Interview: 'No Other Show Has Fans Like Ours.': Jak Malone of OPERATION MINCEMEAT on Playing Hester Leggett and Fandoms
by Kat Mokrynski - September 01, 2023 Recently, I had the chance to speak with Jak Malone of Operation Mincemeat who plays several characters including Hester Leggett and Bernard Spilsbury. We discussed what it's been like being working with actors he has been a fan of, how he has developed his characters, and even what it has been like...
Roundabout Announces 2019 Underground Reading Series Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2018 Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) is thrilled to announce the eighth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new works written and directed by emerging artists, as well as post-show receptions. The Reading Serie...
BWW Interview: Leah Turley and Rachel Sharp of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Alban Arts Center
by Richard Allen - February 17, 2021 Anne Frank and her diary have endured as one of history’s greatest – yet ultimately saddest – stories. The stage play brings both the highs and the lows of Anne’s amazing story to vivid life, recreating her time in hiding in stunning detail. While viewers may know the ending, there is still much to ...
Shuvinai Ashoona's Online Exhibition In Conversation With Marcel Dzama Opens Today
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2022 Beginning March 28, 2022, Fort Gansevoort will present its first project with Shuvinai Ashoona. Titled 'Shuvinai Ashoona,' this online presentation is in collaboration with New York based artist Marcel Dzama, who selected the series of works on view. ...
Queen Of Burlesque Dita Von Teese Offers Talks And Classes At WEEKEND OF GLAMOUR
by A.A. Cristi - July 17, 2019 On August 24th and 25th, burlesque queen, fashion muse and New York Times-bestselling author, Dita Von Teese, will be offering an intimate weekend of instruction sharing her secrets of seduction, beauty and life skills at the historic Hollywood estate, 'The Paramour.'...
Lower East Side Film Festival Programming Announced For May 4-8
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2023 The 2023 Lower East Side Film Festival (“LESFF”) has announced the programming for its 13th annual event, which includes exclusive feature film premieres, specialty short showcases, industry panels, and parties from May 4 - 8 at the Village East Cinema, DCTV Firehouse Cinema, plus virtually throug...
Palm Beach Dramaworks To Host Fifth Annual NEW YEAR/NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL, January 6-8, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - October 03, 2022 Palm Beach Dramaworks will ring in 2023 with one of its most popular events, the New Year/New Plays Festival, which runs from January 6-8 and features readings of five fascinating plays that are still in development. ...
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - July 05, 2023 The White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center closes out its eighteenth season with an excellent production of a story ripped from the scrolls of Genesis, chapters 37-50. It is an early sung-through musical collaboration by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREA...
Fort Gansevoort Announces Representation of Inuk Artist Shuvinai Ashoona in the U.S.
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2022 Adam Shopkorn, founder of Fort Gansevoort, has announced the gallery's U.S. representation of Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona, whose detailed, densely rendered, and imaginative representations of contemporary Inuit life in Canada have attracted international critical acclaim....
Fresh & Fun: Blake Hammond & Jeff Max Reprise Signature Roles in MSMT's JOSEPH
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 26, 2022 “This production is new, fun, fresh,” says actor Blake Hammond who plays Jacob and Potiphar in Maine State Music Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT that runs from June 29-July 16. “The show is pure joy,” concurs his castmate J...
Night Beats Shares New Single 'Hell In Texas'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 19, 2021 Made during the height of the California wildfires (where Blackwell now resides), rioting in the streets and a nation in lockdown, Blackwell describes Outlaw R&B as a record “bathed in post-apocalyptic bliss.”...
HUSBANDS Release New Album 'CUATRO'
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 Husbands —Oklahoma City's indie-rock meets indie-pop project fronted by Danny Davis— releases their gleaming, sun-soaked fourth album Cuatro via Thirty Tigers. Cuatro, a freeing, breezy, and emotional journey, strives to break free from monotony and routine and find clarity through massive choruses ...
Goodman Theatre Announces 2018/2019 Playwrights Unit
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2018 Goodman Theatre's commitment to new works and emerging artists continues in its 2018/2019 Season. Today, the Goodman named four Chicago-based writers to its Playwrights Unit-Georgette Kelly, whose play Ballast was featured on The Kilroys List and received the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Pla...
Meet the Cast of LIFE OF PI, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2023 Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaption of Yann Martel's best-selling novel LIFE OF PI begins previews tonight, March 9. The play will officially open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Meet the cast of Life of Pi here!...
BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!...
See HANDS ON A HARDBODY Reunion Concert, Jenn Colella, Shaun Cassidy & More at 54 Below in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2023 This month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Country Trio Chapel Hart Release Debut Single 'Jesus & Alcohol'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020 Rising country powerhouse trio Chapel Hart turn water into wine and come up with nothing short of a miracle for their debut single, “Jesus & Alcohol.”...
Theater for the New City Presents World Premiere of BARABBAS
by Julie Musbach - May 07, 2019 Theater for the New City, the Pulitzer Prize winning community cultural center that produces over thirty premieres of new American plays each year, is pleased to announce the world premiere of Will T.F. Carter's new play Barabbas, directed by Eduardo Machado....
BWW Interview: Roger Guenveur Smith of OTTO FRANK at Campo Santo & Magic Theatre Explores the Enduring Relevance of the Holocaust Survivor
by Jim Munson - March 10, 2022 BroadwayWorld talks to Obie, Peabody and Bessie Award winning actor and writer Roger Guenveur Smith about 'Otto Frank' his new solo piece running as a Campo Santo production at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Guenveur Smith finds enduring relevance in the story of the Holocaust survivor....
Open Window Theatre Launches 2020 Redemption Season
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2020 After a 3-year hiatus, Open Window Theatre is launching its 2020 Season in a brand-new space with U.S. and regional premieres and a monthly cultural series. It is rare for a theatre to shut down and then return with a larger space, an expanded staff, and more ambitious artistic programming, but Open...
BWW Exclusive: THE BEATLES 101 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - Ranking the Best of John, Paul, George & Ringo (Including Their Solo Hits)
by Peter Nason - May 12, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest Beatles songs, including some of the fab four's solo works. They're all here: 'Twist and Shout,' 'In My Life,' 'Helter Skelter,' 'Imagine,' 'Something,' 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' 'Let It Be.' See if your favorites made the grade!...
Theater for the New City's BARABBAS Opens Thursday
by Julie Musbach - June 24, 2019 Theater for the New City, the Pulitzer Prize winning community cultural center that produces over thirty premieres of new American plays each year, is pleased to announce the world premiere of Will T.F. Carter's new play Barabbas, directed by Eduardo Machado....
BWW Review: KING HEDLEY II by August Wilson at Two River Theater is a Powerful and Emotive Drama
by Marina Kennedy - November 21, 2018 Two River Theater (TRT) is now presenting a stunning production of August Wilson's drama, King Hedley II through December 16. The show is expertly directed by the renowned actor and director, Brandon J. Dirden and features a cast that is ideal in their roles....
The 32nd Annual Virginia Film Festival Announces Lineup
by Abigail Charpentier - September 25, 2019 The 32nd Annual Virginia Film Festival will feature a deep and diverse program of more than 150 films, including some of the hottest titles on the festival circuit today, and an array of special guests from throughout the industry, and from across the globe. This year's lineup includes award-winning...
The League Of Professional Theatre Women Announces The 2019 Theatre Women Awards
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2019 The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli Lynn Harrison and Catherine Porter, Co-Presidents), an organization which has been leading the gender parity conversation and championing women in the professional theatre for over 35 years, will present the 2019 Theatre Women Awards at The Sheen Cente... |