Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players
by Jay Pateakos - Feb 16, 2026
The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'.
Photo Flash: San Francisco Playhouse Celebrates Closing Night Of Jeanne Sakata's HOLD THESE TRUTHS
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2021
This hybrid co-production of Hold These Truths marked San Francisco Playhouse’s return to in-person performances and was also available for audiences to enjoy at home on-demand. San Francisco Playhouse followed strict health and safety protocols to minimize risks to patrons, actors, and staff.
Richard Jay-Alexander Chats With Theatre Legend Albert Poland About His Book STAGES, Judy Garland, The Biz and More
by Robert Diamond - Jun 26, 2020
Getting on the phone with Albert Poland totally swept me away and into the world we love for a glorious 45 minutes...
BWW Spotlight Series: Meet South Bay Entertainers Cindy and Perry Shields
by Shari Barrett - Apr 14, 2020
This Spotlight focuses on Cindy and Perry Shields who met in 1980 when they were both performing in 'Guys and Dolls' at El Camino College and have been entertaining audiences at theaters around Los Angeles and the South Bay for over 40 years!
BWW REVIEW: The Superficiality Of The 80's Sees A Sinister Side Surface In The Thrilling Musical Adaptation of AMERICAN PSYCHO
by Jade Kops - May 19, 2019
Led by a deliciously sinister Benjamin Gerrard, Alexander Berlage's (Director & Lighting Design) AMERICAN PSYCHO is a perfectly polished presentation of Roberto Aguirre-Sarcasa (Book) and Duncan Sheik (Music and Lyrics) musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel.
Photo Flashback: BroadwayWorld Remembers Penny Marshall
by Walter McBride - Dec 20, 2018
As previously reported, actress and director Penny Marshall has passed away at the age of 75, due to complications with diabetes.
BWW Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - BACKWARDS, TO UNDERSTAND THE IRONY at The Colony Theatre
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Aug 28, 2018
Presented by a brand new Production group, 4 Leaf Music Productions, in Association with Golden Performing Arts Center, and based on a 1934 Kaufman and Hart play of the same name, this musical tells the story of three friends, Franklin, Charley, and Mary, and the progressive decadence of their bonds and their dreams. The story is told in reverse. When it begins, in 1980, they're in their 40's: Franklin, is a rich, successful, conceited and confused noted songwriter; Charley, the lyricist in the duo, has cut off ties with his partner after a nervous breakdown and Mary is a lonely alcoholic still secretly in love with Franklin from when they first met, years and years ago. As we move forward in the play but backwards in time, we see how their friendships disintegrate, along with their aspirations and Franklin's many whirlwind marriages. Rewinding through the '70s and '60s, we end up in 1957, when the three of them meet for the first time, on a rooftop in the city, all hopeful young talents per-chance gathering to watch Sputnik go by in the pre-dawn sky. The song they sing, 'Our Time' ('We're the movers, we're the shapers/ the names in tomorrow's papers'), is undercut by some very keen irony, since we've already seen how it all turns out, at the beginning.
BWW Review: LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE is an Entity All its Own at The Ford Theatre
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Jun 14, 2018
Lula Washington, an L. A. native from Watts, along with her husband Erwin Washington and daughter Tamica Washington Miller, have been the incumbent founders, creators, directors and choreographers of the LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE since 1980. They began with the goal to motivate, educate, inspire, challenge and enrich the lives of young people so they could become successful, productive and competitive citizens. Thirty years later, and now a major dance company all over the world, their appearance here in Los Angeles at The Ford Theatre was an incredible ensemble of dance works choreographed by a variety of talented artists, including Lula and Tamica, and performed by one of the most powerful, strong and exciting company of dancers on the planet.
Photo Flash: Signature Theatre Honors John Kander with Stephen Sondheim Award
by Julie Musbach - Mar 21, 2018
On March 19, 2018, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre honored legendary Broadway composer John Kander with the company's ninth Stephen Sondheim Award. The Stephen Sondheim Award was presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy and will benefit Signature Theatre's artistic, education, and community programs.
BWW Travel Preview: MANHATTAN BY SAIL Returns for 2016 Summer Season
by Marina Kennedy - May 9, 2016
Manhattan by Sail has announced their exciting 2016 season for guests to enjoy popular excursions on their ships, The Shearwater and Clipper City.
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell to Those We Lost in 2015
by Walter McBride - Dec 31, 2015
Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2015.
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell - Remembering The Stars We Lost in 2014
by Walter McBride - Jan 1, 2015
Broadway fans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, with dozens of shows having opened since January, hundreds of actors having made their debuts, and many more having returned to the stage for critically acclaimed performances. Not all news was good though, as we also suffered a loss of an incredible amount of talent. Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2014.
Photo Flash: Original Dinettes Cass Morgan and Debra Monk Visit Geva Theatre's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2013
Geva Theatre Center invites Rochester to join in the down-home country fun of Pump Boys and Dinettes with book, lyrics and music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann and directed by Mark Cuddy, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Nathan Dame. Pump Boys and Dinettes began performances on September 10 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 13. Scroll down for photos from opening night with Cass Morgan (a Rochester native) and Debra Monk, the original Dinettes and part of the Tony-nominated team that created the show, who joined the celebrations on September 14th!
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