Nancy Pelosi Profiled In New Play THE ADULT IN THE ROOM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 19, 2019 'The Adult in the Room,' a new play by Bill McMahon about the life of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, will receive its world premiere Jan. 26 at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater's Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, starring Broadway, television and film actress Orlagh Cassidy....
Photo Flash: Orlagh Cassidy Stars as Nancy Pelosi in THE ADULT IN THE ROOM
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2020 The Adult in the Room,” a new play by Bill McMahon about the life of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, will receive its world premiere Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater's Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, starring acclaimed Broadway, television and film actr...
City of Portsmouth & NH Theatre Project Announce Play-Reading and Community Discussion
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2020 The City of Portsmouth and NH Theatre Project present a reading of the play Final Thoughts by Tim Barretto, and a community discussion on the topic of a?oeSuicide & Self-Harma?? on Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the Seacoast Mental Health Center, this program is part of N...
52nd Street Project Celebrates Creativity of NYC Youth with ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, PLAYS YOU CAN'T IGNORE
by David Clarke - January 21, 2020 Founded in 1981, The 52nd Street Project has been inspiring the creativity in kids from Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen and helping them develop and take part in original pieces of theater with theater professionals that are then offered for free to the general public. Children enter the program around a...
VIDEO: Tyler Perry Praises Netflix Ahead Of New Film Release On CBS THIS MORNING
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 15, 2020 Tyler Perry is taking on a new challenge: streaming. Perry recently made his first deal with Netflix for the movie “A Fall From Grace.” He joined 'CBS This Morning' to talk about the new film and also commented on the recent Oscar nominations that have prompted criticism for their lack of diversity....
Curio Theatre Company Announces Longtime Company Member Rich Bradford As New Co-Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2020 Last week, Curio Theatre Company made a move toward the future of the organization. The company has announced that longtime Company Member Rich Bradford has taken on the role of Co-Artistic Director effective immediately, alongside Artistic Director and Co-Founder Paul Kuhn....
VIDEO: Santino Fontana's Dorothy Michaels in TOOTSIE Was Inspired by the Women in His Life
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 13, 2019 On Friday night, Santino Fontana was a guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' to talk about the Broadway adaptation of 'Tootsie' he stars in....
American Blues Presents Reading of RED BIKE by Caridad Svich
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 07, 2020 American Blues Theater will present the live, online reading of Red Bike, written by Caridad Svich, directed by Lavina Jadhwani, and starring August Forman, as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Wednesday, December 9 at 7pm Central. The 75-minute reading will be followed by a gro...
American Blues Presents A Reading Of THE LION, Written and Performed By Manny Buckley
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2021 American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, presents the live, online reading of The Lion written and performed by Ensemble member Manny Buckley, as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Friday, January 15 at 7pm Central. The 75-m...
Orlagh Cassidy Will Star as Nancy Pelosi In New Play THE ADULT IN THE ROOM
by Stephi Wild - January 02, 2020 a?oeThe Adult in the Room,a?? a new play by Bill McMahon about the life of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, will receive its world premiere Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater's Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, starring acclaimed Broadway, television and fil...
Listen to The Room in The Wood's New Single 'Charmed'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 26, 2019 Liverpool-based The Room in the Wood have announced they will release their new album 'We're The Martians, Now' in early 2020 via A Turntable Friend Records. Ahead of this, they present 'Charmed', the first and rather timely single from this release....
Targaryen Spin-Off HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Will Most Likely Premiere in 2022
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 15, 2020 According to Variety and HBO programming chief Casey Bloys, the upcoming 'Game of Thrones' House Targaryen spinoff 'House of the Dragon' will most likely premiere in 2022....
BWW Blog: Self Tapes Are the New Auditions!
by Student Blogger: Benjamin Simonetty - September 10, 2020 The new age of auditions is self tapes which can be a very positive change to the auditioning experience. This allows you to really fine tune and perfect the material you're working with in an audition space....
HGTV Opens Casting for Self-Shot Home Makeover Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2020 Fearless DIY-ers who are up for a home improvement challenge can apply today for their biggest one yet - even while everyone is #HomeTogether....
Renee Elise Goldsberry Joins Sara Bareilles in GIRLS5EVA on Peacock
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 01, 2020 Renee Elise Goldsberry will star opposite Sara Bareilles in 'Girls5eva,' an upcoming comedy on Peacock hailing from executive producer Tina Fey. ...
Priyanka Shetty Is THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM at Firehouse
by Stephi Wild - June 24, 2019 Unapologetically Indian, Priyanka Shetty examines otherness, time, death, and the forces that build and break us in her solo performance THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM for two performances at Firehouse on Saturday, August 10 @ 7:30pm and Sunday, August 11 at 4pm....
Guest Blog: FK Alexander On I COULD GO ON SINGING
by Marianka Swain - January 30, 2020 I Could Go On Singing came to me very suddenly, after a very long time. Time spent trying to distill years of experience into a piece of work that contained those years. My love of Judy Garland grew in my heart, quietly, privately. Reading book after book. My love of noise music, particularly that o...
BWW Blog: Self Tapes Are the New Auditions!
by Student Blogger: Benjamin Simonetty - September 10, 2020 The new age of auditions is self tapes which can be a very positive change to the auditioning experience. This allows you to really fine tune and perfect the material you're working with in an audition space....
ROOM 104 Returns to HBO on September 13
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 25, 2019 ROOM 104 returns for its third season FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on HBO....
Everything You Need To Know About Unified College Auditions
by David Sisco & Laura Josepher - June 20, 2019 Learn about Unified College Auditions from beginning to end. Unifieds (officially National Unified Auditions) are a musical theatre audition held every year in several cities around the country where multiple colleges, universities, and conservatories hold auditions over two to three days for their ...
BWW Review: TEA AT FIVE: Light Repast
by Nancy Grossman - July 02, 2019 Playwright Matthew Lombardo revisits his 2002 play as a one-act solo vehicle for Faye Dunaway, now receiving a pre-Broadway premiere at the Huntington Avenue Theatre in Boston. Attractive design elements evoke the Old Saybrook, Connecticut world of Katharine Hepburn, but neither the script nor the s...
BWW Blog: In Comes Company - Working with a Studio Ensemble
by Student Blogger: Olive Elzinga - July 07, 2020 What makes this program different is instead of sitting in various classrooms we get to actually put our learning to work....
Eden Theater Company To Present THE BATHROOM PLAYS on Zoom
by Stephi Wild - July 21, 2020 Eden Theater Company (Diane Davis and Cassandra Paras, Co-Artistic Directors) will present The Bathroom Plays as part of The Room Plays, a series of new short plays by emerging playwrights, created for and presented on Zoom....
RATINGS: ABC Tops Both Viewers, Demos on Sunday
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 22, 2020 ABC (3.999 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its mix of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (3.474 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3)...
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: MARK WATSON: HOW YOU CAN ALMOST WIN, Assembly
by Fiona Scott - August 04, 2019 Did you know Mark Watson went on a reality TV show about surviving on an island for a month? It seems not many did. Not to worry, as he shares what he gleaned from that experience in a show called How You Can Almost Win.... |