Kartemquin is proud to announce a collaboration with Al Jazeera America on Hard Earned, a six-part documentary series scheduled to air in early 2015. Production has already begun on the series, which will explore the lives of five American families striving to keep food on the table and their dignity intact despite the reality of high living expenses and low wages.
Five stories, located in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and two in the Chicago area, will be intertwined into six one-hour episodes. The series will shed more light on an ever-growing sector of the American workforce. Directing the individual strands are Katy Chevigny (E-Team, Election Day), Maria Finitzo (Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita), Ruth Leitman (Tony and Janina
Five stories, located in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and two in the Chicago area, will be intertwined into six one-hour episodes. The series will shed more light on an ever-growing sector of the American workforce. Directing the individual strands are Katy Chevigny (E-Team, Election Day), Maria Finitzo (Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita), Ruth Leitman (Tony and Janina
Review: FENCES at The Old Globe
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With this excellent cast and directing, Fences' doesn’t just honor August Wilson’s language—it revels in it while bringing this classic story to life at The Old Globe through May 3rd....
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by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2026
Camerata Pacifica will present the California premiere of Shostakovich's SYMPHONY NO. 15 arranged for piano trio and percussion — only the fifth performance in the Western Hemisphere — across four Southern California venues....
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by Josh Sharpe - March 30, 2026
Production is now underway in Dublin for the second season of the original drama series Lynley from BritBox. Leo Suter will return as DI Tommy Lynley, starring alongside Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers....
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by Gregory Fletcher - March 20, 2026
Mitchell sent the audience out into the night uplifted, restored, and indeed, full of hope and joy with his 3/19 show, performing a wide range of songs from his Broadway roles in RAGTIME and MAN OF LA MANCHA to contemporary works....
Guest Blog: Director Kirsty Patrick Ward on Collaboration, Rejuvenation and Development of MANIC STREET CREATURE
by Guest Author - March 02, 2026
As a Director, reviving a show you’ve directed before can be a rare thing these days. To get another bite at the cherry is a gift, but it comes with a challenge, because what do you have to navigate now? Expectations. You’ve been a part of something that people love, helped to make something tha...
HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN SON Comes to New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Stephi Wild - January 29, 2026
New Conservatory Theatre Center will present the fifth of six bold, queer, mainstage productions with how to make an American Son. Written by christopher oscar peña in 2022, the play examines themes of identity, young love, and family in the Y2K era. It will be directed by NCTC's new Artistic Direc...
LOVE, LUST, AND LOSS: A CABARET Comes to The Bull on Valentine's Day
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2026
Emerging musical theater writers Morgan Vanderlaan and Nicolas Chalise will present Love, Lust, and Loss: A Cabaret, a one-night-only evening of new musical theater, on Friday, February 14, 9:00-10:00 PM at The Bull in downtown Gainesville....
Video: Wayne Brady Talks ALL OUT, Working at Disney, and Being A Blerd
by Survival Jobs - January 12, 2026
In this video, Wayne Brady opens up about the foundation built through years of survival jobs, from working at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios to navigating the challenges of being a struggling working actor in Los Angeles. He reflects on how those early experiences shaped his work ethic, cr...
Review: DAVID COPPERFIELD, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Clementine Scott - November 26, 2025
This David Copperfield is far more than a cheap facsimile of its source material. There is room here for all the observational humour of Dickens’ writing, but also for all the pains and lessons of growing up....
Tash Sultana Comes to Wiener Stadthalle
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025
Renowned multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Tash Sultana is making their long-awaited return to the EU/UK in March 2026. Learn more here!...
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by Wesley Doucette - July 28, 2025
Currently onstage at the Festival d’Avignon’s restored Opéra Grand Avignon is, much to my astonishment, an opera. Les Incrédules, directed by Samuel Achache, with compositions by Florent Hubert and Antonin-Tri Hoang and a libretto by Achache and Sarah Le Picard, is a surreal meditation on mira...
Review: Melba Moore Brings Her Own Brand of Cool to NYC at 54 Below
by Sharon Ellman - July 10, 2025
The Tony Award-winning songstress wows the crowd in FROM BROADWAY, WITH LOVE, continuing tonight 7/10 at 7 pm. This reviewer was completely mesmerized! What a night to remember! What a performer!...
World Premiere Of Greek Myth Children's Play ARACHNE Comes to Tysons This Summer
by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2025
“Is it arrogance to speak truth?” asks Arachne, a mortal woman with an extraordinary talent for weaving and the titular heroine of Judith Walsh White's new children's play. ...
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by Herbert Paine - June 09, 2025
Theatre Artists Studio's perennial showcase of original 10-minute plays presents an impressive range of voices and tones, from sharply comic to deeply affecting. This year’s lineup leans toward intimate, character-driven encounters, anchored by the kind of unvarnished human truths only live theate...
Traveling Players Bring Summer Theatre to Tysons Corner Center
by Emmy Rice - June 01, 2025
Tickets are now available for Traveling Players’ Summer Season, which will feature a variety of family-friendly plays throughout July at Tysons Corner Center. ...
Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Burbage Theater Co
KMR Talent CEO Mark Measures Indicted on Fraud and Larceny Charges Totaling Nearly $2 Million
by Joshua Wright - April 23, 2025
KMR Talent CEO Mark Measures faces a 40-count indictment in New York for allegedly stealing $1.8 million from clients and $26,000 from employee retirement accounts. The case involves 160 clients and could carry a sentence exceeding 15 years....
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2025
Carpenter Square Theatre's Season 41 will continue with 'Women of a Certain Age,' a delightful comedy with a twist by Steve Duprey. Learn more! ...
Indie-Folk Duo Hollow Coves Reveal Fall 2025 North American Tour Dates
by Josh Sharpe - April 22, 2025
Indie-folk duo Hollow Coves have announced their return to North America with new headline and festival tour dates this fall, following a successful summer tour in 2024....
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by Emmy Rice - April 19, 2025
In keeping with their commitment to bring new voices to stage, the 2025-26 Season brings six shows to the stage with a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, World, Regional, West Coast & Bay Area premieres....
Janiva Magness Releases 'Back For Me' Album
by Josh Sharpe - March 28, 2025
Janiva Magness has released Back For Me, her most poignant collection to date. Listen to the powerfully engaging, emotionally rich collection from the blues artist. ...
Ghost Hounds Release New Album with Songs Feat. Patty Griffin and Lainey Wilson
by Josh Sharpe - March 21, 2025
Country roots-rock band Ghost Hounds has unleashed their fifth studio album, Almost Home. On the album, the band takes on the multifaceted concept of 'home' by exploring what it means to build a life, and more. Listen to it now....
Neil Patrick Harris Joins Comedy Film SUNNY DANCER
by Josh Sharpe - February 06, 2025
Neil Patrick Harris is set to appear in Sunny Dancer, a coming-of-age comedy film from British director Geroge Jacques. He joins a cast that also includes Bella Ramsey, James Norton, and Jessica Gunning....
Review: Sultry, Soulful, and Spectacular: BLUES IN THE NIGHT Delivers at Arizona Theatre Company
by Robert Encila-Celdran - February 03, 2025
Curated in collaboration with musical director Sy Johnson, acclaimed director Sheldon Epps first staged BLUES IN THE NIGHT in 1980 as a musical revue. The show follows three women and one man, each offering a different take on love and loss. Structured around legendary songs by Bessie Smith, Duke El...
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by Josh Sharpe - January 27, 2025
From Executive Producer John Wells, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be newly releasing Shameless: The Complete Series, the critically acclaimed, long-running series in one complete set for the first time ever on DVD. ...
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