Steppenwolf Hosts Discussion TRUE WEST THROUGH THE DECADES
by Julie Musbach - June 18, 2019 Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents a unique discussion celebrating the historic and contemporary importance of True West to Steppenwolf....
Photo Flash: First Look at The Goodman's TWILIGHT BOWL
by Julie Musbach - February 13, 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist and Goodman Artistic Associate Rebecca Gilman marks her ninth production (and seventh world premiere) with Twilight Bowl-featuring an all-female company. Set in a rural Wisconsin bowling alley, the coming-of-age story focuses on six women struggling to define their own versio...
CCCT Shows Off Its 'Hattitude' With The Gospel Musical CROWNS, April 15- May 15
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2022 Contra Costa Civic Theatre concludes its live, in-person Main Stage season with the musical Crowns by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book “Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats” by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Directed by Kimberly Ridgeway, with music direction by Branice McKenz...
RATINGS: AMERICAN IDOL Holds Onto Demo Crown on Sunday
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 27, 2020 ABC (5.062 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) held off the demo competition on Sunday with a rebroadcast of 'The Disney Family Singalong' (3.200 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4) followed by new episodes of 'American Idol' (6.044 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1)...
CECA Will Welcome Award Winning Erica Weiss For A Week Of Workshops And Special Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 18, 2020 From Monday, March 2nd - Thursday March 5th, the APSU Department of Theatre and Dance and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) will welcome award winning director/playwright/showrunner Erica Weiss to campus for a series of workshops and public events. Ms. Weiss is visiting APSU as a...
An Introduction: Boston Theatre in the '10s and What it Means for the '20s
by Andrew Child - January 20, 2020 As we embark on our voyage through the 2020s, it will be exciting to see if Lopez's lofty ambitions become a reality. After all, Boston theatre has just come through a huge decade of change in which our city's pertinence to the theatre world has grown. Let's look at how our relevance as a city has c...
Up on the Marquee: MACBETH, Starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga
by Jennifer Broski - March 22, 2022 The Scottish play is coming back to Broadway! On March 29, previews begin for MACBETH, directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (A Doll's House, Part 2; Fun Home). The show officially opens at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Before it does, check out photos of ...
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents ACT(S) OF GOD By Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2019 Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Act(s) of God, by Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy, directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Act(s) of God runs February 13 April 7, 2019 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. M...
Meet the Cast of MACBETH
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2022 Macbeth begins performances tonight, March 29, 2022, at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) and opens on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Learn more about the cast bringing this show back to the stage!...
Meet the Cast of LINDA VISTA- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - September 19, 2019 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts takes a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...
THE INHERITANCE Wins Outstanding Broadway Production at 2020 GLAAD Media Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 30, 2020 Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance has won the Outstanding Broadway Production award at the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards. GLAAD announced the news via twitter....
Sundance Institute Announces 2021 Screenwriters Lab Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2021 Fifteen emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia and the U.S. will convene digitally for Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place online via Sundance Co//ab from January 11 -15, 2021. The Fellows will work to further develop twelve original projects, in collaborati...
Denise La Grassa Quartet is Coming to Buddy Guy's Legends With Free Show
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2020 Critically-acclaimed Chicagoland singer, songwriter and keyboardist Denise La Grassa will perform her music with her quartet of John Kregor (guitar), Kurt Shelby (bass) and James Sims (drums), at Buddy Guy's Legends, the world's premiere blues club, to commemorate Women's History Month. La Grassa re...
SLAVE PLAY, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Nominated for GLAAD Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today the nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. The 31s...
AIRMW Announces Second Reading In 2019 And Playwright Workshop
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019 The AA Arts Incubator Program of Asian Improv Arts Midwest (AIRMW) is pleased to announce that its historic series, 'Our Perspective: Asian American Play Readings,' continues with its second reading in 2019. The next reading is the comedic full length play Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon by Matthew C. ...
Director Sam Gold Takes the Stage in MACBETH After Cast Members Test Positive For COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2022 Performances officially resumed on April 12 after the show was on a brief hiatus due to members of the cast testing positive for COVID-19. At this time, both Daniel Craig, and his co-star Ruth Negga, are performing in the show....
THE CHRISTMAS REVELS Returns To Sanders Theatre in December
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2021 Filled with music, dance, comedy and carols, The Christmas Revels is directed by Patrick Swanson. George Emlen is Music Director. Our all-star cast includes musician and longtime Christmas Revels song leader David Coffin, actors William Forchion and Regie Gibson, Happenstance Theater's Mark Jaster a...
KING LEAR Comes to Redtwist Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2019 Redtwist Theatre presents William Shakespeare's KING LEAR, directed by Steve Scott. The show opens Saturday, July 6, 2019, at 3pm and runs Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm; Sun at 3pm, through Sunday, August 4, 3:00pm....
Schimmel Center at Pace University Presents Battery Dance, World Premiere of The Red Line
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 Schimmel Center at Pace University continues its 2018-19 Dance Series with the return of Battery Dance on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:30pm. The evening's repertoire is characterized by choreography and music inspired by worldwide sources, reflecting American society and its multiplicity of cult...
Red Line Productions Announces Expansion and Landmark New Works In Development
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2020 Red Line Productions, recently honoured with the Hayes Gordon Memorial Award for significant contribution to Australian Theatre, and featured in Timeout New York & The Chicago Tribune, today announce that Alexander Berlage (American Psycho, Cry Baby,) Catherine Van-Davies (Hungry Ghosts, No Pay, No ...
Lookingglass Offers Gglassclass Online Featuring New Virtual Class Offerings
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2020 Lookingglass Theatre Company announces gglassclasses online, where students from Kindergarten-12th grade will learn from experienced Lookingglass Ensemble Members and Teaching Artists virtually, while creating collaborative performances and building specialized skills. During this challenging time, ...
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents ACT(S) OF GOD By Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy
by Julie Musbach - January 22, 2019 Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Act(s) of God, by Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy, directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Act(s) of God runs February 13 April 7, 2019 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. M...
Boston Calling Shares New Details About Arena Stage
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 21, 2019 Boston Calling, celebrating its 10th edition this year on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 - 26, and headlined by Twenty One Pilots (Friday), Tame Impala (Saturday), and Travis Scott (Sunday), reveals more exciting details about the bevy of artists set to take over the festival's Arena stage. Fans will ...
Soundcheck Live Releases Multi-Artist Cover of 'Let It Be' to Benefit MusiCares Relief Fund
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 12, 2020 With the support of the MusiCares Foundation, the team behind Soundcheck Live is bringing together 68 of the brightest stars in the music world to deliver a stirring performance of “Let It Be” for a good cause....
VIDEO: Daniel Craig Talks Returning to Broadway in MACBETH on THE LATE SHOW
by Michael Major - February 17, 2022 Daniel Craig sat down on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to discuss returning to Broadway in the upcoming revival of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Craig also discussed playing Macbeth in drama school, the production's recently announced initiative to give tickets to New York City stud... |