Through original archival material, expert testimony and dramatic re-creations using CGI technology to place Theo E.J. Wilson in the scene, each episode challenges ideas of what really happened during some of the most pivotal moments in history.
This season explores Abraham Lincoln's assassination; the Hindenburg disaster; the Salem witch trials; the death of Jesse James; the Oklahoma City bombing; the battle of Stalingrad; H.H. Holmes' murder spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; the Chernobyl accident; the 1965 Bloody Sunday march from Selma to Montgomery; the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster; the 1889 catastrophic Johnstown flood in eastern Pennsylvania and the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
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Review: ROCK OF AGES at The Studio Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - April 22, 2024
What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at The Studio Theatre?...
Bernie Taupin, Tom Odell, Celeste, and More Set For THE OTHER SONGS LIVE
by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2024
The Other Songs has announced an all-star line-up of songwriters and artists to perform at The Other Songs Live including Bernie Taupin, Tom Odell, Gabriels, Celeste, KAMILLE and many more. In partnership with the Ivors Academy, one of the world's biggest celebrations of songwriting will take pl...
Interview: Bekah Brunstetter on PlayMakers' THE GAME and Broadway's THE NOTEBOOK
by Jeffrey Kare - April 09, 2024
Bekah Brunstetter is a native of North Carolina who just so happens to be a prolific playwright. Among her works are F*CKING ART, I USED TO WRITE ON WALLS, BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW, GOING TO A PLACE WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE, and THE CAKE....
Student Blog: Attending My First ECC
by Student Blogger: Ava Karlstad - March 25, 2024
I intended to challenge myself by putting myself in a demanding and new situation. I believe I was really able to enjoy it because I was there for the experience and not totally riding on trying to get the job. However, I still showed up prepared and was ready for anything that they threw at me, and...
Lola Tung Leads to Standing-Room-Only Crowds at HADESTOWN
by Cara Joy David - March 18, 2024
Throughout my career, I’ve tried to stay attuned to the ticket-buying experience. I walk through the process online at the major retailers. I’ll stop by rush lines or in-person lotteries to talk to folks. And, last week, I woke up early a few days to talk to people on/participate in the standing...
Morgan Wallen Sets Hyde Park Concert For July
by Michael Major - March 08, 2024
The news comes on the heels of Wallen's Abbey Road Sessions, commemorating the one-year anniversary of his record-setting album One Thing At A Time. Recorded in London in the iconic Studio Two at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios on Dec. 5, 2023, the digital series includes five live recordi...
Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - February 24, 2024
What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...
REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Sienna Brown Shares Her Thoughts on LOW LEVEL PANIC
by Jade Kops - February 13, 2024
What Young Women Want could be another name for Bakehouse Theatre Company’s 2024 season launch of LOW LEVEL PANIC...
Tower Of Power Brings 56th Anniversary Tour to bergenPAC
by Stephi Wild - February 08, 2024
bergenPAC has announced another new show for the 2024 season. Tower of Power – 56th Anniversary Tour comes to the venue on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!...
Ray Bradshaw on DOPPELGINGER
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 05, 2024
BWW caught up with Ray Bradshaw to chat about taking Doppelginger on a 37-date tour....
BWW Q&A: Tynomi Banks On AN EVENING WITH TYNOMI BANKS at The Rose Brampton
by Joshua Wright - January 09, 2024
To discuss Tynomi's upcoming show - An Evening With Tynomi Banks at The Rose Brampton on February 2nd. 2024 Presented by Brampton On Stage we are thrilled to welcome her to The Rose for the first time. ...
The Conejo Players Debut THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG This Month
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2024
On Jan. 19, the Conejo Players Theatre will debut “The Play That Goes Wrong,” a Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy that is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields. ...
Industry Pro Newsletter: Hopes for 2024, National Theatre Wales 100% Funding Cut
by Alex Freeman - January 08, 2024
Cara Joy David looks at the stage door experience at the musicals currently running on Broadway, we check in with various insiders hopes for Broadway in 2024, and we look at Dallas and Denver - where the recovery has taken different paths. Across the pond, the National Theatre Wales deals with a com...
How Did Actors Behave at the Stage Doors of Last Year's Musicals?
by Cara Joy David - January 08, 2024
Last year, I spent a lot of time at stage doors. I wanted to write about what it was like. I wrote about my experience at the stage doors of straight plays and the installment about musicals was supposed to follow quickly thereafter but kept getting bumped. I could not let it sit too far into 2024 h...
Cabaret Photographers: Thomas Salus
by Stephen Mosher - December 26, 2023
Broadway World Cabaret gets photographic content from some of the best shutterbugs in the business. Here's a look at some of the captures they've shared with us....
Interview: Hannah Corbin of PELOTON
by Jared Fessler - December 11, 2023
Before becoming a popular Peloton Instructor, Hannah underwent training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. She graduated from high school ahead of schedule and secured a scholarship to move to New York City for intensive training at Ailey. Subsequently, she shifted her focus, attending colle...
Interview: SANDRA BERNHARD Coming to STAND WITH TEXAS at HEIGHTS THEATER on December 4th - ONE NIGHT ONLY!
by Brett Cullum - November 25, 2023
There are two local musical artists who will perform, and then there'll be the drag performer Blackberri in Houston. Then I'll do my set, and support Noise for Now. In Houston, it's the Heights Theater to buy tickets. We want people to come, enjoy a great uplifting insight into what is happening wit...
Imogen Clark Releases 'Not Christmas Here' Single With Steve Poltz
by Michael Major - November 24, 2023
Imogen Clark releases “Not Christmas Here,” upholding her traditions of releasing an original Christmas single each year. Showcasing her unique take on the holiday season, the song was written with legendary troubadour Steve Poltz and recorded at Peter Frampton’s Studio Phenix in Nashville wit...
TOWER OF POWER - 55 Years Of Funk & Soul is Coming to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2023
Tower of Power: 55 Years of Funk & Soul Winter 2024 Tour to perform at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 8PM. ...
VIDEO: The Guthrie's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Releases Teaser Featuring Choreographer Regina Peluso
by Blair Ingenthron - November 05, 2023
Step into the A CHRISTMAS CAROL rehearsal room with choreographer Regina Peluso and hear how movement is used to infuse this timeless holiday tradition with joy and light. Watch the video here!...
Review: LEA MICHELE Makes a Landmark Debut at Carnegie Hall
by Ricky Pope - November 01, 2023
It is safe to say that Carnegie Hall has been the premiere showcase for what is great in American Art and Culture for over 130 years. It is not hyperbole to say that the concert given Monday night by Broadway and television star Lea Michele will be remembered as one of those defining zeitgeist event...
BBC EARTH EXPERIENCE Extends in London and Will Open in Melbourne
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2023
Experience the awe-inspiring BBC Earth Experience in London until August 2024 and now in Melbourne, Australia. ...
Special Reading Of Ike Holter's HIT THE WALL to be Presented This Month at Pride Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 12, 2023
Don't miss the special reading of Ike Holter’s HIT THE WALL at Pride Arts Center. Presented by directors Jordan Ratliff and Magdiel Carmona on October 21 and 22....
Could the London Production of NEXT TO NORMAL Transfer to Broadway?
by Stephi Wild - October 12, 2023
It's been over 12 years since Next to Normal closed on Broadway. Now, with a new production that just wrapped up in London, is there hope for the musical to return to this side of the pond?...
Tower Of Power's 55th Anniversary Tour Comes To MPAC, November 5
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2023
Tower of Power, known for their iconic horn-led funk and soul sound, is celebrating 55 years of touring and comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 5....
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