Interview: ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS to honor Bobbie Steinbach
Veteran Boston actor Bobbie Steinbach will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence at the 40th annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 8 at the Huntington Theatre.
Live Arts Homecoming Benefit Welcomes Back Actor Adelind Horan, March 25
Live Arts welcomes back Adelind Horan, star of the newly released Amazon Prime science fiction series, 'The Peripheral,' for a benefit performance on Saturday, March 25 in Live Arts' Gibson Theater. The evening opens with a homecoming pre-show reception at 7pm, followed by a multicast showcase of talent at 8pm.
Interview: Alexandra Billings on the World of THE PERIPHERAL & Her Love of Sci-Fi
The final episodes of The Peripheral have featured the addition of Alexandra Billings (Wicked, Transparent) to the cast as the pivotal inspector, Ainsley Lowbeer. Before the premiere of the finale episode, BroadwayWorld caught up with Billings to discuss her character, acting in the sci-fi genre, and the special effects used in the series.
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Announces Theatre Season Under New Artistic Leadership
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has announced the line-up for its first ever self-produced theatre season, and the company's first under the leadership of new Artistic Director Carmen Khan. This historic first season of professional theatre in downtown West Chester begins with William Gibson's joyful play, The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod The Nut, & The Slaughter Of 12 Hit Carols In A Pear Tree, opening just in time for the holidays and running November 30 to December 23, 2022.
Brooklyn Book Festival to Return in September With Over 150 Authors
The Brooklyn Book Festival will return in 2022 with a strong roster of authors in stirring discussions of contemporary works, and their intricate examination and vivid reflection of our moment. From September 25–October 3, the extensive, inclusive nine-day festival invites readers to hear from some of today’s most acclaimed authors.
Arp Releases New Single 'Le Palace' From 'New Pleasures' LP
Expanding upon the expansive symbiosis that characterized the first two singles from New Pleasures, 'Le Palace' is a pulsing, futuristic, punky nightclub mix. Though named after the infamous Parisian “boîte au disco” (re: nightclub), “Le Palace” is not, in fact, a tribute to the club in question.
Arp Announces 'New Pleasures' Album
Canny and time-bending, composer/producer Alexis Georgopoulos (Arp) sculpts angularities into fresh, alluring shapes, expanding and contracting song form into brain-teasing sound design. The “New Pleasures” album was announced alongside a striking video for the title track directed by acclaimed filmmaker Adinah Dancyger.
Guy Blue Shares New Single 'No Vision'
In his first single “No Vision,” Ladd creates a character tormented by self-destructive urges, somewhere between Stephen Malkmus and Tony Soprano. This tension is reflected in the sonic texture, an incongruous patchwork of guitars, drums, and samples, haphazardly stitched together and fraying. Listen to the new single now!
LES MISERABLES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT & More Added to BroadwayHD
Kicking off the month on January 1st is the 1945 musical comedy film Ziegfeld Follies, featuring Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Lena Horne and more. The How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying film, based on the musical of the same name, is set to debut on January 4th.
Adelaide Writers' Week Announces Full Program For 2021
After a year like no other, Adelaide Writers' Week will contemplate the Unstable Ground on which we stand as it launches its full program today. Across six days from Saturday 27 February to Thursday 4 March, 147 writers, poets, journalists, historians, scientists, politicians, academics and chairpersons from around the world will come together live and virtually for the 36th edition of Adelaide Writers' Week.
2021 Adelaide Writers' Week Announces First Round Of Authors And Programs
It is only fitting that next year's Adelaide Writers' Week, the third from Director Jo Dyer, seeks to immerse us all in the healing power of literature as we reflect on the tumult of the year through which we've lived, look to what might be ahead of us and contemplate the Unstable Ground on which we stand.
BWW Interview: At Home With Tovah Feldshuh
She acts, she sings, she dances, she writes, she exercises, she crusades, and she loves. In all things, she gives her all. Tovah Feldshuh eats life. Find out how and why, here.