WGAW Announces 2013 Jean Renoir Award Honorees
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 24, 2013
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has named a quartet of iconic Japanese filmmakers - Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, and Hideo Oguni - as honorees of its 2013 Jean Renoir Award for Screenwriting Achievement, given to an international writer(s) who has advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of screenwriter.
BWW Interviews: Actor and Director Gregg T. Daniel Talks About ELMINA'S KITCHEN at LDTE
by Don Grigware - Aug 6, 2012
Gregg T. Daniel has a diversified and well-known career as stage director/actor and television/film actor. In this chat, conducted by guest interviewer Steve Peterson, Daniel discusses his latest directorial work Elmina's Kitchen for Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble (LDTE), opening August 11 at the Lost Studio on La Brea in Hollywood.
LES MIS, WICKED, WAR HORSE & More Set for Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series 2012-13
by James T Harding - Mar 12, 2012
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus (BIC) today announced the 2012-13 Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series season. Four of the productions on the five-show subscription series have never before been seen in Columbus, including Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet, Green Day's American Idiot, and War Horse, winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play. Disney's Beauty and the Beast, presented by NETworks, will also return to Columbus to kick off the new season. In addition to the five-show season package, season specials will include the return of Les Miserables and Wicked.
BWW Interviews: WAR HORSE's Melanie Doane
by Kelly Cameron - Mar 23, 2012
Canadian folk songstress Melanie Doane has been away from the theatre for many years pursuing a very successful solo career. She returns to the Toronto stage in the Mirvish production of WAR HORSE, currently on stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Melanie spoke with BWW about the differences between her solo music and performing in an ensemble piece, her journey back to the theatre, social media and more.
Soho Theatre Announces Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 1, 2011
Artistic Director, Steve Marmion has announced the next season at Soho Theatre; with a vibrant and packed programme spanning Theatre, Comedy and Cabaret performed across three performane spaces (and the seminar room).
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Announces Mother's Day Contest Winners
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 5, 2011
Producer Daryl Roth has announced the winners of the Love, Loss and What I Wore Mother's Day story contest, which invited fans to write in stories about moms, daughters, grandmothers, and anyone else who is celebrated on Mother's Day, written in the style of Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's show.
BWW Interviews: Michael Hughes and Gabi Epstein Talk WEST SIDE STORY Suite
by Kelly Cameron - Jun 7, 2010
The West Side Story Suite began this weekend and is presented by the National Ballet of Canada. It is part of Luminato, The Toronto Festival for the Arts and Creativity. While it is primarily dance - the show features vocals from seven performers, including up and comers Michael Hughes and Gabi Epstein who talk to BWW about what someone can expect if they venture out to the ballet.
SIGNS OF A NEW DAY Plays Looby Theatre, 1/22 - 2/6
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2010
That serendipitous encounter with Looby's photograph and the accompanying marker in the lobby of the community center/public library/theatre complex that bears his name, led German to further research which 'fired [her] up,' and has now, in turn, led to Signs of a New Day: The Z. Alexander Looby Story, her new play set for its world premiere Friday night in a production by Amun Ra Theatre, presented in the theatre that bears Looby's name, and continuing through February 6.
SIGNS OF A NEW DAY Plays Looby Theatre, 1/22 - 2/6
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 21, 2010
That serendipitous encounter with Looby's photograph and the accompanying marker in the lobby of the community center/public library/theatre complex that bears his name, led German to further research which 'fired [her] up,' and has now, in turn, led to Signs of a New Day: The Z. Alexander Looby Story, her new play set for its world premiere Friday night in a production by Amun Ra Theatre, presented in the theatre that bears Looby's name, and continuing through February 6.
Carolyn German's New Z. Alexander Looby Play Takes Shape for 2010 Opening
by Jeffrey Ellis - Dec 4, 2009
Like hundreds, maybe even thousands, of other Nashvillians before and since, Carolyn German would walk through the lobby of the Z. Alexander Looby Theatre, passing by the historical marker heralding Looby's role in Nashville history without really giving it much thought. Then one day, during a visit to the Looby Center in her role as director of theatre for Metro Nashville Parks, German stopped and read intently the information included on the plaque, learning that Looby was an attorney who played in a key role in Nashville's storied civil rights history.
An Interview with Danton Burroughs
by Nick Orlando - Jun 14, 2006
In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs introduced the character of Tarzan to the world in his imaginative tale, 'Tarzan of the Apes.' And in no time, his career was off and running. Tarzan has since been featured in 26 authorized novels and 44 motion pictures.