Kentucky Center To Host Thunder At The Center
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 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 03, 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.
Vice President Joe Biden Comes To The Kentucky Center 6/7
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Joe Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before serving as the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Joe Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before serving as the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
BWW Review: SEX WITH STRANGERS at The Liminal Playhouse
by Keith Waits - April 02, 2018
This two-person show begins in a remote getaway where a reticent but gifted writer, Olivia (Lauren Argo), has sought seclusion to write a novel. In the middle of a blizzard, a brash and youthful Sex-blogger, Ethan (Winston Blake), bursts in, disrupting Olivia's quiet. Appearing to be complete opposites, Olivia more attracted to the older culture of literature, and Ethan wildly success in the world of social media, they find common ground as writers and quickly make one another's acquaintance. Worlds collide as they uncover the complexities of sexuality and romance in the age of the internet, and they show one another the value of the present, hopes for the future, and the dangers of the past.
by Keith Waits - April 02, 2018
This two-person show begins in a remote getaway where a reticent but gifted writer, Olivia (Lauren Argo), has sought seclusion to write a novel. In the middle of a blizzard, a brash and youthful Sex-blogger, Ethan (Winston Blake), bursts in, disrupting Olivia's quiet. Appearing to be complete opposites, Olivia more attracted to the older culture of literature, and Ethan wildly success in the world of social media, they find common ground as writers and quickly make one another's acquaintance. Worlds collide as they uncover the complexities of sexuality and romance in the age of the internet, and they show one another the value of the present, hopes for the future, and the dangers of the past.
Winners Announced For Upcoming Awards In The Arts, Hosted By Fund For The Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation And Churchill Downs
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Winners have been announced for the 2018 Awards in the Arts, presented by Woodford Reserve and Joy Mangano. The awards ceremony, hosted by Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs, honors arts and arts organizations - some well-known, some rising stars - for their passion and dedication to the arts, and in doing so, celebrates and advances Greater Louisville's vibrant arts and culture.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Winners have been announced for the 2018 Awards in the Arts, presented by Woodford Reserve and Joy Mangano. The awards ceremony, hosted by Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs, honors arts and arts organizations - some well-known, some rising stars - for their passion and dedication to the arts, and in doing so, celebrates and advances Greater Louisville's vibrant arts and culture.
ArtsMatch Offers Local Arts Projects Opportunity To Double Their Funds Raised
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 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 kicks 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 - March 29, 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 kicks 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.
Kentucky Shakespeare Launches New SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT WORDS Tour for Immigrants and Refugees
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare announces its newest program, SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT WORDS, serving immigrants and refugees in the Louisville Metro area.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Kentucky Shakespeare announces its newest program, SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT WORDS, serving immigrants and refugees in the Louisville Metro area.
BWW Review: YOU ACROSS FROM ME at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - March 28, 2018
There is electricity in the air during this time of the year at Actors Theatre. Humana Festival is in town and with it patrons are introduced to new and exciting works that get their start on Actors' stages. Included among these works, the season's Actors Apprentices get time to shine with You Across from Me.
by Keith Waits - March 28, 2018
There is electricity in the air during this time of the year at Actors Theatre. Humana Festival is in town and with it patrons are introduced to new and exciting works that get their start on Actors' stages. Included among these works, the season's Actors Apprentices get time to shine with You Across from Me.
BWW Review: WE, THE INVISIBLES at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - March 28, 2018
Documentary-style theater is not a genre I am well-versed in. It very well may be that I have missed out on a preponderance of strong examples, but the only play that springs to mind readily is Moises Kaufman's The Laramie Project. Like that play, Stanton's we, the invisibles employs personal anecdote, newspaper articles, interviews and creative nonfiction devices to educate on and proliferate the significance of important social issues. In the case of invisibles, the anchor is the real-life alleged rape of a maid named Nafissatou Diallo by infamous former International Monetary Fund Leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
by Keith Waits - March 28, 2018
Documentary-style theater is not a genre I am well-versed in. It very well may be that I have missed out on a preponderance of strong examples, but the only play that springs to mind readily is Moises Kaufman's The Laramie Project. Like that play, Stanton's we, the invisibles employs personal anecdote, newspaper articles, interviews and creative nonfiction devices to educate on and proliferate the significance of important social issues. In the case of invisibles, the anchor is the real-life alleged rape of a maid named Nafissatou Diallo by infamous former International Monetary Fund Leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Weatherford Award For Non-Fiction Announced
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
University Press of Kentucky author Carol Boggess has been named the winner of the 2018 Weatherford Award for Non-Fiction for her biography James Still: A Life. The award is presented annually by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association to outstanding books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that showcase unique aspects of Appalachian life and culture. It was created in 1970 to honor the lives and legacies of W.D. Weatherford Sr. and his son Willis D. Weatherford Jr.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
University Press of Kentucky author Carol Boggess has been named the winner of the 2018 Weatherford Award for Non-Fiction for her biography James Still: A Life. The award is presented annually by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association to outstanding books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that showcase unique aspects of Appalachian life and culture. It was created in 1970 to honor the lives and legacies of W.D. Weatherford Sr. and his son Willis D. Weatherford Jr.
The Liminal Playhouse Announces 2018–2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are excited to announce the 2018-2019 season of The Liminal Playhouse, consisting of four Louisville premieres.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are excited to announce the 2018-2019 season of The Liminal Playhouse, consisting of four Louisville premieres.
NKU Announces 2018-19 Theatre Season
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
Northern Kentucky University | School of the Arts | Program of Theatre and Dance is excited to announce our 2018-19 academic season. An exact schedule of performances will be released in August 2018.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
Northern Kentucky University | School of the Arts | Program of Theatre and Dance is excited to announce our 2018-19 academic season. An exact schedule of performances will be released in August 2018.
2018 Titles Announced For University Press Of Kentucky New Poetry And Prose Series
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The University Press of Kentucky and Centre College are pleased to announce the latest titles to be selected for the University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series-Mend: Poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples and Amreekiya by Lena Mahmoud. These two selections will be published in the fall and mark the third year for the series. They were selected from hundreds of submissions and represent some of the most innovative and powerful work in contemporary American writing. Previous books in the series include Make Way for Her: And Other Stories by Katie Cortese, A Girl's A Gun: Poems by Rachel Danielle Peterson, The Price of Scarlet: Poems by Brianna Noll, and Insurrections: Stories by Rion Amilcar Scott, which won the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The University Press of Kentucky and Centre College are pleased to announce the latest titles to be selected for the University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series-Mend: Poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples and Amreekiya by Lena Mahmoud. These two selections will be published in the fall and mark the third year for the series. They were selected from hundreds of submissions and represent some of the most innovative and powerful work in contemporary American writing. Previous books in the series include Make Way for Her: And Other Stories by Katie Cortese, A Girl's A Gun: Poems by Rachel Danielle Peterson, The Price of Scarlet: Poems by Brianna Noll, and Insurrections: Stories by Rion Amilcar Scott, which won the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.
BWW Review: THE PATRON SAINT OF LOSING SLEEP at Looking For Lilith Theatre Company
by Keith Waits - March 19, 2018
Sleeplessness is something we can all relate to, and The Patron Saint of Losing Sleep opens with a wonderful comic montage of Ada (Trina Fischer) struggling with insomnia. Up, down, tossing, turning, collapsing to the floor like a cartoon. Trina Fischer's performance as Ada begins with an engaging slapstick grace that barely hints at where this character will take us before the play is over.
by Keith Waits - March 19, 2018
Sleeplessness is something we can all relate to, and The Patron Saint of Losing Sleep opens with a wonderful comic montage of Ada (Trina Fischer) struggling with insomnia. Up, down, tossing, turning, collapsing to the floor like a cartoon. Trina Fischer's performance as Ada begins with an engaging slapstick grace that barely hints at where this character will take us before the play is over.
The Liminal Playhouse Presents SEX WITH STRANGERS By Laura Eason
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are delighted to announce The Liminal Playhouse's opening of the Louisville premiere of "Sex with Strangers" by Laura Eason on March 29.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2018
Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are delighted to announce The Liminal Playhouse's opening of the Louisville premiere of "Sex with Strangers" by Laura Eason on March 29.
BWW Review: DO YOU FEEL ANGER? at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - March 15, 2018
Tori Amos' 'Raspberry Swirl' pumps throughout the theater as I enter it, and I cannot help but feel as though I have been transported into some sort of concert. I almost instantly settle into the energy as I recognize several artists I like in the preshow music. A theme arises: These artists are all women. These artists are all women whose careers and specifically selected songs are about female empowerment. I take this knowledge in, and enjoy the music. I think I know what kind of show I'm about to see.
by Keith Waits - March 15, 2018
Tori Amos' 'Raspberry Swirl' pumps throughout the theater as I enter it, and I cannot help but feel as though I have been transported into some sort of concert. I almost instantly settle into the energy as I recognize several artists I like in the preshow music. A theme arises: These artists are all women. These artists are all women whose careers and specifically selected songs are about female empowerment. I take this knowledge in, and enjoy the music. I think I know what kind of show I'm about to see.
Cirque Du Soleil's CORTEO Coming To Louisville
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
Corteo, the latest Cirque du Soleil arena production, embarks on a new journey throughout North America. The show will visit Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center, from August 15 to 19, 2018 for a limited run of seven performances. This unique production, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, first premiered in Montreal under the Big Top in April 2005. Since then, the show has been a great success and has amazed 8 million people in 64 cities in 19 countries on four continents.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
Corteo, the latest Cirque du Soleil arena production, embarks on a new journey throughout North America. The show will visit Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center, from August 15 to 19, 2018 for a limited run of seven performances. This unique production, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, first premiered in Montreal under the Big Top in April 2005. Since then, the show has been a great success and has amazed 8 million people in 64 cities in 19 countries on four continents.
'Dress Up, Speak Up' Exhibition Explores Costuming, Iconography, And Performance
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
21c Museum Hotels has announced a major multimedia exhibition exploring the role of costuming, iconography, and performance in constructing Identity and confronting history. With over 35 participating artists representing 22 nationalities, Dress Up, Speak Up delivers a global investigation of these concepts, while reconfiguring, reimagining, and reconstituting history to explore the legacy of European colonialism.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
21c Museum Hotels has announced a major multimedia exhibition exploring the role of costuming, iconography, and performance in constructing Identity and confronting history. With over 35 participating artists representing 22 nationalities, Dress Up, Speak Up delivers a global investigation of these concepts, while reconfiguring, reimagining, and reconstituting history to explore the legacy of European colonialism.
BWW Review: MARGINAL LOSS at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - March 13, 2018
Marginal Loss is a play written by Deborah Stein about an investment firm previously located in the Twin Towers trying to gather the fragments of their business in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. They find themselves working at a backup facility in New Jersey struggling with limited resources and wondering which of their coworkers made it out alive.
by Keith Waits - March 13, 2018
Marginal Loss is a play written by Deborah Stein about an investment firm previously located in the Twin Towers trying to gather the fragments of their business in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. They find themselves working at a backup facility in New Jersey struggling with limited resources and wondering which of their coworkers made it out alive.
BEATLES VS. STONES - A Musical Showdown Comes to the Lexington Opera House
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2018
Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown performs at the Lexington Opera House on April 25 at 7:30 pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2018
Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown performs at the Lexington Opera House on April 25 at 7:30 pm.
BWW Review: LOST IN YONKERS at Little Colonel Playhouse
by Keith Waits - March 12, 2018
Whether or not Lost in Yonkers is Neil Simon's greatest play may be arguable; there are a lot of plays to compare it to, but it did win the Pulitzer Prize in 1991, beating out plays like Six Degrees of Separation. Although it does have plenty of humor, including several classic Simon one-liners, it is most distinguished by the heartfelt pathos that refuses to be resolved in a tidy fashion.
by Keith Waits - March 12, 2018
Whether or not Lost in Yonkers is Neil Simon's greatest play may be arguable; there are a lot of plays to compare it to, but it did win the Pulitzer Prize in 1991, beating out plays like Six Degrees of Separation. Although it does have plenty of humor, including several classic Simon one-liners, it is most distinguished by the heartfelt pathos that refuses to be resolved in a tidy fashion.
The Kentucky Center Presents Brian Culbertson's Colors Of Love Tour
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2018
Brian Culbertson Colors of Love Tour comes to the Kentucky Center - Bomhard Theater Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $40. Kentucky Center Members call the member hotline at (502) 566-5144. Standard tickets are available at www.kentuckycenter.org/presents, by phone (502) 584-7777, (800) 775-7777, and in-person at The Kentucky Center box office and drive-thru. Please call (502) 566-5111 for information about the range of accessibility options we offer to enhance your performance experience.
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2018
Brian Culbertson Colors of Love Tour comes to the Kentucky Center - Bomhard Theater Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $40. Kentucky Center Members call the member hotline at (502) 566-5144. Standard tickets are available at www.kentuckycenter.org/presents, by phone (502) 584-7777, (800) 775-7777, and in-person at The Kentucky Center box office and drive-thru. Please call (502) 566-5111 for information about the range of accessibility options we offer to enhance your performance experience.
The Carnegie Celebrates Motherhood with 2017-18 Season Finale MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2018
Motherhood is a rewarding journey with ups, downs, humor, and touching moments along the way. The Carnegie is closing out the 2017-18 season with MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD, an insightful and funny take on motherhood of all forms, running weekends April 14-29, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2018
Motherhood is a rewarding journey with ups, downs, humor, and touching moments along the way. The Carnegie is closing out the 2017-18 season with MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD, an insightful and funny take on motherhood of all forms, running weekends April 14-29, 2018.
The Kentucky Center Presents VOICES Of Kentuckiana: We Belong
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2018
VOICES of Kentuckiana will feature music from Broadway's DEAR EVAN HANSON, the feature film THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, Cyndi Lauper, Adele and the ultimate Pat Benatar anthem.
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2018
VOICES of Kentuckiana will feature music from Broadway's DEAR EVAN HANSON, the feature film THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, Cyndi Lauper, Adele and the ultimate Pat Benatar anthem.
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BWW Review: NOBODY BUNNY IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF ANIMATION at Theatre [502]
by Keith Waits - March 05, 2018
As a prelude to this play, vintage cartoons from the 1930's were projected onstage as the audience entered to take their seats. Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie, which introduced Mickey Mouse, was animated by Ub Iwerks, who (we are informed on titles between the shorts) soon left Disney to make his own cartoons for MGM, including Flip the Frog, an example of which followed hard upon. Before curtain, we were also treated to Betty Boop, and all of the cartoons were in stark black & white. Playwright Eli Keel identifies this period as the 'Golden Age of Animation', a time when the form was almost literally being invented. The end of the decade would bring Snow White, often described, somewhat inaccurately, as the first feature-length animated film. That it was in full color underscores the rapid development of the technology and the storytelling. However much the late 1940's and 1950's are celebrated for the rise of Disney's commercial empire, Keel has chosen the most interesting and fertile period of animation creativity in which to set his story.
by Keith Waits - March 05, 2018
As a prelude to this play, vintage cartoons from the 1930's were projected onstage as the audience entered to take their seats. Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie, which introduced Mickey Mouse, was animated by Ub Iwerks, who (we are informed on titles between the shorts) soon left Disney to make his own cartoons for MGM, including Flip the Frog, an example of which followed hard upon. Before curtain, we were also treated to Betty Boop, and all of the cartoons were in stark black & white. Playwright Eli Keel identifies this period as the 'Golden Age of Animation', a time when the form was almost literally being invented. The end of the decade would bring Snow White, often described, somewhat inaccurately, as the first feature-length animated film. That it was in full color underscores the rapid development of the technology and the storytelling. However much the late 1940's and 1950's are celebrated for the rise of Disney's commercial empire, Keel has chosen the most interesting and fertile period of animation creativity in which to set his story.
BWW Review: GOD SAID THIS at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - March 05, 2018
The 42nd Annual Humana Festival opens with a play about family and loss that connects deeply with its audience. God Said This, by Leah Nanako Winkler, introduces a family fractured by the past and the mother's battle with cancer.
by Keith Waits - March 05, 2018
The 42nd Annual Humana Festival opens with a play about family and loss that connects deeply with its audience. God Said This, by Leah Nanako Winkler, introduces a family fractured by the past and the mother's battle with cancer.
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