Sackerson/Lil Poppet Productions Will Bring RED to the Stage
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026
Salt Lake City-based Sackerson and Lil Poppet Productions have announced their next collaboration will be 'Red' by John Logan, directed by Morag Shepherd.
Interview: KIMMEL'S KRITZERLAND: YOUNG AT HEART!
by Gavin Glynn - Jun 23, 2025
Bruce Kimmel the preeminent LA Cabaret impresario and the most successful producer of Broadway music recordings is hosting KRITZERLAND: Young At Heart from the very start of singing Cabaret. Catalina Jazz Club will present new faces and rising stars of Broadway performers on Cabaret Tuesday 6/24/25.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep
by Jay Pateakos - Nov 22, 2023
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep?
Interview: April Mae Iorio of APRIL MAE AND THE JUNE BUGS
by Donna Marie Nowak - Oct 5, 2022
April Mae and the June Bugs bring their unique Ameripolian roots music to a spooktacular and bewitching 'Boogie BOO! Halloween Review' at Studio 67 in Medford, NJ on October 23, 2022 at 7pm!
BWW Review: HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE PRESENTS “THE CHANDELIER “ at The Wallis Annenberg
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Aug 28, 2021
They got hit with a double whammy. Not only were they sidelined first by the pandemic for a year and a half, but to now present 'The Chandelier' all this time later, and still under many Covid restrictions, the entire piece, which was to be 'site-specific' had to be reworked and reimagined. Heidi Duckler, the Founder/Artistic Director of Heidi Duckler Dance, and Choreographer of the piece gave a short introduction explaining how this World Premiere presentation came to be. 'The Chandelier' was inspired by a novel of the same name written by Brazilian Clarice Lispector and published originally in 1946. The book was translated recently from Portuguese into English by Magdelena Edwards and Benjamin Moser. The piece was first constructed to be performed at the Wallis Annenberg Center, highlighting different areas and spaces inside and outside of the theatre, different architectural patterns and settings, to tell the story of a young woman, Virginia, through her own musings and ideations. That was the original plan, however with all the Covid rules and restrictions still in place, it was realized it needed to be performed outside, and contained in one space, with the audience socially distanced. What was created was an innovative, stylized space that became different sets/places as the narrative unfolded, magically and mystically bringing her inner imagination to life.
BWW Interview: Diana Wyenn on Her Very Personal Journey in BLOOD/SUGAR
by Shari Barrett - Nov 7, 2020
Diana Wyenn's solo show BLOOD/SUGAR takes place at the intersection of public health and performance, focusing on her life as a diabetic. Performed live and broadcast from Wyenn's home, using multimedia effects, original movement, and Wyenn's physical surroundings to create a vivid account of the life-sustaining self-care that diabetes currently demands from one out of every 10 American adults. And since I am also a Type 1 diabetic, I knew I was the perfect person to speak with her about the creation of the show.
BWW Interview: Playwright and Director Jessica Litwak on THE FEAR PROJECT
by Shari Barrett - Oct 24, 2020
Here is my interview with Jessica Litwak, the playwright and director of THE FEAR PROJECT and Artistic Director of the H.E.A.T. Collective, who shares information about the group, the show, and the actors/collaborators who worked with her on its creation. Then register and tune in on October 25th and/or 30th.
BWW Spotlight Series: Meet Kathleen Rubin Whose Musical Theatre Background Led Her to The Angel City Chorale and Directing on L.A. Stages
by Shari Barrett - May 23, 2020
With the current theatre world on hiatus, I have created a Spotlight Series on Broadway World which features interviews with some of the many talented artists who make our Los Angeles theatre community so exciting and vibrant thanks to their ongoing contribution to keeping the Arts alive in the City of the Angels. And just like all of us, I wondered how they are dealing with the abrupt end of productions in which they were involved. This Spotlight focuses on Kathleen Rubin whose musical theatre background led her to The Angel City Chorale and directing on Los Angeles stages.
BWW Review: BW/Beck's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS is Both Compelling and Uneven
by Roy Berko - Feb 9, 2020
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers, ages 13 to 20, falsely accused in Alabama of raping two white-women on a train in 1931.
She Believed She Could: Rachel Chavkin Makes an Old Song New Again
by Amanda Prahl - Sep 3, 2019
Over the course of a few years, director Rachel Chavkin has gone from being a staple of the off-Broadway scene to the director with one of the most distinctive and creative aesthetics on Broadway. That's just one of many ways that she proves she's in a league all her own.
BWW Interview: Tucson's Mark Klugheit
by Jeanmarie Simpson - Jun 26, 2019
Early in my acting career, I was represented by an agency that got me an audition for a recurring role in the series Breaking Bad. It clearly would have been the biggest break of my acting career. I had a short side of two pages to learn for the audition. Usually, I have a pretty photographic memory for lines, and I work hard to be sure I know them cold. But for this audition due to nervousness I could never get the lines solid, and sadly what the producers saw was not a potential character in their show, but an actor clearly struggling to remember the next word he was supposed to say. My biggest opportunity and worst audition all rolled into one disappointing 10-minute take.
BWW Interview: Parker Esse Makes Sure Arena's ANYTHING GOES is De-Lovely!
by Benjamin Tomchik - Oct 25, 2018
Choreographer Parker Esse is responsible for not only ensuring that happens, but also for making sure that the moves of the characters onboard the S.S. American are not only de-lovely, but the tops!
BWW Review: There's Only One BEN VEREEN: STEPPIN' OUT at The Catalina Bar & Grill
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Aug 20, 2018
'Razzle Dazzle 'Em' is what Ben does, innately; it's in his blood, it's in his soul. 'Steppin' Out' signifies going beyond what you have achieved thus far. Ben Vereen is an Evolved Entity that shares his evolutional journey with us, delightedly so... on both sides!! This past Saturday evening, I had the great pleasure to see Ben Vereen perform at the Catalina Bar & Grill. When I first heard where he would be, I wondered why he chose a Jazz Club. Now I know why. Ben Vereen not only has decades of hit Broadway Shows, TV Series, Nightclub Acts, Awards and Accolades to his repertoire, but from that he has still kept his initial joy and exuberance in performing, yet taken his showmanship to another level.
BWW Interview: Ricky Araiza
by Jeanmarie Simpson - Sep 26, 2017
Being out there, in nature, learning what many consider classic or ancient forms of performance, was almost a step back in time. It was a place to strip down theatre to its purest form, the actor/poet in space. It taught me to never take theatre for granted and to understand that it is a sacred practice and should be treated as such.
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