Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century's most consequential and compelling personalities.
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Photo Flash: Porchlight Music Theatre Revisits 1776
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2018
Porchlight Music Theatre begins its sixth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits 1776, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone with direction by Artistic Director Michael Weber, musical direction by Jeremy Ramey and musical staging ...
Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Latin American And Latinx Art Fund
by A.A. Cristi - November 09, 2018
Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the Latin American and Latinx Art Fund, a new affiliate group created to support exhibitions and programming at PAMM for Latin American and Latinx artists. The group will launch on November 13, and be followed by Latinx Art Sessions, a two-day pro...
PAMM Announces Latin American And Latinx Art Fund
by Julie Musbach - November 09, 2018
Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the Latin American and Latinx Art Fund, a new affiliate group created to support exhibitions and programming at PAMM for Latin American and Latinx artists. The group will launch on November 13, and be followed by Latinx Art Sessions, a two-day p...
New Repertory Theatre Presents 1776
by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2018
New Repertory Theatre presents 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone. Co-directed by Broadway veteran Austin Pendleton and Kelli Edwards, the production runs November 30 through December 23, 2018 in the MainStage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arse...
BWW Review: 1776 at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - November 05, 2018
1776 has declared its position at The Alhambra Theatre and Dining. The Tony nominated show tells the story of the drafting of the Declaration of Independence between May and July of 1776. Anyone who has taken a history class will recognize the iconic characters, such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...
BWW Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
by Alan Portner - November 04, 2018
Lyric Opera's 'Madama Butterfly' as performed on the stage of the Muriel Kauffman Theater is extraordinary. Puccini's music remains transcendent even after one hundred fourteen years....
Pulitzer Prizewinner Anne Applebaum to Headline Foreign Policy...
by Robert Diamond - November 01, 2018
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Annenberg Center Live Presents Jordi Savall And The Routes Of Slavery
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2018
Grammy Award-winning early music interpreter Jordi Savall makes his Philadelphia debut with the acclaimed program, The Routes of Slavery, November 1 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available at AnnenbergCenter.org or 215.898.3900....
Alhambra To Open 1776
by Julie Musbach - October 10, 2018
It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continenta...
Porchlight Announces Its Largest Cast For Porchlight Revisits The 50th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - October 02, 2018
Porchlight Music Theatre begins its sixth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits 1776, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone with direction by Artistic Director Michael Weber, musical direction by Jeremy Ramey and musical staging ...
Mural Arts Philadelphia Creates Philadelphia's First Augmented Reality Mural
by A.A. Cristi - September 13, 2018
After the culmination of a year-long partnership, Mural Arts Philadelphia has brought to life Philadelphia's first augmented reality mural. Dreams, Diaspora, and Destiny, created by artists Joshua Mays and King Britt, is the first partnership of its kind, connecting public and private high school yo...
St. Stephen Vineyards Introduces New High-Quality Organic Wines
by Marina Kennedy - August 29, 2018
In an effort to meet the growing demand for quality organic wine, St. Stephen Vineyards LLC today announced the introduction of its line of superior organic wines to the United States market....
The Studio Theatre Mounts IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU
by Julie Musbach - August 23, 2018
In January, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (806 San Marino Drive, The Villages, FL) will open the third production of its third season with the musical It Shoulda Been You; Music by Barbara Anselmi, and Book & Lyrics by Brian Hargrove....
BWW Review: Creative HAMILTON is a Master Class In Contemporary Musical Theater
by Roy Berko - July 20, 2018
The story goes that while on vacation from performing in his hit Broadway show 'In the Heights,' Lin-Manuel Miranda read a copy of the biography, 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow....
Center Theatre Group Offers Library Reading Of ALLOS: THE STORY OF CARLOS BULOSAN
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2018
Center Theatre Group continues its free play reading series with the reading of "Allos: The Story of Carlos Bulosan" at three public libraries in Boyle Heights. The play reading will take place at Benjamin Franklin Library on July 17, at Malabar Library on July 18 and at Robert Louis Stevenson Lib...
Center Theatre Group Offers Library Reading Of ALLOS: THE STORY OF CARLOS BULOSAN
by Julie Musbach - July 13, 2018
Center Theatre Group continues its free play reading series with the reading of "Allos: The Story of Carlos Bulosan" at three public libraries in Boyle Heights. The play reading will take place at Benjamin Franklin Library on July 17, at Malabar Library on July 18 and at Robert Louis Stevenson Lib...
The Moonlight Amphitheatre Presents 1776 IN CONCERT
by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2018
A cast of leading regional musical theatre artists from throughout Southern California will join a live orchestra on the stage of the Moonlight Amphitheatre for one-night-only on Sat., July 7 at 8:00 p.m. for a concert version of Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's iconic Broadway musical 1776. Moonli...
Devin Ilaw, Dorcas Leung, and Charlotte Maltby to Helm 54 SINGS 1776
by Julie Musbach - June 11, 2018
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Devin Ilaw, Dorcas Leung, and Charlotte Maltby in 54 Sings 1776 on July 3 and July 4, 2018. The Fourth of July meets Broadway in the fifth annual concert staging of the beloved musical, 1776, at Feinstein's/54 Below. Showcase your patr...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AMERICAN GIGOLO... Dad's Garage Uncovers X-Rated Truths About Famed Statesman
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2018
Let's face it: "Hamilton" tickets are way too expensive. As heartbreaking as it is, we just don't have that type of extra cash lying about. So Dad's Garage theatre is taking history into our own hands, and bringing to the stage tales of Benjamin Franklin, the amazing, underrated, X-rated, founding f...
Dad's Garage World Premieres BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AMERICAN GIGOLO
by Julie Musbach - April 30, 2018
Let's face it: "Hamilton" tickets are way too expensive. As heartbreaking as it is, we just don't have that type of extra cash lying about. So Dad's Garage theatre is taking history into our own hands, and bringing to the stage tales of Benjamin Franklin, the amazing, underrated, X-rated, founding f...
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WATCH: Promo For All New TIMELESS On NBC
by Tori Hartshorn - April 05, 2018
On the episode, 'The SALEM Witch Hunt', while Wyatt (Matt Lanter) sneaks away from the bunker to face an unbelievable truth, Lucy (Abigail Spencer), Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) and their former enemy-turned- teammate, Garcia Flynn (Goran Višnjic), chase the Mothership to the SALEM Witch Trials...
Reyes Projects Brings James Benjamin Franklin To NADA NY, 3/ 8-11
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018
Reyes Projects is pleased to announce a solo presentation of new work by Detroit-based artist James Benjamin Franklin at NADA New York, March 8 - 11, 2018. This will be the gallery's first booth at the fair's New York iteration....
Review Roundup: FRANKLINLAND at Jackalope Theatre
by Alan Henry - January 29, 2018
Jackalope Theatre presents the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's new play FRANKLINLAND, which opened January 8th and runs through February 24th. FRANKLINLAND, Directed by Chika Ike, tells the story of the son of founding father Benjamin Franklin, and imagines what it would be like growing up in the shad...
BWW Review: 45 PLAYS teaches us about 45 PRESIDENTS
by Keith Tittermary - January 16, 2018
In the course of American history there have been 44 men to become President of the United States. In the course of just under two hours, 5 very capable women embody those 44 men, plus their wives, mistresses, political opponents, and everyone's favorite non-POTUS, Benjamin Franklin....
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