HIR Begins Performances At Stage West, 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018 Picture if you will, the classic American family. A son in the military, a tomboyish daughter, a typical housewife mom, a Joe-the-Plumber father. But in Taylor Mac's subversive and outrageous comedy, HIR, this archetypal group gets completely turned inside-out in a 5-week regional premiere run at S...
Storytelling Arts of Indiana Presents DELIGHTFULLY PERVERSE STORIES With Jennifer Munro
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2019 Storytelling Arts of Indiana presents national author, recording artist and award-winning storyteller Jennifer Munro telling a?oeAunt Lily: and other delightfully perverse storiesa?? on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. Munro's wicked sense of humor perme...
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN, Southwark Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - October 31, 2019 The National Youth Theatre revamp Mary Shelley's masterpiece and update it for a modern audience in what should be a cutting-edge production at Southwark Playhouse. Carl Miller's rewriting of the first ever science fiction novel looks more like a translation for the 21st century rather than a faithf...
BWW Review: The Late Michael Friedman's GONE MISSING Evokes an Emotional Response From Encores! Off-Center Audience
by Michael Dale - July 16, 2018 The person seated in the back of the orchestra section on opening night of the Encores! Off-Center concert mounting of GONE MISSING, who was loudly sobbing during the closing song, was by no means causing a disturbance. In fact, the choked-up moans of heartbreak being emitted throughout New York Cit...
JAWS: LIVE Sails Onto Stage with the All Puppet Players
by Julie Musbach - September 10, 2018 Amity Island and all of its residents head to the All Puppet Players stage to wreak havoc on Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterpiece!...
BWW Review: THE ILLUSIONISTS Return to Broadway With MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS
by Michael Dale - December 09, 2019 'Don't worry, you can laugh. Your children don't get the jokes,' the wise guy British comic Paul Dabeck, a/k/a The Trickster glibly remarks after a slightly naughty comment as he hosts THE ILLUSIONISTS: MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS....
BWW Review: Nurturing the Next Generation through Ailey's CHOREOGRAPHY UNLOCKED FESTIVAL
by Caryn Cooper - October 15, 2018 Friday, October 12, 2018 kicked off the first of two weekends of Ailey's Choreography Unlocked Festival featuring an array of panel discussions, conversations, master classes and performances. All programs and events will take place at Ailey's home at The Joan Weill Center for Dance in New York City...
NIGHT FEED Announced At Toronto Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2019 Fringe veterans-turned-mothers Sarah Joy Bennett and Ginette Mohr return to the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival with a team of renowned puppet artists, for their new piece NIGHT FEED, running at the Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, July 5 14. Featuring object puppetry, physical theatre, and the stunning de...
BWW Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago comes to New York City
by Rose Marija - March 08, 2019 The opening night of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's two-week Return Engagement at the Joyce Theater, NYC was Wednesday 3619; and I was happy to attend. The first-week features works by Ohad Naharin (Director of Batsheva Dance Company, Israel) with DecaDanceChicago which included segments of Naharin'...
Oxygen Media's Six-Part Series MARK OF A KILLER Premieres 1/20
by Tori Hartshorn - December 26, 2018 Oxygen Media, the destination for high-quality crime programming, examines the disturbing behaviors of serial killers in “Mark of a Killer,” premiering Sunday, January 20 at 7PM ET/PT. Some killers are collectors who obtain perverse gratification by habitually stealing mementos from murder scenes, f...
Stage Aurora Theatrical Company Awarded Big Read Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2020 Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, theatre that enlightens, will celebrate our military veterans and those that have served in the United States Armed forces as they partner with the Queens Public Library and present Tim O'Brien's Pulitzer Prize finalist The Things They Carried along with other progr...
VIDEO: Watch the Promo for TNT's SUPERNATURAL Halloween Marathon
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018 This Halloween, TNT is bringing fans spooks, chills and thrills with an all-day Supernatural marathon, starting at 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., spanning four seasons of the most terrifying episodes from the fan-favorite series. From hauntings to ghosts, zombies and even Bloody Mary, TNT is your destin...
THE EVIL IN YOU Comes to London and Brighton
by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2019 The Evil in You is an hour of horror comedy that will make you scream with laughter and fear in equal measures....
BWW Review: Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein Perform Together at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - July 06, 2018 A beloved entertainment icon borne from showbiz royalty, it was certainly no surprise that living legend Liza Minnelli-a past recipient of four Tony Awards, an Oscar, a special Grammy, two Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award-was greeted with thunderous cheers and ovations during her recent return...
Investigation Discovery to Premiere THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018 Ominously named for its violent and unpredictable nature, Lake Erie borders four states and parts of Canada – and is home to some dark and deadly crimes. In a new programming event for Investigation Discovery, viewers are brought to the edge of the water exploring murder cases in the region, kickin... by Robert Diamond - September 04, 2018 ...
VIDEO: Watch THE ILLUSIONISTS Star Chris Cox Read Minds on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - December 26, 2019 A holiday-themed edition of a?oeThe Illusionists,a?? a cavalcade of magic and stunts, is running on Broadway for a limited time. Chris Cox, who calls himself a mind-reader who doesn't read minds, share a preview of the show live on TODAY a?" and amazes Craig Melvin!...
Review Roundup: Mark Morris Dance Group's THE TROUT
by Alan Henry - August 14, 2018 What did the critics have to say about Mark Morris Dance Group's THE TROUT?...
BWW Interview: Dir. Greg Grobis Talks Blood, Camp, & Comedy - Everything That is EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL at the City Theatre!
by Katie Laban - September 24, 2019 Evil Dead: The Musical returns for its tenth and final season in Detroit beginning September 26th at the City Theatre. The hilarious and bloody tradition is packed full of talented local cast members - new and returning - all ready to bring the musical version of Sam Raimi's 80's cult classic film t...
THE TORSO By Paige Esterly Comes to TNC's Dream Up Fest, 9/6-16
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018 In 'The Torso' by Paige Esterly, directed by Laura Holland, an unemployed young woman begins finding mannequin body parts around her apartment. The parts symbolize her malaise as she awkwardly transitions into adulthood. Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival will present the play's world prem...
BWW Review: FROM SHOCK TO AWE - Healing the Spiritual Injuries of War
by Herbert Paine - May 24, 2018 FROM SHOCK TO AWE, directed by Luc Cote, is a searing and gut-wrenching documentary that begs for as broad an audience as possible ~ because we need to understand far better and address with a greater sense of urgency the compounding of tragedies inflicted on the men and women who have served our na...
BWW Review: LIGHTS OVER TESCO CAR PARK, New Diorama
by Charlie Wilks - July 05, 2018 When researching content for their show, Poltergeist Theatre were put in touch with Robert, a man convinced he's been contacted by aliens. He saw them lighting up the sky above Tesco car park, and now he's saying that one's coming to stay in his spare room....
Oscar Wilde Tours Presents 'Unhung Heroes Of The Metropolitan'
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2020 Oscar Wilde Tours, popular purveyor of LGBTQ+ museum tours, will present Unhung Heroes of the Metropolitan, a Zoom tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's most illustrious male body parts on Sunday, September 13 at 2:00PM EST. ...
The Groundlings' Halloween Show Is Headed To Hollywood
by Stephi Wild - September 19, 2018 The hauntingly hilarious Groundlings Halloween Show is headed to Hollywood....
Oxygen Presents 12 Dark Days Of Serial Killers Kicking Off April 9
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 26, 2020 Oxygen, the destination for high-quality, true-crime programming, rolls out its 12 Dark Days of Serial Killers event April 9-20 with back to back premieres, including new specials “Catching a Serial Killer: Sam Little” and “Snapped: Notorious Hollywood Ripper,” along with returning series “Mark of ... |