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The Kentucky Center Presents An Evening With David Sedaris
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2018
The Kentucky Center presents An Evening with David Sedaris Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Mind's Eye Theatre Company
by Keith Waits - February 27, 2018
A Chorus Line seems like catnip for any local company with a taste for musicals. It is a classic that has achieved iconic status in the years since its Broadway premiere in 1976; moreover, it is not only a show about show business but about the people who live for it: the gypsy dancers who show up in the hundreds for each cattle call audition, hoping to land a job in the chorus line.
VICTOR/VICTORIA Comes to Pandora Stage
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2018
It's definitely Le Jazz Hot on the Pandora stage this March as we present VICTOR/VICTORIA. First a movie, then a stage show, Pandora Productions is proud to bring this spectacular and ambitious show to our stage for the first time. The production features many veterans of the Pandora stage but also is proud to debut many new faces.
BWW Feature: 2018 ARTS-LOUISVILLE/BROADWAY WORLD THEATRE AWARDS at Art Louisville
by Keith Waits - February 26, 2018
On February 19, Arts-Louisville presented the 4thAnnual Arts-Louisville/Broadway World Theatre Awards at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center. An audience of over 150 attended the event.
Derby Dinner Playhouse Presents CURIOUS GEORGE: THE GOLDEN MEATBALL
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2018
Derby Dinner Playhouse will open CURIOUS GEORGE: THE GOLDEN MEATBALL on February 24, 2018 as part of their Children's Musical Theatre Series. Public performances run February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 19, 24, March 31, 2018. For ticket information please call 812-288-8281 or visit www.derbydinner.com
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Mind's Eye Theatre Company
by Taylor Clemons - February 20, 2018
This production of a smash musical has many strengths, but a few weaknesses keep it from reaching it's true potential.
Derby Dinner Theatre Presents MAMMA MIA!
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2018
Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the smash hit Broadway musical MAMMA MIA!, opening February 21 and running through April 8, 2018. For ticket information please call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com.
The Kentucky Center Presents Weird Al Yankovic
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2018
For the first time in Weird Al's storied career, the four-time Grammy-winner sheds his usual big-production show for an intimate evening of music, focusing on original (non-parody) songs from his 14-album catalog.
Regional Call for Proposals Propels Imagine Greater Louisville 2020
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2018
Today, Fund for the Arts announced a regional call for arts and cultural proposals, made possible by the Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund at the Fund for the Arts, to activate strategies and actions identified in Imagine Greater Louisville 2020: An Arts and Cultural Vision to Transform the Region. Launched in April 2017, the plan administered by Fund for the Arts provides a shared vision for the role arts, culture and creativity can play in growing the region while addressing vital community issues. Proposals of all sizes representing the rich diversity of the region are due by April 1, 2018 via http://imaginegreaterlou.org/regional-call-for-proposals/.
Actors Theatre Announces 2018-2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2018
Actors Theatre of Louisville is proud to announce the 2018-2019 Season, beginning in September. Artistic Director Les Waters introduces the lineup, "In the coming season, we examine identity and ask 'Who are we and how did we get here?' We are delighted to welcome back Lucas Hnath with his witty and electrifying A Doll's House, Part 2 and Dominique Morisseau with Pipeline, her incisive and heartfelt look at education and the responsibilities of being a parent. We are proud to produce the Broadway hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, both a thrilling 'whodunnit' and 'who am I?.' In the acclaimed Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, Mr. Felder examines the life of immigrant and American legend Irving Berlin through song and story. It's 2018, and together we'll ask 'who are you and how did you become who you are now?'"
BWW Review: MOON OVER BUFFALO at Theatreworks Of Southern Indiana
by Keith Waits - February 12, 2018
Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo is the kind of well-constructed, old-fashion farce that has been a mainstay of community theaters for generations, yet it was written in the early 1990's. Set in 1953, it captures the struggle in desperation of a second-rate repertory company touring mid-range towns with a reliable mix of the classics: Shakespeare and Cyrano de Bergerac, with slightly more modern comedies like Noel Coward.
The Kentucky Center Presents THIS IS US Star Chrissy Metz
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2018
The Kentucky Center presents This Is Me with Chrissy Metz Friday, April 6, 2018 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $50. 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 Kentucky Center's Whitney Hall and Brown Theatre Make Pollstar's Top Selling Theater Venues
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
The Kentucky Center's Whitney Hall and Brown Theatre have both been recognized among the top 200 theatre venues in the world, based on ticket sales. Whitney Hall ranked 32nd and the Brown Theatre ranked 162nd. The report was issued by Pollstar, considered to be the only trade publication covering the worldwide concert industry.
BWW Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN at Commonwealth Theatre Center
by Keith Waits - February 05, 2018
There is an idea that Ancient Greece was an exemplary society. Even though they did build the foundation of western civilization and democratic ideals, especially when it comes to theatre. Yet the subjects of the plays are often war and it's devastating effects on humanity. This Commonwealth Theatre Center production of Euripides' The Trojan Women makes the point that the cruel, brutality of such conflict has always been, and will always be, a part of the human experience. It seems, tragic but inevitable.
BWW Review: DOUBLE V/DERBY MINE 4 at Kentucky Black Repertory Theatre
by Keith Waits - February 05, 2018
Derby Mine 4 starts out with a pair of coal miners trapped underground after a methane explosion. Becky (Megan Adair) is a new employee, under the watchful eye of Dan (Casey Moulton), a youthful but prolific member of the industry. Their interaction quickly shows that Dan is a playful and aggressive flirt, who makes unwanted, advances towards Becky, who reacts with distaste and rancor. It is later revealed that Becky is something of a bigot, who makes unsavory remarks about people of color, and Dan is ironically liberal in his views of society. This uncomfortable setting leads to animated discourse, which is both unsettling and humorous.
The Kentucky Center Presents MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
The Kentucky Center welcomes a hit Off-Broadway comedy in the hysterical, incisive Men are From Mars - Women are From Venus LIVE! This light-hearted theatrical comedy is based off the book by the same name, a 1992 New York Times #1 best-selling hit by John Gray. The show began in Paris in 2007, and has been a delight to audiences all over the world. Much like its namesake, this show explores the differences between the sexes through a series of vignettes that capture a wide range of relatable topics from dating to marriage. This one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up features some mature content and adult humor and is sure to have the audience cracking up throughout the entire show.
Selected Winners of Musical Inspirations Art Contest to Debut at Gheens Foundation Great Expectations Concert
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
Winners have been announced for the unique Musical Inspirations Art Contest, hosted by The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and Louisville Orchestra. The selected winners' pieces will make their public debut at the Gheens Foundation Great Expectations concert on February 7. The prizewinning art work will be projected onto large screens while the Louisville Orchestra and the Louisville Youth Orchestra combine forces to perform the music that inspired their art: the complete Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.
BWW Review: CHICAGO at The Kentucky Center For The Arts
by Taylor Clemons - January 24, 2018
Murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery take center stage in CHICAGO.
Former Ambassador James W. Pardew To Speak In Kentucky
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2018
With current tensions between the US and North Korea on the rise, continued instability in the Middle East, and a resurgent Russia, it is more important than ever to use the United States' past foreign policy as an avenue of learning and improvement. As a leading policymaker in the Balkans following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, former ambassador to Bulgaria James W. Pardew boasts significant firsthand experience in diffusing the worst European War since the end of World War II. Ambassador Pardew will be speaking about his experience and the lessons he learned at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky where he will be delivering the 2018 Vince Davis Distinguished Lecture to the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.
Actors Theatre Offers Humana Festival Experiences to Emerging Arts Leaders, Expands Community Ticket Grant
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2018
Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced a new opportunity for early-career arts professionals to experience the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The Emerging Leaders Ticket Grant will welcome emerging practitioners working in theatre to a complimentary weekend of new works and spirited conversation at the 42nd annual Festival, beginning February 28 in Louisville.
BWW Review: THE HONEY HARVEST at Little Colonel Playhouse
by Keith Waits - January 22, 2018
The Honey Harvest is a modest, heartfelt exploration of time and family. Melissa Holt (Megan Kubac) has moved back home to care for her widowed father, John (John Lina) as he suffers the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. One generation coming to grips with the diminished capacity of a parent is not an unusual story, but it will always remain relevant.
The Carnegie Announces 2018-19 Theatre Season
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Groundbreaking music, thrilling romances, and escapes from reality are just a few of the themes patrons can expect in The Carnegie's 2018-19 Theatre Season.
Trumpeter Nicholas Recktenwald And Jazz Quintet Spur Of The Moment to Perform Around Louisville
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Prominent Louisville trumpeter Nicholas Recktenwald and his jazz quintet, Spur of the Moment, have several residencies and performances slated around Louisville in early 2018. Recktenwald and Spur of the Moment will participate in residencies at the Lincoln Performing Arts School and Western Middle School for the Arts and perform for WUOLive. These appearances will culminate in the Gheens Foundation Great Expectations concert, where Recktenwald and the quintet will perform with the Louisville Orchestra at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.
The Kentucky Center Presents Jonny Lang With Special Guest Doyle Bramhall II
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2018
Grammy Award-winning guitarist Jonny Lang brings his lauded new album Signs to The Kentucky Center. His newest musical venture marks a return to his guitar-based roots by embracing searing vocals and cathartic solos, and encapsulating the spirit of the early blues.
BWW Feature: CONCERT WITH THE STARS at The Lexington Theatre Company Recap
by Taylor Clemons - January 14, 2018
A starry concert ends with two big announcements.

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