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Learn All About Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and Celebrate Broadway's Return with #NoBusinessLikeShowBusiness
by Team BWW - Nov 8, 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.

Photo Flash: THE BROADWAY CAST OF COMPANY BENEFIT CONCERT FOR “DARKNESS RISING” at Birdland Theater
by Stephen Mosher - Sep 21, 2021


A benefit for mental health organization Darkness RISING gave the folks at Birdland some great COMPANY.

Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre Announces EXPAND THE CANON 2021 List
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2021


Both a celebration and a call to action, Expand the Canon demands space in the classical canon for more diverse playwrights, many of whom were underproduced or utterly un-produced in their lifetimes. Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre calls upon the national and international theater community to expand its definition of classical theater and include these brilliant writers and artists in their production seasons, publications, classrooms, and beyond.

Thirsty Girl & Pontani Productions Present THE 19TH ANNUAL NEW YORK BURLESQUE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2021


The New York Burlesque Festival is the largest and most acclaimed festival of its kind in the world, attracting sold-out crowds since its premiere in 2003. 

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Announces 2021-2022 Season of Special Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2021


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl will welcome you home to a very special return season of truly exhilarating events at the newly renovated theatre! Won’t it be amazing to once again laugh together at the unmistakable comedy of the one-and-only JAY LENO and the always hilarious MARGARET CHO?

UN DÍA COMO HOY: Nacía Gene Kelly
by Nuria Pedret - Aug 23, 2021


En el aniversario del actor, director y coreógrafo de SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, queremos repasar su biografía, así como sus interpretaciones más emblemáticas

BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Presents ONCE, a Musical So Good That You May Have to See It Twice
by Peter Nason - Aug 7, 2021


One of the finest community theatre shows I've ever seen.

EXHIBITING CULTURE Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection Opens On August 6
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2021


Guests to Hammonds House Museum will have an opportunity to view artwork that has rarely been on display when the museum presents Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. The exhibition is curated by Hammonds House Museum's Executive Director and Chief Curator Karen Comer Lowe, and will be on view from August 6, 2021, through January 30, 2022.

BWW Interview: Doug Fowler of ME & JEZEBEL at MainStage ILC
by Lorens Portalatin - Jul 7, 2021


After a long year of streaming, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas returns to performing in-person productions with Me & Jezebel, running July 23-August 7. This three-week run of full-capacity, ticketed shows is directed by B.J. Cleveland and stars Doug Fowler and Bailey Maxwell. Me & Jezebel is a hilarious play based on a true story about Elizabeth Fuller spending four weeks with Bette Davis in her home during a hotel strike in Manhattan.

BWW Interview: Lisa Helmi Johanson & Kimberly Immanuel Talk KIM LOO GETS A REDO, Opening Tonight at ICE Factory Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2021


Kim Loo Gets a Redo, opening tonight as part of New Ohio Theatre's 28th annual Obie Award-winning ICE Factory Festival, is an original work highlighting the history and impact of the Kim Loo Sisters, the first Asian American act on Broadway.

BWW Review: Quentin Tarantino's Novelization of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Is a Dream Book That Deepens the Original Film
by Peter Nason - Jul 6, 2021


It's like taking a roller coaster ride through QT's mind!

THE HOT WING KING Wins the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Jun 11, 2021


It was just announced by the Pulitzer Prize organization that Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King has officially won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists included Circle Jerk by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley and Stew by Zora Howard.

Impro Theatre and Company of Angels Collaborate on EASTSIDE NOIR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2021


Impro Theatre and Company of Angels have joined forces to create “Eastside Noir,” an improvised Film Noir that will livestream one night only, May 1, at 8:15 pm PDT for free. “Eastside Noir” is Film Noir reimagined in one of the cities where it originated. 

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of April 12 - Joey Contreras' IN PIECES, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2021


This week's list includes Life at Hamilton, a memoir written by a bartender at the hit musical, In Pieces, featuring highlights from the new musical by Joey Contreras, and more!

BWW Interview: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre ~ A Conversation with Director Lee Cooley
by Herbert Paine - Apr 9, 2021


On April 22nd, Don Bluth Front Row Theatre brings Michael Druxman’s play, ORSON WELLES, to the stage. In advance of its upcoming premiere: a conversation with director Lee Cooley about The Great One and the production.

BWW Exclusive: Freddie Gershon Pens Touching Tribute to Roger Englander
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2021


Television producer Roger Englander passed away earlier this month at the age of 94. Now his friend and colleague Freddie Gershon has written a beautiful tribute in his memory.

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of March 22 - Amanda Kloots Book on Nick Cordero, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2021


Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases, including Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero, Once On This Island on orange vinyl, R&H Goes Pop!, and more!

BWW Exclusive: Read Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4- Spotlight on The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 24, 2021


Earlier this month, Dress Circle Publishing released THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Can't wait to get your hands on it? While you're waiting for your copy, let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek from a chapter all about the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Who Won Awards at the GRAMMYS? See the Full List of Winners Here!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 14, 2021


The awards honored six musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End with nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album - 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie.'

BWW Exclusive: Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4- Spotlight on Studio 54
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 3, 2021


On Tuesday, March 9, Dress Circle Publishing will release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Can't wait to get your hands on it? Let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek!

BWW Interview: UNRAVELLED Playwright/Actor Jake Broder Creating Good Times To Mask The Bad Times We're Having
by Gil Kaan - Feb 16, 2021


Jake Broder's UNRAVELLED virtually premieres February 25, 2021. Jake explores the not-oft-told, surprising, complicated connection between genius, art and medical science, told via the correlation between modern Canadian artist Dr. Anne Adams (1940–2007) and French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Jake found some time between his multitasking of juggling his multiple writing projects to answer a few of my queries.

HBO Max Launches Valentine's Day Spotlight Page
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 4, 2021


HBO Max is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day with a dedicated spotlight page called “Straight From the Heart,” which is home to romantic-themed content. The “Straight From the Heart” spotlight page on HBO Max is the best destination for people to escape and rediscover what it means to fall in love… or celebrate being single.

The Old Globe Announces Upcoming Programming, Featuring a World Premiere Musical by Michael John LaChiusa & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2021


As the world catches glimpses of a return to normalcy and dares to imagine a time when we can once again gather together in our theatre spaces, The Old Globe will produce a hybrid of digital and in-person offerings that encompasses a broad range of thrilling theatre created by a diverse group of major talents.

Lunch and Learn with the Staten Island Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2021


The Staten Island Museum is searching its collection to bring you the most interesting stories that can be told succinctly to fit into your busy virtual schedules. Lunch and Learn brings you 30-minute presentations about specific objects ranging from paintings to peat moss and everything in between.

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