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BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at Casino De Paris

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at Casino De Paris

by Patrick Honoré — October 15, 2018
We Will Rock You, originally produced by Robert De Niro and written by Ben Elton, who, building on Queen's repertoire, collaborated with the remaining members of the group roger Taylor and Brian May, was one of the first highly successful jukebox musicals.
BWW Review: BALLET NATIONAL DE MARSEILLE at Avignon's OPERA CONFLUENCE

BWW Review: BALLET NATIONAL DE MARSEILLE at Avignon's OPERA CONFLUENCE

by Wesley Doucette — October 11, 2018
On the sides and upstage a dense curtain of chains hangs, framing the dance space.
BWW Review: LE CABARET DE POUSSIÈRE at Le Zebre De Belleville

BWW Review: LE CABARET DE POUSSIÈRE at Le Zebre De Belleville

by Lauren Allen — October 10, 2018
I made the mistake of adapting the Parisian way of life- for once, I showed up to a show AT showtime.
BWW Feature: ACADEMIE DE L'OPERA at Opéra De Paris

BWW Feature: ACADEMIE DE L'OPERA at Opéra De Paris

by Lauren Allen — October 10, 2018
A preview of what the academy at the Opera de Paris will be up to over the next year and more.
BWW Review: AUDREY SCHEBAT'S LA PERRUCHE

BWW Review: AUDREY SCHEBAT'S LA PERRUCHE

by Wesley Doucette — October 8, 2018
In Audrey Schebat's La Perruche a married couple, while waiting for their friends to attend a small soiree, fall into disagreement and start to analyze the nature of their relationship.
PARIS NOIR: Concert Celebrates Black Culture In Paris; Meet Josephine Baker's Private

PARIS NOIR: Concert Celebrates Black Culture In Paris; Meet Josephine Baker's Private Secretary

by BWW News Desk — October 3, 2018
Paris Noir : Concert celebrates Black Culture in Paris; meet Josephine Baker's private secretary
Nominations Now Open for the 2018 BroadwayWorld France Awards!

Nominations Now Open for the 2018 BroadwayWorld France Awards!

by BWW News Desk — October 1, 2018
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld France Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC Comes To Theatre Le Ranelagh Next Month

CYRANO DE BERGERAC Comes To Theatre Le Ranelagh Next Month

by BWW News Desk — September 27, 2018
CYRANO DE BERGERAC is coming to Theatre le Ranelagh, running from Oct.
BWW Review: COMPAGNIE DU VINGT TROIS Presents FOOL FOR LOVE

BWW Review: COMPAGNIE DU VINGT TROIS Presents FOOL FOR LOVE

by Wesley Doucette — September 24, 2018
Our heritage might define us, but it doesn't get to define itself.
SPEAKEASY Comes To Theatre In Paris This Season

SPEAKEASY Comes To Theatre In Paris This Season

by BWW News Desk — September 19, 2018
The original musical SPEAKEASY is running at the Theatre in Paris from Nov.
BWW Review: BLACK GARDEN at Théâtre De L'Opprimé

BWW Review: BLACK GARDEN at Théâtre De L'Opprimé

by Lauren Allen — September 14, 2018
BLACK GARDEN is a series of vignettes performed by two actors about the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Jean Paul Gaultier Fuses Fashion and Theater Together in FASHION FREAK SHOW

Jean Paul Gaultier Fuses Fashion and Theater Together in FASHION FREAK SHOW

by BWW News Desk — August 27, 2018
From September 18 to December 30, audiences get the chance to see a fashion show like they never have before! 
LES HUGUENOTS Comes To Opera National De Paris Next Month

LES HUGUENOTS Comes To Opera National De Paris Next Month

by BWW News Desk — August 22, 2018
 The opera Les Huguenots at the Opera National De Paris is running from Sept.
BWW Review: CABARET / KABARETT at Théâtre De Poche

BWW Review: CABARET / KABARETT at Théâtre De Poche

by Patrick Honoré — August 8, 2018
The shadows of Kurt Weil, Kander and Ebb, and Bob Fosse are hanging high over the early summer theater season in Paris with two exceptional productions, Berlin Kabarett at the Theatre de Poche Montparnasse, May 24th - July 15th, and the ECM presentation of Willkommen im Cabaret at the Theatre des Va
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents CERTAINES N'AVAIENT JAMAIS VU LA MER By

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents CERTAINES N'AVAIENT JAMAIS VU LA MER By RICHARD BRUNEL

by Wesley Doucette — July 27, 2018
Based on Julie Otsuka's novel The Buddha in the Attic, Certaines n'Avaient Jamais Vu La Mer, in performance in the Avignon Theatre Festival's Cloitre des Carmes, is a look at the lives of Japanese immigrants in America from the turn of the 20th century to FDR's internment camps.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents MEDUSE By LES BÂTARDS DORES

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents MEDUSE By LES BÂTARDS DORES

by Wesley Doucette — July 25, 2018
As my time attending performances in the Avignon Festival's 'In' comes to a close there are certain consistencies that float to the surface.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents ARCTIQUE By ANNE-CECILE VANDALEM

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents ARCTIQUE By ANNE-CECILE VANDALEM

by Wesley Doucette — July 23, 2018
Anne-Cecile Vandalem's Arctique, now in production at the Avignon Theatre Festival's La FabricA, is a spectacular and rare diversion in a program laden with portentous prophesying.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents DE DINGEN DIE VOORBIJGAAN By IVO VAN HO

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents DE DINGEN DIE VOORBIJGAAN By IVO VAN HOVE

by Wesley Doucette — July 23, 2018
Has anyone embodied the industrial elegance of central European theatre more fully than Ivo Van Hove? His worlds are factory made with squares of glass, metal, and stone.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents TARTIUFAS Directed By OSKARAS KORSUNOVA

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents TARTIUFAS Directed By OSKARAS KORSUNOVAS

by Wesley Doucette — July 23, 2018
An actor once vented to me after a performance that the cast 'had something good, but the director screwed it up by trying to make it something important.
Charles Di Meglio of LA COMPAGNIE OGHMA Discusses the Oghmac Festival

Charles Di Meglio of LA COMPAGNIE OGHMA Discusses the Oghmac Festival

by Lauren Allen — July 23, 2018
If you've never heard of baroque theatre before, Charles Di Meglio is happy to tell you all about it! Learn what makes baroque theatre special and why Di Meglio wanted to create a festival around it.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents 36, AVENUE GEORGES MANDEL By RAIMUND HO

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents 36, AVENUE GEORGES MANDEL By RAIMUND HOGHE

by Wesley Doucette — July 19, 2018
To enter or exit The Avignon Theatre Festival's stunning Cloître des Carmes one must cross in full view of bleacher seating on the space's Marley floor, which extends uninterrupted from the upstage gothic corridor.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents JOUEURS, MAO II, ET LES NOMS By JULIEN

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents JOUEURS, MAO II, ET LES NOMS By JULIEN GOSSELIN

by Wesley Doucette — July 17, 2018
Reassuring variations of 'I heard it was good,' and as common threats of 'It better be,' pepper the courtyard of The Avignon Theatre Festival's mercifully comfortable La FabricA theatre.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents RACINE'S IPHEGENIE Directed By CHLOE DA

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents RACINE'S IPHEGENIE Directed By CHLOE DABERT

by Wesley Doucette — July 16, 2018
Sometimes it takes one great performance to rescue an evening of theatre.
BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents THYESTE Directed By THOMAS JOLLY

BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents THYESTE Directed By THOMAS JOLLY

by Wesley Doucette — July 16, 2018
In theatre there are few spaces as uniquely prestigious or complicated as The Avignon Theatre Festival's La Cour d'Honneur.
LE TROUVÈRE Comes To Opera National De Paris Through Today

LE TROUVÈRE Comes To Opera National De Paris Through Today

by BWW News Desk — July 14, 2018
The Opera National de Paris is presenting LE TROUVÈRE, an opera in four parts, running from June 20 to July 14.

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