2017 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS Nominations Announced
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 19, 2017
Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2017, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 22 January 2018 at 6pm at the Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by Alan Henry
- Dec 15, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
VIDEO: On This Day, December 13- A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Returns to Broadway
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 13, 2017
Trevor Nunn's production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC debuted to critical acclaim at London's Menier Chocolate Factory in November 2008 and subsequently transferred to the West End where it played a successful limited engagement through July 25, 2009 at the Garrick Theatre.
BWW Review: ALADDIN, Royal and Derngate
by Verity Wilde
- Dec 13, 2017
For me, the best thing about panto is the stuff that's not in the script - we went every year when I was little and my favourite memory is of the year that Brian Blessed's trousers split when he was playing Captain Hook and he and Smee had an extended fit of giggles.
JDT Lab Announces a Christmas Sing-Along Presented by the Johansen-Markard Piano Duo
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 12, 2017
Join the Johansen-Markard Piano Duo as they play a festive holiday program of old and new Christmas classics. Included in the program will be four hand arrangements of classics, including Silent Night, The Peanut's cartoon favorite, Christmas Time is Here and a Sleigh Ride Fantasy, as well as excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite. Then join in a frolicking sing-along of Christmas and winter favorites.
BWW Review: Touring ELF: THE MUSICAL at The Paramount Looks the Part but Lacks the Heart
by Amelia Reynolds
- Dec 7, 2017
A musical adaptation of the 2003 Christmas movie 'Elf' makes a lot of sense: the movie has all of the joy, sweetness, glitz, slapstick, and happily-ever-after for a crowd-pleasing production. This adaptation, now performing for a brief stint at The Paramount Theatre, stays loyal to the vast majority of the content in the movie. Many of the lines are verbatim. Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin's adaptation has tweaks here and there to leave room for elaborate musical numbers (many of which have some fun choreography), but the premise is the same: Buddy is on a quest to find his dad, reconnect with him, and, in the process, revive New York City's (and, indirectly, the world's) lost Christmas spirit.
Kristen Bell & More Star in A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, Coming to Digital, Blu-ray & DVD
by Caryn Robbins
- Dec 6, 2017
Three overwhelmed and overworked mothers are ambushed during the holidays by their own moms in the hilarious and heartfelt comedy, BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS,, arriving on Digital on January 23, 2018 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on February 6, 2018 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
BWW Review: Group rep Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Don Grigware
- Nov 21, 2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a Shakesperean treasure as it unites reality with fantasy in a dreamlike manner that puts audience in a happy mood, perfect for the holidays at hand. Now onstage at Group rep in NoHo, the play is directed by classically trained actor/director Marc Singer, who creates a gratifying production onstage through December 31. This is an ambitious project for Group rep who normally do their best work with Neil
GUTLESS & GRATEFUL by Amy Oestreicher Comes to JDTLab
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 21, 2017
Amy had ambitious plans for Broadway, until she abruptly developed a blood clot the week before her high school senior prom. After being rushed to the hospital, her stomach exploded in the operating room, and after both her lungs collapsed, she nearly died.
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