A Musical Based on the 1962 Alcatraz Escape Attempt is in The Works
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2021 A musical based on the real-life 1962 escape from Alcatraz will hit the stage next year. The musical is not an adaptation of the movie 'Escape from Alcatraz' but rather an entirely new story that will precisely follow the facts of the escape as they are known.... 
BWW Interview: Theatre 40's David Hunt Stafford - Already Planning Their 56th Season
by Gil Kaan - August 09, 2021 Theatre 40 celebrates its 55th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Marilyn Anderson’s AS GOOD AS GOLD September 16, 2021. Got the chance to chat with David Hunt Stafford, Theatre 40’s artistic and managing director on Theatre 40’s history and plans for the future.... 
The 50th Dance on Camera Festival Announces Line-up for 2022 Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022 Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 50th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running February 11-14, 2022. The 50th Dance on Camera Festival will be presented in person at the Walter Reade Theater at Film at Lincoln Center, marking the ... 
TBS & TNT Announce International Women's Day Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2020 To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, TNT and TBS are implementing the YES SHE DID campaign.... 
Sundance Now Announces September Slate
by Stephi Wild - August 22, 2020 Sundance Now has announced its September slate.... 
HBO Max Expands Max Originals Programming With International Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 22, 2020 HBO Max has unveiled an expanded slate of acclaimed international originals coming to the streamer.... 
Brand New Karen Dalton Collection 'Shuckin' Sugar' to Be Released Via Delmore Recordings
by Marissa Tomeo - April 05, 2022 Musical archaeologist and record label Delmore Recording Society is honored to announce an all-new collection, Shuckin' Sugar, from legendary blues and folk singer Karen Dalton. Available April 23rd on vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive, followed by a wide release in CD and digital formats on May... 
BWW Review: Deirdre O'Connell Is Extraordinary in Lucas Hnath's Very Personal Docudrama DANA H.
by Michael Dale - February 27, 2020 It's been said that movies are made in the editing room. To some extent, the same might be said of Lucas Hnath's unconventional, and very personal docudrama, Dana H.... 
Applied Mechanics Presents QUEST TO THE DECOMP, A Tabletop Mystery Game
by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2022 Applied Mechanics, Philadelphia's visionary, multiracial collective of queer and genderqueer theater artists, is proud to announce the newest episode installmanet of their Other Orbits project. Quest to the Decomp is a myth-tery - a mythic tabletop mystery game (think Clue, but way more fun) where p... 
ATLANTA JUSTICE Will Premiere on Investigation Discovery Dec. 28
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 24, 2020 The Atlanta Homicide Unit consistently has one of the highest clearance rates in the country, but no one solves a murder by themselves - it takes a skilled and devoted team to identify, catch, and prosecute killers.... 
ID Announces TWO SHALLOW GRAVES Documentary-Series
by Michael Major - May 10, 2022 WO SHALLOW GRAVES provides an enthralling look into Charles “Chase” Merritt's explosive murder trial via unparalleled access to both the defense and prosecution teams, shedding new light on the controversial case. The episodes will also be available on stream on discovery+. Watch the new trailer for... 
BWW Review: KING LEAR at Shakespeare & Company
by Marc Savitt - July 10, 2021 The return of the performing arts across the region over the past few weeks has given Berkshire theatre goers much to celebrate. With the opening production of KING LEAR, Shakespeare & Company increases the list of reasons, “when power to flattery bows”.... 
HISTORY'S GREATEST MYSTERIES Hosted & Narrated By Laurence Fishburne to Premiere Nov. 14
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 14, 2020 The HISTORY® channel sets the premiere date for its new non-fiction programming strand “History’s Greatest Mysteries.'... 
ID To Air Its Most Famous Cases with 'WHO KILLED... Marathon
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 21, 2020 Investigation Discovery's gripping anthology series WHO KILLED…? uncovers the mysteries behind America's most iconic deaths and headline-making cases... 
Mikkel Boe Folsgaard and Danica Curcic Starring in Upcoming Nordic Noir THE CHESTNUT MAN
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 The filming of The Chestnut Man has just begun in Copenhagen, Denmark.... 
Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD Will Present Halloween-Themed Programming
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020 Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will celebrate Halloween with spooky and fun programming for kids and families, beginning FRIDAY, OCT. 2.... 
Unearthed Films Brings THE UNTOLD STORY to the U.S.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 22, 2020 In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim.... 
BWW Exclusive: How MAMMA MIA! Is Bringing Theatre Back to Japan
by Nicole Rosky - July 29, 2020 The dancing queens are having the time of their lives again in Japan. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, MAMMA MIA! opened on July 14 at the Kanagawa Arts Center in Yokohama, making it the very first production of the show to return in the world.... 
Reelz Packs October 2020 with Powerful Stories
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020 REELZ today announced new programming for October 2020 with new original specials and the REELZ premiere of The Story of the Royals.... 
BWW Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Karamu
by Roy Berko - October 10, 2021 Written in 1982, the play is set in a recording studio in Chicago in 1920. It deals with issues of race, the attitudes of Blacks regarding Whites, religion, and the historic exploitation of Black recording artists by white producers.... 
PEABODY AWARDS Announces 2021 Nominees
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 04, 2021 The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming.... 
Recap the 2020 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches
by Team BWW - September 26, 2021 As part of BroadwayWorld's expansive coverage of the 74th Annual Tony Awards, we're bringing you the full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between. Keep up with all of the winners' speeches with our list below.... 
Student Blog: Six Degrees of Separation - Theatre Edition!
by Student Blogger: Aingea Venuto - March 02, 2021 If you haven’t heard of the game Six Degrees of Separation, you’re missing out BIG TIME. Six Degrees is the kind of game you play on a road trip in hour 7 out of 12, when everything else has become boring. ... 
BWW Feature: Stephen Mosher's Pandemic Playlist Number Eighteen
by Stephen Mosher - April 09, 2020 Stephen Mosher continues his ongoing series designed to show Broadway World readers what they are missing in cabaret and who they should see when the clubs reopen.... 
BWW Feature: A Three-Time Cancer Survivor's Inspirational Perspective on the Coronavirus by Performer Valerie David
by Kristen Morale - April 17, 2020 As we hunker down and wait for the world to return to what it was, many have refused to remain stagnant or let discouragement overtake them. This is especially true for Valerie David, a playwright, performer and three-time cancer survivor who now shares her beautiful story and gives us a new perspec... |
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