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CBS today announced the 20 performers participating in the 2020 SHOWCASE, which will begin its run of six shows on Jan. 14 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Echo Theater Company presents a stunning world premiere of Erik Patterson's HANDJOB. Echo Theatre's artistic director Chris Fields quite ably directs his talented cast, as two sets of actors alternately depict the scenario of a curious, middle-aged gay man hiring a shirtless housekeeper/cleaner for a session of cleaning, leering and lusting. Patterson's very witty and smart script of clever puns and sharp observations gets even more witty and even smarter after a big reveal, that I won't be spoiling.

Erik Patterson has made a name for himself in the LA Theater community. A mentor to burgeoning playwrights and a stinging satirist who has racked up nominations and awards, such as the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Writing award for 2017's ONE OF THE NICE ONES, Patterson writes confrontational plays about that most rickety of life forms, humanity. Patterson's new play HANDJOB opens at Echo Theatre Company, directed by Chris Fields, and stars Steven Culp from Desperate Housewives and The West Wing.

SORRY ARI is a 15-episode comedy web series that follows Ari, a positive guy with the absolute worst luck in the world. It was selected as One of the Best Web Series by INDIEWIRE alongside Jerry Seinfeld and recently won Breakout Series at Glow Fest LA.  It has been featured at the HollyWeb Festival, The Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, WhoHaHa, Funny or Die and FilmShortage.

When a gay writer hires a man to work as a a?oeshirtless cleaner,a?? homophobia, racism and issues of consent bubble to the surface in the world premiere of Handjob, an outrageous comedy by Erik Patterson. Chris Fields directs the Echo Theater Company production, set to open on Sept. 7 for a seven-week run through Oct. 21. Three a?oepay what you wanta?? previews take place on Sept. 4, Sept. 5 and Sept. 6.

Celebrating its 37th anniversary, Outfest - the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen - today announced the complete programming lineup for the 2019 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, presented by HBO. The nation's leading LGBTQ festival will be held July 18-28, 2019.

2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival Sets Josh Duhamel's Directorial Debut THE BUDDY GAMES, STARRING Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, and More as Closing Night Gala World Premiere

2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival Sets Josh Duhamel's Directorial Debut THE BUDDY GAMES, STARRING Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, and More as Closing Night Gala World Premiere

CBS today announced the 21 performers participating in the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE which will begin its run of six shows on Jan. 15 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles.

CBS today announced the director, head writer, assistant director and the newly created writers' room for the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE.

Producers Tye Blue and Venture Hill Entertainment are pleased to announce that after five sold-out concerts this summer, TITANIQUE - the musical parody of the 1997 hit film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Celine Dion - will return to New York City this fall, for an encore run of six concert performances November 30 - December 3 at The Green Room 42 (570 10th Avenue). Tickets are available now at www.TheGreenRoom42.com.

Producers Tye Blue and Venture Hill Entertainment are pleased to announce that after five sold-out concerts this summer, TITANIQUE - the musical parody of the 1997 hit film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Celine Dion - will return to New York City this fall, for an encore run of six concert performances November 30 - December 3 at The Green Room 42 (570 10th Avenue). Tickets are available now at www.TheGreenRoom42.com.

Producers Tye Blue and Venture Hill Entertainment are pleased to announce that Mykal Kilgore (Songs For A New World, Motown, Hair) will join the cast of TITANIQUE - a musical parody of the 1997 hit film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Celine Dion - as "The Iceberg Bitch" for its New York engagement this summer at The Green Room 42 (570 10th Avenue). TITANIQUE: IN CONCERT plays 5 performances August 25-27, and tickets are available at www.TheGreenRoom42.com.

The cast and creative team of SUMMER SHORTS celebrated the opening with friends and family at the Brazilian eatery Fogo de Chao Churrascaria on West 53rd Street in Manhattan on Monday, August 6.