Overture Center for the Arts and FPC Live will present Ani DiFranco with The Righteous Babes Revue: Gracie and Rachel, Pieta Brown, Jocelyn Mackenzie on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in Capitol Theater.
Produced by Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Laura Marling), MIDPOINT includes such emotionally charged new songs as the reflective title track, “Midpoint,” joined by an official music video – directed by award-winning filmmaker Lucy Bridger and starring renowned Irish actress Niamh Cusack – streaming now at YouTube.
Joan of Arc has long been a symbol of female empowerment. Her ascent to patron saint of France is often described as a tale of gender non-conforming rebellion for women to aspire to. Shakespeare's Globe and writer Charlie Josephine (they/he) have dismantled this depiction of womanhood, redefining Joan's experiences through the lens of trans existence. In I, Joan, the protagonist traverses the same war and faith we as an audience are accustomed to, whilst also advocating for and navigating their nonbinary identity.
VALLEY SONG by South African master playwright Athol Fugard is two-actor, three-character play in which Michael A. Shepperd takes on the roles of Abraam Jonkers, a mixed- race old man who has been a pumpkin farmer his entire life, and The Author, a White man who wants to buy the land where Abraam lives and works, potentially leaving him homeless. And since these roles were originally doubled by Fugard himself, I decided to speak with Michael A. Shepperd about preparing for such a challenging artistic endeavor.
Rising indie singer/songwriter Avery Lynch shares her debut EP “The Kids Table”. The seven track project is an impressive exhibit of Lynch’s lyrical prowess and storytelling ability, full of lush imagery and engaging melodies. “The Kids Table” is varied and immersive, shifting from intense, upbeat bops to mellow piano driven ballads.
A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still. You’ve seen Jessica on Live at the Apollo and QI, amongst other telly shows.
Bilal Zafar is natural, easy-going and full of his own brand of chilled out sarcasm.
Liverpool four-piece Courting have shared a new single titled “Jumper”. The track follows their recent return with details of their much-anticipated debut album Guitar Music, which is due out via Play It Again Sam. This new track follows recent critically acclaimed singles “Loaded” and “Tennis”. Watch the new music video now!
Miles Hewitt is sharing 'Heartfall,' the final single & title track from his forthcoming debut LP. Miles' ambitious debut LP, Heartfall, features contributions from members of Devendra Banhart, Kevin Morby, and Aldous Harding's bands. The album also features previous singles 'The Ark' & 'Moongreening'
The Institute's aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces.
Highly anticipated debut from this 'one to watch' (FunnyWomen.com), 'rising star' (OxInABox.co.uk) and multi-competition finalist. She was 'innocent' (Oxford Mail) and 'adorable' (MumbleComedy.net) but in this thought-provoking and playful show, she explores the things that aren’t so lovely: sex, drugs and rock'n'roll*
The world premiere of immersive audio installation and workshop After the Flood, a hopeful tale about how communities thrive in the future despite the climate crisis, leads the Opera House's spring program of hands-on participatory events and experiences in its Centre for Creativity.
Single Tickets for Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2022/23 Season go on sale Monday, August 1. Don’t miss the return of Titanic The Musical; world premieres by celebrated playwrights Eleanor Burgess, Lloyd Suh and Catherine Trieschmann; and more.
Canadian comedian Mike Delamont brings his hilarious two-act comedy of biblical proportions, God Is A Scottish Drag Queen to the CAA Theatre, beginning this Friday July 29 to 31, 2022.
For its third 2022 main stage production, Maine State Music Theatre has mounted a brilliant, beautiful, authentic, and heartwarming staging of the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s epistolary novel, THE COLOR PURPLE. This epic story chronicles the journeys of its complex characters through hardship and pain to hope and healing. Inspirational and uplifting, it is a tale of resilience, redemption, and love, that speaks with powerful universality, and in this stunning production, directed by E. Faye Butler, it becomes one of those unforgettable, transformative moments in the theatre.
Fiona Brice has announced the release of her new album And You Know I Care via Bella Union and available to preorder here. To celebrate the announcement Brice has shared a beautiful and mezmerising video for the title track created by Rankin. Watch the music video for the new single now!
MSJY’s DJ sets are known for their heavy bass drip and bouncy rhythmic darkness, Xades is an ode to the sweet latina soul hidden underneath the tiny powerhouse bouncing behind the booth. Whilst it is certainly new to hear the voice behind the sound, MSJY has been spreading her music all over the world for more than 8 years.
Like a hallucination or fever dream, it's a feat of artistic achievement that seems unreal. The MOMIX cast are called dancer-illusionists for a good reason; what they pulled off in this show seemed superhuman. All of the magic is a product of visionary ideas, creative costuming and props, and bodies with extraordinary ability.
NYC-based recording artist Ayla D'Lyla has released a brand new single titled 'Anywhere But Here.' The new single comes on the heels of spring 2022 single 'MONEY,' a song exploring emotional unfulfillment in a relationship coupled with Ayla's signature tongue-in-cheek lyrical wit. Listen to the new single now!
These are the moments that make ON YOUR FEET such a strong musical, and the Garden Theatre's production such a monumental one. Within the intimacy of this theatre, through this masterful direction of performance and light and sound, we've been transported.
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