AILEY Documentary Acquired by NEON for Distribution
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 01, 2021 After making considerable buzz this past weekend at Sundance Film Festival, Jamila Wignot's documentary 'Ailey' has been acquired by NEON for distribution. ...
The Old Globe to Present ANONYMOUS BIOGRAPHY: THE ARGUMENTS OF JUAN JOSE SAER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 24, 2021 The Old Globe will continue its streaming productions with English and Spanish language versions of Anonymous Biography: The Arguments of Juan José Saer, a world premiere play by Argentinian writer Juan José Saer, with English translation by Roanne Kantor....
Photos: First Look At ORLANDO: A RHAPSODY At The Tank
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2024 Vinora Epp and Steven Epp new play ORLANDO: A Rhapsody opened at The Tank last week. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando: A Biography,' the play was created by Vinora and her father Steven who used Woolf’s novel as a jumping off point. The pair also co-star in the production. See photos belo...
VIDEO: On This Day, August 6- HAMILTON Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - August 06, 2020 On this day in 2015, Hamilton officially opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers theater!...
Jeff Rector Secures Rights For Autobiography of Golf Legend Al Geiberger
by A.A. Cristi - July 30, 2020 Award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author Jeff Rector has recently secured the television, motion picture and all media rights for the life story of legendary champion golfer Al Greiberger, beginning with his forthcoming book, “Mr. 59: The Al Geiberger Story, One of Golf's Greatest Legends.” ...
Review: EDINBURGH 2023: REVIEW: ALAN TURING - A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY
by Helen Smith - August 12, 2023 Early Morning Productions bring Alan Turing’s story to life in this piece written by Joan Greening with music by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne. From his visionary work in computing to his appalling treatment by the authorities for being gay, it explores Turing’s experiences and legacy. ...
Allison Charney's ALIKE - MY MOTHER'S DREAM to be Released in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 07, 2025 Allison Charney's forthcoming album, ALIKE - My Mother's Dream, will make a bold and timely contribution to the classical music canon when it's released in August. Learn more here! ...
Mobile Chamber Music to Present Pianist Michael Stephen Brown & Cellist Nicholas Canellakis In Recital
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2023 The Canellakis-Brown Duo will perform a piano-cello recital in Mobile, AL. The program includes works by Foss, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Schumann, Debussy, Brown, Canellakis, and Paganini. Tickets are available online....
Alexei Ratmansky and Marina Harss in Conversation With Sara Mearns Comes to 92Y
by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2023 The 92nd Street Y, New York presents Alexei Ratmansky — one of the most celebrated ballet choreographers of our time — and acclaimed dance critic Marina Harss for a conversation about Harss’ long-awaited new biography. Learn more about how to attend the conversatino here!...
BIOGRAPHY: BOBBY BROWN Comes to A&E Directed by J. Kevin Swain
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022 J. Kevin Swain, the Emmy and Grammy-nominated director and producer of a distinguished array of large and small-screen credits, is once again at the helm of a highly anticipated television event. He is the director and executive producer of 'Biography: Bobby Brown,' a two-part series premiering on t...
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CITIZEN HEARST to Premiere on PBS
by Michael Major - September 08, 2021 The documentary follows William Randolph Hearst, who controlled the largest media empire in the country in the 1930s: 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations, and 13 magazines. He used his communications stronghold to achieve political power unprecedented in the indu...
Review: ALAN TURING - A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY, Riverside Studios
by Cindy Marcolina - January 10, 2024 This self-identified “musical biography” doesn’t dig much further than the introduction paragraph of Turing’s Wikipedia entry. It’s contextually erratic and misses all the details that would make the audience fall in love with Alan rather than sit passively in front of him. The songs are unchallengi...
BIOGRAPHY OF A CONSTELLATION to Play Greenhouse Festival in September
by Blair Ingenthron - August 10, 2024 Tickets are now available for the UK premiere of Lila Rose Kaplan's Biography of a Constellation, which runs on September 3rd, 5th, and 7th at the Orange Tree Theatre as part of the Greenhouse Festival, in association with LAMDA....
A BEAUTIFUL MIND Musical Adaptation in the Works
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025 McCarter Theatre Center has commissioned a new musical based on the film A Beautiful Mind. The musical is from the award-winning team of composer/lyricist Zoe Sarnak and playwright Sarah Treem. ...
Mobile Chamber Music to Present Pianist Michael Stephen Brown & Cellist Nicholas Canellakis In Recital
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2023 The Canellakis-Brown Duo will perform a piano-cello recital in Mobile, AL. The program includes works by Foss, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Schumann, Debussy, Brown, Canellakis, and Paganini. Tickets are available online....
Maestro Hector Olivera Makes His Northrop Debut Following World Premiere Of THE NORTHROP ORGAN: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2022 Internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Hector Olivera makes his Northrop debut in a program that features works by Meyerbeer, Elmore, Franck, Vierne, and more. ...
A&E Network Greenlights New Documentary Special BIOGRAPHY: TLC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 29, 2020 A&E Network has greenlit the new two-hour documentary special “Biography: TLC” (wt) chronicling the journey of the top selling American female group of all-time who led the way with their music, their message and their style....
Hosts for 41st News & Doc Emmys Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2020 The hosts and presenters for the 41th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). ...
A&E Showcases R&B Legend Bobby Brown in New Documentary Event & Series
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022 Through exclusive access and interviews, the definitive documentary “Biography: Bobby Brown” gives fans an up-close and personal look at the American Music Award winner’s journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and f...
ALAN TURING - A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY Comes to Riverside Studios Next Month
by Stephi Wild - December 06, 2023 Alan Turing – A Musical Biography will play Studio 3 at Riverside Studios from 8 – 27 January, with a press night on Tuesday 9 January....
AILEY Documentary Acquired by NEON for Distribution
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 01, 2021 After making considerable buzz this past weekend at Sundance Film Festival, Jamila Wignot's documentary 'Ailey' has been acquired by NEON for distribution. ...
New Book, 'Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun' Will Be Released in 2022
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2021 A new biography of Lorraine Hansberry will be released in January 2022, telling the moving story of the life of the woman behind A Raisin in the Sun, the most widely anthologized, read, and performed play of the American stage....
Josh Gad-Directed Chris Farley Biopic Picked Up By New Line Cinema
by Josh Sharpe - April 30, 2024 Tony Award-nominated actor Josh Gad will make his directorial debut with a biopic centering on legendary comic Chris Farley....
MARVIN HAMLISCH: LOVE IS NEVER GONE Comes to The Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024 Learn about the extraordinary life and legacy of Marvin Hamlisch with the upcoming one-night-only staged reading of 'Marvin Hamlisch: Love Is Never Gone' - A Musical Biography. ...
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: THE EDUCATION OF AN ARTIST Biography To Be Released This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2025 Simon & Schuster will publish a major new biography this fall spotlighting the life and work of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer Prize–winning creator of Hamilton and In the Heights.... |