Introducing a Better Way to Say Ahhh? with Colorful Bottle Openers
by Marina Kennedy - January 19, 2019
Nite Ize, a leading manufacturer of innovative solution-based products, is expanding their line of Ahhh... Bottle Openers with the addition of new colorful and lightweight aluminum models....
BWW Review: THE WINTER WONDERETTES at Forum Theatre Company, A Wonderful Christmas Show with All Those Christmas Clichés
by Craig Richardson - December 26, 2018
Located at The Wilke Center inside First United Methodist Church at 330 N. Broadway is the Forum Theatre Company. I had the pleasure of attending The Winter Wonderettes during their final week of shows. Kathy Page Hauptman directed four leading ladies to direct the audience, dubbed pseudo employ...
BWW Review: KINGS at Studio Theatre Rules
by Sam Abney - December 20, 2018
Some people go to the theater to find a place to escape from the world around them. If you are one of those people, Studio Theatre's production of Kings wont be your cup of tea. This production is often an uncomfortably real exploration of politics, lobbyists and daily life in the heart of our natio...
The Raven Age Announce New Album and Confirm Headline Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 12, 2018
British metal five piece The Raven Age continue their unstoppable rise as torch-bearers for the next generation of UK metal. Their brooding style of monstrous guitar riffs and pummelling rhythms are entwined with powerful melodies and moments of quiet subtlety, adding a touch of epic finesse to th...
BWW Review: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER - TRIPLE BILL, Royal Opera House
by Vikki Jane Vile - November 21, 2018
The centenary of the end of the First World War had been marked widely in dance, now the Royal Ballet present their tribute within this latest triple bill, headlined by Alastair Marriot's new work The Unknown Soldier....
Friendly Fires Share Video HEAVEN LET ME IN Starring Jeremy Irvine
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2018
Friendly Fires have released the video for their huge crossover anthem, 'Heaven Let Me In.' Directed by BISON (Bonobo, London Grammar and Jon Hopkins), the video stars acclaimed British actor Jeremy Irvine - famed for his roles in War Horse and Mama Mia - who dances through the streets and landmarks...
BWW Review: FORCE at Baxter Packs Political and Plot Line Punches
by Lindsay Kruger - November 08, 2018
Approaching politics in the arts is never an easy to feat, but one that is constantly necessary in a tumultuous political climate. Taking on the recent events of student uprisings, a change in president, and even Trump's election, FORCE combines political power with behind-closed-doors intrigue to p...
BWW Recap: Kate is Pregnant and Toby is Depressed on THIS IS US
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 24, 2018
'This is Us' returned to formula this week with a bittersweet look into our characters' mental health, passions, and problems....
BWW Review: Muhly's MARNIE, in Mayer's Cinematic Production, Is a 'Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma'
by Richard Sasanow - October 22, 2018
Nico Muhly's MARNIE, aided and abetted by Nicholas Wright's libretto, dramaturg Paul Cremo and the sweeping production of Michael Mayer--which had its US premiere Friday night at the Met--is that fabled “riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Nothing is quite what it seems or results i...
Friendly Fires Releases New Single HEAVEN LET ME IN
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018
Today, Monday October 15, Friendly Fires return with their second brand new song of 2018. Built around a euphoric, clipped, 'French touch' style loop, 'Heaven Let Me In' is co-produced with Disclosure and was written in one late night session at the lauded electronic duo's north London studio....
Annie Dorsen's THE SLOW ROOM to Play Performance Space New York
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018
Performance Space New York kicks off its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the world premiere of Annie Dorsen's The Slow Room (September 27-29). Dorsen has taken the idea of technological theater further than most artists....
BWW Review: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN: The Power of Love
by Nancy Grossman - September 13, 2018
Lyric Stage Company opens its 44th season with the Tony Award-winning (seven, including Best Musical) KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, directed and choreographed by Rachel Bertone, with music direction by Dan Rodriguez, who gets pizazz and a far bigger sound than anyone would expect from a five-piece orche...
BWW Album Review: THE QUENTIN DENTIN SHOW Original Cast Recording
by Jenny Ell - September 10, 2018
Critically acclaimed musical The Quentin Dentin Show has gone down a storm with audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London and now supernatural game show host, Quentin Dentin himself, will be releasing his debut album next month....
Annie Dorsen's THE SLOW ROOM to Play Performance Space New York
by Julie Musbach - September 04, 2018
Performance Space New York kicks off its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the world premiere of Annie Dorsen's The Slow Room (September 27-29). Dorsen has taken the idea of technological theater further than most artists....
Grammy Nominated Quartet Fatum Release New EP, FORWARD, Out Now
by Macon Prickett - June 29, 2018
“The title 'Forward' is our battle cry: never give up, keep pressing and working hard, and never surrender.” Strong, stirring words from Grammy nominated, Billboard dominating quartet Fatum. “We only move in one direction”, and their opening EP, a five track surge of audio and emotional re...
BWW Review: MACHINAL, Almeida Theatre
by Nicole Ackman - June 11, 2018
Machinal, written by Sophie Treadwell, is based on the sensational 1927 trial of Ruth Snyder, a housewife who murdered her husband. It is a play largely about a woman attempting to find her own agency, with little success, despite the restraints of being a wife and mother. While the Almeida producti...
BWW Album Review: MY FAIR LADY Is Beyond 'Loverly'
by Amanda Prahl - June 08, 2018
If you've ever been involved in high school or community theatre, you probably have a My Fair Lady memory. Mine is of my junior year of high school, waltzing around in a vintage amber-colored gown (complete with mildly uncomfortable vintage proportions) and trying desperately to hang onto the alto h...
Ed Sheeran to Perform at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards + Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey to Perform THE MIDDLE
by Macon Prickett - May 14, 2018
dick clark productions and NBC announced today that global superstar Ed Sheeran, as well as chart-toppers Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey will perform at the “2018 Billboard Music Awards.” ...
THE RITE OF SPRING 3D Makes Debut In American Concert Hall
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2018
The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada are teaming up with media artist, director and composer Klaus Obermaier and Ars Electronica Futurelab for an innovative and visual performance of The Rite of Spring May 18-19 at 8 p.m. and May 20 at 2:30 p.m. Renowned pianist Emanuel Ax i...
THE RITE OF SPRING 3D Makes Debut In American Concert Hall
by Julie Musbach - May 04, 2018
The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada are teaming up with media artist, director and composer Klaus Obermaier and Ars Electronica Futurelab for an innovative and visual performance of The Rite of Spring May 18-19 at 8 p.m. and May 20 at 2:30 p.m. Renowned pianist Emanuel Ax ...
BWW Review: THE TROJAN WAR at Prague Shakespeare Company
by Robert Sennett - May 01, 2018
The Trojan War: Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, Modern English verse translation by Lillian Groag; The Trojan Women by Euripides, new English translation by Guy Roberts and Rebecca Greene Udden. Directed by Guy Roberts and Rebecca Green Udden....
BWW Review: Bartlett Sher's Contemporary Spin On MY FAIR LADY Allows Lerner and Loewe's Musical To Speak For Itself
by Michael Dale - April 20, 2018
From SOUTH PACIFIC to THE KING AND I to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and now MY FAIR LADY, director Bartlett Sher has been spending the better part of this young century perfecting his method of mounting ravishing, emotionally stimulating productions of classic 20th Century musicals....
Guest Blog: Director Tom Littler On Noel Coward's TONIGHT AT 8:30
by Guest Blog: Tom Littler - April 09, 2018
In the mid 1930s, at the height of his creative powers, Noel Coward embarked on a project to revive the lost art of the one-act play. He wrote three one-act plays, and then another three, and then four more....
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, Bristol Hippodrome
by Tim Wright - April 05, 2018
The song-writing partnership of Carole King and Gerry Goffin was such a formidable force in the sixties that even Lennon and McCartney often spoke about wanting to emulate them. It's with this partnership then, that Beautiful: The Carol King Musical spends most of it's time....
BWW Review: DEATH OF A HUNTER, Finborough Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - April 03, 2018
Death of a Hunter sees Ernest Hemingway fighting his demons at once in the last harrowing hour of his life. Unable to write like he used to, he questions the ghosts of his past and examines the path that's lead him to that point. Finborough Theatre sees the English language premiere of Rolf Hochhuth...
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