Interview: Victor And Kelly Legarreta of AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - January 18, 2023 Mystery fans can see Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre January 20-February 18....
South Coast Repertory 60th Season Including QUIXOTE NUEVO, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, And More
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2023 South Coast Repertory announced its 60th season, with a lineup that ranges from an American classic to contemporary works, with two world premieres—including one musical—and a special offering featuring pianist and actor Hershey Felder....
Leanne Morgan Comes to DPAC This Summer
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2023 Coming hot off a weekend of two sold-out arena shows in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, Leanne Morgan has announced the second leg of her national headlining theatre and arena tour, Just Getting Started. Coming to the Triangle at DPAC on Friday, August 18, 2023....
Review: THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT is back on in Cape Town at the Baxter
by Faeron Wheeler - October 24, 2022 This run of THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT brings with it some new energy in the form of two new cast members. It’s quite exciting to get to see the same play, which is still fairly fresh in my memory, with new faces and new ideas for characterisation. It must’ve also been a fun challenge for the existin...
Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - March 07, 2023 What did our critic think of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTE at Dezart Performs?...
AMENDMENTS: A PLAY ON WORDS Comes to The Old Red Lion in October
by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2023 Following sell-out shows on their UK tour, Amendments: A Play On Words. Will visit the Old Red Lion pub theatre in London from 04 – 14 October....
Acclaimed Comedian, Alexander Bennett Brings I CAN'T STAND THE MAN, MYSELF To Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2023 Do you hate yourself? Rising star Alexander Bennett (Dan Vs Food, Mark Watson's Comedy Marathon) does. It's both incredibly destructive and - fortunately for you - highly entertaining....
Review: INCENDIARY at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by Peter Rouleau - June 06, 2023 Let me tell you a bit about myself. Even before the death of George Floyd and the political earthquake that followed, I have long been of the opinion that drastic and systemic changes are needed in the American judicial system. ...
Interview: David Hunt Stafford on PLAYS IN REP & READING SERIES at Theatre 40
by Shari Barrett - July 27, 2023 David Hunt Stafford (pictured) is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of Theatre 40, posts he has proudly held since 2000 at the professional theater company located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. I decided to speak with David about the current plays running in rep during July a...
Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at San Diego's Civic Center Theater
by Ron Bierman - March 15, 2023 Edo de Waart is now in his fourth year as Principal Guest Conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. In his long career he’s headed orchestras on four continents and taught in this country’s finest music schools. It’s no coincidence that his frequent conducting appearances in San Diego have coin...
Student Blog: Here We Go! Spring Semester!
by Student Blogger: Yi Yan Chen - February 22, 2023 During the first semester of first year, everyone was still getting used to the brand-new environment, discovering the school's style and vibe. This semester, however, is the time for real work....
Review: Caves and Worlds of Wonder in ALADDIN at Clowes Memorial Hall
by The Marriage Matinee - November 22, 2022 For all those growing up watching Disney movies, and for the kids who absolutely loved Aladdin, the Genie and Princess Jasmine or even Abu, this is a must-watch! Big band, big sound, big show — with enough energy to light up a few thousand lamps....
Review: TARANTINO LIVE: FORCE FOX FIVE AND THE TYRANNY OF EVIL MEN, Riverside Studios
by Franco Milazzo - June 28, 2023 Before DC, Marvel and Spider-Man cottoned onto the potential of cinematic crossovers, Off The Record created arguably the most intriguing of them of all: a staged multiverse drawn from Quentin Tarantino films which is as sweary, gory and fun as one would expect....
Review: THE REST IS POLITICS LIVE, Royal Albert Hall
by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 14, 2022 If you have a passing interest in podcasts then you will have heard of The Rest Is Politics, the wildly successful podcast featuring the unlikely duo of ex-MP Rory Stewart and New Labour spin-doctor Alistair Campbell. The podcast only began in March this year, so it is testament to its popularity th...
Student Blog: Here We Go! Spring Semester!
by Student Blogger: Yi Yan Chen - February 22, 2023 During the first semester of first year, everyone was still getting used to the brand-new environment, discovering the school's style and vibe. This semester, however, is the time for real work....
Apollo Brown & Planet Asia Drop 'Get The Dough Off' & Announce New Album 'Sardines'
by Michael Major - July 18, 2023 Apollo Brown and Fresno Rap veteran Planet Asia are proud to reveal their new album Sardines. Apollo and Planet Asia improve upon the minimalist, grimy Hip-Hop theme from the first collab with pristine execution. Along with the announcement Apollo Brown and Planet Asia share the album’s first single...
Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at Metropolitan Opera
by Peter Danish - June 02, 2023 Thomas Guggeis, the young German conductor making his Met debut, is Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Berlin and the designated Generalmusikdirektor of the Oper Frankfurt; pretty impressive for one who has yet to hit his 30th birthday! His Met debut was justly anticipated, as across Europe he is kno...
Interview: Anthony Murphy of A JOYFUL NOISE at The Green Room 42 On Apirl 24th
by Stephen Mosher - April 17, 2023 Anthony Murphy will play A JOYFUL NOISE on April 24th at The Green Room 42....
Review: AMY GRANT Shines A Peaceful Musical Light On City Winery Audience
by Stephen Mosher - May 13, 2023 On May 8th Amy Grant gave a City Winery crowd an intimate, personal, and fun night of art and philosophy....
Interview: MOULIN ROUGE!'s Dance Captain Jason-Leigh Winter on Wage Disparity, Union Representation and Being Valued
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 17, 2023 Despite performing the exact same work step for step and note for note in identical shows, performers in the UK are paid around half that of their US counterparts and experience greater precarity....
SMoCA Contemplates 'Language In Times Of Miscommunication' With New Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2023 “Language in Times of Miscommunication,” a new exhibition that presents works by 18 American artists, will open March 4, 2023, at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)....
Video: Meghan Trainor Releases 'Mother' Music Video With Kris Jenner
by Michael Major - March 10, 2023 Following the success of the global multi-platinum selling “Made You Look,” Meghan is giving us one of her most iconic videos yet with “Mother.” Not only is Meghan serving ultimate Hollywood glam, she also enlisted mother-of-all-mothers Kris Jenner to star in the video, directed by longtime collabor...
Review: ALADDIN at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - January 11, 2023 The audience follows Aladdin on a journey from street rat to Prince Ali of Ababwa. He believes now that he is a prince, Princess Jasmine will fall in love with him (Senzel Ahmady). What he does not understand is she would love him simply for who he was, not because he was a prince. The musical was i...
Interview: Kareem Fahmy & Giovanna Sardelli of A DISTINCT SOCIETY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Bring a New Play to Life That Makes the Political Personal
by Jim Munson - March 31, 2023 BroadwayWorld talks to playwright Kareem Fahmy and director Giovanna Sardelli about TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's world premiere production of 'A Distinct Society' inspired by the Muslim travel ban. The intensely moving play runs April 5th to 30th in Mountain View, CA....
Theater for the New City Presents THE CONDUCTOR By Ishmael Reed, March 9-26
by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2023 In 'The Conductor,' satirist playwright Ishmael Reed attacks the race-baiting and divisiveness that were widely seen in the recent, widely-reported San Francisco School Board Recall. ... |