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...
Factory Announces 2018 – 2019 Season, 'Canada At Your Doorstep'
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2018 Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino presents "Canada at Your Doorstep" the 2018 - 2019 Factory Season; six provocative works that challenge and interrogate popular narratives of Canadian identity....
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,...
Redtwist Theatre's FROST/NIXON Opens April 21
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2018 Redtwist Theatre presents Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, and directed by Scott Weinstein, featuring Redtwist company member & Jeff Award-winner Brian Parry as Richard Nixon. The show opens Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 3pm (this is also the press opening) and runs Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm; Sun at 3pm, t...
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...
Museum Of Art And Design At MDC To Launch Performance Series & Program, Living Together
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2017 Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) is pleased to announce Living Together, an exciting cross-disciplinary series of programs that will galvanize Miami audiences with thoughtful and challenging performances and exhibitions that draw from art, music, theater, politics, and poe...
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 ...
Gibney Dance Releases Statement on Sexual Harassment, Announces Programming
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2017 Ensuring that our space is safe for all who enter is a top priority for Gibney. In light of the recent public discourse regarding sexual assault and harassment in the arts and entertainment industries, we wanted to take a moment to address these topics with you, our community....
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...
Theater For The New City Presents Racine's BRITANNICUS
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 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....
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. ...
Critically Acclaimed Play FAMOUS Announces Extended Dates
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2019 An 11:11 Experience announced today that Famous, the critically acclaimed theatre piece written and directed by Michael Leoni (Elevator), is extending its run due to popular demand. The live experience continues through Sunday, June 23rd with performances on Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm....
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...
Former Emergency Physician Exposes Gender Bias in Medical Field in New...
by Robert Diamond - October 25, 2018 ...
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...
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Velvet
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 26, 2018 BWW catches up with Tom Ratcliffe to talk about bringing Velvet to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Shakespeare BASH'd Explores a Dangerous Leader with RICHARD III
by Julie Musbach - December 20, 2017 Shakespeare BASH'd explores the current relevance of the rise of a dangerous leader in Richard III...
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... |