Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, and More Win Critics' Choice Awards - Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2019
Last night, the Critics' Choice Awards were announced. Taking home the top prize of Best Picture was Roma. Also, in a surprising turn of events, both Lady Gaga and Glenn Close took home the award for Best Actress, for A Star is Born and The Wife, respectively.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MARY POPPINS RETURNS Nominated for Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 10, 2019
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild(MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 6th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards honoring outstanding achievements in make-up and hair styling in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Winners will be honored at the black-tie gala on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. Today's announcement was made by MUAHS Awards Chair Sue Cabral-Ebert.
BroadwayWorld UK's 100 People To Follow On Twitter In 2019
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 9, 2019
Team BWW have compiled the following list of their favourite Twitter users in the UK who post about theatre and the arts. Ranging from independent bloggers and theatre-makers to West End performers who are particularly engaging with their social media accounts.
BWW Overview: A Look-Back at Opera's Many-Colored Dream Coat of Performance Highs in 2018
by Richard Sasanow - Dec 27, 2018
Well, it's that time of the year again--time for a look-back on what was worth making note of during the calendar year that's about to come to an end. It's from a totally personal, subjective point of view, of course, but frankly that's the way opera-lovers always seem to like it, n'est-ce pas? The productions worth noting come from places big, small and in-between, from composers old as the hills to freshly minted or somewhere in between (likewise the performers), from traditional or boldly modern to simply stand up and sing.
Saoirse Ronan Wants to Come Back to Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2018
Saoirse Ronan has been taking Hollywood by storm, currently for starring in the film Mary Queen of Scots, and previously for playing the titular role in the award-winning film Lady Bird.
Exit Productions Return to VAULT With World Premiere of FIGHT NIGHT
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2018
After winning the Innovation Award at last year's Festival, Exit Productions return to VAULT 2019 with the world premiere of Fight Night - their most ambitious immersive project to date. Fury, excitement and tension build as two boxers enter the ring and it is up to the audience who is crowned the champion.
Sydney Theatre Company Presents MARY STUART
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2018
Following the tremendous success of her adaptation of Ruth Park's The Harp in the South in 2018, Kate Mulvany will work her magic on Fredrich Schiller's Mary Stuart in 2019, with Caroline Brazier and Helen Thomson playing two of history's most intriguing women - Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England, now directed by Lee Lewis. Imara Savage has had to withdraw as director due to scheduling conflicts.
UK Tour Of Ian Rankin And Rona Munro's REBUS LONG SHADOWS Extends Into 2019
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2018
Daniel Schumann, Lee Dean and Cambridge Arts Theatre in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre today announce an extension to the successful UK tour of Rebus: Long Shadows due to public demand. The production written exclusively for the stage by author of the original novels, Ian Rankin and playwright Rona Munro toured from September to November 2018, and in 2019 will tour to a further five cities - Glasgow from 29 January, then visiting Cardiff, Cambridge and Newcastle, before completing its run in Bath on 9 March.
Aubrey Plaza to Host 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 27, 2018
This morning, Film Independent announced that Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West, Legion, Parks & Recreation) will host the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent's year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry. Nominees were announced by Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians, Captain Marvel, Mary Queen of Scots) and Molly Shannon (Divorce, Private Life, Other People) at a press conference on November 16. Best Feature nominees include Eighth Grade, First Reformed, If Beale Street Could Talk, Leave No Trace and You Were Never Really Here. The show will broadcast live exclusively on IFC at 2:00 pm PT/ 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
Tron Theatre Announces A Season Of Radical Takes On Classic Drama
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2018
Tron Theatre's Spring-Summer 2019 season is packed full of work that will challenge conventions and subvert some of drama's most classic of texts. Andy Arnold's programme for the new year sees him welcome early career influencers like Pete Brook of Impact Theatre and Linda Marlowe alongside some of the finest emergent artists and companies making work. Highlights will include:
BLACK PANTHER, A STAR IS BORN Win Big at The 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 16, 2018
The 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards show on WEDNESDAY November 14th at The Avalon, Hollywood was a tremendous success. Some of the industry's finest talent were recognized. Here is the complete list of winners. Kudos to all that participated and congratulations to all on this distinguished list!
BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 15, 2018
Short on financial resources but long on ambition, Utopia Opera started its eighth season last weekend with a New York premiere: Thea Musgrave's THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN. It's a 90-minute chamber version, orchestrated by composer Julian Grant, of Musgrave's full-length, two-act HARRIET, THE WOMAN CALLED MOSES, which debuted in 1985 at the Virginia Opera, with some fervent portrayals by its cast of about two dozen, including the stellar soprano MaKayla McDonald as Harriet and mezzo Karmesha Peake as her mother, Rit.
Lily James and Armie Hammer to Star in Ben Wheatley's REBECCA
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 15, 2018
Acclaimed British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) has signed on to direct a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's classic, romantic, gothic thriller penned by screenwriter Jane Goldman (Kingsman series, X-Men: First Class). It tells the story of a newly-married young woman who, on arriving at her husband's imposing family estate on a bleak English coast, finds herself battling the shadow of his dead first wife, the mysterious Rebecca, whose legacy continues to haunt the house.
BWW Interview: Jack Lowden Talks MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by Rona Kelly - Nov 15, 2018
Appearing in a gender swapping Measure for Measure, Lowden returns to the London stage at the Donmar Warehouse. Tackling the subjects of gender and sexual misconduct, Lowden shares just how much the play resonates today, how audiences are reacting, and the joys of doubling characters alongside Hayley Atwell.
Photo Flash: Pigeonholed's Production Of MARY STUART In Rehearsal
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2018
Pigeonholed theater company opens their 2018/19 season with the classic play, Mary Stuart, written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller. The production features a thrilling new version written by British playwright Mike Poulton. Artistic Director Justin Cimino directs an all-female cast of ten actors performing nearly twenty roles.