HBO Documentary Films Acquires U.S. TV Rights to THE COLD BLUE
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 27, 2018 HBO Documentary Films has acquired U.S. TV rights to THE COLD BLUE from Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions. Directed by Erik Nelson (“Dreams with Sharp Teeth,” “A Gray State”), the film takes an inside look at the daily life of men of the Eighth Air Force, who flew mission after deadly mission in Wo...
Smithsonian Channel Reveals Inside Story & Untold Events of Deadly American Tragedy in WACO: THE LONGEST SIEGE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 23, 2018 Twenty-five years after federal agents raided an armed religious compound outside of Waco, Texas that was led by self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh, a new documentary tells the inside story of the sect and the bloody battle that resulted in one of the longest standoffs in American history. Featuri...
BWW Review: THE STANDBY LEAR Reveals The Story of A Powerful Marriage
by Robert Encila-Celdran - August 12, 2021 Anna turns out to be indispensable in facilitating Augie's Lear, but more importantly she provides the anchor to Augie's wobbly effort to reclaim his self-esteem. A good chunk of Shakespeare gets a good polish, but the rehearsal itself is a mere conceit to unearth the real and urgent drama before us...
Smithsonian Channel Reveals Inside Story & Untold Events Of Deadly American Tragedy In WACO: THE LONGEST SIEGE
by Tori Hartshorn - April 04, 2018 Twenty-five years after federal agents raided an armed religious compound outside of Waco, Texas that was led by self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh, a new documentary tells the inside story of the sect and the bloody battle that resulted in one of the longest standoffs in American history. Featuri...
Kid Cudi, Big Boi Join Shudder's CREEPSHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 21, 2019 Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced additional casting for its upcoming Creepshow anthology series, executive produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead). Joining the cast are Grammy winners Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) and Big Boi...
BWW Interview: Ute Lemper Talks RENDEZVOUS WITH MARLENE at the Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 08, 2019 Ute Lemper talks to BroadwayWorld UK about her role in Rendezvous with Marlene, her 'personal homage to that great lady', at the Arcola Theatre...
Review: The National Ballet of Canada's EMMA BOVARY, ANGELS' ATLAS at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - February 02, 2024 What did our critic think of EMMA BOVARY, ANGELS’ ATLAS at National Arts Centre?...
HBO to Debut World War II Documentary THE COLD BLUE on June 6
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 17, 2019 In 1943, during the Second World War, top Hollywood director William Wyler went to Europe to document the air war in progress. Wyler and his crew flew actual combat missions on B-17s in extremely dangerous conditions. Incredibly, the entirety of the raw color footage Wyler and his team shot for the ...
Find Out What Halloween Horror Is Coming to Peacock This October
by Michael Major - September 18, 2023 No tricks, just treats. With over 500 titles to explore, Peacock has something to get everyone in the Halloween spirit. Please see below for new and recently added titles as well as a scary line-up of seasonal content. Check out what TV episodes, movies, documentaries, specials and more you can stre...
Warren-directed FALSETTOS Proves A Potent Reminder of How Life Once Was
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 30, 2023 It was a part of life only understood completely, if experienced, and its impact continues to be felt today in ways you can sometimes predict, although oftentimes it invokes unexpected memories that take you completely unaware. That explains why I’ve taken so long to compose this review of Falsettos...
BWW Review: COMPLETENESS at Theatre Exile
by Alyssa Biederman - December 17, 2018 For the first ten minutes of Completeness at Theatre Exile, I was bored out of my mind. "Oh god, these next two hours are going to suck," I thought. Despite my initial distaste, as the play unraveled I was faced with a beautiful presentation of the universal human experience....
Review: The National Ballet of Canada's EMMA BOVARY, ANGELS' ATLAS at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - February 02, 2024 What did our critic think of EMMA BOVARY, ANGELS’ ATLAS at National Arts Centre?...
BWW Review: Tony Award-winning Revival of RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA! Plays Nashville This Week
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 04, 2022 Yet perhaps at no time during its vaunted and venerated history has Oklahoma! been so polarizing as it has become now, thanks to the 2019 Broadway revival directed by Daniel Fish which is touring the provinces. Read our critic's review. ...
BWW Review: BLISS at the 5th Avenue Theatre Misses the Mark, But Only Slightly
by Jay Irwin - February 15, 2020 Dear Readers, you may recall that several years ago there was a new musical that came through town, about Princesses (even called that), that many consider, including myself, to be one of the worst things they've ever seen. But as bad as it was, it had three things going for it. First, there was a...
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Broccoli Hall, Inc.
by Andrew Child - December 29, 2020 In 1891, years before Sigmund Freud would revolutionize the way the human mind is perceived and the significance of symbolism, childhood and sexuality on a person’s psyche, German playwright Frank Wedekind challenged the taboos around the sexual tension of young people with a play that would challen...
CAMELOT at the Shakespeare Theatre Company is Elegant, Charming, and Just Plain Entertaining.
by Charles Shubow - June 05, 2018 Alan Paul directs a superb cast in Lerner and Lowe's classic musical....
BWW Review: TOKA Cries Out for an End to Cycles of Violence
by Ilana Lucas - April 22, 2022 Generational trauma, familial obligation, and the futile and inevitable results of “an eye for an eye” justice are given voice in Indrit Kasapi’s powerful TOKA, a Theatre Passe Muraille and lemonTree creations digital co-production currently enjoying its digital premiere....
BWW Review: BEARS Roars to Life at the Citadel Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - October 23, 2021 Written and directed by Edmonton-born Matthew MacKenzie, Bears is an ode to the timeless relationship between Indigenous peoples and nature and an ominous call to action to protect the environment....
NBC Shares Primetime Schedule for 4/23-5/20
by Tori Hartshorn - April 24, 2018 NBC Shares Primetime Schedule for 4/23-5/20...
National Geographic Gives Season Two Order to THE HOT ZONE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 11, 2020 National Geographic announced today that 'The Hot Zone,' the network's highest-rated scripted series to date, has been greenlit for a second season, which will focus on the anthrax attacks of 2001....
BWW Review: ASU Gammage Presents The National Tour Of THE BAND'S VISIT
by Herbert Paine - February 09, 2022 THE BAND’S VISIT, now playing at ASU Gammage in Tempe until February 13, may tell the small, modest tale of a group of musicians from another country stranded overnight in the middle of nowhere, but it's really about friendship, loneliness, and wasted opportunities; characters discovering how simila...
BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Aaron Posner's STUPID F**KING BIRD
by Peter Nason - June 02, 2019 This re-imagining of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' is super-smart and boasts a dynamite cast....
BWW Interview: Ute Lemper Talks RENDEZVOUS WITH MARLENE at the Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 08, 2019 Ute Lemper talks to BroadwayWorld UK about her role in Rendezvous with Marlene, her 'personal homage to that great lady', at the Arcola Theatre...
Review: American Stage Presents RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL IN THE PARK
by Peter Nason - April 16, 2023 Despite some issues, it's a dream of a show!...
ID Announces New Season of DEADLY RECALL
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 11, 2020 Det. Pat Postiglione's career has been labeled “unforgettable,” and that's for more than one reason. Not only does his case repertoire include hundreds of high-profile crimes, his personal memory is unbeatable. Some call it photographic, some call it unnervingly specific, but what everyone knows is ... |