Brian Kelly News

After a sold-out workshop run in March, Paranormal History Productions returns to Colonnade Row with an official limited run of The Bloody Deed of 1857 for the autumn season. The immersive 90 minute play is an adaptation of news accounts which reported the breathless daily developments about a sensational murder that took place on nearby Bond Street. Elise Gainer, author of Ghosts and Murders of Manhattan, credits the nearby Merchant's House Museum with the idea to turn this true-life murder into a play. The work was selected as the featured piece in the Tectonic Theatre Project's Advanced Moment Work Master Class with Moises Kaufman in May 2017. Ken Davenport, the veteran Broadway producer, consulted on this unique immersive experience including script and overall project development.

Valerie McCaffrey's DIRTY BOMB, one of the great but largely untold stories from WWII is an Official Selection at the 14th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival. at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, Friday, August 17th at 2:30PM.  The festival runs August 9 -18. 2018.

Valerie McCaffrey's DIRTY BOMB, one of the great but largely untold stories from WWII, is in competition for Best Short Film at the Madrid International Film Festival.  Ido Samuel, the film's star, is up for Best Actor in a Short Film. The film will screen on Thursday, July 26th, at 7:15PM, at the Novotel Madrid Center, Screening Room 1.

Portsmouth-area theater audiences will get a chance to see, feel and hear one of the most-loved and influential rock musicals of all time, when the Seacoast Repertory Theatre kicks off its summer season with The Who's Tommy.

Most of Valerie McCaffrey's career has been as a prominent casting director and studio executive both at Universal Studios and New Line Cinema. She has cast over 100 films, including Oscar nominated film AMERICAN HISTORY X and BABE. Recently, she produced a film called LOST AND FOUND IN ARMENIA with Jamie Kennedy and Angela Sarafyan, a cancer documentary CANCER, IT'S IN THE SYSTEM in which she co-directed and co-produced with Cindy Pruitt and produced an award-winning film entitled NEO NED, starring Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Renner.

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre's springtime staging of The Producers will present audiences the spectacle of one of Broadway's great farces on the intimate Portsmouth stage.

DIRTY BOMB, one of the great but largely untold stories from WWII, will compete at the 2018 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival and will be screened on May 15th. at the American Pavilion, at a time TBD. Since 1989, The American Pavilion has offered opportunities in Cannes for emerging filmmakers to have their work seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market Attendees.

Redtwist Theatre presents Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, and directed by Scott Weinstein, featuring Redtwist company member & Jeff Award-winner Brian Parry as Richard Nixon. The show opens Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 3pm (this is also the press opening) and runs Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm; Sun at 3pm, through Sun, May 20.

Following up on her critically praised short film “Dirty Bomb” which she wrote, produced and directed, veteran casting director VALERIE McCAFFREY wrapped production this week on web series pilot “Sick” where a diverse group of teenagers from different social backgrounds in a mental institution find they have more in common than it appears.

"The Lesson," Eugene Ionesco's Theater of The Absurd classic, receives a new production at Teatro LATEA in Manhattan beginning Friday, February 16. Directed by Gama Valle, this multiracial production of "The Lesson" is the first installment of Teatro LATEA's new producing initiatives.

Music Mountain Theatre opens 2018 with 42nd Street, a classic musical theatre hit. Artistic directors Louis Palena and Jordan Brennan are re-creating the show's iconic choreography by Gower Champion - listen to the 'Lullaby of Broadway' in Lambertville!

Music Mountain Theatre opens 2018 with 42nd Street, a classic musical theatre hit. Artistic directors Louis Palena and Jordan Brennan are re-creating the show's iconic choreography by Gower Champion - listen to the 'Lullaby of Broadway' in Lambertville!

The Heights Players of Brooklyn open their latest production tonight with 'A Man For All Seasons' by Robert Bolt, Directed by Elizabeth Bove. The historical drama marks their fourth production of this, their 62nd season. The play will be performed at the John Bourne Theatre.

Half Forward Line is the new band from Brian Kelly (So Cow), Niall Murphy (Oh Boland) and drummer/recordist Ciaran o Maol in. The trio have crafted a short sharp dose of power pop, recorded over two days in the lounge of a derelict rural Irish pub. 'The Back Of Mass' takes in tales of wedded bliss, social anxiety and the perils of letting someone try on your glasses. Infused with the pioneering jangling spirit of the Flying Nun roster, along with garage rock sonics and Kelly's inimitable brand of buzzsaw pop and slice-of-life lyrics, Half Forward Line have delivered a half-hour album hallmarked by hook-laden songs.

NBC Sports kicks off its 27th season of Notre Dame Football on NBC this Today, September 2, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Temple Owls at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC Sports kicks off its 27th season of Notre Dame Football on NBC this Saturday, September 2, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Temple Owls at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Jac Collinsworth is joining ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown this fall as a features reporter. The Notre Dame graduate will offer player profiles and other unique stories for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pregame show starting in September. During the NFL offseason, he will also contribute to NFL Live.

NewArts, a not-for-profit theatrical production organization based in Newtown, CT that was recently featured in the award-winning documentary film, Midsummer in Newtown, continues its mission of fostering healing and strength through the performing arts and character development as it produces Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for its Summer 2017 season. Scroll down for a sneak peek inside rehearsal for both shows!

NewArts, a not-for-profit theatrical production organization based in Newtown, CT that was recently featured in the award-winning documentary film, Midsummer in Newtown, continues its mission of fostering healing and strength through the performing arts and character development as it produces Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for its Summer 2017 season.

With the American Dream seemingly in his grasp, Willy Loman refuses to admit his mistakes and balance the books in his heart. Redtwist's uniquely intimate space fixes the microscope squarely into Willy's soul as he fights for the dream while living a lie