The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Announces In-Person, Live Jazz Performances Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2021 NJPAC is welcoming live, in-person jazz back to its stage throughout 2021 beginning with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter (Sep 24). The TD Jazz Series continues in the Fall with 'Salsa Meets Jazz' (Sep 25), saxophonist Boney James (Oct 14), and vocal powerhouse duo Tierney Sutton and Ann...
Orpheum Theatre Memphis Announces 2022-2023 Lineup Featuring PRETTY WOMAN, TINA, DEAR EVAN HANSEN & More!
by AniKatrina Fageol - February 22, 2022 The 2022-2023 subscription series begins with Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Lerner & Loewe's classic MY FAIR LADY in July. Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin's adaption of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD arrives in August as the most successful Ame...
The Music Center's Spotlight Program Announces 112 Semifinalists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2021 Following two rounds of virtual auditions, The Music Center has selected 112 of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 33rd annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for teens....
Pre-Broadway PARADISE SQUARE, HADESTOWN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and More Announced For 2021 Broadway in Chicago Season
by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2021 Additionally, the off-season specials will include The Play That Goes Wrong, Mystery Science Theater 300 Live, The Prom, Jersey Boys, Fiddler On The Roof, and Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical....
RATINGS: THE BACHELOR Returns on Top in Adults 18-49
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 05, 2021 Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (1/4/21)....
OWN's Peabody Award-Winning Drama DAVID MAKES MAN Announces Recurring Cast and Directors for Second Season
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 08, 2020 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of ten new recurring roles plus directors Kiel Adrian Scott and Erica Watson for the second season of 'David Makes Man,' the Peabody Award-winning and critically acclaimed drama from Academy Award(R) winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Bros...
Who Won Awards at the GRAMMYS? See the Full List of Winners Here!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 14, 2021 The awards honored six musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End with nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album - 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie.' ...
Who Won Awards at the GRAMMYS? See the Full List of Winners Here!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 14, 2021 The awards honored six musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End with nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album - 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie.' ...
RATINGS: NBC Ratings Report for Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2021 From 8-9 p.m., 'Ellen's Game of Games' drew a 0.5 in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers. The 3.0 million total viewers was a slight increase vs. last week's 9 p.m. telecast. The telecast outperformed Fox's drama '9-1-1' in both 18-49 and total viewers....
Casting Announced For Final Week Of The Blank Theatre's 29th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2021 The plays are Makeup with Mallory: Special 29th Birthday Babe Edition!! with book, music, and lyrics by Alyssa Ho (age 17, from Pasadena, CA) and Miya Matsumune (age 17, from Upland, CA); Clean Clothes by Simon Hamrick (age 16, from Charleston, SC); and The Fantastic Adventures of Bonnie and Fran by...
TELL ME WHERE TO GO Docuseries Explores The Various Impacts Of Gentrification In Oakland, CA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 09, 2021 From the up-and-coming Creator, Producer, Oakland Native, and esteemed actor, Romeo Brown, comes the Docuseries Tell Me Where To Go, bringing attention to the various impacts of gentrification in Oakland, CA on its people....
Upcoming HOT OFF THE PRESS to Celebrate Juneteenth
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 02, 2021 Hot Off the Press is an ongoing series of new solo works. The next presentation of Hot Off the Press, produced by the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival, will be a virtual event on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. ...
SISTAS SPEAK: AN EVENING OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION to be Presented as Part of Whitefire Theater's Black Voices Solo Theatre Festival
by Gigi Gervais - October 17, 2021 Award-winning actor and playwright Juliette Jeffers, who is the Curator of Black Voices, will host this evening of creative expression which features spoken word, storytelling, rap and song....
Tickets to OKLAHOMA! & More at Shea's Performing Arts Center On Sale Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 07, 2021 Shea’s Performing Arts Center and Albert Nocciolino announced today that single tickets to the M&T Bank Broadway Series Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, and Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations will go on sale Wednesday, December 8 at 10:00 AM....
Josh Groban to Host The Music Center's Spotlight Virtual Grand Finale Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2021 The Music Center has named 14 Grand Prize finalists from 1,500 applicants in The Music Center’s 33rd annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for Southern California teens. The Music Center re-imagined Spotlight’s offerings for the 2020–...
Listen to a Sneak Peek of Beth Leavel's Fiction Podcast Debut on IN STRANGE WOODS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 30, 2020 Beth Leavel makes her fiction podcast debut as the focus of next Monday’s episode of In Strange Woods. Known primarily for her comedic roles, here Leavel makes a fierce dramatic turn with her tour-de-force performance as Sandra Howland-Pierce, estranged cousin to Howl, played by Tony Award nominee P...
HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2021 The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreograph...
RATINGS: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Lifts ABC to Top Spot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 29, 2020 Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night....
An Evening With Gregory Porter Announced at NJPAC, September 24
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2021 New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents An Evening With Gregory Porter on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ...
BWW Review: PARADISE BLUE at Williamstown Theatre Festival On Audible Theater
by Marc Savitt - March 27, 2021 WTF Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield’s choice to revive PARADISE BLUE is another of many highly relevant selections given prevailing racial tensions. It also demonstrates that a new play, 'born' at Williamstown, that the New York Times suggested was “unlikely to be final” in its form can evolve a...
Wynton Marsalis' 'The Democracy! Suite' Available Digitally Jan. 15
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 28, 2020 On January 15, 2021, on the occasion of a new year and the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration, Wynton Marsalis will release The Democracy! Suite, the follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer’s provocative work, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, which was released in 2020. ...
Blackberry Smoke Marks 20 Years as a Band With the Release of 'You Hear Georgia'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 24, 2021 Across the album’s ten new songs, Blackberry Smoke continue to embody Georgia’s rich musical legacy as they have for the past two decades, honoring the people, places and sounds of their home state....
Musical Podcast IN STRANGE WOODS Cast Album Released
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2021 The original cast album of In Strange Woods, the critically acclaimed docu-musical fiction podcast by Atypical Artists, one of The New York Times “Best Winter Podcasts”, and #1 on Apple's fiction podcast chart during the show's rollout, is now available wherever you stream your music. ...
Abingdon Theatre Company Will Host a Watch Party and Talkback For Virtual Festival Winner EMPRESS MEI LI LOTUS BLOSSOM
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2021 Abingdon Theatre Company will present a short film of 'Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom' written and directed by Christine Toy Johnson followed by a talk back with the writer and cast, moderated by Reggie Lee on May 25th at 7pm ET. This event is free. This piece is being screened in May to Celebrate Asi...
YOU I LIKE Cast To Reunite For On The Rocks Podcast
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2021 Broadway's Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames at Sea), Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton, Miss Saigon), and Musical Director Andy Einhorn (Hello, Dolly, Carousel) will appear on On the Rocks Radio Show.... |