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
BWW Blog: The Backup Plan
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by Tory Gates - April 27, 2020
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Paramount Network Announces Premiere Date for Season Three of YELLOWSTONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2020
Paramount Network today announced the highly anticipated premiere date for the next season of Yellowstone. Co-produced by 101 Studios, cable's #1 original series for the past two summers returns Father's Day on a new night Sunday, June 21....
FABULATION Postponed At The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston
by Stephi Wild - March 23, 2020
In light of the current situation, the Lyric Stage and the Front Porch Arts Collective have decided to postpone our production of Fabulation or, the Re-Education of Undine until the fall, replacing our previously announced production of The Light....
Cast & Creative Team Announced for FABULATION at the Lyric Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 12, 2020
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage (Intimate Apparel, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Sweat) comes the satirical tale of successful African-American publicist Undine, as she stumbles down the social ladder after her husband steals her hard-earned fortune....
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Brian Fallon Releases New Single 'I Don't Mind (If I'm With You)'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2020
Brian Fallon has released a stunning new song from his soon-to-be-released third solo album, LOCAL HONEY. 'I Don't Mind (If I'm With You),' a dreamy ballad about finding peace in love during difficult times of rejection and misunderstanding, is the latest from the Peter Katis (The National, Death Ca...
NYCL Kai Releases Self-Titled EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2020
NYCL Kai has released his Self-titled EP. Over gritty guitars and ruddy lo-fi beats, rapper, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and skater NYCL Kai spits with punk recklessness and delivers an atomic genre-bending hybrid informed by hard-earned street lessons. The 22-year-old started living those les...
Interview with Natalie Bochenski | Speed: The Movie, The Play
by Virag Dombay - February 16, 2020
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Brian Fallon Reveals New Music Video for '21 Days'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 11, 2020
Brian Fallon has revealed the official video for his acclaimed new single, “21 Days.” Directed by New Jersey-based filmmaker/photographer Kelsey Hunter Ayres, the video is streaming now at Fallon's official YouTube channel; “21 Days” is available now at all digital music retailers and stream...
BWW Review: Compelling INTIMATE APPAREL at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - February 03, 2020
Lynn Nottage is an African American multi-prize-winning playwright. A rare and important theatrical voice, she is noted for her lyric and powerfully expressive use of language and her examining the plight of marginalized people....
Colin Hay Announces Solo Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020
Singer-songwriter Colin Hay, beloved for his intimate, acoustic live shows, but most widely known for being the influential and celebrated Men at Work frontman, is hitting the road for an extended solo tour celebrating all of his albums, plus songs from a forthcoming mid 2020 release....
Joseline Hernandez Joins the Cast of LOVE & HIP HOP: MIAMI
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2019
VH1, in partnership with Mona Scott-Young's Monami Entertainment and MGM's Big Fish Entertainment, will give fans a double dose of the juggernaut 'Love & Hip Hop' franchise on Monday nights beginning in January....
Brian Fallon Announces New Album, Releases First Song
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 10, 2019
Brian Fallon has released his new single “You Have Stolen My Heart,” available today at all digital music retailers and streaming services. “You Have Stolen My Heart” heralds Fallon's eagerly awaited new album, LOCAL HONEY, due via his own label Lesser Known Records and Thirty Tigers on Frid...
Blackberry Smoke Donates $50,000 to CURE Childhood Cancer
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 04, 2019
Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke presented CURE Childhood Cancer with a donation of $50,000 at their seventh-annual “Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming Show” over Thanksgiving weekend in Atlanta. Over the past six years, Blackberry Smoke has raised more than $400,000 to benefit...
Tove Lo Releases New Lyric Video For 'Are U gonna tell her?'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 25, 2019
Check out the fourth full-length studio album 'Sunshine Kitty' [Island Records] from global pop-artist Tove Lo. 'Sunshine Kitty” is a 15-track collection of empowered and enigmatic pop gems, out in the world and joining her already growing catalog of Golden Globe® Award-nominated and GRAMMY® Awa...
Robyn Hitchcock Releases 'Sunday Never Comes'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2019
Robyn Hitchcock has unveiled a striking companion video for his recently released single, “Sunday Never Comes.” The clip – directed by award-winning Australian filmmaker Jeremy Dylan (Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts) – is streaming now at Hitchcock's official YouTube channel....
BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN Is What Great Musical Theatre Is All About
by Don Grigware - October 22, 2019
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by Cindy Marcolina - October 05, 2019
a?oeIt's crazy intense, that's what I'm likea?? Katie says. Now a washed-out singer who makes a living in pubs, she's struggled with her mind since she was very young, but never managed to give a name to what she was feeling. Afters years of battles with herself and others, she's learnt that she has...
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Presents DEATH AND THE ARTIST
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2019
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (BATCO) presents Death and the Artist: A Latino folktale about how death brings meaning to life. The show takes place at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts from Friday October 18th through November 3rd 2019 (over Halloween and Día de los Muertos),...
Tove Lo Releases Fourth Full-Length Studio Album 'Sunshine Kitty'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2019
Global pop-artist Tove Lo releases her fourth full-length studio album 'Sunshine Kitty' [Island Records], a 14-track collection of empowered and enigmatic pop gems, out in the world and joining her already growing catalog of Golden Globe® Award-nominated and GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum h...
BWW Review: March to see THE MUSIC MAN at SERVANT STAGE
by Marakay Rogers - September 20, 2019
I'm often asked if Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN is dated. Perhaps I should say yes, but I tend to say no. A production that can remind you that the underlying plot of the story isn't all sweetness and light and that it actually has what was once controversial material that we usually gloss over ...
Bruce Hurd Releases Military Memoir, 'Aim Point: An Air Force Pilot's Lessons For Navigating Life'
by Stephi Wild - September 14, 2019
Colonel Bruce Hurd has announced the release of his military memoir, Aim Point: An Air Force Pilot's Lessons for Navigating Life. Released by Aim Point LLC on September 1, 2019 the book is already receiving rave reviews from readers and reviewers....
Tove Lo Announces North American Tour Dates, Visual For 'Really Don't Like U' Feat. Kylie Minogue Out Today
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 13, 2019
Following the release of Tove Lo's wildly-received 'Really don't like u' featuring pop-legend Kylie Minogue, today, the pair have released a captivating and intimate visual for the track, shot in Prague and London, and starring both artists....
Tove Lo Releases 'Really Don't Like U' Featuring Kylie Minogue
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2019
Today, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-nominated artist Tove Lo released her highly anticipated collaboration with pop legend Kylie Minogue. 'Really don't like u' Feat. Kylie Minogue is out on all digital platforms and comes ahead of her fourth studio full-length, 'Sunshine Kitty' out September 20 on I...
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