The Temptations & The Four Tops Come to the Van Wezel Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2015 Back by popular demand, two of Motown's beloved vocal sensations come together for an unforgettable evening! The Temptations and the Four Tops will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall tonight, April 3, 2015 at 8pm....
BWW Reviews: Flash Back to the 70s With 9 TO 5 at York Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - May 04, 2014 The Dolly Parton movie comes to life on the YLT stage...
Josh Groban & More Set for Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them....
BWW CD Reviews: Ghostlight Records' THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE (Original Cast Recording) is Accessible and Artful
by David Clarke - March 31, 2015 The sounds of the seventies are alive and well in musical theatre. Taking lessons he has learned from previous outings, Michael Freidman's compositions for THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE fly based on his keen ear for integrating disparate musical modalities into the fabric of musical theatre. These elemen...
Rosen Performing Arts Center Presents SALUTE TO SINGER/SONGWRITERS OF THE SEVENTIES Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2015 Elton John. Carole King. Joni Mitchell. Carly Simon. Paul Simon. Stevie Wonder. They were six superstar singer/songwriters in a constellation of such stars during the early 1970s; musicians who could definitely be considered the composers of the 'New Great American Songbook.' On July 23 at 7 pm, the...
Berkshire Theatre Group to Welcome The Wailers in February
by Tyler Peterson - October 22, 2015 Berkshire Theatre Group presents legendary reggae band The Wailers at The Colonial Theatre on Sunday, February 14 at 8pm....
BWW Reviews: THE DEAD CIRCUS Brings L.A., the Sixties, to Life
by John Walker Ross - October 17, 2014 More than any other American city–even New York–Los Angeles occupies a psychic space as well as a geographic one. More than any other decade “the sixties” represents a state of mind as much as a series of dates in history....
Falcon Theatre to Present Troubles' ABBAMEMNON, Begin. 6/6
by Tyler Peterson - April 24, 2014 Falcon Theatre will present Troubadour Theater Company's ABBAMEMNON, directed by Matt Walker. Join them for a hysterical musical reimagining of the classic Greek tragedy Agamemnon, the sordid story of seduction and scheming, with the sweet Swedish sounds of the Seventies....
Carnegie Hall Welcomes Bettye LaVette to Zankel Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014 Award-winning rhythm and blues singer Bettye LaVette performs songs from her 50 year career, including selections from her latest album, Thankful N' Thoughtful, tonight, March 21 at 10:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall....
Josh Groban & More Set for Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them....
BWW Reviews: Rhennie Harris Rhaw Tackles Major Issues in LOV: AMERICAN STYLE
by Frances Steiner - April 29, 2015 In Lov: American Style, Rennie Harris, the prolific hip-hop choreographer, declares that hip-hop must maintain perpetual relevance. This work at DC's Dance Space, shows Harris' commitment to this tenet. Harris founded RHAW (Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works) in 2007 as a complement to his main com...
The Wailers Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, 5/18
by Tyler Peterson - April 17, 2014 On the 30th anniversary of its 1984 release, The Wailers will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 18, at 8 p.m. performing the iconic album Legend in its entirety, which features the bands biggest hits of all time including 'I Shot The Sheriff', 'Redemption Song', 'Jamming' and ...
BWW Reviews: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN Proves Timeless
by Caroline Sposto - March 30, 2015 Ed Graczyk's 1976 drama 'Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean' has a simple premise: It's September 30, 1975, and a small town dime store in West Texas is hosting the reunion of a James Dean Fan Club to mark the 20-year anniversary of Giant, which was filmed nearby. The underlying premise is y...
Singer-Songwriter Melanie Safka Kicks Off National Tour at 2014 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Now thru June 9
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2014 The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and David M. Hawkins are thrilled to announce that legendary singer- songwriter Melanie Safka is making her long awaited return to Australian shores this June with her People In The Front Row Tour....
BWW Review: NAKED AS A GAYBIRD is a Tour de Force Tour of One Man's Journey
by Frank Benge - November 09, 2015 The journey of every gay person is different and, in ways, the same. The hurts, the emotional scars and the retrospectively funny stories are all part of the baggage of every gay person and part of what makes us the survivors that stand here today. In NAKED AS A GAYBIRD, writer and performer Jay Byr...
Bill Weir Set for New Original Series THE WONDER LIST on CNN
by Casey Judge - November 24, 2014 CNN announced today that Bill Weir will bring a new Original Series to the network beginning early next year. The Wonder List with Bill Weir will join the recently announced series THE SEVENTIES and High Profits, both debuting in 2015. With The Wonder List, Weir will tell the untold stories of extra...
MacLeod, Bulifant, Bailey and More Star in Dezart Performs' ON THE AIR Tonight
by David Green - March 13, 2014 Stage and Television stars Gavin MacLeod, Joyce Bulifant and G.W. Bailey lead a cast of twenty professional actors and singers in Dezart Performs fundraising gala, 'ON THE AIR! An Evening of Live Radio Show Classics,' tonight, March 13, 2014 at The Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs....
The Temptations & The Four Tops Coming to Van Wezel, 4/3
by Tyler Peterson - March 18, 2015 Back by popular demand, two of Motown's beloved vocal sensations come together for an unforgettable evening! The Temptations and the Four Tops will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Friday April 3, 2015 at 8pm....
Guitar Legend Steve Hillage to Issue Unreleased Concert Recording 'Live in Madison Square Garden 1977'
by Tess Reynolds - September 11, 2015 Steve Hillage is one of the most idiosyncratic and instantly recognisable guitarists in the world. Associated with the Canterbury scene, he has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his critically acclaimed solo recordings, along with prog legends Gong, Steve has been a member...
KC & The Sunshine Band Appears Tonight on CNN's THE SEVENTIES
by TV News Desk - August 13, 2015 It was a time of war and political scandal, but for three minutes and 20 seconds Americans across the U.S. could turn up their radios and hear the grooving beats and infectious lyrics of KC & The Sunshine Band's 'Get Down Tonight.' Times have changed since 1975, but fast forward to 2015 and here we ...
The Wailers to Play Fox Theatre in January
by Tyler Peterson - October 02, 2015 Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The Wailers with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, January 7th, 2016. Tickets are on sale now for $25 advanced or $27.50 day of show....
BWW Reviews: Jukebox Musical MAMMA MIA Stands the Test of Time
by Paul Batterson - March 05, 2015 Growing up Father's Day must have been very confusing for Sophie Sheridan, the lead character for MAMMA MIA. The product of a brief love affair, Sophie never knew who her real father was. So on the weeks before her wedding, she sends out invitations to the three chief suspects in hopes of finding ou...
Ewa Wojciak, Director of Poland's Theatre of the Eighth Day, Fired by City Mayor
by Christina Mancuso - August 19, 2014 Director of Poland's Theatre of the Eighth Day, Ewa Wojciak, was fired by Poznan mayor Ryszard Grobelny on 28 July because she did not ask for permission to leave the city when she went to Yale and Princeton on 18 February....
National Centre for the Peforming Arts to Present ANANDA: HINDI NATYA UTSAV, May 1-4
by Diana Heisroth - April 23, 2014 The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai, widely recognized for its support and encouragement to theatre in all languages, is proud to host the fourth edition of its Hindi theatre festival 'NCPA Ananda: Hindi Natya Utsav', from 1st May to 4th May 2014. NCPA Ananda will present a sel...
Josh Groban Set for Premiere of Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 02, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them.... |