PAUL SIMON: WORDS & MUSIC Exhibition Set for Skirball Cultural Center in 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2016 The Skirball Cultural Center announced today the spring/summer 2017 presentation of Paul Simon: Words & Music, a traveling exhibition curated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and making its only West Coast stop at the Skirball....
New Musicals Inc. Names 2015 New Voices Project Finalists
by Tyler Peterson - April 06, 2015 The new kids on the musical theatre block are here! Five really promising (and really young - under the age of 26!) have just won New Musical Inc.'s 2015 New Voices Project....
Joel Fluent Greene's 5th Anniversary of 'A MAN CAN CHANGE' Set for the Wright Museum
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2016 It's the five-year anniversary of Detroit's hit poetry/live music series, 'A Man Can Change: The Words, Music, Art & Stories of 7 Men,' on Today, December 23rd at The GM Theater at The Charles Wright Museum of African American History....
Dance New Amsterdam Kicks Off 2013-14 DNA PRESENTS Season Today
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2013 Though Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past May, the organization had a successful first filing and continues forward while working with its community ties and partnerships. Artistic and Executive Director Catherine Peila has announced an exciting roster of both new an...
VIDEO: Jimmy Fallon & Jack Black Recreate 'More Than Words' Music Video
by Caryn Robbins - May 05, 2015 On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, host Jimmy Fallon and guest Jack Black do a shot-for-shot remake of Extreme's 'More Than Words' music video....
BWW Review: Kim David Smith Takes Alt-Cabaret to a Fantasia Level With His Electro-Show At Joe's Pub
by John Hoglund - October 20, 2015 Some performers push the envelope. In the case of Kim David Smith, no avant-garde, gender-bending, or mainstream artist dancing in the cabaret arena today takes more risks. Never was this more in evidence than in his brand new show, Stargazing at Joe's Pub on October 8. Few artists work harder to ex...
Alison Fraser's TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WORDS & MUSIC Out Today
by Pat Cerasaro - April 08, 2014 Stalwart Broadway star and noted concert performer Alison Fraser commits her recent musical experience TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WORDS & MUSIC to disc by way of a sparkling new recording, out today....
THE MAC/GMTWP Songwriters Showcase: 'New from NYU - Songs for Cabaret Artists' Set for 10/11
by Anna Bencivengo - October 06, 2014 The event will be on Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway in the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program ("GMTWP") Black Box Theatre, 2nd floor, followed by a meet-and-greet with the writers and performers....
Theatre Now New York's 2013 SOUND BITES FESTIVAL Picks Top 10 Shows; Set for 12/9
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2013 The Sound Bites Festival has chosen its ten finalists. Casting is underway and rehearsals will begin soon. The festival is Monday, December 9th, at The 47th Street Theater at 8 pm. Sound Bites is the first-ever ten minute musical theatre festival and is hosted by Theatre Now New York....
John Cameron Mitchell, Penny Arcade & More Set for Joe's Pub, 6/4-15
by Tyler Peterson - June 03, 2014 Joe's Pub at The Public has announced performances from June 4-15, including John Cameron Mitchell, Penny Arcade and more. Check out full details below!...
AtticRep Sets 10th Anniversary Season
by Anna Bencivengo - April 28, 2015 2015-2016 marks the 10th season of acclaimed theatre company AtticRep, and its second in residence at the Tobin Center of Performing Arts. The 10th Anniversary Season presents four dynamic productions which achieve a compelling and diverse exploration of childhood, forgiveness, the loss of innocence...
Musical Theatre Factory to Stage Jahn Sood's Folk Opera THE DISAPPEARING MAN this Month
by Tyler Peterson - January 03, 2014 The Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) presents a showcase production of THE DISAPPEARING MAN, a new folk opera with book, music, and lyrics by Jahn Sood. This production follows a sold-out concert at Joe's Pub and a standing-room-only development reading in the spring of 2013 . THE DISAPPEARING MAN take...
BWW CD Reviews: Ghostlight Records' TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WORDS AND MUSIC is Viscerally Sultry
by David Clarke - April 09, 2014 When it comes to Southern playwrights, Tennessee Williams remains the quintessential example, and music is an inextricable element of both his cherished classics and lesser-known works. In a recent 90-minute concert, David Kaplan crafted a show that explores and celebrates the songbook of Tennessee ...
WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld - Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - Jonathan Groff Kicks Off AIDS Walk NY, BLITHE SPIRIT and More!
by Jessica Showers - April 08, 2014 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Jonathan Groff kicks off AIDS Walk New York, BLITHE SPIRIT gets a new edition and more!...
BWW Review: Park Square Theatre's THE SNOW QUEEN is Magical, Musical, Innovative Storytelling at its Best
by Jill Schafer - December 08, 2015 Inside Park Square Theatre on 7th Place in lovely downtown St. Paul, magic is happening. It's the magic of storytelling, something that has been happening for ages on this planet. Friends sitting around a campfire, telling stories of good and evil, trials, and friendship, with words, music, dance, p...
Cloud City Presents IN A SEA OF FACES
by Ashlee Latimer - September 17, 2016 IN A SEA OF FACES: A New Folk Opera by Jahn Sood will be presented at Cloud City, an alternative arts space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 85 N. 1st St, running September 15-22, 2016. The piece is made up of folk songs and movement and is a celebration of oral tradition, family and life near the ocean....
Natya Dance Theatre to Stage World Premiere of VARNA-COLORS OF WHITE, 10/22-24
by Tyler Peterson - September 22, 2015 Natya Dance Theatre, Chicago's pre-eminent dance company dedicated to the dance-theatre art of Bharata Natyam, celebrates its 40th anniversary with the World Premiere of Varna – Colors of White, a full-evening work exploring universal emotions through words, music, dance and drama created by Founder...
Alison Fraser's TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WORDS & MUSIC Now Available For Pre-Order, Out 4/8
by Pat Cerasaro - February 11, 2014 Stalwart Broadway star and noted concert performer Alison Fraser commits her recent musical experience TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WORDS & MUSIC to disc byway of a new self-produced recording out this April, now available for pre-order....
BWW Interview: CEO Griff O'Neil Discusses WCOPA Championships Set to Open in LONG BEACH JULY 8
by Don Grigware - July 01, 2016 Singers, dancers, actors, models and instrumentalists will compete at the 20th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) July 8 - 17, 2016 in Long Beach, California. This international meet is often cited as the official 'Talent Olympics' for performers and is the only event of its kind!...
Natya Dance Theatre Stages World Premiere of VARNA-COLORS OF WHITE This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2015 Natya Dance Theatre, Chicago's pre-eminent dance company dedicated to the dance-theatre art of Bharata Natyam, celebrates its 40th anniversary with the World Premiere of Varna – Colors of White, a full-evening work exploring universal emotions through words, music, dance and drama created by Founder...
Oberon to Present ICARUS, JERKUS CIRCUS & More in May & June
by Tyler Peterson - April 15, 2014 OBERON, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s second stage and club theater venue, announces its May and June line up of exciting and original programming on the fringe of Harvard Square....
Sutton Foster to Welcome VIOLET Co-Star Joshua Henry for Kennedy Center Performances
by Tyler Peterson - November 20, 2014 The Tony winner is set to take the stage for NSO POPS: AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER, conducted by Steven Reineke next weekend, Nov. 28-29....
Kasie Gasparini, Will Roland and More Star in WASTED TUNES at Don't Tell Mama Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2014 'Wasted Tunes: The Songs of Mark Sonnenblick', a World Premiere Concert, will be performed live at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), tonight, September 20th at 8pm. $10 cover plus a two beverage minimum. Cash only....
The Blow's New Album Out Today
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2013 It's funny, trying to find words to describe music, isn't it, because the point of music is that it's something other than words....
Natya Dance Theatre Premieres New Piece, VARNA - COLORS OF WHITE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2015 Natya Dance Theatre, Chicago's pre-eminent dance company dedicated to the dance-theatre art of Bharata Natyam, celebrates its 40th anniversary with the World Premiere of Varna – Colors of White, a full-evening work exploring universal emotions through words, music, dance and drama created by Founder... |