Disney+ Sets New Series Based on Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER
by Michael Major
- Jan 20, 2022
'The Crossover,' a drama series based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel in verse by Kwame Alexander, a Newbery Medal-winning and Coretta Scott King Book Awards' Author Honoree, has been ordered to series for premiere on Disney+. The pilot episode was directed by George Tillman, Jr. ('The Hate U Give,' 'For Life').
OUR TOWN Hits The Kelsey Theatre Stage, January 21
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 20, 2022
Shakespeare '70 will present “Our Town,” weekends January 21 through January 30, 2022 at the Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College.
Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major
- Jan 18, 2022
Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full list of nominees now!
BWW Review: SWEET WATER TASTE at Orlando Shakes
by Joseph Harrison
- Jan 10, 2022
Webster’s dictionary defines the word family as “a group of people who are related to each other”, which on its surface may seem simple and straightforward, but as many of us can attest, often that can be the farthest from the truth. What happens when relatives share a bloodline but practically nothing else? Do the benefits of being part of a particular family extend to all members? Throw race into the mixture and a southern town with a history of discrimination and you have the formula for Gloria Bond Clunie’s “serious comedy” SWEET WATER TASTE, which plays at Orlando Shakes through January 22nd.
JACK Announces 2022 Winter-Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 23, 2021
Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK has formed an explosive line up for their 2022 winter-spring season – with an online offering by choreographer Jasmine Hearn, in-person dance works by Niall Noel Jones and Rakia Seaborn, and a one-of-a-kind concert performance by Anaïs Maviel.
California Shakespeare Theater Announces ROMEO Y JULIET and Marcus Gardley's LEAR for 48th Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 21, 2021
California Shakespeare Theater has announced its 2022 season at the Bruns Amphitheater featuring two world premiere Shakespearean adaptations: the bilingual Romeo y Juliet adapted by Karen Zacarías and directed by KJ Sanchez, running May 25-June 19; and Lear adapted by Marcus Gardley and co-directed by Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams, running September 7-October 2 in partnership with Oakland Theater Project and with support from Play On Shakespeare.
Cal Shakes to Present ROMEO Y JULIET and Marcus Gardley's LEAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 20, 2021
Cal Shakes has announced its '22 season at the Bruns Amphitheater featuring two world premiere Shakespearean adaptations: the bilingual Romeo y Juliet adapted by Karen Zacarías and directed by KJ Sanchez, running May 25-June 19; and Lear adapted by Marcus Gardley and co-directed by Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams, running September 7-October 2.
Nakia and Joshua R. Pangborn to Release DUELING PIANOS: A SKELETON CREW MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 20, 2021
Nakia & Joshua R. Pangborn are releasing 3 versions of their original musical, Dueling Pianos: A Skeleton Crew Musical. Featuring 15 original songs set in the world of the internationally award-winning, queer, fat-positive series Skeleton Crew, audiences will have a chance to stream the original cast album on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
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