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THE SPIDER Makes American Premiere at Fringe Festival, Now thru 8/16
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2013

The Drama League, in conjunction with The Present Company, will present the American premiere of The Spider, the award-winning production from Bulgarian company Theatre B+, written and directed by Dimitar Dimotrov and Jordan Slaveykov, with music by Alexander Kalanov and Jordan Borisov, as part of t...


Julie Taymor Discusses SPIDER-MAN & LION KING In TED Talk
by Pat Cerasaro - August 08, 2013

Visionary Broadway/Hollywood director Julie Taymor discusses her formative years in Indonesia, creating the stage adaptation of film favorite THE LION KING and bringing Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST to the big screen as well as the SPIDER-MAN debacle and much, much more in a 2011 TED Talk given by the f...


THE SPIDER Opens Tomorrow at COW Theatre as Part of FringeNYC
by Tyler Peterson - August 08, 2013

The Bulgarians have arrived! The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks), in conjunction with The Present Company, present the American premiere of The Spider, the award-winning production from Bulgarian company Theatre B+, written and directed by Dimitar Dimotrov and Jordan Slaveykov, wit...


Uptown Players Open KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2013

Uptown Players continues its 2013 season with the Tony Award winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, running tonight, August 2 through August 18, 2013, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater....


triangle productions to Kick off 24th Season with KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, 9/5-29
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2013

triangle productions! kicks off its 24th season with the Oregon premiere of the seven-time Tony Award winning musical based on Manuel Puig's novel of the same name, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, with Book by Terrance McNally, Music by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret and Chicago)....


BWW Newsworthy: The Winners of the Colorado Theatre Guild's Henry Awards!
by Michael Mulhern - July 26, 2013

Here are the winners from the Henry Awards presented on Monday, July 22....


THE SPIDER to Make American Premiere at Fringe Festival, 8/9-16
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2013

The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks), in conjunction with The Present Company, will present the American premiere of The Spider, the award-winning production from Bulgarian company Theatre B+, written and directed by Dimitar Dimotrov and Jordan Slaveykov, with music by Alexander Kal...


Uptown Players to Present KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, Begin. 8/2
by Tyler Peterson - July 12, 2013

Uptown Players continues its 2013 season with the Tony Award winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, running August 2 through August 18, 2013, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater....


TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- Brian Stokes Mitchell on His 7/8 Town Hall Show, SPIDER WOMAN, RAGTIME & More - Part 1!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 05, 2013

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special i...


Colorado Theatre Guild Announces Nominees for 2013 Henry Awards; Set for 7/22 at Arvada Center
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2013

The Colorado Theatre Guild's 8th Annual Henry Awards will take place Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada, Colorado. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction. The awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., followed ...


Boho Theatre Presents Tony Award-Winner KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, Now Through 6/30
by Devin MacDonald - June 19, 2013

Serving an eight-year sentence in a Latin American prison for homosexuality, Luis regularly escapes the torture and humiliation by inventing a fantasy world of movies starring the vampy diva Aurora. But his ability to escape reality is tested by his new cellmate, a Marxist revolutionary named Valent...


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/14- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
by Nicole Rosky - June 14, 2013

Today in 2011, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it is still running. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spi...


Pride Films and Plays Hosts AND THE WINNER WASN'T III Tonight
by Ben Peltz - June 04, 2013

AND THE WINNER WASN'T III celebrates the great music of Broadway performed by the very best of Chicago's outstanding musical theater talent....


Boho Theatre Explores Fantasy and Reality in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, Now thru 6/30
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013

BoHo Theatre will present the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally, based on the novel by Manuel Puig, as the final production in its 2012/2013 season. The production will run tonight, May 31st through June 30th at Theater Wit in Lakeview....


Boho Theatre Explores Fantasy and Reality in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, 5/31-6/30
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2013

BoHo Theatre will present the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally, based on the novel by Manuel Puig, as the final production in its 2012/2013 season. The production will run May 31st through June 30th at Theater Wit in Lakeview. Kiss of the Spider Woman ...


Julie Taymor & SPIDER-MAN Producers Fail to Reach Settlement
by Nicole Rosky - March 12, 2013

The SPIDER-MAN court battle continues, as the legal proceedings between show producers and fired director Julie Taymor have now lasted seven months. According to the New York Times, federal Judge Katherine B. Forrest has 'expressed frustration that an agreement had not been completed in spite of the...


Theater for the New City Presents TARANTELLA - SPIDER DANCE, Now thru 1/20
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013

Theater for the New City will present 'TARANTELLA - SPIDER DANCE', tonight, January 18-20, 2013....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/4 - Natascia Diaz
by Nicole Rosky - January 04, 2013

Happy Birthday,Natascia Diaz! Diaz's theatre credits include Jacques Brel Returns, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Carnival!, Rooms, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Man of La Mancha....


Theater for the New City Presents TARANTELLA - SPIDER DANCE, 1/18-20
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2013

Theater for the New City will present 'TARANTELLA - SPIDER DANCE', January 18-20, 2013....


TV Exclusive: Chita Rivera Uncut Part 2- Talks CHICAGO, THE RINK, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN & More!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - December 02, 2012

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is currently starring alongside Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Jim Norton, and more in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened, November 13 at Studio 54. In this second part of the interview, Richard chats with Ch...


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 11/17- Brent Carver
by Nicole Rosky - November 17, 2012

Happy Birthday Brent Carver! Carver is best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof, and Parade as Leo Frank. Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the Toronto st...


Vintage Theatre Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Michael Mulhern - October 26, 2012

The complex relationship between two men caged together in a Latin American prison is explored....


Pandora Productions’ 2012/2013 Season Opens With KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN
by Kelsey Denette - September 11, 2012

The musical version of Manual Puig's 1976 novel first saw life in 1990. Despite having been begotten by theater royalty, Kiss of the Spider Woman got off to a rocky start before becoming one of the big musical hits of the '90s. Four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally adapted the book. John Kan...


STAGE TUBE: Chita Rivera Talks Creating BYE BYE BIRDIE's 'Rosie'
by Kelsey Denette - August 08, 2012

Two-Time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career in her own concert Chita Rivera: MY BROADWAY presented by Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, August 7-11 at the Civic Center Musical Hall. Below, the actress talks with the the theatre's artistic director, Michael ...


Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Presents Chita Rivera, 8/7-11
by Kelsey Denette - August 03, 2012

Two-Time Tony Award winner CHITA RIVERA will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career in her own concert CHITA RIVERA: MY BROADWAY presented by Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, August 7-11 at the Civic Center Musical Hall...





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