In The Spotlight: Nashville School of the Arts' Ella Claybrooks
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 24, 2024
Today our spotlight shines on Ella Claybrooks, a senior at Nashville School of the Arts, who won her Spotlight Award nomination for her performance as Alice in Bright Star. Ella will be attending The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) this fall, in pursuit of a BFA in Musical Theater.
STEEL PANTHER Announce Final U.S. Leg of 'ON THE PROWL WORLD TOUR 2024' Dates
by Josh Sharpe - May 21, 2024
With their recent US headline tour now wrapped and before the band heads over to continue their global domination in Europe, California’s greatest export Steel Panther is announcing the final batch of headline dates in the US as part of their On The Prowl World Tour 2024. The band return to the road in the United States on August 23 in Buffalo, NY and runs through September 14 where it wraps up in Jacksonville, NC. The 15-date trek will make stops in Hampton Beach, NH (August 24 & 25); Portland, ME (August 30); Baton Rouge, LA (September 8) and Augusta, GA (September 14) to name a few.
Interview: Christina Wells of NEWSIES at Theatre Under the Stars
by Brett Cullum - May 20, 2024
I love it whenever they take real strong women from history and infuse them into these musicals because it keeps their spirit alive and it lets us know what an amazing part these women played in the history of these great events.
THE CHOIR OF MAN To Return To Chicago's Apollo Theater This Fall
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024
International sensation The Choir of Man has announced a second season following the completion of its initial run on May 26, 2024. The Chicago production will return to the Apollo Theater stage in September 2024 to resume performances at the start of Chicago's fall theater season.
Wynonna Judd Cover of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Song 'Refugee' Released
by Josh Sharpe - May 20, 2024
Wynonna Judd’s take on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ classic song “Refugee” featuring Lainey Wilson is out now. The track arrives as the fifth single shared from the highly-anticipated Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, with a new video, “In The Studio,” featuring behind-the-scenes footage of Judd and Wilson recording their version. Listen to the track now!
THE THE to Release First New Studio Album in A Quarter Century 'Ensoulment'
by Josh Sharpe - May 17, 2024
THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few decades, have announced the forthcoming release of their first album in a quarter century. Ensoulment - a 12-song album - will be released on September 6 on Cinéola / earMUSIC. Encompassing characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death – to the meaning of what it is to be human in the 21st century – Ensoulment was written, demoed and mixed at Studio Cinéola in London, the base of THE THE’s main creative force, Matt Johnson. Listen to a single now!
CLOSET WRITER Staged Reading to be Presented at Theater555
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2024
Masterworks Theater Company and Theater555, in association with the George Street Playhouse’s “The Next Dramatist Program”, will present a staged reading presentation of *“Closet Writer,” inspired by the reflections of Tawana Smith, by Antu Jacob. Learn how to purchase tickets.