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On each half-hour episode of BAGGAGE, Jerry Springer guides the fun as one dater chooses among three contestants, who reveal the intimate secrets and hidden flaws that are typically kept under wraps to impress a first date. Each contestant enters with three suitcases

Review: SAVING FACE by Si Rawlinson, The Place Photo Review: SAVING FACE by Si Rawlinson, The Place
by Matthew Paluch - June 26, 2023

Interdisciplinary is a bittersweet word/theory, and when I come across it, I'm equally filled with both anticipation and foreboding. The former as when it works it's hard to beat, the latter as when it doesn't, the night can be an awkward one. And in this spirit, I'm afraid Saving Face by Si Rawlins...


Interview: Mitch Hara Talks Revamped MUTANT OLIVE 2.0 at the Hudson Guild Theatre Photo Interview: Mitch Hara Talks Revamped MUTANT OLIVE 2.0 at the Hudson Guild Theatre
by Shari Barrett - February 26, 2023

Back in 2015, I caught a solo performance play Mutant Olive, created and performed by Mitch Hara. I decided to speak with him about his revamped play, Mutant Olive 2.0, soon to begin performance at the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood, to ask about the new show, it’s title, and what’s been going on durin...


Backstage Drama, Black Excellence, And The Echoes Of Theatre History Ring Out In Red Photo Backstage Drama, Black Excellence, And The Echoes Of Theatre History Ring Out In Red Velvet At Bag&Baggage Productions
by A.A. Cristi - June 21, 2023

Bag&Baggage Productions, Hillsboro's resident professional theater company, reckons with the history of black representation in the theater with their regional premiere of Red Velvet by Olivier Award winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, directed by newly appointed Artistic Director Nik Whitcomb in...


Review: Hulu's UP HERE Stays Up There But Forgets To Come Down Here Photo Review: Hulu's UP HERE Stays Up There But Forgets To Come Down Here
by Bobby Patrick - March 24, 2023

In the final analysis, while it's true that we find it all a little too twee, Bobby's prediction is that the audience it finds will love it enough to get it to a second season......


FAT HAM, ESPEJOS: CLEAN & More Set for Studio Theatre 2023-2024 Season Photo FAT HAM, ESPEJOS: CLEAN & More Set for Studio Theatre 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2023

Studio Theatre has announced its 2023-24 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!...


Bishop Briggs Releases New Single 'Baggage' Photo Bishop Briggs Releases New Single 'Baggage'
by Michael Major - May 12, 2023

Turning the page to a new chapter, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs shares a confessional new single entitled “Baggage”. Bishop also announces the arrival of her highly anticipated new EP, When Everything Went Dark....


Philly Theatre Week to Return with 40+ Companies, 100+ Events and New Pay What You Ca Photo Philly Theatre Week to Return with 40+ Companies, 100+ Events and New Pay What You Can Tickets
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 03, 2023

Theatre Philadelphia will present the return of Philly Theatre Week featuring 100+ theatrical performances and events across the region between March 23 to April 2, 2023....


Brooklyn's Steve Salett (King of France, Poison Tree) Releases Debut LP Photo Brooklyn's Steve Salett (King of France, Poison Tree) Releases Debut LP
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023

There’s the music he made in a shared studio spot with Josh Kaufman (Bonnie Light Horsemen, Bob Weir), like “Skipper on the Reef” and “J’Amore” – songs that have a lighter warmth and immediacy about them. Pianos glow gently around the cinematic 'Skipper on the Reef' as a wayward Salett struggles to ...


Grandaddy to Release 'Sumday: Excess Baggage' Rarities Collection Photo Grandaddy to Release 'Sumday: Excess Baggage' Rarities Collection
by Michael Major - July 12, 2023

Modesto, CA’s influential indie-rock group Grandaddy have announced a special digital release of the Sumday: Excess Baggage, a thirteen-track collection of rarities and b-sides from the Sumday-era that unfolds like a lost Grandaddy album. The band has also unveiled lead single “The Town where I’m Li...


Review: RAGTIME at JCC Centerstage Theatre Photo Review: RAGTIME at JCC Centerstage Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - May 08, 2023

JCC Centerstage Theatre's Ragtime is a powerful and moving production, featuring unforgettable performances and intricate choreography. Don't miss this epic tale of worlds colliding in early 20th century New York City, playing until May 21st....


Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA, National Theatre Photo Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - April 19, 2023

Josie Rourke's new production has much about it to admire, but has little to say on the changes in Ireland since the play's first incarnation on the South Bank in 1990...


Review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Candlelight Music Theatre Photo Review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Candlelight Music Theatre
by Greer Firestone - April 28, 2023

What dAisle Say was a trifle surprised at the first dialogue interchange of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, the current production at Candlelight. It was risqué, somewhat risk-taking from the norm, owing to the senior citizen demographics of their audience.id our critic think of I LOVE YOU, ...


New Play TURN, TURN, TURN Opens At Theatre Works In September Photo New Play TURN, TURN, TURN Opens At Theatre Works In September
by A.A. Cristi - August 21, 2023

'Turn, Turn, Turn': A science-fiction exploration of nostalgia, tradition, and a journey to the next earth. Premiering at Theatre Works in September 2023...


INTO THE WOODS & More Lead Boston's March Theater Top Picks Photo INTO THE WOODS & More Lead Boston's March Theater Top Picks
by BWW Staff - February 21, 2023

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. This month's top picks include INTO THE WOODS, ALADDIN, and more!...


Pittsburgh CLO Announces The Cast Of TICK, TICK...BOOM! Photo Pittsburgh CLO Announces The Cast Of TICK, TICK...BOOM!
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2023

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the smash hit tick, tick… BOOM! will be the first show to light up the stage at the renovated, new-look Greer Cabaret Theater, Sept. 22-Oct. 22. The Pittsburgh CLO has announced casting for this exclusive engagement, which also marks the return of the Kara Cabaret Series...


Review: ABSENT FRIENDS at Kranzberg Black Box Theater Photo Review: ABSENT FRIENDS at Kranzberg Black Box Theater
by James Lindhorst - June 11, 2023

There are those rare instances when a director perfectly casts and directs a play. The actor in every role inhabits the playwright’s characters and delivers performances that transcend an exceptional script to further elevate the material. That is exactly what Robert Ashton has done with Albion Thea...


Review Roundup: The World Premiere Of ELYRIA Opens At Atlantic Theater Company Photo Review Roundup: The World Premiere Of ELYRIA Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2023

Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of Elyria, written by Deepa Purohit (Off-Broadway playwriting debut), and directed by Awoye Timpo (The Homecoming Queen). Read reviews for the production! ...


Review: THE EFFECT at Coal Mine Theatre Photo Review: THE EFFECT at Coal Mine Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - July 26, 2023

In asking the persistent questions of how much of what we consider love, the personality, and even the soul is of our own making, and how much is just chemical, Mitchell Cushman’s searing production immediately gets under your skin, and it’s no placebo....


HAMILTON Original Cast Member Betsy Struxness to Release Debut Pop EP, PHYSICAL ATTEN Photo HAMILTON Original Cast Member Betsy Struxness to Release Debut Pop EP, PHYSICAL ATTENTION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 18, 2023

Broadway veteran Betsy STRUXNESS teamed up with Los Angeles musicians SAM X and Ella Poletti to co-write and produce, Physical Attention, STRUXNESS's debut pop EP, available on all music platforms July 24, 2023....


Trinity Rep Presents SWEENEY TODD Photo Trinity Rep Presents SWEENEY TODD
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2023

Trinity Repertory Company concludes its 2022-23 Season with the award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Curt Columbus, Sweeney Todd runs at Trinity Rep in the Dowling Theater from May 25 t...


AXIS Dance Company Will Debut at Jacob's Pillow in July Photo AXIS Dance Company Will Debut at Jacob's Pillow in July
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2023

AXIS Dance Company—hailed as one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse performers—announced today that the company will make their debut this summer at the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. ...


Culture Critic Fran Lebowitz Returns to the Ridgefield Playhouse in April Photo Culture Critic Fran Lebowitz Returns to the Ridgefield Playhouse in April
by Stephi Wild - March 24, 2023

Get ready for a night of no holds barred conversation with the queen of “tell it like it is!” Fran Lebowitz returns to the Ridgefield Playhouse for “Fran Lebowitz - A Conversation with a Cultural Icon” on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7pm....


The Red Door Project Names Patrick Walsh As Its New Executive Director Photo The Red Door Project Names Patrick Walsh As Its New Executive Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 19, 2023

The Red Door Project (formally known as The August Wilson Red Door Project) has hired an Executive Director....


PlayGround-NY Concludes Season 2 In-Person With BEST OF PLAYGROUND New York Gala! Photo PlayGround-NY Concludes Season 2 In-Person With BEST OF PLAYGROUND New York Gala!
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2023

Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY celebrates the best writers and short works from its second season and its first in-person performance at this year's BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, Monday, April 24, 7pm EDT, live at The Producers Club (358 W 44th St) and simulcast online! ...


Scott Barrow, Kathleen Chalfant & More to Star in HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Shake Photo Scott Barrow, Kathleen Chalfant & More to Star in HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of Tectonic Theater Project's Here There Are Blueberries. ...






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