BWW Review: FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is an Underwhelming, Sanitized Disappointment
by Matt Tamanini - October 20, 2016 I am aware that what I am about to write is likely going to be a critical outlier, but I didn't hate FOX's television adaptation of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which they clumsily subtitled LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN. Now, I didn't particularly like it either, but to be frank (pun intended), I ...
Bravo's REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY Delivers Most-Watched Season
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2015 Bravo Media's 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' delivered impressive ratings gains as season ten averaged 2.7 million total viewers, making it the most-watched season in series' history, according to Nielsen Live+3 data....
Cast, Creative Team Announced for La Jolla Playhouse's THE LAST TIGER IN HAITI
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2016 La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of The Last Tiger in Haiti, by UC San Diego MFA playwriting alumnus Jeff Augustin, directed by UC San Diego MFA directing alumnus Joshua Kahan Brody. A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Last Ti...
BWW Review: Unless You Hate Fun and Sexiness, Death-Defying THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is Giddy Perfection
by Matt Tamanini - October 16, 2016 Unless you have no sense of humor, no joy in your heart, or no sex drive to speak of, it's impossible to not enjoy yourself....
BWW Review: NOT One Of My Favorite Things! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Misses The Emotional Mark At The McCallum
by David Green - November 23, 2016 Everyone deserves to see a great production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in their lifetime. For those who attended the Jack O'Brien production last night at The McCallum, who have never seen one before, they are still waiting. It is a gorgeous, lavish production. The sets and costumes are beyond incredible...
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: F*CKING MEN, Assembly George Square Studios, 11 August
by Adam Robinson - August 21, 2016 Straight from selling out in London comes a King's Head Theatre play by Joe Dipietro. F*cking Men is a modern interpretation of Schnitzler's 19th-century play La Ronde. A play which caused great controversy at the time now retold through the lives of men who have sex with other men. Gay, Straight, ...
BWW Review: The MUNY's Hilarious Production of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
by Chris Gibson - July 17, 2016 I grew up looking forward to the weekend, because that's when channel 30 would broadcast 'Chiller Theater', providing a burgeoning horror fan like myself with the chance to view all the creepy classics that sprang from the loins of Universal Studios during the 1930's and 40's. I was a preteen when Y...
Esquire Network to Premiere Third Season of Hit Series CAR MATCHMAKER, 6/22
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2016 Esquire Network announced today season three of the popular franchise CAR MATCHMAKER, premiering Wednesday, June 22 at 9 pm ET/PT....
Guest Blog: Oh!'s Mariam Khalili On Rossini's LA CENERENTOLA
by Guest Blogger: Mariam Khalili - February 05, 2016 LA CENERENTOLA is an opera Oh! has been waiting for. It's our 20th anniversary season, and we chose to present a diverse selection of works....
Esquire Network Premieres Third Season of Hit Series CAR MATCHMAKER Today
by TV News Desk - June 22, 2016 Esquire Network premieres season three of the popular franchise CAR MATCHMAKER, today Wednesday, June 22 at 9 pm ET/PT....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Keanu Reeves & More Featured on Esquire Network's CAR MATCHMAKER
by - August 23, 2016 Arch Motorcycle co-founders Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger will be featurd on Esquire Network's CAR MATCHMAKER on an all-new episode airing Wednesday, August 24 at 9:00 PM EST. Check out sneak peeks below!...
BWW Review: Fantastic Z's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY Provides Hot Kitschy Hilarity
by Jay Irwin - May 27, 2016 I'll admit I'm quite picky and protective about the works of Charles Busch. He's one of my favorite authors with his brilliant ability to tell a well thought out story through the kitschy lens of 40's, 50's and 60's pop culture. I've been fortunate enough to see the master himself perform his own ...
Mindy Kaling Among Celebrities Set for New Food Network Series STAR PLATES, Premiering 9/27
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2016 Beginning this fall, celebrities are landing the role of their dreams, stepping into their favorite restaurant kitchens for a culinary crash course - cooking on the line with their favorite chef....
BWW Review: NOT One Of My Favorite Things! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Misses The Emotional Mark At The McCallum
by David Green - November 23, 2016 Everyone deserves to see a great production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in their lifetime. For those who attended the Jack O'Brien production last night at The McCallum, who have never seen one before, they are still waiting. It is a gorgeous, lavish production. The sets and costumes are beyond incredible...
BWW Review: PPT'S Marvelous THE FULL MONTY Presents More Than Eye Candy
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - August 01, 2016 'Everything which is necessary, the entire thing, the whole shebang.' This was the original meaning of the British slang term 'the full monty,' before the 1997 British film of the same name. At Peninsula Players (PPT) in August 2016, everything which is necessary, the whole shebang, appears on stage...
Spencer Theater Will Present BROADWAY: THE BIG BAND YEARS, with Patrick Cassidy and Lynn Andrews
by Nicole Rosky - November 02, 2015 BROADWAY: THE BIG BAND YEARS is a thrilling musical adventure celebrating some of the best music of the Great White Way. Featuring an orchestra of 12 and Broadway vocalists Patrick Cassidy and Lynn Andrews, the pianist, conductor and arranger Keith Levenson brings some of the hit Big Band Era songs...
BWW Review: Wondrous and Magical MATILDA THE MUSICAL at The Fox Theatre
by Chris Gibson - October 26, 2015 I first became aware of author Roald Dahl from watching the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, although I didn't read the book it was based on, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, until later, finding it much darker in tone than the movie, but very entertaining nonetheless. After that exposu...
Sneak Peek - Next Episode of Esquire Network's CAR MATCHMAKER
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2016 The next episode of Esquire Network's 'CAR MATCHMAKER airing Wednesday, September 14 at 9:00PM EST shares an exclusive look at a $2.5 million trailer used by an A-list movie star....
BWW Review: The MUNY'S Spectacular 42ND STREET
by Chris Gibson - July 09, 2016 If you missed The Muny's production of 42nd STREET, you missed a show that was an absolutely perfect fit for the wide open spaces its stage presents. The original Warner Bros. 1933 pre-production code film was a blend of behind the scenes melodrama and onstage eye-candy. It gave depression era audie...
BWW Review: FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is an Underwhelming, Sanitized Disappointment
by Matt Tamanini - October 20, 2016 I am aware that what I am about to write is likely going to be a critical outlier, but I didn't hate FOX's television adaptation of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which they clumsily subtitled LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN. Now, I didn't particularly like it either, but to be frank (pun intended), I ...
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Wows at Stray Dog Theatre
by Chris Gibson - April 08, 2016 John Cameron Mitchell's (text) scathing and kinky rock and roll cabaret, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, is given its just desserts with Stray Dog Theatre's memorable production, which is currently running at the Tower Grove Abbey through April 16, 2016. Michael Baird bares his soul as tortured songwrite...
BWW Review: Holiday-ish Hilarity in HAM FOR THE HOLIDAYS at ACT
by Jay Irwin - December 07, 2015 Everyone has their own personal hallmarks that the holiday season has arrived. For some it's catching that favorite movie on TV such as "It's a Wonderful Life" or "The Sound of Music", for others it might be heading downtown to see the lights and carolers. But for me in my own warped and twisted w...
Broadway, Chicago Stars Round Out Principal Cast of Lyric Opera's THE KING AND I
by Tyler Peterson - February 11, 2016 Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today casting for the remaining principal roles in its grand-scale production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, featuring Broadway stars Kate Baldwin and Paolo Montalban as Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam. Additional Broadway artists Ali Ewoldt (Tuptim...
USA Promotes MR. ROBOT's Michael Cristofer to Series Regular; Names Recurring Guest Stars
by Caryn Robbins - March 04, 2016 Michael Cristofer (“Ray Donovan”) and Stephanie Corneliussen (“Legends of Tomorrow”) have been upped to series regulars on the Golden Globe award-winning USA Network series MR. ROBOT.... |