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We've been through 18 Battles so far on Season Seven of THE VOICE, which means tonight we have just six performances left in this round of the competition. If last week is any indication as …
We are halfway through THE VOICE's Season 7 Battle Rounds, and I honestly couldn't tell you a single person who has won so far. Though there have been many memorable moments, the majority of…
Matt and John welcome Matt Tamanini - chief TV and Film critic for BroadwayWorld.com - to talk theater, movies, and the fall television season. Mr. Tamanini shares his thoughts on the new Bi…
As all BOARDWALK EMPIRE fans know, tonight is the HBO series' penultimate episode. With the series finale just one week away, I recently spoke to John Ellison Conlee about his experience on …
On Monday, October 20th, the Theater People Podcast welcomes three time Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger. Topics discussed include her Broadway debut in the popular 2005 musical THE 25TH ANN…
If you are reading this review, you probably loved last week's two-hour AMERICAN HORROR STORY FREAK SHOW premiere as much as I did, but while last week thrived on a sensory assault of specta…
There is something so cool about good jazz music. It conjures up images of men in suits, drinking top-shelf scotch in dimly-lit clubs, lounging in rich, elegant gold and maroon furnishings. …
When I was a kid, my parents never let me go to any of the traveling carnivals and circuses that crisscrossed the Midwest. They were afraid that the Ferris Wheels, Roller Coasters, and Tilt-…
40 down, eight to go As we enter the final night of THE VOICE's Blind Auditions, each coach is still looking for two contestants to round out his or her team. While there hasn't been the top…
There is something exhilarating about sitting in the audience watching a new work that you think could eventually become something special. More so than any other artistic medium, pieces of …
On Monday, October 6th the Theater People Podcast welcomes Tony, Emmy, Drama Desk, Obie winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda. Topics discussed include Miranda's upcoming new …
So often, movies adapted from books are unable to navigate the pitfalls of translating introspective thoughts and first person narration on the page into tangible action on the screen. Howev…
'The Secret' works, y'all Don't believe me Ask Tony-winner Laura Benanti. The Queen of Social Media is about to kick off a run on her favorite TV Show tonight at 1000pm ET. Benanti will play…
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Three down, two to go. There are only two Blind Auditions left, and the four VOICE teams are starting to take shape. Now that each coach has a substantial stable of singers, they are startin…
In one of the most inappropriate announcements in entertainment history, Tony-nominee and FROZEN star Santino Fontana has been cast in Showtime comedy pilot CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND. Also part of…
As I said in the initial episode, But, Wait What will be a blog and video series that brings you interviews, commentary, and conversations about things from all corners of the pop culture wo…
One day into THE VOICE Blind Auditions, and I feel like we have already seen more talent than we did in the entire AMERICAN IDOL audition process, and last night wasn't even a great night fo…
I'm sorry Blake Shelton, I have rooted for your team since the first season of THE VOICE, but no longer. Yes, you are still one funny, country rapscallion, but I will not be pulling for you …
The cliche with actors is that they all really just want to direct, and while there is little doubt that Rita Wilson would probably be great at that too, her career has seen her seamlessly b…
Amongst the vast majority of musical theatre devotees, there is little debate that Stephen Sondheim is the greatest writer that the artform has ever known. So, as I sat watching TheatreWorks…
Welcome to the first edition of BWW TV World's new video show BUT, WAIT WHAT hosted by BWW's Chief TV critic Matt Tamanini. A few times each week, Matt will bring you news from all quadrants…
On Monday, September 8th the Theater People Podcast welcomes the multi-talented Ellyn Marie Marsh. Topics discussed include her two Broadway heartbreaks being cast as a replacement in the ro…
On Monday, September 8th the Theater People Podcast welcomes the multi-talented Ellyn Marie Marsh. Topics discussed include her two Broadway heartbreaks being cast as a replacement in the ro…
Whoooooooa, this is it All of the voters have voted, the competitive dances have been danced, the, 'Shut your face's have been shut your faced tonight is SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE's 11th se…