After a cheerleader is sexual assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice.
Latino Public Broadcasting Announces 2018 Funded Projects
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, today announced its 2018 funding recipients. Twelve new projects received funding including four funded through the recently established Current Issues Fund, made possible by a grant from...
Raven Theatre's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Begins February 7
by Julie Musbach - November 29, 2018
Raven Theatre is pleased to continue its 2018-19 season with Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, directed by Artistic Director Cody Estle. This artful, surprising and often-funny memory play that explores how we are shaped by the people who hurt us will pla...
BWW Review: SKYPILOT One-Acts Explore Contemporary Issues from a New Perspective
by Ellen Dostal - November 04, 2018
New work is the lifeblood of the theatre and it is also the sole focus of LA-based SkyPilot Theatre Company. Going one step further, SkyPilot's niche is 'producing only original plays, created by LA playwrights,' which they have done consistently since 2010....
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Receives the Mark Twain Prize for Humor
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathered in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Julia Louis-Dreyfus, recipient of the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on October 21, 2018. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, was presented at a gala per...
SkyPilot Announces One Act Festival 2018
by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2018
The award-winning SkyPilot Theatre Company will premiere seven original short plays during its inaugural SkyPilot One-Act Festival this November at Oh My Ribs! Entertainment, 6468 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. The plays (titled Series A and Series B) will be performed over four nights (two night...
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale In THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT?
by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2018
The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). The production stars Daniel Radcliffe (Privacy, 'Harry Potter'), Cherry Jones (The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24'), and Bobby Cannavale (The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya...
Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey and More to Present Julia Louis-Dreyfus with the Mark Twain Prize
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2018
The Kennedy Center today unveiled an all-star lineup and new producers for the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which this year will celebrate Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Under the direction of the creative team from Done + Dusted, the Kennedy Center's new producing partner for the Mark Twa...
Bruce Willis' REPRISAL Comes to Blu-ray and Digital
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018
Action legend Bruce Willis returns to the screen in the high-octane film Reprisal, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital October 16 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. ...
Synchronicity Theatre Announces Winners of Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project
by Julie Musbach - July 18, 2018
Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre is pleased to announce the four works that will be produced as part of this season's Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project. They are: Walk, Girl by Rebekah Boroughs and Lindsay Carpenter (September 10-12, 2018); Humbled by Benae Beamon (November 12-14, 2018); Widowwoo...
The Sole Survivor is asking 'Please stop talking, Bill.'
Kennedy Center to Award Julia Louis-Dreyfus the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2018
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a ga...
She is the definition of Unstoppable.
Review Roundup: Lynn Nottage's MLIMA'S TALE at the Public Theater
by Nicole Rosky - April 16, 2018
The Public Theater is currently hosting the world premiere of MLIMA'S TALE, written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney. MLIMA'S TALE continues The Public's Astor Anniversary Season at their landmark downtown home on Lafayette Street, celebratin...
New Play THE ALAMO Comes to Ruskin Group Theatre
by Julie Musbach - April 13, 2018
In the blue collar Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn sits a rundown neighborhood institution called The Alamo; the last great American bar. Today, with an aging clientele, the place is fighting to keeps it's doors open and the only hope seems to be the arrival of artist/gentrifiers who are moving into t...
BWW Review: BOOM FOR REAL: THE LATE TEENAGE YEARS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, East End Film Festival
by Gary Naylor - April 13, 2018
Amongst the explosion of interest in Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sara Driver's film locates his emerging genius in a beautifully rendered time and place - late 70s New York City....
Review: THE ALAMO Proves the Only Way to Survive Any Battle is to Never Surrender Your Self
by Shari Barrett - April 09, 2018
Neighborhood bars have always been a gathering place for locals to share drinks and camaraderie in a place far from the responsibilities of work and home life, or in spite of them. Fans of the popular TV show "Cheers" no doubt remember how hanging out in a place where "everyone knows your name" ofte...
Photo Flash: First Look at Quintessence's THE WILD DUCK
by Stephi Wild - April 08, 2018
Quintessence Theatre Group continues its blockbuster Season VIII with The Power and Idealism Repertory: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR presented in rotating repertory with Henrik Ibsen's THE WILD DUCK. Striving for gender parity, Quintessence welcomes an A-list eleven-actor ensemble composed of Quintes...
Quintessence Theatre Group Presents JULIUS CAESAR & THE WILD DUCK
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018
Quintessence Theatre Group continues its blockbuster Season VIII with The Power and Idealism Repertory: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR presented in rotating repertory with Henrik Ibsen's THE WILD DUCK. Striving for gender parity, Quintessence welcomes an A-list eleven-actor ensemble composed of Quintes...
SHATTERED is a #metoo Story Told Through 35 Whimsical (and Not So Whimsical) Characters
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2018
In January 2017, Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in January 2018, it's a topic everyone is talking about....
BWW Review: Legendary Music Journalist Lester Bangs Revisited in HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC
by Michael Dale - January 08, 2018
Be careful about expressing your admiration for certain artists during Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's hard-edged solo play, HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC. Though the audience is encouraged to engage in some give and take with Jensen as he impersonates the legendary writer Lester Bangs, fans of Jethro Tul...
CBS Orders Eight Additional Episodes of ELEMENTARY Season Six
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2017
CBS has ordered eight more episodes of the sixth season of its hit series ELEMENTARY. The detective drama will now air 21 episodes this season, up from the original order of 13....
Steve Martin, Jimmy Kimmel & More Join Lineup for Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017
A lineup of leading performers, including Senator Al Franken, Jimmy Kimmel, Norm Macdonald, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Bill Murray, Amy Schumer, Paul Shaffer, Martin Short, Eddie Vedder, Jimmie Walker, and others will salute David Letterman at the 20th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Ame...
American Symphony Orchestra Opens Season at Carnegie Hall with Focus on Music and Politics: Sessions, Copland, Bernstein
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2017
The American Symphony Orchestra will open the 57th season of its Vanguard series at Carnegie Hall with a program titled The Sounds of Democracy on Wednesday, October 11 at 8 pm. All performances in this year's four-concert series - comprising three at Carnegie Hall and one at Lincoln Center's Alice...
Photo Flash: Stars Come Out for Good Causes at SPEAK UP, RISE UP
by Julie Musbach - August 19, 2017
Speak Up, Rise Up, runs until Sunday, August 20 at the historic Connelly Theater in the East Village. The inaugural festival has featured 18 diverse solo and storytelling shows, and 7 community workshop performances over the past week....
Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Martin Short & More Will Honor David Letterman with Mark Twain Prize
by Nicole Rosky - July 20, 2017
A lineup of leading performers, including Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, Eddie Vedder, and others will salute David Letterman at the 20th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 8 p....
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