When playwright and theatrical producer Lonnie Hughes first held a reading of his autobiographical play Talking Trees almost 14 years ago, people thought he was crazy, and that the racial relationship issues he addressed didn't exist anymore. He felt attacked, misunderstood and worst of all, silenced.
When playwright and theatrical producer Lonnie Hughes first held a reading of his autobiographical play Talking Trees almost 14 years ago, people thought he was crazy, and that the racial relationship issues he addressed didn't exist anymore. He felt attacked, misunderstood and worst of all, silenced.
SHOWTIME has announced that Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress Naomi Watts has joined the cast of the network's upcoming eight-episode limited series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes. Based on extensive reporting by Gabriel Sherman for his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in the Room, the series stars Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) in the title role. Crowe also serves as an executive producer on the series. Emmy® nominee Kari Skogland (The Handmaid's Tale) will direct the first two episodes. Production is set to begin next month.
Rachel Eckroth will release When It Falls on October 19 and today debuts the third video leading to the album with 'Strangest Dream', which premiered at PopMatters.
Two-time TONY Award nominee, Joey McKneely, teams with award-winning playwright, Randall David Cook, to bring you a new dance musical with music and lyrics by Edison Woods, Maxim Moston, and Karen Bishko.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced initial casting for the 30th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26, 2018 at New World Stages
Ahead of a 13-date arena tour in March 2019, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, along with conductor Matthew Freeman, have been announced to provide the live accompaniment to the stunning visuals of Blue Planet II – Live In Concert.
Erika Spring will release Scars, her sophomore EP and first solo material in 6+ years, next month via Cascine. Following the gorgeous and heartbreaking title track “Scars,” Erika shares the second single “Less” today. 'Who's stopping you from making up the rest of it?' sings Spring in 'Less.' 'This song is a play on words, asking the listener to adjust their fixed view of the universe. It's also our love letter to the slightly out of tune Korg Polysix + Homer's minimal, hypnotic drums.' Listen to it now via Gorilla vs. Bear HERE.
“One day I'll know as I am known,” Matthew Perryman Jones sings in “Happy”, the opening track of his fantastic new album, The Waking Hours. The line is both a hopeful prayer and a knowing promise that tugs at the heartstrings of the song cycle: the idea of letting control go and giving ourselves over to the transformative power of love and life. That's what Matthew did to write this album, which you can listen to today viaSounds Like Nashville, ahead of tomorrow's global release.
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Story of the Mother, this thrilling dance adaptation The Mother premieres in Edinburgh this December starring internationally acclaimed prima ballerina, Natalia Osipova. This enchanting production has a strictly limited run of only two performances.
Tonight is the the 70th Emmy Awards! Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, the telecast will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8:00 PM ET on NBC. BroadwayWorld will be updating live as winners are announced tonight, so make sure to check back throughout the night to find out if your favorite nominee won!
Erika Spring released her solo debut EP in 2012 to critical acclaim, and today - six years later - she announces her breathtaking sophomore EP entitled Scars, out October 5 on Cascine. Recent years have seen Erika reunite with her fellow bandmates from synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone to record a new album and appear on David Lynch's Twin Peaks, and join forces with Jenny Lewis and Tennessee Thomas under the name Nice As f**k, releasing an album together and touring North America. Now Erika returns with her trademark brand of introspective pop for Scars, an EP that was co-written with music partner Homer Steinweiss (drummer for The Dap-Kings, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, producer for Monika, Paul Spring, Diane Birch, Holy Hive) and chronicles Erika's challenging journey towards motherhood. See below for artwork and tracklisting, and pre-order Scars HERE.
Star of stage, screen and television, Sophie Ward will lead the cast in the world premiere of Twentieth Century American cult writer James Purdy's The Paradise Circus at The Playground Theatre this October. She will be joined on stage by her son Josh Ward (Enemy of the State, The Chain Reaction) as well as Tim Woodward (Poirot, K-19:The Widowmaker, Beast), Sam Coulson (Babylon, The Huntsman, Mr Holmes), Mark Aiken (24, Trinity, Inspector Lewis), Peter Tate (National Theatre, American Shakespeare Company, Actors Studio New York) and Debra Penny (A Royal Night Out, Peaky Blinders, Eastenders).
National Alliance for Musical Theatre announces the line-up of directors for their 30th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26, 2018 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The Festival events will kick off on Monday, October 22 with Thank You, 30!, a gala event to celebrate the 30th Annual Festival.
BBC One announces The Elephant Man, a two-part drama starring Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) as Joseph Merrick - better known as The Elephant Man.
Canadian singer/songwriter/producer Goody Grace has teamed up with hip-hop superstar, G-Eazy for their evocative new collab, “Girls In The Suburbs Singing Smiths Songs.” Driven by a haunting electric guitar, the single showcases Goody's acclaimed smoky vocals with support from G-Eazy's signature laid-back flow. “Girls In the Suburbs Singing Smiths Songs” is now available at all DSPs and streaming services here.
Steady Holiday, the noir-pop project of LA's Dre Babinski, will release her new album Nobody's Watching this Friday, August 24 on Barsuk Records, and today she is sharing an advance stream of the album. Hype Machine, who premiered the stream, call her music 'charming indie-pop songs with a wink of mischief.'
Third Man recording artist Joshua Hedley's video for 'Weird Thought Thinker' is now available to view on YouTube. 'Weird Thought Thinker' is but one of the many highlights found on Hedley's critically acclaimed debut album, MR. JUKEBOX, available now via Third Man for streaming and download HERE.
Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen announced today that they are partnering with Anthony Meindl and his highly regarded acting workshop. Executive Director of Outfest, Christopher Racster approached Mr. Meindl to start this initiative that will provide five scholarships to trans and non-binary individuals to train at the Actor Workshop. Details of this program is currently being constructed and the projected launch of submissions is in early fall 2018.
Third Man recording artist Joshua Hedley has announced Apple Music's exclusive premiere of his latest video, 'Weird Thought Thinker,' streaming HERE. 'Weird Thought Thinker' is but one of the many highlights found on Hedley's critically acclaimed debut album, MR. JUKEBOX, available now via Third Man for streaming and download HERE.
