A. Gentle News

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is the family that everyone wants. Acceptance, and singing. Welcome home!

Louise White's pastoral promenade inside a disused commercial building suggests the possibility of regrowth, drawing on the experiences of The Abbeyleix Bog Project.

St. Charles, IL -- The St. Charles Singers, a professional chamber choir dedicated to choral music in all its forms, has announced details of its 2015-2016 concert season.

Goerge Brant's unsettling play asks questions about the changing state of warfare.

Windy City Playhouse, Chicago's newest professional theater, located at 3014 W. Irving Park Road, is proud to announce its second season in 2016. The three-show season comprises: the Chicago premiere of Nell Benjamin's slapstick farce The Explorers Club, directed by David H. Bell, starting January 27; Melissa James Gibson's 'unromantic comedy' This, directed by Carl Menninger, starting June 15; and the Chicago premiere of Jeff Daniels' gentle romance Apartment 3A directed by Ron OJ Parson, beginning October 5. Season subscriptions are now available by calling 773-891-8985 or visiting windycityplayhouse.com.

The 2015 Gay Days at Disneyland are set to take place Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4. For its 18th year, the event is expected to attract more than 30,000 LGBT park-hoppers from California and all over the country.

St. Charles, IL -- The St. Charles Singers, a professional chamber choir dedicated to choral music in all its forms, has announced details of its 2015-2016 concert season.

Exposing the stillness and silence of human interaction, Annie Baker's THE ALIENS looks at life and relationships from a quieter angle.

Author David C. McGee offers readers his 35 years of experience in helping others through the grieving process with his new book, 'Living After Death: Comfort for Those Who Mourn' (published by WestBow Press).

 Columbus Children's Theatre will present Pinkalicious September 24-October 11, 2015 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. Book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Music by John Gregor, Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Based on the book Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. This production is directed by William Goldsmith.

Paulaner NYC ushers in August with a great special for beer and bratwurst lovers.

ABC Family announces the cast for its pilot “Stay,” which also kicked off production this week in Los Angeles.

We came online this morning to an overflowing inbox of thoughts and rememberances that we present belong along with quotes from industry notables on social media. To all those who loved, knew, worked with, or had the pleasure of watching this enormous talent - he will be missed.

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) is pleased to announce its new Pilates classes, beginning today, July 7, 2015 at NYTB's home studio, located at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street, 2nd Floor, New York City. Classes will be offered on both Tuesday evenings, from 7-8pm, and Thursday mornings, from 8:15-9:15am. Cost will be $15/class walk in, $60 per 5-class card.

Devon Staples, who portrayed a range of Disney characters including BEAUTY AND THE BEAST's Gaston at Orlando's Walt Disney World, died in a horrific fireworks accident during a backyard celebration in Maine on July 4th.

A new group exhibition at the Neue Galerie focuses on cosmopolitan modernism between 1907 and 1917.

June 29th 2015 — Award-winning author and illustrator Benji Davies has teamed up with Waterstones in Hampstead to create a bespoke window in celebration of the publication of his latest book – Grandad's Island.

Three abandoned but not lost souls find strength in each other in A. Rey Pamatmat's quirky but penetrating comedy EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM at Company One in Boston.

Cheryl King, director of Stage Left Studio, NYC, and longtime LGBTQ advocate, announces an addition to the cast of Gender -- a Performance Project. Rain Dove, activist and super model, will present a new monologue, as part of this evening of Gender exploration.