E. Davis News

We Happy Few productions, named by DCist as one of the Best Small Theatre Companies of 2015, delves into this moral conundrum with CHALK presented at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, June 22 - July 9.

?Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only in Jacksonville at the Times-Union Center for the Performing arts on November 21, 2016.

Author Natasha E. Davis shares her 10 years of intensive business success to readers in her new book, 'UNLEASH Your MILLIONAIRE MINDSET AND BUILD YOUR BRAND' (published by Xlibris). A single-manual called a university of success, the book seeks to shorten the learning curve for new entrepreneurs, remove frustrations for existing business owners and advance the business community.

Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller and the industry's largest independent record label, American Gramaphone, announced that his annual Christmas concert tour will begin on November 15th, 2016. Two traveling ensembles will hold performances across the country.

"It's Personal...Some of It is True"

Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea beautifully balances a heightened sense of wonder and allegory with humor and earthy practicality. Theater Alliance's production is a winning combination of Nathan Alan Davis' compelling script, beautiful design elements, and an expert cast giving us appealing and convincing characters which renders theatrical storytelling at its best.

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera announces four winners and seven finalists in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera 2014 Annual International Vocal Competition.

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Bring out the good silver, tease up your hair and dig out your mama's best casserole recipe. The Wetumpka Depot Players will soon be reminding audiences that being a Southern Belle is not a part time job. Instead it's a cradle to the grave commitment. A Southern Belle Primer (Or Why Princess Margaret Could Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma) will run for one weekend only at the Depot Theatre beginning tonight, May 29th. Always Patsy Cline author Ted Swindley has taken Marilyn Schwartz's charming book of the same title, and crafted it into a delightful evening at the theatre proclaiming the joys of southern sisterhood.

Bring out the good silver, tease up your hair and dig out your mama's best casserole recipe. The Wetumpka Depot Players will soon be reminding audiences that being a Southern Belle is not a part time job. Instead it's a cradle to the grave commitment. A Southern Belle Primer (Or Why Princess Margaret Could Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma) will run for one weekend only at the Depot Theatre beginning May 29th. Always Patsy Cline author Ted Swindley has taken Marilyn Schwartz's charming book of the same title, and crafted it into a delightful evening at the theatre proclaiming the joys of southern sisterhood.

When designer dog accessories company Bow Wow Couture (http://www.shopbwc.com) of Gainesville, Florida made the decision to gift its couture dog collars to celebrities attending The Artisan Group exhibit at GBK's Celebrity Gift Lounge for the 2013 Primetime Emmys, its expectations were modest. The decision has paid off however, with photos, thank you notes and tweeted accolades from gift bag recipients.

Angelina Fiordellisi, Founding Artistic Director of Cherry Lane Theatre, announces the following productions for the company's 2013-14 season:

Last weekend on Friday, July 19, New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara proposed to girlfriend Pilar Davis during the Jabbawockeez show "PRiSM" at Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. A Jabbawockeez fan and dance lover, Amukamara popped the question in style when he sneakily joined the dance crew onstage for a performance in costume. Davis was pulled onstage as part of the act, and after the routine Amukamara dropped to one knee and took off his mask to reveal himself to Davis for his heartwarming proposal - she said yes. This was the first proposal ever integrated into a Jabbawockeez show.

After not being pleased with any of the usher training manuals available, author Dr. Victor Davis wrote his own, Ushering With A Mission.

Reviving important but neglected operas is one of the ways the Bard SummerScape festival in New York's Annandale-on-Hudson has established itself as "a hotbed of intellectual and aesthetic adventure" (New York Times).

Can you just imagine the things Frank Abagnale Jr. could do if he were an enterprising teenager in the 21st Century? The charming, conniving and cunning young man would likely rule the world.

Trinity Repertory Company previously announced that Rhode Island's own Academy Award-nominated actress, Viola Davis, would be honored with the 2012 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 16th annual Pell Awards. Theater educator Elaine Foster Perry will receive the Charles Sullivan Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts, Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will receive the Pell Award For Leadership in Arts Education, and J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center and Professional Facilities Management, will be honored as the recipient of the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts. All awardees are past or current Rhode Islanders.

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicumwill host a memorial celebration for director, teacher and actress Heidi Helen Davis on Sunday, April 29 at 12 pm.

The Roy Arias Studios & Theaters, located in the Times Square Arts Center at 300 West 43rd Street, will present the first Times Square International Theater Festival from January 16 to 22, 2012.

The Roy Arias Studios & Theaters, located in the Times Square Arts Center at 300 West 43rd Street, will present the first Times Square International Theater Festival from January 16 to 22, 2012.