Review Roundup: Antoinette Nwandu's PASS OVER at LCT3
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2018 LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater just opened Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, directed by Danya Taymor. The cast includes, Gabriel Ebert, Jon Michael Hill, and Namir Smallwood....
Cast Announced For Jean Anouilh's THE ORCHESTRA at Omnibus Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2018 Amanda Osbourne (SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE, VIENNA'S ENGLISH THEATRE), Seeta Indrani (RSC, THE NATIONAL THEATRE AND RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY), Stefania Licari, Pedro Casarin, Charlotte Laporte, Luna Dai, Toph Enany and Jessica Hulme have been cast in celebrated French dramatist Jean Anouilh's comedy The Orch...
Shungudzo Releases Official Video For PAPER
by Tori Hartshorn - October 30, 2018 After a month of brainstorming with award-winning director Carlo Corbellini, the pair decided to create a machine that would appear to extract Shungudzo's soul from her body without using special effects. They called upon Brett Doar (the master contraptionist behind OK Go's 'This Too Shall Pass') to...
VIDEO: Check Out What's Coming to Prime Video This April
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 Want to watch it now? Prime Video has got it. This week's newest movies, last night's TV shows, classic favorites, and more are available to stream instantly, plus all your videos are stored in Your Video Library. Over 150,000 movies and TV episodes, including thousands for Amazon Prime members at n...
Garry Marshall Theatre Presents THE MOUNTAINTOP By Katori Hall
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019 Garry Marshall Theatre presents the West End and Broadway play The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. The Mountaintop is directed by Gregg T. Daniel, who recently staged A Raisin in the Sun at A Noise Within (Ovation Award nomination for Best Director) and Her Portmanteau at Boston Court....
BWW Review: A MAN OF GOOD HOPE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - April 18, 2019 Isango Ensemble bring their unique storytelling skills to show us the life of a Somali boy, alone and running away to a place that barely differs from the hell he leaves behind....
BWW Review: Isango Ensemble's A MAN OF GOOD HOPE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - October 07, 2019 A MAN OF GOOD HOPE reflects the resiliency and creativity of the human spirit at every turn, while giving audiences a taste of Isango Ensemble's original methods of theatrical storytelling....
Photo Flash: Luna Stage Presents Lucille Lortel Award-Winner PASS OVER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2020 Antoinette Nwandu's searing and poetic new play Pass Over performs at Luna Stage Feb 6-March 1. The play premiered at Steppenwolf in Chicago, where it was filmed by Spike Lee and launched considerable press controversy, then moved to Lincoln Center where it was awarded the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award ...
Shungudzo Releases New Single 'Paper'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 31, 2018 Zimbabwean artist, musician and poet Shungudzo (aka Shun) has delivered a spellbinding new single out on all platforms worldwide today, titled “Paper.” ...
Lynn University To Present Jerry Herman's Israel-Based Musical MILK AND HONEY
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2018 Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, and Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia guest conductor, today announced the upcoming collaborative staged concert version of Jerry Herman's first Broadway musical, Milk and Honey, a...
Damien Sneed's 'We Shall Overcome: A Celebration Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' Tour Kicks Off In NYC At Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - December 03, 2019 Damien Sneed's 40+-City North American tour, 'We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' tour kicks off at Joe's Pub in New York, NY on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 9:30 p.m. Presented by IMG Artists, today's leading global performing arts management agency, the tour will make...
PASS OVER Extended To February 2 At Speakeasy Stage
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020 SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective are pleased to announce that they have added five more performances to the run of their co-production of Antoinette Nwandu's award-winning play Pass Over. The show will now play one more week through Sunday, February 2, 2020. ...
Jessi McNeal Shares New Single From Forthcoming LP
by Tori Hartshorn - June 13, 2019 Raised in rural Washington state in the log house built by her parents, Jessi McNeal has been singing and writing songs in some shape or form for most of her life. Simple hymns and old country tunes formed the soundtrack of her childhood, and her ear for melody and love of storytelling developed at ...
BWW Review: Antoinette Nwandu's PASS OVER, A Tightly Written Bit Of Urban Absurdism
by Michael Dale - June 24, 2018 If upon entering a theatre, the stage is populated by a young black man sleeping under a street lamp as another young black man quietly scrutinizes all in attendance, while the pre-show music plays Doris Day singing 'Que Sera, Sera,' it's a good sign that there are going to be some strong opinions e...
BWW Review: A MAN OF GOOD HOPE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - April 18, 2019 Isango Ensemble bring their unique storytelling skills to show us the life of a Somali boy, alone and running away to a place that barely differs from the hell he leaves behind....
Erick Morillo Remixes Joe Smooth's House Classic 'Promised Land'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 22, 2019 Erick Morillo has remixed the house music classic 'Promised Land' by Joe Smooth, out on Friday 22n November via Armada's Subjekt label....
BWW Review: Kids Rock SCHOOL OF ROCK!
by Herbert Paine - June 20, 2018 Rocking performances by super kids and Rob Colletti make the National Tour of SCHOOL OF ROCK a riproaring good time. Now at ASU Gammage through June 24th....
BLUE A New Opera By Jeanine Tesori And Tazewell Thompson In to Premiere at Glimmerglass Festival in 2019
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2018 The Glimmerglass Festival will present the world premiere of Blue, a new opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson that dives into the emotional epicenter of a black couple coming to terms with the sudden death of their teenage son. The production will open in July 2019 as part of the company's ...
BWW Interview: Kevis Hillocks in PASS OVER at Luna Stage
by Marina Kennedy - January 22, 2020 Antoinette Nwandu's searing and poetic new play 'Pass Over' will be performed at Luna Stage in West Orange from February 6 to March 1. Directed by Devin E. Haqq, 'Pass Over' is a provocative, contemporary mashup of 'Waiting for Godot' and the 'Exodus' saga. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of inte...
CNBC's POWER LUNCH Kicks Off the 2018 CNBC Stock Draft
by Macon Prickett - April 26, 2018 Today, Thursday, April 26th, CNBC's “Power Lunch” (M-F 1PM – 3PM) is kicking off the 2018 CNBC stock draft, in which eight teams will embark on a nine-month journey to win the title of “stock draft champion.” It's a bottom-line battle royale featuring a field of superstars: TheBeardstown Ladies; For...
Photo Flash: First Look At The Cast of THE MOUNTAINTOP At Garry Marshall Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2019 Garry Marshall Theatre presents the West End and Broadway play The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. The Mountaintop is directed by Gregg T. Daniel, who recently staged A Raisin in the Sun at A Noise Within (Ovation Award nomination for Best Director) and Her Portmanteau at Boston Court....
Luna Stage Features Plays That Explore What It Means To Be 'American'
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019 Luna Stage's 2019-2020 Season features bold new plays that examine the power of independence, the value of freedom, and what it means to be 'American.' Season Passes are now on sale for six-play season, which features two World Premieres, the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award-winner for Best New Play, and t...
Luna Stage Presents Antoinette Nwandu's PASS OVER
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2020 Antoinette Nwandu's searing and poetic new play Pass Over performs at Luna Stage Feb 6-March 1. The play premiered at Steppenwolf in Chicago, where it was filmed by Spike Lee and launched considerable press controversy, then moved to Lincoln Center where it was awarded the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award ... |