Rock Royalty Nancy Wilson, Liv Warfield, Slash to Headline LA Zoo Beastly Ball Concert for Conservation
by Macon Prickett - April 05, 2018 Rock super group Roadcase Royale's Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart, and Liv Warfield, former Prince's New Power Generation band member/R&B singer, join rock icon Slash, renowned pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, the L.A. All-Star Ban...
Review Roundup: Edward Albee's AT HOME AT THE ZOO at Signature Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - February 22, 2018 Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story officially opened last night on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). ...
L.A. ZOO LIGHTS to Set the Zoo Aglow with Wonder This Winter
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017 L.A. ZOO LIGHTS, awarded USA Today's '10 Best Zoo Lights' honors in 2015 and 2016, returns for its fourth spectacular year to shimmer for seven weeks of wonder, awe and 'wow!' from Friday, November 17, 2017, through Sunday, January 7, 2018 (except November 23 and December 24/25) at the L.A. Zoo....
StudioCanal and Nickelodeon Announce New PADDINGTON Series With Ben Whishaw
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 14, 2019 STUDIOCANAL, Nickelodeon and award-winning producer David Heyman today announced a global deal for a brand-new 'Paddington' (working title) television series for preschoolers. Actor Ben Whishaw (Paddington 1 & 2) will reprise his role as the beloved voice of the title character in the new CG-animate...
Philadelphia Zoo Announces Fantastical New Holiday Light Experience
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019 Philadelphia Zoo (3400 W. Girard Avenue) announces the grand opening of LumiNature Presented by JP Morgan Chase & Co. opening on November 20, 2019. This giant-sized fantastical holiday-season light experience will transform the entire Zoo by taking guests on a magical journey of lights, music, sound...
BWW Review: THE ZOO STORY at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - October 10, 2020 The Zoo Story is the first of Edward Albee's plays to be produced. It premiered in Berlin in 1959 and, in 1960, The Zoo Story was performed at Provincetown Playhouse in New York. ...
Cincinnati Pops To Perform FIONA'S PLAYLIST In February
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2019 Following two years of speculation and debate, the Cincinnati Pops will finally reveal “Fiona's Playlist” at a Lollipops Family Concert on February 2 at Music Hall. The beloved hippo, who recently celebrated her second birthday, has been an international phenomenon since being born prematurely on Ja...
Made Event Release Lineup for ELECTRIC ZOO: EVOLVED
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 Made Event, the producers behind Electric Zoo Festival, has released the lineup for ELECTRIC ZOO: EVOLVED. For its 11th edition at Randall's Island Park in NYC – taking place over Labor Day Weekend August 30 & 31, September 1 – festival attendees can expect a bigger and better star-studded lineup fe...
Philadelphia Zoo Temporarily Closes to the Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 16, 2020 Philadelphia Zoo announced today, because of the rapidly changing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 situation in our city and region, it will temporarily close to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17th....
Animal Planet's THE ZOO Returns for a Second Season March 10 at 9 PM ET/PT
by Tori Hartshorn - February 14, 2018 Animal Planet's THE ZOO, the first-ever series to go behind the scenes at the world-famous Bronx Zoo, returns for an all-new season on Saturday, March 10 at 9 PM ET/PT. THE ZOO shares an unscripted look at the knowledge and diverse skills needed to operate a zoo. It focuses on the level of care give...
ACT and SF Zoo Announce Partnership During Run of RHINOCEROS
by Julie Musbach - May 20, 2019 American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and San Francisco Zoo & Gardens announced today a partnership during the run of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, performing at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater May 29-June 23, 2019. As part of this unique partnership, A.C.T. and San Francisco Zoo will host San Francisco Zoo ...
Electric Zoo Festival Announce 10th Anniversary with Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Porter Robinson, & More
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018 MADE EVENT, producers of the Electric Zoo Festival, has released the phase one line-up of ELECTRIC ZOO: THE BIG 10. For its tenth turn at Randall's Island Park in New York City-- taking place over Labor Day Weekend August 31, September 1 & 2--festival-goers can expect an even bigger star-studded lin...
Philadelphia Zoo Reveals 35 Ft Polar Bear And Talking Trees For LumiNature
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2019 Tickets are officially on sale today for LumiNature presented by JP Morgan Chase & Company. Philadelphia Zoo's new fantastical new holiday season light experience is set to transform the Zoo starting on opening day, Wednesday November 20th through January 5th. LumiNature will take visitors on a magi...
ROCO Connections Presents PETER AND THE BEAR
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2019 After the success of last year's performances of Peter and the Wolf, The Houston Zoo has invited ROCO back to perform a new take on Prokofiev's classic, celebrating the zoo's new bear exhibit and conservation initiatives in partnership with Magpies and Peacocks and the Horse Head Theatre Company. Fe...
Legendary LA DJ Richard Blade Headlines LA Zoo's 80s-90s Roaring Nights
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2017 Two favorite music eras go head-to-head for one very special L.A. Zoo Roaring Nights evening, a 1980-90s 'Battle of the Decades' for ages 18 and older featuring legendary Los Angeles DJ Richard Blade on Friday, September 15, 2017, 6 to 10 pm. The summer music party features rare after-hours access t...
Nat Geo WILD Roars into 2018 with Seven New & Returning Series
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2018 Nat Geo WILD is roaring into 2018 with a slate of new and returning series that celebrate intimate encounters with animals, wildlife and the people who love them....
Local Performing Arts Company Partners with Detroit Zoological Society For Puppetry Shows And Educational Programming
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2020 CMAP has announced the launch of the DZS educational puppet show series this month, the result of a second year of partnership between CMAP (Carrie Morris Arts Production) and the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS). Shows will include three distinct live stream performances of puppetry, in addition to...
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Zoo
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 25, 2018 BWW catches up with Lucy Bevan to chat about bringing Zoo to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Philadelphia Zoo To Remain Open To Public, Announces Safety Measures
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2020 Philadelphia Zoo (3400 Girard Avenue) announced today that it will remain open to the public....
Ballet Tucson Announces Series of Pop-Up Performances
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2020 Ballet Tucson has announced a series of pop-up performances around the city. Performances take place at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson Museum of Art, and Reid Park Zoo, and require ticket purchase from those venues for entry. ...
OKC Zoo To Host Exhibition Featuring Photos From National Geographic's Joel Sartore
by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2018 National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore has spent much of his career racing the clock, attempting to document every species living in the world's zoos and wildlife sanctuaries before it's too late. Since 2006, Sartore has photographed 8,485 species, with another 4,000 remaining to complete his...
Santa Barbara Zoo Is Open But With Changes To Operations
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2020 The safety of the Santa Barbara Zoo team members, guests and the animals is, as always, the organization's top priority. The Zoo is taking proactive measures to ensure the wellness of people and animals comes first in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak....
ZooBoo Tickets Are Now On Sale
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2019 Every year, the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History thrills kids and adults alike with ZooBoo, a three-night Halloween extravaganza. Costumed kids and their families will wind their way through the decorated exhibits and walkways in the Zoo collecting candy and trinkets at a vari...
Animal Planet Goes Behind The Scenes At San Diego Zoo, Safari Park in New Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 10, 2019 From the producers of Animal Planet's The Zoo and the upcoming The Aquarium comes THE ZOO: SAN DIEGO (WT) - an all-new series that provides Animal Planet's global audiences with a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at San Diego Zoo Global, whose mission is to save species worldwide while inspiring pa...
Unga, Bonobo Ape Featured in COME FROM AWAY, Passes Away at the Columbus Zoo
by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2021 Unga, one of two Bonobo apes whose legacy is preserved in the musical Come From Away, has passed away. ... |