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Star ‘Super-Proud’ Of Bermuda Roots
Bermuda actress Rebecca Faulkenberry made her Broadway debut earlier this year as small-town girl Sherrie who arrives in Hollywood in search of stardom in “Rock Of Ages”. Now the young Bermudian is continuing to live out her own dreams of stardom after swinging into another Broadway blockbuster as the title character’s love interest Mary... Read more of this article
Herbert To Lead Acting Workshops
There’s no business like show business like Bermuda’s own Daren Herbert [pictured] knows. The Bermudian star of stage and screen will be returning to the island next month to help introduce aspiring local performers to an array of behind-the-scenes techniques actors need to know for work in movies, television and theatre. The “Bermuda... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Berkeley’s ‘Carnival Christmas’
Berkeley Institute students presented ‘Carnival Christmas’ earlier this week in the school’s auditorium. The play written by student director Tashel Bean, and focuses on Talea, the daughter of the carnival boss Kenny Matthews, who plots to run away with her screen idol. The production was overseen by Drama Adviser Josephine Kattan,... Read more of this article
BMDS To Hold Student Audition Workshop
The Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society [BMDS] is holding an Audition Intensive run by Bermudian theatre students Paige Thompson and Sophie Faulkenberry for young people interested in pursuing performing arts at the university leve. The two-day workshop — being held on December 19 and 20 — will give students an idea of the type of process... Read more of this article
Bermuda Actor In World Premiere Play
Bermuda actor Nicholas Christopher will make the transition from musicals to drama when he appears in the world premiere New York production of “Hurt Village” by award-winning writer Katori Hall. Mr. Christopher — who won rave reviews for his performance in the off Broadway revival of “Rent” — has been signed to... Read more of this article
Telethon To Showcase Talented Youth
Subscribing to the belief it’s not just about talent, it’s also about making youthful dreams come true, Bermuda’s Coalition For The Protection of Children announced the launch of a new telethon intended to showcase the best of the island’s young performers. On Monday, May 21, 2012, the Coalition endeavors to encourage healthy... Read more of this article
Videos: 2011 CedarBridge Christmas Play
Students of the CedarBridge Drama Department presented “Santa’s Pink Suit,” a family comedy written and directed by Patricia Nesbitt this past weekend [Dec.2]. The play opened with a scene on May 24th when Bermudians celebrate Bermuda Day and ends on Christmas Eve. On Bermuda Day, Mrs. Claus learns she is two months pregnant, and Santa is concerned... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Just For Laughs Bermuda
Annual comedy event Just For Laughs Bermuda once again brings the funny back to Bermuda in the New Year. This 6th annual incarnation brings us the comedy stylings of critically acclaimed Canadian comic Derek Edwards, wholesome American Ryan Hamilton and funny Brit Alun Cochrane, along with Bermuda’s perennial favourite Alonzo Bodden. A statement released... Read more of this article
Actor’s Nightmare Before Christmas
It’s a case of the nightmare before Christmas for Bermuda actor Daren A. Herbert when his police detective character must help to unravel a fiendish Yuletide kidnapping plot devised by Mary Higgins Clark, America’s bestselling Queen of Suspense. Mr. Herbert plays New Jersey detective Vince Lugano in “Deck The Halls” —... Read more of this article
Photos: Cedarbridge’s Santa’s Pink Suit
Students of the CedarBridge Drama Department presented “Santa’s Pink Suit,” a family comedy written and directed by Patricia Nesbitt last night [Dec.2]. The set represented Santa’s house at the North Pole, and the play opened with a scene on May 24th when Bermudians celebrate Bermuda Day and ends on Christmas Eve. On Bermuda... Read more of this article
Video: Earl Cameron Celebrates Reading
Legendary Bermudian actor Earl Cameron said those who don’t bother to read books or plays have no real advantage over those who cannot read at all when he took part in the London borough of Brent’s month-long celebration of literacy in November. British broadcaster Alex Pascall interviewed Mr. Cameron, 94, in front of an audience about... Read more of this article
Arts Centre Project Launches Survey
The Bermuda Performing Arts Centre Project today [Nov.30] launched an online survey about the degree of usage a purpose-built facility would attract on an annual basis. Information gathered from the survey will help shape a proposed list of performance, rehearsal and administration spaces currently being drafted by Artec, the project’s New York-based... Read more of this article
Arthur Rankin’s ‘Rudolph’ Lights Up CBS
A Bermuda filmmaker’s Christmas gift to the world will light up CBS tonight [Nov. 29] when “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” airs once again. The iconic special — first aired on NBC in 1964 — made its debut on CBS 39 years ago. It has been shown on one of the US networks every year since its premiere airing and remains the... Read more of this article
Pantomime Director’s Cinderella Story
For first-time pantomime director Jenny Burrell-Jones [pictured], this year’s Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society Christmas production is a Cinderella story — both literally and figuratively. Tickets go on sale on for this year’s Christmas pantomime tomorrow [Nov. 26], a knock-about version of the age-old and much-loved tale of Cinderella... Read more of this article
Photos: Inspiration Scholarship Winners
Adrien Lewis, Noah Furbert, Aalai Wolfe, Kioshi Burgess, and Amani Walker are the the first recipients of Capital G’s ‘Inspiration Scholarship’, which is geared towards artistically gifted teenagers. Berkeley student Kioshi Burgess was described as having a passion for acting and dance, and CedarBridge student Noah Furbert was described as... Read more of this article
Bermuda Actress’ ‘Spider-Man’ Debut
[Updated with photo gallery] With great talent comes great opportunity — as well as great responsibility, particularly when you’ve been cast in one of the hottest shows on Broadway. But Bermuda actress Rebecca Faulkenberry pulled off her debut in “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark” on Thursday [Nov.10] with aplomb, winning a thunderous... Read more of this article
