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Fresh Squeezed Opera to Close 2016-17 Season with SCOPES/PRIX FIXE Double Bill
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017


For its final production of the 2016-17 season, Fresh Squeezed Opera presents Scopes/Prix Fixe, an operatic double bill, at the IATI Theater in the East Village.

NYC's Ballets With a Twist Presents COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW, 6/23
by Christina Mancuso - Apr 19, 2017


New York City's Ballets with a Twist celebrates summer under the stars with a performance of Cocktail Hour: The Show at the Chautauqua Auditorium (900 Baseline Road) on Friday, June 23, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($27 for Concert Members). To purchase, visit chautauqua.com or call 303-440-7666.

BWW Review: Powerful and Unexpectedly Timely INHERIT THE WIND
by Andria Tieman - Apr 4, 2017


Ocean State Theatre Company Artistic Director Amiee Turner introduced Friday night's production of INHERIT THE WIND by saying that she was somewhat surprised and saddened that a play about what's appropriate to teach in public schools, written in 1955 but based on events of the 1920's, is still so timely today.  Indeed, this script may be a Baby Boomer, but this production isn't showing its age at all, and is scarily relevant.  One of the biggest tells of an older play is often the length, and this script may have been edited down a bit, but the pacing is absolutely perfect.  Director Fred Sullivan Jr. fills the moments of brief set changes with appropriate moments of song, which may seem like an odd choice for a play of this nature, but it works perfectly.  Some of the songs are in the original script, but a few seem to have been added for this show. The songs also give the actors a chance to trot out their vocal chops including men singing in four part harmony, and violin and ukulele performances.

Photo Flash: Ocean State Theatre presents INHERIT THE WIND
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 31, 2017


Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its fifth season in its comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick, presents Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's Tony Award-winning play, Inherit the Wind, which will run at Ocean State Theatre from March 29 - April 16.

Tom Gleadow and Brandon Whitehead to Star in INHERIT THE WIND at Ocean State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2017


Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its fifth season in its comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick, presents Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's Tony Award-winning play, Inherit the Wind, which will run at Ocean State Theatre from March 29 - April 16.

Cast, Creatives Announced for INHERIT THE WIND at Ocean State Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2017


Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its fifth season in its comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick, is proud to announce casting for its production of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which will run at Ocean State Theatre from March 29 - April 16.

Central City Opera to Present TOSCA, Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2016


Denver, Colo. (July 1, 2016)—On July 16, 1932, Central City Opera Summer Festival, as it is known today, was launched with a performance of Alexandre Dumas' Camille, starring Lillian Gish. The weeklong run completely sold out. On July 16, 2016, 84 years later, Central City Opera continues its 2016 summer festival with the opening of a new production of Tosca, Puccini's powerful thriller of passion, seduction, and deceit, running in repertory in the Central City Opera House through August 7. 

Central City Opera Kicks Off Summer Festival with BALLAD OF BABY DOE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 9, 2016


Denver, Colo. (June 29, 2016)—Central City Opera opens its 2016 summer festival with Douglas Moore'sThe Ballad of Baby Doe, running in repertory from tonight, July 9 through August 6, in the historic 550-seat opera house in Central City.

Central City Opera to Present TOSCA, 7/16
by Matt Smith - Jul 1, 2016


Denver, Colo. (July 1, 2016)—On July 16, 1932, Central City Opera Summer Festival, as it is known today, was launched with a performance of Alexandre Dumas' Camille, starring Lillian Gish. The weeklong run completely sold out. On July 16, 2016, 84 years later, Central City Opera continues its 2016 summer festival with the opening of a new production of Tosca, Puccini's powerful thriller of passion, seduction, and deceit, running in repertory in the Central City Opera House through August 7. 

Central City Opera to Kick Off Summer Festival with BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 7/9
by Matt Smith - Jun 30, 2016


Denver, Colo. (June 29, 2016)—Central City Opera opens its 2016 summer festival with Douglas Moore'sThe Ballad of Baby Doe, running in repertory from July 9 through August 6, in the historic 550-seat opera house in Central City.

BWW Review: CLARENCE DARROW at Rubicon Theatre Company
by Cary Ginell - Jun 4, 2016


It's funny how many shows we've seen recently that bring to mind concepts evident in the current election season. In In the Heights, it was the plight of immigrants trying to make lives for themselves in America, in Amadeus, it was a lead character with an obsessive personality, and in Ragtime, it was a character who seeks justice for a racially-based assault. In David W. Rintels' one-man play, Clarence Darrow, which made its debut last weekend at the Rubicon Theatre Company, reexamines the life of a man whose philosophy of democratic socialism reflects the political philosophy of Democratic challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders.

First Fresh Foods Launches Product Sampling for Two New Chicken Sausage Products
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 3, 2016


First Fresh Foods, a leading, local sausage producer, has announced two new wholesome chicken sausage products to be sampled in 100 select Publix supermarkets in the Atlanta, GA, and Charlotte, NC markets. The new breakfast and Italian chicken sausages offer all the taste of pork sausage with significantly less fat.

BWW Review: Richard Coppinger Gives One of the Year's Best Performances in INHERIT THE WIND at Stageworks
by Peter Nason - Mar 21, 2016


Based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, the show's message in our age of Idiocracy is still quite timely.

BILLY ELLIOT, 'MODERN MILLIE' & More on Tap for Ocean State's 2016-17 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 17, 2016


Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) has announced that its fifth season in its comfortable, stadium style theatre located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, will open with the Rhode Island professional premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, Billy Elliot The Musical.

Opera Omaha, Ballet Nebraska and More Join Kristin Chenoweth in Omaha Performing Arts' CELEBRATE 10 Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2015


The CELEBRATE 10 CONCERT starring Kristin Chenoweth is set for October 16, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., marking the 10th anniversary of the Holland Performing Arts Center and 10 full seasons of performances presented by Omaha Performing Arts.

Opera Omaha, Ballet Nebraska and More to Join Kristin Chenoweth in Omaha Performing Arts' CELEBRATE 10 Concert
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2015


The full lineup of the CELEBRATE 10 CONCERT starring Kristin Chenoweth has been announced.

Nashville Theater Calendar 7/20/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 21, 2015


Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Cumberland County Playhouse & Scopes Trial Festival Partner for 90th Anniversary Celebration
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 17, 2015


The 2015 Scopes Trial Festival, beginning today in Dayton, TN, will mark the 90th anniversary of the historic Scopes Monkey Trial. The Cumberland County Playhouse and the Dayton Scopes Festival partner for a second year to produce Front Page News from the Rhea County courtroom, the original site of the trial in 1925.

Nashville Theater Calendar 7/13/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 13, 2015


Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

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