Nashville Opera To Lead The Way With THREE WAY
by Molly Tracy - December 21, 2016 The Nashville Opera is leading the charge with the 2017 season opener of 'Three Way' -- a slightly naughty but highly important opera about all types of relationships and the people/motives behind their actions....
Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017 GRAMMY-winning multiplatinum artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, will make his television voiceover debut as the narrator of ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING, a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank, this Saturday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC....
BWW Review: Challenging A Society That Has Become Accustomed To A Fear Of Terrorism, OSAMA THE HERO Reminds Us Facts Are Important And Vigilante Justice Is Unjustified
by Jade Kops - January 28, 2017 Dennis Kelly's work with a confronting title, OSAMA THE HERO, is presented with a raw honesty under the direction of Richard Hilliar at Kings Cross Theatre....
BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 The producers of The Second Act Series have also announced that the special, one-night-only concert will feature two songs cut during the show's original preview period, neither of which have been heard since....
BWW Review: Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal Star In A Glorious SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by Michael Dale - February 24, 2017 Inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillism masterwork 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,' the authors explore how 'the art of making art' can be less about applying paint to a canvas as it is about applying a signature to a check....
BWW Review: CURTAINS, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - March 01, 2018 It is Ida's 86th birthday, but it's a milestone she would rather have not reached. Her family wants to gather and celebrate, but she would rather be removed from her small world of pain and confusion. She sits in the midst of the manufactured joviality of family members who feel both guilt of their ...
Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series will present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only. The Second Act Series will welcome Broadway's Lenora Nemetz (Gypsy, The Rink, Chicago) to the company as Rose Peterson...
Composer Jimmy Horan Presents I CAN SING! To Benefit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2017 'I Can Sing!' is an evening of original music by Jimmy Horan with special guests Corinna Sowers Adler and Stearns Matthews as well as members of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. All proceeds from this performance will go directly to the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. The evening is produced in...
Soprano Sarah Zahn to Perform Maury Yeston's DECEMBER SONGS in Hershey
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016 Sarah Zahn will perform December Songs at 7:30 pm January 14, 2017 at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania....
BWW Review: Charming but Flawed FINDING NEVERLAND Searches for Magic
by Michael L. Quintos - March 27, 2017 A charming though perplexing adaptation of the 2004 film, FINDING NEVERLAND jets into too many erratic directions at any given moment and doesn't gel completely as a whole. And for all its gorgeous, visual splendor, it is surprisingly lacking in honest-to-goodness stage magic. The touring version of...
BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's SISTER ACT is Rousing
by Tyler Hinton - October 20, 2016 SISTER ACT at Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley is a 1970s disco dream, an uplifting story of self-improvement and love, and a rousing good time....
BWW Review: THE LYONS MAKE DYING FUN at West Coast Players
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 13, 2017 Set in a hospital room, instead of tender moments, a belittling passive-aggressive wife and mother is more interested in changing the living room and moving on with her life, then providing comfort to her dying husband and two grown children....
Michael Walters and Loni Ackerman to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017 Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series is pleased to present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only, starring Michael Walters (The Honeymooners, National Tour of Babes in Toyland) as Albert Peterson and Loni Ackerman (Evita, Cats, Geor...
BWW Review: A FEW GOOD MEN at Central Florida Community Arts
by Geoffrey Lawrence - March 01, 2017 In six short years, Central Florida Community Arts, has grown from a small community choir to a much larger arts organization with a school of performing arts, multiple choirs, orchestras, and a theatre season. For their second season, they have taken on A Few Good Men, written by Aaron Sorkin and d...
BWW Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Theatre Works
by Jeanmarie Simpson - February 27, 2017 Alanna Kalbfleisch is an utter delight to see and hear, with luminous skin, bright eyes and dimples in both cheeks and chin. Let's face it. She's eye candy. As Dot/Marie, the comfortable authority with which Kalbfleisch moves about the stage suggests a lifetime of performance. Her voice is off-the-c...
BWW Review: Sharp, Intense TRUE WEST at Shattered Globe
by Rachel Weinberg - September 15, 2016 With deft direction by James Yost, Shattered Globe's production of TRUE WEST made for a solid first Sam Shepard experience for this critic. Kevin Viol and Joseph Wiens have cultivated a convincing and powerful dynamic as estranged brothers Austin and Lee, who are holed up at their mother's house in ...
BWW Review: Musical Stage Company's UNCOVERED is Unmissable
by Taylor Long - November 15, 2017 What makes a show unmissable? The perfect combination of smart arrangements performed by an ensemble of artists who are the experts of their instruments. UNCOVERED is all of that. The annual concert, produced by the Musical Stage Company, pays tribute to some of the greatest musicians in the world. ...
BWW Review: CLOC presents LES MISERABLES at The National Theatre, St Kilda
by Victoria Beal - May 23, 2017 Filling the National Theatre to its very brim, both on and off the stage, CLOC's production of Les Miserables is remarkable....
WICKED's Alli Mauzey Joins Charlotte Sweet in Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017 As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below will welcome The Second Act Series back to their stage with a one-night-only concert of the much-loved musical Charlotte Sweet. Joining the starry ensemble are Justin Chevalier (The Last Seance) as Ludlow Ladd and Broadway's Alli Mauzey (Cry-Baby,...
Nashville Opera To Lead The Way With THREE WAY
by Molly Tracy - December 21, 2016 The Nashville Opera is leading the charge with the 2017 season opener of 'Three Way' -- a slightly naughty but highly important opera about all types of relationships and the people/motives behind their actions....
Bethe Austin Completes Starry CHARLOTTE SWEET Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Julie Musbach - December 22, 2017 As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below will welcome The Second Act Series back to their stage with a one-night-only concert of the much-loved musical Charlotte Sweet. Complete casting has been announced for the much-anticipated concert. Bethe Austin (Onward Victoria, Whoopee!, Noises Off, Rag...
VIDEO: GROUNDHOG DAY's Andy Karl Recalls the Best & Worst Theater Experience He's Ever Had on LATE SHOW
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017 Three-time Tony nominee and star of Broadway's GROUNDHOG DAY, Andy Karl, stopped by last night's LATE SHOW on CBS and proved he is a shining example of the adage, 'the show must go on.'...
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 27 September 2016
by Emma Cann - September 28, 2016 The cult musical, Little Shop of Horrors, has long been a favourite amongst cinema and theatre fans alike. Following an unlikely beginning - a low budget Sci-fi B movie shot in just two days - Little Shop of Horrors was turned into a musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, turning this quirky part...
Jennifer Lopez to Star in Romantic Comedy SECOND ACT for STX Films
by Caryn Robbins - June 22, 2017 Jennifer Lopez (Monster in Law, Maid in Manhattan, Wedding Planner)will star in and produce the romantic comedy SECOND ACT for STXfilms, it was announced today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of STXfilms, and Sam Brown, President of Production for the studio.... |