BWW Album Review: FROZEN Original Broadway Cast Recording Is Perfect Storm of Heart-Warming Humor
by Tori Hartshorn - May 18, 2018 FROZEN is Disney's latest foray of into moving musicals from the screen to stage. The story of sisterly love is currently melting frozen hearts on Broadway, joining its current counterparts ALADDIN and THE LION KING on the Great White Way (because of the snow, of course). Walt Disney Records also r...
Boston's Gardner Museum Presents Scarlatti's La caduta de' Decemviri
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2019 The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is thrilled to present what is likely the first modern performance of Alessandro Scarlatti's 1697 opera LA CADUTA DE' DECEMVIRI on February 10, 2019. The opera tells the story of Virginia, the hero of Roman republicanism, during the tyrannical rule of the ten men ...
Stage Adaptation of Bette Midler Film THE ROSE Aiming for Broadway
by Rebecca Russo - January 22, 2018 According to Variety, a stage-musical adaptation of the Bette Midler film The Rose is aiming for Broadway....
BWW Review: Have a Toe-Tappin' Good Time in the RED ROCK DINER at Stage West Theatre
by Vicki Trask - July 08, 2018 What I expected to be an evening of upbeat music and fun-filled choreography did deliver, but not in a way that left me completely satisfied....
BWW Review: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at Little Theatre Of Manchester At Cheney Hall
by Sean Fallon - April 14, 2018 An amazing cast under wonderful direction delivers a first rate performance of an emotionally intense drama about a dysfunctional family....
BWW Review: FROM THE OTHER SIDE at TZAVTA
by Ori Rotem - February 20, 2018 his play, based on Keret's short novella 'Kneller's Happy Campers', tells the story of a community of suicides from the point of view of Haim - a young man who begins the story shortly after he lands in the afterlife.... by Robert Diamond - March 06, 2018 ...
BWW Review: EK THA RAJA, TELLS THE STORY Of A Gujarat Ruler in powerful way
by Zofeen Maqsood - April 30, 2018 It is a must watch for those who are interested in understanding Navrasa, an effective form of story telling. ...
BWW Review: Naseeruddin Shah Stands Tall In Ratna Pathak Shah Co-Directed THE TRUTH
by Zofeen Maqsood - December 03, 2018 Naseeruddin Shah as the husband is both convincing and relatable and co-direction by Ratna Pathak Shah is worth appreciating...
HBO Films' PATERNO to be Released on DVD
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2018 Academy® and Emmy® award winner Al Pacino stars in HBO Films' two-time Emmy®-nominated drama Paterno, arriving on DVD August 28, 2018. Centered on the legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (Pacino) and the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, the DVD comes with two bonus f...
BWW Interview: Kevin Alvarnaz of BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA at DreamWrights
by Andrea Stephenson - April 10, 2018 I remember reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson in fifth grade. It was one of my favorite Newbery Award winning books because of its themes of friendship and acceptance and its very real exploration of loss and grief. The book was published in 1977 and won the Newbery Award in 1978. Ov...
BWW Album Review: FROZEN Original Broadway Cast Recording Is Perfect Storm of Heart-Warming Humor
by Tori Hartshorn - May 18, 2018 FROZEN is Disney's latest foray of into moving musicals from the screen to stage. The story of sisterly love is currently melting frozen hearts on Broadway, joining its current counterparts ALADDIN and THE LION KING on the Great White Way (because of the snow, of course). Walt Disney Records also r...
The Everyman Presents the World Premiere Production of John O'Brien's THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE
by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2018 The Everyman's presentation of the world premiere production of the brand new opera by John O'Brien, inspired by Oscar Wilde's timeless story The Nightingale and the Rose, has been a huge hit, receiving rapturous applause from a packed audience after each performance at the Everyman Theatre in Cork....
BWW Review: Texas Light Opera Inagural Production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a Winner
by Frank Benge - March 04, 2018 THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a 2001 off-Broadway musical by Jason Robert Brown that took the author's own failed marriage to Theresa O'Neill as inspiration for this intimate yet powerful musical. It was also adapted into a film in 2015. The story is a look at the five-year relationship between Jamie Welle...
BWW Review: Annex's THE DEVIL AND SARAH BLACKWATER Lacks Focus, Storytelling, and Harmony
by Jay Irwin - February 03, 2019 If you're going to put up a new musical, such as Annex Theatre's current world premiere 'The Devil and Sarah Blackwater' you need a few things on board. First, an editor, to make sure that the show and the story is as tight and clear as you can make it. And second, a music director to present the ...
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival Celebrates Black History Month
by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2018 Join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) in celebrating independent cinema and Black History Month on February 24th. The night's first program will be an assortment of short films that include tales of dealing with loss, a superhero with one unique power, a biopic of a late German filmmaker, and the p...
The Story Pirates Podcast Launches New Season On January 31st
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2019 Gimlet Media's The Story Pirates Podcast, consistently voted as one of the top podcasts for kids, will launch a season of 20 new episodes on January 31 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever podcasts are streaming....
Story Pirates Podcast Launches New Season Of Episodes Starting January 31
by Julie Musbach - January 10, 2019 Gimlet Media's The Story Pirates Podcast, consistently voted as one of the top podcasts for kids, will launch a season of 20 new episodes on January 31. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever podcasts are streaming....
The Story Pirates First Album, 'Nothing Is Impossible,' To Be Released
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 25, 2018 The first album from acclaimed touring musical company The Story Pirates, Nothing Is Impossible, will be released in online stores from Gimlet Media on September 28th. Featuring songs like 'Fart Out Loud Day' — which Lin Manuel Miranda calls 'a masterpiece' — the album is full of originally written ...
ABC and PEOPLE Team Up for a Second Two-Night Television Event on the Royal Family THE STORY OF THE ROYALS
by Tori Hartshorn - March 13, 2018 Following the critical and ratings success of last year's “The Story of Diana,” ABC, PEOPLE, and Time Inc. Productions announce “The Story of The Royals,” a four-hour primetime television event featuring the captivating lives of the British royal family. The event, which will air on ABC over two nig...
White Box Theatre and Seymour Centre Present Richard Beynon's THE SHIFTING HEART
by Stephi Wild - February 26, 2018 This March, White Box Theatre, the team behind Blackrock (Seymour Centre) and Hurt (Belvoir Downstairs), will present the award-winning Australian classic, The Shifting Heart by Richard Beynon....
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Orlando Shakes
by McKenzie Lakey - December 04, 2018 The traditional and beloved tale of greed, reflection, and redemption in the wake of the Christmas season recently hit the stage at Orlando Shakes this past weekend-and no, it's not the tale of the Grinch. Whether you're a seasoned Charles Dickens fan, entirely versed in his holiday classic, 'A Chri...
Green Day To Release Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack And Soundtrack Of TURN IT AROUND: THE STORY OF EAST BAY PUNK
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018 After the successful theatrical run of their documentary, TURN IT AROUND: THE STORY OF EAST BAY PUNK, Green Day and 1-2-3-4 Go! Records are set to release a BLU-RAY and DVD combo pack and soundtrack of the film on June 22, 2018. All sets are available for pre-order now here: http://1234gorecords.com...
French Synthwave Icon Carpenter Brut Releases New Album LEATHER TEETH Out Now
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018 This is the story of Bret Halford, an introverted science student. He likes a girl who doesn't like him and much prefers the team's star quarterback. Bret gets mad. He tries to create a concoction that will allow him to control them all, but ends up disfigured and decides instead to become a rock st... |