National Philharmonic Kicks Off 2019-2020 Season With Eroica Trio
by Stephi Wild - August 27, 2019
The National Philharmonic nearly didn't have a 2019-2020 season after its closure due to financial difficulties was announced earlier this summer. Now, however, thanks to the support of its fans, the National Philharmonic is set to debut in September with the first concert of a full season of 11 per...
BWW Review: KINTSUGI's Beautiful Yet Shocking Portrayal of An Abusive Relationship Impresses
by Rakaputra Paputungan - August 15, 2019
On May 23rd, a new contemporary ballet show, KINTSUGI, ran for one show only at Teater Kecil, Jakarta. It is the brainchild of dancer Elhaq Latief under the banner of ELHAQ LATIEF PRODUCTION and tells the story of a romance that devolves into an abusive relationship. The show is followed with a disc...
'Tanglewood Forever' Campaign Exceeds Donation Goal
by A.A. Cristi - July 12, 2019
At the 2019 Tanglewood Gala on Saturday, July 13, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will announce that the donor-funded Tanglewood Forever campaign, which continues through August 31, 2019, has surpassed its $64 million goal, raising $70 million as of July 8, 2019. The primary goals of Tanglewood Foreve...
BWW Recap: Is Season Three the End of STRANGER THINGS?
by Abigail Charpentier - July 08, 2019
The Fourth of July was celebrated not only by Americans across the country but Stranger Things fans when the third season of the Netflix original series was released. Although the streaming platform has not yet released the viewer count for the show's newest season, the show garnered over 15 million...
BWW Review: ROSVOT (ROBBERS) Echoes at Taabori and Stays Resonating in Your Mind and Emotions
by Rosanna Liuski - July 01, 2019
A small moment of silence and a giving of a rhythm and the music starts to bang at Taabori: the huge ensemble and all of the actors gather up in front of us, mouths from the biggest to the smallest ones opening up widely as they sing the Joutomiehia Useless men -song....
ORESTEIA to Launch 2019 Summer Tour
by Alan Henry - June 18, 2019
Aeschylus' Oresteia will launch their summer tour June 28 and run through Sept. 22, 2019....
'Troy: Myth And Reality' Comes to the British Museum
by Stephi Wild - June 18, 2019
The British Museum today announces its major exhibition for Autumn 2019. The BP exhibition Troy: myth and reality will be the first major Troy exhibition in the UK. It will reveal the lasting legacy of stories from the Trojan War, first told by early poets such Homer and Virgil and retold and reinte...
Brendan Saye Promoted To Principal Dancer
by Stephi Wild - June 16, 2019
Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced seven promotions for the 2019/20 season: Brendan Saye to Principal Dancer, Ben Rudisin and Donald Thom to First Soloist, Jeannine Haller, Siphesihle November, Kota Sato and Calley Skalnik to Second Soloist....
BWW Review: PICTURES OF DORIAN GRAY, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - June 16, 2019
Tom Littler's latest venture is a glorious four-version take on Oscar Wilde's masterpiece The Picture of Dorian Gray, adapted by Lucy Shaw. They examine the original text and extrapolate its myth, stripping it down to its core and leaving the soul of the story bare for everyone to see. Shaw becomes ...
CNN Presents Six-Part Original Series THE MOVIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 11, 2019
Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog bring The Movies to CNN on Sunday, July 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The new six-part CNN Original Series explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution. Com...
Discovery's Five Deeps Expedition Breaks Record on Dive to Bottom of Challenger Deep In Mariana Trench
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 13, 2019
For the fourth time, the Five Deeps Expedition has successfully dived to the bottom of one of the world's five oceans. The team completed a mission to reach what is commonly known as the deepest point on planet Earth: Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench. Victor Vescovo set a new deep-diving re...
BWW Review: THE CASTLE at YES 24 STAGE 1, 'Welcome to My Castle!'
by Jimin Lee - May 13, 2019
One of America's first serial killers, con artist, bigamist, "Beast of Chicago," and "The Murder Hotel," what do these words have in common? They all have an association with the cold-blooded murderer, Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes. When it was announced that a musical about...
ORESTEIA Comes to National Theatre Of Greece This June!
by Alan Henry - May 09, 2019
ORESTIA is playing at National Theatre of Greece from June 28 to 29, 2019....
Walnut Announces $39 Million Theatre And Education Center Expansion
by Stephi Wild - May 04, 2019
The Walnut Street Theatre unveiled their $39 million expansion plan during the annual Gala Concert, which was appropriately themed The Future Lives Here. Addressing the growing needs of the community the Walnut serves, the expansion will include a fully renovated lobby and box office, additional sp...
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Splashes into the Massey Theatre with its Toe Tapping Tunes
by Alyson Eng - April 15, 2019
Extravagant tap dancing numbers, incredible singing, and breathtaking set pieces were a few things that I got to witness at the Massey Theatre on Saturday night. The Royal City Musical Theatre's production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN performed another round of shows this weekend at the Massey Theatre in ...
Segerstrom Center Presents The Tak Cs Quartet
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2019
The Tak cs Quartet returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts on February 28, 2019 at 8:00pm. The ensemble, considered to be one of the world's greatest string quartets, welcomed second violinist Harumi Rhodes earlier this year following the retirement of founding member K roly Schranz. Quartet membe...
The American Museum Of Natural History Announces Its 150th Anniversary Celebration
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2019
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) today announced a multi-year series of events, programs, exhibitions, and projects that will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Museum, culminating in the opening of its new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation....
Don Winslow In Conversation With Pulitzer-Prize Winning Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis Tonight At The Strand
by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2019
Following his major profile on CBS Sunday Morning, front-page features in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and glowing reviews in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, Winslow will hit 13 cities on a national book tour, with appearances on national television and radio, and features ...
LOTM Publishing Releases G.W. Mullins and C.L. Hause Book Story Teller An Anthology Of Folklore From The Native American Indians
by Robert Diamond - February 20, 2019
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BWW Review: THE WOLVES at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
Review: HARRIET at the Group Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - February 15, 2019
The beginning is beautifully harmonious: there is white, black and light yellow in tender different shades. White in clothes and the walls, black in boots and in the decorations of the piano. The candles beam yellow light in which everything basks....
BWW Review: NATIONAL BALLET OF CHINA at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael Goldberg - February 15, 2019
The National Ballet of China's performance of 'Raise the Red Lantern' is stunning, moving, and heartbreaking....
Denny Laine From The Moody Blues And Wings Comes to Bay Street Theater
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the Lead Singer of The Moody Blues & Co-Founder of Wings: Denny Laine live in concert on Saturday, March 2 at 8 pm. Tickets are $35 when purchased in advance and $45 when purchased the day of the event; on sale now at baystre...
Segerstrom Center Presents The Tak Cs Quartet
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2019
The Tak cs Quartet returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts on February 28, 2019 at 8:00pm. The ensemble, considered to be one of the world's greatest string quartets, welcomed second violinist Harumi Rhodes earlier this year following the retirement of founding member K roly Schranz. Quartet membe...
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on NED: A NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL
by Jade Kops - December 22, 2018
NED: A NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL by Adam Lyon (Music and Lyrics), Anna Lyon (Book), and Marc McIntyre (Book and Set Design) follows the story of the famous outlaw and the notorious Kelly family, with insight to the history of all the family members through the medium of musical theatre....
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