WWII Medal of Honor Recipient to Flip Coin at Super Bowl LII
by Macon Prickett - February 02, 2018 World War II Veteran, Hershel 'Woody' Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific theater during WWII, and co-founder of the Hershel 'Woody' Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, is gearing up to toss the coin before the kickoff of Super Bowl LII this Sunday. This will be pa...
Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Laura Osnes and Aaron Tveit Headline New York Philharmonic's 2017 Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2017 The New York Philharmonic's 2017 holiday season presents classical and seasonal hallmarks, four Broadway stars singing Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein's musical theater highlights, and the beloved annual traditions of Holiday Brass and Handel's Messiah....
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to Release Latest Album, American Originals: 1918 on 11/9
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra announced the November 9 release of its latest album, American Originals: 1918, under the direction of Pops Conductor John Morris Russell. The recording is inspired by America's cultural awakening at the end of the First World War one hundred years ago and the distinctl...
Bay Area Playwrights Festival Brings RESISTANCE & REVOLUTION at Potrero Stage
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2018 The Playwrights Foundation, a launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights announces the lineup for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018. The six Playwrights were selected from more than 700 submissions nationally, 85% from outside the bay area, from more than 2 ...
VIDEO: On This Day, March 28: Happy Birthday, Reba McEntire!
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2018 Ms. McEntire, the third in a family of four children, grew up on a cattle ranch in the small, rural town of Chockie, Oklahoma. Her father expected all the children to work on the ranch and Ms. McEntire began riding horses at the age of three. By the time she was seven, she was gathering cattle from ...
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to Release Latest Album, American Originals: 1918 on Today
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra announced the November 9 release of its latest album, American Originals: 1918, under the direction of Pops Conductor John Morris Russell. The recording is inspired by America's cultural awakening at the end of the First World War one hundred years ago and the distinctl...
Leslie Odom, Jr., Amy Grant, and More to Join the Cincinnati Pops
by Julie Musbach - March 02, 2018 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Conductor John Morris Russell are pleased to announce the details of the Pops' 2018-19 season at the beautifully renovated Music Hall, presented by PNC....
World Premiere Of TROUBLE THE WATER Recounts Extraordinary Story Of African American Hero Robert Smalls
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2022 Inspired by the little-known, larger-than-life true story of Robert Smalls, the first African American hero of the Civil War, Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum presents the world premiere of Trouble the Water, freely adapted by Ellen Geer from the 2019 award-winning historical novel by Rebecca Dwight...
Chita Rivera Will Celebrate WEST SIDE STORY's 65th Anniversary on PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH
by Michael Major - June 22, 2022 Chita Rivera, the legendary Tony Award winner and one of the most nominated performers in Tony history, will lead a 65th anniversary celebration of WEST SIDE STORY featuring the National Symphony Orchestra. The broadcast will also feature performances by Darren Criss, Emily Bear, Loren Allred, Yolan...
Cher, Reba, HAMILTON Creators, And More To Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Alan Henry - July 25, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of four Honorees who will receive the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements, and a special Honors distinction for a work of art and its co-creators. Recipients to be honored at the 41st annual na...
BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - March 30, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!...
Liz Callaway, Andrea McArdle and More Set for 54 Below This Month
by Julie Musbach - June 03, 2019 This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Bay Area Playwrights Festival Brings RESISTANCE & REVOLUTION at Potrero Stage
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2018 The Playwrights Foundation, a launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights announces the lineup for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018. The six Playwrights were selected from more than 700 submissions nationally, 85% from outside the bay area, from more than 2 ...
The U.S. Army Field Band And Soldiers' Chorus To Present Free Concert At Bass Hall, March 8
by A.A. Cristi - February 08, 2022 Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, announced today that The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus will be presenting a free concert at Bass Hall March 8....
Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Laura Osnes and Aaron Tveit Headline New York Philharmonic's 2017 Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2017 The New York Philharmonic's 2017 holiday season presents classical and seasonal hallmarks, four Broadway stars singing Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein's musical theater highlights, and the beloved annual traditions of Holiday Brass and Handel's Messiah....
Meet the Full Cast and Production Team of West Side Story at The Muny
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 03, 2023 Full cast, design and production teams have been set for one of the greatest and most powerful musicals of our time, West Side Story, playing at The Muny July 15 - 21. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, March 26- with a RAGTIME Reunion, John Lloyd Young, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - March 26, 2021 Today (March 26) in live streaming: Richard Ridge chats with John Lloyd Young on Clubhouse, a Ragtime reunion on Stars in the House, and more!...
Grammy-Winner Reba McEntire to Receive 2018 Horatio Alger Award
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2017 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced that multi-media entertainer and entrepreneur Reba McEntire has...
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere of TROUBLE THE WATER At Theatricum
by Grace Cutler - July 23, 2022 Inspired by the little-known, larger-than-life true story of Robert Smalls, the first African American hero of the Civil War, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum presents the world premiere of Trouble the Water, freely adapted by Ellen Geer from the 2019 award-winning historical novel by Rebecca Dwigh...
Artistic Teams & Schedules Announced for 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Julie Musbach - June 11, 2018 Playwrights Foundation announces the plays and playwrights of the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018 at Potrero Stage, 1895 18th St in San Francisco. The Artistic Teams for #BAPF2018 features Directors Erik Pearson, Christine Young, Margo Hall, Daniel Banks, Lauren En...
Charles Dutoit To Conduct Ravel With Jean-Yves Thibaudet As Soloist, 1/17–20
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2017 Charles Dutoit will conduct the New York Philharmonic in a French program spotlighting Ravel, featuring the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist; Le Tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Bol ro; and Ravel's orchestration of Debussy's Sarabande et Danse...
BWW Feature: THE MIGHTY PEN PROJECT'S M*A*S*H STAGED READINGS at the RICHMOND TRIANGLE PLAYERS: An Annual Theatrical Fundraiser For Veterans and Military Families
by Brent Deekens - August 25, 2018 Plays at The Richmond Triangle Players through the 28th of August, 2018...
The Kiss Kruise to Rock Again in 2018
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2017 America's #1 Gold Record Award winning group of all time and iconic Rock and Roll Hall Of Famers, KISS have once again partnered up with the industry leaders in music festivals at sea, Sixthman to announce the upcoming voyage of The KISS Kruise VIII....
Trafalgar Releasing Brings Tribeca Hit BETWEEN ME AND MY MIND To Theaters 7/17
by Tori Hartshorn - May 13, 2019 Following a critically-acclaimed, sold out world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, global event distributor Trafalgar Releasing today announced plans to bring Between Me and My Mind, a feature-length documentary chronicling the life and music of Trey Anastasio, to movie theaters across Nor...
America's Future Football Stars Featured During 18th Annual U.S. Army All American Bowl 1/6 Live on NBC
by Tori Hartshorn - January 04, 2018 America's Future Football Stars Featured During 18th Annual U.S. Army All American Bowl 1/6 Live on NBC... |