BWW Review: Circle Players' CHILDREN OF EDEN
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 19, 2016 It would have taken a miracle to save the opening night of Circle Players' Children of Eden - one of the most eagerly anticipated productions of the season in Music City - from the wrath of God: in this case an abysmal sound design that prevented the audience from hearing Lauren Frances Jones' exqui...
NBC's THE VOICE Ranks as No. 1 Show Among Big 4 Monday Night in 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - November 24, 2015 NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Nov. 16-22 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and other key demographics, paced by the #1 show of the week in 18-49, “Sunday Night Football,” and top-20 results from “The Voice,” “Chicago Med,” “Blindspot” and “Chicago Fire.”...
Transgender Actor Em Grosland to Lead LOCAL Theater Co's FAITH Premiere
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015 Running November 20 - December 6, 2015, Boulder-based LOCAL Theater Company presents the World Premiere of James McLindon's dark comedy FAITH at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street in Boulder....
BWW Spoiler Alert!: UNDATEABLE's LIVE Season Premiere LIVE Recap and Commentary
by Matt Tamanini - October 09, 2015 I've only watched one episode of NBC's Friday night sitcom UNDATEABLE, so I am not going to claim to be an expert on the deep, emotional lives of Danny, Justin, and the rest of their undateable friends. However, that one episode that I watched was an episode that was broadcast live last May. Yes the...
BWW Review: Springhouse Theatre's THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 14, 2015 How wonderful is it that a song can usher in all sorts of memories - perhaps of your first kiss, driving in a car along a dusty country road, or of people once-loved, still-loved, who are no longer a part of your life - to flood your mind, fill your heart and to transport you, as if by magic, to som...
Ricky Martin and More Join PaleyFest Fall 2015 TV Previews; Kicks Off Sept 9
by TV News Desk - August 24, 2015 The Paley Center for Media adds additional talent to its two-week PaleyFest Fall TV Previews festival, taking place September 9 - 16, at the Center's Los Angeles location (465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210). Music superstar Ricky Martin will make his first-ever Paley Center appearance fo...
BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith, 16 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 17, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue....
BWW Review: A True King Rises with KING LEAR at Elements Theatre
by Kristen Morale - August 17, 2016 The truth be told, I have neither read nor seen performed Shakespeare's King Lear, and was therefore as unfamiliar with the plot and its characters as basically anyone can possibly be; I suppose it wasn't mandatory reading when I went to school, for what reason I cannot possibly imagine. Although, I...
NBC Streaming Channel Now Available on The Roku Platform
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2015 Just in time for the new Fall television season, NBC today announced the launch of its new streaming channel on the Roku® platform via TV Everywhere, bringing “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,”...
BWW Interview: BWW Interviews David Johnson, Who Plays Max Bialystock in THE PRODUCERS, Coming to Riverside's Fox PAC on Valentine's Day (Corrected)
by Audrey Liebross - January 26, 2016 THE PRODUCERS touring company will play two performances at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 14, 2016. BWW interviewed David Johnson, who plays Max Bialystock....
Ricky Martin and More Join PaleyFest Fall 2015 TV Previews; Kicks Off Today
by TV News Desk - September 09, 2015 The Paley Center for Media adds additional talent to its two-week PaleyFest Fall TV Previews festival, taking place today, September 9, through September 16, at the Center's Los Angeles location (465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210). Music superstar Ricky Martin will make his first-ever Pa...
NBC Announces Updated Primetime Schedule 11/6 - 11/29
by TV News Desk - November 05, 2015 NBC has announced the following updates to its primetime schedule for Friday, November 6, 2015 - Sunday, November 29, 2015....
NBC Announces Updated Primetime Schedule 11/8 - 11/14
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2015 NBC has announced the following updates to its primetime schedule for Sunday November 8, 2015 - Saturday November 14, 2015...
THE RIGHT WRONG THING by Ellen Kirschman is Now Available in Worldwide Distribution
by Christina Mancuso - October 06, 2015 The Right Wrong Thing by Ellen Kirschman is now available in hardcover (ISBN: 9781608091546, List Price: $26.95, 260 pages, Mystery) and all digital/ebook formats (ISBN: 9781608091553, List Price: $14.95) through your favorite independent bookstore, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Apple iTunes, kobo...
Windy City Playhouse Announces Cast of THIS
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016 Windy City Playhouse, Chicago's most sophisticated new theater, presents the off-Broadway hit This, a tart 'melanchomedy' centering on four educated, artistically inclined thirtysomething New Yorkers whose longtime friendship is tested by an act of infidelity. Writer, director and playwright Carl Me...
Thomas Hobson to Star in Falcon Theatre's THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED)
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016 The Falcon Theatre is proud to present its third production of the 2015-2016 Season, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED), written by Adam Long, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor and directed by Jerry Kernion....
THE WIZ LIVE's Derek McLane Among Nominees for 20th Art Directors Guild Awards; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2016 In the television category of Awards or Event Special, Tony Award winner Derek McLane received two nominations, including his work as production designer for the 2015 OSCARS and NBC's THE WIZ LIVE....
NBC Announces Updated Primetime Schedule 11/6 - 11/8
by Caryn Robbins - November 06, 2015 NBC has announced its primetime schedule (as of: 11/6/2015 ) for Friday November 6, 2015 - Sunday November 8, 2015 Note the programming below...
Season 6 Champion of THE VOICE Josh Kaufman Releases New Self-Titled EP
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016 The first self-titled EP from Josh Kaufman, Season 6 Champion of NBC's "The Voice," is now available on all music platforms....
BWW Review: Circle Players' OF MICE AND MEN
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 01, 2015 In Of Mice and Men, writer John Steinbeck relates the tale of two lifelong friends whose hard-scrabble lives are played out against the backdrop of the Great Depression: two men whose bleak existence is made even more challenging by the cruel realities of the world at that time. Since its publicatio...
Nashville Children's Theatre's SCOT COPELAND Dies
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2016 Scot Copeland, longtime producing artistic director of Nashville Children's Theatre and one of the world's leading proponents of theater for younger audiences, died during the overnight hours of February 25 from an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Rene Dunshee Copeland, producing a...
The Metropolitan Room Present LEE SQUARED: AN EVENING WITH LIBERACE AND MISS PEGGY LEE 9/2
by Ashlee Latimer - August 20, 2016 Liberace lived a life of flamboyance, sparkle, and lavish costumes. In this funny and touching tribute, the virtuoso musician gets one last chance to glitter and shine as he tickles the ivories through his favorite songs. Miss Peggy Lee is beyond description. New York City favorites David Maiocco...
Josh Groban Wants to Make Broadway Debut in 2016
by Nicole Rosky - September 09, 2015 Is Josh Groban Broadway-bound? According to a recent interview with AJC, he'd like to be. When the recording artist was asked if he'd consider doinng a Broadway show, he responded:...
Summer Stages: Long Island Spring/Summer 2016 Preview
by Melissa Giordano - March 23, 2016 One of my favorite things about writing for BroadwayWorld is continuing my travels around Long Island throughout the Spring and Summer. And to bring you the latest on the Long Island theatre scene is just the icing and sprinkles and cherries and... well, you get it... on the cake. And from the looks...
BWW Reviews: PARADE, London Theatre Workshop, September 3 2015
by Gary Naylor - September 04, 2015 Gary Naylor sees a production that, when good, is very good indeed, but doesn't get everything exactly spot on.... |