Surfboards, Dancing Trees, and Elvis Return in Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET
by Julie Musbach - October 16, 2018 Smuin kicks off the holidays with the return of The Christmas Ballet, the beloved Bay Area tradition featuring two acts packed to the brim with both flawless classical ballet and red-hot contemporary numbers....
BWW Review: THE BOURNOVILLE LEGACY Comes to NYC
by Rose Marija - July 13, 2019 The Joyce Theater presents The Bournonville Legacy, July 9 - 14, 2019. Excitement was in the air on opening night when I attended. August Bournonville (August 21, 1805 - November 30, 1879) was a dancer, choreographer, and director of The Royal Danish Ballet. His choreographic legacy that emphasized ...
RATINGS: New CBS Series Continue To Show Strength
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2019 CBS' freshman series continue to demonstrate solid performances, while the Network's veteran shows were the top drama and top comedy last week (week ending Oct. 13)....
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at The Santa Fe Playhouse
by Zoe Burke - November 30, 2018 Oscar Wilde's 1895 satire, The Importance of Being Earnest, is arguably his most popular, and almost definitely his most widely performed, work. Director Barbara Hatch's director's note references the daunting nature of taking on the challenge of producing such a beloved and well known work; it is m...
VIDEO: Patricia Heaton Talks About New Sitcom on CBS THIS MORNING
by Abigail Charpentier - September 26, 2019 Actress Patricia Heaton won two Emmys for playing Debra Barone in the hit CBS show 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' Heaton is returning to CBS as the star of the new series 'Carol's Second Act.' In it, she plays Carol Kenney, a divorcee in her fifties who pursues her dream of becoming a doctor. She joined...
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Comic Opera Of Berlin -- Flashes of genius break through an uneven cast and hit-and-miss choreography.
by Mark Janicello - May 19, 2019 Barrie Kosky has done it again. WEST SIDE STORY at Berlin's Comic Opera has moments of breathtaking beauty despite uneven casting and hit-and-miss choreography. Jasmina Sakr as Maria is a standout....
Review and analysis: CHEKHOV'S THREE SISTERS at the Finnish National Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - January 26, 2019 Projections. Massive set designs. Intensive acting. Symbolism. Paavo Westerberg's Three Sisters at the Finnish National theatre is extremely ambitious, a little crazy and might be too much for people with sensory processing sensitivity (SPS)....
RATINGS: FOX, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Remain on Top on Thursday
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2019 FOX (9.922 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) was still the network to beat on Thursday with its weekly telecasts of 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (8.027 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and 'Thursday Night Football' (10.301 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1)....
SAMSON AND DALILA Comes To Opera Monte Carlo This Fall
by Alan Henry - August 08, 2018 SAMSON AND DELILAH, an opera in three acts, is running at the Princes Hall Grimaldi Forum from Nov. 19 to Nov. 25. ...
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at La Clef Des Champs
by Patrick Honoré - October 25, 2018 Four years after treating us to a superb intimate production of Sweeney Todd, La Clef Des Champs is now tackling another Sondheim classic, Into the Woods, with the same talented director Olivier Benezech, giving us a definitely contemporary take on the immortal piece....
BWW Review: RETURN TO THE PAST WITH SONGBOOK OF THE 40S AT QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE at Quality Hill Playhouse
by Steve Wilson - January 24, 2019 An uplifting, toe-tapping, amusing winter relief continues at Quality Hill Playhouse with SONGBOOK OF THE 40S, the second installment of their Broadway And All That Jazz 2018-2019 season. A nation engulfed with war took comfort in songs from Broadway musicals, to big bands, to just feel good songs....
Joan and Jackie Collins Series Set from STAN AND OLLIE Producer
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 20, 2019 The Hollywood Reporter says Stan and Ollie producer Fable Pictures has secured the rights to the life story of British sisters turned 1980s showbiz superstars Joan and Jackie Collins, which it will adapt into a six part series called Joan and Jackie. ...
BWW Review: UNCHAINED MELODIES at Florida Studio Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - November 16, 2018 Unchained Melodies Opens Florida Studio Theatre's 24th Winter Cabaret Season...
Production of TITANIC Cancelled Mid-Show Due to Onstage Danger
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2018 According to BBC, a performance of Titanic the Musical was cancelled mid-performance on its opening night due to falling debris. The performance was held at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton....
BWW Review: LONE STAR is a Disjointed Country Concert and Play Rolled into One
by Nicole Ackman - June 08, 2019 Ruth Stage and the 13th Street Reparatory Company's Lone Star feels like seeing two shows in one evening. This revival of James McLure's play consists of a mock country concert by the all-female band The Chalks in the first act with the action of the play occurring in the second act. The entire thin...
Acrobatic Comedy Premieres On Spreckels Mainstage
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2018 Sarah Zahn will perform December Songs at 7:30 pm January 14, 2017 at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The performance features accompaniment by American Music Theater's Andy Roberts and has been reimagined for the stage by Jennifer Feldser....
BWW Review: WILLISTON at Detroit Repertory Theatre Is a Fresh and Relevant Play
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - June 02, 2019 The Midwest premiere of Williston by Adam Seidel, playing now through June 30th at Detroit Repertory Theatre, is a fresh piece of theatre that successfully shines a light on the power of greed and money in modern day America. Three leasing reps travel to Williston, North Dakota to get mineral rights...
Pam Fryman to Direct Patricia Heaton Pilot CAROL'S SECOND ACT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2019 Deadline reports that comedy director Pam Fryman will direct and produce CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, starring and executive produced by Patricia Heaton. ...
BWW Review: VERONICA'S ROOM at ARENA DINNER THEATRE
by Jen Poiry - October 01, 2018 Just in time for the Halloween season, Arena Dinner Theatre brings back a creepy old theatrical thriller, 'Veronica's Room.' Written by Ira Levin, who also wrote 'Rosemary's Baby,' the 1973 play has an early '70s horror vibe that isn't seen onstage much these days. But given audience reactions on op...
BWW Review: Arvada Center's ELF Will Set You in the Holiday Spirit
by Chris Arneson - November 29, 2018 It's easy to see why Elf has become a modern-day Christmas classic, and the 2003 holiday flick starring Will Ferrell makes a smooth transition from screen to stage, even without Ferrell's infectious charm....
BWW Review: MATILDA at Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey
by Marina Kennedy - October 16, 2019 The Growing Stage is now presenting 'MATILDA: The Musical,' a charming and off-the-wall musical theatre production brought to life by a talented cast of equity and community performers....
CBS Orders Comedy Pilot, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 01, 2019 CBS has ordered the pilot, “To Whom It May Concern,” according to Deadline....
BWW Review: MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL, New Wimbledon Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 26, 2018 Based on the hugely popular Dreamworks animation, Madagascar The Musical brings the much-loved film to life in an energetic whirl of funky dance routines and quirky characters. After becoming disillusioned with his life in a Manhattan zoo, Marty the zebra escapes to see the outside world. Fearful...
Kyle MacLachlan Joins Cast of CAROL'S SECOND ACT
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 07, 2019 Former Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan will star opposite Patricia Heaton in CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, according to Deadline....
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at St. Dunstan's Will Have You Dancing In Your Seat!
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - June 01, 2019 There is nothing quite like watching live theatre performed outside in a Greek theater on a beautiful summer night in Michigan. Mamma Mia!, running now through June 15th at St. Dunstan's Theatre in Bloomfield Hills, will have you singing and dancing in your seat. Mamma Mia! is the sunny and funny ta... |