BWW had the chance to meet with Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, critically acclaimed actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh and the film's director, Simon Curtis about this behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of iconic movie star Marilyn Monroe.
If Hamlet is the reward an actor gets for showing great promise in his youth, King Lear is the thank you he receives in the latter years of a distinguished career. At age 35, Sam Waterston's Hamlet became one of the iconic performances to come out of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Now, at 71, The Public Theater's gift for his decades of admirable stage work is the opportunity to essay the maddening royal whose rages against a perceived betrayal by the mosT Loving of his three daughters sets in motion the bloody collapse of a monarchy. Unfortunately, the gift has not been wrapped very attractively.
Join South Bend Civic Theatre for the humorous and poignant Jar the Floor; a contemporary play by Cheryl L. West, set in suburban Illinois where four generations of African-American women gather for the matriarch's 90th birthday.
Join South Bend Civic Theatre for the humorous and poignant Jar the Floor; a contemporary play by Cheryl L. West, set in suburban Illinois where four generations of African-American women gather for the matriarch's 90th birthday.
These days, in the new age of social media revolution, the best source of information is YOU. Each day, fans of BroadwayWorld post tens of thousands of comments on our multiple message boards (main and local), weighing in on the latest news, rumors, reviews, stars and more. Each week, we find a few stand-out threads - those that have sparked particularly interesting discussion that we've decided to shine a light on each week in our newest feature: DID YOU KNOW...The 10 Most Interesting Message Board Topics of the Week, brought to you by YOU! Be sure to check back each week to see if YOUR thread made the Top 10 list! The Top 10 from this week? Read on!
Ann Hampton Callaway jokes about her Diva of America status in the music world, but it is a well known fact that this lady is a singer's singer. Like Barbara Cook in the world of theatre, although many, many years her junior, Callaway is the top in the world of jazz/pop and all singers flock to hear her perform. Her meticulously clear phrasing, magnificent range, ability to scat and overall great vocal instrument make her a fantastic night club singer and recording artist. In her set at Catalina Jazz Club July 28-31, Callaway had a rather short list of songs, but what she did to enhance each and every tune was nothing less than remarkable.
Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast, critically acclaimed by the LA Times, the LA Weekly and Daily Variety, will make its New York debut, Mon., June 27 at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, it was announced today by the show's Creator & Co-Executive Producer Roy Cruz.
In this collection of four short comedies by renowned playwright Paul Rudnick, author of Jeffrey and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, THE NEW CENTURY is hilarious and touching all at once with jokes and one-liners delivered rapid fire, hitting the audience squarely between the eyes…and in the heart.
In this collection of four short comedies by renowned playwright Paul Rudnick, author of Jeffrey and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, THE NEW CENTURY is hilarious and touching all at once with jokes and one-liners delivered rapid fire, hitting the audience squarely between the eyes…and in the heart.
Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast, critically acclaimed by the LA Times, the LA Weekly and Daily Variety, will make its New York debut, Mon., June 27 at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, it was announced today by the show's Creator & Co-Executive Producer Roy Cruz.
Feature film Harvest, written and directed by Marc Meyers and starring Broadway's Victoria Clark will be released in New York City at the Quad Cinema starting on Friday, May 6.
Feature film Harvest, written and directed by Marc Meyers and starring Broadway's Victoria Clark will be released in New York City at the Quad Cinema starting on Friday, May 6.
Victoria Theatre Association presents The Soundtrack of Your Life featuring Jimmy Webb, Barry Man and Paul Williams, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the historic Victoria Theatre, starting at 8 PM.
Victoria Theatre Association presents The Soundtrack of Your Life featuring Jimmy Webb, Barry Man and Paul Williams, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the historic Victoria Theatre, starting at 8 PM.
A New Jersey couple opens a café in the middle of the desert in this rollicking comedy.
If your only previous exposure to the story of Cyrano de Bergerac was through the Steve Martin vehicle Roxanne, then you've really only seen a watered down (and considerably lightened) telling of the tale. The movie is a lot of fun, but Edmond Rostand's play, which imparts a great deal of fictional ornamentation to the actual person, is much darker in nature. And while there is a generous amount of humor to be found, most of the action is played with an undercurrent of deadly seriousness, and with the countenance of the true tragedy that it is. St. Louis Shakespeare has mounted a swashbuckling staging that's neatly appointed and well performed by a game and talented cast.
Since debuting a little more than a year ago (Sept.5 '09), Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast has won critical praise from the LA Times, the LA Weekly and Daily Variety. The cult classic show in the making, reopens Sat., March 12 at the Bang Improv Theater in Los Angeles, it was announced today by the show's Creator & Co-Executive Producer Roy Cruz. A celebratory, wicked, yet loving satire of scenes from the most unforgettable movies from one of our greatest contemporary actresses, Streep Tease resumes an open ended run featuring new material and new cast members. Co-Executive Produced by Kenneth Hartung and directed by Ezra Weisz, the show is performed by an ensemble cast of seven actors and special guests.
On March 11th, 2011 the New York Pops pays tribute to the late Judy Garland in a special concert at Carnegie Hall. The show will play homage to her famous 1961 concert at the same location, and features Broadway stars Ashley Brown, Heather Headley and Karen Olivo (as well as special guest Lorna Luft) All week we are speaking with the people involved in this special night, and today we are talking with Ashley Brown about Judy Garland, returning to Broadway in Mary Poppins and what comes next.
International City Theatre kicks off its 2011 'Season of Romantic Adventures' with the West Coast premiere of a musical abouT Loving life, loving thinking, loving making art, and loving love. Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein, adapted from Stein's writings by Tony Award winners Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati, explores the writer's capricious love affair with language, self expression, and her lifelong companion, Alice B. Toklas. caryn desai [sic] directs and Darryl Archibald is musical director. The limited, four-week engagement closes Februay 13.
The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse will be holding auditions for BIG RIVER on Monday, March 7, 2011 from 12pm to 7pm at the Playhouse. Auditions are by appointment only and can be made by calling the Box Office at 970-744-3747 during box office hours beginning February 22, 2011.
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