Award-Winning Designer Takes Centre Stage in LOLA'S GRAVE MISTAKE
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2018 Two-time Wellington Theatre Awards' Designer of the Year Ian Harman is keeping himself on his toes with his latest artistic vision. As well as showcasing his exceptional talents in costume, set and production design, Lola's Grave Mistake (BATS Theatre, 7-10 February) stars Harman's glamorous alter-e...
Sarah Jones Set to Star in CBS Drama Pilot L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
by Macon Prickett - March 14, 2018 According to Deadline, Sarah Jones is set to play Lynn in CBS drama pilot L.A. Confidential, based on James Ellroy's classic noir novel. It comes from Arnon Milchan, producer of the acclaimed 1997 movie; CBS TV Studios; New Regency; and Lionsgate TV....
Susan Graham to Appear in BSO's 'DAMNATION', Met's 'WIDOW', Lyric's TAHITI and More in 2017-18
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017 Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham opens her 2017-18 season with a return to the Boston Symphony to star in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust under Charles Dutoit....
Fort Worth Oprea Announces Line Up Of Unpublished Operas, 5/3-5/4
by Molly Tracy - February 07, 2017 Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today the names of the eight composer and librettist teams whose unpublished works have been selected for the company's fifth annual, critically acclaimed new works series, Frontiers - funded in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation....
BWW Review: Amy Herzog's MARY JANE Subtly Criticizes The Complexity of Obtaining Health Care
by Michael Dale - October 02, 2017 To say that there are no dramatic highs and lows in Amy Herzog's touching new drama, Mary Jane, is by no means a criticism. It's more of a recognition of the beautifully understated naturalism in both the playwright's text and in director Anne Kauffman's production....
Photo Flash: Resonance Works Presents RUSALKA
by Julie Musbach - May 03, 2018 RESONANCE WORKS closes its fifth season with a fully staged production of Dvo?ak's opera Rusalka on Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. Performances will be held at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland, continuing an exciting partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's Dep...
BWW Review: THE ICEMAN COMETH, a Symphony of Sadness (and Kindness), at The Vortex
by Devon Hoffman - March 23, 2017 Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh--the portrayal of a dysfunctional bunch of rock-bottom alcoholic barflies and the salesman who tries to 'save' them from their futile pipe dreams: This show is an extraordinary symphony--nineteen excellent actors all piping in and out, rising and falling collective...
Susan Graham to Reprise Title Character THE MERRY WIDOW at The Met Opera
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017 Fresh from a rapturously received account of Berlioz's La damnation de Faust with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham reprises her 'vivacious and creamy-voiced' (New York Times) star turn as the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari ...
Resonance Works Ends Season With Pittsburgh Premiere Of Dvorak's RUSALKA
by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2018 RESONANCE WORKS closes its fifth season with a fully staged production of Dvoak's opera Rusalka on Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. Performances will be held at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland, continuing an exciting partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's Depa...
Susan Graham to Reprise Title Character THE MERRY WIDOW at The Met Opera
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017 Fresh from a rapturously received account of Berlioz's La damnation de Faust with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham reprises her 'vivacious and creamy-voiced' (New York Times) star turn as the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari ...
Teatro Paraguas Presents VIOLENCE AND LOVE IN LATIN AMERICA: Stories And Poems
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2018 Teatro Paraguas presents an evening of stories and poems by Abelardo Cabal, a storyteller and poet from Columbia. The 20 stories and poems range in style from the political and social justice to rustic folktales to magical realism, with such titles La Mulata de Cordoba (The Mulatto Girl from Cordob...
Kentwood Players presents THE CRUCIBLE
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018 Kentwood Players proudly presents the play THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller. Performance dates are January 12 February 17, 2018 todays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. There w...
Susan Graham Replaces Sophie Koch as 'Dido' in Lyric Opera of Chicago's LES TROYENS
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2016 Anthony Freud, Lyric's general director, president & CEO, announced today that French mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch has withdrawn from the company premiere of Berlioz's Les Troyens for personal reasons. Stepping into the role of Dido will be American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, world-renowned as an inte...
Critically Acclaimed Musical UPSTAIRS Brings Forgotten LGBT Tragedy to LA Pride & Hollywood Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2017 In 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, claiming 32 victims in what was, until the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando, the deadliest mass murder of LGBT people in U.S. history. The arson remains unsolved and was largely forgotten in the interveni...
SYFY Renews Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt Starrer HAPPY For Season 2
by Tori Hartshorn - January 29, 2018 SYFY Renews Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt Starrer HAPPY For Season 2...
Susan Graham to Appear in BSO's 'DAMNATION', Met's 'WIDOW', Lyric's TAHITI and More in 2017-18
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017 Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham opens her 2017-18 season with a return to the Boston Symphony to star in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust under Charles Dutoit....
Susan Graham to Appear in BSO's 'DAMNATION', Met's 'WIDOW', Lyric's TAHITI and More in 2017-18
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017 Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham opens her 2017-18 season with a return to the Boston Symphony to star in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust under Charles Dutoit....
BWW Review: THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 09, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a loyal, committed adaptation of CS Lewis's once celebrated novel that fails to ignite fully as drama, but works well as polemic....
Legendary Horror Director John Carpenter Inks Overall Deal with Universal Cable
by Caryn Robbins - July 06, 2017 Universal Cable Productions (UCP) today announced an overall development deal with John Carpenter, the celebrated director of horror films including “Halloween,” “The Thing,” and “Escape from New York.”...
Review Roundup: Boston Lyric Opera's THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
by Christina Mancuso - March 14, 2017 Boston Lyric Opera's (BLO) production of The Rake's Progress, opened on March 12 for a four-performance run at Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre. It brings to life the traditional story of a young man seduced by monetary and carnal pleasures at the hand of a devilish valet. The work hasn't been prese...
Belgrade Theatre Pays Tribute To African-American Actor Ira Aldridge
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2016 The Belgrade Theatre has teamed up with the University of Warwick's Multicultural Shakespeare Project and The Coventry City of Culture Bid 2021 to present an event honouring the remarkable achievements of the African-American actor Ira Aldridge this November....
Beth Leavel, Jared Zirilli & More Will Take Part in CAPONE Reading
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2016 Caiola Productions is pleased to announce a private reading of the new musical CAPONE. CAPONE stars Danny Aiello with book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell and directed by Alexander Dinelaris. The reading will be this Friday, November 18th....
Susan Graham to Appear in BSO's 'DAMNATION', Met's 'WIDOW', Lyric's TAHITI and More in 2017-18
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017 Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham opens her 2017-18 season with a return to the Boston Symphony to star in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust under Charles Dutoit....
SYFY Announces Series Order For NIGHTFLYERS Based on George R.R. Martin's Novella
by Tori Hartshorn - January 05, 2018 Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken, David Ajala and Br an F. O'Byrne Set to Star. Series Will Premiere on Netflix Outside of U.S....
USA Network Announces Pilot Pickup for Scripted Serial UNSOLVED
by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2016 USA Network announces a pilot pick up for UNSOLVED, a scripted true crime serial that chronicles the two major police investigations into the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.... |