We’ve been adding hundreds of pages to the web site over the past few months. The largest section of the site is People of Showbiz, with 633 people listed. We are really starting to strain the WordPress system we’ve been using. On a test server, we’ve upgraded to the newest WordPress version, 2.02, which has […]
Many theaters have been sending us their audition notices. We haven’t had a good way to publish those notices on the site. But we will soon. So if your theatre has any audition notices they’d like publicized, please send them to us, and we’ll get them some exposure. And if you’d like to help us […]
The Spooky Action Theater in downtown Washington DC, is performing Rameau’s Nephew, for free. Why free theater? We ask our actors to put themselves out there and push the limits like aerialists working without a net. The result can be thrilling and dangerous. We do it because we want to connect with our audience. Spooky […]
The 6th annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) Award Ceremony was held last evening at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. Mike Baker, Jr. was the Master of Ceremonies. It was an enjoyable evening. Here are the winners: Production Categories “Outstanding Choreography” Pam Mueller, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Kensington Arts Theatre “Outstanding Special Effects” […]
One of the features of the ShowBizRadio web site is the listing of upcoming shows. We also have the calendar on the sidebar that allows you to hover over a date so you can see what shows are playing. There are several problems with that calendar (such as some browsers display it very badly, leaving […]
Performance playbills are an important record of the work that has been done in the theater. And because of the very nature of live theater, playbills are the only record of the effort made by the communities that create these works of art. ShowBizRadio would love to have copies of playbills from old performances. We […]
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The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) award nominees for the 2005 season were announced this evening at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. The complete list of nominees is now available. The awards will be presented at the Birchmere on Sunday, February 26th. Tickets are available for $15.50 at the Birchmere, or through Ticketmaster for […]
We have finally finished the transcripts of the reviews we published in 2005. We should have a quicker turnaround in 2006. P.S. Happy New Year!