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Presented by United Way and produced by Dolphin Entertainment, The Hero Effect is an uplifting docu-series that brings to life the stories of ordinary individuals who are making extraordinary differences in their communities. Shot on location in ten different communities across the country, each episode will celebrate everyday heroes that facilitate beneficial, life-changing impact on the people around them. The heroes featured in the series were identified in part through nominations from the 1,200 local United Ways across the country. Each episode concludes with a call-to-action, encouraging viewers to visit www.HeroEffect.com and connect with their local United Way or other community-based organizations to create positive change.

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Review: DISNEY'S ALADDIN at Pantages Theatre Photo Review: DISNEY'S ALADDIN at Pantages Theatre
by Harker Jones - September 15, 2023

Despite stunning choreography, sets, and costumes, you might find yourself left wanting once the magic carpet has spirited our lovers away to that whole new world....
Heartbeat Opera Announces Radically Staged Adaptations Of Two Classics: TOSCA And LAD Photo Heartbeat Opera Announces Radically Staged Adaptations Of Two Classics: TOSCA And LADY M, April 11-23
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2023

Heartbeat Opera returns to Baruch Performing Arts Center with its beloved Spring Festival for the first time since its acclaimed DER FREISCHÜTZ in 2019. Heartbeat has become synonymous with visceral hit productions such as a FIDELIO that recruited real prison choirs as the chorus, and a CARMEN that ...
Theatre & Film Producer Patrick Daly's Caledonia Productions Signs First-look Deal Wi Photo Theatre & Film Producer Patrick Daly's Caledonia Productions Signs First-look Deal With Fremantle's Passenger
by Michael Major - June 26, 2023

Acclaimed theatre and film producer Patrick Daly and his production house Caledonia Productions (August: Osage County, UNA) has signed a first-look deal with Passenger, which is headed by its founder Richard Brown (This England, True Detective, Catch-22)....
Mint Theater to Present American Premiere of Noël Coward's THE RAT TRAP & World Premi Photo Mint Theater to Present American Premiere of Noël Coward's THE RAT TRAP & World Premiere of BECOMES A WOMAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2022

The Mint Theater company will be presenting the American Premiere of Noel Coward's The Rap Trap, and the world premiere of Becomes a Woman by Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)....
Review: THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST OPENING at The Baker-Baum Concert Hal Photo Review: THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST OPENING at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
by Ron Bierman - August 01, 2023

What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST OPENING at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall?...
Review Roundup: LUCY World Premiere Opens at the Minetta Lane Theatre Photo Review Roundup: LUCY World Premiere Opens at the Minetta Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2023

Read the reviews for the world premiere of Erica Schmidt's Lucy, now playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre....
Album Review: Liam Forde Reminds Us All, With His Debut CD Release, That It's GREAT T Photo Album Review: Liam Forde Reminds Us All, With His Debut CD Release, That It's GREAT TO BE HERE
by Bobby Patrick - October 21, 2022

Every bit of GREAT TO BE HERE is so VERY New York City from start to finish that Bobby has no choice but to grant this fab jazz outing his full… 5 Out Of 5 Rainbows ...
FANGIRLS, MINORITY REPORT, and More Set For Lyric Hammersmith's Spring/Summer 2024 Se Photo FANGIRLS, MINORITY REPORT, and More Set For Lyric Hammersmith's Spring/Summer 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2023

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced its Spring/Summer 2024 Season, opening April 2024 with Minority Report. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!...
Review: ACTION HERO at TAMPERE WORKER'S THEATER Photo Review: ACTION HERO at TAMPERE WORKER'S THEATER
by Rosanna Liuski - February 07, 2023

What did our critic think of ACTION HERO at TAMPERE WORKER'S THEATER? Playwright-Director Liila Jokelin's Action Hero is an excellent take on modern topics that young people and artists have to think about: if woman likes to be spanked, is it okay to use that on screen? Is it okay to lie a little ju...
CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! Comes to Massey Hall in February 2023 Photo CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! Comes to Massey Hall in February 2023
by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2022

Massey Hall welcomes back Choir! Choir! Choir! to the legendary Allan Slaight Stage on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Tickets on sale this Friday, November 4 ....
D4vd Unveils Highly-Anticipated New Song Placebo Effect Photo D4vd Unveils Highly-Anticipated New Song Placebo Effect
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023

17-year-old singer-songwriter d4vd releases his new single “Placebo Effect” via ​​Darkroom/Interscope Records. LHe also announced additional stops on his debut headlining tour in Paris on March 1 at Point Éphémère and Toronto on March 6 at Drake Underground. Check out upcoming tour dates now!...
American Theatre Of Actors Announces Season 47 & 'Raise the Curtain To 50' Campaign Photo American Theatre Of Actors Announces Season 47 & 'Raise the Curtain To 50' Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2023

The American Theatre of Actors has announced SEASON 47 and the RAISE THE CURTAIN TO 50 CAMPAIGN. ...
Interview: FROZEN at Ohio Theatre Photo Interview: FROZEN at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - July 18, 2023

FROZEN arrives in Columbus for a run of shows from July 26 to Aug. 6 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus)....
Review: ROBIN HOOD: THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Photo Review: ROBIN HOOD: THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - June 25, 2023

It’s the obvious legend to draw upon in our current age of police brutality, austerity, and the withdrawal of the right to protest - and when you have a stage surrounded by an almost-forest, it should be the perfect fit. This summer at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Carl Grose turns his attention t...
Review: PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT Takes Audiences On A Whimsical Adventure in Ross Petty's Photo Review: PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT Takes Audiences On A Whimsical Adventure in Ross Petty's Farewell Production
by Isabella Perrone - December 13, 2022

Looking for an escape this winter season? Ross Petty’s final holiday pantomime is whisking audiences away to Neverland on a whimsical, musical adventure that’s got something for everyone, no matter their age....
Cincinnati Pops Hosts New Multimedia Video Game Concert Experience, HEROES: A Video G Photo Cincinnati Pops Hosts New Multimedia Video Game Concert Experience, HEROES: A Video Game Symphony
by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2023

The Cincinnati Pops will present a brand-new video game concert experience, Heroes: A Video Game Symphony, on September 16 and 17, 2023 at Cincinnati Music Hall....
Jack Dean & Company Returns With VINLAND Spring Tour 2023 Photo Jack Dean & Company Returns With VINLAND Spring Tour 2023
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2023

Jack Dean & Company are to return in Spring with their high-intensity cinematic theatre experience, which reimagines the little-known historical tale of Erik the Red....
Ukrainian Actor Mirra Zhuchkova on the Cabaret Show Created in the Kyiv Bunkers: 'All Photo Ukrainian Actor Mirra Zhuchkova on the Cabaret Show Created in the Kyiv Bunkers: 'All My Projects Are About the Battlefield'
by Franco Milazzo - February 24, 2023

A year ago today, Russia began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Bunker Cabaret by Ukrainian theatre company Hooligan Art Community (HAC) will mark this sombre anniversary at Somerset House with shows tonight and tomorrow....
Review: AIDA, Royal Opera House Photo Review: AIDA, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - September 29, 2022

A provocative and ultimately successful reimagining of opera's most operatic of works...
City Theatre to Present SNOW WHITE: A BRITISH PANTO Beginning This Month Photo City Theatre to Present SNOW WHITE: A BRITISH PANTO Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - November 05, 2022

City Theatre at Sacramento City College will bring back Panto with Snow White: A British Panto by Christine Nicholson. Luther Hanson directs this crazy holiday show, after a three year Panto drought. The production opens Friday, November 18, and plays through Sunday, December 11....
Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments & Oxford Playhouse Announce BEA Photo Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments & Oxford Playhouse Announce BEAM2023 Participants
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2023

Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments and Oxford Playhouse has announced details of the 29 musicals that will be showcased in BEAM2023.  ...
Review: LES MISERABLES At Providence Performing Arts Center Photo Review: LES MISERABLES At Providence Performing Arts Center
by Barb Burke - November 16, 2022

Nick Cartell's return to the role of Valjean is reason enough to see this production. Hayden Tee as Javert is the reason to see it twice....
EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL Opens At Stage Coach Theatre Just In Time For Halloween Photo EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL Opens At Stage Coach Theatre Just In Time For Halloween
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2022

Join Stage Coach Theatre on October 7th as five college students go on a trip to an old abandoned cabin in the woods for EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL by George Reinblatt....
Center For The Arts Presents Fall 2022 & Spring 2023 Shows Photo Center For The Arts Presents Fall 2022 & Spring 2023 Shows
by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2022

Celebrated singer and songwriter Peabo Bryson, two time Rock and Roll inductee Graham Nash, dance companies Pilobolus and Flamenco Vivo, and Broadway stars Megan Hilty, Mandy Gonzalez and Javier Muñoz are just a few of the artists set to appear at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepper...
Interview: Martin Silvestri, Joel Higgins & Christine Andreas Talk About the Past and Photo Interview: Martin Silvestri, Joel Higgins & Christine Andreas Talk About the Past and Future of THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA at Surflight Theatre
by Ricky Pope - September 03, 2022

One of the most enduring of human beliefs is the idea of the existence of an afterlife. All sorts of terrors and challenges can be endured in an earthly life if one believes in a world beyond where things will be not only better but perfect. That is one of the central ideas of THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA...




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