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Carbonell Awards Announces Finalists for 2024-2025 Theater Season
by Team BWW - Sep 18, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, announced the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season.

Carbonell Awards Reveals Finalists For 2024-2025 Theater Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2025

The Carbonell Awards has revealed the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season. Learn more about The Carbonell Awards here!

Maltz Jupiter, Slow Burn Theatre & More Earn 2025 CARBONELL AWARDS Nominations
by Joshua Wright - Sep 16, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season.

Slow Burn Theatre Company And Broward Center Present PARADE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025

Slow Burn Theatre Company will present “Parade,” on Saturday, February 8 – Sunday, February 23 in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Slow Burn Theatre Company Brings THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK To Broward Center For Halloween
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2024

Slow Burn Theatre has announced their production of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Broward Center.

Philadelphia Rockers Soraia Cover Blondie's 'Union City Blue'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2024

Philadelphia rock outfit Soraia cover the Blondie classic 'Union City Blue' on their latest Wicked Cool Records single. The constantly touring band just wrapped a stint on the The Wicked Cool Records Revue, presented by Hard Rock and Little Steven's The Underground Garage, and they're hitting the road again (with Detroit's The Idiot Kids) for a short run of East Coast dates later this month. Listen to the new song here!

Daniel J. Watts, Nicole Ari Parker & More to Star in THE REFUGE PLAYS at Roundabout Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2023

Discover the complete cast for THE REFUGE PLAYS, the highly anticipated production at Roundabout Theatre Company. Get ready for an unforgettable experience as the talented actors bring this captivating play to life. Make sure to secure your tickets now.

Listen: Dave Harris' FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM ET CETERA Released as part of Soundstage Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2023

Listen to Dave Harris’ Freedom Freedom Freedom Et Cetera presented by Playwrights Horizons.

Philly Rock Band SORAIA Puts Its Spin on the KISS Classic 'Strutter' Off Upcoming 10-Song LP 'Bloom'
by Michael Major - Sep 19, 2022

Soraia take on KISS' 'Strutter,' the latest single off the band's upcoming 10-song LP 'Bloom.' 'Strutter' is the follow-up to the lead single 'I Seek Fire' which is currently making waves at rock radio. The video for that track was directed by Sam Shapson (Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Demi Lovato, Oliver Tree, Thrice, Corey Taylor, All Time Low, MKG, Poppy).

SORAIA Unveil New Single 'I Seek Fire' Off Upcoming 10-Song LP 'Bloom'
by Michael Major - Aug 22, 2022

Philadelphia rock band Soraia has shared a release date for 'Bloom,' the act's third studio album with Stevie Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records. Coming off the chart success of the 2021 single 'Tight Lipped' and 2020 breakthrough album 'Dig Your Roots, the deeply personal new album finds the band covering new ground both sonically and lyrically.

Astronoid Release 'Sleep Whisper' From Upcoming 'Radiant Bloom' Album
by Michael Major - Apr 28, 2022

Astronoid is Brett Boland (vocals/guitar), Daniel Schwartz (bass), Casey Aylward (guitar), and Matt. St. Jean (drums). The Boston quartet have released two full-length albums and two EPs: November (EP, 2012), Stargazer (EP, 2013), Air (2016) and Astronoid (2019). Listen to the new single now!

SORAIA's New Album 'DIG YOUR ROOTS' Out This Friday March 13
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 10, 2020

Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia will release their new album 'Dig Your Roots' on March 13 via Steven Van Zandt's label Wicked Cool Records.

BWW Reviews: Short North Stage Brings YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to Life
by Paul Batterson - Mar 9, 2020

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Consider this entry from the 'If at first you don't succeed' department. A young television writer is recruited to write a book for the musical SHINBONE ALLEY. Haven't heard of it? That's not too surprising. It lasted a little over a month and closed on Broadway after 49 performances. Undaunted, he writes the first act for another musical, ALL-AMERICAN five years later. It also flops, closing on Broadway after 80 performances.

Actor's Express Continues Season with DOWNSTAIRS
by Julie Musbach - Sep 12, 2019

Actor's Express continues its 32nd season with the twist-filled thriller Downstairs by Theresa Rebeck.

Photo Flash: Aurora Theatre Presents BE HERE NOW
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2018

Soul-searching and full of laughter, Be Here Now is set to hit the Aurora Theatre mainstage from September 20 - October 21. Written by award-winning playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer, the play follows a troubled Bari on her journey to find answers. Adult audiences are in for a funny, sometimes heartbreaking - but always uplifting - experience with this masterpiece!

Only Thor Can Save the World Today--Says New Book
by Robert Diamond - Jun 5, 2018

BWW Review: SNS Puts a Unique Stamp on Sondheim's ASSASSINS
by Paul Batterson - Jun 3, 2018

There's enormous pressure in reviewing the Short North Stage's most recent production, ASSASSINS. Imagine looking out onto the stage where John Wilkes Booth brandishes a pistol at the audience only a few feet away while the balladeer (Patrick Beasley) sings, 'Some say it was your voice had gone, some say it was the booze. Some say you killed a country, John, because of bad reviews' in the song 'The Ballad of Booth.'

New Sinsaenum (Ex-Slipknot, DragonForce) Album REPULSION FOR HUMANITY Out August 10
by Macon Prickett - Apr 10, 2018

Repulsion for Humanity, the second album by none other than Sinsaenum, is going to be released on August 10 on earMUSIC. As the title clearly indicates, this is not for the faint-hearted. It's definitely not something you will hear on the radio or hear your mother hum over dinner. In fact, it's quite the contrary.

Photo Flash: MAMMA MIA! Dances into Aurora Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2018

Calling all dancing queens and kings! Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, is set to run at Aurora Theatre from March 8 - April 22, 2018. Mamma Mia! is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest running show in Broadway history and one of only five musicals to have run for more than ten years on Broadway - grossing over $2 billion and bringing smiles to over 54 million worldwide. Aurora Theatre is proudly producing Atlanta's post-Broadway premiere of the feel-good show in the heart of downtown Lawrenceville!

BWW Interview: Kristin Markiton Talks 'Big, Bold, Beautiful, and Fabulous' MAMMA MIA! at Aurora Theatre
by Hannah Montgomery - Feb 26, 2018

Kristin Markiton blew audiences away last year when she appeared as Francesca in THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at the Aurora Theatre, which earned her a Suzi Bass Award.