World Premiere of THE PICHER PROJECT to be Presented at Dixon Place in New York City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 28, 2023 Discover the world premiere of THE PICHER PROJECT, a new musical that delves into the rise and destruction of Picher, Oklahoma. Experience the town's 100-year history and its struggles with political divide, natural disasters, and environmentally caused illnesses....
Golden Thread Productions to Present NEW THREADS 2022 Reading Series in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2022 Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East, will return with New Threads 2022, its popular and free staged reading series. The series launches on August 9 at Potrero Stage....
Guest Blog: Playwright Justin Butcher On Reviving the Adventuresome Spirit of Scaramouche Jones
by Matt Wolf - March 18, 2021 The playwright Justin Butcher reflects on the origins of his solo picaresque, which was premiered in 2001 by the late, great Pete Postlethwaite and is being revived afresh in a new digital version starring Shane Richie and directed by Olivier Award nominee Ian Talbot....
BWW Review: RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - February 18, 2022 Being seventeen is hard enough without having to shoulder a climate emergency. At school, Zoe (Mei Henri in her first stage appearance) is a paladin of justice and Rain (Jordan Benjamin) is the new boy who just moved to the neighbourhood. While protestors gather on the east coast to rally against th...
Aside from Covid, Has Broadway Ever Gone Dark?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - September 25, 2022 In this edition of Broadway Deep Dive, Jennifer Ashley Tepper is answering: Aside from Covid, has Broadway ever gone dark? She outlines reasons that the Great White Way has closed up, including blackouts, inclement weather, and even air conditioning....
The HISTORY Channel Announces New I WAS THERE Series
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022 Expert interviews include Emmy Award-winning journalist and “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” author Ron Hansen, the FBI’s Chief Explosives Specialist Kirk Yeager, former NASA astronaut Winston Scott, Hood College’s Dr. Terry Anne Scott, ...
24 Theater Books for Your Spring 2024 Reading List
by Nicole Rosky - March 23, 2024 Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 24 new Broadway books for every thea...
Review: A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - March 04, 2024 What did our critic think of A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Dezart Performs?...
The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab Presents The Julia De Burgos Cohort
by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2022 The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, an organization that develops and advocates for new Latiné-written works of musical theatre in order to radically change who gets to tell musical stories on stages across the country, is presenting its inaugural Julia de Burgos Cohort. ...
United Ukrainian Ballet Makes West Coast Debut At Segerstrom Center
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2023 Following historic performances at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center and the London Coliseum, The United Ukrainian Ballet will make its West Coast debut June 29 – July 2 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, performing Alexei Ratmansky's Giselle....
The UK's Leading Disabled-led Theatre Company Comes To Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 02, 2022 The UK's leading disabled-led theatre company comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre later this month....
New York Virtual Opera Fest Continues This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2020 Presented by the New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, the 2020 New York Opera Fest has become the 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest due to the social distancing restrictions put into place by the state government....
Satirical Musical RABBITS ON A RED PLANET Comes to Sydney in June
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2023 RABBITS ON A RED PLANET is an all-singing, all-dancing science-fiction satire which skewers some recognisable targets while shining a sharp, bright light on contemporary and historical issues - with a playful edge!...
Austin Based Filigree Theatre Announces Next Production In 2022-2023 Season, FIRE IN DREAMLAND
by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2023 Austin-based independent theatre company, The Filigree Theatre, announces the dates for the next production in their “By The Sea” season titled “Fire in Dreamland.” Opening weekend will run from Thursday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 5, starting at 8 p.m. each night at the Factory on 5th (3409 E 5th St., ...
Review: CATASTROPHES at PICA
by David Bravos - August 19, 2023 What did our critic think of CATASTROPHES at PICA?...
Mississippi Museum of Art Announces A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2021 On April 9, the Mississippi Museum of Art will open A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, which explores the profound impact of the Great Migration on the social and cultural life of the United States from historical and personal perspectives. ...
25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021 With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre....
A+E Networks Orders 200 Hours of Lifestyle Content for Home.Made.Nation
by Michael Major - March 02, 2022 A+E Network bolsters its commitment to lifestyle programming commissioning 200 new hours of original content for Home.Made.Nation, a pillar of multi-platform programming that will live across A&E Network, the HISTORY Channel, Lifetime, and FYI....
Peacock Media Alert: Peacock Orders Epic Science Series THE END IS NYE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 03, 2021 The series is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio and UCP, divisions of Universal Studio Group, and Seth MacFarlane’s (“The Orville,” “Family Guy,” and “Ted”) Fuzzy Door. ...
Ananya Dance Theatre Probes Time And Memory In New Social Justice Piece At The O'Shaughnessy, September 30- October 1
by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2022 Ananya Dance Theatre explores betrayal, dispossession and exile, and the desperate global resistance against great odds that fuels hope and survival in a new piece that premieres at The O'Shaughnessy Friday-Saturday, September 30-October 1 at 7:30 p.m. ...
The Pleasance Announces its 2023 Spring/Summer Theatre Season
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2022 Combining the weird and wonderful with the gritty and ground-breaking, the Pleasance’s Spring/Summer Theatre Season 2023 will bring a vibrant and wide-ranging programme of shows, with something for everyone. ...
ENVIRONMENTAL REFLECTIONS Exhibition Announced At Frederick R. Weisman Museum Of Art
by A.A. Cristi - September 03, 2021 Pepperdine University's Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art will present Environmental Reflections: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation now through Sunday, December 5, 2021....
REDCAT Announces Its Winter/Spring 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2023 REDCAT’s season of performances, screenings, and exhibitions running January to June 2024...
Graeae Releases Three Acclaimed Stage Productions Available To Watch Online
by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2022 To mark the beginning of Disability History Month on 16 November, Graeae Theatre Company has announced that it will be making its three most recent productions available online for a two week period from 16 to 30 November....
'A Movement In Every Direction' Now On View At Mississippi Museum Of Art
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2022 On April 9, the Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) opened A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, which explores the profound impact of the Great Migration on the social and cultural life of the United States from historical and personal perspectives.... |