Rochester Fringe Opens Production Launch Fund, Extends Show Submission Deadline
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024
The Rochester Fringe Festival has announced the opening of the Production Launch Fringe Fund, a stipend program for individual artists and companies with financial need who would like to bring their shows to the Fringe in 2024. Additionally, the Fringe has extended general show submissions to March 25.
ZHU Releases New Album 'Grace'
by Michael Major - Mar 15, 2024
ZHU, drops his new album GRACE, showcasing his unique blend of electronic music. The album – which is the soundtrack to a forthcoming film that ZHU created – finds him collaborating with artists as BANKS, Emotional Oranges, UPSAHL and Zero 9:36, among others, and, on his new single, “Settle for Less,” Puerto Rican/Cuban songstress Sabrina Claudio.
Meghan Trainor Sets New Album & First Tour In 7 Years
by Michael Major - Mar 14, 2024
Meghan Trainor is back with a new album and her first tour in seven years. The global superstar also releases her new single 'Been Like This' featuring T-Pain. Along with the album, Meghan has announced her highly-anticipated North American tour with special guests Natasha Bedingfield, Paul Russell, Ryan Trainor, and Chris Olsen.
Review: SWEENEY TODD is a Bloody Good Time at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Mar 13, 2024
What is it about a good horror story that draws audiences by the cart load? Is it the adrenaline surge of danger around every corner, even as the viewer remains safely out of danger? Or is it the exploration of the dark side of man’s psyche, feeding a vicarious blood lust in the deep recesses of our primordial hind brains? Or, is it a bit of schadenfreude, particularly if the victim is “deserving”? All of things await the anxious theatregoer in Palm Canyon’s Theatre’s latest venture, Steven’s Sondheim’s macabre masterpiece “Sweeney Todd”.
Lucie Jones, Carole Bufford, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 9, 2024
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Learn more about the performances and how to get tickets here!
Bizarre and Funny Musical Version of Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE Haunts Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 7, 2024
A ghost comes to the stage in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film. Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life.
Tiata Fahodzi Presents London Premiere Of CHEEKY LITTLE BOWN This April
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2024
Leading British-African heritage theatre company tiata fahodzi presents the London premiere of 'cheeky little brown' by Papatango Prize-winning playwright Nkenna Akunna. This surreal, profound, and comedic part-drama-part-musical explores the diverging paths and friendship of two Black women. Don't miss this unique theatrical experience at Theatre Royal Stratford East from April 16th to 20th.
Cast Set For RSC's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2024
Full casting has been announced for director Emily Burns' playful and contemporary take on Shakespeare's comedy, Love's Labour's Lost, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 11 April – 18 May.