FROGZ! Headed to Orpheum Theatre, 2/21-22
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014
Critically acclaimed FROGZ! leaps onto the Orpheum stage Friday, February 21st at 6:30 PM and Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM. Presented by the Orpheum Theatre's 2013-2014 Family Series, this production offers an unforgettable theatrical experience that the entire family will enjoy.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014
Critically acclaimed FROGZ! leaps onto the Orpheum stage Friday, February 21st at 6:30 PM and Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM. Presented by the Orpheum Theatre's 2013-2014 Family Series, this production offers an unforgettable theatrical experience that the entire family will enjoy.
TN Shakespeare Co. Presents ROMEO AND JULIET at GPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014
Tennessee Shakespeare Company brings a sweeping, youthful, full-cast production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at Germantown Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 30 at 7:00 pm. Opening night tonight, January 28 will include a complimentary post-show reception with the actors.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014
Tennessee Shakespeare Company brings a sweeping, youthful, full-cast production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at Germantown Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 30 at 7:00 pm. Opening night tonight, January 28 will include a complimentary post-show reception with the actors.
Orpheum Family Series Presents SID THE SCIENCE KID Today
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
The Orpheum Theatre's 2013-2014 Family Series welcomes Sid The Science Kid to the Orpheum Theatre tonight, January 24 at 6:30 PM as Sid and his friends take audiences on a journey to discover the curiosities of the world.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
The Orpheum Theatre's 2013-2014 Family Series welcomes Sid The Science Kid to the Orpheum Theatre tonight, January 24 at 6:30 PM as Sid and his friends take audiences on a journey to discover the curiosities of the world.
Arthur Miller's Award-Winning DEATH OF A SALESMAN Comes to Theatre Memphis, Now thru 2/9
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama comes to life on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis tonight, January 24 - February 9, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama comes to life on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis tonight, January 24 - February 9, 2014.
SPAMALOT Runs Now thru 2/16 at Playhouse on the Square
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
This Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Musical is a comedy 'lovingly ripped off from' the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. King Arthur, so dubbed when the Lady of the Lake gave him Excalibur, travels England in search of knights for his Round Table who go on a search for the Holy Grail. With musical numbers like 'He Is Not Dead Yet' and 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,' Monty Python's Spamalot 'raises silliness to an art form!' -The Sunday Times
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
This Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Musical is a comedy 'lovingly ripped off from' the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. King Arthur, so dubbed when the Lady of the Lake gave him Excalibur, travels England in search of knights for his Round Table who go on a search for the Holy Grail. With musical numbers like 'He Is Not Dead Yet' and 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,' Monty Python's Spamalot 'raises silliness to an art form!' -The Sunday Times
Donate to Mid-South Food Bank and See SPAMALOT Free at Playhouse on the Square Today
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2014
Today's January 23 preview performance of Monty Python's Spamalot at Playhouse on the Square is a food drive for Mid-South Food Bank (midsouthfoodbank.org). Admission is free for patrons who bring cans of Spam and other non-perishable foods to donate. Patrons must bring four or more items to qualify for free admission.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2014
Today's January 23 preview performance of Monty Python's Spamalot at Playhouse on the Square is a food drive for Mid-South Food Bank (midsouthfoodbank.org). Admission is free for patrons who bring cans of Spam and other non-perishable foods to donate. Patrons must bring four or more items to qualify for free admission.
WICKED Announces Lottery for $25 Seats
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2014
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to The Orpheum Theatre with performances from Wednesday, January 29 through February 16. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Orpheum Theatre box office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2014
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to The Orpheum Theatre with performances from Wednesday, January 29 through February 16. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Orpheum Theatre box office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person.
Arthur Miller's Award-Winning DEATH OF A SALESMAN Comes to Theatre Memphis, 1/24-2/9
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2014
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama comes to life on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis January 24 - February 9, 2014. Willy Loman, one of the most famous characters in the history of the American theater, is a tortured soul hoping for a better life for his wife and sons. Reconciliation and forgiveness will come at a price as a secret is revealed- changing all their lives. In this American classic piece of theater a working class family stands divided.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2014
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama comes to life on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis January 24 - February 9, 2014. Willy Loman, one of the most famous characters in the history of the American theater, is a tortured soul hoping for a better life for his wife and sons. Reconciliation and forgiveness will come at a price as a secret is revealed- changing all their lives. In this American classic piece of theater a working class family stands divided.
BWW Blog: The Legacy of LeRoi Jones
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 20, 2014
Celebrated and criticized writer-activist Amiri Baraka died at age 79 on January 9. When I first read his poetry his name was LeRoi Jones (his birth name). I came to him through reading early literary heroes, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, birthers of a literary and cultural movement that welcomed Mr. Baraka into their wide fold. He in turn published some of their work, later penning controversial plays and helping lead the Black Nationalist movement.
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 20, 2014
Celebrated and criticized writer-activist Amiri Baraka died at age 79 on January 9. When I first read his poetry his name was LeRoi Jones (his birth name). I came to him through reading early literary heroes, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, birthers of a literary and cultural movement that welcomed Mr. Baraka into their wide fold. He in turn published some of their work, later penning controversial plays and helping lead the Black Nationalist movement.
BWW Blog: Tech Week of DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 19, 2014
Tech week. That point in rehearsal where all the "technical" elements are added on to the work the actors have been doing for weeks. Tech week. That point in rehearsal where the director's focus inevitably shifts from what is going on with the actors to what is going on around and above and behind them.
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 19, 2014
Tech week. That point in rehearsal where all the "technical" elements are added on to the work the actors have been doing for weeks. Tech week. That point in rehearsal where the director's focus inevitably shifts from what is going on with the actors to what is going on around and above and behind them.
BWW Reviews: OTHER DESERT CITIES Makes Radiant Regional Debut at Circuit Playhouse
by Caroline Sposto - January 19, 2014
Tolstoy wrote that, 'Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' Playwright Jon Robin Baitz extrapolated on that theory in his drama, Other Desert Cities, a 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Play. It's an intricate script and the regional premiere at The Circuit Playhouse does it justice.
by Caroline Sposto - January 19, 2014
Tolstoy wrote that, 'Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' Playwright Jon Robin Baitz extrapolated on that theory in his drama, Other Desert Cities, a 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Play. It's an intricate script and the regional premiere at The Circuit Playhouse does it justice.
OTHER DESERT CITIES Runs Now thru 2/9 at The Circuit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
In this funny and searing family drama, Brooke Wyeth, a once promising novelist, returns home after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs with her parents, former Reagan inner circle, her brother, and her aunt. When Brooke announces she is about to publish a memoir focusing on an explosive chapter in the family's history, the holiday reunion is thrown into turmoil as the Wyeths struggle to come to terms with their past. A 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Play.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
In this funny and searing family drama, Brooke Wyeth, a once promising novelist, returns home after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs with her parents, former Reagan inner circle, her brother, and her aunt. When Brooke announces she is about to publish a memoir focusing on an explosive chapter in the family's history, the holiday reunion is thrown into turmoil as the Wyeths struggle to come to terms with their past. A 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Play.
Playhouse on the Square Now Accepting Scripts for 2nd Annual NewWorks@TheWorks Competition
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
Playhouse on the Square is accepting scripts for the Second Annual "NewWorks@TheWorks" Competition. A panel of local directors, actors, and designers will review all submitted scripts and select six to receive staged readings during the 2014-15 season. After the six readings have been presented, Playhouse on the Square will select two that will receive full productions during the 2015-16 Season. These two new works will receive world premieres at Playhouse's third performance space, TheatreWorks.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
Playhouse on the Square is accepting scripts for the Second Annual "NewWorks@TheWorks" Competition. A panel of local directors, actors, and designers will review all submitted scripts and select six to receive staged readings during the 2014-15 season. After the six readings have been presented, Playhouse on the Square will select two that will receive full productions during the 2015-16 Season. These two new works will receive world premieres at Playhouse's third performance space, TheatreWorks.
Donate to Mid-South Food Bank and See SPAMALOT Free at Playhouse on the Square, 1/23
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014
The Thursday, January 23 preview performance of Monty Python's Spamalot at Playhouse on the Square is a food drive for Mid-South Food Bank (midsouthfoodbank.org). Admission is free for patrons who bring cans of Spam and other non-perishable foods to donate. Patrons must bring four or more items to qualify for free admission.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014
The Thursday, January 23 preview performance of Monty Python's Spamalot at Playhouse on the Square is a food drive for Mid-South Food Bank (midsouthfoodbank.org). Admission is free for patrons who bring cans of Spam and other non-perishable foods to donate. Patrons must bring four or more items to qualify for free admission.
BWW Blog: Tony Isbell On Casting
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 14, 2014
I began my work in the theatre as an actor. That was the passion that first led me to the stage as a young man. After a few years, the opportunity arose and I tried my hand at directing. I've been doing both for a long time now. Because I both act in plays and direct them, I sometimes get asked something along the lines of "Do you think of yourself as an actor or a director?" My answer is always the same: I am an actor who directs. I don't mean the answer to be flip or facetious. The fact that I was, and still remain, an actor at my core informs the way I direct a play.
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 14, 2014
I began my work in the theatre as an actor. That was the passion that first led me to the stage as a young man. After a few years, the opportunity arose and I tried my hand at directing. I've been doing both for a long time now. Because I both act in plays and direct them, I sometimes get asked something along the lines of "Do you think of yourself as an actor or a director?" My answer is always the same: I am an actor who directs. I don't mean the answer to be flip or facetious. The fact that I was, and still remain, an actor at my core informs the way I direct a play.
BWW Blog: Shakespeare as Sustenance in our Community
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 12, 2014
For those of us who spend much our days raising funds to produce live theatre, we are intimate with the competition for those funds from individuals, governments, foundations, and corporations.
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 12, 2014
For those of us who spend much our days raising funds to produce live theatre, we are intimate with the competition for those funds from individuals, governments, foundations, and corporations.
BWW Reviews: ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW at Hatiloo
by Caroline Sposto - January 10, 2014
In this context, 'monkey' is slang for an obstacle. Where obstacles are, collisions follow. City collides with country, middle class collides with working class, age collides with youth, and women collide with men.
by Caroline Sposto - January 10, 2014
In this context, 'monkey' is slang for an obstacle. Where obstacles are, collisions follow. City collides with country, middle class collides with working class, age collides with youth, and women collide with men.
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) Returns to Theatre Memphis, Now thru 1/19
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2014
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart, makes a return engagement today, January 10 - 19, 2014 at Theatre Memphis on the Next Stage. The November production sold out and this encore presentation will feature the same cast .
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2014
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart, makes a return engagement today, January 10 - 19, 2014 at Theatre Memphis on the Next Stage. The November production sold out and this encore presentation will feature the same cast .
TN Shakespeare Co. to Present ROMEO AND JULIET at GPAC, 1/28 & 30
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2014
Tennessee Shakespeare Company brings a sweeping, youthful, full-cast production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at Germantown Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 30 at 7:00 pm. Opening night on January 28 will include a complimentary post-show reception with the actors.
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2014
Tennessee Shakespeare Company brings a sweeping, youthful, full-cast production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at Germantown Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 30 at 7:00 pm. Opening night on January 28 will include a complimentary post-show reception with the actors.
SPAMALOT to Run 1/24-2/16 at Playhouse on the Square
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2014
This Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Musical is a comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. King Arthur, so dubbed when the Lady of the Lake gave him Excalibur, travels England in search of knights for his Round Table who go on a search for the Holy Grail. With musical numbers like "He Is Not Dead Yet" and "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life," Monty Python's Spamalot "raises silliness to an art form!" -The Sunday Times
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2014
This Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Musical is a comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. King Arthur, so dubbed when the Lady of the Lake gave him Excalibur, travels England in search of knights for his Round Table who go on a search for the Holy Grail. With musical numbers like "He Is Not Dead Yet" and "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life," Monty Python's Spamalot "raises silliness to an art form!" -The Sunday Times
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) Will Return to Theatre Memphis, 1/10-19
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart, makes a return engagement January 10 - 19, 2014 at Theatre Memphis on the Next Stage. The November production sold out and this encore presentation will feature the same cast .
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart, makes a return engagement January 10 - 19, 2014 at Theatre Memphis on the Next Stage. The November production sold out and this encore presentation will feature the same cast .
Limited Tickets Remain for TN Shakespeare's Gala with 'PHANTOM' Howard McGillin
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Actor Howard McGillin, Broadway's longest-running Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, will headline Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Fifth Annual Valentine's Gala on February 14, 2014, at Germantown Performing Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Actor Howard McGillin, Broadway's longest-running Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, will headline Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Fifth Annual Valentine's Gala on February 14, 2014, at Germantown Performing Arts Center.
BWW Reviews: ALMOST, MAINE Will Charm Your Thermal Socks Off.
by Caroline Sposto - January 06, 2014
'You're in unorganized territory . . .It's not an actual town, technically . . . .See, to be in a town you gotta get organized . . . .' The New York Post aptly described 'Almost, Maine' as 'The Twilight Zone meets Thornton Wilder.'
by Caroline Sposto - January 06, 2014
'You're in unorganized territory . . .It's not an actual town, technically . . . .See, to be in a town you gotta get organized . . . .' The New York Post aptly described 'Almost, Maine' as 'The Twilight Zone meets Thornton Wilder.'
BWW Blog: The Generous Spirit of Mark Rylance
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 06, 2014
For the past 22 years, one of the personal on-stage inspirations and models, perhaps the singular of these, has been Mark Rylance. I am hardly alone in feeling this way. Mark is world-renowned and a multi-award winner, though I don't imagine he puts much stock in such things.
by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary - January 06, 2014
For the past 22 years, one of the personal on-stage inspirations and models, perhaps the singular of these, has been Mark Rylance. I am hardly alone in feeling this way. Mark is world-renowned and a multi-award winner, though I don't imagine he puts much stock in such things.
BWW Blog: DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Beginnings
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 06, 2014
BY ANTHONY ISBELL When I was approached about directing Death of a Salesman for Theatre Memphis, I hesitated for a moment. Several questions crossed my mind. Did I have any fresh insights to bring to the show? After all, it is one of the most produced scripts of the American canon. In fact, there had been an acclaimed production of the show in Memphis in the not too distant past. Was it too soon to do another version? The show was scheduled to open in late January, 2014, which meant rehearsing during the holidays. Would enough people turn out to audition knowing the time commitment? And would the right people audition, people who could play the demanding roles of Willy, Linda, Biff and Happy? Not to mention the supporting roles that may appear for only one or two scenes but are absolutely vital to the story?
by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell - January 06, 2014
BY ANTHONY ISBELL When I was approached about directing Death of a Salesman for Theatre Memphis, I hesitated for a moment. Several questions crossed my mind. Did I have any fresh insights to bring to the show? After all, it is one of the most produced scripts of the American canon. In fact, there had been an acclaimed production of the show in Memphis in the not too distant past. Was it too soon to do another version? The show was scheduled to open in late January, 2014, which meant rehearsing during the holidays. Would enough people turn out to audition knowing the time commitment? And would the right people audition, people who could play the demanding roles of Willy, Linda, Biff and Happy? Not to mention the supporting roles that may appear for only one or two scenes but are absolutely vital to the story?
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