2021 Billboard Music Awards Finalists Revealed
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2021 dick clark productions and NBC today announced the finalists for the “2021 Billboard Music Awards”, which honor the year’s most successful artists in 51 categories across all genres of music. The BBMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p... 
Jack McNamara Steps Down From New Perspectives
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2021 Artistic Director of New Perspectives Jack McNamara is to step down in July after nine years in the role, to take up a new position as Artistic Director of Newcastle's Live Theatre. ... 
San Francisco Playhouse Announces Act III of 2020/21 Season Featuring In-Person Performances
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2021 San Francisco Playhouse announced its return to in-person performances with fully staged productions of Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, The Song of Summer by Lauren Yee, and Starting Here, Starting Now by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. All three productions will also be available as on-de... 
Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, April 30- with Betty Buckley, Donna Murphy, and More!
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2021 Today (April 30) in live streaming: Broadway Rocks the Who!, Stars in the House reunites The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and more!... 
Max & Louie Productions Announce 2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 Max & Louie Productions announces its “Comeback” with the St. Louis premiere of “Tiny Beautiful Things” based on the New York Times bestseller, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar” by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Oscar nominee, Nia Vardalos, playing at The ... 
Scottish Punk Icons SKIDS Announce Their First Ever Covers Album
by TV News Desk - May 04, 2021 Both a live venue as well as a traditional dance club, the Kinema became a musical and cultural epicenter for the youth in Scotland’s Fife province especially during the late ‘70s, early ‘80s punk rock movement.... 
Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Recipients of Commissioning Programs
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced the recipient of the 2021 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission, as well as recipients of 2021 WTF Commissions through WTF’s Andrew Martin-Weber New Play and Musical Commissioning Program. ... 
Fan-Favorite Food Trucks Return For Brand-New Road Battle in THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE: ALL-STARS
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2021 Seven winning alumni teams from The Great Food Truck Race are back for an action-packed culinary journey to decide once and for all which truck is the ultimate champion in The Great Food Truck Race: All-Stars, premiering Sunday, June 6th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network and streaming the same day on dis... 
THE LAST ROMANCE Will Be Performed at WYO Performing Arts & Education Center Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021 The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center is delighted to present a very special local performance of The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro in the Mars Theater June 3 – 6, 2021.... 
New Musicals HART ISLAND and COWBOY BOB to Headline New York Theatre Barn's New Work Series
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its award-winning New Works Series on Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at 7PM EST, featuring excerpts from the new musicals Hart Island and Cowboy Bob. The live 1-hour presentation will also feature a conversation with the writers and creative team. ... 
Salt Lake Acting Company Launches $1M Capital Campaign to Make its Theatre More Accessible
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2021 Salt Lake Acting Company, Utah's leading destination for brave, contemporary theatre, today announces the official kickoff of a $1M capital campaign. The new initiative, of which the magnitude is a first for the company, supports SLAC's ongoing commitment to create a theatre ecosystem that is access... 
Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, May 6- Meet the Next On Stage Top 30, Jeremy Jordan, and More!
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2021 Today (May 6) in live streaming: Next on Stage is back to introduce the high school Top 30, Jeremy Jordan in concert, The Secret Garden revival workshop, and more!... 
BWW Review: Jeremy Jordan CARRY ON Achieves New Heights In Storytelling
by Stephen Mosher - May 01, 2021 With a May 6 premiere and streaming options through May 27th, CARRY ON is a film worth gathering the family around the TV set.... 
MONUMENTS Film Featuring Javier Muñoz to Open in June
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2021 Independent distributor Row House Films has acquired theatrical and virtual cinema rights to the charmingly quirky indie road-trip comedy MONUMENTS, and will bring the film to select independent theaters for in-person and virtual-cinema screenings beginning June 4.... 
The West Harlem Art Fund Presents WE ARE IN REACH on Governors Island
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 The West Harlem Art Fund will present their new exhibition WE ARE IN REACH on Governors Island in the historic district of Nolan Park. The show is open now through June 25, 2021 for the public. '...as we look at human existence, it all began in Africa. WE ARE IN REACH looks at how those of African d... 
Kim Hlavac's PENNY SLOTS To Premiere On The Open-Door Playhouse Podcast
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2021 Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of Penny Slots, written and directed by Kim Hlavac. ... 
RIDE THE CYCLONE World Premiere Cast Recording Out Today
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced that Ride the Cyclone: World Premiere Cast Recording – based on the musical that has sold out hit productions across the US and Canada – is available in digital and streaming formats today, Friday, May 7.... 
BWW Feature: THEATRE FROM A DISTANCE with THEATRE CALGARY
by Vicki Trask - May 07, 2021 This week, Theatre Calgary's Stafford Arima and Maya Choldin explained how their company is paving the way for emerging artists in the new digital age of theatre. Theatre Calgary (which is known for its cross-country collaboration and interpretations of old and new plays and musicals) jumped into t... 
Gavin Larsen Releases New Memoir BEING A BALLERINA
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 Gavin Larsen has announced the release of her new memoir, Being a Ballerina: The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life, published by the University Press of Florida in April 2021. Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between h... 
Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 7- Meet the Next On Stage Top 30, and More!
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021 Today (May 7) in live streaming: Next on Stage is back to introduce the College Top 30, an Anastasia reunion on Stars in the House, and more!... 
Photo Coverage: Marilyn Maye Goes Out To Dine And Winds Up Singing For Her Supper at Table 26
by Stephen Sorokoff - April 30, 2021 A few days post Marilyn Maye’s memorable engagement in the Wick Theatre Cabaret Johnny Carson’s favorite singer was relaxing and dining with friends at Table 26 in Palm Beach. The other patrons in the restaurant subsequently got an unexpected rare treat. ... 
Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions Presents EMMA
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2021 What happens when Cupid's arrow backfires? The Jane Austen classic of Emma comes to life in this comical stage play with the same Broadway-quality, live performances you've come to expect from Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions.... 
North Coast Repertory Theatre Announces 40th Season
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021 Two West Coast premieres, one Southern California premiere and one World premiere highlight an engaging, eclectic 2021-2022 seven-play series at North Coast Repertory Theatre, now celebrating its 40th season.... 
NYC RESTAURANT HAPPENINGS-New and Noteworthy
by Marina Kennedy - April 29, 2021 Exciting times! Restaurants are opening all around the city and some that have shuttered during the pandemic are reopening....
Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Recipients of Commissioning Programs
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced the recipient of the 2021 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission, as well as recipients of 2021 WTF Commissions through WTF’s Andrew Martin-Weber New Play and Musical Commissioning Program. ... |
