Producers of the Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which broke the Barrow Street Theatre sales house record for the week ending December 31st, announced today that Thom Sesma (as Sweeney Todd), Sally Ann Triplett (as Mrs. Lovett), Zachary Noah Piser (as Tobias), Billy Harrigan Tighe (as Anthony) and DeLaney Westfall (as Johanna) will join current cast members Michael James Leslie (as Judge Turpin), John Rapson (as The Beadle) and Stacie Bono (as Pirelli & Beggar Woman) startingTuesday, February 27, 2018. The cast also includes Matt Leisy, Liz Pearce, Danny Rothman and Monet Sabel.
SHOWTIME has ordered a third season of the groundbreaking political documentary series THE CIRCUS, returning on April 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, with a run of new episodes to air in the spring and another in the fall.
This is a rare chance to bid on the definitive GRAMMY experience with tickets to both the 60th GRAMMY Awards Telecast & MusiCares Person of the Year concert. This package not only includes tickets to the both events but also features two official after-parties and a suite at the New York Hilton Midtown!
At its annual gala event, Celebrate Colburn, the Colburn School will honor renowned conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and acclaimed architect Frank Gehry with the Richard D. Colburn award, for their exemplary achievements and contributions to the worlds of classical music and the performing arts in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Celebrate Colburn takes place at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at 7 p.m., followed by a post-performance dinner at a location to be announced.
City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces singer/songwriter Christopher Cross ( Sailing and Arthur's Theme ), visionary musician/artist Kaki King and more.
The Jeff Awards received the results of an independent research project, is sharing the results with the public, and is acting on key issues identified. Taproot+ conducted the project among Chicago area theatre companies. Taproot+ is a non-profit organization that provides pro bono services by volunteer professionals.
Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) 43rd season continues in 2018 with 43 performances in 10 venues throughout New York City. The winter spring calendar offers wide-ranging programs from intimate chamber music concerts devoted to Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire to a world premiere at Carnegie Hall by one of today's most lauded composers. Additionally, the Orchestra will play music for a legendary dance institution's Lincoln Center season and collaborate with a renowned choral group on a program that juxtaposes an established work with a new, dramatic oratorio based on the Orpheus myth.
Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-nominated singer and actress Vanessa Williams will join Emmy winner and Grammy and Tony-nominated arranger and composer, music producer/director, and singer/songwriter Rob Mathes for his return to the Schimmel Center on Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m.
U2's 14th studio album, Songs of Experience (Interscope), has now become the band's eighth album to hit #1 on the Billboard 200, making U2 the sole group to score #1 albums across four decades: The 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Songs of Experience's first week sales of nearly 200,000 equivalent albums since its December 1 release represent 2017's biggest first week numbers for a rock band.
A talkback event on artist visas and immigration with special guest, attorney Tafiya Khan, is scheduled to immediately follow the 4pm matinee of Greencard Wedding today, December 9th, at HERE (145 Avenue of the Americas, entrance on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street). Admission to the event is free, and open to the general public.
A talkback event on artist visas and immigration with special guest, attorney Tafiya Khan, is scheduled to immediately follow the 4pm matinee of Greencard Wedding on Saturday, December 9th at HERE (145 Avenue of the Americas, entrance on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street). Admission to the event is free, and open to the general public.
The NAACP announced today that prominent labor union organizer and leader William Lucy will be honored with the prestigious NAACP Chairman's Award which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change.
The second of Orchestra of St. Luke's Carnegie Hall series concerts this season takes place today, December 7 at 8PM in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Leading the Ensemble in a program of works by Kraus, Mozart, and Beethoven is Bernard Labadie making his Orchestra of St. Luke's New York City debut as the Principal Conductor Designate. Bernard Labadie's appointment as Principal Conductor of OSL was announced in May 2017 and he will officially assume the post at the start of the ensemble's 2018/2019 season.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bono and The Edge of U2 shared a special concert with fans onboard a Berlin subway. The surprise was initiated in order to promote the bands latest release, Songs of Experience.
The Academy of United States Veterans and Coalition to Salute America's Heroes today announce the five 2018 Veteran Awards Honorees consisting of individuals and organizations who have demonstrated relentless dedication and selfless service to the veteran community and their families. A sixth Veteran's Choice Award will be presented to an individual on site. Honorees will be presented with a coveted Vetty statuette, a custom-designed bronzed military boot placed on a sturdy base that signifies the boots on the ground work of the Veterans Service Organizations. The statuette is symbolic of the organizations and individuals that demonstrate a strong foundation in helping to create veterans' projects, educating the public on their value, while also encouraging a unified Veterans community.
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE will honor top achievements in the fields of physics, life sciences and mathematics, with a star-studded ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 3, at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. T
This World AIDS Day and through the holidays, the (RED) Shopathon is packed with so many exciting ways for people to shop (RED), fight AIDS and save lives. FromAmazon.com/RED with spectacular gifts that give back with every purchase, to winnable celebrity experiences with U2, Charlize Theron, Sean Diddy Combs and Reese Witherspoon on Omaze.com/RED. Every dollar raised during the (RED) Shopathon will be matched by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, up to $15 million.
