Submissions Open For 2019 Corkscrew Theater Festival
by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2018 Submissions are now being accepted for the third annual Corkscrew Theater Festival, which will take place July 10 - August 4, 2019, at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). This summer theater festival is a curated presentation of new work that provides early-career artists with a hi...
Photo Flash: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE at The Secret Loft
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2018 The Secret Loft and Weasel War Dance Productions to host a live concert performance of Brian De Palma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE directed by Elann Danziger and Sean Pollock with musical direction by Emily Croome and produced by Lindsey Freeman on Mondays, March 12, 19, and 26 at 7:30pm at The Secret ...
BWW Review: Paradise Factory - A sketchy scrapbook of uncomfortable memories
by Joe Lombardi - April 02, 2019 When taking a seat in the Paradise Factory Theatre downtown, the stage backdrop suggests a large scrapbooking canvas. Pictures of children and the wilderness. Happy, peaceful images. They are layered and have texture. Some of the edges are uneven around the borders reminiscent of photographs fro...
Andy De La Tour stars in Nigel Williams' MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? at The Playground Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 16, 2019 When it premiered at Greenwich Theatre in 1985, My Brother's Keeper received rave reviews, prompting The Guardian to describe it as 'a very good new play - witty as well as touching, objective as well as subjective' and The Sunday Times to label it as 'impeccable'. Now some 34 years later, Nigel Wi...
The Seeing Place Previews A NUMBER/'NIGHT MOTHER Starting January 5
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2019 The Seeing Place Theater, known for intense & intimate ensemble work, continues its 9th Season with two compelling short plays in one evening of theater: A NUMBER by Caryl Churchill is a beguiling hour-long psychological thriller that blends the controversial topic of cloning with a stunning portrai...
Chili's Paradise Pie Is Back, Baby!
by Marina Kennedy - October 01, 2018 If you've been tracking our menu updates as any good Chili's-loving Guest should, you know that the Paradise Pie took a break from our menus a few years ago. That news made many of our loyal Guests passionately clap back. So this is for all of you who were upset with us. Today, we're ann...
Lavish Irish Dance Comes To Poway
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019 Murphy's Celtic Legacy is no ordinary Irish dance production. This invigorating performance is a display of styles, colors and folklore depicting age-old clashes between good and evil. Featuring dancers and musicians from Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Celtic Women, Murphy's Celtic Legacy is the ...
BWW Review: EDO DE WAART AND THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at Jacobs Music Center
by Ron Bierman - March 08, 2019 Edo de Waart began his official tenure as The San Diego Symphony Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor with a program of three 20th Century works of, to receptive listeners, quiet reassuring beauty. The concert opened with 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden,' a between-scenes interlude from British co...
Power & Paradise Come Together In Spectacular Philharmonic Season Opener
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2019 Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its exciting 2019 Concert Season featuring four unique and breathtaking orchestral and stunning chamber proms concerts, each meticulously curated and designed to enthral and engage audiences of all tastes....
Oxygen Media's Docu-Series UNSPEAKABLE CRIME: THE KILLING OF JESSICA CHAMBERS Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2018 Oxygen Media, the network for high-quality true crime programming, takes a deep dive into the horrific December 2014 murder of Jessica Chambers, the Mississippi teen who was doused with gasoline and set on fire, in the active crime investigation docu-series“Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica ...
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Present Concert Benefitting Fire Victims
by Julie Musbach - January 08, 2019 Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus(SFGMC) Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced a benefit concert for those ravaged by the fires in Northern California on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 5 p.m. at 170 Valencia Street in San Francisco....
Berkeley Rep: Cast Members Of 'Paradise Square' Raise $2500
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2019 Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced that over $2,500 was raised via the cabaret benefit Paradise for Paradise created by company members of the world premiere musical Paradise Square. The idea for the fundraiser came from the performers' desire to pay forward the sense of togetherness and com...
Power & Paradise Come Together In Spectacular Philharmonic Season Opener
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2019 Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its exciting 2019 Concert Season featuring four unique and breathtaking orchestral and stunning chamber proms concerts, each meticulously curated and designed to enthral and engage audiences of all tastes....
Ben Daniels Joins Season Three of Netflix Hit Series THE CROWN
by Macon Prickett - June 20, 2018 According to Deadline, Ben Daniels has joined the cast of Netflix's “The Crown” for its third season, playing the husband of Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong-Jones....
Broadway At Music Circus Costume Shop To Assist Paradise-Based Northern California Ballet After Camp Fire Losses
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2019 The Paradise-based Northern California Ballet lost its studio and storage unit in the devastating Camp Fire late last year. The loss of the company's costumes resulted in the postponement of its annual holiday performance of The Nutcracker. Due to the generosity of other ballet companies, arts organ...
The Seeing Place To Host A 24 Hour Play Reading Marathon
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2018 On October 2, 2018 from 12am-11:59pm, TSP ensemble members, artistic associates, and guest artists will be reading a minimum of 8 plays over a 24 hour period, voted for in advance by audience members! Reserve your ticket for any of the 8 times slots (bonus points if you choose a late night slot!) Fo...
THE CULT PLAY Makes World Premiere in February
by Julie Musbach - January 08, 2018 Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announces the world premiere of Topher Cusumano's THE CULT PLAY which will begin previews on January 27 and will play through February 17, 2018 at The Paradise Factory Theatre at 64 East 4th Street (next door to La Mama) in NYC....
Johnny Marr North American Tour Underway, Shares New Track JEOPARDY
by Tori Hartshorn - September 21, 2018 Today, Johnny Marr has shared a new song, 'Jeopardy,' previously unavailable other than as a vinyl B-side, and is on DSPs today. He performs with his band for Seattle's esteemed KEXP today at Noon. Listen live at www.kexp.org. The Smiths' guitar legend and NME's 'God-Like Genius' award-winner is cur...
BWW Review: EDO DE WAART AND THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at Jacobs Music Center
by Ron Bierman - March 08, 2019 Edo de Waart began his official tenure as The San Diego Symphony Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor with a program of three 20th Century works of, to receptive listeners, quiet reassuring beauty. The concert opened with 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden,' a between-scenes interlude from British co...
Revised And Reconstructed, Brian De Palma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE Is In Concert At Underground Venue, The Secret Loft
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2018 The Secret Loft and Weasel War Dance Productions to host a live concert performance of Brian De Palma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE directed by Elann Danziger and Sean Pollock with musical direction by Emily Croome and produced by Lindsey Freeman on Mondays, March 12, 19, and 26 at 7:30pm at The Secret ...
Nightdrive To Present World Premiere of ALIEN NATION, a Live, Immersive Alien Movie
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2018 Nightdrive will present the world premiere of Alien Nation, a live, immersive alien movie, this fall at the Paradise Factory....
Unattended Baggage Presents The West Coast Premiere Of I'M SMILING BECAUSE I'M UNCOMFORTABLE
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2018 I'm Smiling Because I'm Uncomfortable will make its West Coast premiere in kitchens Wednesday, June 20th through Monday, June 25th as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival. The show runs fifty minutes. The kitchen is located at 951 Fifth Ave (a five-minute walk from the Fringe Festival...
The Seeing Place Presents Two Classic Plays About Abuses Of Power Against Women
by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2019 The Seeing Place Theater, known for intense & intimate ensemble work, concludes its 9th Season with two compelling plays running in rotating repertory: THE MAIDS by Jean Genet involves two sisters, enslaved maids to a wealthy society woman, who act out fantasies of class, love and revenge while the ...
Charles Laquidara's DAZE IN THE LIFE, A MultiMedia Memoir, Celebrates 50 Years of Boston Rock Radio
by Stephi Wild - February 09, 2018 Radio personalities, friends, family and fans will gather at The Paradise Rock Club on Wednesday, March 14th for memories, music and mishegas with Charles Laquidara. As the evening's host, Charles will give a sneak preview of his soon-to-be-released multimedia memoir Daze In The Life. The evening w...
Corkscrew Theater Festival Begins Performances Today
by Julie Musbach - July 10, 2019 Following two acclaimed seasons, Corkscrew Theater Festival begins performances today, July 10, at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan).... |