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Humanity Theatre Project Stages Pulitzer Prize-Winning SWEAT March 8-16 at Darkhorse Photo Humanity Theatre Project Stages Pulitzer Prize-Winning SWEAT March 8-16 at Darkhorse Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 05, 2019

Some two years after its presence in the theater community was made know during One Night of Empathy, which brought together 14 separate theater companies, Nashville-based Humanity Theatre Project debuts its first full production March 8-16 with Lynn Nottage's Sweat at Darkhorse Theater....


World Premiere of A FAMILY TREE Launches Pressure Players' Community Charity Initiati Photo World Premiere of A FAMILY TREE Launches Pressure Players' Community Charity Initiative
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 23, 2020

The Pressure Players decided to pay tribute to their communities this holiday season by giving a portion of proceeds for all copies sold through the site for the month of December to a charity. There are two radio plays currently available for $7.99 on the company website....


JINJER Comes to THE DISTRICT This March; Tickets On Sale January 27 Photo JINJER Comes to THE DISTRICT This March; Tickets On Sale January 27
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2022

Jinjer is coming to The District in Sioux Falls, SD on Thursday, March 17th. Tickets for the show start at $30.00 plus applicable fees and are on sale Thursday, January 27th at 10am.  ...


Maneet Chauhan Wins Food Network's Toughest Culinary Competition TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPI Photo Maneet Chauhan Wins Food Network's Toughest Culinary Competition TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS II
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 19, 2021

Throughout the action-packed, sports-like tournament, host and executive producer Guy Fieri put the culinary skills of 16 of the nation’s most celebrated chefs to the test in an East Coast vs. West Coast bracket-style, single elimination competition....


Theatre Calgary Highlights LGBTQ2S+ Writers in New Works Festival Photo Theatre Calgary Highlights LGBTQ2S+ Writers in New Works Festival
by Vicki Trask - February 22, 2021

Theatre Calgary is dedicated to nurturing new works, new voices, and new stories, and providing a platform for them to be seen, heard, and discovered. Today,  we are thrilled to announce  our new Page to Stage New Works Festival that will launch March 20-21. This opportunity could be an additional r...


Live Arts to Present Central Virginia Premiere Of THE CHILDREN By Lucy Kirkwood Photo Live Arts to Present Central Virginia Premiere Of THE CHILDREN By Lucy Kirkwood
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2022

The 2021/22 reIGNITE Live Arts Season continues with Lucy Kirkwood's provocative and chilling eco-thriller THE CHILDREN. After postponing production during the truncated 2019/20 Season, Live Arts is tremendously excited to share THE CHILDREN with Charlottesville audiences in a Central Virginia premi...


Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre, March 1 Photo Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre, March 13 - March 28
by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2020

One of the greatest works of American theatre is coming to Clarksville's oldest professional theatre this month....


BWW Review: HOMETOWN BOY is Beautifully Grotesque at Actor's Express Photo BWW Review: HOMETOWN BOY is Beautifully Grotesque at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - November 15, 2021

Welcome, ladies and gentlefolk, to the modern-day revival of Southern Gothic. HOMETOWN BOY at Actor’s Express is a beautifully grotesque show about how secrets are like leeches you can’t remove until you’ve faced them. Full of turmoil, lies, and revolting truths, HOMETOWN BOY challenges not just you...


BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents Deirdre Kinahan's RATHMINES ROAD Photo BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents Deirdre Kinahan's RATHMINES ROAD
by Herbert Paine - September 30, 2019

Theatre Artists Studio presents Deirdre Kinahan's cathartic play, RATHMINES ROAD through October 20th ~ directed by Judy Rollings and featuring a searing performance by Larah Pawlowski as a woman whose long-suppressed memory of one night's ordeal is unlocked during an evening of explosive confrontat...


Binge Free Festival Opens Oct. 12 At Santa Monica Playhouse Photo Binge Free Festival Opens Oct. 12 At Santa Monica Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2019

Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 60 years. Now, the Playhouse is giving love back with its Fourth Annual Binge Free Festival (BFF), a full month of free performances, workshops, readings, music and poetry in Santa Monica's ONLY fringe festival. The BFF...


BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEA Photo BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY
by David Edward Perry - August 23, 2019

The Birmingham Black Repertory Theatre Company steps to the plate with fierceness and momentum in its inaugural performance of the Tony award winning musical  a?oeChoir Boy.a?? This coming of age musical delivers a layered structure backed up with dynamic acting, and vocals from a cast of young men ...


Review Roundup: THE BOYS IN THE BAND on Netflix Photo Review Roundup: THE BOYS IN THE BAND on Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 25, 2020

The Boys in the Band is coming! On September 30, Netflix will release a new film adaptation of the play by Matt Crowley.  ...


Ludacris Announces New LUDA CAN'T COOK Episodes on Discovery+ Photo Ludacris Announces New LUDA CAN'T COOK Episodes on Discovery+
by Michael Major - January 11, 2022

Ludacris immerses himself in a specific type of cuisine guided by an expert, including learning the fundamentals cooking from Chef Alain Lemaire, Chef Gregory Gourdet, Chef Seung Hee Lee, Chef Edward Lee and comedian Lil Duval, Chef Michael Beltran, and Chef Lorena Garcia – plus a visit from legenda...


BWW Review: Feasting on Family in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, at Axial Theatre Photo BWW Review: Feasting on Family in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, at Axial Theatre
by Bruce Apar - May 12, 2019

It's a fun-house mirror of Americana arcana, reminding us that the reason blood is thicker than water is because it's larded with toxic sentiment...


FOOL FOR LOVE Revival Hits Brisbane Photo FOOL FOR LOVE Revival Hits Brisbane
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2021

Brisbane audiences are in for a powerful and unsettling hour as Sam Shepard's Fool For Love comes to Brisbane, at the Princess Theatre from 27 - 30 January for 5 performances....


Huntington Theatre Company's 2019 Summer Play Workshop Begins Photo Huntington Theatre Company's 2019 Summer Play Workshop Begins
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2019

The Huntington Theatre Company's annual Summer Workshop began rehearsals July 9 and will conclude in public readings of four new plays on July 20 and 21, 2019. The workshop allows selected members of the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program two weeks to focus on developing new plays. The workshop ...


AMiOS Presents SHOTZ! Volume 104: The Office Shotz Photo AMiOS Presents SHOTZ! Volume 104: The Office Shotz
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020

AMiOS, the most prolific theater company you've never heard of, is proud to announce the start of its 2020 season! We're thrilled to be celebrating a decade of 100 productions and over 600 plays with The Office Shotz on February 3rd....


Photo Flash: First Look at ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR at Watford Palace Theatre Photo Photo Flash: First Look at ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR at Watford Palace Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 13, 2019

Watford Palace Theatre presents Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. Joining the previously announced Terence Frisch (Sidney) and Jill McAusland (Jane) are Oliver Longstaff (Geoffrey), Emily Tucker (Eva), Sarah Quist (Marion) and Walter van Dyk (Ronald). The production, directed by Artistic Dire...


THE CHILDREN, A Chilling Chicago Premiere Begins April 18 Photo THE CHILDREN, A Chilling Chicago Premiere Begins April 18
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere of The Children written by acclaimed British playwright Lucy Kirkwood and helmed by celebrated Chicago director Jonathan Berry. Filled with dark humor, this thought-provoking and haunting play features three of Chicago's top actors tackling c...


BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Jermyn Street Theatre Photo BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 05, 2019

Miss Julie returns to London wearing the outstanding threads previously seen in Tom Littler's production at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2017. The new run plays in rep with Creditors, the other August Strindberg-Howard Brenton endeavour presented by the company and acts as an echo chamber for the themat...


BWW Review: THE INVISIBLE HAND, Kiln Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE INVISIBLE HAND, Kiln Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - July 08, 2021

“Making money can get intoxicating”, especially the kind of money American banker Nick Bright starts making his capturers from a drab cell in rural Pakistan. Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand comes back to Kiln Theatre directed by its artistic director Indhu Rubasingham....


Trustus Theatre Presents Fest24 Homecoming Photo Trustus Theatre Presents Fest24 Homecoming
by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2020

Trustus Theatre will host FEST24: Homecoming online in October. This virtual experience will provide a new take on the theatre's popular 24-hour theatre event that was last presented in 2018 for a standing-room-only public performance. Six playwrights, six directors, and twenty-four actors will prod...


Altin Gün Embark on U.S. Headline Tour Including Coachella, NYC, LA & More Photo Altin Gün Embark on U.S. Headline Tour Including Coachella, NYC, LA & More
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022

After the band was discovered and signed to ATO Records following an explosive performance at King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's Gizzfest 2018 in Melbourne, Australia, success has continued to follow them, including a GRAMMY nomination behind their sophomore album Gece. Check out the full list of ...


Altin Gün Announce New Album 'Yol' Photo Altin Gün Announce New Album 'Yol'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020

Amsterdam’s Altin Gün have announced their third album Yol, due out February 26 on ATO Records....


BWW Review: HOUSE Walks Through the Pain of One Man's Experience Photo BWW Review: HOUSE Walks Through the Pain of One Man's Experience
by Amy Tarver - March 05, 2020

Now playing at Hyde Park Theatre, HOUSE written by modern playwright Daniel Macivor, stars Austin's own artistic titan Ken Webster as the volatile and witty main man, Victor. HOUSE is a one-man show, running 65 minutes and is a pressure cooker for any performer. However, this production of HOUSE is ...






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