The New Colony Announces 2017 Season
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 11, 2017
The New Colony is pleased to announce its full 2017 Season, featuring four world premiere productions by four Chicago playwrights. The season kicks off this winter with ensemble member Sean Kelly's fantasy adventure PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS, directed by Krissy Vanderwarker.
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Presents 2017 Lineup of Acclaimed Artists from 11 Countries
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2017
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh Festival) presents its 13th annual edition, taking placeJanuary 16 to February 5, 2017 at various Vancouver venues. Acclaimed artists representing 11 countries will descend on the city for the signature, three-week mid-winter event. From staggering spectacles to intimately immersive encounters, the 2017 PuSh Festival lineup showcases innovative, transformative art across a vast expanse of performance disciplines.
Michael Urie to Return as Host of 62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards at Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - Dec 21, 2016
The 62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), it was announced today by Charles Wright, Drama Desk President and Gretchen Shugart, CEO of TheaterMania.com and Managing Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards. TheaterMania will present the awards ceremony for the sixth consecutive year.
2017 Camden Rocks Festival Confirm The Damned, Orange Goblin & More
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 20, 2016
Following a sold-out fifth year in June 2016, Camden Rocks Festival has today announced the first names for the 2017 line-up. Punk legends The Damned, stoner rock giants Orange Goblin, and The Ruts DC are the first to be revealed from the bill.
Traverse Theatre Announces Spring/Summer 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2016
The Traverse announces its Spring/Summer 2017 season today, December 12. The work presented has been selected to directly address a mix of both long-existent and emergent social, political and technological challenges, and comes from some of the most exciting companies in the UK.
2017 Fertile Ground Festival Announces Lineup in Portland
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2016
Now in its ninth year, the 2017 Portland-grown Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works continues to flourish in a town of prolific playwrights, abundant actors, innovative dancers, talented designers and adventuresome producers.
Warner Bros Record Artists Nominated for Eleven 2017 GRAMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 7, 2016
Warner Bros. Records artists representing multiple genres from across the label's roster, including Rock, Pop, R&B, New Age and Country, have been nominated for eleven 2017 Grammy Awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS).
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Announces 'The Mind/Body Connection' 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2016
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble announces its 2017 Season, 'The Mind/Body Connection.' The season includes three new plays linked under this mind/body connection and told from distinctly female perspectives. These bold works explore how we separate our primal, instinctive physical beings from our intellectual and emotional selves. The season will be performed at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue in Chicago.
Birmingham Town Hall Presents WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD LIVE ON STAGE
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2016
Based on the award-winning children's book, What the Ladybird Heard will be performed at Town Hall from Tuesday 27 December 2016 until Wednesday 11 January 2017, with a specially adapted relaxed and BSL interpreted performance on Sunday 8 January.
Cumberland County Playhouse Announces 2017 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - Dec 3, 2016
'Something that's sure to please everyone in 2017,' is the promise of Cumberland County Playhouse producing director Bryce McDonald while announcing the upcoming season at the award-winning theatrical venue located in the hill of Tennessee.
Photo Flash: A.D. Players Show 'O LITTLE TOWN OF BAGELS...' Takes Final Bow at the Grace Theater
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2016
A.D. Players, one of Houston's oldest and largest resident theater companies, is performing its final play, O Little Town of Bagels, Teacakes and Hamburger Buns, at its current home at Grace Theater before moving to a new, $18 million facility in early 2017. Bagels was written by A. D. Players' founder and artistic director Jeannette Clift George in 1984, and has been performed multiple times based on popular demand. Scroll down for photos!
Jamie Lloyd to Direct Immersive Philip Ridley Double Bill at Shoreditch Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2016
Today Shoreditch Town Hall announces an immersive double-bill of Philip Ridley plays, including the world premiere of Killer and a new production of Ridley's contemporary classic The Pitchfork Disney, his first stage play which premiered in 1991. The productions will both be directed by Jamie Lloyd and run in 'The Ditch' basement spaces of Shoreditch Town Hall in spring 2017.