This year I participated in an end-of-the-year final concert for my vocal teacher. The performance took place at the HardRock cafe in Pittsburgh where I sang a few musical theater pieces. Live performance returns once again and so do the on-stage jitters.
BWW catches up with Eli Matthewson to chat about bringing Daddy Short Legs to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
This week's list includes an album of demos from Beetlejuice the Musical, as well as the first single from the forthcoming film adaptation of The Prom. Plus, the first song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Cinderella has been released.
This week, new allegations surrounding Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, were unearthed as actress/model Natassia Malthe alleges that Weinstein forcibly engaged in nonconsensual sex with her while courting her for a role in film version on the musical 'Nine.'
The Kennedy Center hosts its 15th annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival from Today, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work.
American Documentary | POV has launched the national Make All the Difference engagement campaign forAll the Difference, a documentary that spotlights the victories and struggles of young African-American men navigating their way through high school and college. The engagement campaign, featuring events in five cities, is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as part of American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen, a public media initiative to help keep more students on the path to graduation, college and careers.
The Kennedy Center hosts its 15th annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival from Saturday, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work.
It should be no surprise that as a lover of theater, I firmly believe in the transitive power of the performing arts. Any production has the power to elicit some emotional response from the audience, but theater often does more. Studies have shown that participating in the performing arts helps students improve their performance in other academic areas. While the impact of the arts in schools is widely known, the use and impact of theater and the arts in prison systems is somewhat less talked about. Nevertheless, theater has been used by penile systems for centuries as a way to rehabilitate prisoners, and that unorthodox idea is at the core of Our Country's Good, now playing at UT-Austin. The infrequently produced Tony nominated play, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker, is a completely engrossing love letter to the virtues of theater and a thrilling depiction of a peculiar moment in Australian history.
Aurora Theatre has been hosting the best local and national comedians since they opened their new location in 2007.Aurora Comedy Nights, hosted by bright young comedienne Katie Causey, welcomes the Short Bus Heroes on Friday and Saturday, August 16-17 at 7:15pm & 9:15pm.
When ms Amsterdam departs on its 75-day Grand Pacific and Far East Voyage Sept. 20, 2013, it's going to feature a whole lot more than beautiful ports, tantalizing cuisine and award-winning service. Holland America Line has added four guest chefs, eight guest speakers and local entertainment in several ports as part of the line's new On Location activity program. Shorter voyage segments of 21 - 43 days are still available.
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts opens its spring season with HEIRS OF TANTALUS, a program featuring Grammy-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, acclaimed countertenor Jose Lemos, soprano Jessica Gould, and noted actors (TBA).
Toronto Theatre Critic's take to the stage this Sunday in a special benefit performance of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, with proceeds going to The Actor's Fund. Featuring Kelly Nestruck, Robert Cushman, Glenn Sumi, Sheila McCarthy and Melody A. Johnston, the show also includes BWW's own Kelly Cameron as one of the Snoopy's. In this special feature, she talks about her hidden desire to be force to be reckoned with on-stage, setting the bar a smidge above terrible, and humbly requests that you throw bones in lieu of tomatoes.
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts opens its spring season with HEIRS OF TANTALUS, a program featuring Grammy-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, acclaimed countertenor José Lemos, soprano Jessica Gould, and noted actors (TBA).
Singer-songwriter-musician BROOKE WHITE releases her first full-length holiday album titlEd White CHRISTMAS today, November 6 exclusively on iTunes and November 27 at all other online retailers.
Singer-songwriter-musician BROOKE WHITE is set to release her first full-length holiday album titled WHITE CHRISTMAS on November 6 exclusively on iTunes and November 27 at all other online retailers.
The Narrative Award recognizes the finest narrative film in competition at the Festival and went to Pocas Pascoal for the North American Premiere of ALL IS WELL, with an Honorable Mention going to Dominga Sotomayor's Thursday Till Sunday.
The Met announced concerts from the Asphalt Orchestra and TENET.
The world premiere of Sally Woodcock's new play Fanta Orange opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre from Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (Press Night: Thursday, 3 November 2011 at 7.30pm) for a limited four-week season, the opening play in the New Writing at the Finborough Theatre Season, playing November 2011 to January 2012.
The world premiere of Sally Woodcock's new play Fanta Orange opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre from Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (Press Night: Thursday, 3 November 2011 at 7.30pm) for a limited four-week season, the opening play in the New Writing at the Finborough Theatre Season, playing November 2011 to January 2012.
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