Photos: Rita Moreno, Angela Bassett & More Attend TIME's Second Annual Women of the Year Gala
by Michael Major
- Mar 9, 2023
The star-studded gala attendees included Rita Moreno, Anita Hill, Tiffany Haddish, Yvonne Orji, Courtney B. Vance, Li Jun Li, Olivia Culpo, Brooke Shields, Kat Graham, Rickey Thompson, Rupi Kaur, Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers, Nicole Avant, Higher Ground Head of Film and TV Tonia Davis, and Essence CEO Carolina Wanga. Check out photos!
BWW Preview: WUTHERING HEIGHTS (MUSICAL) Japanese Premiere in Kyoto
by Backstage Bunny
- Jan 25, 2016
The Japanese premiere of Wuthering Heights, a musical adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, opens today (February 2nd) in Kyoto. A poster for the show is shown here. The show is the only stage adaptation of Wuthering Heights that has received an endorsement from the Bronte Society, while Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist for the phenomenally successful Les Miserables) has described it as a 'great show', with music that has 'the breadth and sweep of a great novel and a romantic intensity not heard for many generations'. The novel is one of the most popular English novels in Japan.
Photo Flash: First Look at Japan Society's THE ROOM NOBODY KNOWS, Coming to 'Under the Radar'
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 20, 2013
As part of its current 60th Anniversary Performing Arts Season, Japan Society proudly presents The Room Nobody Knows, written and directed by Kuro Tanino, in a production from his company Niwa Gekidan Penino. This production plays 5 performances only, January 8 - 12 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street), as part of The Public Theater's 2014 Under the Radar Festival. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Photo Flash: Barbra Streisand Accepts Honorary Degree from Hebrew University of Jerusalem
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 17, 2013
Legendary American actress, director, singer, producer, composer, philanthropist and activist Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The ceremony took place earlier today, June 17, during the 76th Hebrew University International Board of Governors Meeting. Check out photos of Streisand accepting the honor below!