THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars - Christopher J. Hanke
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 6, 2012
Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on!
In this next edition, we caught up with HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING'S Christopher J. Hanke!
BWW Interviews: AMERICAN IDIOT's Scott J. Campbell
by Kelly Cameron - Dec 29, 2011
The National Tour of Green Day's American Idiot kicks off in Toronto on January 29th at The Toronto Centre for the Arts. The show has been one of the most anticipated productions of the year and BWW is thrilled to be bringing its readers comprehensive coverage of all things Idiot! Today we are talking with Scott J Campbell, who has spent the last few years on Broadway and is celebrating a personal homecoming with American Idiot.
Anna Netrebko Makes La Scala Debut in Season-Opening Don Giovanni
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 7, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
BWW Reviews: Versatile Peter Mac Shines Once More @ the Gardenia
by Don Grigware - Nov 29, 2011
Tribute artist Peter Mac, nominated for 4 BWW Awards 2011, left his dresses in the closet November 25 and 26 to present an intimate evening of song at the Gardenia in honor of his favorite composers.Potpourri was almost the title of the show, Mac explained, because the composers as diverse as Harold Arlen and Bobby Darin, who composed the opener and title song 'As Long As I'm Singing', created tunes with a mix of styles. Very few impressionists can strip away the makeup and perform as themselves. Jim Bailey did it on occasion, and Peter Mac is following gloriously in his footsteps. Mac has a terrific vocal range, and much, much more... he's sexy and has an aura, a charismatic spirit that never lets down. Anecdote follows anecdote, and he keeps his audience on their toes as they are asked to take commemorative journeys with him. Such TV programs as Dark Shadows and everyone's fav vampire Barnabas Collins played into a couple of his songs. Remember? Those who did not live through the 60s had either collected those delightful Shadows videos like Mac himself or had found themselves entertained by the gothic soap's actors, such as David Selby or Lara Parker, at yearly conventions/festivals. If none of the preceding, you can look forward to the new film starring Johnny Depp as Collins. Mac essayed 'If I Can't Love Her' from Beauty and the Beast and really delved into this in depth love that he compared to that of Barnabas and his beloved Josette Dupres.
Robinette, O’Dwyer Lead Arena Stage's YOU, NERO
by BWW News Desk - Nov 25, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company of You, Nero by American Voices New Play Institute resident playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed.
Anna Netrebko Makes La Scala Debut in Season-Opening Don Giovanni
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 23, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
STG Presents Trevor Hall On 11/13
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 13, 2011
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Trevor Hall on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 8:00pm at the Neptune. The Neptune is located at 1303 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA.
Taylor Swift Wins 'Entertainer of the Year Award' - CMA Recap
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 10, 2011
It was a night of new victors and returning champions at 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' Wednesday night in Nashville. Taylor Swift won her second CMA Entertainer of the Year trophy. Newlyweds Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton won Female Vocalist and Male Vocalist for the second consecutive year. Jason Aldean won his first two CMA Awards for Musical Event of the Year with Kelly Clarkson, and Album of the Year for My Kinda Party.
InDepth InterView: Roslyn Hart & NEVER SLEEP ALONE
by Pat Cerasaro - Nov 7, 2011
Fiercely idiosyncratic and refreshingly impassioned, actress and performance artist Roslyn Hart is entirely her own entity unto herself - and with this year's previous hit solo show, SHELLS, and, now, next week's NEVER SLEEP ALONE, she is carving out a distinctively hip and edgy corner of the new 21st century theatre world as she takes her unique one-woman-shows around the world - and, always, back to New York. Talking all aspects of her new dating seminar-style spoof show, NEVER SLEEP ALONE, as well as its origins and inspirations - an engagement that defies description and which arrives with ample audience participation opportunities; as Hart is wont to offer so that all involved may relish her uproarious responses - Hart and I delve into the deep, dark depths of the dating pool in 2011 and discuss the finer aspects of the densely detailed characters she creates in her solo spotlight shows, new and old. Additionally, Hart also shares exciting news about SHELLS being developed into a television comedy, as well as her experience appearing earlier this year on HBO's BORED TO DEATH. Plus, what audiences can expect from NEVER SLEEP ALONE and the future appearances she may make as her freshly-born alter-ego, sexual psychologist and music therapist Dr. Alex Schiller - and much, much more!