BWW Interviews: Joshua Finkel on Building a Cabaret Act
If you're a singer who has always wanted to create your own solo show, here is a great place to begin.
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The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Los Angeles.
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From Hollywood Slasher To Casino Manager! Getting Up Close and Personal With The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa's New General Manager, CJ Graham
The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa recently named accomplished gaming executive, C.
BWW Interviews: Actress/Singer Valerie Perri Talks About MTW's SUNSET BOULEVARD
Actress/singer Valerie Perri, best known for her role of Eva Peron in Evita, will open as Norma Desmond in MTW's Sunset Boulevard Saturday July 13 in Long Beach.
Being Michael Jackson! Kenny Wizz Makes HIStory at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa
After selling out shows in South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, 'Michael Jackson HIStory' starring Kenny Wizz, recently arrived in the US for the first time and landed for a near sold-out concert at THE SHOW at The Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa on June 29.
BWW Interviews: Actor Kyle Kleiboeker Answers Our Silly Query
This summer, musical theater actor Kyle Kleiboeker---who traveled the country in the touring companies of the hit musicals THE WEDDING SINGER, HAIRSPRAY and RENT---will be seen in the new USA Network reality competition series 'Summer Camp' beginning Thursday, July 11.
BWW Interviews: Actor Stephen Anthony Bids Bon Voyage to CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tour
If you're one of the many people who have already caught a glimpse of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: THE MUSICAL, the Broadway stage adaptation of Frank Abagnale, Jr.
BWW Interviews: Actor Val Kilmer Talks About Inhabiting Mark Twain
Film and stage actor Val Kilmer, best remembered for his now classic movie roles in the 80s and 90s including Top Gun, Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in Tombstone, and Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever, is set to workshop an engagement of his Mark Twain evening Citizen…
BWW Interviews: Tony-Winning Comedy Legend Lily Tomlin Celebrates Classic Characters for OC Show
Before stage and screen comedy legend Lily Tomlin takes the stage for 'An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin' at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 22, the two-time Tony Award winner spoke candidly with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about her influences, her work in the…
BWW Interviews: Chicago Playwright Brian Golden Stops at the Road to Discuss His COOPERSTOWN
Playwright Brian Golden, who is currently artistic director for Theatre Seven in Chicago, hails from Iowa.
BWW Interviews: Three Co-Stars of PRISCILLA Take Their Wigs Off and Look at Their Roles From the Other Side
I asked the three co-stars of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the musical Wade McCollum, Scott Willis and Bryan West what they thought was the main reason for the show's amazing popularity.
BWW Interviews: Singer, Songwriter, Poet, Actress!! JEWEL Brings Her Many Incredible Talents to the Agua Caliente Resort Casino, 6/7
Three-time Grammy nominee Jewel brings her world renowned vocal talents to THE SHOW at The Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa on June 7 at 9:00 pm for a unique "impromptu" style concert featuring both her greatest hits and songs she has never recorded.
BWW Interviews: Actress/Comedienne Jo Anne Worley Talks About Performing Her One-Woman Show KEEP LAUGHIN'
Actress/comedienne Jo Anne Worley needs no introduction.
BWW Interviews: IONESCOPADE - On the Edge of Madness with Bill Castellino
Bill Castellino returns to the Odyssey Theatre this month to direct and choreograph IONESCOPADE, based on the work of playwright Eugene Ionesco (Rhinoceros, The Bald Soprano, Exit the King); a project that reunites him with his old pal, musical director Gerald Sternbach.
BWW Interviews: Tony Winner Betty Buckley Talks Upcoming OC Cabaret
Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Betty Buckley---who has been called 'The Voice of Broadway'---will be headlining a series of concerts as part of Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Cabaret Series from May 16 - 18 at the Samueli Theater.
BWW Interviews: Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part 3: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Janet Miller is about to launch her new theatre company, aptly named the Good People Theater Company, with A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival.
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Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part 2: THE POKEMUSICAL and [title of show]
Hollywood Fringe coverage continues with a look at a musical satire based on the world of pocket monsters and a popular musical about four friends writing a new musical.
Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part I: EXORCISTIC: THE ROCK MUSICAL PARODY EXPERIMENT and THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET
The third annual Hollywood Fringe Festival, Hollywood's fearless celebration of the emerging arts is back June 13 - 30, 2013, and over the next couple of weeks I'll be featuring some of the musical productions hoping to entice audiences to see their latest work.
BWW Interviews: Jillian Mueller of FLASHDANCE National Tour Answers Our Silly Query
After spending time on Broadway and on tour, triple-threat actress Jillian Mueller can now be seen dancing up a (ha ha) storm in the National Tour production of FLASHDANCE, in which she plays leading lady Alex Owens---yes, the sexy steel mill worker who moonlights as a maniac, maniac, on the floor.
BWW Interviews: Denise Devin on Researching RICHARD III for Zombie Joe's Underground
Zombie Joe's Underground is getting ready to open RICHARD III on May 10 and what a wild ride it promises to be.
BWW Interviews: Janet Dickinson, On the Road with BILLY ELLIOT
Each night---and sometimes even twice in a single day---actress Janet Dickinson gets to pretend to be a sassy, chain-smoking Brit in charge of a bunch of rowdy, screech-happy pre-teens at a community center ballet class in the current national tour production of BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL, now…
BWW Interviews: Brent Crayon Discusses the Life and Crazy Schedule of a Music Director
Ask Brent Crayon what it's like to music direct for composers such asJohn Bucchino and Stephen Schwartz and the answer may surprise you
BWW Interviews: The Newest 'Must-See' Show in Palm Springs! Steve Connolly is SPIRIT OF THE KING at Spa Resort Casino
Veteran Las Vegas performer Steve Connolly stars as the legendary Elvis Presley in the stage production SPIRIT OF THE KING, which premiered March 6 for an open-ended engagement in the Cascade Lounge of the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs.
BWW Interviews: 'Local' Belle, Hilary Maiberger, Talks Starring in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and More
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is coming to Palm Desert as part of the Rabobank Broadway Blockbusters Series at The McCallum Theatre and it stars "local girl' Hilary Maiberger as Belle.
Singer, Recording Artist and Popular Radio Personality Joey English Stars in PCT's SUNSET BOULEVARD
Singer, recording artist and popular radio personality Joey English stars as Norma Desmond in The Palm Canyon Theatre's 'Sunset Boulevard' March 8-24, as part of the PCT's 16th season.
WICKED's Cliffton Hall Describes A Life in the Theater
Actor Cliffton Hall, who currently plays the role of Fiyero in the long-running First National Tour production of the blockbuster hit WICKED continues to have a very healthy, enviable career on the stage.
BWW Interviews: Gregory Nabours and Patrick Pearson Explore THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS
A look at the composer's journey and the director's vision of THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS.
Singer, Recording Artist and Popular Radio Personality Joey English Stars in PCT's SUNSET BOULEVARD
Singer, recording artist and popular radio personality Joey English stars as Norma Desmond in The Palm Canyon Theatre's "Sunset Boulevard" March 8-24, as part of the PCT's 16th season.
Tony-winning Legend Ben Vereen Joins OC's MenAlive for ACADEMY AFFAIR
Tony Award-winning stage and screen legend Ben Vereen is this year's Special Guest Star at ACADEMY AFFAIR 2013, the Annual Benefit and Community Awards Gala presented by MenAlive, the Orange County Gay Men's Chorus.
BWW Interviews: Teal Wicks of Broadway-Bound JEKYLL AND HYDE Answers Our Silly Query
After several years of being 'green' as Elphaba in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Broadway productions of the hit musical WICKED, singer/actress Teal Wicks can now be seen touring the country in the new Broadway-bound revival of JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL, in which she co-stars with Tony…
BWW Interviews: Tony-Winning Star Lea Salonga Answers Our Silly Query Prior to OC Concert, 1/19
As a kid growing up in the Philippines, I remember being completely enamored by the incredibly talented Lea Salonga, one of my native country's premier superstars.
BWW Interviews: Sara Gettelfinger of THE ADDAMS FAMILY Tour Answers Our Silly Query
Sara Gettelfinger, who plays Morticia Addams in THE ADDAMS FAMILY stage musical (the first national tour ends on December 30 at Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts) agreed to answer a few silly, rapid-fire questions from BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos before the show bids a final…
BWW Interviews: Eden Espinosa on Her Debut Album LOOK AROUND; Release Party Set for Dec 17
Wicked and Brooklyn star Eden Espinosa is hosting a CD Release Party on Monday, December 17 for her debut album, Look Around --- available December 18 on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and Eden Espinosa.
BWW Interviews: A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS with Kris and Bonnie Lythgoe
Beginning December 12th, Pasadena Playhouse will transform its courtyard into a Winter Wonderland as families gather to celebrate the joy of the holidays.
Barry Manilow Gives A GIFT OF LOVE This Christmas And Is BACK ON BROADWAY in 2013!
Pop legend Barry Manilow will be back on Broadway in January, but between now and then he will present a series of six benefit concerts at Palm Desert's McCallum Theatre called "A Gift Of Love" with all proceeds benefiting 27 local (Coachella Valley) charities.
BWW Interviews: Denise Devin on the Evolution of a Limecat
How does a theater company that produces some of the best Horror productions in Los Angeles one day decide to present original children's shows? You might be surprised.
BWW Interviews: Steve Soloman Brings His Crazy Italian-Jewish Family HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS at The McCallum Theatre
The McCallum Theatre presents Steve Soloman's "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish And I'm Home For The Holidays" for three performances December 1 at 8:00 pm and December 2 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm.
BWW Interviews: Author James Spada Discusses New eBook on Barbra Streisand
Laura Van Wormer, my first editor at Doubleday, who published by second Streisand book "The Woman and the Legend," started an eBook publishing company and approached me about turning my backlist biographies into eBooks.
BWW Interviews: Felicia Boswell of MEMPHIS Tour Answers Our Silly Query
Making its way back to Southern California, the national touring company of the Tony Award-winning musical MEMPHIS will be spreading its tuneful message of rock and soul at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a two-week engagement starting November 6.
BWW Interviews: Legendary Pop Singer Vikki Carr Talks About Her New Album Viva la Vida
Legendary singer/actress Vikki Carr, born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas, skyrocketed to superstardom as an American pop singer in 1962 with 'He's a Rebel' followed by 'It Must Be Him' in 1967 and 'With Pen in Hand' in 1969.
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Comics Reading Comics Dynasty Typewriter (9/13-9/13) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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THE MINUTES Coachella Valley Repertory (10/28-11/15) |