Military Pilot Releases Autobiographical Journey During the Vietnam War
by Christina Mancuso - January 07, 2014 The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the ...
'Across the Mekong River' Wins Four Independent Book Awards
by Christina Mancuso - July 25, 2013 Competing with books from small and university presses as well as other independent publishers, author Elaine Russell's novel, 'Across the Mekong River,' won four 2013 independent publishing book awards for multicultural fiction over the past few months:...
Teatro Paraguas to Present LOVE'S LONELY HIGHWAY, Begin. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2013 Love's Lonely Highway, written by acclaimed Latina Playwright Patricia Crespin and directed by Maggz Gallegos, will play Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie, beginning tonight, Friday 7/5 & Saturday 7/6 at 8pm; Sunday 7/7 at 2pm. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 seniors an students, $8 ch...
Teatro Paraguas to Stage Reading of LOVE'S LONELY HIGHWAY, 7/14
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2013 Teatro Paraguas presents a staged reading of New Mexico playwright Patricia Crespin's new play Love's Lonely Highway by Patricia Crespin, a new play about Viet Nam vets, directed by Argos MacCallum, on Sunday, July 14 at 6:00 pm in the Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie....
Street Theatre Company Presents HAIR for a One-weekend In Concert performance!
by Robert Diamond - October 26, 2013 Street Theatre Company brings Nashville the hit musical HAIR as its sixth "In Concert" production. After closing on Broadway in the early 1970s, it was revived and won the 2009 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. Defining the genre of a Rock Musical, HAIR tells the story of a politically active grou...
TheatreWorks Offers Stage Two Program Free to Teens; HAIR Auditions Set for 7/8
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2013 Thanks in part to an anonymous donor, the TheatreWorks Stage Two Teen Program is now being offered FREE OF CHARGE to all teens ages 14 to 19....
MISS SAIGON Kicks Off the New Season of Broadway in Detroit
by Katie Laban - September 23, 2013 The beloved musical, Miss Saigon, kicks off Broadway in Detroit's season Tuesday at the Fisher Theatre. The classic show that is fan favorite tells the tale of forbidden love, the tragedies of war, and the sacrifices made to achieve the American Dream....
Walt Williams Releases 'White Lion'
by Christina Mancuso - October 08, 2013 Vivid and realistic nightmares about a man serving in Vietnam led Walt Williams realize that this man's life paralleled his own....
ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM, Starring Wes Carr, to Kick Off National Tour Aug 14
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 The powerful new Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam will world premiere in Brisbane on 14 August 2014 prior to a national tour....
David Nardi Releases RIPPED TO SHREDS
by Christina Mancuso - August 08, 2013 Closet hippie, staunchly-disciplined Roman Catholic, a soldier's soldier, David Nardi re-imagines the atmosphere of the Vietnam War and its era in American history. The main narrative will have readers seeing the war through the eyes of a young lieutenant in Ripped To Shreds. He calls it 'a tale of ...
Stepping Into Tomorrow: The Awakening By Sebastain Cor-Dova is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 08, 2014 The struggles of the African American community throughout the history of the United States are no secret. According to Sebastain Cor-Dova, the negative effects of social and economic disparities continue to impact and shape modern society....
Jim Pepper Reflects on Vietnam War in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - May 10, 2013 In his new war memoir, "Not Your Ordinary Vietnam War Stories" (published by AuthorHouse), Jim Pepper gives readers a humorous and self-effacing look into what it was like fighting in the war. He hopes to present a bigger picture of the situation as he experienced it, showing readers how history imp...
Photo Flash: First Look at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's MISS SAIGON
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2013 This August will see Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Final Year Musical Theatre students in the fully staged production of Miss Saigon. The production will run from tomorrow 9 through 17 August 2013 at Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank,...
VIDEO: First Trailer for THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI Debuts
by Tyler Peterson - August 03, 2013 The first trailer for the Tribeca hit The Trials of Muhammad Ali, directed by Bill Siegel, has just been released - check it out below!...
Russell J. Jewett's New Book Recounts USMC Exploits in Vietnam
by Christina Mancuso - June 10, 2013 Over the past ten years, author and veteran Russell J. Jewett has been attending reunions with the members of the United States Marine Corp's Third Battalion Lima Company, a group also known as Ripley's Raiders. Inevitably, war stories are traded during these gatherings, but the details of these acc...
Robert Redford to Portray Newsman Dan Rather in TRUTH AND DUTY
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014 Robert Redford will play famed newsman Dan Rather in the upcoming film TRUTH AND DUTY....
Video: MISS SAIGON Revival Releases Teaser!
by Oliver Oliveros - June 28, 2013 Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser....
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Students to Stage MISS SAIGON, 9-17 August
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2013 This August will see Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Final Year Musical Theatre students in the fully staged production of Miss Saigon. The production will run from 9 - 17 August 2013 at Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank, Queensland....
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/31- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - March 31, 2014 Today in 2009, the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 519 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-...
New Military Fiction Book, 'A P Alley' by Terry Yurick, is Released
by Christina Mancuso - June 11, 2014 Las Vegas, NV...
Video: MISS SAIGON Revival Releases Teaser!
by Oliver Oliveros - June 28, 2013 Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser....
POW and Author of TAPS ON THE WALLS Hosts Reading and Book Signing Today
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2013 Acclaimed author, decorated veteran and former Vietnam POW, Major General John Borling, USAF (Ret) will host a reading and book signing here today, April 16 at 2:00 pm. Taps on the Walls: Poems from the Hanoi Hilton is a stirring compilation of the poems General Borling created during his six-year c...
ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM to Premiere in Brisbane this August Before Launching National Tour
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014 The powerful new Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam will world premiere in Brisbane on 14 August 2014 prior to a national tour....
THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA to Debut at Edinburgh Festival 2014, Starring Golden Globe Winner Anne Archer, Jul 30-Aug 24
by Courtnie Mele - March 13, 2014 Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Anne Archer will make her Edinburgh Festival debut starring as 'Jane Fonda' in the world premiere of THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, written and directed by seven-time Emmy award-winner Terry Jastrow.... |