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BWW Review: NINE NIGHT, Trafalgar Studios
by Charlie Wilks on December 13, 2018 in UK / West End

Natasha Gordon's glorious writing debut, under Roy Alexander Weise's direction, transfers to the West End, managing to retain all of the magic it held whilst on the Dorfman stage. Following the story of how a family grieve, it's a play full of laughter, struggle and hope. (more...)

Photo Flash: Inside the Gala Night For SNOW WHITE at the London Palladium
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in UK / West End

Qdos Entertainment's production of Snow White at the London Palladium began on Saturday 8 December 2018 with Gala Night on Wednesday 12 December 2018. The five week strictly limited run concludes on Sunday 13 January 2019. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look At HOW THE WESTONS WON at Jefferson Market Library
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in Off-Broadway

In association with off-Broadway's Out of the Box Theatrics (OOTB) an immersive production of the musical, How the Westons Won, will be presented December 14-23, at the Jefferson Market Library, an historic Victorian Gothic building in Greenwich Village. (more...)

FRONT Makes its WA Premiere
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in Australia - Perth

Michael Abercromby is once again calling Perth home. Launching SLATE a new theatre collective supporting emerging and established performing artists in the Perth theatre scene, the company's first production will be Abercromby's critically acclaimed work FRONT, a WA Premiere, and playing at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia from the 18th - 26th January, as part of Fringe World Festival and Summer Nights. (more...)

Sergei Polunin Presents A New Mixed Bill At The London Palladium
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in UK / West End

Ballet star Sergei Polunin will present a new mixed programme at the London Palladium from 28 May to 1 June 2019. The programme will feature an international cast and creative team, including Polunin himself. The Box Office will open at 10.00am on Friday 14 December. Full casting and programme details will be announced early next year. (more...)

West End's WAITRESS Announces First Cast Album Karaoke
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in UK / West End

Theatre lovers who have always dreamt of singing on the West End stage will soon be able to make their dream a reality. The first ever "Cast Album Karaoke" nights will be held post-show on Tuesday 19 February and Monday 18 March 2019 at the London production of Sara Bareilles' Waitress. For the chance to sing one minute of any song from the show - live on stage and accompanied by the show's musical director Katharine Woolley - interested audience members just need to# sign up in the theatre before the performance. (more...)

Almeida Theatre, Young Vic Theatre, National Theatre, and More on Shortlist For The Stage Awards
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in UK / West End

The world's oldest and best theatre publication, The Stage, has announced the shortlist for The Stage Awards 2019, in association with Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd. (more...)

Dancer Geeta Chandran Honoured With Prestigious Tagore National Fellowship For Cultural Research
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in India

Dancer (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran has been bestowed the prestigious TAGORE FELLOWSHIP by the Government of India's Ministry of Culture, 2018-2020. (more...)

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents A BAKER STREET CHRISTMAS CAPER
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in Chicago

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a special holiday production of A BAKER STREET CHRISTMAS CAPER, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,' adapted by Peter Garino. The play will be preceded by A SELECTION OF ENGLISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Free performances are December 14 and 15, 2018, at the Niles-Maine District Library and the Newberry Library, respectively. (more...)

14th Street Y Announces Summer 2019 New Country Day Camp, Registration Now Available
by BWW News Desk on December 13, 2018 in New York City

The 14th Street Y announces Summer 2019 New Country Day Camp with exciting new changes to outdoor camp, including three new programs: Build, Music, and Sustainable Cooking & Gardening. Registration for Summer 2019 New Country Day Camp is now open. (more...)

Alcaín & The Silvers contará con invitados de lujo para su concierto
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez on December 13, 2018 in Spain

Lula Guedes y Ruben Tajuelo 'ROSCO" participaran en el show mañana en el Cafe Berlin de Madrid. (more...)

BWW Review: Amy Heckerling Pens New Lyrics To 90s Hits To Bring CLUELESS To The Musical Stage
by Michael Dale on December 13, 2018 in Broadway

The inherent problem with trying to craft a book musical around a score made of previously-existing hit songs is that the lyrics rarely match the character/situation specifics enough to keep the story moving. So film director/screenwriter Amy Heckerling tries finagling around that challenge in the new musical based on her 1995 coming-of-age romantic comedy, CLUELESS. (more...)

BWW REVIEW: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's NOEL NOEL Is A Sanctuary From The Madness Of The Season
by Jade Kops on December 13, 2018 in Australia - Sydney

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's annual NOEL NOEL concert is a moment of calm in the chaos of the city this Christmas. (more...)

Medusa Underground Film Festival Announces First Wave Of Programming
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Las Vegas

The first annual "Medusa Underground Film Festival" brings together more than 50 short films to showcase the women changing the filmmaking landscape around the world! Taking place at the Las Vegas based Artisan Hotel Boutique (Artisanhotel.com), the "Medusa Underground Film Festival" will feature such events as a huge filmmakers panel Q&A, workshops, a special guest of honor (TBA), after parties, activities, networking, an awards ceremony, two feature films (closing night feature TBA), and multiple blocks of short films showcasing the different sides of underground filmmaking. (more...)

R. Zamora Linmark's ROLLING THE R's Returns
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Hawaii

Kailua Onstage Arts continues its inaugural season with the disco-flavored Rolling the R's by acclaimed playwright, poet, and author, R. Zamora Linmark, based on his novel of the same name. Set in Kalihi in late '70s when teenagers read Teen Beat magazine, hung posters of Shaun Cassidy in their rooms, and boogied to the disco beat. Edgar Ramirez, a Kalihi teenager 'who looks like a Filipino John Travolta,' is gay and doesn't care about the taunts from his peers. Edgar and his friends, Katrina and Vicente, along with their classmates, dream, explore their sexuality, and struggle to define their ethnic identities in this surrealistic and gritty story. (more...)

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Presents An Intimate Evening With Brahms, With Special Guest Conductor Simon Halsey
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Australia - Sydney

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' 2019 season begins with An Intimate Evening with Brahms, an unmissable concert program conducted by special guest, internationally acclaimed chorus master, Simon Halsey. (more...)

Groundlings Holiday Show & NYE Spectacular Tickets Still Available
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles

This holiday season the always merry Groundlings are spreading cheer once again with their latest and greatest Groundlings Holiday Show! Yule surely be laughing all night long with these holly, jolly original sketches. As a very special gift to audiences, the final two weekends of the show are dubbed the Groundlings Holiday Show: Improv Edition, featuring a stellar cast of current Groundlings, Alumni and Special Guests performing the most festive improv show of the season. (more...)

El Capitan To Show Disney's MARY POPPINS RETURNS
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's MARY POPPINS RETURNS, December 19 to January 13, shown in brilliant Dolby VisionTM Laser Projection & Dolby Atmos Sound Technology. Tickets are now on sale at www.elcapitantickets.com, by calling 1-800-DISNEY6 and at The El Capitan Theatre box office. (more...)

THE EMPTY NESTERS Comes to Zephyr Theatre In January
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles

Helicopter parents facing the question of what they want to be when their kids grow up is the focus in the new comedy-drama The Empty Nesters by award-winning playwright Garret Jon Groenveld. This warm and witty look at a couple who drop their youngest child off at college and then take what may be a life-changing trip to the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon, is helmed by Los Angeles based director Richard Seyd, and stars real-life empty nesters John (JW) Walker and Pamela Gaye Walker, who reunite on stage after a 20 year hiatus. (more...)

Cantata Profana's Intense VISIONS OF SILENCE Features Rarities By Sciarrino, Ustvolskaya, Lucier
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in New York City

CANTATA PROFANA presents its most dramatic show to date, a slow burn of intensely transcendental old and new music performed on baroque and modern instruments: (more...)

Center Theatre Group Sets Spanish Language Open Captioned Performance Of COME FROM AWAY
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles

Center Theatre Group will offer Spanish-language translations of the 8 p.m. performance of "Come From Away" on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Ahmanson Theatre. (more...)

WICKED CLONE, The Cinema Musical Returns To ATA
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in New York City

Epic, Metaphysical, Inspirational: WICKED CLONE The Cinema Musical is BACK!Twin Vampires Are At Odds When One is Infected with Human Love and inspiration (more...)

U.S. Premiere Of DESERT RATS Reopens At The LATC
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles

Desert Rats - Back by popular demand! Latino Theater Company brings back the U.S. premiere of Nate Rufus Edelman's "Ovation Recommended" dark comedy about life and crime in America's contemporary West. (more...)

CUNY Dance Initiative And John Jay College Present The World Premiere Of HALF-HEARD
by BWW News Desk on December 12, 2018 in New York City

The CUNY Dance Initiative and John Jay College, in collaboration with Rocha Dance Theater, present the World Premiere of Half-Heard at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, NYC on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 and are available at https://halfheard.brownpapertickets.com/. (more...)

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