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Shakespeare's Globe Announces Summer Season 2022
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022


Shakespeare's Globe has announced the Summer Season 2022 full of pomp, pageantry, politics, and power.

Performance Schedule Announced for 2022 FRIGID Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2022


FRIGID New York will present the 16th Annual FRIGID Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), February 16-March 6, 2022. 

Melbourne's Australian Contemporary Opera Announces Upcoming Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2021


ACOCo’s 2022 season sees the award winning independent company roar back to live performance with seven shows all directed by women, including five Australian premieres,    and new presentation partnerships with The Wheeler Centre, the Melbourne Recital Centre, and, wait for it, the MCG (Yarra Park).

FRIGID New York To Present 2022 FRIGID Festival This February
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 12, 2021


FRIGID New York will present the 16th Annual FRIGID Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), February 16-March 6, 2022. Performances will also be available to livestream from home.

The Public Theater Announces Line-Up for 18th Annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2021


The Public Theater announced the full line-up today for the 18th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 12-30, 2022. The innovative festival of The Public’s winter season returns to in-person performances at The Public Theater and partner venues Mabou Mines and PS21 with work by artists from across the U.S. and around the world.

Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announce 2021 Artist Cultivation Event and EST/Sloan Project Commissions
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021


Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director), along with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice-President and Program Director) and the EST/Sloan Project, announced today the 2021 Fall Artist Cultivation Event for the EST/Sloan Project.

BWW Review: DISNEY'S THE LION KING at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - Nov 13, 2021


Disney's The Lion King roars its way back into Memphis and audiences are thrilled to welcome the popular show back to the Orpheum stage! Always a Memphis favorite, the show is pure magic for its audiences, adults and children alike. 

Meet the Cast of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2021


Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway on October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in the play!

Milwaukee's First Stage Announces A Return To Live Performances for 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2021


First Stage has announced its safe and triumphant return to live theater performances in the 2021/22 season. First Stage has announced the full 35th season kicking off in November at the Marcus Center's Todd Wehr Theater with the perennial and beloved holiday favorite, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS.

BWW Review: Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Come to the CABARET at the Carrollwood Players!
by Peter Nason - Sep 11, 2021


Anita Kollinger is a standout in a powerful show that features some interesting and questionable interpretations from director Gabe Flores.

Everyman Theatre's Season Continues With FLYIN' WEST
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021


Everyman Theatre continues to welcome audiences back to LIVE THEATRE with the second offering in its 31st season, Pearl Cleage’s groundbreaking play FLYIN’ WEST.

TheatreWorks to Reopen October 2021 With LIZARD BOY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2021


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will resume in-person performances when it launches its previously announced 51st season, featuring eight plays and musicals presented October 2021 through August 2022, kicking off with the new indie folk-rock musical Lizard Boy.

RULES AND ROLES OF COMEDY by Harold Dean James Will Be Presented by We Three Productions in September.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2021


'Rules and Roles of Comedy' will be acted by Paul Albe, FitzyFitz, Sharon Fogarty, Ray Grist, Jesse N. Holmes, Donna Kennedy and Claudia Menza. Most of them are veterans of James' prior works.  Costumes are by Ramona Ponce.

These are `Happy Days' Indeed for Trevor Nunn
by Matt Wolf - Jun 21, 2021


The 60th anniversary production of Beckett's masterwork Happy Days, newly opened at west London's Riverside Studios, is indistinguishable from the keen eye of its director, Trevor Nunn, who across more than six decades has contributed many of the most significant (not to mention quite a few of the best) productions in my experience. We look back at a seismic career and select five productions for the ages.

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Announces Additional Programming For Launch Of Educational Digital Platform
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021


Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company will present Dance With Us, an educational digital platform centered around the premiere of a series of new dance films. The resource launches from June 25-27, 2021 at 7pm ET with the premieres of the films and the reveal of the platform, a website whose URL will go live at this moment.

American Repertory Theater Announces Upcoming Programming; New Dates For Broadway-Bound 1776, New Musical Starring Idina Menzel, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2021


1776 will now play May - July 2022 in the Loeb Drama Center before it plays at Roundabout Theatre Company in fall 2022 and begins a national tour in February 2023.  WILD in Concert is a new musical starring Idina Menzel, which was created by Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler).

SOHO REP. PROJECT NUMBER ONE Artist's Work Available to View Through July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2021


Soho Rep. is presenting eight works created by artists comprising Project Number One, the organization’s 2020 initiative bringing theater-makers onto the Soho Rep. staff in a moment of extreme precarity for the artistic community.

BWW Interview: Four Female Directors Share Their Personal Histories Within THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: SEASON TWO by Antaeus Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - May 11, 2021


Antaeus Theatre Company highlights the culture and history of six additional Los Angeles neighborhoods with Season Two of its popular 'The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles' podcast series, set to launch May 20. Here are my interviews with the four female directors who discuss their own personal histories within the Zip Code Plays they direct. (Gigi Bermingham, Jennifer Chang, Saundra McClain, and Bernadette Speakes)

Dolores Huerta and Josefina Lopez to Testify in Support of Save The Performing Arts Act in Sacramento
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2021


SB 805, entitled, “Save The Performing Arts Act of 2021,” is the first bill in the nation that will create a critical funding infrastructure to help assist Small Nonprofit Performing Arts Companies (SNPAC) with average adjusted gross revenues equal to, or less than $1.4 million, to be adjusted every five years based on the California Consumer Price Index.

BWW Feature: WE SAW THEM FIRST / THE MUSICAL ACTRESSES - Five Musicals Whose Female Performers Later Became Stars
by Matt Wolf - Feb 22, 2021


Our monthlong series culling some of the early London theatrical triumphs of stars before they became known to the world at large draws to a close with our look back at a brilliant quintet of actresses who commanded attention in one musical (sometimes several) before broader renown came to call.

Door Shakespeare Offers Scenes From KING LEAR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, AND RICHARD III for NEA Big Read: Door County
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2021


On February 12, 2021, Door Shakespeare brings together an eclectic ensemble of nine artists to share excerpts from three plays by William Shakespeare that are featured in Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven as part of the 2021 NEA Big Read: Door County, running through February 13.

The Wick Supper Club Announces Billy Stritch, Christine Pedi and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2021


World-renowned singers are coming to The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton to perform at the Wick Supper Club. Nicolas King, Billy Strich, Anthony Nunziata and Christine Pedi are kicking off the new year with spectacular dinner and show events.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, November 12- with Lillias White, Aisha de Haas and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 12, 2020


Today (November 12) in live streaming: Lillias White visits Backstage Live, Aisha de Haas in concert, and so much more!

Travel to L.A. with Antaeus Theatre Company's ZIP CODE PLAYS Podcast Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2020


Celebrate the culture and history of the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles from the safety of your home. Antaeus Theatre Company presents The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles, a series of six original audio plays, each set in a different L.A. zip code.

Theater Stories: 1 of 4 Broadway Theaters Named After a Woman, Classic Revivals and More About The Vivian Beaumont Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2020


This week's Theater Stories features The Belasco Theater! Learn about the legendary theater-maker David Belasco, the history of the theater's Broadway plays, the apartment built above the theater and more!

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