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Pamela Parker's DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART Comes to Stage Left Studio This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jan 8, 2015


Stage Left Studio, home of award-winning solo performances for more than a decade, is pleased to present the return of Pamela Parker's poignant and hilarious DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART for a limited engagement this weekend, January 8-10, 2015.

Pamela Parker's DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART Comes to Stage Left Studio, 1/8-10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2014


Stage Left Studio, home of award-winning solo performances for more than a decade, is pleased to present the return of Pamela Parker's poignant and hilarious DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART for a limited engagement January 8-10, 2015.

The Old Globe Hosts 2nd Annual New Voices Festival This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2014


The Old Globe today announced it will present the Second Annual New Voices Festival, a weekend of readings of new American plays by professional playwrights, this weekend, December 12 - 14, 2014.

Sunday Special: Annnd... Curtain! This Fall's Broadway Directors
by BWW Special Coverage - Nov 30, 2014


A seasoned group of Broadway helmers are bringing magic, drama, history, romance and more to the Great White Way this season. Below, BroadwayWorld rounded up this fall's directors for an in-depth look at their careers.

The Old Globe to Host 2nd Annual New Voices Festival, 12/12-14
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 20, 2014


The Old Globe today announced it will present the Second Annual New Voices Festival, a weekend of readings of new American plays by professional playwrights, December 12 - 14, 2014.

Robert Webb, Jason Thorpe & Christopher Ryan to Join JEEVES AND WOOSTER UK Tour in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 18, 2014


Robert Webb re-joins the Olivier award-winning comedy Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense on tour from February - April 2015 following his West End run earlier this year. Jason Thorpe will play Jeeves and the role of Seppings will be played by Christopher Ryan from February - June 2015. The trio will be taking over from John Gordon Sinclair (Jeeves), James Lance (Bertie Wooster) and Robert Goodale (Seppings).

New Documentary R.E.M. BY MTV Premieres in New York City
by Casey Judge - Nov 10, 2014


Founding members of R.E.M. Michael Stipe and Mike Mills came together last week (November 6) for a private screening of R.E.M. By MTV at the Director's Guild Theatre in New York City.

John Tiffany-Helmed LET THE RIGHT ONE IN to Make American Debut at St. Ann's Warehouse This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2014


St. Ann's Warehouse welcomes back the National Theatre of Scotland, director John Tiffany and associate director Steven Hoggett for the American Premiere of Let the Right One In, which Jack Thorne adapted for the stage from John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel and screenplay, and which garnered tremendous acclaim on London's West End earlier this year.

BWW Reviews: ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Spotlighters by Guest Critic Mark Squirek
by Daniel Collins - Oct 23, 2014


A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through early 1970s, the Rocky Horror Show featuring 'that sweet transvestite' and his motley crew time warp into the Spotlighters Theater in downtown Baltimore.

R.E.M. Partners With MTV to Make Six-DVD Documentary
by Danielle DeSisto - Sep 26, 2014


R.E.M. and MTV came of age together. From the start, their fates were intertwined, with the band releasing its first single in July 1981, just weeks before the network premiered its first music video.

WAR HORSE Offers Relaxed Performance Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2014


Today 20 September 2014 at 2pm the National Theatre's internationally acclaimed award-winning stage production of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse will hold a relaxed performance at the New London Theatre in association with The National Autistic Society (NAS), the UK's leading charity for people with autism and their families.

I-Wayne with Black Am I & Fully Belly Set for Fox Theatre, 11/2
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 12, 2014


Z2 Entertainment will present I-Wayne with Black Am I & Fully Belly at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014. Tickets are on sale for $15.00 in advance or $18.00 day of show.

Tobin Center Celebrates Re-Opening in San Antonio Downtown Landmark
by Matt Smith - Sep 4, 2014


San Antonio - Architecturally striking on the outside and with world-class acoustics on the inside, The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opens Thursday, September 4 in the heart of downtown with a dedication ceremony in the morning and a combined performance by the San Antonio Symphony, Opera San Antonio and Ballet San Antonio that evening.

Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces 2014 New York Film Festival Opening Acts
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 4, 2014


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today NYFF Opening Acts, a ten-day series from September 15-25 celebrating the films of some of the directors who will be showcasing their bold new works at the upcoming 52nd New York Film Festival

Ringwald Theatre Presents SALVE REGINA: A COMING OF GAY STORY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2014


The Ringwald Theatre has announced the One Night Only performance of Javier Rivera's one-man show, SALVE REGINA: A COMING OF GAY STORY. Coming to us from the Windy City, SALVE REGINA is written and performed by Javier Rivera and will play at The Ringwald tonight, August 22nd at 8pm.

Ringwald Theatre to Present SALVE REGINA: A COMING OF GAY STORY, 8/22
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 1, 2014


The Ringwald Theatre has announced the One Night Only performance of Javier Rivera's one-man show, SALVE REGINA: A COMING OF GAY STORY. Coming to us from the Windy City, SALVE REGINA is written and performed by Javier Rivera and will play at The Ringwald on Friday, August 22nd at 8pm.

Erica Papillion-Posey and Clayton G. Williams to Perform at Michigan Lay Organization's Annual A.M.E. Conference
by Matt Tamanini - Jul 8, 2014


Following a sold-out European tour, Erica Papillion-Posey, mezzo-soprano and Clayton G. Williams, baritone will perform selections from their blockbuster concert series, Souls of the Soil, for Michigan audiences.

The 23rd Annual HOT!, NYC Celebration of Queer Culture to Play Dixon Place, 7/5-8/2
by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2014


Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Artistic Director) presents the 23rd Annual HOT!, the NYC Celebration of Queer Culture. The world's longest-running LGBTQ Performance Festival, HOT! offers theater, music, dance, puppetry, performance art and homoeroticism for the whole family! HOT! is the pioneering festival of queer performance and culture - and the oldest annual festival of its kind in the world. Dixon Place is proud the HOT! serves as the model for other queer festivals across the globe and has become a performance destination for emerging talent in the LGBTQ community. This year's HOT!, featuring hundreds of participating artists presenting their newest creations, will run July 5th through August 2nd at Dixon Place, located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York City.

Photo Flash: Chester Theatre Company Presents MADAGASCAR, Now Through 7/6
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 1, 2014


Chester Theatre Company will open its 25th Anniversary Season with J.T. Rogers' haunting mystery MADAGASCAR. The production, which runs from June 25th through July 6th at the Chester Town Hall in Chester, MA, will feature CTC favorites Debra Jo Rupp (A Body of Water) and Kim Stauffer (Crime and Punishment).

Houston Grand Opera Brings THE PASSENGER to Park Avenue Armory, 7/10-13
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 1, 2014


Houston Grand Opera's U.S. premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's The Passenger-the long-suppressed Holocaust opera that Shostakovich declared "a perfect masterpiece"-earned virtually universal acclaim earlier this year

Photos: Jonathan Groff Among NYC's 2014 Gay Pride Parade's Grand Marshals
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 30, 2014


Frozen and Broadway star Jonathan Groff was among the grand marshals of New York's Gay Pride parade, held on Sunday, June 29th.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Editor Chris Dickens Set for Master Class at FEST - TRAINING GROUND 2014, Running Now thru June 30
by Movies News Desk - Jun 24, 2014


It is with huge satisfaction that we announce the addition of Film Editor Chris Dickens to our speakers list. Film editor extraordinaire, Dickens' ground breaking editing style has carved his name in film history.

WAR HORSE to Offer Relaxed Performance, 20 September
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 12, 2014


On Saturday 20 September 2014 at 2pm the National Theatre's internationally acclaimed award-winning stage production of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse will hold a relaxed performance at the New London Theatre in association with The National Autistic Society (NAS), the UK's leading charity for people with autism and their families.

7 Days Of THE LORD & THE MASTER: Day #6 - SWEENEY TODD
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 11, 2014


Today we continue a special spotlight series highlighting the spectacular entertainment set to be presented this coming Monday, June 16, at Joe's Pub, THE LORD & THE MASTER: BROADWAYWORLD.COM SINGS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & STEPHEN SONDHEIM with a tribute to SWEENEY TODD.

HERENCIA FLAMENCA Featuring Artists from Spain Will Return to the Alex Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014


Spontaneous, authentic and impassioned -- raw emotion is on tap this spring when 'Herencia Flamenca' returns with a full line-up of nine artists from the heartland of Spain for two shows only at the Alex Theatre tonight, May 31 at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 2:30pm.

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