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Gershwin’s PORGY AND BESS Gets Brazilian-made, Black-led Revival at Theatro Municipal of São Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Sep 8, 2025

Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz, and blues. The story focuses on the love between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman seeking a better life.

THE SPECIALIST, THE WIZARD OF OZ at Classic American Tales
by Emmy Rice - Jul 6, 2025

For those looking for a laugh, come to The Dormer House on Thursday, July 10 at 4:00 p.m., when Suzanne Dawson presents Charles “Chic” Sale’s The Specialist and other vaudeville routines.

Judd Apatow to Serve as Guest Curator of New Comedy Film Exhibition at the Academy Museum
by Josh Sharpe - May 5, 2025

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced that legendary writer, director and producer Judd Apatow would be the Academy Museum’s first guest curator of its newest comedy film exhibition focused on celebrating and presenting the comedy genre and filmmakers.

Review: WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Feb 22, 2025

What did our critic think of WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts?

Review: American Repertory Theater's DIARY OF A TAP DANCER is Illuminating Look at Dance History
by R. Scott Reedy - Jan 2, 2025

Get a ticket, if you still can, to her illuminating and immensely entertaining new play “Diary of a Tap Dancer” – being given its world premiere production by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through January 4, 2025 – and you’ll never forget it.

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Is Horrifyingly Delicious
by Cybele Pomeroy - Oct 24, 2024

Is it time to Time Warp? Why, yes, yes it is. If it’s October on the East Coast, you can bet your Hot Patootie that there will be an abundance of Sweet Transvestites in many locations who Can Make You A Man at The Rocky Horror Show.

University of Minnesota Morris, Edson Auditorium to Present COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW BY BALLETS WITH A TWIST
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 12, 2024

COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW by Ballets with a Twist will be performed at the University of Minnesota Morris' Edson Auditorium. Discover a blend of dance and music in this captivating performance.

Ballets with a Twist to Present COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW at Edson Auditorium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2024

Ballets with a Twist will bring its signature production, COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW, to Edson Auditorium at the University of Minnesota Morris. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Schauer Arts Center to Present Ballets with a Twist's COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 17, 2024

Experience a unique blend of ballet and cocktail culture with Ballets with a Twist's signature production, COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW, at Schauer Arts Center in Hartford, Wisconsin. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Marilyn Klaus, Artistic Director/Choreographer
by Vickie Evans - Jun 25, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Marilyn Klaus, Artistic Director/Choreographer/Founder of 'Ballets With A Twist'. It was a delightful and insightful conversation.

SUNSET COWGIRL Comes to the Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

Come join Sunset Cowgirl as she escape a looming lobotomy and unpacks some multi-generational trauma. Come for the adventure, stay for an ancestral healing dance party.

Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala to Honor Rita Moreno, Paul Mescal and Quentin Tarantino
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 10, 2024

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced details of its annual fundraising gala, to be held on October 19, 2024. The Academy Museum Gala will celebrate the acclaimed museum’s third anniversary and will honor Academy Award-nominated actor Paul Mescal; Academy Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer Rita Moreno; and two-time Academy Award-winning and six-time Academy Award-nominated writer and director Quentin Tarantino.

Ballets With A Twist Reveals 2024 Touring Season to North Carolina, Wisconsin & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024

New York City-based dance company, Ballets with a Twist, announces its 2024 touring season to North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Carolina. Learn about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

El Portal Theatre to Present MY BUDDY: THE OTHER SIZE OF OZ Starring Kiki Ebsen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2024

El Portal Theatre will present ‘My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz,’ starring Kiki Ebsen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY: Cabarets Are Happy Partner Projects for J2 ...at AMT Theater
by Rob Lester - Apr 28, 2024

J2 Spotlight Musical Theater is finishing its run of 'Do Re Mi' this weekend, but set aside a night to have a cabaret evening on the stage at their home base, the AMT Theater on West 45 Street.

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country to Present COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW by Ballets with a Twist
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2024

Ballets with a Twist's signature production, Cocktail Hour: The Show, will make its North Carolina debut at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program
by Roy Berko - Mar 19, 2024

What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace  annual collaboration, was in attendance at the brief 3-day run.

Three-Time Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle Passes Away at 67
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 30, 2024

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of three-time Tony Award winner Hinton Battle. He was 67 years old.

In Conversation With Louise McSharry Comes to The Everyman in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

Following two sold out shows in Dublin, In Conversation will see Louise McSharry bring her warm, frank, and open interview style to The Everyman's stage.

Review: At Dr. Phillips Center, ANNIE Ain't Equity, But It Is Interesting
by Aaron Wallace - Oct 26, 2023

Mounting a non-union production of a story about unfair working conditions and class disparity in New Deal-era America takes some gall. Watching such a production on the heels of a record-breaking WGA strike and in the midst of an ongoing SAG-AFTRA one only adds to the irony. But setting aside the ethics of it all, the ANNIE on stage in Orlando transcends any low expectations one might reserve for a non-Equity, not-from-Broadway tour...