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Theatre Raleigh Presents YELLOW FACE
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Theatre Raleigh Announces Cast for Production of YELLOW FACE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022
Following their sold out run of Forever Plaid, Theatre Raleigh continues their 2022 Main Stage Season with Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. Leading this production are Hansel Tan (Off-Broadway: Ping Pong and Unlock'd) as DHH and Pascal Pastrana (Broadway: Mean Girls) as Marcus. ...
BWW Interview: It's Not Easy Being Green for WICKED's Deguzman at Ohio Theater
by Paul Batterson - May 12, 2022
Some nights Lissa deGuzman (who plays Elphaba in the national tour of WICKED) and Jennafer Newberry (who plays Glinda) walk out of a theater together and run into a throng of fans of the 2003 musical....
EMOJILAND Comes To The Boch Center Shubert Theatre in June
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022
The Boston premiere of EMOJILAND comes to The Boch Center Shubert Theatre from Tuesday, June 14 – Sunday, June 19, 2022. The national tour of the 2020 Off-Broadway show that wowed NYC audiences (and critics alike) with its vibrance, electric energy and heart will be stopping in seven cities acro...
EMOJILAND Announces Cast and First Dates For US Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 05, 2022
Emojiland has announced casting and the first dates for its upcoming US tour! The tour kicks off this June in Columbus, OH....
Disney Theatrical Productions Announces Ticket Upgrade Program at ALADDIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2022
Disney Theatrical Productions is partnering with Volantio to announce RePrize, a brand-new ticket upgrade program at the Broadway production of Aladdin. Disney Theatrical Productions is the first business outside of the airline industry to offer this innovative program from Volantio....
Guest Blog: Composer Susannah Pearse On HALL OF MIRRORS
by Guest Author - March 23, 2022
My collaborator Robert Hudson and I first got interested in writing a musical about the Treaty of Versailles about five years ago. We’d toyed with the idea before, but the Brexit vote and the widening political divide within both the UK and America gave us the impetus we’d been missing, and we b...
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Broadway Across America
by Brett Cullum - February 24, 2022
HAMILTON is a joy to watch, and this cast lives up to the hype of the material they have been entrusted with. Rest assured this is the best way to see the show… live and in person. There is an energy to be shared with the cast and the audience that the COVID era almost made us forget....
VIDEO: Toronto-Based Power-Rocker jsin Unleashes 'You Can't Stop Me' Music Video
by Michael Major - February 09, 2022
Landing alongside his raucous new release, Surrender, Canadian powerhouse rocker jsin unleashes his inner-dialogue meets high-voltage sound with new single, “You Can’t Stop Me.' Beyond lyrics that are meant to subtly self-empower, jsin’s newest release is ground-stomping hard rock at its best....
Theatre Raleigh Announces 2022 Main Stage Season
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2022
After their incredible 2021 season, Theatre Raleigh is already gearing up for their 2022 season with the announcement of the Main Stage lineup....
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE LITTLE PRINCE
by Jade Kops - January 06, 2022
THE LITTLE PRINCE, Director Tournie has superbly combined the elements of choreography, music, projections and acrobatics to create a beautiful, sophisticated, engaging and superb theatre experience....
EMOJILAND Will Return to the Stage in 2022
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2022
Emojiland is headed back to the stage in 2022! The production's official Twitter account teased the show's revival with a video featuring the caption 'See ya in 2022!' No dates, casting, or venue have been announced at this time....
ROBERT EARL KEEN'S ROAD TO CHRISTMAS Cancelled at Bass Performance Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2021
Due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases within the Robert Earl Keen band and crew, the Dec. 30 Robert Earl Keen concert at Bass Performance Hall is cancelled....
BWW Review: WHITE NOISE, Bridge Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - October 15, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Suzan-Lori Parks confronts the audience with big themes in her thrilling and radical play, which has received its European premiere at The Bridge Theatre. The writer describes this work as something that, “rips the face off of civilisation.” And I’d agree that it ...
Student Blog: The Problem of Recent History
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - September 10, 2021
The sharp contrast in perspective between the young performers and those behind the scenes—the professors and technicians who remember 9/11 well—has kidnapped my attention. I find it fascinating and meaningful in a layered way that I’m not entirely sure I’ll ever understand....
Futurama Festival Postponed, Rescheduled to Easter Weekend 2022
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 13, 2021
The organisers state that: “We apologise for the inconvenience but the increasing COVID infection rate, plus the latest delay in lifting restrictions without the necessary assurances and guidance from the Government, has made it impossible to put the festival on this year.'...
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Shakespeare's Globe
by Cindy Marcolina - May 28, 2021
One of London’s most venerated theatres, Shakespeare's Globe has re-opened its doors with Sean Holmes’s gaudy 2019 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With staggered entrance slots and social distance protocols in place, the Globe itself feels it too. The groundlings are masked now (as is...
BWW REVIEW: ULSTER AMERICAN is a Deliciously Disturbing Dark Comedy That Will Have You Vacillate Between Whether To Laugh or Gasp.
by Jade Kops - May 16, 2021
The ugly truth behind the faux ‘modern woke man’ is laid bare as ULSTER AMERICAN strips back the veneer with hilarious and horrific consequences....
ALADDIN Will Return to Broadway in September
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2021
As BroadwayWord reported earlier this morning, The Lion King will return to Broadway’s Minskoff Theater this fall and so will another Disney show. Aladdin is set to resume performances at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theater on September 28, 2021....
'Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe' to be Presented at the High Museum of Art
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2021
This fall, the High Museum of Art will present 'Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe' (Sept. 3, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022), featuring nearly 60 works drawn from the Museum’s folk and self-taught art collection, which has the largest public holdings of Rowe’s art....
Breaking News: Scott Rudin to Resign from Broadway League
by Robert Diamond - April 24, 2021
As part of the Times story, it's revealed that: And, in written responses to questions for this article, he said he was “profoundly sorry” for his behavior and revealed that he is resigning from the Broadway League, which is the trade association of producers and theater owners. ...
Scott Rudin Will No Longer Produce TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Tour
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2021
Rudin is no longer a producer of the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.' It remains unclear whether or not Rudin still has a financial stake in the tour, which is set to kick off in 2022. ...
Scott Rudin Will Also 'Step Back' from Film and Streaming Projects Following Workplace Abuse Allegations
by Nicole Rosky - April 20, 2021
Rudin has decided to take his actions a step further by also removing himself from film and streaming projects. 'When I commented over the weekend, I was focused on Broadway reopening successfully and not wanting my previous behavior to detract from everyone's efforts to return. It's clear to me I s...
Rob Roth Steps Down as Director of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST UK Tour After Email to Scott Rudin Goes Public
by Nicole Rosky - April 19, 2021
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, following a recent story by the Hollywood Reporter about Scott Rudin's abusive workplace behavior, the producer has announced that he will 'step back' from Broadway productions. Since then, UK director Rob Roth has come under heat as an email that he wrote in su...
Breaking: Scott Rudin to 'Step Back' from Broadway Productions, Apologizes for Past Behavior
by Robert Diamond - April 17, 2021
Following a recent story by the Hollywood Reporter about stage and screen producer Scott Rudin's abusive workplace behavior, the producer has finally responded to the various allegations. ...
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