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BWW REVIEW: More Play With Music Than Musical, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Sets Bob Dylan's Music As A Backdrop Conor McPherson's Bleak Depression Era Tale.
by Jade Kops - Jan 9, 2022


The eagerly awaited pairing of Conor McPherson’s writing and directing with the music of Bob Dylan’s career, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY arrives at the Theatre Royal, Sydney.

Ring in 2022 in Philadelphia at Top Spots
by Marina Kennedy - Dec 16, 2021


Ring in the New Year in Philadelphia with 36 top ways to celebrate, including dinner, drinks, happy hours, parties, DJ, music, family events, countdowns, brunches and so much more. Check it out all of the exciting options and start making your plans.

New Production Of MARY POPPINS in Sydney Now On Sale
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2021


Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's new award-winning London production of MARY POPPINS is now on sale for performances beginning 15 May 2022 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

Mason Alexander Park to Bring THE PANSY CRAZE to Chelsea Table + Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2021


CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – the New York newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – will present the return of Mason Alexander Park and their solo show “The Pansy Craze” for two performances on Saturday, October 30 at 9:30 PM and Sunday, October 31 at 7:00 PM.

BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at The Desert Rose Playhouse is Campy, Bloody Fun.
by Audrey Liebross - Aug 31, 2021


I give the Desert Rose Playhouse kudos for its fantastic production of Richard O'Brien's bloody cult classic, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Buy tickets before the run sells out, as it deserves to do.

BWW Exclusive: Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4- Spotlight on The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 24, 2021


On Tuesday, March 9, Dress Circle Publishing will release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Can't wait to get your hands on it? Let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek from a chapter all about The Jacobs Theatre.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, December 22 with Micaela Diamond, Christopher Sieber and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 22, 2020


Today (December 22) in live streaming: Get cooking on Stars in the House, Champian Fulton at Birdland, and so much more!

North Coast Repertory Theatre Will Stream SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 16, 2020


Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year. SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR deftly examines the monumental political, social, and most of all, the personal changes that impact the lovers during that quarter century.

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free Virtual Talk 'Preserving The Fleet: Saving Our Ships For The Next Hundred Years'
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2020


South Street Seaport Museum announces a free virtual talk that explores its fleet and how its team is preserving the ships for the next hundred years, on Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 12:30pm-1:30pm EDT.

South Street Seaport Museum Presents Free Virtual Talk On Saving Our Ships For The Next Hundred Years
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2020


South Street Seaport Museum announces a free virtual talk that explores its fleet and how its team is preserving the ships for the next hundred years, on Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 12:30pm-1:30pm EDT. Sign up to reserve a spot at turnstiletours.com/exploring-the-fleet-of-the-south-street-seaport.

BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - Jun 18, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!

BWW Review: Carpenter Square's THE MALTESE FALCON kicks off new CST LiveOnline video series
by Adrienne Proctor - May 26, 2020


Carpenter Square Theatre has started a pandemic-response series. A live video series of theatrical performance, CST LiveOnline will occur monthly. The first of the series is a live radio adaptation of THE MALTESE FALCON, starring legendary actor Ben Hall as Detective Sam Spade.

BWW Interview: At Home With Dorian Woodruff
by Stephen Mosher - May 11, 2020


The reigning king of cabaret elegance talks with Stephen Mosher about style, musicianship, education and jewelry.. a lot of jewelry.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest Musical Theatre Characters (1940-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 30, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals.

Pandemic Era Theatre: An Opportunity for Creativity
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 6, 2020


My name is Rachel Louis. I'm a senior in the Acting B.F.A. program at Shenandoah Conservatory (SU) in Winchester, Virginia. I live at home in Loudoun County, that dark blue one shaped like an L on the demographic below. SU is two counties west of me.  

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - Mar 30, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020


How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

Special Guests Join Grand Rapids Symphony to Ring in the New Year With Music of Mozart and Shostakovich
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2020


Mozart knew a thing or two about how to please an audience. The great German composer wrote his Piano Concerto No. 22 to be performed in 1786 during Lent when the theaters and opera houses were closed in Vienna in observance of the Christian season just prior to Easter. But the previous December, he gave a workshop performance during the intermission of an oratorio titled Esther by composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf.

BWW Review: Celebrating Fats Waller with Eight O'Clock Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at the Central Park Performing Arts Center
by Peter Nason - Jan 5, 2020


With Latoya McCormick and Tron Montgomery leading the way in this Fats Waller revue, 'it's so nice, it should be illegal.'

BWW Review: CABARET at Fairfield Center Stage
by Sean Fallon - Sep 16, 2019


I had the pleasure of seeing CABARET as put on by Fairfield Center Stage, at the Trevi Lounge in Fairfield, CT.  Fairfield Center Stage has yet again put on a well known production in a brilliantly unique way that audiences would not get to experience anywhere else.  Fairfield Center Stage gets the perfect cast for the roles, and furthermore finds the perfect venue for each production, to provide the ambiance appropriate to the show.  The Trevi Lounge creates a wonderful intimate atmosphere for the cabaret show within the CABARET show. 

BWW Review: CABARET at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - Jul 6, 2019


When the world outside is challenging, political tensions are escalating, uncertainty is in the air and pressures are building to the breaking point, what can you do? If you lived in Berlin in the early 1930's you might have found yourself escaping from the rise of Nazism by visiting an avant-garde performance at one of many cabarets in the city. If, instead, it is 2019 and you are also looking for a bit of escapism of your own, you might head to the University of Connecticut to take in the latest production in the CT Repertory Theatre's 2019 Nutmeg Summer Series, CABARET.

Sean McCollough Releases 'Earworm' On May 11th
by Julie Musbach - Mar 28, 2019


Radio show host and songwriter Sean McCollough will release Earworm, his third album of songs for kids and their grownups, on May 11th. With 13 stick-in-your-head original and cover songs, Earworm features guests including Billy Jonas, Molly Ledford, members of The Lonetones and the Kidstuff Singers.

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME at Bellevue Little Theatre is Sweet Stuff
by Christine Swerczek - Mar 16, 2019


If you like movies like, 'You've Got Mail,' you will like this show. SHE LOVES ME is about as sweet as a parfumerie.

West Coast Debuts Multimedia Production Of THE ANIMAL MONOLOGUES At Bootleg Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2018


Solo Queens Fest 2 at Bootleg Theater is pleased to announce the participation of Best of Son Of Semele Theatre Company's Solo Creation Festival 2017, "The Animal Monologues" by Amy Raasch. The expanded version of this new multimedia show, directed by Matthew McCray, opens in Los Angeles October 25 through November 18, 2018.  Tickets on sale through at www.TheAnimalMonologues.com

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