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Warrior Women to Bring CORIOLANUS to Life at Shakespeare in Clark Park
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017

Now, Shakespeare in Clark Park is reimagining the Bard's work with a cast of women warrior's this summer. Directed by SCP Artistic Director Kittson O'Neill (Interact Theatre Company), Coriolanus is set to run July 26 to 30 at 7 pm in Clark Park in West Philadelphia....


Warrior Women to Bring CORIOLANUS to Life at Shakespeare in Clark Park Photo Warrior Women to Bring CORIOLANUS to Life at Shakespeare in Clark Park
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2017

Now, Shakespeare in Clark Park is reimagining the Bard's work with a cast of women warrior's this summer. Directed by SCP Artistic Director Kittson O'Neill (Interact Theatre Company), Coriolanus is set to run July 26 to 30 at 7 pm in Clark Park in West Philadelphia....


BWW Interview: James Clements and WWTNS? Examine the Life of Leni Riefenstahl in BEAU Photo BWW Interview: James Clements and WWTNS? Examine the Life of Leni Riefenstahl in BEAUTY FREAK
by Julie Musbach - November 05, 2018

James Clements is an actor, writer, producer and director splitting his time between Scotland, London and New York. His New York based theatre company What Would the Neighbors Say? is currently workshopping a new play exploring the career of Leni Riefenstahl, a filmmaker who got her start working du...


National Theatre Announces New Exhibition NOWHERE TO CALL HOME Photo National Theatre Announces New Exhibition NOWHERE TO CALL HOME
by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2018

Nowhere to Call Home is an outdoor projection and online audio experience exploring the human issues around climate change and forced migration. Photographic and filmed portraits of climate refugees from Bangladesh and Sami people from the Arctic, whose way of life is threatened by climate change, h...


PINE MOUNTAIN SESSIONS Double LP To Feature Acclaimed Kentucky Artists Photo PINE MOUNTAIN SESSIONS Double LP To Feature Acclaimed Kentucky Artists
by Tori Hartshorn - April 10, 2019

Featuring Jim James, bell hooks, Rachel Grimes, Wendell Berry, Joan Shelley and many more wonderful Kentucky artists, with proceeds benefiting the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust & Pine Mountain Settlement School....


Comedian Theo Von Will Embark On Australian Tour Photo Comedian Theo Von Will Embark On Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2019

TEG Dainty and Nice Events have announced that rising star, Theo Von-creator of the Netflix Original comedy special No Offense and popular podcasts This Past Weekend & The King and The Sting-will bring his live comedy show to Australia for the very first time in 2019....


BWW Interview: Ashley Gilmour Talks MISS SAIGON Tour
by Marianka Swain - June 23, 2017

Ashley Gilmour's previous work includes Link Larkin in Hairspray and the ensemble of the original revival cast of Miss Saigon. Now, he's graduated to playing Chris in the UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical, which begins at Curve Leicester on 1 July....


BWW Review: MADAGASCAR-THE MUSICAL at The Growing Stage is Sheer Delight Photo BWW Review: MADAGASCAR-THE MUSICAL at The Growing Stage is Sheer Delight
by Marina Kennedy - May 04, 2018

There's a wonderful and whimsical adventure that you don't want to miss happening now at The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey. MADAGASCAR - A Musical Adventure is a show for the entire family....


BWW Review: Troubies to the Rescue in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTANA CLAUS Photo BWW Review: Troubies to the Rescue in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTANA CLAUS
by Ellen Dostal - December 20, 2018

What would Christmas in LA be without the Troubies? A lot less funny. Happily, artistic director, writer, and head jokester Matt "Mashup" Walker and his coterie of clowns aren't about to let anyone down. Not only are they back with their seventeenth annual holiday show, they're proving just how s...


BWW Interview: Christopher J. Deaton And Samantha McHenry of DADDY LONG LEGS at Lyric Photo BWW Interview: Christopher J. Deaton And Samantha McHenry of DADDY LONG LEGS at Lyric Stage
by Kyle Christopher West - January 17, 2018

This weekend, DADDY LONG LEGS opens on the historic stage of Dallas' Majestic Theatre, marking Lyric Stage's second performance in their new home. We caught up with the groups' current leading man and leading lady as the pair prepared for their upcoming opening performance. For tickets and more info...


BWW Interview: Justine Mitchell Talks SHIPWRECK at the Almeida Photo BWW Interview: Justine Mitchell Talks SHIPWRECK at the Almeida
by Marianka Swain - February 08, 2019

Already admired in the industry for her impressive range of work, actress Justine Mitchell enjoyed a breakout hit recently with David Eldridge's Beginning, which transferred from the National to the West End. She's now tackling Anne Washburn's new Donald Trump-era play, which begins next week at the...


Ani DiFranco to Play the Eccles Theater This November Photo Ani DiFranco to Play the Eccles Theater This November
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2017

Ani DiFranco is kicking ass and taking names on tour in support of her new album Binary on Righteous Babe Records.  DiFranco's tour stops in Salt Lake City today, November 4th for one show only at the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. ...


Casting Announced For RSC 2019 Season: AS YOU LIKE IT, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, and M Photo Casting Announced For RSC 2019 Season: AS YOU LIKE IT, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, and MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2018

The collaborative, cross-cast company is announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) productions of As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure, playing in a newly reconfigured Royal Shakespeare Theatre next summer. All three productions will then tour in repertoire for t...


BWW Interview: Jennifer Schwed And Doug Bradshaw of 19: THE MUSICAL at The Hill Cente Photo BWW Interview: Jennifer Schwed And Doug Bradshaw of 19: THE MUSICAL at The Hill Center
by Rachael Goldberg - January 10, 2019

'19: The Musical' is the brainchild of Through the 4th Wall co-founders, Jennifer Schwed and Doug Bradshaw. Both DC natives, Schwed and Bradshaw conceived the idea of a musical about the passage of the 19th Amendment back in 2016, and have been overseeing workshops and concert performances for a lit...


Jay Mohr and Steve Simeone Come to ComedyWorks This Week Photo Jay Mohr and Steve Simeone Come to ComedyWorks This Week
by A.A. Cristi - August 07, 2017

Comedian, actor, radio host and best selling author, Jay Mohr has been performing stand-up comedy for over three decades....


Melissa Plett to Release Full-Length Studio Album 'Ghost Town' Today Photo Melissa Plett to Release Full-Length Studio Album 'Ghost Town' Today
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017

Montreal, Canada-based Americana singer-songwriter Melissa Plett is set to release her new full-length studio album on September 1, 2017....


Photo Flash: WAR PAINT Cast Members Perform for Seniors at Services & Advocacy for GL Photo Photo Flash: WAR PAINT Cast Members Perform for Seniors at Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders in Midtown
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2017

Sing For Your Seniors brought cast members of Broadway hit 'War Paint' to perform for senior members of the LGBT community in SAGE's midtown headquarters on August 10th. They sang numbers from their show and some of their favorite Broadway standards for their enthusiastic audience....


Planet Ant Launches Year-End Fundraiser Photo Planet Ant Launches Year-End Fundraiser
by Julie Musbach - November 21, 2018

Planet Ant Theatre celebrates their twenty-fifth birthday with a $25,000 fundraising goal, happening now through December 18, 2018. The funds raised will go directly toward the day-to-day upkeep and maintenance of their venues, supporting the creative pursuits of hundreds, if not thousands of local ...


SHAKESPEARE IN THE THEATER 2017 Comes to Brooklyn Photo SHAKESPEARE IN THE THEATER 2017 Comes to Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi - July 21, 2017

Enjoy an indoor Shakespeare festival with air conditioning! ...


Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To The Barbican In 2019-20 Photo Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To The Barbican In 2019-20
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2019

Later this year, the three Shakespeare productions from the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) Summer 2019 Stratford season transfer to the Barbican from 26 October 2019. The Company features 27 actors, who each appear across two of the three productions:...


Romy Nordlinger's PLACES Makes World Premiere at 59E59 Tonight Before Edinburgh Fring Photo Romy Nordlinger's PLACES Makes World Premiere at 59E59 Tonight Before Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2017

Yonder Window Theatre Company and Parity Productions have announced that writer/performer Romy Nordlinger's Places is among the selected performances for this year's East to Edinburgh at 59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director). Places will play 6 performances in ...


Photo Flash: Broadway Training Center Of Westchester Presents U.S. Premiere Of IMAGIN Photo Photo Flash: Broadway Training Center Of Westchester Presents U.S. Premiere Of IMAGINARY
by Julie Musbach - April 29, 2019

Broadway Training Center of Westchester (BTC), one of the region's highest-caliber performing arts schools, will present the U.S. premiere of "Imaginary" on May 3rd through May 5th at the Irvington Town Hall Theater in Irvington, N.Y. The Saturday, May 4 performance boasts a talkback with the author...


The Mitzvah Project and PlayGround Present the Premiere of Roger Grunwald's THE OBLIG Photo The Mitzvah Project and PlayGround Present the Premiere of Roger Grunwald's THE OBLIGATION
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017

In Roger Grunwald's THE OBLIGATION a Jewish-American comedian, a survivor, a half-Jewish German soldier and an SS General explore the dark history of their and our world....


Mosaic Theater Company Announces The World Premiere Workshop Production Of SHAME 2.0 Photo Mosaic Theater Company Announces The World Premiere Workshop Production Of SHAME 2.0
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2019

Mosaic Theater Company of DC is proud to announce the second installment in its annual Voices From a Changing Middle East Festival, the world premiere workshop production of Shame 2.0 (With Comments From The Populace). Previews begin on January 30, 2019 with a press opening on Thursday, February 7, ...


CNBC's “Squawk Box” Broadcasts Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerla Photo CNBC's “Squawk Box” Broadcasts Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Today
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019

Following are unofficial excerpts from CNBC interviews which aired on CNBC's “Squawk Box” (M-F 6AM – 9AM) today, January 22nd live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland....






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