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Peter Brook Brings the Mahabharata to BAM in BATTLEFIELD Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2016


With Battlefield, Peter Brook and his internationally renowned team -- Marie-Helene Estienne and Jean-Claude Carriere -- revisit the great Indian epic the Mahabharata 30 years after Brook's legendary production captivated the theater world-and inaugurated the BAM Majestic Theater (now the BAM Harvey Theater).

TAKE ME (I'M YOURS) Exhibition to Feature Participatory Works at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2016


This fall, the Jewish Museum is upending museum conventions with Take Me (I'm Yours), an exhibition featuring artworks that visitors are asked to touch, participate in, and even take home.

TAKE ME (I'M YOURS) Exhibition to Feature Participatory Works at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - Sep 1, 2016


This fall, the Jewish Museum is upending museum conventions with Take Me (I'm Yours), an exhibition featuring artworks that visitors are asked to touch, participate in, and even take home.

BWW Review: Tony Winner Paulo Szot Stars MY FAIR LADY Revival in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Sep 1, 2016


Regarded as one of most popular musicals of all time, the classic My Fair Lady turns 60 and receives this month a new theatrical production signed by the Director Jorge Takla. With a great cast and live orchestra, the show - based on the classic Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw - tells the story of an aristocrat teacher, Mr. Henry Higgins, who takes up the challenge to transform the poor Eliza Doolittle, street vendor without any refinement, in a society lady. With luxurious scenery and costumes, the show will have place at the Santander Theatre, in Sao Paulo, between August 27 and November 6, 2016.

Salzburg Festival Closes Nearly Sold-Out Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2016


41 days ago Haydn's Die Schöpfung was performed at the Großes Festspielhaus, opening the Ouverture spirituelle and thus the 2016 Salzburg Festival.

Frank Sinatra's 'World On A String' 4CD/DVD Box Set to Be Released 10/21
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 30, 2016


Frank Sinatra never had a problem with language barriers, he spoke to the heart. His songs served as the soundtrack to people's lives around the world.

Greenwich Theatre Announces Autumn 2016 Season
by Ashlee Latimer - Aug 21, 2016


The Greenwich Theatre announces its Autumn 2016 season! Beginning with the How Small How Far Production of Garden, the company will present and produce two dozen productions in the coming autumn months. Details for each production are below. For more information, visit http://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk.

Peter Brook to Bring the Mahabharata to BAM in BATTLEFIELD This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Aug 18, 2016


With Battlefield, Peter Brook and his internationally renowned team -- Marie-Helene Estienne and Jean-Claude Carriere -- revisit the great Indian epic the Mahabharata 30 years after Brook's legendary production captivated the theater world-and inaugurated the BAM Majestic Theater (now the BAM Harvey Theater).

Totino's New Products Give Millennials More Convenient Snack Options
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 9, 2016


General Mills brand Totino's has announced the launch of two new tasty products, Totino's Pizza Sticks and Totino's Stuffed Nachos, as part of an effort to give consumers bold and diverse flavors that fit into their busy, on-the-go lifestyles. With the new flavor varieties, Totino's is not only tapping into Millennials' desire and craving for unique taste experiences, but their habit for replacing meals with snacks as well. Fans can expect to find both tasty offerings in retailers nationwide in August.

Christopher Jackson, HAIRSPRAY & More - BWW's Guide to Broadway on Fall TV!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 23, 2016


Broadway stars and a host of musical presentations are on tap for the upcoming 2016-17 primetime television season. Included in THE LINEUP will be new series starring HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson, FROZEN's Kristen Bell and BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY star Stephen Pasquale.

VIDEO: Premiere Dates & First Look at Amazon's TRANSPARENT, Woody Allen TV Series & More
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 8, 2016


Amazon Studios took to the stage at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills today to showcase their fall lineup.

Pacific Symphony Features Sheena Easton in the Music of James Bond, 8/21
by Christina Mancuso - Jul 29, 2016


For the second to last concert of Pacific Symphony's Summer Festival 2016 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre—the audience is sure to hear these words ringing in their ears: The name is Bond…James Bond. Dashing and debonair, Bond's movie themes are instantly recognizable, evoking international intrigue, glamour and suspense. Making this concert especially memorable are vocalist Scott Coulter and two-time Grammy Award-winner Sheena Easton, featured singer on the James Bond soundtrack, “For Your Eyes Only.” With more than 20 million records worldwide, Easton joins the Symphony to seduce the audience into the world of “Goldfinger,” “The Spy Who Loved Me,” “A View to a Kill,” “Skyfall” and more. The concert also includes “Diamonds are Forever,” “For Your Eyes Only” and “spy” songs from “Mission Impossible,” “Austin Powers,” “Dick Tracy,” “Pink Panther” and “Charlie's Angels.” And that's just a sampling!

The Name is Bond... at Pacific Symphony's Summer Festival 2016
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2016


For the second to last concert of Pacific Symphony's Summer Festival 2016 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre-the audience is sure to hear these words ringing in their ears: The name is Bond...James Bond.

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Smithtown Performing Arts Centre
by Melissa Giordano - Jul 13, 2016


Of the many productions that will come and go of the Tony award winning musical Hairspray, the incarnation at the Smithtown Performing Arts Center is incredibly enjoyable. Running through August 28th under the excellent direction of Long Island theatre vet Jordan Hue, the talented cast will leave you singing the Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman score for weeks. To add, the book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan will indeed stand the test of time as we progress towards full equality at every level.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts to Welcome Ringo Starr This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2016


Having recently celebrated his 76th birthday in front of the iconic Capitol Records building in Hollywood as part of his #PeaceAndLove birthday celebration, Ringo Starr presented a gift to Southern California fans when he announced a new set of fall tour dates that includes a concert at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall.

Mozart, Bach, Britten and More Slated for Oratorio Society of New York's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2016


The Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY), New York's standard for grand choral performance, will mark its 2016-17 season with performances of symphonic choral masterworks of Handel, Mozart, Bruckner, and Britten, ending with Bach's monumental Mass in B Minor. Leading the OSNY for its 144th season will be Kent Tritle, in his 12th year as Music Director.

BWW Review: ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2016: TOM BURLINSON PERFORMS 'SINATRA AT THE SANDS' To Two Thousand Fans
by Barry Lenny - Jun 29, 2016


Burlinson has a marvellous voice that suits Sinatra's music like a glove.

Old School Square in Delray Beach Sets 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 24, 2016


Old School Square has served for over 25 years as the gathering place for Delray Beach, and the 2016-17 Season will launch a new era of arts and entertainment for all ages.

Jay and The Americans to Play Broadway Theatre of Pitman This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2016


Jay and The Americans will perform on Friday, October 21st at 8pm at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

VIDEOS: Barbra Streisand's Broadway! Part One: The 1960s
by Michael Dale - Jun 10, 2016


The first of a six-part, decade-by-decade video series sampling the legendary artist's performances of musical theatre classics.

Nashville's Theater Calendar 6/6/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 6, 2016


Summertime is here, what with Memorial Day and all that it encompasses, and we can think of no better seasonal activity than taking in some local theater. No matter where you are in the Volunteer State, Tennessee theater companies are ready and willing to help transport you to a different world, another time and place where your life can be is transformed magically on a stage very near you!

BWW Review: New Musical ANASTASIA in World Premiere at Hartford Stage Company
by Karen Bovard - Jun 6, 2016


A distinguished creative team has hit it big with a rousing, new, heart-warming version of ANASTASIA, premiering currently at the Hartford Stage Company. This show has appeal for romantics and history buffs and musical comedy fans and dance aficionados and features no fewer than four strong female figures for audiences to identify with; in short, it's a potential blockbuster, for all kinds of worthy reasons.

The Friday 5 (On Thursday): PSYCHO BEACH PARTY's Pitts and Turner
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 2, 2016


The summer theater season in Nashville begins tonight with a revival of Charles Busch's Psycho Beach Party, which turns the formulaic beach movie of the early 1960s on its ear with a skewed and definitely crazy take on the genre. Opening at the Darkhorse Theater - the latest offering from Bradley Moore's Music City Theatre Company - it features a talented cast bringing Busch's classically campy characters to life. Today, you can get to know Gerald Pitts and Elizabeth Turner better, just before calling to make reservations to see the show!

Nashville's Theater Calendar 5/23/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 23, 2016


'Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing?' - or at least to the theater to be transported to a different world, another time and place where life is transformed and magic happens before your very eyes...

Photo Flash: PSO BRAVO! Presents School Day Concert Full of Surprises
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2016


On Tuesday, May 10, at 9:30 am, 11:30 am, and 1:15 pm at Richardson Auditorium, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's (PSO) BRAVO! education program presented 'The Sky is the Limit!', a concert designed to get the imaginations of over 2,000 area school children soaring with works ranging from Ottorini Respighi's 'The Hen' and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee to Daniel Dorff's Blast Off! and Gustav Holst's 'Mars.' Music Director Rossen Milanov conducted as he guided the students through the upper stratosphere and beyond. Scroll down for photos!

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