BWW Reviews: Village's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Fails to Thrill
by Jay Irwin - January 26, 2015 A series of journal entries may work well as a literary device but as a theatrical endeavor it tends to fall flat. Unfortunately, Village Theatre's current stage interpretation of Jules Verne's famous novel "Around the World in 80 Days" falls into the latter category as the storytelling gets itself...
New Musical LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE to Debut Selection 10/11
by Matt Tamanini - October 07, 2014 THE LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE -- A NEW MUSICAL will debut a selection from the show at the Little Red Lighthouse Festival on Saturday October 11 at 2pm. This will take place at the actual site of the Little Red Lighthouse, located at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in ...
Kap Slap Releases Summer Anthem 'Felt This Good' ft. M Bronx
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2016 Right on the heels of his Mayday Mini Tour, Jared Lucas, AKA Kap Slap, is unleashing his first original production of 2016 via Ultra Music....
Angus & Julia Stone's Self Titled Album Out Today
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014 The new and captivating self-titled album from Angus & Julia may have never come to fruition if it wasn't for the legendary record producer Rick Rubin....
Gerda Blokhuis Vandenhaak Pens GEERTJE
by Christina Mancuso - May 24, 2016 Author Gerda Blokhuis Vandenhaak's autobiographical account of World War II, 'Geertje: War Seen through the Eyes of a Child as an Adult' (published by iUniverse) portrays the hunger and fear she felt throughout the World War II in the Netherlands and memories of her father's blank expression when sh...
BWW Review: RUDE MECHS delivers a striking portrayal of the human condition
by Christina Pandolfi - October 12, 2015 Rude Mechs served up stirring, evocative theater this past Thursday in the New York Live Arts installation of their esteemed show, Match-Play. Adapted from Deborah Hay's Bessie award-winning dance, “The Match,” the piece infuses Hay's original choreography and score with original text from Rude Mech...
Author Alice Hoffman Discusses Bestselling Book, CBS Event Series THE DOVEKEEPERS
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2015 Alice Hoffman's critically acclaimed historical novel The Dovekeepers has been embraced by a significant and devoted readership since it was first published in 2011 by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster....
San Francisco Performances Founder and President Announces Retirement
by Matt Smith - November 12, 2015 San Francisco, November 11, 2015 - Ruth A. Felt, founder and President of San Francisco Performances--one of the country's most respected performing arts presenting organizations--has announced that she will retire from the nonprofit she created and has led for 36 years in the fall of 2016. Ms. Felt...
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT by Donna Thorpe is Now Available
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014 Even after losing her house, losing her job, her husband's death and her own struggle against breast cancer, poet Donna Thorpe never felt totally defeated....
Jason Bunting Launches New Marketing Push for Self-Help Poetry Book
by Christina Mancuso - May 22, 2015 DOYLESTOWN, Pa....
New Musical LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE Debuts Excerpt Today
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2014 THE LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE -- A NEW MUSICAL will debut a selection from the show at the Little Red Lighthouse Festival today October 11 at 2pm. This will take place at the actual site of the Little Red Lighthouse, located at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in Upper ...
BWW Review: Reality Is Served in ArtsWest's MY MANANA COMES
by Amelia Reynolds - November 06, 2015 I do not enjoy watching scary movies because I cannot remove myself from the horror that is being screened before my eyes. I can, however, appreciate a well done scary movie when thrilling realism draws me in to a point of no return. That is how I felt when I saw ArtsWest's My Mañana Comes....
BWW Interviews: 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY Producers Discuss Tragic Death of Fan-Favorite Character
by Matt Tamanini - July 15, 2014 The season finale of 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY aired on Monday, and recently Showrunners and Executive Producers Manny Coto and Evan Katz spoke to reporters about the show's successful return to the air. Yesterday, BWW posted the majority of that conversation, but we saved the spoilers for after the fina...
New Musical LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE to Debut Selection 10/11
by Matt Tamanini - October 07, 2014 THE LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE -- A NEW MUSICAL will debut a selection from the show at the Little Red Lighthouse Festival on Saturday October 11 at 2pm. This will take place at the actual site of the Little Red Lighthouse, located at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in ...
DR. OZ SHOW Airs Last Interview with 'Mob Wives' Star Big Ang; Watch Clips
by Caryn Robbins - February 18, 2016 You know Big Ang as the larger-than-life, tough-talking, fun-loving friend on Mob Wives. This is a side of her you've never seen. She only allowed our cameras to follow her very personal and deeply moving battle with Stage 4 lung and brain cancer....
CAST Artistic Directors fear for our cultural vibrancy in the face of Funding Announcements
by Jade Kops - May 15, 2016 Open letter: CAST Artistic Directors fear for our cultural vibrancy in the face of funding announcements...
BWW Blog: Meet Emma Buchanan - Bobby G Award Winner for Outstanding Actress
by Guest Blogger: Emma Buchanan - June 19, 2015 Let's start from the very beginning with Durango High School's Les Miserables. Our Director, Kristin Winchester, knew that a lot of kids would be auditioning for the musical, so for auditions she had us choose two contrasting songs from the musical. I often play the ingenue in shows, so it was a big...
New Fantasy Novel BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 08, 2016 Having been put up for adoption and battled with drug addiction, Monique Brooks has already gone through a lot for a girl of 17. To make matters worse, Monique learns she is from a completely different world. After her adoptive father finds out, he tries to kill her for the power that she holds. Now...
Kathy Griffin Talks FASHION POLICE Exit on 'The View': 'Sometimes Felt Disingenuous to Me'
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2015 Kathy Griffin appeared on today's THE VIEW on ABC to discuss her recent decision to leave her post as co-host of E!'s FASHION POLICE....
Joshua Rosenblum's MARK FELT, SUPERSTAR Comes to the Triad, 4/16-25
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2015 The Triad Theater will present the first New York performances of 'Mark Felt, Superstar,' a new musical about Watergate's infamous Deep Throat, with book, music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum....
Vanessa Lemonides Completes Cast for Watergate Musical MARK FELT, SUPERSTAR at Stage 72
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2015 The next in a series of American History-inspired musicals to hit Off Broadway, "Mark Felt, Superstar" begins its four performance run at The Triad's Stage 72 on April 16. In addition to previously announced cast members Neal Mayer as Mark Felt (aka "Deep Throat"), Peter Benson as Bob Woodward, Mich...
'Mob Wives' Star Big Ang Talks Cancer Crisis on DR. OZ Today
by TV News Desk - February 16, 2016 You know Big Ang as the larger-than-life, tough-talking, fun-loving friend on Mob Wives. This is a side of her you've never seen....
BWW Reviews: STC's SCHOOL FOR LIES Forces Comedy with One Joke
by Jay Irwin - August 18, 2014 If I wanted to watch people sniping at each other with no discernible plot or story then I'll watch reality TV. Unfortunately that's what the latest outing from Sound Theatre Company, 'School For Lies', felt like. David Ives' adaptation of Moliere's 'The Misanthrope' felt like such a contrived and...
BWW Dance Review: WENDY OSSERMAN's 40th Anniversary Season
by Juan Michael Porter II - April 26, 2016 Ms. Osserman's work has a stream of consciousness feel to it that matches her casual personality. This casual ambiance set the stage for what felt like a purposefully disjointed evening.... |