Pure Bathing Culture Share Surprise EP 'Roxi's Dream Part One'
by Michael Major - Jul 12, 2023
Iconic Portland duo Pure Bathing Culture have released a new EP via First City Artists; stream Roxi’s Dream Part One. In their 10+ years as a band, Pure Bathing Culture have released three full length albums & three EPs, collaborated with and/or recorded with artists such as Ben Gibbard, Damien Jurado, Vetiver & Fruit Bats.
Will Dailey Launches Second Leg of His 'Ten Dollar Song' Tour Supporting the Wallflowers
by Michael Major - Jul 11, 2023
Inspired by a piece of vinyl artwork of Joni Mitchell's Clouds hanging in Dailey's home studio, the piece hung in his teenage bedroom and has been with him since. Dailey’s new song, “Cover of Clouds,” is a 7 minute long love letter to Joni Mitchell, the cover image and her reign in Dailey’s consciousness from the first time he picked up a guitar.
Ariana Madix Joins DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 32 as VANDERPUMP RULES Begins Filming
by Michael Major - Jul 7, 2023
Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix has joined the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. Madix filmed an announcement video with Dancing With the Stars judge Derek Hough at her new sandwich shop, Something About Her. Madix's Vanderpump Rules co-star and former boss, Lisa Vanderpump, previously competed on the show in 2013.
Review: BENEATHA'S PLACE, Young Vic
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 7, 2023
Written a decade ago, the piece is perhaps more significant now than it was in 2013. Beneatha’s Place is unquestionably and ideologically hefty, academically relevant, and socio-politically topical. It very much rides on the coattails of Raisin, covering the same points with an added first-hand representation of the political climate of pre-independent Nigeria and an academic look at the current societal dynamics. It’s an explicit lecture on privilege and prejudice.
EDINBURGH 2023: BED Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 6, 2023
BWW catches up with the team behind Bed about bringing the new musical to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
R.U.R. A TORRENT OF LIGHT Becomes The First Canadian Opera To Win Best New Opera In North America!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2023
The Music Critics Association of North America has announced that its 2023 Award for BEST NEW OPERA—a major recognition for an opera introduced in North America during the previous calendar year—goes to composer Nicole Lizée and librettist Nicolas Billon for R.U.R. A TORRENT OF LIGHT, a Tapestry Opera production in collaboration with OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) University.
Readings and Special Events Announced for TheatreWorks' 20th Anniversary NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 17, 2023
Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow's hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 20th Anniversary New Works Festival. This unique festival returns to Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre with its extraordinary opportunity for audiences to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development and see their evolution over multiple performances.
Interview: Playwright Will Power Reveals the Inner Workings of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Gil Kaan - Jun 15, 2023
Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make Man (a co-production of Center Theatre Group and The SpringHill Company) will open June 18, 2023, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Debbie Allen, in her CTG directorial debut, directs this account of the unlikely (but real life) friendship between the great Cassius Clay and the controversial Stepin Fetchit; with the cast of Ray Fisher, Edwin Lee Gibson, Wilkie Ferguson II, Alexis Floyd and Bruce Nozick. I managed to spar with Will over a few behind-the-scenes queries.
Video: Los Angeles Rapper nascar aloe Shares Sinister New Music Video 'OGRE'
by Michael Major - Jun 15, 2023
Blending raw, unrestrained energy with his punk aesthetic and cutting-edge production, LA-based artist nascar aloe is trailblazing a new wave of underground rap that welcomes a brash genre-bending musical approach. he shares the cinematic music video for “OGRE”, a track from his freshly released EP HEY ASSHOLE! out now via Epitaph Records.
Billy Joel Adds New December Show at Madison Square Garden
by Michael Major - Jun 15, 2023
After ten extraordinary years, Joel’s historic franchise run at The Garden will conclude with his 150th lifetime show at the venue, which is slated for July 2024. The December show will mark Joel’s 97th monthly and 143rd lifetime show at The Garden.