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By the time Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was 23, he had multiple arrests, his family was evicted and his dreams of being a football player were shattered. He was living at home with no future, no direction and had $7 in his pocket. That

Birmingham Hippodrome Opens Thrilling New Season In The Patrick Studio Photo Birmingham Hippodrome Opens Thrilling New Season In The Patrick Studio
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2018

Birmingham Hippodrome presents a brand new season of world-class performance in its 200-seat Patrick Studio this Spring. Offering an alternative to large-scale productions on the Main Stage, the Patrick Centre studio programme continues to expand, bringing audiences closer to world-renowned performe...


EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A Photo EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 18, 2019

BWW catches up with Franko Figueiredo to chat about bringing The Trial to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....


New Book Analyzes the Constitution's Original Intent Photo New Book Analyzes the Constitution's Original Intent
by Robert Diamond - February 05, 2018

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The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE Photo The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019

After making its debut on PopMatters yesterday, 'Cut The Rope', the new music video from Novato, CA's The Happys is now streaming here!...


SOUTH PACIFIC Comes Ashore at Theatre in the Park Photo SOUTH PACIFIC Comes Ashore at Theatre in the Park
by Stephi Wild - June 19, 2018

Love conquering prejudice is one of the powerful themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein's memorable musical SOUTH PACIFIC, the second production on Theatre in the Park's (TTIP) 2018 summer outdoor season. TTIP's most often requested musical, SOUTH PACIFIC will have seven performances at the outdoor amphi...


Dandy Darkly is Coming to the Soho Playhouse with ALL ABOARD! Photo Dandy Darkly is Coming to the Soho Playhouse with ALL ABOARD!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2019

'Where were you the night the Gaybird Steamer ran off her tracks?' Preeminent American storyteller Dandy Darkly makes his Off-Broadway debut with his latest award-winning, critically acclaimed hour of supernatural, Southern Gothic satire. Dandy Darkly's All Aboard! is a glorious Georgia ghost story ...


How A Workplace Strategist Sees The Future Of Work Photo How A Workplace Strategist Sees The Future Of Work
by Robert Diamond - September 06, 2018

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BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEA Photo BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY
by David Edward Perry - August 23, 2019

The Birmingham Black Repertory Theatre Company steps to the plate with fierceness and momentum in its inaugural performance of the Tony award winning musical  a?oeChoir Boy.a?? This coming of age musical delivers a layered structure backed up with dynamic acting, and vocals from a cast of young men ...


BWW Guest Blog: EARTH - ERYC TAYLOR DANCE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING at Martha Photo BWW Guest Blog: EARTH - ERYC TAYLOR DANCE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING at Martha Graham Studio Theater
by Eryc Taylor - March 29, 2019

Join Eryc Taylor Dance efforts to address the dangers of global warming. Using dance and the arts to make a difference. Project E A R T H - five workshop performances beginning March 29 at 8pm, Martha Graham Studio Theater, #nyc. FREE with sugg. contribution. Visit http://etd.nyc/earth...


Party Thieves Changes Name to THIEVES and Releases New Track 'GOT U (feat. Catze)' Photo Party Thieves Changes Name to THIEVES and Releases New Track 'GOT U (feat. Catze)'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019

NYC-based producer Jared McFarlin – more widely known to his legions of fans as Party Thieves – is excited to announce his evolution into THIEVES. Bringing forth fresh music along with improved production, THIEVES is ready to showcase new music that has been in the works for months, all created with...


Grace Park Joins The Cast Of ABC's New Drama A MILLION LITTLE THINGS Photo Grace Park Joins The Cast Of ABC's New Drama A MILLION LITTLE THINGS
by Tori Hartshorn - June 27, 2018

Grace Park Joins The Cast Of ABC's New Drama A MILLION LITTLE THINGS...


Drea De Matteo To Recur on A MILLION LITTLE THINGS Photo Drea De Matteo To Recur on A MILLION LITTLE THINGS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 01, 2019

Drea de Matteo is set to recur on ABC's A Million Little Things beginning next week, according to Deadline. She will be playing Mrs. Nelson, a woman who lives at Barbara Morgan's old address....


Five Emerging Choreographers Contribute To Contemporary Dance Program On Global Warmi Photo Five Emerging Choreographers Contribute To Contemporary Dance Program On Global Warming
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2019

In a visual, physical and auditory “wake up call” to the impact of our actions on global warming, Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) announces EARTH, a full-length collaborative dance event incorporating original choreography by ETD Artistic Director Eryc Taylor and five past recipients of the company's New Ch...


BWW Review: BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE, Hampstead Theatre Photo BWW Review: BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 25, 2019

The Renaissance is in full swing with Lorenzo de' Medici's (Adetomiwa Edun) modern policies and Sandro Botticelli (Dickie Beau) is at the peak of his success. Parties are held in his honour and Florence is thriving as the home of some of the most sought-after painters of their age....


A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY Photo A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2019

Award-winning journalist, author and editor A.D. Hopkins delivers an authentic story of adolescence and racism set in small-town Appalachia at the end of the Eisenhower years with his fiction debut, The Boys Who Woke Up Early...


VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences Photo VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019

On Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Jeff Daniels stopped by to talk about his Broadway play, To Kill a Mockingbird....


BWW Review: WAKEY WAKEY at Urbanite Theatre Photo BWW Review: WAKEY WAKEY at Urbanite Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - August 13, 2018

Wakey Wakey At Urbanite Theatre Is A Wake Up Call...


Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center Photo Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2019

The most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali returns with a breathtaking mix of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance. Under the direction of internationally renowned gamelan composer and performer I Nyoman Windha and dance master I Nyoman Cerita, the 40-member Bay Area compa...


FLOGGING MOLLY Kick Off Summer Co-Headline Tour With Social Distortion This Week Photo FLOGGING MOLLY Kick Off Summer Co-Headline Tour With Social Distortion This Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 12, 2019

FLOGGING MOLLY, the quintessential Irish-American Celtic punk band, will be kicking off their North American co-headline tour with American rock legends Social Distortion this week. Beginning in Dallas, TX at the Toyota Music Factory Pavilion tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13, with The Devil Makes Three ...


ABC Orders Three Additional Scripts for Four Fall Shows Photo ABC Orders Three Additional Scripts for Four Fall Shows
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018

ABC has ordered three additional scripts for four of its fall shows: “A Million Little Things,” “The Rookie,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “Splitting Up Together.” ...


The Right Fit Formula, a Controversial New Weight Loss Book Using Personality Profili Photo The Right Fit Formula, a Controversial New Weight Loss Book Using Personality Profiling and Mindfulness, Lands March 20
by Robert Diamond - March 01, 2018

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BWW Review: The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents QUEENS at The Sydney Goldstei Photo BWW Review: The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents QUEENS at The Sydney Goldstein Theater, a Retrospective of Powerful LGBTQ Queens From the 60's to Today
by Steve Murray - June 23, 2019

BWW Review: THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS PRESENTS 'QUEENS' at The Sydney Goldstein Theater, a retrospective of powerful LGBTQ Queens from the 60's to today....


Cory McCloskey to Star In SMTC's THE PAJAMA GAME Photo Cory McCloskey to Star In SMTC's THE PAJAMA GAME
by Julie Musbach - May 13, 2019

SMTC is excited to announce long time Valley news and weatherman Cory McCloskey will lead the cast of SMTC's The Pajama Game as Sid Sorokin, the new supervisor at a Cedar Rapids pajama factory in the throes of a labor dispute...who falls in love with the head of the union's grievance committee! Perf...


Photo Flash: First Look at BLKS by Aziza Barnes at Steppenwolf Theatre Company Photo Photo Flash: First Look at BLKS by Aziza Barnes at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere production of BLKS by award-winning poet and playwright Aziza Barnes and directed by Nataki Garrett. BLKS began previews December 7, 2017, opening night is Monday, December 18 and the production runs through January 28, 2018 in the Upstairs The...


BWW Review: Childsplay & Black Theatre Troupe Present AND IN THIS CORNER... CASSIUS C Photo BWW Review: Childsplay & Black Theatre Troupe Present AND IN THIS CORNER... CASSIUS CLAY
by Herbert Paine - February 05, 2019

Childsplay's current staging of Idris Goodwin's AND IN THIS CORNER… CASSIUS CLAY (in co-production with Black Theatre Troupe), features a superb cast, led by Rapheal Hamilton as Cassius and including some of the Valley's heavyweight talents. It packs a solid punch to the heart in an insightful and i...






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