BWW Review: Intense WATCHING O.J. Provides A Delicate Balancing Act of Dejá Vu Tensions
by Gil Kaan - October 12, 2015 In the world premiere of his WATCHING O.J., playwright David McMillan deftly balances both sides of the black and white/innocent vs. guilty/jubilant and angry reactions of a multi-racial neighborhood in their varied responses to the infamous O.J. Simpson verdict in 1995. A cross-section of races and...
Female Entrepreneur And CEO Releases WHY NOT
by Christina Mancuso - April 29, 2016 JACKSON, Wyo., April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Everyone has their own battles to fight. Whether it's mourning loss, work woes, personal experiences or a culmination of the aforementioned, everybody has their fair share of ordeals making it difficult to move forward in life. It's in those darkest moments...
Critic's Choice: People to See, Shows to Do
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 07, 2016 Shows are opening, shows are closing and Fiddler on the Roof is back onstage for Actors Pointe Theatre Company while Tom Sawyer takes a bow at Springhouse Theatre in Smyrna! Obviously, the 2016 theater season continues to reveal itself at a breakneck pace, giving audiences a veritable buffet of offe...
THE HERBAL BED, THE WITCHES, TOAST and More Slated for Rose Theatre Kingston's Spring 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2015 The Rose Theatre Kingston today announces its full spring season with an array of the finest drama, children's theatre, comedy and music....
Dandelion Theatre Presents BE MINE
by Sally Henry Fuller - February 06, 2016 Dandelion Theatre presents their first ever fundraiser with "Be Mine - A Variety Show of Heartfelt Proportions" on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Fizz Bar and Grill's The Loft, 3220 N Lincoln Avenue....
New Play GENERAL ELECTION Set for Finborough Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 31, 2015 The world premiere of a new play specially created in response to the General Election by award-winning actor/director Chris New opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited run of nine Sunday and Monday evening and Tuesday matinee performances from Sunday, 26 April 2015 - with a special extra perf...
Friday 5: SPARKLEY CLEAN's Hancock and Webster
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 01, 2016 There's a new show premiering at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse: The Sparkley Clean Funeral Singers by Lori Fischer, the author of last year's Barbara's Blue Kitchen. Fischer's latest musical follows the adventures of two singing sisters from Ashland City, Tennessee, and the people who lov...
VIDEO: Watch Trailer for Crackle's Original Feature Film DEAD RISING
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2015 “DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER,” which is based on the popular video game franchise, will be released on Crackle in its feature form on March 27, 2015. Get a first look in the all-new trailer below!...
Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/23/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 23, 2016 'Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing?' - or at least to the theater to be transported to a different world, another time and place where life is transformed and magic happens before your very eyes......
Martin Freeman & More Set for Crackle's New Scripted Original STARUP, Premiering Today
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016 Crackle, Sony's streaming network, today announced the premiere date for 'StartUp,' the highly-anticipated scripted drama starring Martin Freeman ('Fargo,' 'Sherlock'), Adam Brody ('CHiPS,' 'The League'), Edi Gathegi ('The Blacklist,' The Blacklist: Redemption) and Otmara Marrero ('Graceland')....
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Festival Reveals 2016 Finalists
by Tyler Peterson - July 06, 2016 The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, announces the 30 finalists for its 41st festival. Chosen from 1,500 submissions from the U.S. and abroad, these 30 plays will be presented during a week-long festival August 9 - 14. All performances...
BEYOND CARING Coming to Birmingham Repertory Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2016 Following an acclaimed run at the National Theatre, Beyond Caring comes to Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 8 - 11 June. Devised and directed by REP Associate Director, Alexander Zeldin this striking play will be performed with the audience seated on the stage in main auditorium at The REP giving a...
Dillie Keane to Close Out Brits Off Broadway with HELLO DILLIE
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016 59E59 Theaters will welcome Dillie Keane (from Fascinating Aida) back to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of HELLO DILLIE, written by Ms. Keane and Adele Anderson, and directed by Simon Green and featuring Michael Roulston on piano. Produced by Pleasance Theatre Trust Ltd, HELLO DILLIE begins...
David McMillan's WATCHING O.J. to Make World Premiere in Los Angeles This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2015 Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA presents the World Premiere of WATCHING O.J. by David McMillan Opening Saturday, October 3, 2015 with reception to follow Running at 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, and 2pm Sundays through November 8, 2015 EST/LA in Atwater Village Theater at 3269 Casitas Ave. LA, CA 90039....
BWW Review: Kristen Chenoweth with the Louisville Orchestra
by Keith Waits - February 22, 2016 There are a lot of superlatives that have been thrown around about the World Renowned Kristin Chenoweth: Stunning, personable, fun, entertaining. All are true and she demonstrated all of those traits when she came to Louisville for a second time and performed with our Louisville Orchestra under the ...
BWW Reviews:: Off The Wall Opens the Heart of Tennessee Williams in CAMINO REAL
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - June 06, 2015 Perhaps a playwright or poet discovers hidden beauty in the blackest of subject material---the places buried deep his dreams and heart. Tennessee Williams' 1953 play Camino Real appears to illustrate the darkest human emotions can be spoken in haunting poetic language to challenge the actors and aud...
SPARKLEY CLEAN FUNERAL SINGERS Next at CCP
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 24, 2016 On Friday, April 1, Cumberland County Playhouse presents the Southern Premiere of a new musical comedy by Lori Fischer (Barbara's Blue Kitchen) and Don Chaffer, The Sparkley Clean Funeral Singers! CCP's producing director Bryce McDonald will direct the show, which had its world premiere at the Capit...
VIDEO: First Look - Martin Freeman Stars in New Crackle Scripted Drama STARTUP
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2016 Crackle, Sony's streaming network, today released a 'First-Look' from the network's highly anticipated scripted drama, STARTUP, starring Martin Freeman ('Fargo,' 'Sherlock'), Adam Brody ('CHiPS,' 'The League'), Edi Gathegi ('The Blacklist,' The Blacklist: Redemption) and Otmara Marrero ('Graceland')...
Stir Today Night to Bring 8 ANGRY ASIANS to Second City
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2016 Hollywood has taken whitewashed casting too far, and the Asian comedy group Stir Today Night has responded with their newest sketch revue: '8 Angry Asians, Starring Scarlett Johansson'. *The role of Scarlett Johansson will be played by 8 Asians....
Critic's Choice: The Shows To See This Weekend
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 21, 2016 Shows are opening (Carolyn German unveils her latest, Go From Here, and Nashville Ballet revives Carmina Burana, both this weekend), shows are closing (your last chance to catch The Taffetas at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre before they go the way of The Plaids is this weekend) and The Miss Firecrack...
BWW Review: Kristen Chenoweth with the Louisville Orchestra
by Keith Waits - February 22, 2016 There are a lot of superlatives that have been thrown around about the World Renowned Kristin Chenoweth: Stunning, personable, fun, entertaining. All are true and she demonstrated all of those traits when she came to Louisville for a second time and performed with our Louisville Orchestra under the ...
Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/10/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 10, 2016 Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show....
Jujamcyn Theaters Receives Inaugural Green Broadway Award
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2015 The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) has announced the creation of a new award, the Green Broadway Award, to honor an individual, show or organization for outstanding achievement in making Broadway more environmentally friendly....
Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/16/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2016 Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show....
VIDEO: Crackle's Original Feature Film DEAD RISING Airs Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 27, 2015 “DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER,” which is based on the popular video game franchise, will be released on Crackle in its feature form tonight, March 27, 2015. Get a first look in the all-new trailer below!... |