Philadelphia Theatre Company Announces Cast Of BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 5, 2018
Philadelphia Theatre Company announces the director and full cast for the Philadelphia premiere of Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown's sweeping musical version of the best-selling novel, The Bridges of Madison County. The production is the second of the inaugural season under Producing Artistic Director Paige Price. For Bridges, Price has tapped Mark Martino to direct a cast rich with local theatre stars and Barrymore Award-winners, alongside actors with notable national and Broadway credits. The cast is led by Philadelphia actress Sarah Gliko and PA Native and Broadway actor Gregg Goodbrod. Recent Barrymore Award winner Amanda Morton (Passing Strange, Wilma Theater) will serve as the Music Director. The Bridges of Madison County runs February 8-March 3, 2019 at Philadelphia Theatre Company's stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad Street. Single tickets and subscriptions are on sale now and available at the box office, online at philatheatreco.org or by phone at 215-985-0420.
Full Dates Announced For Dan Snow's AN EVENING WITH THE HISTORY GUY Tour
by Marianka Swain
- Nov 22, 2018
Dan Snow the 'History Guy' believes that history is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to anyone on this planet and on his best-selling tour An Evening With the 'History Guy' On The History Hit UK Tour, the historian and broadcaster will be telling audiences why!
The Bruce Springsteen Podcast 'The Bosscast' Debuts On The Brain Machine Network
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 30, 2018
Springsteen superfan, sketch/improv comic, New Jersey native and SpringsteenProv creator John Murray launched The Bosscast today, a new podcast about Bruce Springsteen by the fans, for the fans on The Brain Machine Network. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with guests from every part of the entertainment world, united by their love for the Boss. If you like Springsteen and freeform conversation, you've found The Promised Land.
The Bosscast Debuts On The Brain Machine Network
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 25, 2018
On July 30th, superfan, sketch/improv comic and SpringsteenProv creator John Murray will launch The Bosscast, a new podcast about Bruce Springsteen by the fans, for the fans on The Brain Machine Network. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with guests from every part of the entertainment world, united by their love for the Boss. If you like Springsteen and free form conversation, you've found The Promised Land.
BWW Feature: Summer Stock Pioneer: John Kenley and the Kenley Players
by Bethany Sulecki
- Jul 29, 2018
One person who we have to thank for the influencing the tradition of summer stock theatre is none other than John Kenley, whose legacy lives on today. From the 1940s - 1990s, John Kenley championed summer theatre and brought shows to small towns across America.
London Playwrights' Workshop Launches Women's Musical Theatre Initiative
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 21, 2018
London Playwrights' Workshop is partnering with musical theatre writing team Barlow & Smith to create the Women's Musical Theatre Initiative (WMTI), a new development programme for female musical theatre writers. The WMTI will launch with a cabaret 'Celebrating Female Songwriters' at The Pheasantry on 12 February 2018. The evening will be hosted by songwriters Barlow & Smith and will bring together a group of accomplished female songwriters to showcase new writing and to raise funds to support the initiative.
BWW Review: BROADWAY AT THE GOOD THEATER Serves Up Holiday Cheer
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Dec 2, 2017
Among the many holiday season theatrical offerings, the annual musical revue, Broadway at the Good Theater inevitably proves to be a refreshing and original approach to ushering in a season of good cheer. The 2017 production, conceived, written, and directed by Brian P. Allen, is no exception; in fact, if anything, this year's show is bigger, bolder, and full of delightful surprises.
BWW Review: Peccadillo Revisits George Kelly's 1924 Smash, THE SHOW-OFF
by Michael Dale
- Oct 10, 2017
For over twenty years, artistic director Dan Wackerman's Peccadillo Theater Company has specialized in mounting handsome productions of infrequently revived Broadway fare of notable pedigree, such as Elmer Rice's COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d'Usseau's LADIES OF THE CORRIDOR and, most notably, a sparkling, uproarious revival of John Murray & Allen Boretz's classic comedy, ROOM SERVICE.
FANCY Musical, Inspired by Reba McEntire, Gets NYC Lab
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 1, 2017
Margot Astrachan and The Peccadillo Theater Company will present a developmental lab presentation of FANCY, a new musical, on Thursday, March 16 at 4PM and Friday March 17 at 11AM and 3PM at The Westside Theatre, downstairs (407 West 43rd Street).
PBS Announces New Voyager Mission Documentary THE FARTHEST
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 16, 2017
PBS President and CEO Paula A. Kerger announced at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour the production of THE FARTHEST (w.t.), a two-hour documentary that spotlights the extraordinary success story of NASA's Voyager mission
THE WORK OF THE DEAD Wins Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 18, 2016
TORONTO, ON - The winner of the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at McGill was announced tonight at a gala awards dinner held in Toronto. Now in its ninth year, the Cundill Prize is one of the world's most lucrative international awards for a nonfiction book. The Work of the Dead took home the top prize of US$75,000.
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