Hannah Lowther, whose viral musical theatre parody videos made a splash on TikTok in the first lockdown, has recently joined the ensemble for The Other Palace production of Heathers. We sat down with her to discuss social media fame, the TikTok musical theatre revolution, and why an 80s cult classic remains relevant today.
Based on a 2007 movie and a premise that you wish actually happened (even though it didn’t), the musical, directed by David Cromer, is a gentle ode to open minds, tolerance, wrong turns and – sure – faith.
From new releases to the return of some classics, this month's list of releases includes a Rita Moreno documentary, an album of new symphonic suits from Andrew Lloyd Webber, and new additions to the Seth Rudetsky Concert Series. movies, television, music, and concerts you should tune into this October!
Audiences loved this year’s Virtual POEFEST! Based on input from patrons – Write Out Loud has made the filmed stories accessible again through December 6th. Current tickets holders may rewatch their favorite programs – or catch the ones they missed.
Ashley Tisdale took to Instagram to show off her moves, dancing to a viral TikTok song while pregnant!
WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience, announces the third Annual San Diego (VIrtual) PoeFest, streaming from October 23rd - November 1st. PoeFest is produced by Write Out Loud in partnership with Save Our Heritage Organisation.
We dramatise Ruperta??s life as a teenage hacker and explore the value of data, privacy, power and secrets
Deadline reports that Peter Dinklage will star in 'Keith,' a new thriller at Searchlight.
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals.
The 2020 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has announced the award winners for its eighth annual event which featured a lineup of screenings, premieres, panels, virtual reality demonstrations, and the launch of a new screenplay competition held in honor of acclaimed novelist Philip K. Dick. The festival was held from March 4-8, 2020 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and recognized nine films and three screenplays for their outstanding filmmaking and storytelling.
This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
In 1999, David Temple claimed he discovered his eight-month-pregnant wife, Belinda Temple, shot dead inside their home. Despite two murder trials and two juries finding David guilty of Belinda's murder, he's once again awaiting sentencing, 20 years after her death. With his bail set at $1 million, Belinda's family is also waiting for justice decades after the terrible tragedy changed their lives forever. “20/20” extensively follows David's most recent trial and reports on a twist in the case involving Riley Joe Sanders III, Belinda's neighbor and student at the time of her murder. Defense attorneys alleged at trial he shot Belinda with a shotgun he secretly took from his father, but Sanders denies any involvement in her murder and was cleared as a suspect during the investigation into her death. Correspondent Deborah Roberts reports for “20/20” on Friday, Nov. 1 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
New Line Theatre, whose tagline is fittingly #MusicalTheatreAF, opens their 29th season with Cry-Baby, the 2007 musical with book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan and songs by David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger. It is based on Cry-Baby the film, written and directed by Hairspray creator, John Waters. Let me just pause here and say if you have only ever seen the film, you're missing out, as the musical has a much more cohesive, developed...
New York City's, Guilty Pleasures Cabaret presents, The Femme Fatale an evening of music and dance paying homage to fierce females.
Sunbathe in Darkness, a 90-minute comedy written by Adam Cash and Drew Petriello and directed by Brandon Karsh, will make its world premiere at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. Together, they have created a play that is absurd, cathartic, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming all at once.
Indian Ranch announced that Gavin DeGraw will perform as part of the Yuengling Summer Concert Series in Webster, MA on Saturday, August 10th and Yacht Rock Revue will perform on Saturday, September 14th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM; an Insider's Club Presale will take place Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00 AM at www.indianranch.com.
Televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, hosts of the popular religious talk show 'PTL (Praise The Lord) Club' and founders of the Christian-themed park Heritage USA, became notorious after Jim was found at the center of outrageous sex and financial fraud scandals. Now, over 30 years after the demise of their religious empire, '20/20' re-examines exactly what transpired at their television studios and theme park, featuring new interviews with those who knew Jim and Tammy Faye well and previously unaired footage from the ABC News archives. '20/20' airs Friday, Jan. 18 (9:00 - 11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC.
Long Beach Opera believes that discussions inspired by art should extend beyond the lobby of the theater. For this reason, LBO is using its 40th anniversary season theme, Justice, as a catalyst to present its brand new five-event series called Community Conversations February 9 through June 6.
The Yacht Rock Revue is everything the late '70s and early '80s should've been: massive sing-along soft rock hits, tight bell-bottom jeans, impeccable musicianship, polyester shirts, glorious vocal harmonies, sunglasses at night, breezy dancing and sax … lots of sax. "They're a trip down memory lane that skips all the bad neighborhoods," according to Robbie Dupree. It's pure Escape (The Piña Colada Song.)
The Urban Stages' Retrospective (October 11- November 10) will feature ten plays from the past three decades. In addition, there will be a special musical evening celebrating selections from past Urban Stages' musicals on November 5 and two family-friendly shows that have toured schools and libraries via Urban Stages' Outreach.
New York Stage and Film is thrilled to announce that its annual Winter Gala will honor playwright and Emmy award-winning actress Patricia Wettig (F2M, 'Brothers and Sisters,' 'thirtysomething') and Executive Producer/director/actor Ken Olin ('This Is Us,' 'Alias,' 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'thirtysomething'), and, in recognition for her years of dedication to New York Stage and Film, Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer, who is stepping down from her post at the end of the 2019 Powerhouse Summer Season.
New Titles Coming to Amazon Prime Video and Prime Video Channels October 2018
October brings four Prime Original series, one Prime Original series special and one Prime Original movie exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ We live in a time when it is almost impossible to stay informed on every issue in the news. It takes willingness and effort to go beyond the surface and biased sound bites. Todd H. Green's new book, Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn't Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism (Fortress Press 2018), serves as both a primer and an invitation for self-reflection.
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