This Music We Call Jazz: The Latin Connection Exhibit Comes To NJPAC
by Stephi Wild - October 30, 2018 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Presents "This Music We Call Jazz: The Latin Connection Exhibit," on Sunday, November 4th at 2 p.m."This Music We Call Jazz: The Latin Connection Exhibit," a multi-media display by 16 New Jersey and New York artists, will be the centerpiece of a collabora...
BWW Review: SINATRA: RAW, The Crazy Coqs
by Charlotte Downes - January 05, 2019 The Purple Room, Palm Springs, 1971. The Crazy Coqs is transformed as Sinatra: Raw takes up residency, following its success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Presented by James Seabright, and starring Richard Shelton, the show simulates Sinatra's final intimate performance in the room where the Rat...
BWW Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Fiona Scott - January 17, 2019 Those who have attended an excruciatingly awkward cocktail party will revel in this production of Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh....
The Shelters Release New Album JUPITER SIDECAR
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 20, 2019 Southern California alt-rock outfit The Shelters have released their second studio album Jupiter Sidecar, out today on Warner Records. Praised by Flaunt for its “modern, guitar heavy sound,” the new album presented an interesting challenge for the band, as it was the first music they wrote in the wa...
Styx Announce Exclusive UK Show
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2018 Legendary American band Styx announce Exclusive UK show for June 2019....
Joh Hartog Productions Presents FEFU AND HER FRIENDS
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2018 Joh Hartog Productions Presents Fefu and Her Friends at The Bakehouse Theatre....
BWW Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Bristol Old Vic
by Leah Tozer - October 20, 2018 'If music be the food of love, play on'… and play Wils Wilson does with Shakespeare's chaotic, sharp-witted comedy.While wonderfully entertaining, and a comical, musical, and colourful delight, without distinct commentary on the seventies setting or a timely political parallel, this Twelfth Night is...
Ivoryton Playhouse Stages BURT & ME
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2019 The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its 2019 season with a dazzling parade of hits by the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David in the musical comedy BURT & ME by Larry McKenna. This coming-of-age story is narrated by Joe who tells the story of his obsession with the music of Burt Bacharach alon...
MAMMA MIA! Comes to Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019 Honey, honey! The Downtown Cabaret Theatre kicks off its 2019-2020 Main Stage season with hit musical Mamma Mia! on Friday, September 20th. Come have the time of your life at this historic theatre in Bridgeport, CT during the show's four-weekend long run....
Guest Blog: Director Tatty Hennessy On SHAKESPEARE IN THE SQUARES
by Marianka Swain - June 14, 2018 The squares themselves are the biggest challenge and delight of these productions. They're absolutely beautiful, totally individual and not designed for performances at all. We keep light on our feet with a stripped-back set, minimal lighting and no recorded sound or amplification. We have to be...
The Ivoryton Playhouse Presents BURT & ME
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its 2019 season with a dazzling parade of hits by the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David in the musical comedy BURT & ME by Larry McKenna. This coming-of-age story is narrated by Joe who tells the story of his obsession with the music of Burt Bacharach alon...
Disney Plus Reveals New MUPPETS Short-Form Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 23, 2019 Deadline reports that 'Muppets Now,' a new short-form Muppet series, will premiere on Disney Plus in 2020. The news was announced today at Disney's D23, during a ceremony where many, many new series were revealed for the new streaming platform....
America Releases Christmas Album 'Holiday Harmony'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 15, 2018 Remember the seventies, when the charts were filled with classic songs such as “A Horse With No Name”? Now Gonzo Multimedia has released worldwide the Christmas album from the band who had that international hit, America, featuring ten familiar Christmas songs and three original songs. With Andrew G...
YES Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, & Rick Wakeman Live At The Apollo Arrives on DVD & Blu-Ray September 7
by Macon Prickett - June 28, 2018 On September 7, 2018, Eagle Vision will release Yes, 50th Anniversary Live At The Apollo on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD & 3LP....
Repertorio Español Joins 2019 Worldpride Celebration With The Premiere Of SMILEY
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2019 'SMILEY' will debut on Friday, June 14th, 2019 at Repertorio Español, located at 138 East 27th St. in Manhattan, New York....
BWW Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Fiona Scott - January 17, 2019 Those who have attended an excruciatingly awkward cocktail party will revel in this production of Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh....
BWW Review: DISASTER! Slays at Cockpit In Court
by Jack L. B. Gohn - June 15, 2019 Disaster! lovingly pokes fun at two staples of 1970s popular culture: disaster movies like Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure and the disco-heavy pop music of the era. Whether to go is not going to present any great dilemmas. This is a perfect summer evening's smart-alecky entertainment....
VIDEO: First Look at the West End Transfer of VINCENT RIVER
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2019 Footage has been released of Louise Jameson and Thomas Mahy - Best Actress and Best Actor nominees for these roles in the Off West End Awards - in action in VINCENT RIVER by Philip Ridley, now running to 22 June at Trafalgar Studios 2 in the West End....
Ed Stern Directs NOISES OFF Opening May 18
by Julie Musbach - May 03, 2018 Cincinnati Shakespeare Company closes their Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Noises Off, by Michael Frayn. The production is directed by Ed Stern, the former Artistic Director of the Playhouse in the Park, The cast features CSC's Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips, as we...
KCRW Announces Details for 'Lost Notes, Season Two'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 03, 2019 KCRW is pleased to announce details of thesecond season of the acclaimed podcast Lost Notes - a series of music documentaries - launching on April 25, 2019. For season two, Lost Notes welcomes celebrated music journalist and author Jessica Hopper as host and executive producer....
Young People's Chorus Opens Its Fourth Decade with 'Listen to the Music' Gala
by Julie Musbach - February 26, 2019 Young People's Chorus of New York City, under the direction of Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Nuñez, marks the start of their fourth decade with "Listen to the Music," a non-stop, high energy Gala Evening on Tuesday, March 12, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It opens at 7 p.m. with YPC's award-w...
Andre Schwartz And Coenie De Villiers Bring GRENSLOOS to Theatre On The Bay
by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2019 Two of South Africa's best-loved entertainers join forces for the very first time to create a truly memorable musical show. The ever-popular Andre Schwartz and Coenie de Villiers have collaborated to bring us the heartfelt GRENSLOOS. Says Coenie: "For years we've been threatening to create a show to...
Charles Busch Brings Solo Show NATIVE NEW YORKER to 54 Below
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2019 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Actor/playwright/cabaret entertainer, Tony nominee and two-time MAC Award winner Charles Busch appears in a musical entertainment that gets to the essence of this legendary theatrical figure. Through an eclectic songbook from the seventies and early eightie...
BWW Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - February 12, 2019 Mike Leigh's iconic class comedy, Abigail's Party, has arrived at Nuffield Southampton Theatres on its UK tour....
Nite Spot Night Series to Feature Charles Busch In NATIVE NEW YORKER
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2019 Milford Arts Council, in association with Pantochino Productions Inc. presents CHARLES BUSCH in Native New Yorker on January 25th at 8pm at the MAC, 40 Railroad Avenue South in downtown Milford CT.... |