Review: FUNNY GIRL at Ahmanson Theatre
by Harker Jones
- April 08, 2024
FUNNY GIRL is a gold standard that has endured through the ages and the production that just hit downtown Los Angeles is a rollicking and heartfelt success.
Review: RAGTIME at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan
- August 22, 2023
When the musical Ragtime was produced for Broadway in 1998 it was a colossal, big-budget show. It cost some ten million dollars. What in the world were the folks at tiny little Union Avenue Opera thinking when they decided to include this show in their twenty-ninth season? Ragtime, the musical treatment of E. L. Doctorow’s vast rambling nostalgic, wonderfully American novel, is far removed from opera.
Bebe Neuwirth to Guest Star on FRASIER Revival on Paramount+
by Michael Major
- March 01, 2023
Bebe Neuwirth will return to the role of Dr. Lilith Sternin for the Frasier revival on Paramount+. She will appear in the series as a guest star, reuniting with her onscreen partner Kelsey Grammer, who is returning as Frasier Crane. Neuwirth originated the role on the series in 1986.
BWW Review: Town Hall's BROADWAY BY THE YEAR® Brings Us On a Nostalgic Ride
by Christina Pandolfi
- May 24, 2022
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. On May 23, 2022, Town Hall’s tribute to show business of the past—BROADWAY BY THE YEAR—proved just that. From the glitz and glamour of the musical revue, to updated standards from beloved jukebox musicals, this one-night-only spectacle delivered on powerhouse vocalists, exciting dance numbers, and a celebration of “everything old is new again.”
The Criterion Channel to Celebrate 100 Years of Judy Garland
by Michael Major
- May 19, 2022
This selection of the beloved MGM films that defined her early career—including collaborations with her frequent costars Mickey Rooney (Girl Crazy) and Gene Kelly (For Me and My Gal, Summer Stock) and director and husband Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis, The Pirate)—celebrates the awe-inspiring artistry of a once-in-a-generation performer.
Bebe Neuwirth, Caissie Levy, Ashley Blanchet & More to Star in THE BEDWETTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- March 02, 2022
Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere production of The Bedwetter, a new musical with a book by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman, lyrics by Emmy Award winner Adam Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman.
Encore Performance Of WELCOME HOME: EVERYBODY HAS A STORY Plays At The Beach Cafe
by Julie Musbach
- January 24, 2019
MAC Award and Broadway World award nominee, Dorian Woodruff, brings his show Welcome Home: Everybody Has a Story. to The Beach Cafe on Saturday, February 2nd at 8:00 pm. Woodruff's show is replete with stories and songs about his lifelong, nosy fascination with interiors and all things opulent-from fabrics and fixtures in duplexes on the East River to furniture and wallpaper in crumbling mansions on the St. Lawrence River. Other people's homes have always been Woodruff's playground.
Dorian Woodruff's WELCOME HOME: EVERYONE HAS A STORY Comes to Pangea
by Stephi Wild
- October 01, 2018
MAC Award nominee Dorian Woodruff brings stories and songs about his lifelong, nosy fascination with interiors and all things opulent to the Pangea stage for two performances in 'Welcome Home: Everybody Has a Story' on October 6 and 12 at 7:00 p.m. From fabrics and fixtures in duplexes on the East River, to furniture and wallpaper in crumbling mansions on the St. Lawrence River, other people's homes have always been Woodruff's playground.
Cynthia Von Buhler's Immersive THE GIRL WHO HANDCUFFED HOUDINI To Premiere Off-Broadway
by Julie Musbach
- August 17, 2018
New York audiences will be transported back to 1926 to experience a world of mysterious speakeasies, backstage intrigue, and hotel room affairs as they unravel the untimely death of legendary illusionist Harry Houdini in The Girl Who Handcuffed Harry Houdini, the new immersive theatrical production from playwright and director Cynthia von Buhler and her production company, Speakeasy Dollhouse.
Bebe Neuwirth Brings STORIES WITH PIANO to Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts
by Julie Musbach
- March 13, 2018
Two-time Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth brings Stories with Piano to Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts (1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek) on Wednesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. for one performance only. Presented by Feinstein's Presents, Feinstein's at the Nikko's series showcasing world-class performers at larger venues throughout the Bay Area, this intimate cabaret-style evening will weave together songs and stories from throughout Bebe's celebrated career.