Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance & More Join Aftershock Festival
by Michael Major
- Feb 23, 2022
The weekend’s stellar lineup of rock and metal heavyweights features headliners Slipknot and Rob Zombie (Thursday), KISS and Judas Priest (Friday), My Chemical Romance and Papa Roach (Saturday) and Foo Fighters and Shinedown (Sunday), along with a range of additional top music artists.
BWW Review: CADY HUFFMAN & MARY ANN MCSWEENEY Are Everything Cabaret Should Be at The Green Room 42
by Ricky Pope
- Feb 23, 2022
The real star of the evening was the musical arrangements that Huffman and McSweeney created themselves. They reimagined some wonderful classics by artists as diverse as Ann Margaret, Nat King Cole, Jimi Hendrix, The Pointer Sisters, Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, and Peggy Lee, utilizing only bass and voice with a little sprinkling of piano, violin, and Ms. Huffman’s “Low G” ukulele. The sparseness of the ensemble was a huge asset, focusing attention on the lyrics and the performances themselves. And the performances were lovely. Ms. Huffman is a gifted and versatile actress and Ms. McSweeney is a truly soulful jazzwoman.
Photos: First Look at CHASING ANDY WARHOL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 23, 2022
Bated Breath Theatre Company has released new photos of Chasing Andy Warhol, the upcoming immersive walking tour production that opens at Astor Place in the East Village. Previews for Chasing Andy Warhol commence on March 25, 2022, with an official opening night set for April 7, 2022.
North Texas Performing Arts Repertory to Stage DISASTER!
by Marissa Tomeo
- Feb 20, 2022
Disaster! is a new musical straight from Broadway featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the '70s! 'Knock on Wood,' 'Hooked on a Feeling,' 'Sky High,' 'I Am Woman' and 'Hot Stuff' are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky, and Jack Plotnick.
BWW Interview: Richard Winsor Talks SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at the Peacock Theatre
by Clementine Scott
- Feb 19, 2022
Perhaps best known for his television roles as Caleb in Casualty and Father Francis in Hollyoaks, Richard Winsor began his career dancing in a variety of Matthew Bourne productions. He now brings Saturday Night Fever, his debut role in a musical, to the Peacock, and sits down with us to discuss the show and his approaches to acting.
Wake Up With BWW 2/18: MISCAST Casting, MACBETH Ticket Initiative, and More!
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- Feb 18, 2022
Today's top stories: Miscast22 will take place in-person, at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday April 4. This year's cast will include Aaron Tveit, Uzo Aduba, Joshua Henry, and more! Plus, the upcoming Broadway production of MACBETH has announced MACBETH 2022: Ticket Initiative, a program developed to provide students free tickets to the show.
CELEBRACIÓN DE LA MÚSICA LATINOAMERICANA Comes To Nichols Concert Hall
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 18, 2022
The Music Institute of Chicago has partnered with Strings of Latin America and the Reverón Piano Trio to produce Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana, a three-concert guest artist series featuring music by Latin-American composers in April and May at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The performances also will be available via livestream.
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL Comes To The State Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 18, 2022
George Michael fans will be on their feet dancing and singing along with U.K. performer Rory Phelan and New York City actor/singer Craig Winberry who headline The Life and Music of George Michael, a brand-new, concert style show chronicling the amazing journey of one of the best-selling artists in world history that launches a North American tour in 2022.
CVRep Presents CLOSER THAN EVER, A Musical Revue
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 17, 2022
Following a successful run of CVRep's second play of the season, Life X 3, the playhouse continues its season of Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations 2021-2022 with Closer Than Ever, a musical revue directed by Ron Celona, with music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and musical direction by Scott Storr.
Derek & Julianne Hough to Honor CHICAGO, MOULIN ROUGE & More in New ABC Special
by Michael Major
- Feb 17, 2022
The dup will recreate legendary cinematic performances in a new one-hour special, “Step Into…The Movies.” Reimagined through a modern lens, the performances will draw inspiration from iconic films such as “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Chicago,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Saturday Night Fever” and “La La Land.”
Exclusive Video: Melissa Errico Sings 'Laura' From OUT OF THE DARK: THE FILM NOIR PROJECT
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 17, 2022
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, when the world was locked away in lonely rooms with only old movies to watch at midnight, Errico suddenly returned to one of her life-long obsessions – noir! The genre is noted for its dark, disturbing sensibility of intractable fatalism that Paris existentialists discovered in American film during the 1940’s. Noir continues to run as a mesmerizing, mysterious current through modern movies and music, and Errico has embraced it in her own artistic endeavors.
CVRep Presents CLOSER THAN EVER, A Musical Revue
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 16, 2022
Following a successful run of CVRep's second play of the season, Life X 3, the playhouse continues its season of Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations 2021-2022 with Closer Than Ever, a musical revue directed by Ron Celona, with music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and musical direction by Scott Storr.
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