BWW Review: THE HOT LIST! What's Hot on Stage Now
by Ellen Dostal - January 30, 2018 So many productions are happening all over the city. Here's what made the Hot List: Bugaboo & the Silent One, The Hothouse, Cabaret, Pirates of Penzance, Shakespeare in Love, Disney's Aladdin. Go see a show!... 
CHARLIE'S WAITING By Mêlisa Annis Starring Tony-Nominee Xanthe
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2019 Parity Productions, the New York based theater company dedicated to producing new work and filling at least 50% of the creative positions (playwrights, directors, and designers) with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TCNG) artists, has announced the full cast and crew for their world prem... 
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (LATINX) Returns to LA in January
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 After a sold out run last fall, the recent revival of The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman ('97 Broadway version) will return for a limited engagement previewing January 11, 2019.... 
Theater For The New City Presents Xoregos Performing Co.'s Production of Racine's BRITANNICUS
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2018 Theater for the New City and The Xoregos Performing Company are presenting Jean Racine's Britannicus, a classic French play with contemporary echoes related to politics and power, in May.... 
ANOMALY Explores A Different Perspective In The #MeToo Era
by Stephi Wild - October 31, 2018 Anomaly is the unsettling debut play from Liv Warden exploring sisterhood, reputation and loyalty. It is a provocative and timely glimpse into fame, fathers and how the abuse of power can scratch far beyond the surface. Post-Weinstein, this is a story that is ready to be told.... 
Interview: FAMOUS Returns to The 11:11 as a Tighter, More Visually Stunning Play Addressing the Cost of Fame
by Shari Barrett - May 10, 2019 FAMOUS re-opened in April after a successful run in 2018. I decided to speak with the show's Creator/Director Michael Leoni (ML) and producers Michelle Kaufer (MK) and Cassidy Pepper (CP), about how the new production uses stylized movements by the characters, enhanced lighting and sound designs, to...
20 PORNOGRAPHIES Comes to Performance Space New York This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2018 Performance Space New York continues its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the U.S. Premiere of choreographer and dancer Mette Ingvartsen's 21 pornographies(October 3-5). The solo performance expands on Ingvartsen's body of work exploring an all-pervasive sexu... 
TIME'S UP Names Lisa Borders President & CEO
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2018 TIME'S UP announced Tuesday that Lisa Borders will serve as the first-ever President and CEO of the organization. Launched by a group of women in the entertainment industry on January 1, 2018, TIME'S UP has since grown to other industries and geographies, representing women of all kinds across race,... 
BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Pop-up Globe Auckland
by Monica Moore - March 11, 2019 How apt being here just after the celebrations of International Women's Day! All feminists need to see this and those who are not, also need to see this. It is bawdy so leave the under 16's at home. Although billed a comedy ( and it is certainly very funny), there is a great commentary about how wo... 
Classical Theatre Company Presents THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR By Nikolai Gogol
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2018 Classical Theatre Company returns to Russia for the first time since producing Chekhov's The Bear & The Proposal in 2016, this time via Russian literary master, Nikolai Gogol. Gogol's overt criticism of the rampant corruption he saw permeating the government in 1836 takes the form of his scathing sa... 
Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2019 Proving the enduring vibrancy and relevancy of the art form (while celebrating a milestone for its leader), Boston Lyric Opera's 2019/20 Season of new productions spans three centuries of composers -- focusing on works that reflect the highs and lows of power and politics, bringing passionate opera ... 
Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Loses $375K Federal Funding Following Harassment Allegations
by Alan Henry - February 20, 2018 The CBC reports that the Canada Council for the Arts has voted to withhold a planned $375K increase in federal funding from Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre following allegations of sexual harassment by four actresses against artistic director Albert Schultz. ... 
Seattle Opera Unveils 2019/20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2019 With a mix of new and traditional takes on opera, Seattle Opera unveils a 2019/20 Season that offers something for everyone. Audiences will experience new-to-Seattle productions of Rigoletto, Cinderella, and Eugene Onegin; the company premiere of Charlie Parker's Yardbird; and the return of a belove... 
Photo Flash: York Theatre Royal Presents the World Premiere of THE BE ALL AND END ALL
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2018 Would you cheat? Would you lie? Would you betray your wife's trust? Would you do absolutely anything to safeguard your son's future? The Be All and End All is a contemporary drama by award-winning writer Jonathan Lewis that shows a politician's family in crisis after he makes a life-changing decisio... 
Spanish Literature Proves Timeless In GTA's Bi-lingual FUENTE OVEJUNA
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018 Spanish literature proves timeless in the bi-lingual Gainesville Theatre Alliance production of "Fuente Ovejuna"... 
MEASURE FOR MEASURE Kicks Off The New Year At RLT
by Julie Musbach - December 19, 2018 When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her. Her decision ignites an exploration of agency, abuse o... 
BWW Review: The Duck, Having Quacked, Moves on at the Alley Theatre
by Gary Laird - February 25, 2019 QUACK playwright Eliza Clark is very good at sharp, rapid-fire dialogue, and she gives the actors plenty.... 
Acclaimed Performance Artist And Theater-Maker Angélica Liddell Comes To Peak Performances
by Stephi Wild - March 30, 2018 Peak Performances presents the U.S. premiere of Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne (This Brief Tragedy of the Flesh), Spanish writer, director, and performance artist Angelica Liddell's encapsulation of Emily Dickenson's morbidly beautiful understanding of the human condition. Liddell's confrontational... 
Seacoast Rep Presents WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2019 West Side Story, the 1950's musical of forbidden love amid rival New York youth gangs, will be staged with a 21st century perspective as the Seacoast Repertory Theatre moves into its summer season....
Angélica Liddell Comes To Peak Performances This Week
by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2018 Peak Performances presents the U.S. premiere of Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne (This Brief Tragedy of the Flesh), Spanish writer, director, and performance artist Angelica Liddell's encapsulation of Emily Dickenson's morbidly beautiful understanding of the human condition. Liddell's confrontational... 
Oxygen Media Expands True Crime Original Programming With New Series ABUSE OF POWER on Today
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2018 Oxygen Media, the network for high-quality crime programming premieres “Abuse of Power” on Today, May 12 at 7pm ET/PT. Hosted by esteemed television journalist Lauren Sivan, each episode will examine the twisted and true stories where people in positions of power and prominence took advantage of the... 
Next Iteration Ensemble Announces Lineup for 4th Annual Intercultural Play Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019 Next Iteration Ensemble (NIE) announces its roster of three plays for the 4th Annual Intercultural Play Reading Series (IPRS). This April, NIE brings to Houston works that investigate the possibilities of the roads not taken, the abuse of power within immigration and among America's 'invisibles,' an... 
Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert & Van-Ánh Vo In 'My Lai,' Come to Royce Hall
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2018 UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents the Kronos Quartet, tenor Rinde Eckert and Vietnamese instrumental virtuoso Van-Ánh Võ inMy Lai, composed by Jonathan Berger with libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman, at8 p.m. on Friday, March 9 at Royce Hall. Tickets for $29-$59 are now av... 
Strollers Theatre Presents THE WINTER'S TALE
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2018 Strollers Theatre, LTD. is proud to finish its 61st season by opening The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare on May 4th.... |
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