The New Group announces additional casting for productions coming up in the company's 2016-2017 Season.
Charles Dickens' timeless classic gets the full Broadway treatment in LOST Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol - The Musical, by the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike Ockrent (Crazy For You, Me and My Girl).
Today, a young girl presents a school project about astronomy. An ad executive is preparing to pitch a new client. A stand-up comedian prepares for a tour. Everyone is feeling it. But no one wants to talk about it. The touchy subject is depression.
Today, a young girl presents a school project about astronomy. An ad executive is preparing to pitch a new client. A stand-up comedian prepares for a tour. Everyone is feeling it. But no one wants to talk about it. The touchy subject is depression.
With an estimated seven to 10 million people around the world suffering from Parkinson's disease - a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects the ability to walk, talk, balance and move - treatment is more important than ever. Enter Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit organization that uses the principles of boxing training to help those with the disease fight to stay as healthy as they can. A new book released by Dog Ear Publishing features the story of these inspiring fighters and how they have moved toward being 'rock steady' in their lives.
'I Am Rock Steady: Fighting Back Against Parkinson's Disease' tells the story of Rock Steady Boxing (RSB), founded in 2006 in Indianapolis. RSB now has hundreds of affiliate locations around the country and the world, and it's still growing. Readers will be inspired by stories like RSB founder Scott Newman, a prosecutor who learned he had early onset Parkinson's when he was just 40, who began one-on-one boxing training and improved his physical health and daily functioning immensely.
Readers also hear about a young woman with Parkinson's disease who learned she was pregnant, a pastor who gains bodily strength and camaraderie during through boxing, an IBM software engineer who helped bring the Rock Steady program to New England and stories of others who have successfully battled Parkinson's with the help of Rock Steady Boxing.
Recent medical studies, including one at the Cleveland Clinic, focus on intense 'forced' exercise and indicate that certain types of exercise are neuro-protective - they may actually slow the progression of disease. As described in the book, Rock Steady Boxing uses stretches to help with muscle stiffness, punching to steady tremors, voice activities to strengthen vocal chords and footwork to promote balance. Research shows the program can help delay, decrease or even reverse symptoms of Parkinson's. Ultimately, 'I Am Rock Steady' provides a message of hope for those who have the disease or care for someone who does.
Author Julie Young is an award-winning freelance writer and author in the Indianapolis area. Her work has appeared in publications such as the 'Indianapolis Star,' 'Indianapolis Monthly' and CNN.com. She has written two books for the Complete Idiot's Guide series, six books on local history, and a young adult novel: 'Fifteen Minutes of Fame.'
Marc Morrison, a professional photographer based in Austin, took the photographs highlighted in the book. He's been a worldwide advertising photographer for more than 20 years, shooting many advertising campaigns for major agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather and TMP Worldwide. His clients include Chevrolet, HBO, BP and United Airlines. Morrison has taken portrait photos of subjects such as Lil Wayne, Fortune 500 CEOs, world leaders and Merle Haggard, with his work published in 'Time,' 'Rolling Stone,' 'Spin' and Sports Illustrated.'
For additional information, please visit www.iamrocksteadybook.com
I Am Rock Steady: Fighting Against Parkinson's Disease
As Told to Julie Young
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4575-4890-1 158 pages $18.99 US
Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.
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A route seldom travelled by Western explorers, the borders of Iran present and past open up to British audiences as Adverse Camber, in its tenth anniversary year of live storytelling and music presents the debut tour of The Shahnameh, a literary classic said to be proudly filed on the bookshelves of almost every Iranian household.
Today, a young girl presents a school project about astronomy. An ad executive is preparing to pitch a new client. A stand-up comedian prepares for a tour. Everyone is feeling it. But no one wants to talk about it. The touchy subject is depression.
Dancing With The Survivors® - in its fourth year - celebrates breast cancer survivors who thrive in their recovery and make a difference in the lives of other cancer patients. Seven courageous women from southeast Michigan will perform ballroom style dances with their daughters, sons, husbands and dance professionals from Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Bloomfield Hills. They'll share inspiring stories of their breast cancer journeys while raising money for The Pink Fund's mission: providing non-medical financial assistance to breast cancer patients in active treatment.
A route seldom travelled by Western explorers, the borders of Iran present and past open up to British audiences as Adverse Camber, in its tenth anniversary year of live storytelling and music presents the debut tour of The Shahnameh, a literary classic said to be proudly filed on the bookshelves of almost every Iranian household.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Well respected behavioral health expert, addiction treatment pioneer, and television personality, Dr. Robin Barnett, EdD, LCSW, proudly announced today that her widely anticipated first book, Addict in the House: A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery, will be hitting bookstore shelves and leading online destinations nationwide on August 1, 2016. Published by one of the oldest and most well-regarded clinical and science-based publishing houses, New Harbinger Publications, Dr. Barnett's Addict in the House offers a no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to dealing with a loved one's addiction from accepting the reality of the disease to surviving repeated cycles of recovery and relapse.
Hear ye, hear ye…Music City Confidential is back! Which means, of course, that I've heard an awful lot of scuttlebutt since last week's column went live on the interwebs - or, more likely, that I am trying to avoid boring and mundane stuff like packing - I'll let you decide what my motivation truly is...
Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) marked its tenth anniversary with a dinner honoring high-level donors on Saturday, March 12th in The Gold Room at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the 3rd ANNUAL NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, April 29 - May 1. THE READINGS ARE FREE. Reserve seats online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.
The celebrity cast of “Dancing with the Stars” are slipping into their ballroom shoes and getting ready for their first dance on MONDAY, MARCH 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.
This season's exciting new cast of 'Dancing with the Stars' will be revealed live, TODAY, MARCH 8, exclusively on 'Good Morning America' (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network.
Returning for its fourth annual event from January 14-17, 2016 at the historic Village East Cinema the festival will mark its four-day gathering with divinely crafted films, special appearances and countless fans eager to witness the very pulse of the heart and soul of Science fiction.
Long Wharf Theatre presents, in conjunction with Eva Price, THE LION, written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer, directed by Sean Daniels, from tonight, January 6 through February 7, 2016. The play will take place on Stage II. The press opening will take place on January 13, 2016 at 7:30 pm.
Returning for its fourth annual event from January 14-17, 2016 at the historic Village East Cinema the festival will mark its four-day gathering with divinely crafted films, special appearances and countless fans eager to witness the very pulse of the heart and soul of Science fiction.
Long Wharf Theatre presents, in conjunction with Eva Price, THE LION, written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer, directed by Sean Daniels, from January 6 through February 7, 2016. The play will take place on Stage II. Tickets are $25-$85. The press opening will take place on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 7:30 pm.
Parody Twitter accounts can be a lot of things. They can be sarcastic (Condescending Wonka), they can make you think (Bored Elon Musk), they can be utterly ridiculous (not the real Bill Murray). The theatre community's favorite parody account, Annoying Actor Friend, has been all of those things at different times during its nearly three and a half year existence. The one constant for the character, whether it was brazenly flirting with the official SMASH account, championing causes important to theatre actors and fans, or shamelessly plugging its concerts and books, has been its anonymity. That is of course until yesterday when the account, followed by over 20,000 people, innocuously retweeted a link from a seemingly random blog by Andrew Briedis.
Internationally acclaimed actor Matthew Perry (Friends, The Odd Couple) leads the cast in the World Premiere of his playwriting debut, The End of Longing, at the Playhouse Theatre, London, from 2 February - 14 May 2016. This fast paced, and bittersweet comic new play, will be directed by the critically acclaimed and award-winning director, Lindsay Posner (Speed-the-Plow, Other Desert Cities) reuniting the pair, following their first West End collaboration on Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre in 2003.
“RiffTrax Live,” the cinema series known for making audiences laugh out loud with its now legendary treatment of films since 2009, will present the never-before-seen live riff of “RiffTrax Live: Santa and The Ice Cream Bunny” —one of the strangest Christmas movies ever made
The Garden of Dreams Foundation is coming together with The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) and MSG Networks to host the second annual Garden of Dreams Week. From December 1 - 8, children from across the tri-state area will enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences - including becoming honorary members of the Knicks and Rangers and participating in game-night activities, and learning choreography from the world-renowned Rockettes. The week will also feature the unveiling of a newly refurbished gymnasium at the SCO Family Services Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility, and a Day of Service for employees of MSG and MSG Networks.
"Oh what a night" it will be when the original Jersey boy Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons take center stage at the Fox Theatre on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
In an exciting Cape Town premiere, Page to Stage Productions presents Michael Gow's award-winning Sweet Phoebe. It will be performed at Alexander Bar and Theatre from 23 to 28 November at 7pm.
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