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Review Roundup: Critics Visit THE PIANO LESSON Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks and More
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022


All new production photos have been released from the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, ahead of the show’s opening night tonight, Thursday, October 13th at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Video: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE PIANO LESSON
by Red Carpet - Oct 13, 2022


Tonight's the night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre! The Piano Lesson, directed by Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson and starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Brooks, officially opens on Broadway. BroadwayWorld will be there for the big night, so be sure to tune in at 5:45pm ET as we bring you red carpet video coverage.

Photos: First Look at Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks and More in THE PIANO LESSON
by Show Highlights - Oct 13, 2022


All new production photos have been released from the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, ahead of the show’s opening night tonight, Thursday, October 13th at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (241 West 47th St).

Photos & Video: See Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks & More at THE PIANO LESSON First Preview
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2022


The first-ever performance of the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson is now in previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Get a first look at photos and video here!

Up on the Marquee: THE PIANO LESSON
by Jennifer Broski - Aug 31, 2022


The marquee for the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, which comes more than 30 years after the seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama's premiere, is now up at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for its 17-week engagement. Check out photos of the new marquee at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre below!

VIDEO: THE PIANO LESSON Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson Stops By The Barrymore
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 29, 2022


The marquee for the first Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, which comes more than 30 years after the seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama’s premiere, is now up at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for its 17-week engagement.

Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced For THE PIANO LESSON, Starring Samuel L Jackson, Danielle Brooks and More
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2022


The complete cast and creative team have been announced for the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Joining the cast are Nadia Daniel and Jurnee Elizabeth Swan. Rounding out the company are Shirine Babb, Charles Browning, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sharina Martin, Warner Miller, Doron JePaul Mitchell and Kim Sullivan.

August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON Will Now Open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Rather Than the St. James
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2022


The first Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson will now play the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for its 17-week engagement. The production was originally supposed to come to the St. James Theatre, current home of Into The Woods, which is rumored to be extending.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Box Office Realities Show Recovery Slow Across the Country
by Alex Freeman - May 16, 2022


While governmental support over the past few years has helped companies stay afloat, with rising costs and additional pandemic related support no longer an option, the realities are starting to settle in.

Up on the Marquee: THE PIANO LESSON
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 27, 2022


The highly anticipated Broadway revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize®-winning drama The Piano Lesson, and the first in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere, is the first marquee of the 2022 / 2023 season to hit Broadway at the iconic St. James Theatre, the production’s future home, on the occasion of Mr. Wilson’s 77th Birthday today.

Trai Byers, Ray Fisher, April Matthis & Michael Potts Join the Cast of THE PIANO LESSON Starring Samuel L. Jackson & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2022


Producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy announced additional cast for the revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Piano Lesson, the first Broadway revival in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere in 1990.

THE PIANO LESSON, Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, & John David Washington, Will Arrive on Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2022


As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington are set to star in a Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Piano Lesson in 2022. Find out what theatre the show will be in, and when!

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: A Broadway Dance Classic Returns To Lincoln Center
by Michael Dale - Feb 13, 2022


New York City Ballet brings back Slaughter On Tenth Avenue, the Louis Armstrong House Museum reopens in Queens and a hat tip to the guy who keeps MJ grounded.

bwaySHO: The Podcast Joins Broadway Podcast Network with LIVE Launch Party: SHO & Tell
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2021


Theatre favorites Fergie L. Philippe (Hamilton), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop, The Danish Girl), Drew Gasparini (The Karate Kid, It's Kind of A Funny Story) and Kimberly Marable (Hadestown) help welcome Shoshana Medney to BPN with SHO & Tell, which she coined on her live YouTube Series: The SHO Must Go On...line!

THE SORTING ROOM SESSIONS Virtual Return Comes to Wallis Annenberg Center
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2021


The virtual Sorting Room Sessions, the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts' popular nightclub series, returns with four new entertaining on-demand programs featuring a range of Motown, jazz, popular and classical music.

Exclusive: Read Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4- Spotlight on The Minskoff Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 17, 2021


Earlier this month, Dress Circle Publishing released 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? While you're waiting for your copy, let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek from a chapter all about the Minskoff Theatre.

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!

Alhambra Presents HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2020


Power, sex, ambition, greeda??it's just another day at the office in the Alhambra Theater & Dining's satire of big business. Perhaps it's just a strange coincidence that WWW are the initials of the company at the center 1952 book called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 2020, the musical about a young window washer climbing the corporate ladder to Chairman of the Board might be as relevant as ever a?" and WWW takes on a whole new meaning. The Alhambra Theatre and Dining will open its version of the multiple-award winning drama on February 20, 2020.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Announces Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2019


The 14th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce the details of its full 2019 program in September, titled Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.

Theatre Of Yugen Presents RESONANCE III
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2019


In this solo concert, RESONANCE III, Miki Orihara will be dancing Martha Graham's 'Lamentation (1930)', Doris Humphrey's 'Two Ecstatic Themes (1931)', Seiko Takata's work 'Mother (1938)' Konami Ishii's 'Moon Desert (early 1930's)' and Yuriko's 'Cry (1963)'.

Frist Art Museum Presents DOROTHEA LANGE: POLITICS OF SEEING
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2019


The Frist Art Museum Presents DOROTHEA LANGE: POLITICS OF SEEING, an exhibition that examines a broad range of the artist's work through the lens of social and political activism. The Frist is the only U.S. venue that is hosting this exhibition after its 2017 debut in California. In addition to presenting Lange's iconic photographs from the Great Depression, the exhibition will feature works from her early years as a studio portraitist in San Francisco, along with images of the grim conditions of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II, naval shipyard workers of different sexes and races contributing to the patriotic cause, and inequity in our judicial system in the 1950s. Organized by the Oakland Museum of California, which houses Lange's personal archive, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist's Upper-Level Galleries from March 15 through May 27, 2019.

Frist Art Museum Presents DOROTHEA LANGE: POLITICS OF SEEING
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2019


The Frist Art Museum Presents DOROTHEA LANGE: POLITICS OF SEEING, an exhibition that examines a broad range of the artist's work through the lens of social and political activism. The Frist is the only U.S. venue that is hosting this exhibition after its 2017 debut in California. In addition to presenting Lange's iconic photographs from the Great Depression, the exhibition will feature works from her early years as a studio portraitist in San Francisco, along with images of the grim conditions of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II, naval shipyard workers of different sexes and races contributing to the patriotic cause, and inequity in our judicial system in the 1950s. Organized by the Oakland Museum of California, which houses Lange's personal archive, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist's Upper-Level Galleries from March 15 through May 27, 2019.

The South Street Seaport Museum Hosts Memorial Service for Jack Putnam
by Julie Musbach - Nov 9, 2018


The South Street Seaport Museum family mourns the death of longtime Museum historian, educator, Melville scholar, and friend Jack Putnam. A memorial service will be held in Jack's honor on Saturday, November 17, 10am, at St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. Reception to follow, between 1pm and 4pm, at the Seaport Museum's Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street, New York, NY 10038.

Casting Announced For Classic American Anti-War Drama BURY THE DEAD at Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2018


In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, Bury The Dead by American playwright Irwin Shaw opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season today, 30 October 2018 (Press Nights: Thursday, 1 November 2018 and Friday, 2 November 2018 at 7.30pm).

Casting Announced For Classic American Anti-War Drama BURY THE DEAD at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2018


In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, Bury The Dead by American playwright Irwin Shaw opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 (Press Nights: Thursday, 1 November 2018 and Friday, 2 November 2018 at 7.30pm).

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