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THE ADDRESS, a 90-minute feature length documentary by Ken Burns, will air on PBS in the spring of 2014. The film tells the story of a tiny school in Putney Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to practice, memorize, and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of the Greenwood School, the film also unlocks the history, context and importance of President Lincoln



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Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Chris Chmelik to Star in LELA & CO. at Steep Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017

Steep Theatre's U.S. Premiere of Cordelia Lynn's Lela & Co., directed by Robin Witt, will feature Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Chris Chmelik. Gonzalez-Cadel will make her Steep Theatre debut, and this will be Chmelik's third Steep production, after Simon Stephens' Motortown and Howard Korder's The Hollow...


BWW Interviews: VANESSA WILLIAMS, Coming To Ridgefield Playhouse Photo BWW Interviews: VANESSA WILLIAMS, Coming To Ridgefield Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - October 26, 2017

Worth the trip! You've heard of triple threat talents, right? Performers who can act, sing and dance. When Vanessa Williams comes to the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, November 4, audiences will experience entertainment on a much higher stratosphere....


BWW Review: 4615 Theatre Company's WAXING WEST Photo BWW Review: 4615 Theatre Company's WAXING WEST
by Roger Catlin - January 24, 2018

Of the two dozen stages participating in the Women's Voices Theater Festival this year, the one for the 4615 Theatre Company in Silver Spring must be the smallest....


BWW Review: ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG at DE Theatre Company Photo BWW Review: ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG at DE Theatre Company
by Greer Firestone - April 25, 2018

Tapper/Singer/Director Maurice Hines and brother Gregory first performed with Ella Fitzgerald at The Flamingo in Vegas. He knew he was in the presence of greatness. Maurice called her 'the greatest singer I have ever heard'....


BWW Review: Hot Off the Press! THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a Hit! Photo BWW Review: Hot Off the Press! THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a Hit!
by Dylan Shaffer - August 09, 2018

Beat the drums because Thoroughly Modern Millie is a hit! As the nightcap to Pittsburgh CLO's 2018 summer season, Millieis nothing short of a flapper girl's dream and a theatergoer's desire....


BWW Interviews: JANE LYNCH, Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse Photo BWW Interviews: JANE LYNCH, Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - November 04, 2017

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Tickets On Sale Sat May 19 For Florida Festival Of New Musicals Photo Tickets On Sale Sat May 19 For Florida Festival Of New Musicals
by Julie Musbach - May 17, 2018

Tickets for the second annual  Florida Festival of New Musicals go on sale Saturday May 19, 2018. The popular festival produced by The Winter Park Playhouse is set for August 23 - 26, 2018. ...


BWW Interview: DANIEL C. LEVINE in Ridgefield
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - February 13, 2017

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Hilario Duran to Release New Album 'Contumbao,' on ALMA Records 9/23 Photo Hilario Duran to Release New Album 'Contumbao,' on ALMA Records 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2017

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RIOULT Dance Hosts NY Winter Gala CENTERED ON THE FUTURE Photo RIOULT Dance Hosts NY Winter Gala CENTERED ON THE FUTURE
by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2018

John A. MacKinnon and Harsha Murthy we're gala co-chairs of RIOULT Dance NY's Winter Gala, "Centered on the Future" and there was much to celebrate.  The company will soon break ground on a new home in Queens....


Francine Klagsbrun to Chat New Book LIONESS: GOLDA MEIR AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL at T Photo Francine Klagsbrun to Chat New Book LIONESS: GOLDA MEIR AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017

Author Francine Klagsbrun will speak about her new book, Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel (Schocken Books, 2017), at the Jewish Museum on October 19 at 6:30 pm in a program co-presented with The Jewish Week....


Boxcar Theatre Sets Year-End Dates for THE SPEAKEASY Photo Boxcar Theatre Sets Year-End Dates for THE SPEAKEASY
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017

Boxcar Theatre has released its 2017 year-end tickets for The Speakeasy and announced the opening of a new bar, the Gaslamp Lounge....


Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Chris Chmelik to Star in LELA & CO. at Steep Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2017

Steep Theatre's U.S. Premiere of Cordelia Lynn's Lela & Co., directed by Robin Witt, will feature Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Chris Chmelik. Gonzalez-Cadel will make her Steep Theatre debut, and this will be Chmelik's third Steep production, after Simon Stephens' Motortown and Howard Korder's The Hollow...


BWW Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at Starlight Theatre KC Photo BWW Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at Starlight Theatre KC
by Paul Bolton - January 31, 2018

If you're in need of a good belly laugh that only high comedy can deliver you won't want to miss the latest incarnation of "Forbidden Broadway", now showing at the Starlight (indoor) Theatre in Kansas City. Showing Jan 30 thru Feb 4, 2018 this is true musical comedy parody fun....


Winners for Florida Festival of New Musicals Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2017

The Winter Park Playhouse launches it's new Florida Festival of New Musicals August 24 - 27 of this year, and has just confirmed the winning selections for 2017....


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by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2018

While the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre has struggled in recent years to find a home they could really call their own, the staff, students and volunteers never gave up on that dream. With the opening of their new location in North Palm Beach, they have proven that good things do come ...


Main Street Theater Announces Casting for THE BOOK OF WILL Photo Main Street Theater Announces Casting for THE BOOK OF WILL
by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2018

Main Street Theater (MST) will open its 43rd Season with the Regional Premiere of Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will.  This beautiful play tells the tale of how Shakespeare's First Folio came into existence thanks to the loyalty and love of his dear friends.  Gunderson "has peopled the stage with l...


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by Rebecca Russo - August 29, 2017

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by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017

The Paramore concert previously scheduled for Saturday at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has been rescheduled. This decision was made after watching the development of Hurricane Irma and considering its possible impact on Central Florida....


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by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2018

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by Julie Musbach - March 05, 2018

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Francine Klagsbrun to Chat New Book LIONESS: GOLDA MEIR AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL at T Photo Francine Klagsbrun to Chat New Book LIONESS: GOLDA MEIR AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017

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by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2017

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by Paul Bolton - February 14, 2018

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