THE ALCOHOLIC MOVIE MUSICAL! Runs Now thru 10/31 at Bushwick Starr
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2015 From the mind of acclaimed performance artist Cynthia Hopkins comes The Alcoholic Movie Musical!, an experiment in live musical filmmaking that draws equal inspiration from Trapped in the Closet andDancer in the Dark. A comedy routine about alcoholism delivered by Ms. Hopkins rapidly evolves into an...
Signal Ensemble Theatre's THE DROWNING GIRLS Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015 Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson and directed by Signal Ensemble Member Melanie Keller at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave., tonight, April 30 - June 6....
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Talks About Playing Bessie Smith on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2015 On JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Queen talks about playing legendary blues singer Bessie Smith....
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
by Ellen Dostal - July 31, 2015 Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse. The power of remembrance combined with the powerhouse performances of Mary Bridg...
Homegrown Opera for Local Voices in Cape Town Opera's FOUR:30 at the Artscape Theatre
by David Fick - November 16, 2015 Cape Town Opera's FOUR:30, presented in collaboration with UCT Opera School, pairs up four notable South African composers with four acclaimed writers to create half hour works that are powerful and innovative, telling contemporary African stories in imaginative new ways....
Photo Flash: First Look- Shattered Globe's MARVIN'S ROOM
by Sally Henry Fuller - October 24, 2015 Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to open its 25th season with a 25th anniversary production of MARVIN'S ROOM, Chicago playwright Scott McPherson's award-winning, mordantly funny dark comedy about putting family first, directed by Producing Artistic Director Sandy Shinner. Check out a first look at...
Mike Epps Comes to Schuster Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2015 Sold out shows, nationwide tours, big screen hits and the thrill of a hip hop audience eager to watch Mike Epps own the stage has him ready to bring his new tour, The Real Deal tour, coming to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center tonight, October 24 at 8pm....
2015 Bessie Award Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015 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 2015 award recipients tonight at the 31st Annual Bessie Awards ceremony. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, The Bessies were hel...
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Discusses Being Naked on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2015 On JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Queen recalls filming a nude scene for the movie Bessie and shares her love of being naked....
2015 Bessie Awards Held Tonight; AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Star Robert Fairchild Among Nominees
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015 The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, celebrate the winners from the 2014-15 season at its annual ceremony tonight, October 19....
New York Live Arts to Host NYC Premiere of Pavel Zustiak's CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY, 12/2-5
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015 Merging dance, live music and visual arts, Choreographer/Director Pavel Zuštiak examines the multiplicity of concepts of beauty and its permanence within art in CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY....
THE ALCOHOLIC MOVIE MUSICAL! to Run 10/7-31 at Bushwick Starr
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015 From the mind of acclaimed performance artist Cynthia Hopkins comes The Alcoholic Movie Musical!, an experiment in live musical filmmaking that draws equal inspiration from Trapped in the Closet andDancer in the Dark. A comedy routine about alcoholism delivered by Ms. Hopkins rapidly evolves into an...
Director & Writer Dee Rees Talks About HBO Films' BESSIE, Debuting Today
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2015 Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO Films drama BESSIE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees ("Pariah") from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois....
Soundtrack for BESSIE, Starring Queen Latifah, Out Today
by Pat Cerasaro - June 02, 2015 Queen Latifah is Bessie Smith!...
Banks Brothers Productions to Present THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR HATTI SING!
by Tyler Peterson - July 06, 2015 Banks Brothers Productions will be presenting the satirical musical 'They Don't Want to Hear Hattie Sing!' a timely production using Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award, as the main character. Set dually in 1939 and 2009, the musical will explore old and new stereotyp...
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Talks Singing the Blues in HBO's BESSIE
by Caryn Robbins - May 14, 2015 Queen Latifah sings the blude in her new film BESSIE. The multi-talented actress and singer, who produced and stars in the new HBO film, stopped by ABC's Good Morning America to talk about the film....
HBO Launches 'Bessie's 81 Theatre Tour' Event Series to Celebrate Upcoming Biopic
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2015 In anticipation of the HBO film, 'Bessie,' chronicling the life of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, HBO announces the launch of 'Bessie's 81 Theatre Tour' on April 28....
HBO Launches 'Bessie's 81 Theatre Tour' Event Series to Celebrate Upcoming Biopic
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2015 In anticipation of the HBO film, 'Bessie,' chronicling the life of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, HBO announces the launch of 'Bessie's 81 Theatre Tour' on April 28....
2015 Bessie Award Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015 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 2015 award recipients tonight at the 31st Annual Bessie Awards ceremony. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, The Bessies were hel...
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
by Ellen Dostal - July 31, 2015 Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse. The power of remembrance combined with the powerhouse performances of Mary Bridg...
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
by Ellen Dostal - July 31, 2015 Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse. The power of remembrance combined with the powerhouse performances of Mary Bridg...
New York Live Arts Hosts NYC Premiere of Pavel Zustiak's CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY This Week
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2015 Merging dance, live music and visual arts, Choreographer/Director Pavel Zuštiak examines the multiplicity of concepts of beauty and its permanence within art in CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY....
VIDEO: Audra McDonald Lends Her Singing Voice in Disney Jr's DOC MCSTUFFINS
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2015 Audra McDonald lends her voice to a tiny tin airplane pilot named Bess, a historical toy created in the likeness of the famous African-American female pilot, Bessie Coleman...
HBO to Debut BESSIE, Starring Queen Latifah, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2015 ?Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO Films drama BESSIE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees ("Pariah") from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois....
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
by Ellen Dostal - July 31, 2015 Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse. The power of remembrance combined with the powerhouse performances of Mary Bridg... |
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