Pear Theatre presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI
by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2017 March brings Michael Golamco's Cowboy vs. Samurai, a romantic comedy loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, to the Pear Theatre (directed by Jeffrey Lo). Travis Park is a high school English teacher and the only Korean American man living in a dusty cowboy town known as Breakneck, Wyoming....
VIDEO: Jimmy Fallon's High School English Teacher Jon Hamm Interrupts His Monologue
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2018 Watch Jimmy Fallon's monologue from last night's edition of The Tonight Show, where Jon Hamm interrupts as Fallon's high school English teacher. Check out the clip below!...
New Documentary TERRENCE MCNALLY: EVERY ACT OF LIFE Launches Kickstarter Campaign
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2017 A new Kickstarter campaign for new Terrence McNally documentary EVERY ACT OF LIFE has been launched featuring terrific Terrence and theatre-related Kickstarter 'thank you' rewards....
BWW Interview: NOT THAT JEWISH! A Chat With Comic Monica Piper As She Prepares For Her One Woman Show In Palm Springs
by David Green - November 07, 2018 JFS Desert is proud to present an incredible afternoon with Emmy® Award winning comedy writer and stand-up comic Monica Piper for one performance only. This dynamic comedian who has written for Roseanne, Mad About You, Veronica's Closet and was the head writer of the #1 children's animated series Ru...
NY City Opera Announces Initial Casting And Ticket On Sale Date For STONEWALL
by Julie Musbach - February 19, 2019 The New York City Opera has announced that Andrew Bidlack, Liz Bouk, Lisa Chavez, Michael Corvino, Jessica Fishenfeld, Mark Heller, Brian James Myer, and Jordan Weatherston Pitts have been cast in its world-premiere production of the new opera STONEWALL, with music by Iain Bell, libretto by Pulitzer...
BWW REVIEW: SILENT DISCO Captures The Challenges Of Adolescence In A Society On The Periphery Where Education And Aspiration Often Falls Through The Cracks
by Jade Kops - April 12, 2018 Dreams and destinies derail in Lachlan Philpott's SILENT DISCO as growing up in a society of broken marriages, drugs and delinquency play out....
Bid Today to Win a Loverly Trip to the Broadway Revival of MY FAIR LADY
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2017 See the classic My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater from two of the best seats in the house! Then go backstage for a meet and greet with the star of the show Norbert Leo Butz....
Maine State Music Theatre Elects New Board Of Trustee Members
by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2019 Maine State Music Theatre has elected five new members to their board of trustees. Karen Geraghty of Portland, Andrew T. Masland of Topsham, Brandon Mazer of Portland, Marge H. Healing of Brunswick, and Diane O. Eberle of Phippsburg, are eligible to serve on the Board of Trustees for two three-year ...
Photo Flash: Honolulu's EVOLVE Presents COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2018 COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI by Michael Golamco is a laugh-out-loud, romantic comedy exploring the sexual dynamics that surface around race when an attractive Korean American woman moves to town. Travis Park is a high school English teacher and the only Korean American man living in a dusty cowboy town kno...
Miles Gatrell's UNCANNY Next Up for Woven Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 07, 2017 Kicking off Season #2 for Woven Theatre is the original Uncanny by Miles Gatrell, running June 29-July 9 at the Belmont Little Theater beneath Hail Hall: Imagine if Wes Anderson directed the Buffy Cast in an X-Men movie....
Minor Theater Returns To Abrons Arts Center In June With World Premiere Of PATHETIC
by Julie Musbach - April 15, 2019 Abrons Arts Center presents the world premiere of Minor Theater's PATHETIC, a teen-drama riff on Racine's Phedre. PATHETIC marks the much- anticipated return of Minor Theater to Abrons Arts Center after 2017's sold-out horror hit, THE TERRIFYING. OBIE Award-winning playwright Julia Jarcho directs th...
Tanager Writing Announces Release of First Full-Length Christian Book
by Robert Diamond - July 27, 2017 ...
HBO's VICE PRINCIPALS, Starring Danny McBride and Walton Goggins, Returns 9/17
by TV News Desk - August 28, 2017 As the tumultuous school year at North Jackson High continues, a new semester brings big changes – and Gamby and Russell are about to learn that the only thing harder than gaining power is holding on to it....
New Collection of Poetry THE SCARLET THREAD is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 11, 2017 Bible readers may be familiar with the story of Rahab, who saved her own life (and that of her family) with only the 'signal of a scarlet thread', but are they familiar with how common this theme really is throughout the word of God? It's all broken down in The Scarlet Thread, out now from Xulon Pre...
COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI to Bring Comedic Face-Off to Long Beach Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017 What if the classic romantic comedy, Cyrano DeBergerac, was set in modern day Wyoming? What if the large-nosed protagonist was now an Asian American High School English teacher and his love interest was the beautiful new Asian American teacher with a preference for dating white guys? Will the eloque...
BWW Review: A RED PLAID SHIRT Gives a Comical Look into Retirement at HOMEWOOD THEATRE
by David Edward Perry - January 10, 2019 'A Red Plaid Shirt' is fun comedy with many surprises woven into the play.The chemistry of the cast is a highlight. The polished comedy timing of each of the actors gives cadence to shows like 'The Honeymooners.' The heart of these characters make this look at retirement enjoyable for all ages....
Roan Yellowthorn Signs To Blue Elan Records, Debut Album Out This September
by Tori Hartshorn - July 12, 2018 Blue Elan Records is proud to announce their newest signing, the singer/songwriter duo, ROAN YELLOWTHORN, with their debut album – Indigo – set for release on September 28, 2018. ROAN YELLOWTHORN will begin an east coast tour on August 3 in Portland, ME and will make their way to down the coast hit...
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: PICKLE JAR, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2018 It's hard keeping it together when your whole life is falling apart. But the pressures of teaching, Tinder and outrageous Irish best mates are a lot to juggle, especially when you're stumbling through the maze of trying to be a grown-up. Stranger danger, heartbreak and piña coladas are on the syllab...
GAY BOY to Make World Premiere at Theater for the New City's 2017 Dream Up Festival
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017 Scottish playwright and Dewar Arts Award winner JD Stewart will make his New York City stage debut in the world premiere of his one man show, Gay Boy, as part of Theater for the New City's 2017 Dream Up Festival....
Black and Brown Theatre Brings Classic American Novel to the Stage
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2018 Black and Brown Theatre, a local professional theatre for artists of color, is excited to celebrate their second season theme: Classics in Color. On Saturday April 28th, 2018, Black and Brown Theatre will present the world premiere of their adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The...
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company Presents THE FOLLOWERS At Access Theater
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2019 Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company is honored to announce the public presentation of its 2018 Dr. R.J. Rodriguez Emerging Playwrights' Contest winner: 'The Followers,' by William Johnson. This will happen at Access Theater (380 Broadway, 4th floor, NYC) on Saturday, April 27th, 7pm....
Jake Busey, Matt Steele, Nicole Sullivan, and Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Star In DIVOS! A High School Comedy
by Stephi Wild - September 01, 2018 Jake Busey (The Predator, Netflix's Stranger Things, Hulu's freakish, Showtime Network's Ray Donovan), Matt Steele, Nicole Sullivan (Netflix's Disjointed, Netflix's Girlboss, ABC's Black-ish, FOX's MADtv), Marissa Jaret Winokur (HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hairspray), Jayson Bernard (Halloweed, Fami... |