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Operas By Gordon Getty Out Now from Pentatone
by A.A. Cristi - September 02, 2020
On July 20th, 2020, composer Gordon Getty's new opera Goodbye, Mr. Chips would have had its world premiere at Festival Napa Valley. But like so many other events, it became a casualty of COVID. ...
Michelle Danner Acting Studio Announces Online Acting Classes
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2020
Michelle Danner Acting School will offer live online interactive acting classes at reduced rate valid through September 5th. ...
RECAP: The Genies of ALADDIN Shared Their Audition Stories on STARS IN THE HOUSE
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2020
Stars in the House continued Thursday night (8pm) for Genies In A Bottle with Juwan Crawley, James Monroe Iglehart, Michael James Scott, Major Attaway, and Trevor Dion Nicholas....
Michelle Danner Acting School Announces Online, interactive Acting Classes
by A.A. Cristi - June 04, 2020
Michelle Danner Acting School has announced a lineup of online, interactive acting classes for students of all levels. ...
Take 3 Talent Founder Natasha Matallana Joins Casting Director Jen Rudin for Online Chat This Week
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2020
Award-winning casting director Jen Rudin and author of Confessions of a Casting Director (HarperCollins) continues to offer weekly online support chats for young actors and their parents during the pandemic. The meetings are attended by hundreds of parents and young actors from all over the United...
On Site Opera's Artistic Advisory Council To Host Industry Discussions To Stimulate, Educate and Problem Solve
by Stephi Wild - April 06, 2020
On Site Opera, New York's pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announced today a three week initiative to bring industry operatic giants from their Artistic Advisory Council together to initiate discussions across multiple areas of focus. Establish...
UK Drama School Students Awarded Over £64,000 In Laurence Olivier Bursaries
by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2020
18 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded a total of £64,500 in bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and other donors, to help them complete their training....
EL/AFICIONADO Comes to New York Live Arts
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2020
Performing Artservices, Inc. will present a new production of eL/Aficionado by the late American composer Robert Ashley, to take place at New York Live Arts, May 21-24, 2020. Written in 1987 and last performed in 1995, eL/Aficionado (72 minutes) is an opera scored for four voices and an orchestra of...
Andy Walker's DELIVERY Comes To Chiswick Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - February 17, 2020
Fifteen and a half productions today announces Delivery at Chiswick Playhouse, written by Andy Walker and inspired by the life of paratrooper Stuart Cardy who served in the Falklands War. Lesley Manning directs Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton (Angela), Emilio Iannucci (Fruitfly/Sheep/Argentinian Soldier), Gord...
KAYE Debuts 'Too Much' Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2020
KAYE, the musical moniker of Charlene Kaye, has relaunched her solo project with a bang! , “Closer Than This,” the lead single from her upcoming album, quickly garnered over 50,000 streams within the first month of its release and was hailed as Rolling Stone's “Song You Need to Know”. Her ex...
Metallica Scholars Initiative Enters Second Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2020
Following a stellar inaugural year with results including job placement rates exceeding 90%, the Metallica Scholars Initiative has confirmed a second year of its support of community colleges and their career and technical education programs—featuring the expansion of the program from 10 to 15...
BWW Review: THREAD, The Hope Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 22, 2019
Vivian has just received her first Academy Award nomination. When an actress comes forward to accuse her 82-year-old actor father who's suffering from degenerative dementia of sexual assault, her career and personal life threaten to crumble. Her half-sister Margo, an influencer who's quite involved ...
Lifetime Announces 2020 Winter RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 19, 2019
Off the heels of Lifetime's Fall Ripped from the Headlines slate which reached 16.4 million Total Viewers*, Lifetime has ordered three new original movies to join the network's Winter 2020 Ripped from The Headlines slate of five movies centered on true-life events. Starring Academy Award and Golden ...
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS: Biting Comedy Asks You to Check Your Privilege
by Nancy Grossman - November 01, 2019
It's probably just a coincidence, but two fine plays currently running at two award-winning regional theaters share an unusual commonality. Both focus on the issue of white privilege and the prevailing attitude that acknowledging its existence will end it. In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Lyric Stage Com...
BWW Review: Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre Presents OLEANNA
by Herbert Paine - October 21, 2019
In what has been her ongoing commitment to present David Mamet's works with fidelity to his themes and rhythms, director Virginia Olivieri has delivered a compelling and explosive version of OLEANNA, featuring solid performances by Rachel Brumfield and Peter Cunniff. OLEANNA runs through November 17...
BWW Interview: Carl Tanner of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S AIDA at The San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - October 17, 2019
Tenor Carl Tanner is in San Diego to sing Radames, the lead male role in Verdi's Aida, a role he's already sung 145 times before. We met to discuss his background and career just before he was due at a rehearsal. Tanner's is the most unlikely tenor in the history of opera....
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of AMERICAN UNDERGROUND at Barrington Stage
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2019
Barrington Stage Company (BSC) continues its 25th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of the Bonnie & Terry Burman New Play Award Winner, American Underground by Brent Askari....
BWW Interview: Anita Gillette of CHAPTER 3! at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - September 19, 2019
Show Business legend Anita Gillette returns to Birdland with her new show Chapter 3! after a summer away doing some Agatha Christie in Ogunquit....
FACE/OFF Will Get a Reboot at Paramount
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 09, 2019
Deadline reports that 1997 action thriller 'Face/Off' will be rebooted at Paramount Pictures. The original film was directed by John Woo and starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage....
BWW Review: An actress lands the role of a lifetime (or does she?) in WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP at Teatro SEA
by Joe Lombardi - August 20, 2019
Rita Donatella is a struggling wannabe actress working in a science lab and donning the white coat. She's 'analyzing feces inside a rat' and declares 'I'm not loving that.' Her agent calls and her dreams are finally realized. She's going to star in a movie with an A-list actor. Waiting For J...
UK-Based CODA Agency Formally Becomes Paradigm
by Tori Hartshorn - July 22, 2019
Paradigm, home to a diverse roster of globally recognized artists and creators, today announced that London-based CODA Agency will merge into Paradigm, following a successful five-year partnership. CODA Agency officially takes Paradigm's name as the two companies fully integrate to focus on artist d...
Jeff Lima Production Award 2019 Presented At NYU Tisch School Of The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - April 24, 2019
The 2019 Jeff Lima Production Award, created by Chicago Fire actor Jeff Lima in partnership with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, has been awarded to Max Walker-Silverman, an MFA candidate at NYU's Graduate Film Program....
BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 16, 2019
It is over 35 years since David Mamet's scorching critique of the male ego and the dangers of capitalism debuted at the National Theatre. Glengarry Glen Ross went on the win the Pulitzer Prize and an Olivier. In 2017, it was revived for a successful West End run, directed by Sam Yates and starring ...
BWW Recap: Lex Luthor Schemes While a Beloved Character Fights For His Life On SUPERGIRL's 'O Brother, Where Art Thou'
by Xandra Harbet - March 26, 2019
Jam-packed with plot and emotion, we meet Lex Luthor in this episode of Supergirl and learn the fate of James Olsen. Full of double-crosses and constant action, this episode is the best of the season....
BWW Interview: Ginger Costa-Jackson of San Diego Opera's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - March 24, 2019
Since 2011 Mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson has sung the title role in 12 different productions of Bizet's Carmen. She will star in yet another this month for San Diego Opera. From here it's on to rehearsals for nine performances of Bizet's masterwork at Seattle Opera. Is the singer tiring of Carm...
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