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BWW Previews: Kentucky Shakespeare Announces 2015 Season - and More
by Todd Zeigler - September 24, 2014
For 2015, Matt Wallace and company want to make Kentucky Shakespeare a year-round affair.
BWW Previews: Wayward Brings Sci Fi to Stage with Bixby's MAN FROM EARTH
by Todd Zeigler - September 22, 2014
The best sci fi, profound messages lay beneath the spectacle, and Wayward Actors Company will mine a choice piece of work when it presents Jerome Bixby's "The Man From Earth" Oct. 3-12 at The Bards Town.
BWW Reviews: DRACULA Scares Up Successful Return at Actors Theatre
by Todd Zeigler - September 19, 2014
A few years ago, in a different publication, I gave Actors Theatre's "Dracula" a somewhat mixed review. I didn't get it. Boy, do I get it now.
Terrance Simien, Rebirth Brass Band and More Set for Centennial Festival of Riverboats' 2014 Music Lineup, 10/14-19
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2014
The Centennial Festival of Riverboats, a commemoration of the 100th birthday of the Belle of Louisville, will feature a variety of musical and performing acts, powered by Louisville Gas and Electric Company. The Kentucky Center curated the musical lineup with a close eye on authentic, river-inspired genres -- carefully orchestrating the music roster to set the tone for the event. The celebration, October 14-19, will have a distinctly local flavor, centering on Louisville's best music, food, bourbon and art along the banks of Waterfront Park.
BWW Previews: Actors Theatre Raises Curtain on 2014-2015 Season
by Todd Zeigler - September 04, 2014
If you're looking for a common theme or idea around which Actors Theatre builds its season, you won't find one. At least not a conscious one, according to Artistic Director Les Waters.
StageOne Family Theatre to Present PETIT ROUGE: A CAJUN RED RIDING HOOD, 10/11-11/1
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2014
StageOne Family Theatre presents Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood, a musical based on a traditional tale that starts in the Louisiana bayou, at the Kentucky Center this fall!
Lincoln Amphitheatre Transitioning to New Management; ROUTE 66 Cancelled
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2014
The governing board of directors for the Lincoln Amphitheatre (the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association) is currently in negotiations regarding a transition to new management for the Lincoln Amphitheatre and restructuring of the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association.
BWW Reviews: 'FORTRESS' a Strong Showing at Derby Dinner
by Todd Zeigler - August 28, 2014
There is an oh-so-subtle dramatic bed upon which rides one of the funniest evenings of theater I've had the joy to partake of in quite a while.
BWW Preview: Savage Rose Names Interim Artistic Director
by Todd Zeigler - August 23, 2014
Louisville's resident classical theater company is getting a new face.
Susan Boyle, Brian Regan, and More to Highlight the 2014-2015 Kentucky Center Presents Season
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2014
The 2014-2015 Kentucky Center Presents season features performances by Susan Boyle, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, as well as luminaries from the realms of Comedy, Classical music, and the Culinary Arts.
BWW Previews: Kentucky Shakespeare Brings in the Community
by Todd Zeigler - August 06, 2014
After wrapping three grand mainstage productions that have run over seven weeks, would you believe Kentucky Shakespeare's summer season in Central Park is only half-over? Only thing is, you've got just three weeks to catch the rest.
Give Into The Groove Awards Over $20,000
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2014
Lexingtonians gave into the good times at the 11th Annual Give Into The Groove (GITG), which took place recently at Whitaker Bank Ball Park in downtown Lexington.
BWW Previews: DAMAGED GOODS Takes Local Improv Nationwide
by Todd Zeigler - July 25, 2014
Improv fans far beyond Louisville have begun taking notice of Damaged Goods. The trio brings their distinct brand of short and long-form improv in their latest production, "Don't Get Got!", to The Bard's Town on Aug. 2.
The Drama Studio Stages THE FANTASTICKS at St. Genesius Theatre, Now thru 7/27
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2014
The Drama Studio at St. Genesius Theatre has announced its lineup for Summer Stock 2014 -- THE FANTASTICKS, featuring book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt, directed by Debbie Jones with musical direction by Dan Endris. The show runs today, July 24 and July 25, 26, 2014 at 7:30 PM and July 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
BWW Reviews: HAMLET Kills for Kentucky Shakespeare
by Todd Zeigler - July 17, 2014
The best productions of classic plays present them as if they are world premieres. They reveal new details, shine new light upon dramas whose lines you could recite like the names of your children. "Hamlet," the finale of Kentucky Shakespeare's trio of summer stagings in Central Park, is exactly this sort of production.
BWW Interviews: Local Actor Hits Big Screen in TAMMY
by Todd Zeigler - July 11, 2014
This space is normally reserved for the shows and stars of local stages. But chances are that if you also watch a lot of TV, you've been seeing one of those local faces a lot lately.
Clarksville Little Theatre Presents Disney's PETER PAN JR., Now thru 7/13
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2014
A fantastic quest awaits Wendy and her brothers when Peter Pan, the hero of their stories, whisks them away to the magical world of Neverland. After following Peter and his feisty sidekick Tinker Bell past 'the second star to the right and straight on till morning,' they explore the island and Peter's secret hideout with the rambunctious Lost Boys and leap into high-flying battles with swashbuckling pirates and the infamous Captain Hook!
BWW Reviews: HENRY V Doesn't Quite Conquer
by Todd Zeigler - July 06, 2014
Kentucky Shakespeare makes a noble, if uneven, go at 'Henry V.'
Clarksville Little Theatre Presents Disney's PETER PAN JR., 7/11-13
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2014
A fantastic quest awaits Wendy and her brothers when Peter Pan, the hero of their stories, whisks them away to the magical world of Neverland. After following Peter and his feisty sidekick Tinker Bell past "the second star to the right and straight on till morning," they explore the island and Peter's secret hideout with the rambunctious Lost Boys and leap into high-flying battles with swashbuckling pirates and the infamous Captain Hook!
MARY POPPINS Flies in For Six-Week Stay at Derby Dinner Playhouse, Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2014
Derby Dinner Playhouse presents the musical that has entertained people of all ages for years, MARY POPPINS, running July 2 through August 16, 2014.
The Drama Studio to Stage THE FANTASTICKS at St. Genesius Theatre, 7/24-27
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2014
The Drama Studio at St. Genesius Theatre has announced its lineup for Summer Stock 2014 -- THE FANTASTICKS, featuring book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt, directed by Debbie Jones with musical direction by Dan Endris. The show runs July 24, 25, 26, 2014 at 7:30 PM and July 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
BWW Interviews: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Cooper Prepares for Next Phase of Theater Career
by Todd Zeigler - June 29, 2014
Kentucky Shakespeare's summer season closes on August 17 with Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company's critically acclaimed "King Lear," starring J. Barrett Cooper, the company's founder, as the titular king. It will be a swan song of sorts, for it will be Cooper's final performance with the company, and in Louisville - at least for the time being.
BWW Previews: THE 13TH OF PARIS a Romantic Opening to Theatre [502]'s Fourth Season
by Todd Zeigler - June 29, 2014
The local group opens its fourth season Friday with a work that juxtaposes love's timeless ideals with contemporary realities in Mat Smart's 'The 13th of Paris,' which opened last Friday in the Martin Experimental Theater at The Kentucky Center for the Arts.
The Henry Clay Theatre Presents MARRY ME A LITTLE, Now thru 6/29
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2014
Marry Me A Little opens at at the Henry Clay Theatre tonight, June 19 and runs until June 29.
Pandora Productions' MARRY ME A LITTLE Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2014
Pandora Productions brings the curtain down on another thrilling theatrical season with Marry Me A Little, tonight, June 19, through Sunday, June 29, at The Henry Clay Theater in Downtown Louisville.

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