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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Interview: Drag Race Star Mrs. Kasha Davis is Breaking Down Her Theatre Roots
by Nicole Rosky - July 28, 2023
Mrs. Kasha Davis checks in with BroadwayWorld to chat about the message of her new song 'Breakdown', her hopes for the future of Imagination Station, and her rich relationship with theatre....
Interview: Margaret Cho of MARGARET CHO LIVE AND LIVID! at The Fitzgerald Theater
by Jared Fessler - July 27, 2023
Beginning with her early days on the scene in SoCal, comedian Margaret Co has always been the Agent Provocateur of stand up. Never one to shy away from a difficult, or even 'taboo' topic, there is no subject off limits. Her socially aware brand of comedy has made her both a thought leader as well as...
Interview: Mia Nelson of JIMMY AWARDS SEMI-FINALIST at Jimmy Awards
by Jared Fessler - July 24, 2023
Rosemount High School student Mia Nelson was named as a Semifinalist at the 14th annual National High School Musical Theater Awards (Jimmy Awards®), a coast-to-coast celebration of outstanding student achievement, recognizing individual artistry in vocal, dance and acting performance. ...
EDINBURGH 2023: Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 21, 2023
Marc Burrows blogs for BroadwayWorld ahead of coming to Edfringe...
Jill Andrews Unveils New Single 'Better Life' feat. Becca Mancari
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023
The nucleus to Modern Age and the song that inspired the record, “Better Life” finds Andrews grieving the loss of a “golden-haired beauty queen” to addiction, wishing there had been another path. The track also features guest vocals from fellow Nashville favorite Becca Mancari....
REINVENTING ELVIS Coming to Cinemas on July 30
by Michael Major - July 12, 2023
REINVENTING ELVIS: THE ’68 COMEBACK, the new feature-length documentary about the making of the television special that revitalized Elvis Presley’s career and influenced music, television and pop culture for decades to come, will play on more than 800 movie screens worldwide beginning July 30 fo...
Powerful Performance In Vilnius Calls To Open NATO Doors For Ukraine
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2023
A prominent Lithuanian performance artist Monika Dirsytė and a public activist Agnė Grigaliūnienė are presenting a collaborative durational performance PAN/DEMOS timed to the NATO Summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. ...
Keith Emerson To Launch 'Variations' 20 CD Box Set
by Michael Major - July 03, 2023
Presented in a special 10 x 10 inch box, the 20 CDs are accompanied by sleeve notes writ-ten by Jerry Ewing, Editor of PROG Magazine. Ewing casts a magnifying glass over the immense Emerson catalogue and speaks with many of his collaborators to deliver a fasci-nating history of the man behind the ...
Tower Of Power Performs With The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra At the Providence Performing Arts Center, October 28
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2023
TOWER OF POWER, the iconic funk and soul band, performs with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (RIPO) at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 8P....
Review: THE CHRONICLES OF KALKI at MOXIE Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - May 19, 2023
THE CHRONICLES OF KALKI making its San Diego premiere through June 4th at MOXIE Theatre is a comic book-inspired tale of two friends who are figuring out who they are, navigating school, and possibly may have manifested the return of a god set on returning the cosmic order of good and evil through a...
Video: Laura Benanti Returns as Melania Trump on THE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023
Laura Benanti reprised her role as former First Lady Melania Trump on last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!...
Further Details Set For the Next Season of the Takeover at the King's Head Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2023
The King's Head Theatre has announced further details of A QUEER INTERROGATION, the second season of the Takeover, curated by Guest Artistic Director Tom Ratcliffe, playing at the iconic Islington pub theatre 19 April – 14 May....
Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Herbert Paine - March 26, 2023
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre's production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS features an outstanding ensemble of six seasoned actresses, under the caring and keen direction of Cheryl Schaar. Runs through April 29th....
Holy Roller Baby to Release Bluesy Rock n' Roll Cover of Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You'
by Michael Major - March 16, 2023
Dallas, TX-based rock & roll collective HOLY ROLLER BABY have shared their first new music since the release of their 2020 debut album FRENZY with a swagger-filled cover of Edwyn Collins’ 1994 hit single “A Girl Like You.” HOLY ROLLER BABY frontman/founder Jared Mullins was inspired to cover t...
TALOS Releases New Single 'Solarr'
by Michael Major - March 09, 2023
Talos is the Cork, Ireland-based artist, Eoin French. He released his debut album, Wild Alee, in 2017. Dubbed 'a spectacularly assured debut deserving of a wide audience” by The Irish Times, it received a nomination for the Choice Music Prize in his native Ireland, and led to extensive touring in ...
Review: AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. is a Must-See Immersive Experience Into the Marvel Universe!
by Alyson Eng - March 06, 2023
Just when you think you can’t get enough of all things Marvel, AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. is here to take your love of superheroes to the next level! From March 3rd to May 28th, at The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby, BC, the AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. immersive experience will bring visitors into the worl...
Review: GRENFELL: SYSTEM FAILURE SCENES FROM THE INQUIRY, Playground Theatre
by Gary Naylor - February 24, 2023
Following up Value Engineering, Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicolas Kent once more let the evidence speak for itself in a piece of verbatim theatre that still manages to shock us...
Actors Theatre Of Indiana Partners With Carmel Clay Public Library
by Stephi Wild - January 25, 2023
Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) has formed a new partnership with the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation. With similar mission statements - to engage, inspire lifelong discovery and learning, to provide enriching social and cultural experiences and to entertain - bringing the...
Interview: Lauren Nicole Chapman brings Arendelle to the San Diego Civic Theatre in FROZEN
by E.H. Reiter - January 17, 2023
Lauren Nicole Chapman plays Princess Anna, who is arguably one of the most popular royals ever, so, of course, we took a moment to chat with her - because no one turns down the chance to interview a Disney princess. Chapman and the entire talented cast bring Arendelle and FROZEN to the San Dieg...
The Harrington Award Announces 2022 Winners For Excellence In Musical Theatre Writing
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2022
Triple threat composer/lyricist/bookwriters Tracy Sallows and Jay Alan Zimmerman recently celebrated their wins for the 2022 BMI Jerry Harrington Awards for excellence in musical theatre writing at the annual holiday party for the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop....
Joshua Lewis Shares 'I Was There' Single
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022
Friction earns its breezy yet earnest tones from yacht rock, the core tenets of the genre offered in spades throughout. Ear-tickling melodies, like the parabolic sway of the vocal on opener “Thinkin’ About You,” guide listeners through crystal-clear production values and a storytelling bent bo...
Taylor Swift Says Her LES MISERABLES Audition Was A 'Nightmare'
by Michael Major - October 28, 2022
Taylor Swift and Eddie Redmayne are looking back on their screen test for the Les Misérables film, which Swift remembers as a 'nightmare.' During the audition process for the acclaimed 2012 film adaptation of the iconic Boublil and Schönberg musical, Swift was in the running for the roles of Cos...
Guthrie Theater to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring Matthew Saldivar This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2022
The Guthrie Theater has announced the casting for its 48th production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Lavina Jadhwani and directed by Joseph Haj. Matthew Saldivar (Guthrie: A Christmas Carol, The Royal Family, The Canterbury Tales) stars as Ebenezer Scrooge....
Interview: Playwright Nathan Englander On Bringing WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK to The Old Globe stage
by E.H. Reiter - October 13, 2022
It would be easy to wonder about the person who can write a show as funny, heartfelt, insightful, and contemplative as WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK. Yet when speaking with playwright Nathan Englander it becomes clear that the humor, the nimble turn of phrase and topic, and then...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Morrison Center
by Jessa moore - September 30, 2022
In my own opinion, this show was a masterclass in what it means to truly be human. The audience witnessed a population who had little to share, giving everything for those who were afraid, tired, and far from home. Giving their own homes and buildings as a temporary shelter for peace amidst the un...
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