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28 Theater Books for Your Spring 2022 Reading List
by Team BWW - Apr 9, 2022


Spring has sprung and the great weather calls for a great book to enjoy outdoors! You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 28 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's spring reading list.

Broadway Streaming Guide: April 2022 - Where to Watch BETTER NATE THAN EVER & More New Releases!
by Michael Major - Apr 16, 2022


This April, Broadway fans can spring into action with new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge. From the new Disney+ film adaption of Better Nate Than Ever to new additions to Seth Rudetsky's concert series, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!

Provincetown Theater Announces 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2022


From Mae West to Cheryl Strayed, the Provincetown Theater has announced that five very distinguished and distinctive American playwriting voices will headline the company's 2022 season in Provincetown, MA, the birthplace of American Theater.

New York City Opera to Present Weill & Brecht's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS & MAHOGONNY SONGSPIEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2022


New York City Opera will present Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's thrilling double bill, The Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel, for the first time ever told as one story, a tragic fable for today.

GRAY to Present EVELYN STATSINGER: CURRENTS. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2022


Opening in New York this spring, GRAY will present Evelyn Statsinger: Currents.

Salem State Theatre Premieres New Play By Alum Parker Goodreau
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 12, 2022


Salem State Theatre Department presents the world premiere of The Thing They Love written by 2021 graduate Parker Goodreau. Directed by Esme Allen, the production will take place at the Sophia Gordon Center March 3 - 6, followed by virtual streaming March 20 - April 30. Tickets for both performance modalities are available at www.salemstatetickets.com.

Wilton's Music Hall Announces Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2022


Today Wilton’s Music Hall announces a spectacular new season for April-August 2022, with an impressive array of world-class theatre, music and opera shows in collaboration with a variety of distinguished production companies and talent.

25 Theater Books for Your Winter 2022 Reading List
by Team BWW - Jan 29, 2022


Winter is here and what better time of year to stay in and snuggle up with a great book? You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Birdland Announces February 2022 Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! 

Transcontinental Music & Spoken Word Duo Vapor Vespers Drops Another Two-Sided Single
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2022


Acclaimed experimental music duo Vapor Vespers is kicking off 2022 with the release of another duo of quirky, noir- and funk-tinged singles, Valise and Bent Omelette (DADA #1).

Merrimack Repertory Theatre to Present ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2021


Gales of laughter will boost spirits in Lowell this winter when Merrimack Repertory Theatre celebrates America’s funniest Mom ever with Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel, featuring Karen MacDonald, from January 19 to February 6, according to Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.

MoMA Announces The 18th TO SAVE AND PROJECT Festival Of Film Restoration
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2021


Running from January 13 to February 5, 2022, To  Save and Project: The 18th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation includes more than 60 newly preserved features and shorts from 19 countries, many having world or  North American premieres and presented in original versions not seen since their initial  theatrical releases.

THIS IS US Stars Chrissy Metz & Susan Kelechi Watson to Host 2022 Rose Parade on NBC
by Michael Major - Dec 1, 2021


Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson, the multi-award-winning co-stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” will host this year’s telecast from Pasadena, California. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, director, educator and lifelong children’s literacy advocate LeVar Burton was previously announced by the Tournament of Roses as this year’s Grand Marshall.

BWW Review: Star-Studded RAGTIME Heralds Nashville Repertory Theatre's Return to Live Performance
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 11, 2021


Ragtime, the Tony Award-winning musical about life in these United States during the very early years of the 20th century, is a richly drawn and evocatively told rumination on the pursuit of the American dream seen from the perspective of a diverse, multi-ethnic cast of characters. Now onstage through Sunday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s James K. Polk Theatre, in a glittering and sumptuous revival from Nashville Repertory Theatre, Ragtime proves an ambitious choice for the company’s return to live performance after more than 18 months of darkness due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Towne Street Theatre's Virtual Salon Presents PASSING: A Retrospective
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2021


Towne Street Theatre's 'Passing' grew in scope and grandeur with each outing. With its setting of New York City in 1927, it stayed true to the book and was immersed in the flavor of the Harlem Renaissance - you experienced the music, the dance, and the rhythm of the roaring '20s.

Study Up on Irving Berlin and Celebrate Broadway's Return with #NoBusinessLikeShowBusiness
by Team BWW - Nov 10, 2021


Live theatre is officially back and Concord Theatricals is celebrating! 'There's No Business Like Show Business' is a digital celebration that launched just last month, marking the return of live theater and all of the incredible people who help to make it happen. The celebration coincides with the 75th anniversary of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun and its iconic showstopper 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' a song that has more resonance than ever this year.

Towne Street Theatre Presents PASSING: A RETROSPECTIVE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2021


Throughout social media, the conversation continues regarding the newly released film “Passing” based on the novella by Nella Larsen. One voice has decades of knowledge and expertise with Nella Larsen's Passing, and that is Towne Street Theatre. 

MOCA Presents MY NAME IS MARYAN During Miami Art Week 2021
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021


The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami has announced its forthcoming exhibition My Name is Maryan—a monographic presentation of four decades of paintings, sculptures, drawings and film by the iconoclastic, ground-breaking Polish-born artist Maryan.

BWW Review: Street Theater Company Comes Roaring Back With LIZZIE: THE MUSICAL at Darkhorse Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - Oct 24, 2021


Lizzie Borden, who maintained her innocence of the axe murders of her father and stepmother until the day she died in 1927, was very possibly the progenitor of every piece of tabloid journalism that continues to titillate readers to this very day. Who better than she then to become the protagonist in a provocative work of musical theater that lays bare all the rumors that surrounded her in life and which gives her agency over her own story almost a hundred years after her death?

True Colors Project/My True Colors Festival to Present Online Reading of THE MAN WITH THE FLOPPY EARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2021


True Colors Project/My True Colors Festival will honor LGBTQ+ History Month with an online performance of The Man With The Floppy Ears for One Night Only on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 7:30PM ET.

Haunted Houses: The Untold Ghost Stories of Broadway with Jennifer Ashley Tepper!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2021


When you think 'haunted houses' you probably don't picture the inside of a theatre. But with an over 100 year history, many of Broadway's most famous houses are positively teeming with reports of the supernatural.

Christina Bianco to Perform Farewell Show A LOT TO UNPACK at Birdland Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2021


BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christina Bianco in her new show “A Lot to Unpack” on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 PM. Her bags are packed for London but before she leaves her hometown this globetrotting, genre-crossing, multi-voiced, multi-wig-wearing funny girl has some serious unpacking to do.

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 50th Anniversary Season And $15 Million Endowment Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2021


Des Moines Metro Opera's General and Artistic Director Michael Egel announced today the repertory for the company's 50th Anniversary Season alongside the launch of the public phase of a $15 million fundraising campaign, 50 Next: Giving Voice to the Future.

Darius de Haas, Ann Harada, Lesli Margherita & More to Take Part in AMANDA GREEN & FRIENDS 'VAXXED AF!'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2021


BIRDLAND will present Amanda Green & Friends “Vaxxed AF!” on Monday, October 4 at 7:00 PM. Tony Award-nominated lyricist/composer and award-winning performer Amanda Green will be joined by some amazing Broadway friends, including Darius de Haas, Ann Harada, Lesli Margherita, Curtis Moore, Natalie Douglas, and Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band.

1927's ROOTS Makes London Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2021


Making its London premiere after its UK debut at the Edinburgh International Festival 2019, Roots is a medley of folktales brought to life with 1927's signature fusion of handcrafted animation and storytelling

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