Guest Blog: Brian Logan Introduces Feminist Festival CALM DOWN, DEAR at Camden People's Theatre
by Guest Blogger: Brian Logan
- Sep 14, 2016
Autumn 2016. Comedian Amy Schumer, visiting the UK, tells the BBC that anyone who doesn't identify as feminist must be 'insane'. Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott, in an article addressing her passion for involving girls in sport, tells the Guardian 'I wouldn't say I'm a feminist. It's a funny word, isn't it?' New London mayor Sadiq Khan tells Red magazine, 'I'm obsessed with being a feminist in City Hall,' while distinguished columnist Suzanne Moore writes in the New Statesman, 'I hate all men… I once made exceptions. I was wrong.'
Rufus Wainwright Hilariously Duets with Barbra Streisand... Sort Of
by Nicole Rosky
- Sep 13, 2016
Dreams came true for singer Rufus Wainwright earlier this week, when he got to duet with Barbra Streisand...well, sort of. Both performers took part in an NYC fundraiser for Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and when Streisand crooned 'Happy Days Are Here Again,' he just couldn't resist.
For-Profit Education & More on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins
- Sep 13, 2016
The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.
NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to Air Live Post-Debate, 9/26
by Caryn Robbins
- Sep 13, 2016
'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' will air a special live episode Monday, Sept. 26 at 12:35 a.m. from Studio 8G in Rockefeller Center and will incorporate post-debate discussion during the telecast. Will Forte (FOX's 'Last Man On Earth') and Mandy Moore (NBC's 'This Is Us') will appear as guests.
BWW Review: ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION at Act II Playhouse Cures the Political Season Blues
by Kelli Curtin
- Sep 13, 2016
Act II Playhouse opens their 2016/17 season with the uproariously funny ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION. This comedy pokes fun at all sides of the political spectrum this election season. Audiences can expect an evening full of political parodying, musical hijinks and rib-tickling political impersonations. ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION at Act II Playhouse delivers the laughs and helps to lighten the current political season.
Will Swenson, Ryan Silverman and More to Join Melissa Errico in 'FUNNY!' at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 12, 2016
Broadway's Will Swenson (LES MISERABLES, Hair, Disaster!) and Ryan Silverman (Side Show, Cry-Baby, Chicago) and The Met Opera's Richard Troxell will guest star with Tony Award-nominated singer & actress Melissa Errico (Amour, White Christmas, My Fair Lady, High Society) at Feinstein's/54 Below (254 W. 54th St.) September 20-24, following her sold-out run at the venue this past April.
Kerry Butler, Santino Fontana, Tony Yazbeck, Rachel York and More to Perform at 2nd Annual BROADWAY'S GOT GUTS for CCFA
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 12, 2016
The second annual spectacular evening of wonderful entertainment by Broadway's brightest singing the wonderful standards and hits sung by the late, great Nancy LaMott on the 21st anniversary of her death, to benefit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America will take place on Monday, October 24, at 6 PM at the Copacabana, 268 West 47th Street, New York City.
Capitol Steps to Perform in Fundraiser for Congregation Beth El of Yardley
by Liz Cearns
- Sep 12, 2016
The Capitol Steps (a comedy troupe that began as a group of US Senate Staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them) will present a show based on songs from their current album 'What To Expect When You're Electing' at the Pennsbury High School East Auditorium, as a fundraiser for Congregation Beth El of Yardley.
Exclusive: Barbra Streisand Sings 'Send in the Clowns' Trump Parody at Clinton Fundraiser & We've Got the Lyrics (and Video)!
by Robert Diamond
- Sep 10, 2016
The evening belonged to Hillary and Streisand. Streisand's set started out with 'Everything' from her 1970 film A STAR IS BORN, 'Being at War With Each other' by Carole King, 'Losing My Mind' by Stephen Sondheim from her new ENCORE album and 'Pure Imagination' addressing the environment (also from ENCORE). Then the place went wild when she performed Stephen Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns' with re-written lyrics skewering Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. The audience went wild and Barbra received 9 standing ovations!
Classical Theater of Harlem to Stage World Premiere of FIT FOR A QUEEN
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 7, 2016
The Classical Theatre of Harlem presents the world premiere of Fit for a Queen, a comedy inspired by the life of Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled as a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut's female lover helps her usurp the throne, only to finds herself at odds with an unexpectedly ruthless rival for power - her daughter.
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