Donovan News

'When you're a woman livin' in a man's world, you learn real fast that fair's got nothin' to do with it.'

Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD), Eryc Taylor, Artistic Director, announced today ETD will present an original work created by ETD Outreach for dancers living in Lantern Community Services' supportive housing, to premiere during the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Uptown Arts Stroll on Friday, June 2 with two performances at 4pm and 6pm, Harlem School of the Arts (645 St Nicholas Avenue New York, New York 10032).

Tony, Emmy, and two-time Golden Globe nominee Matthew Morrison will headline Westport Country Playhouse's 2017 fundraising gala on Saturday evening, September 9. New this year will be the Gala's move to Saturday evening instead of Monday night as in past seasons. The Gala's theme, 'Moonlight Over Venice,' is a nod to the Playhouse's autumn production of 'Romeo and Juliet'.

HIT SONG! Announces completion of casting and preparation for start of rehearsals, and Industry Presentations on June 10 and 11 in Los Angeles, CA.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival has added two more opportunities for audiences to experience Trisha Brown Dance Company. Originally a five-performance run, August 16-19 in the Ted Shawn Theatre, the Pillow has added a Thursday matinee to the company's schedule. Members of Trisha Brown Dance Company will also perform the site-specific work Trisha Brown: In Plain Site at the Clark Art Institute on Sunday, August 13, a co-presentation of Jacob's Pillow Dance and the Clark. An icon of American dance with extensive Jacob's Pillow connections spanning more than 30 years, choreographer Trisha Brown died March 18, 2017. In a New York Times obituary, chief dance critic Alastair Macaulay wrote “Few dance inventors have so combined the cerebral and sensuous sides of dance as Ms. Brown did, and few have been as influential. Her choreography…helped shape generations of modern dance creators into the 21st century.”

Kansas City Repertory Theatre announced details today for its upcoming annual fundraising gala event.

New York's funniest show, Celebrity Autobiography: THE 2017 EDITION has upcoming NYC shows on May 20 at 7pm and June 26 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) which will feature stars of stage & screen including Gina Gershon, Mario Cantone (Sex & the City), Rachel Dratch (ABC's Imaginary Mary), four-time Oscar-nominee Marsha Mason, Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, Tate Donovan (Manchester by the Sea), Crossword Puzzle Editor for The New York Times Will Shortz, Grammy Award-winning legend Peter Asher, five-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, actor/comedian John Fugelsang, Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock, the upcoming CBS series Star Trek: Discovery), Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre announced details today for its upcoming annual fundraising gala event. Proceeds from A FEARLESS FÊTE support KCRep's nationally acclaimed productions, the OriginKC New Works Program, and over 11,000 area students KCRep serves each season through education programs.

Over a career now spanning nearly thirty years, Jamie Saft has established himself as one of the visionaries of contemporary American music.

Rehearsals begin for the thrilling political tragedy Julius Caesar, directed by Simon Dormandy, in a follow up to last year's ground-breaking collaboration between Bristol Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School's graduating students. Performances will play 9 June-1 July 2017, with press night slated for 14 June.

MTV today announced that the MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS will debut an exclusive sneak peek from New Line Cinema's highly anticipated horror thriller 'IT,' set for theatrical release on September 8, 2017.

An uplifting and inspirational look at life through the eyes of man's best friend warms hearts this spring when A Dog's Purpose is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand, from Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 

The primetime summer hit, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, a spin-off celebrity version of the iconic game show “Family Feud,” returns for a third season on SUNDAY, JUNE 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

Improbable Stage will debut That Which Remains, a vibrant devised adaptation of William Shakespeare's divinely fraught Titus Andronicus.  The production runs Wednesday, June 14th - Saturday, June 24th, 2017 as part of the renowned IRT Theater 3B Development Series.

Tony-Emmy-Grammy Winner Dick Van Dyke to star in heartwarming vet flick CAPTURE THE FLAG with military-veteran actors Barry Corbin, John Amos and Paul Dooley.

A Chicago original and international hit, LATE NITE CATECHISM turns 24 in the city where it all started.

A Chicago original and international hit, LATE NITE CATECHISM turns 24 in the city where it all started.

 Donovan: Sunshine Superman 50th Anniversary Tour comes to bergenPAC Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 8PM. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.

The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors announced today the 2017 nominees who will compete in front of a panel of nationally recognized judges on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts.