Thomas Jefferson News

On Monday, November 19, the membership of the Audience Development Corporation honored the Castillo Theatre with wins in all five of the categories in which it was nominated for the Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre (aka the Viv Awards) for its production of Sally and Tom (The American Way) by Fred Newman and Annie Roboff, directed by Gabrielle L. Kurlander. The musical looks at the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, his slave and mistress for 30 years, exploring the tragic contradiction at the heart of American history and culture.

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured interviews with Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Honeywell CEO David Cote; and a roundtable conversation with MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton, National Republican Senatorial Committee vice chair Carly Fiorina, New York Times columnist David Brooks, documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns, and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Sam Willmott. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, will be presented by David Hyde Pierce tonight, November 26th from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lobby of The American Airlines Theater.

Amazon.com has just released their list of top selling books for the online marketplace: from children's stories to political assasination conspiracy theories, this week's Top 10 Reads includes a little something for any reader. Check out the list below!

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Sam Willmott. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, will be presented by David Hyde Pierce on Monday, November 26th from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lobby of The American Airlines Theater.

On tonight's all new episode of Comedy Central's KEY & PEELE, Key and Peele parody the famous pop standard "Baby It's Cold Outside." Get a sneak peek below!

COMEDY CENTRAL offers viewers highlights for the week of November 11th. Below, check out clips from THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART and the network's newest comedy series MASH UP.

LTM's 1776 reminds us why voting matters!

The Skirball Cultural Center presents Ameryka by Nancy Keystone, a dynamic staged reading that also features music, movement, and images exploring the surprising connections between American revolutionary ideals and Poland's desire for freedom.

The Bard's Town Theatre at Corner Speed & Bardstown Rd. in The Highlands presents 44 Plays For 44 Presidents, tonight, November 1 and November 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.

The Neo-Futurists announce a one week extension of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, directed by Halena Kays. Three shows have been added beyond the original closing date of November 10: Thursday, November 15; Friday, November 16; and Saturday, November 17. All extension performances start at 7:30 p.m.

Award-winning square product theatre presents the Regional Premiere of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, in conjunction with the 44 Plays for 44 Presidents National Festival. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

The Bard's Town Theatre at Corner Speed & Bardstown Rd. in The Highlands presents 44 Plays For 44 Presidents, November 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Award-winning square product theatre presents the Regional Premiere of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, in conjunction with the 44 Plays for 44 Presidents National Festival.