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The Circuit Playhouse, in partnership with Amy Hertz, Robert Shankman, and super sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, welcome the jungle to Memphis' professional theatre stage.

The Circuit Playhouse, in partnership with Amy Hertz, Robert Shankman, and super sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, welcome the jungle to Memphis' professional theatre stage from March 15 to April 7, 2019.

Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels is back with his critically-acclaimed musician pals (James Stroud, Billy Crain and Charlie Hayward) as the Beau Weevils premiere the official music video for 'Mexico Again' exclusively on CMT Music and CMT.com. 

The Circuit Playhouse, in partnership with Amy Hertz, Robert Shankman, and super sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, welcome the jungle to Memphis' professional theatre stage from March 15 to April 7, 2019.

TheaterWorks SummerWorks theatre camps are the perfect summer activity for kids who love theatre or who want a fun, creative summer activity. There are SummerWorks classes for all ages and skill levels, indulging the just-for-fun campers and those who want to hone their acting and musical theatre skills. With many camp themes, from Broadway to superheroes and fairytales to talking zoo animals, boys and girls alike will have a fun-filled creative summer.

In 2008, Reverend Vernon Jackson's Religious Broadcasting Network in Lynchburg Va. televised 'The Gay No More' Telethon for Conversion Therapy. The goal: raise money to turn as many homosexuals straight as possible by the Rapture or the 2014 Winter Olympics. Whichever comes first. But now, a decade later, he has seen the error of his ways and wants to apologize.

Broadway Asia, one of the largest production, management and distribution companies in the global markets, led by Executive Producers Simone Genatt and Marc Routh, and DreamWorks Theatricals, a division of Universal Theatrical Group, today announced the launch of DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda Spectacular Live - a thrilling new live action entertainment at The Venetian Theatre in Macao. It combines the best of Hollywood, Broadway and circus. The five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman will bring her legendary talents to one of the most successful animated films of all time, Kung Fu Panda.

In 2019, ConnectHER Media goes national with the production of two Gen Z Social Summits, in partnership with Great Wolf Lodge for the second year in a row. The Summits will be held in Atlanta May 17 - 19 at the Great Wolf Lodge 150 Tom Hall Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30240 and in Orange County, CA October 18-20 Great Wolf Lodge SoCal 12681 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840. The brain child of Laura Filipowicz President of ConnectHER Media the Gen Z Social Summit brings together innovative Gen Z influencers and connects them with brands and leading organizations from across the nation. The Summit is primarily an invitation-only, interactive, and educational convention for Generation Z Influencers, their families, and Social Media Moms.

Highland Park Players Theater for Young Audiences will perform Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, based off the DreamWorks Animation film. Madagascar: A Musical Adventure runs from April 6th through April 14th at Sherwood Elementary School, 1900 Stratford Road, Highland Park. Performances are at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood.

Nominated for 8 ACADEMY AWARDS®*, including Best Picture, VICEstars Christian Bale in his Oscar-nominated role as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world. Co-starring Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, VICE is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics.

 The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced an incredible six-show lineup for its 201920 season. First, The 5th will stage a lavish production of Austen's Pride, A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice. For the holidays, The 5th will create a brand new staging of Shrek The Musical, which premiered at The 5th in 2008. The New Year kicks off with Stu for Silverton, which continues its developmental journey as a part of The 5th's New Musical Development Program. Next comes a joyful 5th Avenue Theatre original production of Sister Act, followed by an exclusive, limited two-week engagement of Once On This Island. The season will close with an original staging of the epic masterpiece, Evita. Additionally, The 5th will host a one-week run of the national tour of Jersey Boys.

Everyone's favorite ogre goes from swamp to stage as Peninsula Youth Theatre (PYT) proudly presents Shrek the Musical, a hysterical and multi-layered fairy tale, playing at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts this March.

In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne (Golden Globe® Winner Oliva Colman) occupies the throne, and her closest Friend, Lady Sarah (Academy Award® Winner Rachel Weisz), governs the country while tending to Anne's ill health and volatile temper. When new servant Abigail (Academy Award® Winner Emma Stone) arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing as she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous rivalry to become the Queen's favourite.

Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort invite guests to experience an exciting new dimension of sorcery at “The Wizarding World of Harry PotterTM” with the introduction of the “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle,” a powerful, original and breathtaking projection experience.

Stage and screen star Shane Richie is set to take the leading role of comic Archie Rice in a brand new production of John Osborne's The Entertainer coming to the Belgrade Theatre in October 2019.

Lights! Camera! Access! 2.0: Disability Through a Brand New Lens, an industry panel exploring talent with disabilities in front of and behind the camera in television, features, and streaming, was held on February 20th. The event, held at the Television Academy campus, was presented by The Loreen Arbus Foundation, EIN SOF Communications, and The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors, in association with Emerson College.

The Off-Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold the next event in its Seminars series focused on the Off-Broadway producing process on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense,Signs) completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with GLASS, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. GLASS is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy (Split, Atonement), Samuel L. Jackson (Hitman's Bodyguard, Avengers Franchise), Bruce Willis (Unbreakable, Die Hard), Sarah Paulson (Ocean's Eight, “American Horror Story”) and Anya-Taylor Joy (Split, The Witch). Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an in-depth look at the making of the film, deep insights on the characters, a never-before-seen alternate opening, and deleted scenes.

Wunderkind composer-producer-multi-instrumentalist and Decca Records artist JACOB COLLIER has announced Australian and New Zealand dates for his global Djesse Tour. The British artist will impress with back-to-back nights at Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 August, before playing his debut New Zealand shows at Auckland's The Powerstation on Monday 2 September and Wellington's Opera House on Wednesday 4 September. QPAC follows, performing as part of Brisbane Festival on Friday 6 September, closing with a night at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Saturday 7 September.