Photos: Inside the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Ceremony
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2024
The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to UK playwright Ava Pickett for her play 1536. Awarded annually since 1978, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is the largest and oldest international award recognizing women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. See photos from inside the ceremony here.
POISONED GROUND: THE TRAGEDY AT LOVE CANAL Premieres On PBS In April
by Michael Major - Mar 13, 2024
Catch the premiere of POISONED GROUND: THE TRAGEDY AT LOVE CANAL on PBS. Learn about the heartbreaking environmental disaster in an insightful documentary. In the 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on a former chemical waste dump.
Yep Roc Records to Reissue Rockpile's 'Seconds Of Pleasure' in June
by Michael Major - Mar 6, 2024
A short-lived yet highly influential quartet, composed of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums), Rockpile played together throughout the 1970s, and the original 1980 release of Seconds of Pleasure was the only time the band was able to capture their magic on tape.
Review: Annette Miller Triumphs Again in GOLDA'S BALCONY
by R. Scott Reedy - Mar 1, 2024
What did our critic think of GOLDA'S BALCONY at Shakespeare & Company? Golda Meir – Israel’s first, and so far only, female prime minister – was seen by some as the straight-talking grandmother of the Jewish people. In “Golda’s Balcony,” however, Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson (1914–2008) makes clear that, even with her simple hairstyle, ever-present pocketbook and sensible shoes, Meir was anything but benign.
The Flamenco Festival Returns to Sadler's Wells in June
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2024
The Flamenco Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells this summer for its 19th edition from Tuesday 4 – Saturday 15 June. This year’s festival features seven UK premieres and thrilling performances from flamenco luminaries, with a varied programme of dance performances and concerts.
Utah Symphony Sets Premieres of Three New Works for Early 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2024
Utah Symphony adds new music to the classical repertoire with the world premiere performance of Quinn Mason's Trombone Concerto 'Sonorous,' featuring Principal Trombone Mark Davidson. Don't miss this incredible composition!