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Verdi Chorus Presents CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, January 20 Photo Verdi Chorus Presents CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, January 20
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2023

The Verdi Chorus' 40th Anniversary season continues with its first opera, Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana for one performance only at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica on January 20, 2024.  ...
Composer & Percussionist Chris P. Thompson to Release 'Stay The Same' Album Photo Composer & Percussionist Chris P. Thompson to Release 'Stay The Same' Album
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024

Stay the Same features a thoughtful and nuanced blend of electronic and microtonal music –– two styles that greatly influenced, informed, and shaped Thompson's four earlier albums: 2021's Red Folder, 2020's True Stories & Rational Numbers, 2019's Everything Imaginable Comes True, and 2017's Lot Hero...
Bob Dylan Musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MOTHER OF THE MAID & More Coming to th Photo Bob Dylan Musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MOTHER OF THE MAID & More Coming to the Public Theater in 2018-19 Season
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2018

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced the line-up today for The Public's 2018-19 Season at their landmark home on 425 Lafayette Street. The iconic New York destination, which includes five theaters and Joe's Pub, as well as The Library rest...
Road Theatre Company Presents Twelfth Annual Summer Playwrights Festival Photo Road Theatre Company Presents Twelfth Annual Summer Playwrights Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2021

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY have announced the Twelfth Annual Summer Playwrights Festival returns to its online format making new plays more accessible than ever. ...
LA SYLPHIDE Comes to the National Theatre in Prague Photo LA SYLPHIDE Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

The Czech National Ballet in Prague will stage an adaptation of the ballet La Sylphide by Johan Kobborg, a Bournonville connoisseur....
Review: A POEM FOR RABIA at Tarragon Theatre Photo Review: A POEM FOR RABIA at Tarragon Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - October 27, 2023

In Nikki Shaffeeullah’s A POEM FOR RABIA, three centuries of women come together to explore the currents of change that shape their lives. Expansive and thoughtful, it’s a fearlessly creative play as messy and complex as the themes of colonialism and queer womanhood it investigates, both to its majo...
BWW Review: UNMURDERED at JKV Community Theatre At The Pavillion, Lee's Summit, MO Photo BWW Review: UNMURDERED at JKV Community Theatre At The Pavillion, Lee's Summit, MO
by Paul Bolton - October 17, 2017

JKV Community Theatre's mysterious 'UNMURDERED' play with a comedic twist premiers Wed Oct 18th in Lee's Summit at the Pavillion in the JK Village complex on Murray near Chipman Rd...
Verdi Chorus Presents CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, January 20 Photo Verdi Chorus Presents CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, January 20
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2023

The Verdi Chorus' 40th Anniversary season continues with its first opera, Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana for one performance only at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica on January 20, 2024.  ...
Westport Country Playhouse Presents THOUSAND PINES Photo Westport Country Playhouse Presents THOUSAND PINES
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018

Westport Country Playhouse's world-premiere drama, "Thousand Pines," brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the stage, now through November 17.  Written by Matthew Greene, and directed by Austin Pendleton, the new play was part of the Playhouse's 2017 New Works Circle Initiative, a progr...
We Happy Few Will Present THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Photo We Happy Few Will Present THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 02, 2020

Helen Hayes Recommended We Happy Few (PERICLES, 2018; LOVERS' VOWS, 2019) continues its Classics-in-Action series with a new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel of betrayal, revenge, and hope. Showcasing our signature ensemble casting and collaborative devising, our team of four actresses fill a wo...
BWW Review: OLIVER! at QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP Will Have You Saying 'Please Sir, I Photo BWW Review: OLIVER! at QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP Will Have You Saying 'Please Sir, I Want Some More'
by Amber Kusching - December 06, 2018

After a hard day's labor in a parish workhouse for children, a nine-year-old orphan named Oliver asks for a second serving of gruel. The workhouse master, annoyed by Oliver's impertinence, sells him into an apprenticeship with a drunken undertaker and his abusive wife. Fearing for his life, the boy ...
BWW Review: RED, Broadcast In Cinemas Photo BWW Review: RED, Broadcast In Cinemas
by Fraser MacDonald - November 06, 2018

John Logan's Red, which debuted at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009, enjoyed a belated West End run at the beginning of this year. As a further encore, a cinema broadcast of Michael Grandage's acclaimed production will be screened in cinemas nationwide tomorrow (7 November)....
Nordic International Film Festival Announces Full Lineup Photo Nordic International Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2020

The Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF), the largest Nordic film festival outside of Europe, has announced its lineup for its 6th year....
Bob Dylan Musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MOTHER OF THE MAID & More Coming to th Photo Bob Dylan Musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MOTHER OF THE MAID & More Coming to the Public Theater in 2018-19 Season
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2018

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced the line-up today for The Public's 2018-19 Season at their landmark home on 425 Lafayette Street. The iconic New York destination, which includes five theaters and Joe's Pub, as well as The Library rest...
Additional Performers Added To The SPEAK UP, RISE UP Lineup At The Tank Photo Additional Performers Added To The SPEAK UP, RISE UP Lineup At The Tank
by A.A. Cristi - July 26, 2018

Speak Up, Rise Up, now in its second year, is back with an all new storytelling festival. During the course of a week, over 40 productions and more than 100 artists will share the stage....
BWW Blog: Reviving the Retelling of a Tale Photo BWW Blog: Reviving the Retelling of a Tale
by Student Blogger: Blake Velick - January 26, 2021

The 2020 West Side Story just adds another artform to the Shakespearean tragedy....
Boston Playwrights' Theatre Presents BOSTON THEATER MARATHON XX On May 6 Photo Boston Playwrights' Theatre Presents BOSTON THEATER MARATHON XX On May 6
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2018

Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) presents Boston Theater Marathon XX, featuring 50 ten-minute plays, written by 51 New England playwrights, and produced by 50 New England theatres in ten hours....
Hope Mohr Dance to Premiere BACCHAE BEFORE at Joe Good Annex Photo Hope Mohr Dance to Premiere BACCHAE BEFORE at Joe Good Annex
by A.A. Cristi - July 21, 2021

Hope Mohr Dance has announced the world premiere of Bacchae Before, a dance theater project inspired by the tragedies of gender reveal parties and Anne Carson's Bakkhai. Co-directed by playwright Maxe Crandall and choreographer Hope Mohr, Bacchae Before features a quartet of performers and original ...
Photo Flash: First Look at Westport Country Playhouse's THOUSAND PINES Photo Photo Flash: First Look at Westport Country Playhouse's THOUSAND PINES
by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2018

Westport Country Playhouse's world-premiere drama, "Thousand Pines," brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the stage, October 30 through November 17. Written by Matthew Greene, and directed by Austin Pendleton, the new play was part of the Playhouse's 2017 New Works Circle Initiative, ...
Westport Country Playhouse Stages World Premiere of THOUSAND PINES Photo Westport Country Playhouse Stages World Premiere of THOUSAND PINES
by Julie Musbach - October 16, 2018

Westport Country Playhouse's world-premiere drama, "Thousand Pines," brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the stage, October 30 through November 17.  Written by Matthew Greene, and directed by Austin Pendleton, the new play was part of the Playhouse's 2017 New Works Circle Initiative, ...
 Composer & Percussionist Chris P. Thompson Releases New Album 'Stay The Same' Photo Composer & Percussionist Chris P. Thompson Releases New Album 'Stay The Same'
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024

Composer and percussionist Chris P. Thompson has released new album, Stay the Same....
THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW Moves to The Hudson MainStage Theatre Photo THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW Moves to The Hudson MainStage Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

Mark Blanchard, Samadahi Entertainment and The Actorhood have announced the successful John Patrick Shanley production of 'The Dreamer Examines His Pillow,' starring the exceptional cast of Scottie Thompson, Ade M'Cormack, and Sal Landi, and will re-open at the beautiful Hudson Mainstage Theatre....
BWW Blog: Reviving the Retelling of a Tale Photo BWW Blog: Reviving the Retelling of a Tale
by Student Blogger: Blake Velick - January 26, 2021

The 2020 West Side Story just adds another artform to the Shakespearean tragedy....
Michael Griffin Escape Artist Coming To The Sorg Opera House Photo Michael Griffin Escape Artist Coming To The Sorg Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2021

​​​​​​​Michael Griffin, America's Escape Hero is coming to Middletown for one night only Saturday, Oct 2, (ticket info) bringing with him some of his unique presentations some involving the mind, some involving life and limb including his worldwide challenge to anyone who can keep him prisoner for $...
BWW Review: DANA H. at Goodman Theatre Photo BWW Review: DANA H. at Goodman Theatre
by Emily McClanathan - September 21, 2019

Lucas Hnath's DANA H., now in its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre, recounts a harrowing trauma experienced by the playwright's mother, Dana Higginbotham. In 1997, she was working as a hospice chaplain in Florida when a former patient, a mentally ill ex-convict, kidnapped her for five months. H...





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