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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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BWW Review: BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL at Moorhead High School Photo BWW Review: BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL at Moorhead High School
by Brian Michaels - November 16, 2021

Rebecca Meyer-Larson and her talented students from Moorhead High bring the story of the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde to the stage. This is the first time this musical has been performed in the area. A friendly warning that it may not be suitable for young children, as the show includes violenc...


2022 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions from Hugh Jackman, Jared Grimes, Patti L Photo 2022 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions from Hugh Jackman, Jared Grimes, Patti LuPone, Sharon D Clarke & More!
by Team BWW - May 09, 2022

Tonys time is here at least! The nominations for the 75th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!...


Ojai Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup Photo Ojai Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2021

The Ojai Film Festival today announced the official festival selections and schedule for its 22nd annual event, which will be taking place in Ojai, California, from November 4-14, 2021.  ...


Bassist Or Bareket's SAHAR Is Out Today On Enja Records Photo Bassist Or Bareket's SAHAR Is Out Today On Enja Records
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2022

Bassist and composer Or Bareket presents his vibrant new release Sahar, out today on Enja Records. Marking his third album as a bandleader, Sahar is Bareket's compositional masterwork wrought by instrumental acuity. The album's tracks are adorned with potent melodic refrains, rife with deep harmonic...


Interview: Irma Herrera of WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? at The Marsh Berkele Photo Interview: Irma Herrera of WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? at The Marsh Berkeley Uses Humor to Explore Issues of Othering and Belonging
by Jim Munson - September 21, 2022

BroadwayWorld talks to writer-performer Irma Herrera about 'Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?' which she has newly revised for a return engagement at The Marsh Berkeley running September 23 to October 21. Herrera uses humor to explore issues of othering and belonging, and ask what kind of societ...


Interview: Mark Tuan Ventures Into New Beginnings With His Solo Album and Upcoming To Photo Interview: Mark Tuan Ventures Into New Beginnings With His Solo Album and Upcoming Tour
by Alyson Eng - September 26, 2022

This fall, Mark Tuan’s “The Other Side” North American tour will commence in October starting in San Antonio, Texas. The tour will visit 15 cities including 2 Canadian stops in Toronto and Vancouver! BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of speaking with Mark about his new album, upcoming tour, and experie...


BWW Interview: Sam Harris' OPENLY GRAY, Openly Happy Photo BWW Interview: Sam Harris' OPENLY GRAY, Openly Happy
by Gil Kaan - March 10, 2022

Multi-million selling recording artist Sam Harris debuts his latest show Sam Harris: Openly Gray on the West Coast at the Catalina Bar & Grill March 25th and 26th. I had the opportunity to pose a few questions to this popular and very talented cabaret performer/writer....


The HISTORY Channel Announces New I WAS THERE Series Photo The HISTORY Channel Announces New I WAS THERE Series
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022

Expert interviews include Emmy Award-winning journalist and “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” author Ron Hansen, the FBI’s Chief Explosives Specialist Kirk Yeager, former NASA astronaut Winston Scott, Hood College’s Dr. Terry Anne Scott, ...


Guthrie Theater to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring Matthew Saldivar This Holiday S Photo 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....


BWW Interview: Laura Bell Bundy Presents BORN TO ENTERTAIN Concert at Holmdel Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Laura Bell Bundy Presents BORN TO ENTERTAIN Concert at Holmdel Theatre Company 7/16
by Erica Handel - May 19, 2022

Laura Bell Bundy headlines Holmdel Theatre Company's next installment of its 'Broadway at the Barn' series on Saturday, July 16. The Broadway favorite will perform a solo concert called 'Born to Entertain,' which takes audiences through a journey of her life and career....


Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UN Photo Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE & Beyond
by Gil Kaan - October 06, 2022

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was makin...


Joshua Lewis Shares 'I Was There' Single Photo 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 both mis...


Review: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round Photo Review: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round
by Jared Fessler - August 06, 2022

What did our critic think of ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round?...


BWW Interview: André Hattingh Talks to Us About Her New Song GATHERING THE STARS Photo BWW Interview: André Hattingh Talks to Us About Her New Song GATHERING THE STARS
by Faeron Wheeler - April 12, 2022

Leading SA actress, singer and television personality André Hattingh has recorded a new song called GATHERING THE STARS, released on 28 March. The song is a tribute honouring the over 142 SA showbiz personalities who sadly passed away (COVID-19 and other reasons) in the past two years, during lockdo...


Interview: Neil Bartlett on the Writing Process, Gender Identity and Adapting ORLANDO Photo Interview: Neil Bartlett on the Writing Process, Gender Identity and Adapting ORLANDO for the Stage
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 25, 2022

Adapted by Neil Bartlett, starring Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin and directed by Tony and Olivier winner Michael Grandage, the early-awaited stage version of Orlando is about to start previews. BroadwayWorld caught up with Neil ahead of opening night on 5 December to talk about the writing process...


BWW Interview: BROADWAY At THE BOURBON ROOM's Benet Braun Making Beautiful Music Ever Photo BWW Interview: BROADWAY At THE BOURBON ROOM's Benet Braun Making Beautiful Music Everywhere He Can
by Gil Kaan - March 15, 2022

Marisa Matthews and Ashley Moniz produced their first edition of their monthly cabaret Broadway at The Bourbon Room last month with their second edition Songs of Sondheim playing March 28, 2022, at (of course) The Bourbon Room. Got a chance to throw out a few questions to B@BB’s musical director ext...


The Lathums Reveal Live Visuals for 'Sad Face Baby' Photo The Lathums Reveal Live Visuals for 'Sad Face Baby'
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022

As if the crashing waves of emotion contained within The Lathums newest cut of extraordinary, soul-reaching storytelling, Sad Face Baby, weren’t enough, the band has released the single’s official video filmed during their sweat-drenched, sing-a-long seaside outing at Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom ju...


VIDEO: Zola Jesus Shares Video For New Single 'Desire' Photo VIDEO: Zola Jesus Shares Video For New Single 'Desire'
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022

Zola Jesus releases a new song, “Desire,” the second single from Arkhon, her first album in five years. The single comes with a new video directed by A. F. Cortes. A minimal yet sweeping track, “Desire” features only Danilova and her piano. Watch the music video for the new single now!...


BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Vernard J. Gilmore Photo BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Vernard J. Gilmore
by Elliot Lanes - February 01, 2022

There is almost nothing consistent anymore in life with the current state of affairs but when Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater comes to town, things almost feel normal again. The company will be performing in the Kennedy Center Opera House starting tonight through February 6th with four different ...


BWW Review: Catharsis and Spangles: DREAMGIRLS, ArtsCentric Style Photo BWW Review: Catharsis and Spangles: DREAMGIRLS, ArtsCentric Style
by Jack L. B. Gohn - November 29, 2021

Let’s stipulate that book writer and lyricist Tom Eyen and composer Henry Krieger were not Sondheim. What they gave us in Dreamgirls was serviceable, not brilliant, the result of a long development process largely aimed at repairing holes in the melodrama. The result: the company that puts on the sh...


BWW Interview: Director/Psychiatrist David W. Callander Full-Circling With A PERECT G Photo BWW Interview: Director/Psychiatrist David W. Callander Full-Circling With A PERECT GANESH
by Gil Kaan - October 19, 2021

Campus Cabaret’s artistic director and co-founder David W. Callander thought long and hard in considering Terrence McNally’s A PERFECT GANESH as their first production post-pandemic (opening October 29th at The Pico). David had the opportunity to see the very first production of A PERFECT GANESH bac...


Sunday Morning Michael Dale: David Greenspan Goes Solo in The Patsy and Take Me Out P Photo Sunday Morning Michael Dale: David Greenspan Goes Solo in The Patsy and Take Me Out Prompts a Mets Memory
by Michael Dale - April 17, 2022

Notes on David Greenspan in The Patsy, a Mets memory from Take Me Out and keeping track of New York theatre's Lenape Land Land Acknowledgements....


Sunday Morning Michael Dale: David Greenspan Goes Solo in The Patsy and Take Me Out P Photo Sunday Morning Michael Dale: David Greenspan Goes Solo in The Patsy and Take Me Out Prompts a Mets Memory
by Michael Dale - April 17, 2022

Notes on David Greenspan in The Patsy, a Mets memory from Take Me Out and keeping track of New York theatre's Lenape Land Land Acknowledgements....


Interview: Harrell Holmes of AIN'T TOO PROUD at Omaha's Orpheum Theater Photo Interview: Harrell Holmes of AIN'T TOO PROUD at Omaha's Orpheum Theater
by Analisa Swerczek - October 21, 2022

AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame....


TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR to Play at Six Points Theater Photo TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR to Play at Six Points Theater
by Marissa Tomeo - March 26, 2022

Zeblyan and Ishaq are the last two Jews living in Kabul. While they both want to urgently repopulate their ancient Jewish community, how to do so is something they cannot agree upon. Inspired by true events, this play balances Borscht Belt humor and poignancy in a touching look at cultural continuit...






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