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BWW Review: Dealing with Affective Memory and with an Unpublished Libretto CHAVES - UM TRIBUTO MUSICAL (El Chavo - A Musical Tribute) Opens This Week in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Aug 21, 2019


The show will pay a beautiful tribute to Roberto Gomez Bolanos and his most famous creation, our dear El Chavo, in a great production in the best Broadway style. The staging promises to surprise fans of the show - and the general public - with original choreography by Gabriel Malo, unpublished libretto by music director Fernanda Maia and direction by Ze Henrique de Paula. Chaves - Um Tributo Musical has its premiere scheduled for August 23 at Teatro Opus (Shopping Villa-Lobos), in Sao Paulo.

Francisco Monterde, hombre de letras y renovador del teatro mexicano
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2019


Creador de la Bibliografía del teatro en México, obra de consulta indispensable para quienes desean conocer la historia de este género artístico, Francisco Monterde fue un respetable crítico de teatro y dramaturgo, periodista, bibliotecario, jefe de publicaciones y académico. 

Manchester's HOME Announces 2019/2020 Theatre Programme
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2019


HOME, Manchester has today announced its theatre programme for Autumn 2019 into Spring 2020 featuring brand-new HOME commissions, returning favourites, UK premieres and brand-new work.

Wallbyrd's The 39 Steps is a Must-See Production
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - May 25, 2019


Glasgow International Comedy Festival Q&A: Lubna Kerr
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Feb 20, 2019


Lubna Kerr on bringing 'Where Are You Really From' to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

THE FAVOURITE Leads BAFTA Awards Nominations - See the Full List of Nominees!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 9, 2019


BAFTA has announced the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2019.

Wake Up With BWW 1/4: THE NOTEBOOK Musical in the Works From Ingrid Michaelson, and More
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2019


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Ingrid Michaelson is working on a musical adaptation of The Notebook!

Peter Duncan Will Star In THE DAME
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2019


A lost world of seaside entertainment, piers and promenades are brought to life when seasoned Pantomime Dame Ronald Roy Humphrey returns to his Northern roots for the Christmas season. As the curtain falls on the last show of the day, Roy is in a wistful, melancholic mood, but as the years fall away, ghosts and memories from the past confront him with what he has spent his whole life trying to forget.

Peter Duncan Will Star In THE DAME
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2018


A lost world of seaside entertainment, piers and promenades are brought to life when seasoned Pantomime Dame Ronald Roy Humphrey returns to his Northern roots for the Christmas season. As the curtain falls on the last show of the day, Roy is in a wistful, melancholic mood, but as the years fall away, ghosts and memories from the past confront him with what he has spent his whole life trying to forget.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for STAN & OLLIE Starring John C. Reilly
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 18, 2018


Sony Pictures Classics has released the first trailer for Stan & Ollie, starring John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan as legendary comic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. 

Pleasance Announces 126 More Shows For Fringe Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2018


Today, 126 shows go on sale to join the phenomenal Pleasance programme. With a roster this diverse and exciting, you'll want to spend the whole of August in Edinburgh!

BWW Morning Brief January 4th, 2018: The Public Kicks Off UNDER THE RADAR, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The Public Theater kicks off UNDER THE RADAR festival series, and more!

BWW Review: 17 for 2017: The Best Shows & Performances of the Year in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area
by Peter Nason - Dec 26, 2017


A look back at the very best local productions that 2017 had to offer.

BWW Review: COMPLETE WORKS OF WM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)(REVISED) at DE Theatre Company
by Greer Firestone - Dec 13, 2017


Madcap. Zany. Sophisticated Marx Brothers. Come one, come all to a Shakespearean jihad at DE Theatre Company with THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WM. SHAKESPEARE (abridged and revised). Cliff Notes on speed (even though the opening scene introduced Bob Cratchit. Wrong playwright, fellows. HA.)

Mark Rylance-Led FARINELLI AND THE KING Begins Tonight on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2017


The critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner (Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies) Mark Rylance, begins tonight, December 5, 2017 in advance of an opening night on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).

Cast Complete for Mark Rylance-Led FARINELLI AND THE KING on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2017


Producers Sonia Friedman, Shakespeare's Globe and Paula Marie Blackare have announced complete casting for the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner (Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies) Mark Rylance.

Mark Rylance to Reign on Broadway in FARINELLI AND THE KING This Winter
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2017


Mark Rylance, three-time Tony Award winner (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing, Twelfth Night) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies), will return to Broadway in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING, a new play with music by author and composer Claire van Kampen, it was announced today by producers Sonia Friedman, Shakespeare's Globe and Paula Marie Black.

BWW Review: Michael Silvestri is the Definition of Fabulous in Jerry Herman's LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Carrollwood Players
by Peter Nason - Mar 27, 2017


Join the party and be prepared to be entertained and moved, especially by Silvestri's brilliant turn as Albin/Zaza.

BWW Review: LIE, CHEAT AND GENUFLECT by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore at the Carrollwood Players
by Peter Nason - Jan 19, 2017


It's like 'Some Like It Hot' meets 'Nuns on the Run!'

BWW Interview- Charlie Frye (aka 'The Eccentric') Talks Broadway's THE ILLUSIONISTS
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 6, 2016


Today, THE ILLUSIONISTS' Charlie Frye speaks exclusively with BWW and explains why he takes his art seriously, but never takes himself seriously!

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