Industry Pro Newsletter 9/14: Reopenings, Continued Pivots, and that Fauci Clickbait
by Alan Henry - September 14, 2020 Though last week wasn't all good news as more theatres announced delays in their reopening plan, or in the case of the Rockettes the official cancellation of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, there were some bright spots in the industry this week - Barrington Stage and Berkshire Theat...
VIDEO: Tina Fey Tests Mariah Carey's MEAN GIRLS Knowledge on QUIZZED
by Sarah Leiber - September 10, 2020 In the latest installment of Billboarda??s a?oeQuizzeda?? video series, self-proclaimed Mean Girls superfan Mariah Carey shows off her knowledge of the film in two rounds of trivia with Mean Girls writer and actress Tina Fey. ...
Wake Up With BWW 11/25: Katharine McPhee Returns to WAITRESS, and More!
by Stephi Wild - November 25, 2019 Today's top stories: Katharine McPhee returns to Waitress, and more!...
Photo Flash: Take a Look at Photos From SUPERFAN: Nosedive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2019 Winners of this year's Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award (OSBTTA), Scotland-based SUPERFAN perform Nosedive, a Barbican co-production, this November. Directed by Ellie Dubois and Pete Lannon, the production uses contemporary theatre and circus to look at how cooperation, trust and security s...
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: INPURSUET, The Space
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 15, 2019 Inspired by true events: a passionate Sue Perkins Superfan, sent to a therapist to deal with her drinking, relays her adventures pursuing Sue. Fleabag meets Miranda in this fierce, heartfelt new LGBT comedy/drama. Follow our heroines impressive swagger skills, drinking habits and coping mechanisms i...
Clem Snide Shares New Single 'Don't Bring No Ladder'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 14, 2020 Today, Clem Snide, the moniker of Eef Barzelay, shares 'Don't Bring No Ladder,' the new single from his first album in five years, Forever Just Beyond, out on March 27 via Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers. Barzelay has also added new tour dates where the band will be joined by Forever Just Beyond produ...
Broadcaster Gemma Cairney Will Narrate ABBA: Super Troupers - The Exhibition At The O2
by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2019 Broadcaster, writer and activist Gemma Cairney will narrate ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition, which opens at The O2 on Friday 6th December 2019. The exhibition is presented by Entertainment Exhibitions International (UK) Ltd (EEI) in association with ABBA The Museum in Stockholm....
See What's Coming to QED DECEMBER 11–17
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 19, 2019 Here are some of the highlighted events coming to QED from Dec. 11-17, including: flex your modeling knowledge with host Selena Copock at 1990's Supermodel Show: Quiz + Tribute (Dec. 11); fat-positive comedy with hosts Glo & Lo at Bertha's Big Fat Pool Party (Dec. 12)...
Amy Mueller To Step Down As Artistic Director Of Playwrights Foundation After 42nd BAPF
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2019 Playwrights Foundation announces that Artistic Director Amy Mueller has decided to step down, after nearly two decades of leadership, following the annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival, July 19-28, 2019. A national search for her successor will begin in May....
REPEAT ATTENDERS Documentary About Theatre Superfans Will Be Released May 16
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2020 Australian independent filmmaker, Mark Dooley has announced the worldwide Video on Demand (VOD) release of REPEAT ATTENDERS a?" a feature-length documentary film that takes us inside the fascinating and unexplored world of musical theatre superfans. ...
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Costume Designer Mandi Line to Appear on PRETTY LITTLE WINE MOMS Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 31, 2020 Tune in on Wednesday, Sept. 2 when co-hosts Holly Marie Combs, Lesley Fera and Nia Peeples break down Season 1, Episode 14 of fan-favorite TV series PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and interview costume designer Mandi Line on the Pretty Little Wine Moms 'rewatch' podcast. ...
T-Pain and Nick Lachey to Perform at MISS USA 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 25, 2019 As previously announced, Vanessa and Nick Lachey return to host the event taking place inside Grand Sierra Resort and Casino's (GSR) Grand Theatre, located in Reno Tahoe. Season One winner of FOX's THE MASKED SINGER and Cinematic Music Group's T-Pain will take the Miss USA stage to perform during t...
It's A Virtual Wrap For Joshua Butler's Streaming Horror Series RED ROOMS
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020 In the darkest corners of the dark net, there are terrifying places where the abducted are held captive, psychologically tortured and live-streamed. Victims are given the chance to escape if they agree to confess their worst sins to the world, preserving them online for eternity....
MEAN GIRLS Celebrates October 3rd With a Movie Viewing Party
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2019 Celebrate October 3rd with Broadway's Mean Girls! The musical is teaming up with Paramount Pictures to host a viewing party of the Mean Girls film via Facebook Live, hosted by Tina Fey and Busy Philipps!...
Anatomy of a Showtune: 'Summertime' from PORGY AND BESS
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2020 Though the reach of Gershwin's classic tunes has proved vast, no other song from his canon has quite matched the monumental success of Porgy and Bess' opening aria, 'Summertime.'...
Tina Fey And Busy Philipps Host MEAN GIRLS Day Facebook Live Event Tomorrow!
by A.A. Cristi - October 02, 2019 Celebrate a?oeMean Girls Daya?? tomorrow a?" October 3rd a?" as the award-winning hit Broadway musical comedy Mean Girls partners with Paramount Pictures and Facebook to honor the 15th anniversary of the iconic film and host the ultimate film viewing party on Facebook Live. Get Reminded before the s...
BWW Review: ALL ABOUT EVE, Noel Coward Theatre
by Marianka Swain - February 12, 2019 Fasten your seatbelts! Ivo van Hove has taken on the ultimate quotable backstage melodrama: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 Oscar-winning film about a celebrated actress and her young wannabe assistant. And the modern star power is assured: Gillian Anderson succeeds Bette Davis, while Lily James follows...
BWW Feature: Highlights From the '30th Plaidiversary of FOREVER PLAID'
by Stephen Mosher - May 26, 2020 Singer Songwriter Christine Lavin offers BWW an exclusive highlights Video of '30th Plaidiversary of FOREVER PLAID'...
Photo Flash: MEAN GIRLS Celebrates October 3 With A Taco Bell Tribute!
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2019 It was a 'Mean Girls Day' for the record books! In honor of the 15th anniversary of the film, the award-winning hit Broadway musical comedy, Broadway fans got a tasty surpise during last night's curtain call at the August Wilson Theatre....
TEDxBroadway Announces Virtual Event for November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2020 TEDxBroadway organizers announced today the 9th annual event will be held online this year. The date is set for the virtual event for Tuesday, November 17 at 1pm Eastern....
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, The O2
by Marianka Swain - September 24, 2019 ABBA mania shows no signs of abating. Following the Mamma Mia! stage musical and two movies, here we go again with Mamma Mia! The Party a?' a hybrid musical theatre/dinner/nightclub experience. London is the first place outside of Sweden to host it, with plans to expand to other territories soon (La...
Torrey DeVitto to Appear as Special Guest on PRETTY LITTLE WINE MOMS Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 24, 2020 Tune in on Wednesday, Aug. 26 when co-hosts Holly Marie Combs, Lesley Fera and Nia Peeples break down Season 1, Episode 13 of fan-favorite TV series PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and interview special guest Torrey DeVitto on the Pretty Little Wine Moms 'rewatch' podcast....
BWW Review: You'll Go 'Crazy' and 'Fall to Pieces' over ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at Taproot
by Jay Irwin - March 16, 2019 Dear Readers, as I'm sure you're aware, we are blessed with an abundance of riches here in Seattle with the local talent who grace our stages, if you know where to look. Well, currently the treasure map leads right over to Taproot Theatre and X marks the spot on the Isaac Studio Theatre where they ...
NSYNC Superfan Movie in the Works at TriStar Pictures
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 13, 2020 Variety reports that TriStar Pictures has bought a currently untitled flick about NSYNC superfans at the height of the boy band's prowess....
VIDEO: James Corden Recaps News on Steve Bannon and More on THE LATE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - August 21, 2020 On last night's episode of The Late Late Show, James Corden recaps the news of the day, including President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon getting arrested on fraud charges related to the border wall. ... |