Patches

Words From the Wings: Nyseli Vega of HELL'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

As part of our Words From the Wings series, we're chatting with Nyseli Vega, who is currently appearing in Hell's Kitchen. Nyseli told us all about her backstage routines, must-haves, and more!

Review: CABARET at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - Jul 28, 2024

I am a big fan of Rachael Opdenaker’s portrayal of Sally Bowles.  Opdenaker brings vitality and beauty to her role.  All of her numbers are fantastic, but her cover of the title song is a true powerhouse performance that needs to be seen and heard.

Q&A: EDINBURGH 2024: Eoin Ryan on TRAWLED - WHEN ADVENTURE BECOMES SURVIVAL
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 23, 2024

BWW caught up with Eoin Ryan about bringing Trawled - When Adventure Becomes Survival to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Frist Art Museum Presents Exhibition Spotlights Chicano Graphic Artists' History and Legacy
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2024

Explore the rich history and legacy of Chicano graphic artists at the Frist Art Museum.

Review: DON'T WAIT FOR THE MARLBORO MAN at The Kranzberg Black Box Theatre
by James Lindhorst - Apr 13, 2024

Boehm’s translation and direction tells a melancholic tale about life, choices, relationships, and death. His trio of actors create stylized characters to challenge beliefs and self-morality. DON’T WAIT FOR THE MORLBORO MAN uses different conventions to tell a somber story that penetrates your consciousness and sticks with you long after leaving the theater.  

Synchronous & Emissary Quartet to Present UTILITY World Premiere At Blue Building
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2024

Experience the world premiere of UTILITY, a collaborative work by Synchronous and Emissary Quartet, inspired by unobserved utility spaces. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: Disney's THE LION KING Rules Once More at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Feb 7, 2024

Now in its 27th year, Disney's game-changing, Tony Award-winning global megahit THE LION KING has once again taken over OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for another month of performances that continues through February 25, 2024. Even today, the show still manages to elicit genuine wonder and awe for kids and adults alike.

Streaming Review: Bradley Cooper's Latest Director Endeavor Comes To NETFLIX & Shows He, Too, Is Becoming A MAESTRO
by Bobby Patrick - Jan 15, 2024

In all, Maestro is the fast-paced chronicle of a giant living a giant life, as told through a love (or love-ish) story

American Composers Orchestra Unveils Selections For National Earshot Readings & Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024

American Composers Orchestra announces composers selected for national EarShot Readings & Residencies, pairing composers with mentors and training with major American orchestras.

Vide: Stephen Wilson Jr. Releases Acoustic Performance Video for 'Year To Be Young (1994)'
by Michael Major - Dec 4, 2023

Stephen Wilson Jr. released a live acoustic performance video for single “Year To Be Young (1994).” The video comes on the heels of Holler naming Wilson’s debut double album søn of dad their #1 Album of the Year, calling Wilson “a sage storyteller and unrivaled songwriter whose welcome arrival spurs a ground-breaking new energy in Nashville.”

Billy Lockett Releases His New Single 'I Could Use a Friend'
by Michael Major - Nov 24, 2023

Billy Lockett releases his new single 'I Could Use a Friend' along with a music video. Listen to the single and watch the video here. UK tour dates on sale now.

Review: BRIAN CULBERTSON BRINGS HIS TRILOGY TOUR TO CHARLOTTE, NC at Knight Theater
by Vickie Evans - Nov 17, 2023

Music is a soother of the soul. Seeing Brian Culbertson in person is such a jubilant experience. The melodious display of jazz, R&B, Funk, and Soul bought theater patrons so much joy that was expressed in dancing, singing, and toe-tapping.

Review: BAD ROADS at Streetcar Crowsnest
by Ilana Lucas - Nov 14, 2023

It's a fascinating, disturbing work with a powerhouse cast, literally unsettling: never completely relaxing into a style or structure, it stretches deep into the monstrous before snapping back to remind us that the high and low road often originate from the same place.

Amber Ruffin, Jonathan Groff, And More Join Bloomingdale's and BC/EFA For Holiday Window Unveiling
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2023

As the ultimate holiday gifting destination, Bloomingdale's announces a series of holiday programming including The Carousel @ Bloomingdale's: Wonka, and window unveiling in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. Shares 'Grief Is Only Love' Acoustic Performance Video
by Michael Major - Oct 10, 2023

Following the release of his critically-acclaimed debut double album søn of dad via Big Loud Records, Indiana-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. has shared a moving acoustic performance video for “Grief Is Only Love.” 

Larry Fleet Stuns Sold-Out Ryman Auditorium
by Michael Major - Sep 25, 2023

Fleet was backed by his five-piece band of close friends for the robust set that included songs from his recently-released third studio album Earned It, like “Things I Take For Granted,” “Lucky Dog,” “Layaway,” “25-8,” and more. Sing-along covers “With A Little Help From My Friends” and “Mountain Music” complemented original fan favorites.

Interview: Jessica Dickey of SISTERING: THE ART OF HOLDING CLOSE AND LETTING GO Explores the Joys and Sorrows of a Sibling Bond That Sustains Her Life in the Theater
by Jim Munson - Sep 21, 2023

Broadway World talks to playwright & actor Jessica Dickey about her captivating new book 'Sistering' written with her sister Danielle Neff, a United Church of Christ pastor, about maintaining their unusually close bond while following very different paths in life.

Stephen Wilson Jr. Releases Debut Double Album 'søn of dad'
by Michael Major - Sep 15, 2023

Wilson has also shared the official music video for “patches.' Directed by Wilson Jr. and Tim Cofield, the symbol-heavy video chronicles a day in the life of a cast of colorful characters in rural America – including an alien and an astronaut that can't seem to escape each other.

Shuvinai Ashoona's Exhibition 'Looking Out, Looking In' Comes to Fort Gansevoort
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023

Beginning September 19, 2023, Fort Gansevoort will present Looking Out, Looking In, the first New York solo exhibition by contemporary Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona. Hailing from the Canadian Arctic, Ashoona lives and works in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset), an Inuit hamlet at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut.

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 17, 2023

Well what a show for Artistic Director Tim Sheader to bow out on. Since 2007, Sheader has made Regent's Park Open Air Theatre a real theatrical destination and his revival of musical La Cage Aux Folles is gloriously frothy, deeply funny and completely fabulous.