BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Shows Orlando Why It Rocked Broadway
by Aaron Wallace - April 18, 2019 There's terrific acting in the touring cast, even if the singing voices waver from Platt to flat. We get an incredibly convincing Evan in Ben Levi Ross (an understudy for the same role on Broadway). He interprets the character as nervous, nerdy, and unknowingly funny. It's an excellent performance.....
American Songwriter and Author Jesse Boleyn Announces New Book Release
by Robert Diamond - December 16, 2018 ...
Apple Renews TRUTH BE TOLD For Season Two
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 05, 2020 Variety reports that 'Truth Be Told' has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV. Octavia Spencer will return....
SOLOFEST 2020 Announces February Shows at the Whitefire Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2020 The Whitefire Theatre presents SOLOFEST 2020, the largest solo theater festival on the West Coast. Now in its 8th year, SOLOFEST 2020 brings 80 shows in 90 days celebrating solo artists from around the globe a?' each story-teller sharing their compelling and often unusual take on life. SOLOFEST 202...
PaleyFest LA to Feature a PARKS AND RECREATION Reunion
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018 The Paley Center for Media today announced the return of the premier television festival by revealing the first three selections of PaleyFest LA 2019, which will take place March 15-24, 2019, at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Citi cardmembers, plus Paley Patron, Fellow, and Supporting Member...
BWW Review: Hatty Ryan King's Star Shines Brightly in Lipscomb's BRIGHT STAR
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 07, 2019 There is something about Hatty Ryan King a?" the young woman playing Alice Murphy in Lipscomb University Theatre's superb production of Bright Star (the recent Broadway musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell) now onstage at Collins Alumni Auditorium through November 10 a?" that sets her apart fro...
BWW Review: New York's Poetry/Cabaret Emerges From The Pandemic & Moves Online WIth Poetry/Cabaret: RENEWED! at FaceBook Live
by Bobby Patrick - April 22, 2021 Frances Ruffelle, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, and Shalewa Sharpe join the reboot of Poetry/Cabaret: RENEWED, originally slated for April 2020 and now returning online, this variety salon brings together poets and performers to celebrate awakening, longing, and surviving--all in the spirit of entering springti...
BWW Review: Jennifer Barnhart Outdoes Herself with IT'S ABOUT TIME at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - November 26, 2019 Popular pupeteering actress Jennifer Barnhart proves that there is much more to her than people know with her show IT'S ABOUT TIME....
Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Stanley Wayne Mathis
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - January 04, 2021 Today's episode features stage and screen star Stanley Wayne Mathis, who last appeared on Broadway in The Book of Mormon....
BWW Review: ANASTASIA at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
by Aaron Wallace - May 15, 2019 Thankfully, when ANASTASIA hit Broadway, it dispensed with anyone immortal or winged, replacing fantasy with the real-world politics that led up to the Romanovs' demise. The added historical context grounds this once-wacky story, and frankly, I would have welcomed even more of it......
BWW Review: Street Theatre Company is on a Roll This Season: Go See TOXIC AVENGER For Proof
by Jeffrey Ellis - October 20, 2019 Street Theatre Company has been on a bit of a roll in 2019 a?' there's been a spate of terrific shows, the move into an impressive new space on Elm Hill Pike that will allow the company to grow, and they've continued the legacy created by company founders by continuing to push the envelope in ways c...
Apple Announces Everything Launching on Apple TV+ on November 1
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2019 Apple® today announced Apple TV+, the first all-original video subscription service and home for today's most imaginative storytellers, will launch November 1 in over 100 countries and regions. Apple TV+ will offer a powerful and inspiring lineup of original shows, movies and documentaries, includin...
BWW Review: Nashville Story Garden's Stunning IRONBOUND Closes All-Too-Brief Run Tonight
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 02, 2019 For Darya, a 42-year-old Polish emigre eking out a meager and bleak existence in New Jersey, life in America seems far less promising than she may have considered at the outset of her journey. But in Martyna Majok's exquisitely crafted and beautifully written play - Ironbound - which ends its all-to...
Apple's TRUTH BE TOLD Truth Be Told Heads to the Paley Center
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2019 The Paley Center for Media today announced the latest selection to its Fall 2019 PaleyLive NY season: Apple's Truth Be Told: Exclusive Screening. The program will take place at the Paley Center's New York location on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 6:30 pm....
Lizzo Wins Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2020 Last night the NAACP Image Awards were held. Taking home the top prize of Entertainer of the Year was Lizzo....
Ashland New Plays Festival Virtual Lineup Brings Together Artists From Around The Country
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2020 From Broadway to L.A., Portland, Ashland, Creede, D.C., New York, Chicago, Nashville, and places in between, Ashland New Plays Festival is bringing together artists from across the country for their 29th annual flagship event running October 18-25 featuring livestreamed readings of five winning new ...
BWW Spotlight Series: Meet Elizabeth Adabale Who Studied Pre-Med at USC Before The Stage Called Her Elsewhere
by Shari Barrett - April 26, 2020 This Spotlight focuses on Elizabeth Adabale, a dedicated musical theatre entertainer who studied public health and theatre at the University of Southern California and taught high school biology with Teach for America, until the stage pulled her elsewhere. I first met her in 2013 when she began to a...
BWW Review: Studio Tenn's 19-20 Season Opens With High-Spirited MAMMA MIA!
by Jeffrey Ellis - August 28, 2019 Directed with his signature creative flair, boundless imagination and penchant for fun by Benji Kern, Studio Tenn's interim artistic director, Mamma Mia! features a stellar cast of performers bringing the show to life with the expected verve and energy that the ABBA score virtually demands. Led by E...
Apple Gives Series Order to SEVERANCE From Ben Stiller
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2019 Apple has given a series order to 'Severance,' a new drama series directed and executive produced by 2019 DGA Award winner Ben Stiller ('Escape at Dannemora') with Adam Scott ('Big Little Lies,' 'Parks and Recreation') attached to star and produce....
BWW Review: iTheatre Collaborative Presents Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN
by Herbert Paine - November 01, 2019 Continuing in its tradition of presenting socially relevant and provocative theatre, iTheatre Collaborative has scored again with a riveting production of Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, directed by Christopher Haines and featuring compelling and impassioned performances by Susan St. John, Marlene ...
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of OKLAHOMA! at Skylight Music Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2019 Skylight Music Theatre presents Oklahoma! running September 27 through October 13, 2019 in Skylight's beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward....
Ashland New Plays Festival Virtual Lineup Brings Together Artists From Around The Country
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2020 From Broadway to L.A., Portland, Ashland, Creede, D.C., New York, Chicago, Nashville, and places in between, Ashland New Plays Festival is bringing together artists from across the country for their 29th annual flagship event running October 18-25 featuring livestreamed readings of five winning new ...
Neneh Cherry Shares New Video, Plus LA and NY Show Dates
by Tori Hartshorn - February 05, 2019 Neneh Mariann Karlsson (better know as Neneh Cherry) has returned to tumultuous times more engaged and punchier than ever with her fifth solo studio album Broken Politics....
BWW Blog: Happy Trails to ANASTASIA on Broadway!
by Student Blogger: Michael Gribble - April 11, 2019 On Sunday, March 31st, Anastasia played its final Broadway performance and closed its doors. Today, I'm saying "Happy Trails" to its cast, crew, and musicians. Anastasia holds a special place in my heart. I was lucky enough to see it six times during its approximately two year run, each time becomin...
BWW Interview: Joe Bailey Talks HEAD OVER HEELS at The Ringwald - The First Production Post-Broadway!
by Katie Laban - May 11, 2019 The Ringwald is absolutely thrilled to present the first production of Head Over Heels, running May 13th through June 10th, after its hot Broadway debut that features the songs of 80s music icons, The Go-Go's. The show was named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Stage Picks of 2018 and recently c... |