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Catch the Saturday Night Fever with THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW Catch the Saturday Night Fever with THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Connecticut

???????It's Saturday Night Fever on Friday night! One of the most successful and adored acts in musical history is recreated in a multi-media concert event when The Australian Bee Gees Show: A Tribute To The Bee Gees keeps that disco beat at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, May 18 at 8pm, part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity. (more...)
THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE Comes to Ridgefield THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE Comes to Ridgefield
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Connecticut

???????The Magic of Bill Blagg Live comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 20 at 1pm and 4:30pm, part of the Ridgefield Academy Family Series.  Critics and audiences alike rave about Blagg's incredible high-energy, grand-scale magic and illusions that will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief. (more...)
BWW Review: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, Shoreditch Town Hall BWW Review: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, Shoreditch Town Hall
by Alistair Wilkinson on April 19, 2018 in UK / West End

Every now and then you see a piece of theatre that lights a fire under you. A play that is so brilliant, it shows how special performance can be. Something so meticulously precise and genuinely unique. Education, Education, Education is that show. Riding high from their sensational run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Wardrobe Ensemble arrive at Shoreditch Town Hall for a limited run. (more...)
BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at Krudttønden BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at Krudttønden
by Erik-Kristian Husted on April 19, 2018 in Denmark

The Copenhagen Theatre Circle's (CTC) community theatre production of Pride and Prejudice, offers the audience an enigmatic look on the popular Jane Austen novel. (more...)
VIDEO: Antonio Banderas Talks Performing in NINE, A Possible Broadway Return, & More with Kelly and Ryan VIDEO: Antonio Banderas Talks Performing in NINE, A Possible Broadway Return, & More with Kelly and Ryan
by TV News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Broadway

Antonio Banderas talks about his time performing in the musical 'Nine' and opening a theater in Spain to preview shows before bringing them to Broadway. (more...)
Greek Vocalist Maria Farantouri Performs at Carnegie Hall May 12 Greek Vocalist Maria Farantouri Performs at Carnegie Hall May 12
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in New York City

On Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m., celebrated Greek vocalist Maria Farantouri returns to Carnegie Hall after more than two decades for a performance celebrating the music of legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. (more...)
Audra McDonald to Headline McCarter's Annual Gala Benefit Audra McDonald to Headline McCarter's Annual Gala Benefit
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in New Jersey

On Saturday, April 28th, McCarter Theatre Center will host its Annual Gala Benefit, which supports McCarter's many ongoing artistic and educational missions in and around the region. (more...)
VIDEO: He's a Contender and More! Watch Ethan Slater Record '{Just A) Simple Sponge' from SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS VIDEO: He's a Contender and More! Watch Ethan Slater Record '{Just A) Simple Sponge' from SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
by Stage Tube on April 19, 2018 in Broadway

No, he's not a simple Sponge! Watch below as Ethan Slater, who plays the title character in SpongeBob Squarepants on Broadway, records his Act 1 anthem, '(Just A) Simple Sponge.' (more...)
Sharone Sayegh & Raymond J. Lee Bring PROJECT BROADWAY to Feinstein's/54 Below Sharone Sayegh & Raymond J. Lee Bring PROJECT BROADWAY to Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Cabaret

???????FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Sharone Sayegh and Raymond J. Lee in "Project Broadway: The Unconventional Materials Challenge" on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 9:30pm. Sharone and Ray met dancing in wet suits and spandex sparkles in the Broadway production of Mamma Mia! and are excited to team up for their first duo show at Feinstein's/54 Below. Taking a cue from "Project Runway," Sharone and Ray will present an evening of Unconventional Materials as they tackle nontraditional casting roles and partner up on a few exciting pop selections, with musical direction by Steven Jamail. (more...)
Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018-2019 Classical Season Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018-2019 Classical Season
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Phoenix Metro

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-19 classical season showcases some of the world's most celebrated musicians in the intimate Virginia G. Piper Theater. (more...)
Lyric Opera Hosts EMPOWER an Original Opera from EmpowerYouth Lyric Opera Hosts EMPOWER an Original Opera from EmpowerYouth
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Urban League's collaborative program, EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, is excited to present Empower, an original opera developed with local African-American high-school students. Tickets are $10-20 and are available here for the one-night-only performance, which will take place Thursday, May 31 at 7:00pm at the Lyric Opera House.  (more...)
Green Show Performances Return To OSF June 15 Green Show Performances Return To OSF June 15
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Portland

???????Free outdoor entertainment returns to the "Bricks" June 15 when the women of Shrew offer up improvised Shakespeare on the Courtyard Stage as the first Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show performers of the season. The Green Show begins with the official opening of the outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre and continues through October 14, six nights a week at 6:45 p.m. (more...)
Ridgefield to Screen MACBETH Ridgefield to Screen MACBETH
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Connecticut

Shakespeare's most intense and terrifying tragedy, Macbeth, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre of London to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.  In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. (more...)
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month At The Staten Island Children's Museum During May Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month At The Staten Island Children's Museum During May
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in New York City

The Staten Island Children's Museum is proud to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout May. (more...)
TAP CITY NYC Tap Festival Returns July 7-13 TAP CITY NYC Tap Festival Returns July 7-13
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in New York City

The American Tap Dance Foundation's TAP CITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TAP FESTIVAL will return for its 18th year from Saturday, July 7 through Friday, July 13 with local and international tap dance artists, master classes, a tap dance boat tour around Manhattan,Tap Dance Awards, Rhythm in Motion Concert Performance and "Tap it Out," a free outdoor tap dance event in the middle of Times Square. *Lineup below. (more...)
Arts Symposium Show Don't Tell Announced Arts Symposium Show Don't Tell Announced
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in New York City

Culture Push, a New York-based non-profit arts organization and The Performance Project at University Settlement present Show Don't Tell: A Symposium with The Fellowship for Utopian Practice and The Performance Project's 2018 Artists-in-Residence (more...)
IT'S NOT STAMPED ON YOUR FOREHEAD By Natasha Cobb Kicks Off The 31st Season Of The Strawberry One-Act Festival IT'S NOT STAMPED ON YOUR FOREHEAD By Natasha Cobb Kicks Off The 31st Season Of The Strawberry One-Act Festival
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Off-Off-Broadway

The Riant Theatre (Van Dirk Fisher, Artistic Director) -- the Audelco Award-winning nonprofit providing a nurturing developmental environment for playwrights and theatre creators of diverse cultural backgrounds -- proudly presents THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL. A celebration of cultural diversity, THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL will be presented at the Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, NYC) Wednesday, May 16th through Sunday, May 27th, 2018. (more...)
New Children's Illustrated Book THE CASE OF THE PINCHED STRADIVARIUS Now Available New Children's Illustrated Book THE CASE OF THE PINCHED STRADIVARIUS Now Available
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in CD/Books/DVDs

Meet Miles & Fargo: The First Turtle Detectives Taking on Crime and Adventure in the Big City! (more...)
VIDEO: The Cast of RIVERDALE Performs THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHRIS and CARRIE from CARRIE: THE MUSICAL VIDEO: The Cast of RIVERDALE Performs THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHRIS and CARRIE from CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
by TV News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Broadway

RIVERDALE returned from its hiatus last night with the highly anticipated episode 'Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember'. As previously reported, The CW's high school drama RIVERDALE will be staging a production of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL this spring. The show's resident bad girl Cheryl Blossom (played by Madelaine Petsch) will play Carrie White in the episode. (more...)
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Mentiras: El Musical VIDEO: Get A First Look At Mentiras: El Musical
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Mexico

Como bien sabe todo mundo “recordar es volver a vivir”, por ello es que este musical permitirá a todo mundo revivir una de las décadas más coloridas y apasionadas, y le permitirá volverse a emocionar y cantar y reír con esta divertitrágica comedia musical. (more...)
ARTS46/4 Continues In May With Dance Featuring Helen Hansen French ARTS46/4 Continues In May With Dance Featuring Helen Hansen French
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in St. Petersburg

???????First Unity continues the launch of ARTS46/4 with the second of five special events: MOVEMENTS OF MOTHERHOOD, a Mother's Day afternoon of dance, with dessert provided by Village Inn, happening Sunday, May 13th at 1:30pm.    (more...)
WICKED Announces Lottery; Performances Begin Next Week WICKED Announces Lottery; Performances Begin Next Week
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Indianapolis

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Old National Centre with performances from April 25-May 13. (more...)
VIDEO: Watch the Cast of RIVERDALE Perform DO ME A FAVOUR From CARRIE: THE MUSICAL VIDEO: Watch the Cast of RIVERDALE Perform DO ME A FAVOUR From CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
by TV News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Broadway

RIVERDALE returned from its hiatus last night with the highly anticipated episode 'Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember'. As previously reported, The CW's high school drama RIVERDALE will be staging a production of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL this spring. The show's resident bad girl Cheryl Blossom (played by Madelaine Petsch) will play Carrie White in the episode. (more...)
Theatre NOVA Extends THE DEVIL'S MUSIC Through April 29 Theatre NOVA Extends THE DEVIL'S MUSIC Through April 29
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2018 in Detroit

???????Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's professional theatre with an exclusive focus on new plays and playwrights, is thrilled to announce an extension of its smash hit "The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith" by Angelo Parra. The show was slated to run through April 22 but has been extended through April 29 due to full houses, glowing audience response, and critical acclaim. (more...)