Pandora Announces Call For New Plays
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
PlayDates with Pandora is an initiative begun in the 2016-2017 season reading plays on LGBTQ+ themes and celebrating plays written by local and regional playwrights. The mission of the Pandora Productions Playdates is to give local and regional playwrights a voice and introduce their work to our audiences. Thanks to a generous matching grant from the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation through the Fund for the Arts ArtsMatch program, the PlayDates with Pandora project is expanding for 2018-2019.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
PlayDates with Pandora is an initiative begun in the 2016-2017 season reading plays on LGBTQ+ themes and celebrating plays written by local and regional playwrights. The mission of the Pandora Productions Playdates is to give local and regional playwrights a voice and introduce their work to our audiences. Thanks to a generous matching grant from the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation through the Fund for the Arts ArtsMatch program, the PlayDates with Pandora project is expanding for 2018-2019.
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS Approaches Opening at DDP
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the hit comedy OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS, opening May 30 and running through July 8, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the hit comedy OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS, opening May 30 and running through July 8, 2018.
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BWW Review: HOW WATER BEHAVES at Theatre [502]
by Keith Waits - May 29, 2018
Sherry Kramer's How Water Behaves is kind of a crazy play. Warm, funny, engaging, illogical, improbable, and slightly surreal - it is maddening in how it pulls these disparate qualities together for a conclusion that explodes expectations of narrative logic while somehow staying true to its own, unique sensibility.
by Keith Waits - May 29, 2018
Sherry Kramer's How Water Behaves is kind of a crazy play. Warm, funny, engaging, illogical, improbable, and slightly surreal - it is maddening in how it pulls these disparate qualities together for a conclusion that explodes expectations of narrative logic while somehow staying true to its own, unique sensibility.
BWW Review: FENCES at Faithworks Studios
by Keith Waits - May 29, 2018
Sometimes a character stands out from the source material and starts to establish its own reputation. Actors start to circle the part and gauge if and when they might get a crack at it. For men, in straight non-musical plays, Hamlet, Macbeth, Willy Loman, Stanley Kowalski, are a few that have achieved iconic status. Specifically black characters? The list is shorter: Walter Younger in A Raisin in the Sun would be one. There have been other plays and roles of note, but not until you get to August Wilson do you find a greater repository of suitable candidates.
by Keith Waits - May 29, 2018
Sometimes a character stands out from the source material and starts to establish its own reputation. Actors start to circle the part and gauge if and when they might get a crack at it. For men, in straight non-musical plays, Hamlet, Macbeth, Willy Loman, Stanley Kowalski, are a few that have achieved iconic status. Specifically black characters? The list is shorter: Walter Younger in A Raisin in the Sun would be one. There have been other plays and roles of note, but not until you get to August Wilson do you find a greater repository of suitable candidates.
May Festival to Celebrate 40 Thousand Hours Of Singing From Notable Residents
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Every year the May Festival kicks off with two weekends of incredible vocal and instrumental talents from local and international artists.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Every year the May Festival kicks off with two weekends of incredible vocal and instrumental talents from local and international artists.
2018 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Comes to Central Park
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare kicks off its 58th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park with a comedy, a history, and a tragedy. The season begins with their professional productions of The Comedy of Errors on May 30th, then Henry IV, Part I on June 14th, followed by Othello on July 28th. Each production will run for two weeks, followed by all three productions in rotating repertory July 10th-22nd. An addition to this year's schedule are Bard-A-Thon Double Feature Saturdays. On July 14th A Comedy of Errors and Othello will be performed and Othello and Henry IV, Part I will be performed on July 21st.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare kicks off its 58th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park with a comedy, a history, and a tragedy. The season begins with their professional productions of The Comedy of Errors on May 30th, then Henry IV, Part I on June 14th, followed by Othello on July 28th. Each production will run for two weeks, followed by all three productions in rotating repertory July 10th-22nd. An addition to this year's schedule are Bard-A-Thon Double Feature Saturdays. On July 14th A Comedy of Errors and Othello will be performed and Othello and Henry IV, Part I will be performed on July 21st.
Kentucky Shakespeare Kicks Off 2018 Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare kicks off its 58th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park with a comedy, a history, and a tragedy. The season begins with their professional productions of The Comedy of Errors on May 30th, then Henry IV, Part I on June 14th, followed by Othello on July 28th. Each production will run for two weeks, followed by all three productions in rotating repertory July 10th-22nd. An addition to this year's schedule are Bard-A-Thon Double Feature Saturdays. On July 14th A Comedy of Errors and Othello will be performed and Othello and Henry IV, Part I will be performed on July 21st.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare kicks off its 58th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park with a comedy, a history, and a tragedy. The season begins with their professional productions of The Comedy of Errors on May 30th, then Henry IV, Part I on June 14th, followed by Othello on July 28th. Each production will run for two weeks, followed by all three productions in rotating repertory July 10th-22nd. An addition to this year's schedule are Bard-A-Thon Double Feature Saturdays. On July 14th A Comedy of Errors and Othello will be performed and Othello and Henry IV, Part I will be performed on July 21st.
BWW Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Commonwealth Theatre Center
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
In her staging of The Merry Wives of Windsor, director Jennifer Pennington taps into the unique reservoir of contextual opportunities of a mid-Twentieth Century setting. By placing the action in the 1950's, she puts a refreshing spin on one of the most featherweight of Shakespeare's comedies.
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
In her staging of The Merry Wives of Windsor, director Jennifer Pennington taps into the unique reservoir of contextual opportunities of a mid-Twentieth Century setting. By placing the action in the 1950's, she puts a refreshing spin on one of the most featherweight of Shakespeare's comedies.
The Kentucky Center Presents LIFE OF AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Imagine you're on the world stage. People from around the globe are watching you, critiquing you and telling you who you should be without knowing who you truly are in the first place. You have the support of your country, but it's contingent on your success. You're not even 25 years old, and the pressure of the world is on your shoulders. How do you handle it? And what happens after you succeed? We'll explore these very questions in a conversation with Louisville's own Olympic gold medalists Mary T. Meagher and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Imagine you're on the world stage. People from around the globe are watching you, critiquing you and telling you who you should be without knowing who you truly are in the first place. You have the support of your country, but it's contingent on your success. You're not even 25 years old, and the pressure of the world is on your shoulders. How do you handle it? And what happens after you succeed? We'll explore these very questions in a conversation with Louisville's own Olympic gold medalists Mary T. Meagher and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia.
BWW Feature: REMEMBERING BEKKI JO SCHNEIDER at Derby Dinner Playhouse
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
Since her death from cancer on May 4th much has been written about Derby Dinner Playhouse Producer Bekki Jo Schneider and her achievements and contributions to our community and region. She was, after all, an extremely successful business leader in a field - for-profit theatre that's not Broadway - in which the phrase 'extremely successful business' is almost unheard-of. The list of awards, citations, and official recognition she received for her success, locally and nationally, is truly impressive.
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
Since her death from cancer on May 4th much has been written about Derby Dinner Playhouse Producer Bekki Jo Schneider and her achievements and contributions to our community and region. She was, after all, an extremely successful business leader in a field - for-profit theatre that's not Broadway - in which the phrase 'extremely successful business' is almost unheard-of. The list of awards, citations, and official recognition she received for her success, locally and nationally, is truly impressive.
BWW Review: RICHARD III at Commonwealth Theatre Center
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
A good villain is hard to come by. Bad guys are hardly the type of characters you root for but when they suck you in-watch out! At Commonwealth Theater Center's annual Young Shakespeare Festival, the current installment of Richard III zeros in on the villainous King Richard who manipulates, slaughters and even delights in his bloody pursuits for power over England.
by Keith Waits - May 21, 2018
A good villain is hard to come by. Bad guys are hardly the type of characters you root for but when they suck you in-watch out! At Commonwealth Theater Center's annual Young Shakespeare Festival, the current installment of Richard III zeros in on the villainous King Richard who manipulates, slaughters and even delights in his bloody pursuits for power over England.
BWW Review: DIE! MOMMIE DIE! at Pandora Productions
by Keith Waits - May 15, 2018
Dialing It UpThis quote from a live cabaret performance by Charles Busch could be referencing his play, Die! Mommie Die!, which is a parody of the kind of grotesque, overwrought melodrama that fueled the careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1960's. Busch is certainly juicing up an old model, registering the conniving and backstabbing plot twists beneath a veneer of arch camp.
by Keith Waits - May 15, 2018
Dialing It UpThis quote from a live cabaret performance by Charles Busch could be referencing his play, Die! Mommie Die!, which is a parody of the kind of grotesque, overwrought melodrama that fueled the careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1960's. Busch is certainly juicing up an old model, registering the conniving and backstabbing plot twists beneath a veneer of arch camp.
The Liminal Playhouse Closes Its 2017 — 2018 Season With THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are excited to close The Liminal Playhouse's third season with Philip Ridley's "The Fastest Clock in the Universe.'
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are excited to close The Liminal Playhouse's third season with Philip Ridley's "The Fastest Clock in the Universe.'
The Kentucky Center Presents The Music Of Cream
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
The Music of Cream-50th Anniversary Tour comes to the Brown Theatre, Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 8 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
The Music of Cream-50th Anniversary Tour comes to the Brown Theatre, Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Will Perform At The Kentucky Center
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only at Louisville's Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 25 at 7:00 P.M.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only at Louisville's Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 25 at 7:00 P.M.
ArtsMatch Offers Local Arts Projects Opportunity To Double Their Fundraising
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
Fund for the Arts is offering 15 local arts projects the unique and unparalleled opportunity to double their fundraising through its ArtsMatch crowdfunding program. The program, which kicked off Thursday, March 29, and runs until May 31, 2018, provides the opportunity for cultural groups to increase project fundraising through the ArtsMatch platform, wherein the selected groups can reach new audiences and received dollar-for-dollar matching funds for the amount they raise. Community members are invited to explore www.fundforthearts.org/artsmatch and choose projects to support.
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
Fund for the Arts is offering 15 local arts projects the unique and unparalleled opportunity to double their fundraising through its ArtsMatch crowdfunding program. The program, which kicked off Thursday, March 29, and runs until May 31, 2018, provides the opportunity for cultural groups to increase project fundraising through the ArtsMatch platform, wherein the selected groups can reach new audiences and received dollar-for-dollar matching funds for the amount they raise. Community members are invited to explore www.fundforthearts.org/artsmatch and choose projects to support.
Jennifer Lawrence Attends Awards In The Arts In Her Hometown Of Louisville, Kentucky
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2018
Actress Jennifer Lawrence returned to her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night to attend the 2018 Awards in the Arts presented by Woodford Reserve, Joy Mangano and Unbridled Eve Charitable Foundation. The ceremony, hosted by Louisville-based organizations Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs, honored several of the city's prominent artists and arts organizations, while celebrating Louisville's arts community.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2018
Actress Jennifer Lawrence returned to her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night to attend the 2018 Awards in the Arts presented by Woodford Reserve, Joy Mangano and Unbridled Eve Charitable Foundation. The ceremony, hosted by Louisville-based organizations Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs, honored several of the city's prominent artists and arts organizations, while celebrating Louisville's arts community.
Pandora Productions Presents DIE! MOMMIE DIE!
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
Pandora Productions ends her family themed Season with Die! Mommie Die!, Charles Busch's outrageous, campy, impossible comedy. Poisoned suppositories are just the beginning of this thriller comedy with multiple suspects, with many motives and a twist we never see coming.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
Pandora Productions ends her family themed Season with Die! Mommie Die!, Charles Busch's outrageous, campy, impossible comedy. Poisoned suppositories are just the beginning of this thriller comedy with multiple suspects, with many motives and a twist we never see coming.
BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at Derby Dinner Playhouse
by Keith Waits - April 23, 2018
I'll be honest. I was not a huge fan of the musical Oklahoma! In my opinion, it's one of those creaky old chestnuts that gets done to death by every theater company at some point or another, right up there with other overdone 'classics' like The Music Man, My Fair Lady, or Oliver! I appreciate the historic value of these oldies, but I feel like newer and lesser-known fare gets shoved aside.
by Keith Waits - April 23, 2018
I'll be honest. I was not a huge fan of the musical Oklahoma! In my opinion, it's one of those creaky old chestnuts that gets done to death by every theater company at some point or another, right up there with other overdone 'classics' like The Music Man, My Fair Lady, or Oliver! I appreciate the historic value of these oldies, but I feel like newer and lesser-known fare gets shoved aside.
BWW Review: THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME at University Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - April 19, 2018
Christmas. A time of family togetherness - that's the tradition anyway. But Paula Vogel knows that the holidays are also a time in which long-simmering conflicts rise to the surface. In The Long Christmas Ride Home, she presents one family's yuletide journey from home after a confrontational visit with one set of grandparents that leaves a very permanent residue.
by Keith Waits - April 19, 2018
Christmas. A time of family togetherness - that's the tradition anyway. But Paula Vogel knows that the holidays are also a time in which long-simmering conflicts rise to the surface. In The Long Christmas Ride Home, she presents one family's yuletide journey from home after a confrontational visit with one set of grandparents that leaves a very permanent residue.
BWW Review: BOATWRIGHT at Bunbury Theatre
by Keith Waits - April 19, 2018
Boatwright is an original play written by and starring Emmy Nominated Actor Patrick Tovatt about an eccentric man getting up in years living in a humble abode where he spends his days writing and singing little ditties on his guitar and building boats. One day, a young man walks into his establishment and what was once a quiet and simple life is instantly turned on its head. With a set conceived by three-time Emmy award-winning designer David Weller, this play is gorgeous and makes the stage at this theater seem much larger than it is in real life while keeping the good taste to present it in a simple fashion appropriate to the material.
by Keith Waits - April 19, 2018
Boatwright is an original play written by and starring Emmy Nominated Actor Patrick Tovatt about an eccentric man getting up in years living in a humble abode where he spends his days writing and singing little ditties on his guitar and building boats. One day, a young man walks into his establishment and what was once a quiet and simple life is instantly turned on its head. With a set conceived by three-time Emmy award-winning designer David Weller, this play is gorgeous and makes the stage at this theater seem much larger than it is in real life while keeping the good taste to present it in a simple fashion appropriate to the material.
The Kentucky Center's ArtsReach Presents Dance Out Loud Featuring The Black Iris Project
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
The second annual Dance Out Loud event will feature ballet, contemporary, hip hop, African and lyrical dance performances by dancers ranging from preschoolers to professionals from New York City. Jeremy McQueen's Black Iris Project will present an excerpt from their new ballet "A Mother's Rite" and "Party People."
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
The second annual Dance Out Loud event will feature ballet, contemporary, hip hop, African and lyrical dance performances by dancers ranging from preschoolers to professionals from New York City. Jeremy McQueen's Black Iris Project will present an excerpt from their new ballet "A Mother's Rite" and "Party People."
An Evening With David Sedaris Comes to The Kentucky Center
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Louisville Public Media Presents An Evening with David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular National Public Radio contributor will be appearing for one night only at The Kentucky Center on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. His new book, Theft By Finding Diaries (1977 - 2002), is a collection of diaries that is in stores now.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Louisville Public Media Presents An Evening with David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular National Public Radio contributor will be appearing for one night only at The Kentucky Center on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. His new book, Theft By Finding Diaries (1977 - 2002), is a collection of diaries that is in stores now.
The Kentucky Center Hosts Thunder At The Center
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
This year, enjoy the excitement and spectacle of Thunder Over Louisville from the comfort of The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Take in the air show, fireworks, food and family fun from the convenience of The Center, where the main facility will be open with access to the North Terrace on the Belvedere. The Center will open its doors for Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The air show begins at 3 p.m. with the fireworks scheduled to kick off at 9:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
This year, enjoy the excitement and spectacle of Thunder Over Louisville from the comfort of The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Take in the air show, fireworks, food and family fun from the convenience of The Center, where the main facility will be open with access to the North Terrace on the Belvedere. The Center will open its doors for Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The air show begins at 3 p.m. with the fireworks scheduled to kick off at 9:30 p.m.
BWW Review:: THE KING AND I at The Aronoff Center
by Taylor Clemons - April 15, 2018
The brand new Lincoln Center production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opens in Cincinnati.
by Taylor Clemons - April 15, 2018
The brand new Lincoln Center production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opens in Cincinnati.
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