BWW Reviews: Stellar Performances but No Story in 5th Ave's A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
by Jay Irwin - April 01, 2016 I'll admit to only a passing familiarity with Janis Joplin before I saw the current show at the 5th Avenue Theatre, “A Night with Janis Joplin”, in that I knew who she was but was hard pressed to come up with any of her songs. Of course, after seeing the show I found I knew more of her stuff than I...
BWW Review: Scottsdale Musical Theater Company Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Herbert Paine - May 27, 2016 With its array of accolades ~ novel, film, and musical ~ and the richness of its themes and content, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is a treasure trove of possibility, to be mined deeply and imaginatively for its allusions to the mythology of the spider woman, cinema, and revolution. On these varied accou...
Dr. Henry Maurice Goldman Biography Revealed in New Release
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2016 Dr. Henry Maurice Goldman grew up in a blue-collar section of Boston, and he rose to the rank of Captain in the United States Army and benefitted from an Ivy League education to become a prominent dental educator. The school he founded carries his name and was dedicated to his memory: The Henry M. G...
East Lynne Theater Company to Support Gilda's Club South Jersey with BIOGRAPHY
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2016 ???????The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company not only gives gift certificates to charitable nonprofits, meeting requests from organizations in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Virginia, and New Jersey, but also offers a portion of its proceeds during at least one performance yearly to ...
East Lynne Theater Company to Support Gilda's Club South Jersey with BIOGRAPHY
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016 ???????The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company not only gives gift certificates to charitable nonprofits, meeting requests from organizations in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Virginia, and New Jersey, but also offers a portion of its proceeds during at least one performance yearly to ...
New Biography 'Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep' Coming This April
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2015 Amazon.com reports that a new Meryl Streep biography will be released by Harper on April 26, 2016. Written by Michael Schulman, the book is called 'Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep.'...
Mosaic Theater to Launch Season Two with Off-Broadway Hit SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2016 Mosaic Theater Company of DC launches its momentous second season with Terry Teachout's Off-Broadway hit, SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF August 25 - September 25, 2016....
MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY Released Today
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2015 MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY is set for release today, December 29, 2015....
Shortlist Announced for The Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography 2015
by Marianka Swain - February 24, 2016 The Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography 2015 shortlist has been revealed. The contenders are Peter Whitebrook for John Osborne Anger is not about..., James Shapiro for 1606 William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear, David Hare for The Blue Touch Paper, Qais Akbar Omar and Stephen Landrigan fo...
VIDEO: HAMILTON Biographer Ron Chernow Talks Broadway Hit & More on CBS
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2016 CBS News correspondent Chip Reid speaks to Ron Chernow, author of the Hamilton biography that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write his hip-hop musical....
Soprano Sarah Fox Records Mozart's 'Il Re Pastore'
by Christina Mancuso - October 16, 2015 Leading English soprano Sarah Fox has been winning high praise for a string of recordings of late. Her last two classical CDs (a Vaughan Williams symphony CD for Sir Mark Elder and the Halle Orchestra on the Halle's own label and, more Vaughan Williams, 'Dona nobis pacem' for Andrew Litton and the C...
Eric Hoffer Wins Award for BLUE SKIES BUDDHA
by Christina Mancuso - May 25, 2016 Mystic Buddha Publishing House today announced that its #1 Kindle best-seller, 'Blue Skies Buddha,' the biography of Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz, was named a winner of the 2016 Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing in the Spiritual category. The biography describes an American tea...
Bruce Springsteen Comin' to Town on New 'Born to Run' Book Tour
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2016 Bruce Springsteen will be coming to a town near you this fall in his book tour to promote his forthcoming biography, 'Born to Run.' The nine-date tour will begin in his hometown of Freehold Township, NJ, at Barnes and Noble on Sept. 27...
MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY Set for Release, 12/29
by Christina Mancuso - August 27, 2015 MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY is set for release on December 29, 2015....
New Madeline Kahn Biography in the Works
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2015 Stage and film actress MADELINE KAHN is the subject of a new biography, MADELINE KAHN: Being the Music • A Life (University Press of Mississippi), by William V. Madison. The biography explores both the career & personal life of the award-winning actress....
New Biography Remembers Life of 'Frances Calderón de la Barca'
by Christina Mancuso - April 20, 2016 'Frances Calderón de la Barca' (published by Xlibris) is the first full-length biography of a notable Scotswoman whose far-ranging career led through a half-dozen countries in response to bankruptcy, extortion, marriage to a Spanish diplomat, three revolutions, and royal suicide....
N-Y Historical Society's 'History Makers' Gala to Honor HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Biographer Ron Chernow
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2015 HAMILTON composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alexander Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow will be honored on Monday, November 9, 2015, at the New-York Historical Society's 2015 History Makers Gala at Cipriani Wall Street....
Meet East Lynne Theater Co.'s Cast of BIOGRAPHY at Restaurant Q&A
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2016 For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew of East Lynne Theater Company's "Biography" at the after-show party at Aleathea's Restaurant on September 21, another chance is to be had on Friday, October 7 at an after-show Q&A. It's a wonderful opportunity for patrons to ask t...
Anna Clyne's POCKET BOOK LXV Sets Shakespeare's 65th Sonnet to Music
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2016 Anna Clyne has recently composed Pocket Book LXV, a new piece written for the Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth that sets Shakespeare's 65th sonnet to music, which will receive its world premiere at the Folger Shakespeare Library on November 20....
VIDEO: LES MISERABLES' Kyle Jean-Baptiste Sings LES MIS With Lin-Manuel Miranda at #Ham4Ham Lottery
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 15, 2015 It got so real in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre this afternoon....
Hillsdale College Releases The Churchill Documents in eBook Format
by Christina Mancuso - April 11, 2016 ...
WWA Announces Spur Award Winners
by Christina Mancuso - March 14, 2016 TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Pulitzer Prize winner T.J. Stiles, the prolific Joe R. Lansdale and an 11-year-old Maine girl highlight the 2016 Spur Award winners from Western Writers of America....
Meet East Lynne Theater Co.'s Cast of BIOGRAPHY at Restaurant Q&A
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2016 For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew of East Lynne Theater Company's 'Biography' at the after-show party at Aleathea's Restaurant on September 21, another chance is to be had on Friday, October 7 at an after-show Q&A. It's a wonderful opportunity for patrons to ask t...
'The Big Man of Jim Beam' Recounts Life and Legacy of Bourbon Legend, Booker Noe
by Marina Kennedy - September 27, 2016 Booker Noe, sixth generation Beam Master Distiller and Jim Beam's grandson, has been described in many ways: Legendary bourbon distiller. Larger-than-life innovator. Raconteur. American Original....
Drum Legend Terry Bozzio Presents Solo Musical Performance on World´s Largest Tuned Drum & Percussion Set
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2016 Drum legend Terry Bozzio, known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, UK and his critically acclaimed solo ventures, celebrates his latest release “Terry Bozzio Composer Series” with “An Evening With Terry Bozzio” US tour!... |
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