BWW Review: Playhouse Stages a Large Scale ALL THE WAY
by Joseph Baker - March 07, 2016
'I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er,' says Macbeth in William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. I have always felt that these lines could have described President Lyndon Johnson as he doggedly followed his disastrous course in Vietnam. Now, certainly, Johnson was no villain as such; however, to countless Americans, his term in office will be forever marred by his hubristic determination to succeed. For some families touched by tragedy, his very name will be forever reviled. However, in recent years, many historians (such as Doris Kearns Goodwin) have tried to see 'the forest' beyond 'the trees' and have lauded Johnson for effecting legislation that culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in voting rights for Blacks. Playhouse on the Square's current production of Robert Schenkkan's ALL THE WAY (recalling LBJ's campaign slogan 'All the way with LBJ') focuses on Johnson's political maneuvers in that arena -- especially as they factor in his desire to be elected as something more than an 'accidental President.'
by Joseph Baker - March 07, 2016
'I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er,' says Macbeth in William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. I have always felt that these lines could have described President Lyndon Johnson as he doggedly followed his disastrous course in Vietnam. Now, certainly, Johnson was no villain as such; however, to countless Americans, his term in office will be forever marred by his hubristic determination to succeed. For some families touched by tragedy, his very name will be forever reviled. However, in recent years, many historians (such as Doris Kearns Goodwin) have tried to see 'the forest' beyond 'the trees' and have lauded Johnson for effecting legislation that culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in voting rights for Blacks. Playhouse on the Square's current production of Robert Schenkkan's ALL THE WAY (recalling LBJ's campaign slogan 'All the way with LBJ') focuses on Johnson's political maneuvers in that arena -- especially as they factor in his desire to be elected as something more than an 'accidental President.'
BWW Review: Commending Cloud9
by Caroline Sposto - March 07, 2016
There is magic in midtown. Memphis is stagestruck -- moreso than ever, and with a surplus of talent! (Investors call the new vitality and nightlife 'gentrification,' I call it a renaissance because the arts are thriving all around us.) In one square mile, there are more shows each weekend than an avid theatre goer has time to enjoy. This month, yet another tantalizing choice appeared on the calendar. Cloud9 Theatre Company just closed its inaugural show at the Evergreen Theatre. (I was sorry I couldn't get there opening night.) Based on what I saw, we have another local gem. What fun to live and work in the midst of so much creative energy!
by Caroline Sposto - March 07, 2016
There is magic in midtown. Memphis is stagestruck -- moreso than ever, and with a surplus of talent! (Investors call the new vitality and nightlife 'gentrification,' I call it a renaissance because the arts are thriving all around us.) In one square mile, there are more shows each weekend than an avid theatre goer has time to enjoy. This month, yet another tantalizing choice appeared on the calendar. Cloud9 Theatre Company just closed its inaugural show at the Evergreen Theatre. (I was sorry I couldn't get there opening night.) Based on what I saw, we have another local gem. What fun to live and work in the midst of so much creative energy!
The Guest House at Graceland, Scheduled to Open October 2016
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
The Guest House at Graceland, recently named one of the most important hotel openings in 2016 by Business Insider, has released details of its specialty suites in the new 450-room, full-service, world-class resort.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
The Guest House at Graceland, recently named one of the most important hotel openings in 2016 by Business Insider, has released details of its specialty suites in the new 450-room, full-service, world-class resort.
Theatre Memphis to Present INTO THE WOODS
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods will open March 11 and run until April 3, 2016, on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. This storybook fantasy is a musical journey with an original story based on several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. A childless baker and his wife set out on a mission to begin a family but must break a Witch's curse. Their travels bring them to interact with characters from Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Cinderella and more. The show is a delightful romp with a dose of reality thrown in the mix that makes one question happily ever after.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods will open March 11 and run until April 3, 2016, on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. This storybook fantasy is a musical journey with an original story based on several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. A childless baker and his wife set out on a mission to begin a family but must break a Witch's curse. Their travels bring them to interact with characters from Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Cinderella and more. The show is a delightful romp with a dose of reality thrown in the mix that makes one question happily ever after.
Broadway's Aaron Lazar Set for Tennessee Shakespeare Company's 2016 Gala
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
Tennessee Shakespeare Company announces Broadway's critically-acclaimed leading man Aaron Lazar (Light in the Piazza, Mamma Mia) will headline its Seventh Annual Gala performed at Germantown Performing Arts Center on April 8, 2016 at 6:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
Tennessee Shakespeare Company announces Broadway's critically-acclaimed leading man Aaron Lazar (Light in the Piazza, Mamma Mia) will headline its Seventh Annual Gala performed at Germantown Performing Arts Center on April 8, 2016 at 6:00 pm.
Halloran Centre at The Orpheum to Present AMERICAN MADE MOVIE
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
The Halloran Centre at the Orpheum presents American Made Movie on Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00 PM as part of the Southern Circuit Independent Film Series. Whether consumer or business owner, audiences will discover their role in developing the domestic manufacturing industry.
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
The Halloran Centre at the Orpheum presents American Made Movie on Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00 PM as part of the Southern Circuit Independent Film Series. Whether consumer or business owner, audiences will discover their role in developing the domestic manufacturing industry.
THE JUNETEENTH STORY - And Why It Matters
by Caroline Sposto - February 28, 2016
Black History Month is drawing to a close, and again, I wonder why this integral component of American history isn't a more substantial part of the discussion year-round. Imagine for a moment a world without the African American influence on music, sports, dance, entertainment, and fashion. Though it may be arguable that Black contributions to popular culture are readily apparent, thousands of other important facts have been left out of the educational curricula for years. For example, most people know that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, but how many people know that a black man, Lewis Latimer, invented the filament for the lightbulb?
by Caroline Sposto - February 28, 2016
Black History Month is drawing to a close, and again, I wonder why this integral component of American history isn't a more substantial part of the discussion year-round. Imagine for a moment a world without the African American influence on music, sports, dance, entertainment, and fashion. Though it may be arguable that Black contributions to popular culture are readily apparent, thousands of other important facts have been left out of the educational curricula for years. For example, most people know that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, but how many people know that a black man, Lewis Latimer, invented the filament for the lightbulb?
BWW Review: RIVER CITY Proves That Looking 'Inside' the Box Is As Important as Looking Outside It
by Joseph Baker - February 26, 2016
At one point in Diana Grisanti's sharply written RIVER CITY, in its final weekend at Voices of the South, an older character challenges the 'education' that a fourteen year-old black youth has received at St. Thomas, the Catholic-run orphanage in Louisville: The young man may know history from a white perspective, but does he know anything important about his own black heritage -- and does he know what's happening in 1968, as the black community plans a demonstration to protest the rehiring of a police officer guilty of harassment? (Yes, sadly, the times . . . they aren't always 'a-changin' -- sorry, Mr. Dylan.) I remember an instance when, as a white youngster in a rural town outside Memphis, I first heard the name 'Martin Luther King.' Our school bus had already run, and I was waiting for the bus of my best friend (who happened to be black) to drop him off so that he could rid himself of his books, change clothes, and come out to play. When he descended from the bus, I walked with him down the lane where he lived with his grandparents. I asked him what he had done in school that day, and he replied that he learned who the father of 'his' country was. 'George Washington,' I interrupted. 'No,' he insisted. 'The father of 'his' country was Martin Luther King.' In just a few years, some great strides would be made; however, I am nearing seventy now -- and the ugliness of racism is still omnipresent. Not only does police harassment still dominate the news, but, with the OSCARS being broadcast Sunday evening, there is a planned boycott by a number of black actors and actresses over the lack of racial diversity among the major nominees.
by Joseph Baker - February 26, 2016
At one point in Diana Grisanti's sharply written RIVER CITY, in its final weekend at Voices of the South, an older character challenges the 'education' that a fourteen year-old black youth has received at St. Thomas, the Catholic-run orphanage in Louisville: The young man may know history from a white perspective, but does he know anything important about his own black heritage -- and does he know what's happening in 1968, as the black community plans a demonstration to protest the rehiring of a police officer guilty of harassment? (Yes, sadly, the times . . . they aren't always 'a-changin' -- sorry, Mr. Dylan.) I remember an instance when, as a white youngster in a rural town outside Memphis, I first heard the name 'Martin Luther King.' Our school bus had already run, and I was waiting for the bus of my best friend (who happened to be black) to drop him off so that he could rid himself of his books, change clothes, and come out to play. When he descended from the bus, I walked with him down the lane where he lived with his grandparents. I asked him what he had done in school that day, and he replied that he learned who the father of 'his' country was. 'George Washington,' I interrupted. 'No,' he insisted. 'The father of 'his' country was Martin Luther King.' In just a few years, some great strides would be made; however, I am nearing seventy now -- and the ugliness of racism is still omnipresent. Not only does police harassment still dominate the news, but, with the OSCARS being broadcast Sunday evening, there is a planned boycott by a number of black actors and actresses over the lack of racial diversity among the major nominees.
Germantown Community Theatre Launches Development Campaign
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2016
Germantown Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the official beginning of their $1.5 million dollar capital campaign- 'Build, Grow, Expand'. The campaign will kick off with a groundbreaking ceremony and reception on the grounds of GCT on March 15, 2016 at 9 AM. Special attendees will include Mayor Mike Palazzolo and the theatre's Board of Directors. All GCT friends and supporters are encouraged to attend.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2016
Germantown Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the official beginning of their $1.5 million dollar capital campaign- 'Build, Grow, Expand'. The campaign will kick off with a groundbreaking ceremony and reception on the grounds of GCT on March 15, 2016 at 9 AM. Special attendees will include Mayor Mike Palazzolo and the theatre's Board of Directors. All GCT friends and supporters are encouraged to attend.
MAMMA MIA! to Launch Playhouse on the Square's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016
?The 2016 - 2017 season at Playhouse on the Square will begin with one of the longest running Broadway musicals, the smash hit Mamma Mia! Featuring some of Abba's biggest hits, this crowd-pleasing favorite played for over 14 years on Broadway.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016
?The 2016 - 2017 season at Playhouse on the Square will begin with one of the longest running Broadway musicals, the smash hit Mamma Mia! Featuring some of Abba's biggest hits, this crowd-pleasing favorite played for over 14 years on Broadway.
PINKALICIOUS to Play Circuit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016
Kid approved favorite Pinkalicious is coming to The Circuit Playhouse! Based on the popular children's book Pinkalicious, this family friendly musical centers on Pinkalicious who can't stop eating pink cupcakes! Despite warnings from her parents, Pinkalicious ends up diagnosed with Pinkititis which turns her pink from head to toe. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but when it goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure a way out of this pink predicament.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016
Kid approved favorite Pinkalicious is coming to The Circuit Playhouse! Based on the popular children's book Pinkalicious, this family friendly musical centers on Pinkalicious who can't stop eating pink cupcakes! Despite warnings from her parents, Pinkalicious ends up diagnosed with Pinkititis which turns her pink from head to toe. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but when it goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure a way out of this pink predicament.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Germantown Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with book by Jeffery Lane and music & lyrics by David Yazbek, will open this March at Germantown Community Theatre, running March 11-26, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with book by Jeffery Lane and music & lyrics by David Yazbek, will open this March at Germantown Community Theatre, running March 11-26, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Circuit Playhouse to Present PAGEANT
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016
Pageant is back at The Circuit Playhouse by popular demand! This laugh-a-minute musical experience is like no beauty pageant you've ever seen before, as six beautiful woMEN vie for the title of Miss Glamouresse. Watch these handsome contestants compete in swimsuit, talent, gown, and spokesmodel categories. Judges are selected from the audience, so no two performances are the same!
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016
Pageant is back at The Circuit Playhouse by popular demand! This laugh-a-minute musical experience is like no beauty pageant you've ever seen before, as six beautiful woMEN vie for the title of Miss Glamouresse. Watch these handsome contestants compete in swimsuit, talent, gown, and spokesmodel categories. Judges are selected from the audience, so no two performances are the same!
SIDE SHOW, LIBERACE! and More Set for Theatre Memphis' 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
Theatre Memphis has made its play selections for the 2016-17 season and they include a variety of entertainment that touches many bases. Featuring musicals, comedy, drama, classics and new work, the season offers options and regional premieres to Memphis patrons.
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
Theatre Memphis has made its play selections for the 2016-17 season and they include a variety of entertainment that touches many bases. Featuring musicals, comedy, drama, classics and new work, the season offers options and regional premieres to Memphis patrons.
Orpheum Welcomes New Board Members
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
The Memphis Development Foundation (MDF), the nonprofit organization that operates The Orpheum Theatre and the new Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education, proudly announces the addition of four new members to its prestigious Board of Directors:
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
The Memphis Development Foundation (MDF), the nonprofit organization that operates The Orpheum Theatre and the new Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education, proudly announces the addition of four new members to its prestigious Board of Directors:
BWW Review: MOTHERS AND SONS - and Son and Lover - Clash at Theatre Memphis' Next Stage
by Joseph Baker - February 15, 2016
In Terrence McNally's MOTHERS AND SONS, now playing at Theatre Memphis' Next Stage, there's something out of place in Jack Yates' smart New York apartment set -- and it has nothing to do with furniture. Rather, it's the presence of Karen Mason Riss's 'Katharine,' who, unannounced, has flown from her home in Dallas to visit 'Cal,' the one-time lover of her long-deceased son 'Andre.' Her anomalous presence is not unlike situating Archie Bunker's armchair in the foyer of the Biltmore. She has arrived with baggage: Not what she uses for travel -- but what she has carried within herself for the last twenty years; and of all times, it's the Christmas season -- and, clutching her fur coat as if it were some time of impenetrable armor, she comes across like some unwelcome Ghost of Christmas Past.
by Joseph Baker - February 15, 2016
In Terrence McNally's MOTHERS AND SONS, now playing at Theatre Memphis' Next Stage, there's something out of place in Jack Yates' smart New York apartment set -- and it has nothing to do with furniture. Rather, it's the presence of Karen Mason Riss's 'Katharine,' who, unannounced, has flown from her home in Dallas to visit 'Cal,' the one-time lover of her long-deceased son 'Andre.' Her anomalous presence is not unlike situating Archie Bunker's armchair in the foyer of the Biltmore. She has arrived with baggage: Not what she uses for travel -- but what she has carried within herself for the last twenty years; and of all times, it's the Christmas season -- and, clutching her fur coat as if it were some time of impenetrable armor, she comes across like some unwelcome Ghost of Christmas Past.
Catching up with Kristen Beth Williams
by Caroline Sposto - February 11, 2016
The wildly popular musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will be at The Memphis Orpheum February 9 - 14th. This daring, dark comedy hails from Roy Horniman's 1907 novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal, told through the eyes of a man who bumps off the aristocrats standing in the way of his title. In 1949, the book was loosely adapted into the movie, 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' which starred Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, and Alec Guinness. In 2014, Robert Freedman and Steven Lutvak set the story to music. It has been nabbing awards and slaying audiences ever since.
by Caroline Sposto - February 11, 2016
The wildly popular musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will be at The Memphis Orpheum February 9 - 14th. This daring, dark comedy hails from Roy Horniman's 1907 novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal, told through the eyes of a man who bumps off the aristocrats standing in the way of his title. In 1949, the book was loosely adapted into the movie, 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' which starred Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, and Alec Guinness. In 2014, Robert Freedman and Steven Lutvak set the story to music. It has been nabbing awards and slaying audiences ever since.
TN Shakespeare Company to Host Hemingway Literary Salon
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
? Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, returns to its popular Southern Literary Salon for a touch of the tropical during our Winter season.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
? Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, returns to its popular Southern Literary Salon for a touch of the tropical during our Winter season.
BWW Review: As Much 'Skillduggery' as 'Skullduggery' in A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at the Orpheum
by Joseph Baker - February 10, 2016
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER must have been a 'labor of love' for Robert L. Freedman, who wrote the book: After all, it is derived from the brilliant 1949 British comedy classic KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, which benefited immeasurably by performances by Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, and -- most especially -- the brilliant Alec Guinness, whose impersonation of all the victims was a tour de force. Yet, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE, with wickedly droll music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak, is a deliciously poisonous bon bon all its own. It's as if Joseph Kesselring's ARSENIC AND OLD LACE had somehow melded with Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and somewhere 'up there' (or 'down there,' whatever the case may be) writers like Roald Dahl and directors like Alfred Hitchcock must be smiling at the production currently delighting audiences at the Orpheum.
by Joseph Baker - February 10, 2016
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER must have been a 'labor of love' for Robert L. Freedman, who wrote the book: After all, it is derived from the brilliant 1949 British comedy classic KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, which benefited immeasurably by performances by Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, and -- most especially -- the brilliant Alec Guinness, whose impersonation of all the victims was a tour de force. Yet, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE, with wickedly droll music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak, is a deliciously poisonous bon bon all its own. It's as if Joseph Kesselring's ARSENIC AND OLD LACE had somehow melded with Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and somewhere 'up there' (or 'down there,' whatever the case may be) writers like Roald Dahl and directors like Alfred Hitchcock must be smiling at the production currently delighting audiences at the Orpheum.
STAR TREK: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE Docks in Memphis
by Caroline Sposto - February 08, 2016
Gene Roddenberry had a bold vision when he pitched his inspiration to NBC as a 'Wagon Train to the Stars' in 1964. The first episode of Star Trek aired on Sept. 8, 1966. It was a show with unknown actors, and limited special effects, but what it lacked in flash, it made up for in sensibility. America was entangled in the Vietnam War, the Cold War was at its height, the Civil Rights Movement was battling the status quo, and pre-regulation smog was covering major cities with toxic gray clouds.
by Caroline Sposto - February 08, 2016
Gene Roddenberry had a bold vision when he pitched his inspiration to NBC as a 'Wagon Train to the Stars' in 1964. The first episode of Star Trek aired on Sept. 8, 1966. It was a show with unknown actors, and limited special effects, but what it lacked in flash, it made up for in sensibility. America was entangled in the Vietnam War, the Cold War was at its height, the Civil Rights Movement was battling the status quo, and pre-regulation smog was covering major cities with toxic gray clouds.
BWW Review: LOVE LETTERS Is GCT's Valentine to the Community
by Joseph Baker - February 08, 2016
In his Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare wrote, 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments' -- and impediments there are aplenty in A.R. Gurney's oft-performed LOVE LETTERS, which Director Anthony Isbell and a sterling, rotating cast of three couples has staged at the intimate Germantown Community Theatre. It's a St. Valentine's gift to the community, to be sure; and as soon as you enter the atmospheric lobby, pay heed to the scattering of deep-red rose petals and the framed quotations of letters from famous lovers -- everyone from John Keats to (even) Oscar Wilde to Johnny Cash. You'll be doing yourself a disservice if you don't, as they establish a real mood for what takes place on stage.
by Joseph Baker - February 08, 2016
In his Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare wrote, 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments' -- and impediments there are aplenty in A.R. Gurney's oft-performed LOVE LETTERS, which Director Anthony Isbell and a sterling, rotating cast of three couples has staged at the intimate Germantown Community Theatre. It's a St. Valentine's gift to the community, to be sure; and as soon as you enter the atmospheric lobby, pay heed to the scattering of deep-red rose petals and the framed quotations of letters from famous lovers -- everyone from John Keats to (even) Oscar Wilde to Johnny Cash. You'll be doing yourself a disservice if you don't, as they establish a real mood for what takes place on stage.
BWW Review: Circuit's THE OTHER PLACE Is 'Down the Rabbit Hole'
by Joseph Baker - February 08, 2016
Throughout Sunday's matinee of Sharr White's intensely watchable THE OTHER PLACE at Circuit, for some reason I kept thinking of Edgar Allan Poe's 'A Dream Within a Dream' and, particularly, of these lines: 'All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream. / I stand amid the roar / Of a surf-tormented shore, / And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand -- / How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep -- while I weep.' THE OTHER PLACE, ably directed by the always dependable Dave Landis, is somewhat constructed like a Chinese puzzle box. Like the main character, a drug company scientist named 'Juliana Smithton' (who, in turn, is married to 'Ian,' an oncologist), the audience is continually challenged with questions of what is real and what is not.
by Joseph Baker - February 08, 2016
Throughout Sunday's matinee of Sharr White's intensely watchable THE OTHER PLACE at Circuit, for some reason I kept thinking of Edgar Allan Poe's 'A Dream Within a Dream' and, particularly, of these lines: 'All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream. / I stand amid the roar / Of a surf-tormented shore, / And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand -- / How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep -- while I weep.' THE OTHER PLACE, ably directed by the always dependable Dave Landis, is somewhat constructed like a Chinese puzzle box. Like the main character, a drug company scientist named 'Juliana Smithton' (who, in turn, is married to 'Ian,' an oncologist), the audience is continually challenged with questions of what is real and what is not.
Playhouse on the Square to Stage Tony-Winning ALL THE WAY
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
Playhouse on the Square presents the regional premiere of Robert Schenkkan's political drama All The Way. The winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play, All The Way takes us to November 1963. An assassin's bullet has just catapulted Lyndon Baines Johnson into the presidency. A man with a towering ambition and appetite, LBJ finds himself embroiled in passing the Civil Rights Act as he campaigns for re-election, and searches for the recognition he so desperately wants.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
Playhouse on the Square presents the regional premiere of Robert Schenkkan's political drama All The Way. The winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play, All The Way takes us to November 1963. An assassin's bullet has just catapulted Lyndon Baines Johnson into the presidency. A man with a towering ambition and appetite, LBJ finds himself embroiled in passing the Civil Rights Act as he campaigns for re-election, and searches for the recognition he so desperately wants.
Orpheum's Family Series Offers Sensory-Friendly Show with ELEPHANT & PIGGIE
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016
On Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30 PM, the Orpheum's Family Series presents ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S: We Are in a Play, offering audiences the Orpheum's first ever sensory-friendly performance. This special engagement is designed to create a performing arts experience that is welcoming to all families with children with autism or with other disabilities that create sensory sensitivities.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016
On Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30 PM, the Orpheum's Family Series presents ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S: We Are in a Play, offering audiences the Orpheum's first ever sensory-friendly performance. This special engagement is designed to create a performing arts experience that is welcoming to all families with children with autism or with other disabilities that create sensory sensitivities.
Martin Lawrence Coming to The Orpheum; Tickets on Sale Friday
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
? Comedian, actor, director and producer Martin Lawrence continues his DOIN' TIME: UNCUT LIVE tour-Lawrence's first stand-up tour in four years-bringing the show to legendary venues across the country, including a marquee engagement at Barclays Center-his first NYC show in fifteen years. Lawrence has made a triumphant return to the stand-up stage wowing audiences with his signature style of hilarious stories, social commentary and more.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
? Comedian, actor, director and producer Martin Lawrence continues his DOIN' TIME: UNCUT LIVE tour-Lawrence's first stand-up tour in four years-bringing the show to legendary venues across the country, including a marquee engagement at Barclays Center-his first NYC show in fifteen years. Lawrence has made a triumphant return to the stand-up stage wowing audiences with his signature style of hilarious stories, social commentary and more.
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