Bill Maher to Play the Eccles Theater
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 18, 2016
BILL MAHER's combination of unflinching comedy and big laughs has garnered him 38 Emmy nominations and sold out theaters wherever he performs. On Saturday, February 11 Maher will bring his "politically incorrect" brand of stand-up comedy to the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Tickets go on sale Today, November 18 at 10am. Tickets online at ArtTix.org, by phone (801-355-ARTS) and at the Eccles Theater box office (131 Main Street). Box office hours:Monday to Today 10a-6p and Saturday 10a-2p.
Bill Maher to Play the Eccles Theater
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 15, 2016
BILL MAHER's combination of unflinching comedy and big laughs has garnered him 38 Emmy nominations and sold out theaters wherever he performs. On Saturday, February 11 Maher will bring his "politically incorrect" brand of stand-up comedy to the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 18 at 10am. Tickets online at ArtTix.org, by phone (801-355-ARTS) and at the Eccles Theater box office (131 Main Street). Box office hours:Monday to Friday 10a-6p and Saturday 10a-2p.
BWW Recap: Surviving is Just Another Loop on WESTWORLD
by Jessica Naftaly
- Nov 14, 2016
Seven episodes into WESTWORLD, “Trompe L'Oeil” paints a clearer picture of where the series is going, all the while setting to rest some popular fan theories and revealing who its characters truly are. WESTWORLD has always been about dimensions and facades and what it means when you see behind the curtain. This week, we were given a sneak peek behind everyone's curtain projecting us on a ramped up climax that is sure to follow in the final three weeks to come.
BWW Recap: Everyone Takes the Red Pill on WESTWORLD
by Jessica Naftaly
- Nov 7, 2016
Over half way through the first season of HBO's WESTWORLD and we have decidedly taken the red pill. In Episode 6, entitled “The Adversary,” the stakes are raised as both hosts and humans become aware of the true nature of their reality.
Stage Legend Chita Rivera Performs Hits from Her Remarkable Career at The Ridgefield Playhouse on 11/20
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 3, 2016
Chita Rivera is at home on the biggest Broadway stages and at Carnegie Hall - now you can see her perform on the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse! Ingersoll Auto of Danbury World Music Series and Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series presents a one-night-only celebration of the Tony Award winner on Sunday, November 20th at 7:00 pm. Called a "force of nature" by the Associated Press, Chita will perform all the hits from her remarkable 65 year career including numbers from "West Side Story"; "Sweet Charity"; "Chicago'; "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; "Bye, Bye Birdie" and more! Ticket holders are invited to a free wine tasting in the lobby of The Playhouse at 6:15 pm, courtesy of The Wine Group/Benziger Family Winery-and can start off their evening with a Prix Fixe Dinner at Bernard's (20 West Lane, Ridgefield). Partially underwritten by Adam Broderick Salon & Spa, this show will also include a special tribute to Ms. Rivera's dear friends John Kander & Fred Ebb (writers of Kiss of the Spider Woman), as well as songs by Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim. Media sponsor for this event is Fine Arts Radio WMNR 88.1fm.
BWW Recap: There's 'No More Pretending' on WESTWORLD
by Jessica Naftaly
- Oct 31, 2016
“Contrapasso,” the title of Episode 5 of WESTWORLD refers to the concept in Dante's Inferno that every sinner should see an equally fitting punishment for their crime as the one they had committed. As guests continually exercise their id and indulge in depravity and the hosts who are victims of said indulgence start gaining consciousness and pushing back, they may find their own ring of hell at the end of their vacation. Everyone this week faces their demons and sees justice, in whatever form that maybe. For the more unsavory workers and guests of Westworld and their instinctually detached approach to the hosts from a more voyeuristic perspective, they will find an equally fitting end to their equally horrifying “sins”. For those with purer intentions and good hearts, they will battle against the sin exercising all around them and tempting them in to struggle in the search for a haven. “Contrapasso” is all about ones actions and the due retribution they will face, allowing the characters to reach a beautiful climax as the world and the balance starts shifting for them, be it in the positive or negative light.
Maureen Dowd, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Isabel Wilkerson, Trevor Noah and More Slated for Chicago Humanities Festival's FALLFEST/16: SPEED
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 29, 2016
The Chicago Humanities Festival is moving full speed ahead towards the 27th annual Fallfest, releasing its full line-up of events. Fallfest/16: Speed will feature more than 100 events by prominent artists, authors, historians, scientists, and cultural commentators including Dan Savage, Maureen Dowd, Trevor Noah, and Jonathan Lethem.
Asbury Park Press Presents LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2017: The Beat Goes On
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 28, 2016
With a goal of topping last year's record-breaking $5.25 million dollars raised in its ongoing battle against Parkinson's disease, LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2017: The Beat Goes On, presented by the Asbury Park Press, the 17th anniversary edition of the anchor event for the world-renowned Light of Day Foundation, will bring over 150 music acts to 30 venues over 10 days in three New Jersey cities, New York City, and Philadelphia, in January, following holiday season tours of Europe and Canada.
BWW Review: The Starry Eccles Theater Grand Opening Impresses
by Tyler Hinton
- Oct 24, 2016
The newly completed George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City received a grand opening celebration fit for the stars on Friday, October 21. The beautiful building was the centerpiece of a concert that featured Rita Moreno, Megan Hilty, and Brian Stokes Mitchell, along with a slew of local performers.
BWW Recap: WESTWORLD Reveals What it All Means
by Jessica Naftaly
- Oct 24, 2016
Guts, gore, heists, shoot outs, revelations, and one gnarly snake tattoo are just some of what you can find in the fourth and most explosively exciting episode of WESTWORLD to date. The episode, entitled “Dissonance Theory,” already starts laying the firm foundation for where the season is headed, while doing what WESTWORLD does best; satiates your appetite but with such incredible flavors that make you want to come back for more just to confirm its brilliance. “Dissonance Theory,” and what the concept of the title suggests, is that the human mind is constantly trying to find patterns amongst their cognitions and understanding (i.e. how your brain works and what it is understanding) but when a dissonance arrises, there is a need to take action to get rid of said dissonance to return to the peaceful equilibrium of before. As the hosts' world begins to unravel from inside out, and the inner workings of Westworld on every level start exposing their pure selfish corruption, dissonances are cropping up all around at a rate so quick, the possibility attaining pure and consistent cognitions is falling too far out of reach.
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