A. Gentle News

Emerging singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angelo De Augustine is premiering his new self-produced single

Even the untamable powers of the sea could not keep Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre from beginning it's 30th season under a veil of a pandemic. Artistic Director Kate LoConti Alcocer has joined forces with Buffalo's own Pan-American Film Division to bring theatre into it's audience’s homes with their newest venture. And the result is captivating as we watch a powerful production of Gardner McKay's SEA MARKS filmed on the ANDREWS THEATRE stage. The intimacy that audiences have come to know and expect at Irish Classical is heightened without being overly cinematic in it's approach.

Ross Ainslie is one of Scotland's most beloved musicians.

Following a wildly popular sold out run at the Vancouver Fringe Festival, Art Heist makes its US Premiere in San Antonio! Become a Detective on a downtown San Antonio walking search for a criminal mastermind in the all-new interactive theater show ART HEIST.

This week's list includes the upcoming holiday Hadestown album, the cast recording for the Les Miserables Staged Concert, and more!

Verb Ballets and BlueWater Chamber Orchestra have joined forces to create, Building Bridges Together, a captivating collaboration designed, performed, and filmed specifically for virtual performance.

The National Theatre of Scotland is set to continue its new work over the coming months, with an innovative mix of streamed theatre and digital projects, including two new productions from leading Scottish creatives Hannah Lavery and Adura Onashile, both addressing urgent contemporary and historical issues around race in Scotland today.

New Orleans-based vocalist Roderick Harper has released his newest video for “Sack Full Of Dream.” The song will appear on  his exceptional new album ‘Evolving’ out November 20, 2020.

Brooklyn musician and hyper-creative Jocelyn Mackenzie – formerly of the critically acclaimed indie-folk trio Pearl and the Beard – has announced her debut solo album PUSH

The Goodbye Party, the project of Philadelphia-based musician Michael Cantor, has shared 'No Reason.'

THE PUZZLE WITH THE PIAZZA tells the story of septuagenarian Althea Witlin, who has one jigsaw puzzle among her large collection that shea??s never worked. It contains 3,000 pieces and now she has less than a day to finish it, because poor health has forced her to move in with her younger sister Ina - without being able to take her beloved puzzles with her. But since she lives alone, who will assist her in completing the puzzle in time?

Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) is delighted to announce the complete programming lineup for the always popular VIFF Talks series.

Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic and Plush Theatricals, in conjunction with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, announces the cast for Emma Rice's critically acclaimed musical Romantics Anonymous, which will be performed live in the U.K. as part of a 'digital tour' that will livestream in the U.S. as a benefit for a collective of theaters across the country, including The Wallis in Beverly Hills, CA, on  Saturday, September 26, 2020, 1 pm (PDT).

After being dubbed a top pick on Michelle Obama's podcast playlist, SoCal vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist St. Panther stakes her claim as an artist to watch with the release of These Days, her transformative debut EP under Ricky Reed's Nice Life Recording Company and Nate Mercereau's How So Records.

New Orleans-based vocalist Roderick Harper will release his exceptional new album ‘Evolving’ November 20, 2020.

All of these companies were planning to premiere their works live in the U.S. this year but shifted to adapt. One takeaway is clear, the continent of Africa is producing some of the most exciting and innovative dance worldwide while remaining true to their roots. From Africa at Battery Dance Festival is available to watch online through August 30.

Netflix has delayed a virtual preview event for for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who stars in the film.

Selby & Friends celebrates a third online performance by welcoming two new friends to the series in Schubert's joyous 'Trout' Quintet a?" again shot in high resolution video and recorded in premium hi-fi at Sydney's spectacular City Recital Hall. And it is available online to all from 29 August!

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces a one-time-only live-streamed broadcast of the Wise Children production of ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS, a new musical experience presented live from the UK's Bristol Old Vic, to benefit The Wallis, on Saturday, September 26, 2020, 1 pm (PDT).

Need something new to read or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's newly-announced releases include the cast recording for A Killer Party, which features Carolee Carmello, Drew Gehling, Laura Osnes, Alex Newell, Jeremy Jordan, and more!