Chryssie Whitehead Will Open New Play About Bipolar Disorder Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2023
Chryssie Whitehead will open In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder off-Broadway next year. The play is a striking and deeply personal, but widely relatable new autobiographical production (with music) that chronicles the actress and her late mother's shared stories of mental health – specifically, Bipolar ll Disorder.
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET at The Miracle Theatre
by Richard Cameron - Mar 1, 2022
Andy Señor Jr. Direction of Gloria Estefan's and Emilio's life story ON YOUR FEET is sexy, flashy and flawless. Get On Your Feet and run to the box office to secure your seats.
BWW Interviews: Nick LaMedica Talks the First National Tour of WAR HORSE
by Kristina Nungaray - May 13, 2014
In just a couple of weeks, Broadway Across America will be bringing in the First National Tour of the five-time Tony award winning production of WAR HORSE, a play adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet Company that is based on the Michael Murporgo book of the same title. Set against the backdrop of World War One, this production tells the imaginative and emotional tale of a farm boy named Albert and his love for his horse, Joey. With breathtaking life-size puppets, stirring music, and storytelling at its finest, the First National Tour of WAR HORSE is sure to be an unforgettable theatergoing experience for Houston audiences. I was lucky enough to catch up with Nick LaMedica, a puppeteer for this production, who took some time out of his busy schedule to give Houston audiences an inside look at all of the rigorous training it takes to bring the horse to life onstage and to let us know why we don't want to miss WAR HORSE.
THE FRIDAY FIVE: Pippin's Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva and Lynda Cameron-Bayer Reveal All Their Secrets
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 20, 2012
Today, we have two unique-and we daresay spectacular and wonderful-women who are paired together, thanks to director Paul J. Cook, in helping to bring Pippin to life at the Boiler Room Theatre: Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva and Lynda Cameron-Bayer. Jennifer is part of the powerhouse cast of the Stephen Schwartz musical (which has been acclaimed by every critic in town), while Lynda is the production's costume designer, dressing the ensemble in a gorgeous assortment of circus-inspired garb. Each woman, at any particular time, is sure to knock your socks off, so be prepared to lose 'em…
Theater Offensive to Present ClimACTS Annual Fundraiser
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 9, 2012
The Theater Offensive's annual fundraiser ClimACTS! is 'the can't-miss party of the year!' according to the Boston Phoenix; and all proceeds support vital creative programs for LGBT youth and adults and their allies in Boston's most underserved neighborhoods.
Bravo Media Expands 'Watch What Happens: Live' to Five Nights a Week
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 22, 2011
Bravo Media's buzzy, interactive talk show, 'Watch What Happens: Live' is expanding to five nights of original episodes making it the only live daily show in all of late night television. Hosted by Bravo executive Andy Cohen, the sixth season will air live every Sunday through Thursday beginning Sunday, January 8th at 11:00 pm ET/PT .