BWW Review: DR SEMMELWEIS, Bristol Old Vic
by Tim Wright - January 27, 2022 'Doctors must not carry their ghosts,' advises Johann Klein to his impatient assistant Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, a 19th-century obstetrics doctor. But Semmelweis is troubled: he feels it is only by carrying those ghosts that progress can be made....
The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach Partners With LGBTQ+ Organizations For PRIDE NIGHT AT THE THEATRE Series
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023 The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach is partnering with Hampton Roads Pride, Stonewall Sports and LGBT Life Center to present Pride Night at the Theatre series....
The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol Presents BROADBEND, ARKANSAS
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2021 This month, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol opens the first production of its sixth season, Broadbend, Arkansas, consisting of two acts. ...
MSTW Launches 2022 Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2022 Main Street Theatre Works (MSTW) will bring another summer of laughs to the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre in Jackson. The 2022 summer season starts with the “who’s on first” comedy, The Outsider, by Paul Slade Smith, directed by Julie Anchor, followed by Four Weddings and an Elvis, by Nancy Frick, and d...
Mya Byrne Shares New Single 'Lend You A Hand' & Makes TV History
by Michael Major - February 02, 2023 Produced by Grammy-nominated songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan, Rhinestone Tomboy finds Mya Byrne at the forefront of a movement propelled by a much needed burst of fresh air. A queer trans woman playing Americana steeped with potent branches of blues, rock, glam and country music....
Cynthia Erivo Releases Debut Album 'Ch. 1 Vs. 1'
by Michael Major - September 17, 2021 A showcase of both Erivo’s vocal stylings as well as her pen—she co-wrote every song—the album is perfectly suited for this moment in culture forever marked by a global pandemic and ongoing racial reckonings....
Video: Watch the ROLE PLAY Trailer With Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen & Bill Nighy
by Michael Major - November 15, 2023 ROLE PLAY features a cast including Kaley Cuoco (Based on a True Story, The Flight Attendant, The Big Bang Theory), David Oyelowo (Selma, Silo, Interstellar), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman franchise, Gladiator), and Bill Nighy (Living, Valkyrie, Love Actually). The film is directed by Thomas Vincent ...
Semantics Sheds Light On Domestic Violence With New Single
by Michael Major - April 27, 2022 Brisbane's cathartic and emotive post-punk group SEMANTICS has unveiled the music video for “This Love Could Kill You”, the second single off of their debut full-length album Paint Me Blue. “This Love Could Kill You” is a delicate look at domestic violence and abuse, with the goal to bring awareness...
Casting Announced For Weeks Four and Five of The Blank Theatre's 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2022 Casting has been announced for weeks four and five of The Blank Theatre's 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Being presented as digital shorts, the final three of 12 winning plays by young playwrights aged 15–19 will be available to stream on Vimeo July 22– August 11....
Special Offer: THE OUTSIDER at The Rosette Theater
by BWW Special Offer - October 03, 2022 Special Offer: Beyond August presents Paul Slade Smith's...
Miyo Yamauchi's Solo Show HOW TO BE JAPANESE is Coming to the Glendale Room in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 03, 2022 Due to popular demand, Miyo Yamauchi's solo show 'How To Be Japanese: Your Normal is Not My Normal' is coming to the Glendale Room September 25, 2022, at 7 pm....
Video: Watch Cynthia Erivo in the Trailer For Anthony Chen's Powerful Drama DRIFT
by Michael Major - October 25, 2023 Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo stars in the trailer for Drift, Anthony Chen's powerful new drama. The film also stars Alia Shawkat, Ibrahima Ba, Honor Swinton Byrne, Zainab Jah, Suzy Bemba, and Vincent Vermignon. Erivo has also written and performed an original song for the film, 'It Wo...
Roger Taylor Releases New Album 'The Outsider Tour Live'
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022 Taylor is to release a live album recorded during his hugely successful October 2021 Outsider UK tour which saw the Queen founding member perform a series of shows: “my modesty tour, I just want it to be lots of fun, very good musically”, said Taylor at the time of announcing his first live performa...
THE WOODS Will Be Revived at Southwark Playhouse in 2022
by Stephi Wild - December 09, 2021 Nick and Ruth are spending the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods. They push their relationship to breaking point in a night of stories and fights, only to rediscover their need for one another in the morning, but the final reconciliation remains uncomfortably tempered by the violent core we now...
Peacock Announces Straight to Series Order for BASED ON A TRUE STORY
by Michael Major - April 11, 2022 Peacock announced today the straight-to-series order of BASED ON A TRUE STORY, a dark comedic thriller from Emmy Award-nominated Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, LOST, Preacher). Rosenberg will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Jason Bateman (Ozark, The Outsider) will executive produce ...
The Keegan Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2022 The Keegan Theatre has announced its 26th Season in 2022-2023, featuring 8 mainstage productions in its intimate and welcoming theater home in Dupont Circle. The season includes the world premieres of 2 newly commissioned works from DC area playwrights, 1 regional premiere, 1 DC premiere, 2 musicals...
Mya Byrne Shares New Single 'I'm Gonna Stop'
by Michael Major - April 05, 2023 Byrne made history earlier this year when her “It Don’t Fade” music video was added to rotation on CMT Music, marking the first nationally broadcast kiss between two trans lesbians. Her most recent single “Come On” was also praised by NPR Music, who said “You could call ‘Come On’ the ‘I Will Survive...
Kings Elliot to Support Imagine Dragons on 20-City Us Arena Tour
by Michael Major - March 31, 2022 Rising London-based Kings Elliot is hitting the road this summer with Imagine Dragons, supporting the band on a 20-city U.S. arena tour alongside Macklemore. The Mercury Tour kicks off August 5 in Salt Lake City and concludes September 15 in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of tour dates now...
Review: SOLARIS at Book-It Repertory Theatre
by Jay Irwin - June 20, 2023 One thing that can be said about Book-It Repertory Theatre, Dear Readers, is that they know how to surprise and thrill. Their 2016 productions of “The Brothers K” still live rent free in my head. So, when I heard they were tackling a novel such as Stanislaw Lem’s “Solaris”, currently playing at the ...
THE COLOR PURPLE, NO PLACE TO GO & More Lead Washington DC's September Top 10
by BWW Staff - September 01, 2022 Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Coming up in September are The Color Purple, No Place To Go, Shear Madness and more!...
Special Offer: THE OUTSIDER at The Rosette Theater
by BWW Special Offer - October 03, 2022 Special Offer: Beyond August presents Paul Slade Smith's...
BWW Review: OKLAHOMA!, Young Vic
by Mert Dilek - May 06, 2022 Forget the butter-churner and the lasso. This Oklahoma! has no need of them. Following a Broadway run and a U.S. tour, Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein’s Tony-winning production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical comes to London’s Young Vic like a hipster cowboy riding into town. In their audacious i...
Westport Country Playhouse to Present Script in Hand Reading of THEATRE PEOPLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2023 Westport Country Playhouse will present 'Theatre People,' a comedy script in hand playreading. Cast includes Shereen Ahmed, Erin Noel Grennan, Beth Leavel, John Rapson, Rodolfo Soto, and Lee Wilkof....
Video: Watch Cynthia Erivo in the Trailer For Anthony Chen's Powerful Drama DRIFT
by Michael Major - October 25, 2023 Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo stars in the trailer for Drift, Anthony Chen's powerful new drama. The film also stars Alia Shawkat, Ibrahima Ba, Honor Swinton Byrne, Zainab Jah, Suzy Bemba, and Vincent Vermignon. Erivo has also written and performed an original song for the film, 'It Wo...
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Writers Bloc Present AN EVENING WITH JAMES BURROWS
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2022 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts and Writers Bloc present “An Evening with James Burrows,” featuring Jason Bateman moderating a conversation with the legendary TV sitcom director whose extensive credits include “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Will & Grace... |