Black Ice News

Lawrence Edelson, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater (ALT), announced today that three composers, three librettists, and one dramaturg have been selected as Resident Artists to participate in the tenth anniversary season of the company's nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP). The artists selected for this prestigious residency and training program are composers Shuying Li, Andy Tierstein, and Liliya Ugay; librettists Lorene Cary, Julian Crouch, and Lila Palmer; and dramaturg Antigoni Gaitana.

A single spotlight illuminates a detective stood under a streetlight, fog swirls around his feet as he lights his cigar, a saxophone player leans against a brick wall playing jazz that echoes around the streets. Welcome to the world of NOIR.

59E59 Theaters welcomes the world premiere of A REAL BOY, written by Stephen Kaplan and directed by Audrey Alford. Produced by Ivy Theatre Company in association with Athena Theatre, A REAL BOY begins performances tonight, August 2, for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 27. Press Opening is Sunday, August 6 at 3.30 PM.

Check out these clever 'Game of Thrones' themed dessert recipes by Reynolds Kitchens that use the brand's tin foil and parchment papers. They are easy to prepare and will make your viewing party a real happening.

59E59 Theaters will welcome the world premiere of A REAL BOY, written by Stephen Kaplan and directed by Audrey Alford. Produced by Ivy Theatre Company in association with Athena Theatre, A REAL BOY begins performances on Wednesday, August 2 for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 27. Press Opening is Sunday, August 6 at 3.30 PM.

To kick off summer and National Iced Tea Month, the Tea Council of the USA has teamed up with registered dietitian and blogger, Carlene Thomas of Healthfully Ever After, to inspire American consumers with fun, unique and healthy ways to sip tea their favorite way iced! All month long, Carlene will be sharing recipes and combinations to highlight the many different types of tea and their endless flavor combinations to satisfy all taste preferences.

Spring is just around the corner, but before you go bouncing into the great outdoors, spend one last lazy weekend with Freeform's Funday programming event filled with your favorite animated classics, starting SATURDAY, MARCH 18, and continuing through SUNDAY, MARCH 19.

Discovery Channel announced today that Michael Nouri ('Woman Walks Ahead,' 'The Slap') and Ben Weber ('Sex and the City,' 'Secret Life of the American Teenager') have been cast in its upcoming highly-anticipated scripted series MANIFESTO

Fresh of their win at The Greater Manchester Fringe Awards for the hit play Porno Chic that picked up the award for Best New Drama and Nominated for the Write for the Stage Award, Manchester's most successful fringe theatre company Vertigo Theatre Productions are back this December with the brand-new drama 'Black Ice' opening at The Kings Arms, Salford on Dec 13th - 17th.

Berkshire Theatre Group is pleased to announce the full schedule of events for the Made in the Berkshires Festival, which will be held on November 11 through November 13, at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA and The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA, celebrating the sixth year of this wonderful festival featuring local art and artists.

The 6th annual festival features cutting-edge theatrical works performed as staged readings, live music, film, short stories and dance in a festival atmosphere like no other. New and innovative pieces as well as established work will be presented by local Berkshire County playwrights, actors, directors, musicians and performers. Featured as performance blocks, Made in the Berkshires will allow audiences to enjoy the breadth and depth of the artistic talent that has landed in Berkshire County while celebrating the best in the visual and performing arts. Professional artists and artists-in-the-making gather to share their talent with the Berkshire community. The festival will once again be curated by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims; two local artists who have helped create the rich cultural tapestry that permeates the area.

Berkshire Theatre Group is pleased to announce the full schedule of events for the Made in the Berkshires Festival, which will be held on November 11 through November 13, at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA and The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA, celebrating the sixth year of this wonderful festival featuring local art and artists.

Fresh of their win at The Greater Manchester Fringe Awards for the hit play Porno Chic that picked up the award for Best New Drama and Nominated for the Write for the Stage Award, Manchester's most successful fringe theatre company Vertigo Theatre Productions are back this December with the brand-new drama 'Black Ice' opening at The Kings Arms, Salford on Dec 13th - 17th.

Look out Manhattan! Here come the girls...no, not Carrie and her gang, but real women of NYC and they want to tell you their stories...their SEX stories.

Toronto-born, LA-based indie pop songstress LYON will release her new EP Falling Up, September 16 via Black Box.

Toronto-born, LA-based indie pop songstress LYON has announced the release of her new EP Falling Up, out September 16 via Black Box.

Look out Manhattan! Here come the girls...no, not Carrie and her gang, but real women of NYC and they want to tell you their stories...their SEX stories.

Toronto-born, LA-based indie pop songstress LYON will release her new EP Falling Up, September 16 via Black Box.

Toronto-born, LA-based indie pop songstress LYON has announced the release of her new EP Falling Up, out September 16 via Black Box.

Infinite Variety Productions and Colleen Britt (Claire's Room, 2006; Photosynthesis, 2009) return to the New York International Fringe Festival with newcomer Alla Ilyasova's lyrical tale of dark secrets, White guards, Young Leninists, Tsarist treasures, and lightning bugs.