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Ani Di Franco Announces April 2020 Tour Photo Ani Di Franco Announces April 2020 Tour
by Stephi Wild - November 24, 2019

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco will return to Australia in April 2020 for the first time in ten years, for a national tour which will include performances at Bluesfest. This tour will take her to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay and tickets are on sale now....


BWW Interview: Jaime Lozano of SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42 Photo BWW Interview: Jaime Lozano of SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - November 19, 2019

Gifted and prolific Mexican musical prodigy Jaime Lozano has an encore performance of his concert SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42, featuring an all Latin cast of some of the best of Broadway. Here's an interview with the man LMM calls the future of musical theater....


Morrison Center Welcomes SOMETHING ROTTEN! Photo Morrison Center Welcomes SOMETHING ROTTEN!
by Julie Musbach - December 11, 2018

The completely original new musical Something Rotten!, originally directed and choreographed on Broadway by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award and Ton...


Rockwood Music Hall to Mark 15th Anniversary With Month Long Celebration in February Photo Rockwood Music Hall to Mark 15th Anniversary With Month Long Celebration in February
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020

Rockwood Music Hall announced their 15-Year Anniversary Celebration, set to kick off on February 1, 2020. This milestone will be a month-long celebration of the venue's history and growth since opening its doors in January 2005 and becoming a mainstay of Manhattan's live music scene. Rockwood Music ...


SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International Photo SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2020

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced the Broadway hit and Tony winning musical comedy SOMETHING ROTTEN! is now available for licensing worldwide....


Cygnet Theatre Opens Season with ROCK OF AGES Photo Cygnet Theatre Opens Season with ROCK OF AGES
by Julie Musbach - June 10, 2019

Season 17 kicks off with the crowd-pleasing, Tony-nominated jukebox musical Rock of Ages. Directed by Sean Murray, this exhilarating rock and roll experience runs July 2 through August 25, 2019. Opening Night for media is Saturday, July 6 at 8:00PM....


BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe Photo BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2019

The Back Left Project presents the Australian Premiere of Back Left at the Adelaide Fringe, February 16 - March 3, 2019 at Live From Tandanya in the Tandanya Theatre....


BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! Bedazzles at the Fox Cities P.A.C. Photo BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! Bedazzles at the Fox Cities P.A.C.
by Meredith Kreisa - October 24, 2018

SOMETHING ROTTEN! opened at Appleton's Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on October 23 and will continue to play through October 28. SOMETHING ROTTEN! offers laughs, entertaining dance numbers, and enough musical theater references to delight any fan....


BWW Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Playhouse Photo BWW Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Playhouse
by Greer Firestone - February 25, 2019

SOMETHING ROTTEN, a musical that national reviewers have exuberantly called 'the funniest show on Broadway", brings its national tour to The Playhouse March 7-10. If your stomach hurt over the antics in THE PRODUCERS, BOOK OF MORMON or SPAMALOT and the much-missed FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, well, gird your...


Sydney's First Purpose-Built Improv Theatre To Open In Redfern Photo Sydney's First Purpose-Built Improv Theatre To Open In Redfern
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2019

Improv Theatre Sydney (ITS) is building a brand-new home for improvisation in Redfern. It will feature Sydney's first dedicated improv theatre....


Blackfriars Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW Photo Blackfriars Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2019

It's Chicago in the early 90s and Hank's legendary rock 'n' roll bar is up against the destructive power of gentrification and the "next big thing." The Undeniable Sound of Right Now by Laura Eason runs at Blackfriars Theatre May 10 - 26. The theatre will transform itself into Hank's bar, replete wi...


Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN Photo Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN At The McCallum
by David Green - March 19, 2019

The McCallum Theatre presents Something Rotten! for five performances, Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7. This hilarious musical comedy tells the story of brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two playwrights stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star Will Shakespeare. When a soothsayer fore...


VIDEO: Florencia Cuenca Releases Mariachi Cover of 'Burn' from HAMILTON Photo VIDEO: Florencia Cuenca Releases Mariachi Cover of 'Burn' from HAMILTON
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2020

Mexican actress and singer Florencia Cuenca has released a unique Spanglish mariachi cover of the song 'Burn' from the Broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, part of her new project 'Broadway en Spanglish' with arrangements and music production by Jaime Lozano....


Metropolitan Playhouse to Present Zero Boy in New Live Stream Presentations Photo Metropolitan Playhouse to Present Zero Boy in New Live Stream Presentations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2020

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will welcome Zero Boy to its on-line live-streaming presentations with a weekly show of sonic storytelling and improvisational repartee:...


Collateral Raise The Bar WIth New Single MIDNIGHT QUEEN Photo Collateral Raise The Bar WIth New Single MIDNIGHT QUEEN
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2019

Collateral, the 4-piece rock and roll band from Ramsgate, Kent, recently released the radio remix of their new single “Midnight Queen” which is currently being heavily played on various UK rock radio shows and stations including Planet Rock. The song is remixed by Romesh Dodangoda who was recently ...


BWW Review: BEN MOSS AND FRIENDS Is The Monthly Show To See at The Duplex Photo BWW Review: BEN MOSS AND FRIENDS Is The Monthly Show To See at The Duplex
by Stephen Mosher - February 16, 2020

Singer-songwriter Ben Moss has been on the scene for a while... But this is definitely his moment. Let's all watch him rise....


Jatiluhur Jazz Festival 2019 Brings World Jazz To The Jatiluhur Dam Photo Jatiluhur Jazz Festival 2019 Brings World Jazz To The Jatiluhur Dam
by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2019

The 1st International Jatiluhur Jazz Festival is set to open at the Jatiluhur Dam in Purwakarta, West Java on Saturday and Sunday, Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2019. Presented by Perum Jasa Tirta II, the state-owned enterprise (SOE) operating the dam, the largest in Indonesia, JatiluhurJazz 2019 will feature d...


VIDEO: Get A First Look At ROCK OF AGES at Pittsburgh CLO Photo VIDEO: Get A First Look At ROCK OF AGES at Pittsburgh CLO
by Alan Henry - July 25, 2019

Pump up the volume and bust out your air guitar moves! For the first time ever, Pittsburgh CLO is going to shake the walls of the Benedum Center with ROCK OF AGES, July 23 - 28. This Pittsburgh CLO premiere is only running for one week - there are just 8 chances to get here for a raging good time! T...


'Comedy Gold' Heads To Town With UK's Leading Improve Troupe Photo 'Comedy Gold' Heads To Town With UK's Leading Improve Troupe
by Julie Musbach - January 30, 2019

Get ready for a night of laugh-out-loud fun as the next big thing in British comedy heads to town. ...


BWW News: Michael B. Jordan's WB-Helmed Studio Outlier Society Scoops Up Film Rights Photo BWW News: Michael B. Jordan's WB-Helmed Studio Outlier Society Scoops Up Film Rights to KINGDOM OF SOULS Trilogy
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - September 22, 2019

Fantasy is still a hot commodity, and movie studios continue to look for the next big thing by scouting new book releases and scooping up film rights, often before a book officially hits the shelves. Rena Barron's debut novel KINGDOM OF SOULS only launched this past week on September 19th, but ne...


BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe Photo BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2019

The Back Left Project presents the Australian Premiere of Back Left at the Adelaide Fringe, February 16 - March 3, 2019 at Live From Tandanya in the Tandanya Theatre....


Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN Photo Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN At The McCallum
by David Green - March 19, 2019

The McCallum Theatre presents Something Rotten! for five performances, Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7. This hilarious musical comedy tells the story of brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two playwrights stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star Will Shakespeare. When a soothsayer fore...


Margaret Cho's New Podcast Debuts July 16 with Jonathan Van Ness Photo Margaret Cho's New Podcast Debuts July 16 with Jonathan Van Ness
by Sarah Hookey - July 09, 2019

Join comedy icon Margaret Cho each week as she interviews people YOU KNOW and people she thinks YOU SHOULD KNOW, if you don't already. Episodes will drop each Tuesday, starting July 16....


2018 Texas Mead Fest Comes to Seguin Photo 2018 Texas Mead Fest Comes to Seguin
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2018

The Texas Mead Association is excited to present the Seventh Annual Texas Mead Fest taking place tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 27 in Seguin, Texas. Texas Mead Fest is a celebration of mead and mead-makers in Texas, promoting the status of the versatile alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey with wat...


SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International Photo SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2020

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced the Broadway hit and Tony winning musical comedy SOMETHING ROTTEN! is now available for licensing worldwide....






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