique record label Den of Wax officially launched last month with releases from Olson, Van Cleef, Williams' Unleash the Hoof's Revenge (October 6) and Rid of Me's Access to the Lonely (November 3), in conjunction with Knife Hit Records....
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN. at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written. ...
Review: REUBEN KAYE: THE BUTCH IS BACK, Southbank Centre
by Franco Milazzo - December 14, 2023 With an opening that couldn’t be more over the top if it was broadcast from the International Space Station, the never knowingly underdressed Reuben Kaye sweeps the entire room into his particular brand of cabaret. Coming on like a one-man Moulin Rouge floorshow, he spits out caustic one liners like...
Equity and Independent Theatre Council Reach Agreement to Raise Pay 5% Every Year From 2024-2027
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2024 Equity and Independent Theatre Council (ITC) have agreed major improvements to pay and financial provisions for performers, stage management and choreographers. Learn more about the agreement here!...
New York Live Arts Presents Expanded Live Artery Festival Featuring Commissioned Residency Artists, Curated Guests, And More
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2023 New York Live Arts presents an expanded Live Artery festival featuring commissioned residency artists, curated guests, and offsite co-presentations. 18 events over 12 days featuring 26 lead artists. January 9th-20th, 2024....
VIDEO: Watch A Spooky Tour of The Royal Opera House
by Blair Ingenthron - October 22, 2023 Watch a spooky tour complete with opera ghost stories in this video from the Royal Opera House here!...
Christopher Wheeldon's LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE to be Released on Royal Opera House Stream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023 Like Water for Chocolate will be released on Royal Opera House Stream. This critically acclaimed production is Christopher Wheeldon’s latest full-length work for The Royal Ballet, inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel of the same name, and will be available to watch on ROH Stream from Thursday 18 May 2...
Feature: QETC'S LA CAGE AUX FOLLES To Star Barrie Stevens - Auditions Open!
by Chantal Kunst - March 04, 2024 stablished in 2002, QETC’s recent production of the musical Cabaret received glowing reviews. To be staged at QETC’s regular venue, the fabulous, state-of-the-art CC Amstel theatre, internationally renowned creative, Carolien Canters will direct and choreograph. Casting is in full swing, and the com...
Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NY III Comes to FRIGID New York at The Kraine Theater
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2023 FRIGID New York and Odd Salon will present ODDMENTS NYC: III, curated by Guest Curator and Fellow Olivia Owre-Bell, at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street) on Tuesday, December 12 at 7pm (doors at 6:30pm)....
See Literary Icon Percival Everett In Chicago For Book Launch At Studebaker Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 01, 2024 Literary icon Percival Everett will be in Chicago for a book launch on March 28 at Studebaker Theater....
Review Roundup: Dominique Morisseau's SUNSET BABY at Signature Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - February 21, 2024 Signature Theatre just celebrated opening night of Signature Premiere Resident, Tony Award-nominee, and MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. Check out what the critics are saying about the revival!...
Review: LEAR'S SHADOW, Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - February 16, 2024 Colin Hurley gives us a Lear who has echoes of leaders today, but the pace and volume of the performance make drawing such parallels tricky....
RSC's New Season to Include OTHELLO, EDWARD II and Works by Sheridan and Hanif Kureishi
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 16, 2024 Newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors of the RSC, Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey have announced their inaugural season for the Company....
Review: Théâtre XIV and Cocktail Magique Theatre: Two Captivating Spaces for Fun Shows and Sultry Sips in Bushwick
by Carissa Chesanek - December 19, 2023 If you’re looking for exceptional shows in anything but ordinary settings, both the Théâtre XIV and Cocktail Magique in Bushwick will surely do the trick and then some....
Nina Conti's Ventriloquist Comedy THE DATING SHOW Comes to New York in February
by Stephi Wild - January 04, 2024 The quick-thinking queen of ventriloquism and British Comedy Award-winner Nina Conti returns to New York City with her five-star smash hit show, direct from sell-out seasons in London's West End and at the Edinburgh Festival. ... |