New Stage Theatre Awards 10 Full-Tuition Camp Scholarships for More Than A Building Virtual Summer Camp
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2020
New Stage Theatre recently gave 10 full-tuition camp scholarships for Mississippi students to attend their More Than A Building Virtual Summer Camp, the Jackson Free Press reports.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2020
New Stage Theatre recently gave 10 full-tuition camp scholarships for Mississippi students to attend their More Than A Building Virtual Summer Camp, the Jackson Free Press reports.
Lillie Faith Childs, Natalie Floyd, Mark Garrett and More Join Magnolia Civic Center's A BROADWAY CABARET
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
The cast list for A Broadway Cabaret at the Magnolia Civic Center is finalized. Nine actors will be collaborating with directors Matthew Darling and Emily Draffen and videographer Kendall Stancil to create a virtual evening of entertainment available to the public on Saturday, September 5.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
The cast list for A Broadway Cabaret at the Magnolia Civic Center is finalized. Nine actors will be collaborating with directors Matthew Darling and Emily Draffen and videographer Kendall Stancil to create a virtual evening of entertainment available to the public on Saturday, September 5.
Oxford Film Festival presents 15th-16th Virtual Film Festival Weeks, August 1st-17th
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2020
The week's Virtual Art House is led by Romola Garai's AMULET and Eli B. Despres and Josh Kriegman's human rights documentary THE FIGHT as well as Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2020
The week's Virtual Art House is led by Romola Garai's AMULET and Eli B. Despres and Josh Kriegman's human rights documentary THE FIGHT as well as Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE
Mississippi Theater Camp Hit by Global Health Crisis
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
A Mississippi theater camp had to close early after one or more of its campers tested positive for the coronavirus, the Sun Herald reported.
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
A Mississippi theater camp had to close early after one or more of its campers tested positive for the coronavirus, the Sun Herald reported.
Mississippi Theatre Association Goes Virtual in 2021
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
Mississippi Theatre Association is going virtual in 2020/2021! The company has announced its upcoming events and important dates for the rest of this year.
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
Mississippi Theatre Association is going virtual in 2020/2021! The company has announced its upcoming events and important dates for the rest of this year.
Mississippi's New Stage Theatre Hosting Virtual Dance Courses
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2020
Mississippi's New Stage Theatre is hosting virtual dance master classes, as they announced on their Instagram page.
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2020
Mississippi's New Stage Theatre is hosting virtual dance master classes, as they announced on their Instagram page.
University of Southern Mississippi Student, Justin E. Bell, Wins National Musical Theatre Competition
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Justin E. Bell, a University of Southern Mississippi School of Music undergraduate student has won first place honors in the Musical Theatre Division at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition. According to The University of Southern Mississippi.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Justin E. Bell, a University of Southern Mississippi School of Music undergraduate student has won first place honors in the Musical Theatre Division at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition. According to The University of Southern Mississippi.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History Aims for July Museum Reopenings
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2020
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has plans to reopen a number of museums starting July 7, reports the Jackson Free Press.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2020
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has plans to reopen a number of museums starting July 7, reports the Jackson Free Press.
Syncopated Ladies to Perform at Mississippi State University's Lyceum Series
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2020
Los Angeles tap dance band Syncopated Ladies will be the opening act for Mississippi State's 2020-21 Lyceum Series, according to the Mississippi State University Newsroom.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2020
Los Angeles tap dance band Syncopated Ladies will be the opening act for Mississippi State's 2020-21 Lyceum Series, according to the Mississippi State University Newsroom.
New Stage Theatre Issues Statement Of Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
New Stage Theatre has issued a statement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter:
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
New Stage Theatre has issued a statement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter:
This MT Space Launches Online Musical Theater Classes
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
Composer and lyricist team Will Reynolds and Eric Price (winners of the 2018 Fred Ebb Award) have launched This MT Space, a new online education platform.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
Composer and lyricist team Will Reynolds and Eric Price (winners of the 2018 Fred Ebb Award) have launched This MT Space, a new online education platform.
New Stage Announces Virtual Summer Camp
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
New Stage has announced its virtual summer camp:
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
New Stage has announced its virtual summer camp:
New Albany's Tallahatchie River Players is Rebranding
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
New Albany's local theatre group, the Tallahatchie River Players, is rebranding. Now entering its 16th season, the group will be called New Albany Community Theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
New Albany's local theatre group, the Tallahatchie River Players, is rebranding. Now entering its 16th season, the group will be called New Albany Community Theater.
New Virtual Arthouse Offerings From Oxford Film Fest Include Brian Dennehy Film And Earth Day Event
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
Come and join the Oxford Film Festival as they join in on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 21 with the virtual showing of Fantastic Fungi. The film is directed by Louie Schwartzberg and is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil, and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
Come and join the Oxford Film Festival as they join in on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 21 with the virtual showing of Fantastic Fungi. The film is directed by Louie Schwartzberg and is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil, and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
University of Southern Mississippi Theatre Students Win Awards at Southeastern Theatre Conference Competition
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
The USM News site has shared that Students from the Theatre program in the School of Performing and Visual Arts at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently won first, second, and third place in the Hair and Makeup Design Competition at the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
The USM News site has shared that Students from the Theatre program in the School of Performing and Visual Arts at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently won first, second, and third place in the Hair and Makeup Design Competition at the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
Oxford Film Festival To Lead National Q&A for Virtual Film Festival Day
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2020
With almost 200 film festivals postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic, film festivals from around the country are coming together to celebrate the inaugural Film Festival Day through the Film Festival Alliance and their partnership with Theatrical At Home.
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2020
With almost 200 film festivals postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic, film festivals from around the country are coming together to celebrate the inaugural Film Festival Day through the Film Festival Alliance and their partnership with Theatrical At Home.
JOOKMS Announces Call for Submissions For SPOTLIGHT SUMMER PERFORMANCE SERIES
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2020
JOOKMS announces a call for submissions to the inaugural Spotlight Summer Performance Series. The Unframed at New Stage Theatre Series and JOOKMS will provide a platform for Mississippi-made LGBTQ+ writers and performers. The reading series will run July 20th - 26th and will feature LGBTQ+ one-act and full-length plays.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2020
JOOKMS announces a call for submissions to the inaugural Spotlight Summer Performance Series. The Unframed at New Stage Theatre Series and JOOKMS will provide a platform for Mississippi-made LGBTQ+ writers and performers. The reading series will run July 20th - 26th and will feature LGBTQ+ one-act and full-length plays.
New Stage Theatre Cancels Performances of PIPELINE Through 3/22
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2020
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued a statement this morning declaring a state of civil emergency for the City of Jackson. He has prohibited gathering of more than 50 people. His decision was based on information sent out by the Center for Disease Control yesterday.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2020
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued a statement this morning declaring a state of civil emergency for the City of Jackson. He has prohibited gathering of more than 50 people. His decision was based on information sent out by the Center for Disease Control yesterday.
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Helps Jackson Feel the Earth Move
by Juliana Asbill - March 14, 2020
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical began its performance on Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi with an empty stage, a grand piano, and a song that sets the tone for an incredible, emotional journey about to be undertaken. The touring production's stop at Thalia Mara Hall on March 11th was presented by Trustmark as part of the theatre's Broadway in Jackson series.
by Juliana Asbill - March 14, 2020
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical began its performance on Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi with an empty stage, a grand piano, and a song that sets the tone for an incredible, emotional journey about to be undertaken. The touring production's stop at Thalia Mara Hall on March 11th was presented by Trustmark as part of the theatre's Broadway in Jackson series.
Mississippi Museum of Art Will Present VAN GOGH, MONET, DEGAS, AND THEIR TIMES
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2020
The Mississippi Museum of Art is presenting a special exhibition of 74 masterworks by seminal French artists of the 19th and 20th centuries including Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2020
The Mississippi Museum of Art is presenting a special exhibition of 74 masterworks by seminal French artists of the 19th and 20th centuries including Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh.
John Jesensky of HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN CONCERT at Thalia Mara Hall
by Juliana Asbill - February 26, 2020
Conductor John Jesensky talks about conducting the score of an incredibly popular movie series live, his love for performing live-to-film concerts, and what drives him to be the best conductor he can be.
by Juliana Asbill - February 26, 2020
Conductor John Jesensky talks about conducting the score of an incredibly popular movie series live, his love for performing live-to-film concerts, and what drives him to be the best conductor he can be.
BWW Review: CATS Lets the Memory Live Again in Jackson
by Juliana Asbill - February 17, 2020
“Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?” According to iconic lyrics by Richard Stilgoe for one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows, Jellicles are and Jellicle do! The national tour of the megamusical phenomenon, Cats, stopped at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi as a part of the Broadway in Jackson series presented by Trustmark on February 13th and 14th to show audience members exactly what the lives of Jellicle cats look like, specifically on the night of the all-important Jellicle Ball.
by Juliana Asbill - February 17, 2020
“Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?” According to iconic lyrics by Richard Stilgoe for one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows, Jellicles are and Jellicle do! The national tour of the megamusical phenomenon, Cats, stopped at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi as a part of the Broadway in Jackson series presented by Trustmark on February 13th and 14th to show audience members exactly what the lives of Jellicle cats look like, specifically on the night of the all-important Jellicle Ball.
Oxford Film Festival and Theater Oxford Host A Reading of OUR JOSEPHINE
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2020
Oxford Film Festival and Theater Oxford will host a free reading at the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library located at 401 Bramlett Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655 on February 15, 2020 at 2:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2020
Oxford Film Festival and Theater Oxford will host a free reading at the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library located at 401 Bramlett Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655 on February 15, 2020 at 2:00 pm.
Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Jackson, MS Awards
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Jackson, MS Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Jackson, MS Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
The Oxford Film Festival and Southern Foodways Alliance Present Civil Rights Films for Martin Luther King Jr Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2020
For Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Oxford Film Festival and Southern Foodways Alliance will host a free screening from 2-4 pm at the Powerhouse.
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2020
For Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Oxford Film Festival and Southern Foodways Alliance will host a free screening from 2-4 pm at the Powerhouse.
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Chicago the Musical
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