BWW Column: NBC's THE BLACKLIST Is a Modern Misogynistic Gothic Novel
by Marakay Rogers - March 16, 2015 In a day when even standard CBS procedurals feature strong female leads who save the world, THE BLACKLIST is a Gothic throwback to weak females who need to be rescued by mysterious heroes. Can Jon Bokenkamp dig it out of the mire?...
Investigation Discovery Premieres DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WENDY WILLIAMS Tonight
by TV News Desk - October 09, 2015 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can kill in Investigation Discovery's (ID) all-new series, DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WENDY WILLIAMS....
Fire Island Opera Presents L'arbre Enchante at the Pines Today
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2013 'The Pines,' the gay summer vacation destination off the coast of Long Island, is usually known more for groovy disco or throbbing dance music than for Opera, but this weekend, that will change when the Fire Island Opera Festival touches down in the whimsical beach community....
Berkeley Symphony to Close Season with FRANKENSTEIN SYMPHONY, 5/5
by Matt Smith - March 22, 2016 BERKELEY, CA (March 22, 2016) – Music Director Joana Carneiro and Berkeley Symphonyclose their 2015-16 season Thursday, May 5 at 8 pm at Zellerbach Hall with the West Coast premiere of Mark Grey's Frankenstein Symphony, which the Orchestra co-commissioned with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Violinist S...
Emma Hunton, Sarah Stiles and More Join Carner & Gregor's ISLAND SONG Concert at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2012 ISLAND SONG, a new musical anthology with music by Derek Gregor and words by Sam Carner, will have a one-night-only developmental concert at (le) Poisson Rouge tonight, November 12, 2012. Showtime is at 7PM. Doors open at 6PM....
MAMA Comes to Blu-ray/DVD and On Demand Today
by Movies News Desk - May 07, 2013 From Academy Award nominated actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, The Help) comes the pulse-pounding tale of one mother's twisted love in MAMA....
Photo Flash: First Look at About Face Theatre's THE PRIDE
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2013 About Face Theatre kicks off LGBTQ Pride Month with the Chicago premiere of the Olivier Award-winning drama THE PRIDE by Alexi Kaye Campbell, directed by Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar, playing now through July 13, 2013 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chica...
SHAKESPEARE(ISH) Set for Hollywood Fringe, 6/8-28
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2015 Shakespeare gets remixed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival! After last summer's successful tour of Southern California, the Bay Area and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Los Angeles' award-winning art collective Rogue Artists Ensemble takes its hit Shakespeare project Shakespeare(ish) to the Fringe, ...
About Face Theatre to Kick Off LGBTQ Pride Month with THE PRIDE, 6/6-7/13
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2013 About Face Theatre will kick off LGBTQ Pride Month with the Chicago premiere of the Oliver Award-winning drama THE PRIDE by Alexi Kaye Campbell, directed by Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar, playing June 6 - July 13, 2013 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chica...
Berkeley Symphony to Close Season with FRANKENSTEIN SYMPHONY, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016 BERKELEY, CA (March 22, 2016) – Music Director Joana Carneiro and Berkeley Symphonyclose their 2015-16 season Today, May 5 at 8 pm at Zellerbach Hall with the West Coast premiere of Mark Grey's Frankenstein Symphony, which the Orchestra co-commissioned with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Violinist Simo...
Berkshire Playwrights Lab to Present Staged Reading of LOVE/SICK, 7/10
by Tyler Peterson - July 02, 2013 Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present a staged reading of John Cariani's Love/Sick, directed by Daniel Winerman, on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.). There is no charge for admission, however, Berkshire Playwrights Lab su...
TELEMUNDO Announces Over 900 Hours of New Original Programming
by Caryn Robbins - May 13, 2015 NBCUniversal Hispanic Group's annual Upfront presentation was held tonight at New York's Frederick P. Rose Hall and hosted by NBC's “Today” news anchor Natalie Morales and TELEMUNDO entertainment anchor and “La Voz Kids” host Jorge Bernal....
Universal Studios Hollywood Unleashes 'Creature from The Black Lagoon - A Raging Rockin' Show' 7/1
by Eddie Varley - June 30, 2009 Universal Studios Hollywood has introduced 'Creature from The Black Lagoon - A Raging Rockin' Show,' featuring an all-original score and dazzling Broadway-level production values in a hip, musical stage adaptation of the Universal cult classic, opening exclusively July 1st at The Entertainment Capit...
'Look Back In Anger' To Run At Greenwich Playhouse 9/2
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2008 Look Back in Anger by John Osbourne, directed by Maria Chiorando will be presented by CandyKing Theatre on the 2nd -7th September 2008- Tues - Sat at 7.30pm and Sun at 4pm. ...
BWW CD Review: MURDER BALLAD (The New Recording) Tells an Enticing Story With Its Electrifying Score
by Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues - June 04, 2013 Conceived by Jonathan Larson, Murder Ballad is the story of a twisted love triangle. With a book by Blackburn Prize Winner Susan Smith and music and lyrics by rock singer Julia Nash, Murder Ballad is an electrifying story that captivates audiences through perfectly executed songs....
Opera Columbus to Expand 'ON THE EDGE' to Second Location
by Tyler Peterson - September 16, 2014 Opera Columbus will continue their successful, innovative Opera on the Edge program, presenting an hour-long, abridged, English-language adaptation of Leoncavallo's classic opera, Pagliacci. Cast with emerging national artists and local performers, this powerful and gut-wrenching drama portrays the ...
About Face Theatre Presents THE PRIDE at Richard Christiansen Theater, Now Through 7/13
by Tyler Peterson - June 12, 2013 THE PRIDE is a sharp, witty portrait of urban gay couples and the punishing consequences of liberation. THE PRIDE runs from June 6 - July 13 at Victory Gardens' Richard Christiansen Theater. Show times are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm; Saturdays at 5 pm and 9 pm; and Sundays at 5 pm....
SANDPITS AVENUE and LEAGUE OF ST GEORGE Are First Shows at Hope Theatre, Now thru Nov 30
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2013 Boneyard Theatre & Bricks and Mortar Theatre in association with The Hope Theatre present a double bill of Sandpits Avenue & The League of St George by Nathalie Wain & Georgia Bliss. The first production at London's newest new writing fringe venue: The Hope Theatre on Upper Street, Islington! Press ...
EDINBURGH 2010: BUD TAKE THE WHEEL I FEEL A SONG COMING ON
by Carrie Dunn - July 05, 2010 Bud Take the Wheel is an exceptionally written tale of a family at odds with itself and the changing world. At its heart is the wish of every young person who grew up rural anywhere - the need for flight, the wish to escape. Bud Take the Wheel chews up rural entrapment, spits up countryside clichés ...
World Premiere of CIARA Reunites Top Scottish Talent at Traverse
by Devin MacDonald - June 18, 2013 CIARA, a spellbinding new play by acclaimed playwright David Harrower (Blackbird, Knives in Hens), reunites one of Scotland's greatest writers with one of our finest actresses, Blythe Duff. The two recently collaborated on Good With People, a Traverse Theatre Company production which toured to New Y...
Magenta Giraffe Kicks Off 2013-14 Season - SAINT JOAN, LOVE IS STRANGE and More!
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013 Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company of Detroit has announced its sixth season of productions and projects, in residence at the Abreact Performance Space in Detroit. Following its popular and critically acclaimed past five seasons, the company is finding new ways to enhance and enrich the community throu...
Kathy Scambiatterra, Frank Nall & More to Star in LES PARENTS TERRIBLES at Artistic Home
by Tyler Peterson - January 31, 2014 Cupid's arrows fly anywhere but straight in French playwright Jean Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles. A raucous romp of love and lust that hits right in the heart of the family, Les Parents Terribles opens March 2, 2014, at The Artistic Home....
ATB DJ Residency Launches at Marquee Las Vegas, 1/8
by Lauren Wolman - January 08, 2011 No stranger to the Las Vegas nightlife world, Germany's ATB returns to sin city for a yearlong monthly residency at Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 8th, 2011. Together with Marquee's multi-million, state-of-the-art stage, sound and visual system, A...
Photo Flash: New Shots from About Face Theatre's THE PRIDE
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2013 About Face Theatre kicks off LGBTQ Pride Month with the Chicago premiere of the Olivier Award-winning drama THE PRIDE by Alexi Kaye Campbell, directed by Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar, playing now through July 13, 2013 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chica...
Weird Al Yankovic Brings The Alpocalypse Tour to Boulder's Fox Theatre Tonight, 5/5
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2012 "Weird Al" Yankovic brings "The Alpocalypse Tour" to the Fox Theatre tonight, May 5 at 8 p.m. The tour is in support of Yankovic's full-length studio album, Alpocalypse. ... |