Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/23/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 23, 2016 'Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing?' - or at least to the theater to be transported to a different world, another time and place where life is transformed and magic happens before your very eyes......
Idris Goodwin's BARS AND MEASURES Launches NNPN Rolling Premiere at B Street Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015 National New Play Network -- the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays -- announces BARS AND MEASURES by Idris Goodwin as its 54th Rolling World Premiere....
BWW Reviews: Marieann Meringolo Is Solid But Over-'Orchestrated' at the Metropolitan Room
by Stephen Hanks - June 05, 2013 As a big fan of cabaret shows that incorporate horn sections (as does Terese Genecco's monthly 'Little Big Band' efforts at Iridium or Carole J. Bufford's 2012 show, speakeasy., which featured Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks), I was more than a little jazzed to hear that compelling Streisand sound...
BWW Reviews: Marieann Meringolo Is Solid But Over-'Orchestrated' at the Metropolitan Room
by Stephen Hanks - June 05, 2013 As a big fan of cabaret shows that incorporate horn sections (as does Terese Genecco's monthly 'Little Big Band' efforts at Iridium or Carole J. Bufford's 2012 show, speakeasy., which featured Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks), I was more than a little jazzed to hear that compelling Streisand sound...
Crowded Fire Theater Presents BLACKADEMICS, Now thru 5/2
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2015 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) presents the West Coast Premiere of Blackademics by Idris Goodwin, opening Monday April 13 (previews tonight, April 9-11) running through May 2 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill....
American Theater Company Opens 30th Anniversary Season with ARACAWORKS: CHICAGO This Week
by Tyler Peterson - August 05, 2014 This week, American Theater Company (ATC) launches its 30th Anniversary season with the inaugural year of AracaWorks: Chicago, in partnership with New York's The Araca Group, Broadway producers of Urinetown, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, The Wedding Singer, Lend Me a Tenor, A View from t...
Idris Goodwin's BARS AND MEASURES Continues NNPN Rollout This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016 The National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, celebrates the initial success of the first half of the NNPN Rolling World Premiere (RWP) of Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin....
Nashville Children's Theatre Announces 2016-17 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 14, 2016 Nashville Children's Theatre (NCT) this morning announces its 85th Anniversary season. Since 1931, NCT has been leading the way in providing professional theatre to young audiences. As the oldest professional children's theatre in the nation, NCT is proud to continue its mission to provide extraordi...
Monique Gaffney and Christopher Salazar to Lead 2015 Globe for All Tour of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; Cast, Creatives Set!
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2015 The Old Globe's GLOBE FOR ALL returns to bring free professional Shakespeare directly to diverse, multigenerational audiences in underserved communities around San Diego County. This second year of GLOBE FOR ALL follows a highly successful inaugural production in 2014. One of the Bard's most charmin...
Idris Goodwin's BARS AND MEASURES Continues NNPN Rollout This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016 The National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, celebrates the initial success of the first half of the NNPN Rolling World Premiere (RWP) of Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin....
Real-Life Fiances Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Lead THE LAST MATCH, Opening Tonight at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2016 The Old Globe's world premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE LAST MATCH, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch (who directed Bethany at the Globe in 2014), opens tonight, February 18, 2016....
Shakespeare Theatre Stages 'Free For All' MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Now thru 9/1
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2013 The Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free Shakespeare performances to the general public for the past 22 years. This year the beloved tradition launches the Company's 2013-2014 Season by reviving Much Ado About Nothing, initially presen...
Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/30/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 31, 2016 Summertime is here, what with Memorial Day and all that it encompasses, and we can think of no better seasonal activity than taking in some local theater. No matter where you are in the Volunteer State, Tennessee theater companies are ready and willing to help transport you to a different world, ano...
American Blues Theater Selects Idris Goodwin as the Recipient of the 2017 National Blue Ink Playwriting Award
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2017 American Blues Theater, Chicago's second oldest Equity Ensemble, under the continued leadership of Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, has named Idris Goodwin the winner of the 2017 National Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Goodwin's play, HYPE MAN, was selected from a pool 543 submissions. ...
Battle of the Broadway Comedians Take the Stage at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts 1/8
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2017 From the creator of 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, and I'm in Therapy', comes the hilarious stand-up comedy from two of Broadway's best award-winning comedians! Battle of the Broadway Comedians hits the stage Sunday, January 8th at 3pm!...
Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/2/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 02, 2016 Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show....
James Murray Jackson, Jr. Reprises Role in Chicago Premiere of UNSPEAKABLE, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2015 Broadway In Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of UNSPEAKABLE, a dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of comedic legend Richard Pryor. UNSPEAKABLE features a cast of many prominent Chicago performers and will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited f...
Lanise Shelley to Play Title Role in KING LIZ at Windy City Playhouse; Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2017 Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. Irving Park Road) announces the complete casting for Fernanda Coppel's "King Liz," a production that "keeps you gasping with excitement" (Observer) over one woman's journey to take on the male-dominated world of sports agents....
Real-Life Fiances Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Lead THE LAST MATCH, Opening Tonight at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2016 The Old Globe's world premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE LAST MATCH, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch (who directed Bethany at the Globe in 2014), opens tonight, February 18, 2016....
Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part 6: AESOPERA and More
by Ellen Dostal - May 28, 2013 With modern flair, these lush and lyrical mini-operas take inspiration from Aesop's classic fables of human nature's essential truths and are sure to add a unique presence to this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. How does a composer begin to develop five mini-operas based on the fables of Aesop?...
CABARET LIFE NYC: My Second Half of 2014 Cabaret Journey or One Reviewer's Long Procrastination Special as We Bid Farewell to Another Year of Show Hopping
by Stephen Hanks - December 26, 2014 If you've been a regular reader of this particular reviewer's musings, you know that every year there are long stretches of time where I just haven't been able to critique all the shows I've seen that deserve commentary. So I end up playing what they call in sports, 'Catch-up ball,' and post a mash ...
Real-Life Fiances Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Lead THE LAST MATCH, Beginning Tonight at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2016 The Old Globe's world premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE LAST MATCH, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch (who directed Bethany at the Globe in 2014), will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, tonight, February 13, through March 13, 2016....
Real-Life Fiances Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Lead THE LAST MATCH, Beginning Tonight at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2016 The Old Globe's world premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE LAST MATCH, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch (who directed Bethany at the Globe in 2014), will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, tonight, February 13, through March 13, 2016....
Mayor Greg Fischer to Present Louisville Metro's Freedom Award to Ed White This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2015 Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Ed White, the founder of the River City Drum Corps is the 2015 recipient of Louisville Metro's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Award....
Idris Goodwin's BARS AND MEASURES Continues NNPN Rollout This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016 The National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, celebrates the initial success of the first half of the NNPN Rolling World Premiere (RWP) of Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin.... |
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