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Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith

Kristin Piacentile Stars in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Capital Rep This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016

Kristin Piacentile is currently starring as Janis Joplin in A Night with Janis Joplin at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY, where she portrays the legendary singer for three performances per week....


Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2016

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, today, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre....


The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2016

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...


SILK BATH Coming to Toronto Fringe
by Tyler Peterson - June 07, 2016

Silk Bath is a ruthless, satirical, physical exploration of what it means to be accepted by society, after the citizenship paperwork is signed. Set under the lights of a live reality TV show taping, four immigrants battle it out for a place in their new home. Can we ever shed the label of the outsid...


The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...


AS EVER, BESSIE To Premiere at NAF16 Following Previews at the Galloway Theatre
by David Fick - June 27, 2016

On 5 July, the National Arts Festival's Arena Programme will host the world premiere of AS EVER, BESSIE - a poignant story that has been left untold, until now. Written and directed by Bobbie Fitchen, the play will have two special preview performances at the Galloway Theatre prior to its bow at the...


Mosaic Theater Company Announces 2017-18 Season Three Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - March 24, 2017

Mosaic Theater Company of DC announces its most ambitious and theatrically varied lineup to date with its 2017-18 season. Compelled to respond to changing and challenging times in our country, Season Three grapples with our current political climate, celebrating outspoken heroines (of fluid gender a...


Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 12/17
by Molly Tracy - December 07, 2016

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre....


The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Awards
by Ashlee Latimer - October 19, 2016

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the complete list of the 2015-16 season award recipients tonight at the 32nd Annual Bessie Awards ceremony. Awards were presented in the categories of Out...


2016 Bessies to Honor Choreographer Brenda Bufalino with Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce legendary tap innovator and choreographer Brenda Bufalino as the recipient of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance; an...


BWW Review: FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA - Jacqui Cross Thrills As The Queen Of Gospel
by Lynn Beaver - February 27, 2017

Fledgling theatre company, RKJB Entertainment's production of an original work by Robert King, Jr, FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, currently playing at the Boyd Vance Theatre, has problems, but ultimately its message is poignant and important....


bergenPAC to Welcome Mike Epps This December
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2016

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Mike Epps Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 8PM....


Mixed Magic Theatre Presents CHRISTMAS AT CHATTY'S PLACE
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2016

In Ricardo Pitts-Wiley's holiday musical, Chatty's Place had been a legendary Rhode Island night club....


Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers and More to Play Blue Note Napa This January
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017

Newly opened in October 2016 the Blue Note Napa is a jazz club/gourmet restaurant venue occupying the first floor of the historic Napa Valley Opera House....


Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 12/17
by Molly Tracy - December 07, 2016

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre....


Off Broadway Theatres Across NYC Will Dim Their Lights to Honor Late Playwright Edward Albee
by Robert Diamond - September 20, 2016

Following the loss of three-time Tony Award and three-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, producer and director Edward Albee, Off Broadway theatres across NYC will dim their lights on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:45PM for exactly one minute, the Off Broadway League has announced. Widely consid...


Harlem School of the Arts to Launch ART Makers Series with Camille A. Brown
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2016

Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) will launch its new intimate conversation series, ART Makers, featuring Dancer and Choreographer Camille A. Brown....


Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright, Edward Albee, Passes Away at 88
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2016

It was reported this afternoon, that Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright, Edward Albee, has passed away at the age of 88.  The revered playwright died in his sleep at his home in Montauk, LI....


Okwui Okpokwasili's POOR PEOPLE'S TV ROOM to Play New York Live Arts
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017

Bessie Award winner and New York Live Arts' Stryker/Ranjelovic Resident Commissioned Artist Okwui Okpokwasili presents the culmination of her two-year residency at New York Live Arts with the New York premiere of Poor People's TV Room....


Fringe Audience favourite Silk Bath returns to Toronto Stages at the 2017 Next Stage Theatre Festival!
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2016

Unapologetic, brutal and unflinching, 2016 Toronto Fringe audience hit, Silk Bath, returns to the stage at the 2017 Next Stage Theatre Festival. Lauded for its brutal look at the psychological challenges of Chinese-Canadian immigrants, Silk Bath will be the first show in NSTF history to be presented...


Harlem School of the Arts to Launch ART Makers Series with Camille A. Brown
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016

Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) will launch its new intimate conversation series, ART Makers, featuring Dancer and Choreographer Camille A. Brown....


Karen Bunney Releases 'Bunnsville Buzz The Adventures of Bessie Bunny'
by Christina Mancuso - March 06, 2017

Karen Bunney has completed her new book, 'Bunnsville Buzz The Adventures of Bessie Bunny': the light-hearted story of a bunny struggling to cope with being born with big ears and feet. Although Bessie Bunny uses a wheelchair, she does not allow her physical limitations to hinder her from pursuing he...


BWW Review: 2016 BESSIES AWARDS Celebrate the Depth and Breadth of the NYC Dance Community
by Sondra Forsyth - October 21, 2016

Dubbed the "Oscars of Dance", the Bessies have been recognizing NYC's outstanding performers, choreographers, musicians, and designers ever since 1984. Established by David R. White at Dance Theater Workshop in honor of legendary dance teacher Bessie Schonberg, the awards ceremonies have treated ful...


Granny's Blue-Mers to Kick Off Series of NYC Concerts at Freddy's Bar
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2017

Granny's Blue-Mers, featuring Rev. Mary and her Ladies of Lustful Lyrics begin a series of concerts at some of New York's hottest hot-spots. First stop on this tour is a 10:30 p.m. show today, February 18 at the trendy Freddy's Bar, 627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, heralded by the New York Times and Esqui...


Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 12/17
by Molly Tracy - December 07, 2016

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre....






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