Mark Quartley's previous work includes Written on the Heart and Measure for Measure for the RSC, Ghosts at Rose Theatre Kingston, and TV series Hoff the Record. His latest challenge is a motion-capture Ariel in the RSC's ground-breaking production of The Tempest - created with Intel and The Imaginarium Studios - which is currently playing at the Barbican.
???????Open Book Theatre Company is helmed by Grosse Ile resident Krista Schafer Ewbank. "I've always been aware of the lack of roles, both onstage and off, for women. There are far more women at auditions and vying for jobs, but theatre is often still a man's world." According to a recent study by Wellesly Centers for Women less than 27% of theatres have women in the artistic director role. A 2015 study by the Dramatists Guild found that 78% of plays produced were written by men. "I always look for plays that feature strong roles for women. It's harder than you might think with so many plays being written by men. I think we've found a really good balance."
Interview with Executive Producers Joey Maya Safchik, Chandler David, Judy Durkin, and Charlotte Weinman of DOG SEES GOD at The Blank Theater
On October 6, the Nashville-based singer and songwriter Becca Mancari will release her debut album Good Woman via Sunshine and Happiness. Today, NPR Musicpremiered 'Arizona Fire,' the first song to be released from the forthcoming album. NPR's Jewly Hight said, '...the symbolic spaciousness that can be found in the music of Becca Mancari, an important new voice emerging from Nashville's indie country, folk and rock circles, is striking.'
Opening tonight in Gallatin is Scott Seidl and Stephen Kummer's Civil War musical Across the Lines, running through Saturday night at CenterStage, 250 Hancock Street. The new musical, based on a true story drawn from the letters of Captain Robert A. Ragan and his memoir Escape From East Tennessee to the Federal Lines, continues its development with the three performances which feature a cast of local artists who bring the various characters in the story to life.
BWW speaks to Marysia Trembecka about bringing The Singing Psychic Gameshow to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In honor of Hollywood's 'tough guy in tap shoes' James Cagney, who would have turned 118 today, producer Riki Kane Larimer (On The Town, Gigi, West End's Memphis) announced the West Coast Premiere of the hit musical CAGNEY.
Stephane Bocket is the Maitre d'hotel of the stylish French restaurant, Chez Catherine in Westfield, New Jersey. Bocket directs and manages all aspects of the restaurant and catering.
Opening tonight at the Arts Center of Cannon County in Woodbury is the newest iteration of the beloved musical Annie, directed by Matthew Hayes Hunter and featuring an all-star cast of actors bringing the show to life. Featuring songs that have become musical theater standards since the show's premiere on Broadway in 1977 - including "Tomorrow," "Maybe," "Easy Street" and "Hard Knock Life."
Former chic songstress Alfa Anderson will take center stage at Joe's Pub on July 7th to celebrate the release of her new solo album, MUSIC FROM MY HEART.
BWW speaks to Marcus Ryan about the two shows he is taking to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Alfa Anderson, former member of the iconic funk soul band Chic (“Le Freak”,” Good Times”, “I Want Your Love”), will release her long-awaited debut solo album, Music From My Heart on July, 7, 2017.
The Rolling Stones exhibit, Exhibitionism, produced by iEC Exhibitions!, and Navy Pier, Chicago's mission-driven cultural district, are delighted to announce a limited-time bundled promotion that begins July 5, 2017 and runs through the end of the engagement on July 30, 2017.
BWW speaks to Katie Kopajtic about her 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Confessions Of A Personal Trainer.
A unique opera company dedicated to local and emerging artists is launching the world premiere of the feminist opera.
The Rolling Stones' Exhibitionism, produced by iEC Exhibitions!, is an extraordinary exhibit showcasing more than 500 rare artifacts covering the bands influence on fashion, film, recording, art, and design, and is now in its final weeks at Navy Pier through July 30, 2017. The Rolling Stones' Exhibitionism is the largest touring exhibition of its kind ever to be staged at nearly 18,000 square feet.
Last night The Trevor Project hosted its 2017 TrevorLIVE New York gala at the Marriot Marquis in Times Square. The event featured special performances by Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons and Broadway stars Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan.
Broadwayworld Dance recently conducted an interview with Australian ballet dancer Mark d'At Pace, find out about his life and career.
A chat with KINKY BOOTS' Blair Goldberg, who made her Broadway debut as a child opposite Bernadette Peters in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
In this week's special edition, we caught up with playwrights from Ensemble Studio Theatre's Marathon of One-Act Plays. Series C features: Good Results Are Difficult When Indifference Predominates by Amy Fox, The Good Muslim by Zakiyyah Alexander, Female Beginner by Edith Freni, Santa Doesn't Come to the Holiday Inn by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, and Intensive Care by Donald Marcus. For more information, visit: www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org
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