Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith
Photo Flash: Joanna Kotze Honored with 2013 Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013
The Bessies, NYC's premiere dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces Joanna Kotze as the recipient of the 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer. Beth Gill, 2011 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, presented the award during th...
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013
The Bessies, NYC's premiere dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces Joanna Kotze as the recipient of the 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer. Beth Gill, 2011 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, presented the award during th...
2012-2013 Bessie Award Nominees Announced; Ceremony Set for 10/7
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013
The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced today the 40 nominees for the 2012-13 season. Announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee, the nominations (listed below) w...
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013
The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced today the 40 nominees for the 2012-13 season. Announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee, the nominations (listed below) w...
Deb Mullins Brings BLUESVILLE to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2013
After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2013
After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
Xulon Releases Bessie Stover Powell's New Book
by Christina Mancuso - June 20, 2013
MAITLAND, Fla., June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Within the pages of Bessie Stover Powell's new book, LEROY STOVER, BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA'S FIRST BLACK POLICEMAN: AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY: A Three Decade Perspective ($12.99, paperback, 978-1-62509-715-6; $6.99, e-book, 978-1-62509-716-3) readers will le...
by Christina Mancuso - June 20, 2013
MAITLAND, Fla., June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Within the pages of Bessie Stover Powell's new book, LEROY STOVER, BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA'S FIRST BLACK POLICEMAN: AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY: A Three Decade Perspective ($12.99, paperback, 978-1-62509-715-6; $6.99, e-book, 978-1-62509-716-3) readers will le...
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces Changes to 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - May 13, 2013
Merrimack Repertory Theatre's (MRT's) Artistic Director Charles Towers has just announced an updated schedule for the 2013-2014 Season. Due to rights availability, MRT is pleased to announce next season will now include Lanford Wilson's classic American love story Talley's Folley. An updated sched...
by Kelsey Denette - May 13, 2013
Merrimack Repertory Theatre's (MRT's) Artistic Director Charles Towers has just announced an updated schedule for the 2013-2014 Season. Due to rights availability, MRT is pleased to announce next season will now include Lanford Wilson's classic American love story Talley's Folley. An updated sched...
Deb Mullins to Bring BLUESVILLE to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013
After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013
After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
Caroline Innerbichler Stars in BESSIE'S BIRTHDAY at Theater Latte Da, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
Caroline Innerbichler to Star in BESSIE'S BIRTHDAY at Theater Latte Da; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2013
Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2013
Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, Now thru 4/21
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...
OUR BETTERS Set to Open Shaw's 2013 Season
by Kelsey Denette - April 02, 2013
The curtain rises tomorrow on the Shaw Festival's 52nd season when W. Somerset Maugham's glittering satire Our Betters begins previews at the Royal George Theatre. Morris Panych brings his usual directorial panache to this brilliant "take no prisoners" portrait of marriage - where English estates an...
by Kelsey Denette - April 02, 2013
The curtain rises tomorrow on the Shaw Festival's 52nd season when W. Somerset Maugham's glittering satire Our Betters begins previews at the Royal George Theatre. Morris Panych brings his usual directorial panache to this brilliant "take no prisoners" portrait of marriage - where English estates an...
TRAV'LIN - THE NEW 1930s HARLEM MUSICAL Opens Tonight in Fort Worth
by Kelsey Denette - March 29, 2013
Following development in New York City and Washington, D.C., including a sold-out run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical receives its Regional Premiere at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre, the original home of African-American theater in North Texas,...
by Kelsey Denette - March 29, 2013
Following development in New York City and Washington, D.C., including a sold-out run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical receives its Regional Premiere at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre, the original home of African-American theater in North Texas,...
TRAV'LIN - THE NEW 1930S HARLEM MUSICAL Premieres at Jubilee Theatre, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2013
Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical, will receive its Regional Premiere production at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre in Spring 2013. The musical, which received a developmental production in 2010 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), runs tonight, March 29, 2013 through April 28...
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2013
Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical, will receive its Regional Premiere production at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre in Spring 2013. The musical, which received a developmental production in 2010 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), runs tonight, March 29, 2013 through April 28...
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins July 10 at ZACH Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a musical journey into the inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends. With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, provi...
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a musical journey into the inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends. With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, provi...
Ms. Jo Thompson to Play the Cafe Carlyle, 3/21-30
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome the elegant and sophisticated pianist/singer, Ms. Jo Thompson, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Café Carlyle from March 21st-23rd, and March 28th and 30th. MS. Thompson, a timeless, knockout beauty of 80 plus ye...
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome the elegant and sophisticated pianist/singer, Ms. Jo Thompson, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Café Carlyle from March 21st-23rd, and March 28th and 30th. MS. Thompson, a timeless, knockout beauty of 80 plus ye...
The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, 4/4-21
by Emily Stubbs - March 07, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...
by Emily Stubbs - March 07, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...
BWW Reviews: HAVING OUR SAY at 4th Wall Theatre
by Gregory G. Allen - February 22, 2013
4th Wall Theatre presents the play HAVING OUR SAY for Black History Month for one weekend only....
by Gregory G. Allen - February 22, 2013
4th Wall Theatre presents the play HAVING OUR SAY for Black History Month for one weekend only....
BWW Review: Cleveland Play House's THE DEVIL'S MUSIC - An Entertaining Bio-Concert
by Roy Berko - February 21, 2013
THE DEVIL'S MUSIC is a very entertaining evening of theatre, highlighted by the performance of Miche Braden, but is somewhat burdened by the format of the script....
by Roy Berko - February 21, 2013
THE DEVIL'S MUSIC is a very entertaining evening of theatre, highlighted by the performance of Miche Braden, but is somewhat burdened by the format of the script....
Cleveland Play House Opens THE DEVIL'S MUSIC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2013
After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced 'Mickey') Braden, nominated for ...
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2013
After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced 'Mickey') Braden, nominated for ...
Cleveland Play House Announces THE DEVIL'S MUSIC, Opening 2/15
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013
After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced "Mickey") Braden, nominated for ...
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013
After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced "Mickey") Braden, nominated for ...
Bessie Colvin Releases MY STORY: THE SETUP
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2013
Author Bessie Colvin opens the book of her life to inspire readers from all over the world with her experiences and her brave fight with her illness in My Story: The Setup. This book recounts life experiences, which highlights her early years, her family life, and her battle with cancer-a journey th...
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2013
Author Bessie Colvin opens the book of her life to inspire readers from all over the world with her experiences and her brave fight with her illness in My Story: The Setup. This book recounts life experiences, which highlights her early years, her family life, and her battle with cancer-a journey th...
New York Live Arts to Present Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL, 3/16
by Kelsey Denette - December 14, 2012
New York Live Arts will present the world premiere of Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL on March 16, 2013 at 7:30pmin its Bessie Schonberg Theater. Hailed by Time Out New York as having "a brave, postmodern intellect," Yokoshi was appointed as the inaugural Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) of New York Live Ar...
by Kelsey Denette - December 14, 2012
New York Live Arts will present the world premiere of Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL on March 16, 2013 at 7:30pmin its Bessie Schonberg Theater. Hailed by Time Out New York as having "a brave, postmodern intellect," Yokoshi was appointed as the inaugural Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) of New York Live Ar...
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company's THE BACHELORS’ TEA PARTY Closes 12/23
by Kelsey Denette - November 20, 2012
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company announces extended performances of The Bachelors' Tea Party, a surreal society comedy performed by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite 5-course classic tea service, which has been performing to sold out houses every Sunday afternoon at 5pm at Lady Mendl'...
by Kelsey Denette - November 20, 2012
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company announces extended performances of The Bachelors' Tea Party, a surreal society comedy performed by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite 5-course classic tea service, which has been performing to sold out houses every Sunday afternoon at 5pm at Lady Mendl'...
Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Theater Company, Sicangco et al. Accept TOFA-NY Awards
by Oliver Oliveros - November 01, 2012
Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning theater organization Ma-Yi Theater Company, which originally produced Filipino and Filipino-American plays prior to shifting gears toward exploring more of the Asian-American experience via theatrical workshops and presentations, and Filipino-American set and costum...
by Oliver Oliveros - November 01, 2012
Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning theater organization Ma-Yi Theater Company, which originally produced Filipino and Filipino-American plays prior to shifting gears toward exploring more of the Asian-American experience via theatrical workshops and presentations, and Filipino-American set and costum...
The Bessies Announce 2012 New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2012
The 2012 Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients were held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street), hosted by Elizabeth Streb. Scroll down for a full list of the award winners!...
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2012
The 2012 Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients were held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street), hosted by Elizabeth Streb. Scroll down for a full list of the award winners!...
Stolen Chair Theatre Company's THE BACHELORS’ TEA PARTY Extends Through November
by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2012
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company announces extended performances of The Bachelors' Tea Party, a surreal society comedy performed by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite 5-course classic tea service, which has been performing to sold out houses every Sunday afternoon at 5pm at Lady Mendl'...
by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2012
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company announces extended performances of The Bachelors' Tea Party, a surreal society comedy performed by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite 5-course classic tea service, which has been performing to sold out houses every Sunday afternoon at 5pm at Lady Mendl'...
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