Broadway at the Cabaret: Kathryn Gallagher, Jennifer Damiano & More
by Nicole Rosky - March 10, 2019 What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. After Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their e...
Gold Dime to Release My House via Fire Talk Records
by Abigail Charpentier - August 22, 2019 On October 11, Gold Dime will release My House via Fire Talk Records. Today the band shared the official video for 'Hindsight II' the first single to be lifted from the forthcoming release. The video which was directed by Joe Wakeman premiered at Brooklyn Vegan and can also be shared at YouTube. The...
The Muny Releases Statement in Response to Jerome Robbins' Broadway 'Yellowface' Complaints
by Robert Diamond - June 17, 2018 The Muny has issued a response to both social media complaints and a small protest during a performance of Jerome Robbins' Broadway at the theatre this week. During a segment of the show, reenacting parts of The King and I, a group of 15 protestors were ejected while chanting 'no yellowface' during ...
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Presents RAGTIME This Summer!
by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2018 Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) today announced the cast for its season finale, Ragtime, directed by CCCT Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, with music direction by Tania Johnson and choreography by Allison Paraiso. Ragtime, with a Tony award-winning book and score by Terrence McNally, Stephen Fl...
Swedish Artist Elina Debuts Brand New Single 'Free'
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2019 Today, Swedish artist and renowned songwriter Elina (real name Elina Stridh) has released a brand new single titled 'Free.' The track is available everywhere now here....
BWW Review: FUN HOME at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley puts the home and the heart in dysfunction
by Robert Sokol - October 25, 2018 It would be easy to make FUN HOME a dour polemic about LGBT oppression from within and without, but the gifts of Kron, Tesori, Bechdel - which director Robert Kelley artfully deploys - are the moments of lightness and pure joy that make the losses all the more tragic....
BWW Interview: Actor Jason Michael Evans Talks ANASTASIA's North American Tour
by Katricia Lang - March 05, 2019 Stalin, Lenin, mass executions. Who knew that war and civil unrest would make a good backdrop for a love story? Well, a lot of people. Margaret Mitchell, Victor Hugo, the Hollywood execs behind THE NOTEBOOK. But that doesn't make ANASTASIA, a romantic musical from librettist Terrence McNally, and co...
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Winter Will Hold Open Rehearsal At Ailey Studios
by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2019 Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents a Winter Open Rehearsal, a preview of their upcoming World Premiere of Hindsight, on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 6:30pm at The Ailey Studios, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC. This free, behind-the-scenes view into the creative process will be followed by a wine and ch...
BWW Review: SEPARATE ROOMS at 4615 Theatre Company
by Rachael Goldberg - February 26, 2019 4615 Theatre Company's 'Separate Rooms' is a great display of how love and loss can affect a group of people - it balances the raw emotions of the moment with the very human need to push on. Despite some story arc issues, it is a touching, intimate, and funny insight into humanity....
BWW Review: Stellar Cast Brings the Ramones to Life in Psychological Bio Play FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN
by Isabella Perrone - April 28, 2019 End of the Century was the album that skyrocketed the Ramones into the public eye, and in FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN writer John Ross Bowie delves into the strain and tension that came with its recording sessions. The collaboration between the Queens, New York band and infamous producer Phil Spector exam...
BARRY Returns to HBO on March 31
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 05, 2019 Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards viole...
Luis Mojica Releases New Single 'City Friends'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 11, 2019 Confessional singer-songwriter Luis Mojica has released his new single 'City Friends'. Earlier, he announced his new album 'How A Stranger Is Made', to be released in early October, while teasing the first single 'The Ranger'....
VIDEO: HBO Shares BARRY Season 2 Official Trailer
by Tori Hartshorn - February 22, 2019 Get a first look at the season 2 premiere of Barry, including Emmy Award winners Bill Hader and Henry Winkler....
BWW Review: Regional Premiere of GLORIA: A LIFE at History Theatre
by Karen Bovard - October 01, 2019 Gloria Steinem turns 85 this year, and she's still working as a feminist activist. As embodied in this regional premiere by the great Charity Jones, she's as humble as she is savvy. This production dives into her long life, consistently dedicated to issues of women's rights, but full of personal evo...
OPERATION AJAX Opens This Fall At Little Fish Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2019 The Los Angeles premiere of Operation Ajax opens October 3 at Little Fish Theatre. Suzanne Dean directs the true story about the 1953 CIA covert operation to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Award-winning playwright Matthew Spangler (The Kite Runner), along with co-playwright and actor Farshad Farahat (c...
Madame Gandhi to Share Second Installation of 'Visions'
by Abigail Charpentier - October 16, 2019 Electronic musician, drummer, and activist Madame Gandhi is back with Visions, the second installment for her ongoing project that elevates and celebrates the female voice. Scheduled for release on October 25, 2019, Visions is a politically super-charged anthemic body of musical work that explores f...
BWW Review: BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - March 13, 2019 When Betrayal first premiered in 1978 it was received rather coldly by critics and audiences alike, who were perhaps expecting Pinter to deal with more significant themes instead of focusing on his own adulterous escapades. Since then, the piece has become one of the playwright's most known and succ...
HBO Comedy Series BARRY: Season 1 Available for Digital Download 6/18
by Macon Prickett - June 04, 2018 Three-time Emmy®-nominee Bill Hader (SNL) “gives a master-class in acting” (Indiewire) in the critically acclaimed dark comedy series, Barry: Season 1, available for Digital Download on June 18th. Hailed as “the best new comedy on television” (NPR), cast regulars also include Henry Winkler (Royal Pa...
Sackerson And 3 Irons To Present HINDSIGHT, An Immersive Play Throughout Downtown Salt Lake City
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2018 Imagine stepping into a movie. You're in charge of the camera. It's your choice how near you want to be to the love story. Will you keep your distance, or be bold and go in for a close up?...
Back Where She Belongs: Donna Murphy to Return to Title Role of HELLO, DOLLY!
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2018 Producer Scott Rudin announced today that two-time Tony Award winner, and one of Broadway's most treasured stars, Donna Murphy, will once again step into the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi for six performances of Hello, Dolly!, during Tony Award winner Bette Midler's return to the Tony Award-winning B...
BWW Review: INLAWS, OUTLAWS AND OTHER FAMILY MATTERS Sparks Laughs at Rainbow
by Marakay Rogers - March 02, 2019 Jonathan Erkert directs a sketch comedy show about the trials and tribulations of happy families....
BWW Review: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO brings simple musical fun to Centre Stage
by Neil Shurley - July 25, 2018 BWW Review: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO brings simple musical fun to Centre Stage...
Kathryn Gallagher & Jennifer Damiano Come To Feinstein's/54 Below This March
by Julie Musbach - February 19, 2019 Kathryn Gallagher (Spring Awakening Revival, Jagged Little Pill) and Jennifer Damiano (American Psycho, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Original Spring Awakening, Tony Nominated for Next to Normal) have both grown up on stage. They're a little bit older now, and a little bit wiser. Navigating a world...
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Berkeley Rep's PARADISE SQUARE: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - January 15, 2019 Paradise Square: An American Musical at Berkeley Rep opened this week. The world premiere is helmed by acclaimed director Moises Kaufman, with choreography by the legendary Bill T. Jones and a book by Marcus Gardley, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan. Music by Jason Howland and Larry Kirwan, with lyrics... |