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Antipodes Theatre Company is pleased to announce its inaugural season in Melbourne, including an Australian musical premiere, a free reading series, acting workshops, and programs for young artists.

As a sequel to producing successfully Aaron Posner's Stupid F****ing Bird, South Portland's Mad Horse Theatre company has mounted Posner's take on Chekov's Uncle Vanya, Life Sucks. Filled with colorful characters and some truly witty dialogue, Posner's new play does a fine job of bringing the Russian dramatist's story to life for a contemporary audience. One does not need to know the original to enjoy Life Sucks, but if one is a Chekov fan, the humor, allusions, and twists are all the more delicious and make one realize how truly modern Checkov was.

Mad Horse Theatre Company presents LIFE SUCKS. by Aaron Posner March 21 - April 7, 2019 at Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher Street, South Portland, ME. LIFE SUCKS. is a brash, irreverent reworking of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.

Mad Horse Theatre Company has delayed the opening of LIFE SUCKS. by one week due to an illness in the cast.

Following its sold-out premiere run, MAD WORLD the immersive theatrical experience returns in 2019 for a limited season.

Mad Horse Theatre Company presents LIFE SUCKS. BY Aaron Posner March 14-31, 2019 at Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher Street, South Portland, ME.

BWW Interview with the creative team of MAD WORLD, the immersive theatrical experience returning in 2019 for a limited season in Melbourne.

Emmy Nominated actor Grant Aleksander, best known for his role as Philip Spaulding on Guiding Light is replacing two other daytime drama legends Robert Newman (Guiding Light) and Richard Shoberg (All My Children), in Off Broadway's longest running play, Perfect Crime. Mr. Aleksander is returning to the role of Detective Asher (a role he took on this past Summer) and begins performances tonight, January 14, 2019, for two weeks only - through January 28.

Following its sold-out premiere run, MAD WORLD the immersive theatrical experience returns in 2019 for a limited season.

PERFECT CRIME, the Off-Broadway 'whodunit' that just recently celebrated 31 years and 13,000 performances has announced that Dan Sharkey has joined the cast, as Lional, replacing Patrick Noonan in the role. The smart, funny and fast-paced thriller at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater in The Theater Center in Times Square (1627 Broadway) is the longest running play in NYC history and first opened in 1987 and its leading lady Catherine Russell has performed in all 13,000 performances - earning her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records! 

Where were you in 1987? PERFECT CRIME, the Off-Broadway 'whodunit' was just opening and so will celebrate 31 years and 13,000 performances tonight - continuing on as the longest running play on or Off-Broadway in the city's history. The smart, funny and fast-paced thriller at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater in The Theater Center in Times Square (1627 Broadway) first opened in 1987 - and its leading lady Catherine Russell has performed in all 13,000 performances - earning her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records! 

Where were you in 1987? PERFECT CRIME, the Off-Broadway 'whodunit' was just opening and so will celebrate 31 years and 13,000 performances on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - continuing on as the longest running play on or Off-Broadway in the city's history. The smart, funny and fast-paced thriller at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater in The Theater Center in Times Square (1627 Broadway) first opened in 1987 - and its leading lady Catherine Russell has performed in all 13,000 performances - earning her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records! 

Suncoast Showroom will bring renowned entertainment to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in December, including the highly-acclaimed tribute band "Peace Frog - Tribute to The Doors" and a New Year's Eve celebration with Vegas Super Band. Guests can also enjoy free dance parties and live entertainment throughout the month.

Suncoast Showroom will bring highly-acclaimed tribute acts to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in November, including "The Police Experience - Tribute to The Police," "Fan Halen - Tribute to Van Halen" and "4NR - Tribute to Foreigner." Guests can also enjoy free dance parties and live entertainment throughout the month.

Mad World takes audiences into a crazy, twisted and dark cabaret club, transporting our cast and audience back to Berlin, 1940. Audiences will find themselves up close and personal with these creatures of the night as they navigate their way through an upside down world that may not always make sense. By completely breaking the wall between theatrics and reality with this fully immersive performance, the premiere of Mad World will be an experience not to be missed.

Mad World takes audiences into a crazy, twisted and dark cabaret club, transporting our cast and audience back to the late 1930's during WWII. Audiences will find themselves up close and personal with these creatures of the night as they navigate their way through a world that may not always make sense. We hope that no two audience members have the same experience.

Melissa David was working as a professional actress in New York City when she met a rugged Australian in London. After an international romance, they married in Central Park. Then, Donald Trump took office and everything changed. Melissa's husband was in Africa for work when the immigration system crashed and she couldn't get him back into the USA.

The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) announced a new publication celebrating Richard Jolley's masterwork Cycle of Life: Within the Power of Dreams and the Wonder of Infinity (2014), one of the world's largest figural glass-and-steel sculptures that is on permanent display at KMA. The hardbound 144-page volume Richard Jolley: Cycle of Life includes essays by KMA Curator Stephen Wicks and distinguished scholars and authors J. Richard Gruber, Robert C. Morgan, and Lilly Wei examining the work, Jolley's practice, and the rich artistic traditions of the region. The publication features photography by Hei Park documenting the creation of the monumental sculpture throughout Jolley's five-year process and Elizabeth Felicella of its completed installation.

Steve Blanchard, well known as Broadway's longest running Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast has joined the cast of Off-Broadway's longest running play, PERFECT CRIME. Mr. Blanchard is already playing Detective Ascher, replacing Richard Shoberg in the role.