MYSTERIES IN THE MUSIC: CASE CLOSED By Jim Berkenstadt Wins Nonfiction Gold Medal Book Award For Pop Culture
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 01, 2022
Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed (Genius Books, 2022) by bestselling author Jim Berkenstadt (aka the Rock And Roll Detective) has been selected as the 2022 Gold Medal Award Winner in Pop Culture for Nonfiction by the Nonfiction Authors Association....
VIDEO: Disney+ Shares NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF HISTORY Teaser Trailer
by Michael Major - July 22, 2022
Watch the teaser with stars Zuri Reed ('Flatbush Misdemeanors') as Tasha, Jess' ride-or-die friend who joins the treasure hunt but is forced to reevaluate her belief system to help her best friend; Antonio Cipriano ('Jagged Little Pill' on Broadway) as Oren, a lovable but self-obsessed goofball with...
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters Kicked-Off Summer with A Successful Opening Week
by Grace Cutler - July 12, 2022
The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach has opened and welcomed locals and tourists alike to the opening week of the 2022 Festival of Arts Fine Art Show and the iconic Pageant of the Masters....
VIDEO: First Look at Aubrey Plaza in EMILY THE CRIMINAL Trailer
by Michael Major - July 06, 2022
Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). ...
BWW Review: BETTY BLUE EYES at ARTS Theatre
by Barry Lenny - June 03, 2022
This is a fun night out. See what BWW's critic thinks about this production. ...
Student Blog: The Play You Should Read According to Your Zodiac Sign
by Student Blogger: Meredith Muirhead - April 29, 2022
Every theatre student is always told to read more plays, but oftentimes, it's difficult to find something that holds our attention or seems right for us. After examining this trend among my fellow college theatre students for some time, I started to cobble together a list of play recommendations spe...
Justin Bartha to Reprise NATIONAL TREAUSRE Film Role For Disney+ Original Series
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022
The live-action series is an expansion of the 'National Treasure' movie franchise centered on a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Alexis), a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family's mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American tr...
Ute Lemper is Coming Back In London With RENDEZVOUS WITH MARLENE
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2022
When Marlene Dietrich phoned a young singer out of the blue, the icon stayed on the line for an unforgettable three hours...30 years later West End and Broadway star Ute Lemper reveals all in her 5-star critically acclaimed show 'Ute Lemper: Rendezvous With Marlene'....
Women Of The World Festival Announce WOW Sounds Music Programme
by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2022
WOW - Women of the World has announced the full lineup for WOW Sounds at WOW London. WOW's special music programme is part of its annual London festival at the Southbank Centre on 11-13 March, supported by Bloomberg, to mark International Women's Day....
NAATCO's OUT OF TIME to Begin Next Week at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 08, 2022
NAATCO (The National Asian American Theatre Company) and The Public Theater will begin performances of the world premiere of OUT OF TIME, a collection of five brand-new monologues by five award-winning Asian American playwrights, on Tuesday, February 15....
Catherine Zeta-Jones Joins NATIONAL TREASURE Disney+ Series
by Michael Major - February 07, 2022
Catherine Zeta-Jones will play a leading series regular role in the Disney+ original series 'National Treasure.' The series also stars Zuri Reed ('Flatbush Misdemeanors') as Tasha, Jordan Rodrigues as Ethan ('Lady Bird'), Antonio Cipriano as Oren ('Jagged Little Pill' on Broadway') and Jake Austin W...
92Y to Present THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL Cast & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2022
92y will present The marvelous mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle, Amy Sherman-Palladino and more in person and online....
Black Market Releasing Announces Call For Submissions
by A.A. Cristi - January 20, 2022
Black Market Releasing announces a Call For Submissions. BMR serves as a source connecting diverse voices and BIPOC stories to the big screen. ...
Complete Casting Announced for NAATCO's OUT OF TIME at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2022
NAATCO (The National Asian American Theatre Company) and The Public Theater announced complete casting today for the upcoming world premiere of OUT OF TIME, a collection of five brand-new monologues by five award-winning Asian American playwrights....
World Premiere of SPECIALLY PROCESSED AMERICAN ME to be Presented at Dixon Place
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2022
Dixon Place, Ping Chong and Company, and Free Rein Projects will present the world premiere production of Jaime Sunwoo’s Specially Processed American Me, January 27 - February 19....
Daisy Ridley Joins New Futuristic Thriller MIND FALL
by Michael Major - October 29, 2021
Daisy Ridley has been announced to join Mind Fall, a new futuristic thriller written by Graham Moore. Mathieu Kassovitz is attached to direct the new film. Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 is set to produce the new film....
Sundance Film Festival Award-Winner LUZZU to be Released in Theaters
by Michael Major - October 06, 2021
The Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting was presented to nonprofessional lead Jesmark Scicluna....
BWW Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE is an Inspired Creation, Indeed, at Club Cumming
by Ricky Pope - September 11, 2021
The wonderful, magical part of MOSTLY MARLENE is that Kim David Smith plays none of it for camp. He winks at the audience, to be sure, but the evening is an honest and loving tribute to Marlene, the world she inhabited, and the fans who adored her. He captures her signature style: the languid delive...
BWW Interview: Playwright Samuel Garza Bernstein On His Truth's-Stranger-Than-Fiction Alter Ego DANNY LOPEZ
by Gil Kaan - August 25, 2021
Samuel Garza Bernstein’s autobiographical THE SECRET WORLD OF DANNY LOPEZ opens September 10, 2021 at The Two Roads Theater. This one-man show comedically covers issues on religion, ethnicity, wealth, transient poverty, and gender nonconformity, all within sixty minutes. Had the chance to pepper S...
Irvine Barclay Theatre Announces More Live Performances for 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 19, 2021
As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre has announced nearly 20 shows that it has added to its season, which kicks off on September 19 with the country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers....
YELLOWFIN Will Be Performed at Southwark Playhouse in October
by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2021
The worldwide premiere at Southwark Playhouse marks a new collaboration between two rising stars, writer Marek Horn (Wild Swimming) and director Ed Madden (A Table Tennis Play; Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons)....
Alina Robert to Star in THE ROAR OF THE BUTTERFLIES on Star+
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 10, 2021
Alina Robert has been cast in a new lead supporting role in the upcoming drama series The Roar of the Butterflies, portraying one of the three legendary Dominican activist Mirabal sisters, Patria Mirabal. This will be one of the first exclusive series acquired by Star+, part of The Walt Disney Compa...
Irvine Barclay Theatre Announces New Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 13, 2021
Irvine Barclay Theatre will kick off a new season on September 9 with an array of renowned artists including country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers; multi-Grammy-winning jazz artist Pat Metheny; internationally-acclaimed song stylist Michael Feinstein; and author and social commentator Fran ...
BWW Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE – ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2021 at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - June 24, 2021
He had the audience in the palm of his hand....
Student Blog: The Importance of Making Musical Theatre More Accessible
by StudentBlogger Loriane Donnet-Monay - June 21, 2021
During the pandemic, with everything closed, it became even more evident that we need to find a way to have easier access to theatre. We can learn lessons from the whole situation and try to better the industry....
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