Tom Waits Releases 'Alice' & 'Blood Money' Re-Issues This Friday
by Michael Major - Oct 4, 2022
This Friday Tom Waits will release 20th anniversary limited edition vinyl re-issues of his 2002 albums ‘Alice’ and ‘Blood Money’. New live renditions of five tracks per record will also be made available digitally in a digital deluxe version. Pre-order the vinyl and pre-save the digital deluxe versions below.
Equity Applauds Gonzalez Request For Additional CA Arts Funding
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2020
Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, has released the following statement in reaction to reports that Rep. Lorena Gonzalez and Rep. Christy Smith will seek $20 million in additional public arts funding for small nonprofits in the next budget.
Florida Georgia Line Hosts Surprise Performance at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 18, 2019
On Saturday, June 15, Florida Georgia Line along with Dan + Shay, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, and Canaan Smith made a special visit to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in Memphis, Tennessee, to play for the patients and their families ahead of the duo's 2019 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY tour stop that night in Southaven, Mississippi.
ABC Talent and Casting to Present the 2018 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 25, 2018
ABC Talent and Casting will present the 2018 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase, TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 at the New World Stages – Stage 2, in New York City. Part of Disney|ABC Television's ongoing commitment to create opportunities for undiscovered talent, the showcase features selected participants performing in a one-night showcase for casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry professionals. In addition, the selected showcase actors are awarded a one-year mentorship with executives from the ABC Casting Department. As part of the mentorship, the showcase actors will be offered on-camera workshops specifically for them to further hone their craft and auditioning skills. Talent will also have access to various ABC and ABC Studios executives.
Disney & ABC Announce 2014 Talent Showcase Performers
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 27, 2014
As part of Disney/ABC Television Group's ongoing commitment to find, foster and champion diverse talent, ABC Casting will present its 34th annual 2014 Talent Showcase TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 at the El Portal Theatre Center for Performing Arts in North Hollywood. Twenty featured actors, selected from nearly 7,000 candidates who submitted resumes and approximately 700 who auditioned for ABC casting executives in Los Angeles, will participate in the showcase.
Photo Flash: First Look at NHL Star Sean Avery and More in NEGATIVE IS POSITIVE
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2014
Theater For The New City presents the world premiere of Christy-Smith Sloman's provocative new play Negative Is Positive. This production is also the New York stage debut of Sean Avery, former NHL star, New York Ranger and LGBT advocate. The cast also features Karen Eilbacher, Joshua Zirger, Vivienne Jurado and Fulton Hodges. Opening night is November 6th at 8pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
NHL's Sean Avery to Make New York Stage Debut in NEGATIVE IS POSITIVE
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 1, 2014
Theater For The New City will present the world premiere of Christy-Smith Sloman's provocative new play Negative is Positive. This contemporary dramedy center's on a newly married interacial, upwardly mobile couple who's seemingly idyllic life is shattered by a shocking incident. Along with another couple, the unexpected incident forces them to explore issues of trust, failed expectations, jealousy, race and the true nature of their love. This production is also the New York stage debut of Sean Avery, former NHL star, New York Ranger and LGBT advocate. The cast also features Karen Eilbacher, Joshua Zirger, Vivienne Jurado and Fulton Hodges. Opening night is November 6th at 8pm.
Photo Coverage: It's Vegas, Baby! at Street Theatre Co.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Aug 14, 2009
Take one of east Nashville's hottest hot spots, mix in a couple hundred theatre enthusiasts, add a dollop of Vegas-style entertainment and a whole slew of gaming tables and you have the second annual fundraiser for Street Theatre Company: It's Vegas, Baby! Held Thursday, August 13, at Limelight, 201 Woodland Street, just across from LP Field, the event attracted a large sampling of Nashville's theatre community and socialites.