The Kings Of News

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre’s 2023 Season – theatre’s 29th of bringing live Broadway-style entertainment to the Mid-Maryland region – will kick off in January with the classic musical that brings the Arthurian legend to life on the stage, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot.  

The Brooklyn Monarch, the independently owned venue that opened it's doors in February 2020, will present a dynamic slate of upcoming shows in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming Events include performances by Ari El, The Kings of Queen: The Nation's Top Queen Tribute, Rah Digga, Lil Texas, Drug Church, Angel Du$t , Fiddlehead, Fit For An Autopsy, The Acacia Strain, Full of Hell and many more.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced new preview, press, and opening dates for Denis Johnson’s Des Moines. Due to the detection of Covid within the Des Moines company, performances November 29 – December 3 have been canceled, with the production now beginning December 4.

Petaluma's premier theater company, Cinnabar Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nathan Cummings and Executive Director Diane Dragone, will host a “Swingin' New Years Eve” concert, Saturday December 31st, at 7:30pm.

Due to Covid cases within the company, Theatre for a New Audience is canceling five preview performances of the Off-Broadway premiere of iconic American writer Denis Johnson's Des Moines, directed by Arin Arbus and featuring Johanna Day, Arliss Howard, Hari Nef, Michael Shannon, and Heather Alicia Simms.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

State Champs have shared an acoustic version of their track “Act Like That.' The new version of the song takes the energetic, bouncing original track – found on the recently released Kings Of The New Age – and trades it in for a more mellowed-out feel that allows vocals from frontman Derek DiScanio and bassist Ryan Scott Graham to shine through.

Theatre for a New Audience will present Denis Johnson’s Des Moines, the final play from the late author, and the first play by Johnson TFANA has staged, November 29, 2022–January 1, 2023, at Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

John LaMacchia – notable for his work in Brooklyn hardcore/prog-metal group Candiria as well as his solo material under the name LaMacchia – will be teaming up with hardcore icons Quicksand on their upcoming tour. John will be playing guitar in Quicksand’s band lineup for 13 dates. Check out the itinerary now!

The SideNotes Cabaret opens its 15th season with ROCK 'N ROLL ROYALTY, a tribute to the kings of rock from the '50s, '60s, and '70s.

Special guests Hunny and Between You & Me are joining the cross-country affair, with Young Culture (11/11 – 11/20), Games We Play (11/22 – 11/30), and Save Face (12/2 – 12/10) also joining for select dates. The tour kicks off in November in Cleveland, OH, and makes stops throughout the United States and Canada before ending in December.

The band, which also includes drummer Fred Aching as well as guitarist/vocalist Chaz Leon, will perform the classic thrash albums Killing is My Business…and Business is Good and So Far, So Good…So What in their entirety. Joining the band for these four dates will be ex-Megadeth/Ohm guitarist Chris Poland.

Delightfully campy and nostalgic, The SpongeBob Musical is a much-needed spark of joy at Arizona Broadway Theatre

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), known for bringing world-class entertainment close to home, presents new shows to take place this fall. Mom of six Jen Fulwiler is “Minivan Fabulous” in her new standup comedy tour on Saturday, September 17th at 8PM.

Lyric Opera of Chicago is celebrating the return of its famed Wine Auction 2023, to be held on May 13, 2023. Named a 'Top Charity Wine Auction' by Wine Spectator Magazine, this marquee fundraising auction event offers some of the world’s greatest wines, luxury trips, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

In Gandini Juggling’s hit Smashed, which made its US Premiere at PEAK Performances, the manipulation of forbidden fruit shrewdly explored the strained relations between seven men and two women—and kindly flayed traditions of juggling and circus.

On May 1, 1922, an Italian immigrant named Romolo Vanni opened a business in Jaffrey, New Hampshire that would make a profound and long-lasting impression on a little mill town. The business was a moving picture theatre.