Ballou News

Theater Breaking Through Barriers (Samuel D. Hunter's The Healing) kicks off its 40th Anniversary season with the World Premiere of PUBLIC SERVANT by Bekah Brunstetter (NBC's Emmy-winning drama This Is Us and the just announced Oklahoma TV series). Directed by Geordie Broadwater, the production stars Chris Henry Coffey (Broadway's Bronx Bombers, David Schwimmer's Trust opposite Clive Owen and Viola Davis), Christine Bruno (Jose Rivera's adaption of The Maids, Bekah Brunstetter's Forgotten Corners of Your Dark, Dark Place with TBTB) and newcomer Anna Lentz in her Off-Broadway debut. The play is the second part of a trilogy of plays by Brunstetter that kicked off with The Cake in February at Manhattan Theatre Club. Previews for PUBLIC SERVANT begin May 25 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre with opening night on Thursday, June 6.

Now & Then Creative Company presents Sophocles' ANTIGONE through May 19th. Compelling and riveting all-female production directed by Cody Goulder. A potent and absorbing portrayal of the existential struggle between devotion to the will of the gods and the dictates of the state.

Now & Then Creative Company closes their 2nd season with a classic Greek tragedy - Antigone by Sophocles. Presented as a Victorian ghost story with a stellar, all-female cast, this production recounts the cautionary tale while making the hair stand up on audience's necks.

Full Of Hell have shared the official audio for “Army of Obsidian Glass” off their highly anticipated new album Weeping Choir. Listen to the new track, featuring the inimitableLingua Ignota on guest vocals, on YouTube.

Theater Breaking Through Barriers (Samuel D. Hunter's The Healing) kicks off its 40th Anniversary season with the World Premiere of PUBLIC SERVANT by Bekah Brunstetter (NBC's Emmy-winning drama This Is Us and the just announced Oklahoma TV series).

With book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, and based on the motion picture written and directed by John Carney, Once runs live on stage at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, VT April 10 - May 19. For tickets and information, call (802) 296-7000 or visit northernstage.org. Tickets start at $19 for students and $34 for adults.

Extreme metal quartet FULL OF HELL announce the Weeping Caustic Torment North American tour with Relapse labelmates Primitive Man and Genocide Pact. The tour begins May 24 at Maryland Deathfest and ends June 14 in Brooklyn, NY. All confirmed tour dates are available below.

Today, Skeletonwitch announce their first full-length U.S. tour since the release of their latest and highly acclaimed album, Devouring Radiant Light. Soft Kill and Weigedood join them as support for the Louder Than Light Tour. Martyrdöd, Portrayal of Guilt and Devil Master have also confirmed select dates. Highlights include LA's Teragram Ballroom, NYC's St. Vitus, Chicago's Lincoln Hall, Barracuda in Austin and many more. See below of a full list of dates and go here for further ticketing information.

On December 26th, the day after Christmas, the staff at the Anacostia Playhouse came to work and discovered they had been robbed.  Thieves broke in and stole several laptops and computers, a tablet, box office cash, blank checks and credit cards (which they quickly used to make unauthorized purchases). As if that wasn't bad enough, the robbers used a crowbar and broke into locked cupboards and filing cabinets. 

Joyce Manor have announced an extensive U.K. Tour in April next year. Please find the full list of dates below:

Simply stated, don't miss it. The highly anticipated world premiere of 'The Hello Girls' is now being performed at 59E59 Theaters through December 22.

Equipped with both sonic and emotional brutality, Cult Leader have never been known to pull punches. With the imminent release of their sophomore LP (A Patient Man — Deathwish Inc.) on the horizon, the Salt Lake City exports are charging out out the gate with a third and final single, titled “Isolation in the Land of Milk and Honey.” Listen to the thundrous track in full now via Consequence of Sound (or directly on YouTube).

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive sneak peek inside the rehearsal room for the world premiere musical THE HELLO GIRLS, produced by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters.

Casting is complete and the design team is in place for the world premiere musical THE HELLO GIRLS produced by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters.

Sound It Out Series comes to Greenwich House September-December 2018!

Today, Joyce Manor release their new album Million Dollars to Kill Me, the California band's fifth studio effort. Produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou, Million Dollars to Kill Me came to life at Ballou's own GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. Additionally, Million Dollars to Kill Me was mixed by Andrew Scheps (Weezer, AFI, Green Day).

Today, Joyce Manor release their new album Million Dollars to Kill Me, the California band's fifth studio effort. Produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou, Million Dollars to Kill Me came to life at Ballou's own GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. Additionally, Million Dollars to Kill Me was mixed by Andrew Scheps (Weezer, AFI, Green Day).

Modern Life Is War Continues TRIBULATION WORKSONGS Singles Series

Joyce Manor have premiered a new song and video titled “Think I'm Still In Love With You.” The track is set to appear on their forthcoming album Million Dollars to Kill Me, due out on September 21.

  Wayne Alan, owner of the Historic North Theatre in Danville, VA announces a promotional plan for marketing Danville as a Christmas Destination. He hopes to make Danville the Christmas Capital of Virginia. He says, 'Danville is a holiday destination with scenic charm, local history, a strong sense of community and fast ties to family heritage.