From Taiwan to the World Stage and Silver Screen: Meet Viola Virtuoso Yu-Ting Hsu
by Team BWW - April 22, 2024 While the violin is undoubtedly more commonly known among most circles, there is something uniquely special about the viola, as well as the musicians that choose it as their main instrument. With its deep and mellow sound, the viola is capable of conveying darker and more expressive tones that remai...
Photo: Lilli Cooper Welcomes New Son On Eclipse Day
by Lauren Hilton - April 15, 2024 Lilli Cooper took to social media to share a very excitement announcement! She welcomed her new baby Desi one month early! Check out a photo!...
Review: THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES, Kiln Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - April 19, 2024 Somewhere in King’s Cross, a middle-aged woman sits at a piano and plays an original piece with surprising fluency. There begins Samuel Adamson’s tumultuous tale of two teenage musical prodigies whose lives become thoroughly entangled....
Review: JOHN LOVES MARY at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Herbert Paine - February 05, 2024 Under Diedra Celeste Miranda’s fast-paced, robust, and thoroughly entertaining direction, Don Bluth Front Row Theatre's production of JOHN LOVES MARY is a fun affair. The show runs through March 2nd....
Interview: Donna McKechnie Remembers Her Friend Chita Rivera and Looks Ahead to WICKED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2024 BroadwayWorld spoke with Donna McKechnie as she shares her memories and thoughts on working alongside the iconic Chita Rivera. Discover the magic behind their friendship and the impact Chita had on the theater community....
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024 As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide....
Review: FRONTIERS SANS FRONTIERS at Spooky Action Theater
by Tavish Young - April 29, 2024 Frontiers Sans Frontiers is good. It's refreshing, biting, funny, and relevant. From April 25th to May 19th, under a few trashbags and discarded cups of tea, DC theatre goers may be able to find Spooky Action Theater's production of Frontiers Sans Frontiers....
Review: CEBOLLAS at DCPA is a Hit and a Miss
by Jon Bee - March 08, 2024 What did our critic think of CEBOLLAS at DCPA? As the youngest of four siblings, I understand the value of family relationships, especially when catastrophe strikes. It is in these moments that familial ties are strengthened. Whatever experience you traverse with your siblings, it is sure to leave y...
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER Sets February 9 Episode Lineup
by Michael Major - February 08, 2024 Allowing Bill Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. ...
Review: DADDY LONG LEGS at Theatre 29
by Charlie Thomas - April 07, 2024 What did our critic think of DADDY LONG LEGS at Theatre 29?...
Ballet Edmonton's Avancer Brings Two World Premieres To Triffo Stage
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2024 Ballet Edmonton’s Avancer brings two world premieres to Triffo stage. Featuring pieces from Kirsten Wicklund, James Gregg, and Wen Wei Wang....
Christopher Sieber, Kennedy Kanagawa, and More Join the Cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024 The cast has been announced for the Muny production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which runs July 8-16 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park....
Meet the Cast of PATRIOTS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2024 The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!...
Theater Alliance Appoints New Producing Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2024 The Theater Alliance Board of Directors has announced that Shanara Gabrielle has been selected as the next Producing Artistic Director of the company, succeeding Raymond O. Caldwell, who has served in the position since 2019. ...
Interview: 'It's Going to Feel Like A Festival in A Few Hours': Director Jimmy Fairhurst and Actor Les Dennis on TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Sarah OHara - April 05, 2024 Directed by Jimmy Fairhurst and starring Les Dennis as Malvolio, Not Too Tame return to the Shakespeare North Playhouse this summer, with an exciting new production of Twelfth Night....
Interview: 'It's Going to Feel Like A Festival in A Few Hours': Director Jimmy Fairhurst and Actor Les Dennis on TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Sarah OHara - April 05, 2024 Directed by Jimmy Fairhurst and starring Les Dennis as Malvolio, Not Too Tame return to the Shakespeare North Playhouse this summer, with an exciting new production of Twelfth Night....
From Taiwan to the World Stage and Silver Screen: Meet Viola Virtuoso Yu-Ting Hsu
by Team BWW - April 22, 2024 While the violin is undoubtedly more commonly known among most circles, there is something uniquely special about the viola, as well as the musicians that choose it as their main instrument. With its deep and mellow sound, the viola is capable of conveying darker and more expressive tones that remai...
Interview: Student Spotlight - Neely Hebert Directs Alice By Heart
by Courtney Symes - April 08, 2024 The future of theatre is in good hands. Neely Hebert, a senior at Rio Americano, is making a name for herself in the world of entertainment. While her focus is on film, she is also forging a path on the stage. In our first Sacramento Student Spotlight, BroadwayWorld talks to Neely about her new show...
Interview: Breaking Limits, Genres, and Borders - Ji Woo Jung Talks About Pursuing an Artistic Career in America as A South Korean National
by Da Young Leem - January 11, 2024 As a South Korean theatregoer living in South Korea, I have always been interested in artists of Asian nationalities pursuing their artistic careers on Broadway. Whenever I heard more and more stories of artists of foreign nationalities who had already coursed amazing paths with their professional c...
THE PERFECT MATE Comes to Pittsburgh CLO in February
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2024 Pittsburgh CLO’s Kara Cabaret Series presents a world premiere rom-com musical of the future; it’s 2063, and love is about to get an upgrade! David Rossmer & Dan Lipton’s THE PERFECT MATE brings love to life between February 2 - March 17 at the Greer Cabaret Theater....
Old 97's to Release 13th Album 'American Primitive' in April
by Michael Major - February 20, 2024 Produced by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, Neko Case) and featuring iconic guest musicians like Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Scott McCaughey of The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5, the album took shape in a series of deliberately whirlwind sessions at Flora Studio in Portland, ...
RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Extended At Vineyard Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2024 Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, will now play until March 3, 2024, at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th Street). ...
Full Cast Set For the UK Premiere of I'M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024 Full casting has been announced for the UK première of I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley. Tyler Struble directs Kyle Birch (Brenda Dee Cankles) and Anders Hayward (Tobey Maguire) alongside the previously announced Tessa Albertson (Shelby Hinkley)....
Interview: Carolyn Ratteray Honors the Women in Her History with BOTH AND
by Gil Kaan - January 08, 2024 Black queer playwright/actress Carolyn Ratteray’s one-woman show Both And (a play about laughing while black) returns to Los Angeles opening at The Wallis January 17, 2024 (with previews starting January 13th). Before the holiday rush, Carolyn found some time to answer a few of my queries....
Canadian Choreographer Dorotea Saykaly Selected For The 77th Festival De Cannes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024 Canadian choreographer Dorotea Saykaly's mixed reality project, TELOS I, has been selected for the inaugural Immersive Competition at the 77th Festival de Cannes. Learn more about the Festival!... |