UMD MFA Dance Candidates to Present PLEATED and MY TEMPEST, 3/12-14
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2014 Two third-year MFA Dance candidates in the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies will present their thesis projects in a shared concert at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on March 12-14. Stephanie Miracle's Pleated will take place at 7:30pm followed by Ana Patricia Farfan's ...
BWW Reviews: Take a Bite Out of SILENCE! at Studio Theatre's 2nd Stage
by Jamie McGonnigal - July 21, 2015 Studio Theatre's 2nd Stage has been transformed into a cabaret theatre, complete with proscenium running lights and a runway that would make any Mama Rose proud. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the familiar story of Jonathan Demme's Oscar Winning 1991 film, "Silence of the Lambs," comes to lif...
Photo Flash: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' RUDOLPH THE RED-HOSED REINDEER
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2014 Break out your high heels and fishnets this holiday because Hell in a Handbag Productions is bringing back Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, David Cerda's beloved parody of the classic children's television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Now celebrating its 17th year, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Re...
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015 Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...
BWW Reviews: We'd Be Lying If We Disparaged THE LIAR
by Jeff Davis - March 07, 2014 Honesty may be the best policy, but it's not the most fun one. Thank God 16th century playwright Pierre Corneille and modern day playwright David Ives have an affinity for the truth-challenged. Ives's modern take on Corneille's classic French comedy The Liar is an exhilarating and side-splitting mix...
Jodie Foster Weds Partner Alexandra Hedison
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2014 Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster married her girlfriend of one year, photographer Alexandra Hedison in April 2014....
Build-A-Bear Celebrates Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's 50th Anniversary on TV
by Caryn Robbins - November 26, 2014 Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) announced today that the Company is launching a signature line of products commemorating Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and his 50th Anniversary on television....
Broadway Designer David C. Woolard Featured in Gibney Dance's DIVIDING LINE, Now thru 11/16
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2013 These beautiful renderings (pictured, left) for Gina Gibney's Dividing Line come from renowned costume designer David C. Woolard, Gibney Dance's neighbor on the 5th floor of 890 Broadway. A longtime collaborator of Gina's, David has designed for over 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. His des...
BWW Reviews: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL
by Cara Richardson - December 18, 2014 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical opened at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Tuesday night. Rudolph pranced into Nashville bringing Christmas spirit along with several recognizable friends like Hermy, Yukon Cornelius, Clarice, the Abominable Snowman, and, of course, Santa Claus. Based ...
ACME Opens 2015-16 Season at Five Boroughs Music Festival Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2015 ACME, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble opens its 2015-2016 season with a concert presented by Five Boroughs Music Festival at 7pm tonight, September 11, 2015 at National Opera Center's Scorca Recital Hall....
TDPS Production 'COLLIDESCOPE' Expands National Discussion on Race in America, Now thru 11/14
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2014 In response to the seemingly perpetual killings of young black men in America, internationally acclaimed auteur Ping Chong and noted director and dramaturg Talvin Wilks created Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America in collaboration with UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performanc...
Broadway Designer David C. Woolard Featured in Gibney Dance's DIVIDING LINE, 11/14-16
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2013 These beautiful renderings (pictured, left) for Gina Gibney's Dividing Line come from renowned costume designer David C. Woolard, Gibney Dance's neighbor on the 5th floor of 890 Broadway. A longtime collaborator of Gina's, David has designed for over 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. His des...
BWW Interview: 6 Questions & a Plug with SILENCE! THE MUSICAL's Ryan London Levin
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 12, 2016 Minneapolis Musical Theatre and its co-founder Steven Meerdink & Bitter Boy Productions united to bring the Twin Cities area premiere of NYC Fringe hit SILENCE! The Musical to Minneapolis' Lab Theater. Ryan London Levin (Buffalo Bill) took time from his on-stage murderous spree to answer 6 Questions...
Centenary Stage Presents THE LIAR, Now thru 3/9
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2014 Valentine's Day is just around the corner and love is in the air at Centenary Stage Company, or some form of it anyway in this season's laugh-out-loud comedy The Liar by Pierre Corneille, adapted for modern audiences by David Ives. Running tonight, February 21st through March 9th at The Lackland Cen...
Austin Playhouse Presents THE LIAR, Now thru 3/9
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2014 Austin Playhouse presents The Liar by David Ives, directed by Don Toner. The show will run tonight, February 7th - March 9th, 2014....
First Annual UMD Black Theatre Symposium Set for Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2014 Performers, playwrights, designers and scholars from across the Washington region will converge at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center for a day-long dialogue intended to challenge assumptions about race and the future of Black theatre tonight, March 1, 2014. Hosted by the University of Marylan...
Broadway Designer David C. Woolard Featured in Gibney Dance's DIVIDING LINE, 11/14-16
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2013 These beautiful renderings (pictured, left) for Gina Gibney's Dividing Line come from renowned costume designer David C. Woolard, Gibney Dance's neighbor on the 5th floor of 890 Broadway. A longtime collaborator of Gina's, David has designed for over 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. His des...
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training to Stage David Ives' Adaptation of THE LIAR
by Tyler Peterson - December 04, 2015 The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2015-16 season with Tony-nominated playwright David Ives' adaptation of Pierre Corneille's classic French farce THE LIAR. Known for his witty and edgy adaptations, including Venus in Fur and The School for Lies, David Ives' THE LIAR was pra...
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015 Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...
Boston Landmarks Orchestra to Offer Free Concerts This Summer, Beg. 7/15
by Matt Smith - June 03, 2015 Inspired by the musical connection of people, place, and culture, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, announces the 2015 summer's free concerts at the DCR's Hatch Shell. Free concerts will be held every Wednesday evening (7 p.m.) beginning July 15 ...
VIDEO: Watch Laura Jordan's New Webseries ONE TRUE PAIRING - Episode 1
by TV News Desk - April 16, 2015 OTP: One True Pairing, created by Laura Jordan (Submissions Only, Clarice in Silence! The Musical, CryBaby & In My Life), just debuted on the show's website and Youtube Channel on April 15. Check out the first episode (plus a teaser for the second) below!...
TDPS Production 'COLLIDESCOPE' to Expand National Discussion on Race in America, 11/7-14
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014 In response to the seemingly perpetual killings of young black men in America, internationally acclaimed auteur Ping Chong and noted director and dramaturg Talvin Wilks createdCollidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America in collaboration with UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance...
ACME to Open 2015-16 Season at Five Boroughs Music Festival, 9/11
by Tyler Peterson - August 19, 2015 ACME, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble opens its 2015-2016 season with a concert presented by Five Boroughs Music Festival at 7pm on Friday, September 11, 2015 at National Opera Center's Scorca Recital Hall. The program features music by ACME members Timo Andres (solo piano piece TBA), Caleb...
BWW Reviews: The Raunchiest SILENCE! You'll Ever Hear
by Wendi Reichstein - July 01, 2014 While riding along the freeway, drivers are often faced with the oxymoron of a car wreck on the side of the road. Though it is often gruesome and inappropriate to stare, it is equally as challenging to look away. No matter how shocking or repugnant, your eyes are glued to the scene, both attemptin...
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BOOMTOWN and More Set for Creede Repertory Theatre's 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013 2014 CRT Season Announcement!... |