Elle News

The creators of the Broadway bound hit musical Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical proudly return to New York City with the world premiere musical AN EVENING WITH PHYLLIS HYMAN. 

The 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year gala will begin with a reception and silent auction offering an exclusive and unparalleled selection of luxury items, VIP experiences, and one-of-a-kind celebrity memorabilia for bidding guests.

Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned last night to host Country Music's Biggest Night in 2016. THE 50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS aired live from the Bridgestone Arena on the ABC Television Network.

"3-D Auteurs," a 19-day, 34-film festival spotlighting stereoscopic movies by some of history's most distinguished directors, will run at Film Forum from Friday, November 11 through Tuesday, November 29. The festival spans 3-D's earliest days (including some turn-of-the-century films by pioneer Georges Melies) to the present, and represents virtually every genre, including Westerns, Film Noir, and Science Fiction.

Production has begun in Louisiana on writer/director Sofia Coppola's THE BEGUILED, which reteams the filmmaker with Focus Features.

Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Pentatonix is poised to host their first-ever holiday network special on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Performance Space 122's annual performance festival, Coil, returns for its twelfth edition with 13 individual events.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Carousel, directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

JoAnne Warren has completed her new book 'Vanishing Angle': a non-stop blood-tingling tale of mysterious deaths taking place aboard an ocean-going vessel.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., has announced the second edition of Pigments of Your Imagination: Creating with Alcohol Inks by Cathy Taylor.

'Ms. Pearl Makes a Discovery' is a new children's book designed to encourage curiosity and get children excited about learning STEAM or science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. The story takes place at a nature park, where a female scientist named Ms. Pearl performs a variety of experiments in her laboratory with help from her animal friends - Sean the Squirrel, Teddy the Turtle, Elle the Elephant, Alex the Alligator, and Max the Monkey. Each character has a special talent while together exploring the fascinating world of STEAM. Readers will witness the shenanigans of Ms. Pearl and her animal friends, and be inspired to reproduce the kid-friendly experiments presented in the book. Ms. Pearl's character is loosely based on the Author, Christina Washington, who also happens to be a Scientist. Mrs. Washington created Ms. Pearl and the STEAM characters to reflect her love for STEAM. About The Author Mrs. Washington entered her first science fair in the 2nd grade, embarking on a lifelong journey as a Scientist. Mrs. Washington has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's degree in Physics. She has a variety of career experiences as an Engineer, Physicist, science educator, and with curriculum development. She has also received numerous awards including Top 40 under 40 Professional honoree, US Army Material Command Award for Research, Clark Atlanta University Outstanding Service Award, and is a featured Physicist on the American Physical Society's website. She also founded Young Scholars to promote academic achievement in STEAM while increasing awareness of STEAM careers. Mrs. Washington is pleased to offer 'Ms. Pearl makes a Discovery' and looks forward to enriching the community with quality educational content. Ordering Info Ms. Pearl Makes a Discovery is currently available on Amazon. All orders received by November 15, 2016 will be personalized and autographed by the Author.

After four successful Enthusiastic Events!, The Dance Enthusiast is thrilled to announce the 5th Enthusiastic Events! event:  Dance: Island to Island-Moving Caribbean in New York City, Wednesday November 16, 6:15 PM to 9 (nibblies before and after; performance at 7 PM) at Gibney Dance, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers Street).   Enthusiastic Events! is proud to partner with PANK Elephant Catering, who will be providing tasty delicacies from all over the Caribbean chain.   The event follows four successful previous Enthusiastic Events! in which The Dance Enthusiast celebrated the relationship of dance to other important fields: the world of design and fashion, the world of empowing thought and action, the world of visual art and, most recently, the landscape of dance on Broadway versus concert dance versus Reality TV.   

Ayesha Curry brings family and friends together to celebrate as she cooks up her favorite recipes, in new series AYESHA'S HOMEMADE, premiering Today, October 22nd at 12pm ET/PT on Food Network.

The Theater 14th Street Y & Bearded Ladies Productionspresent Y Cabaret, as part of the Theater/Dance Series curated at The Theater at The 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th Street, NYC from October 31-November 1, 2016 at 7:30pm. Y Cabaret features: Abrakus, Bryn Cohn + Artists, Brendan Drake, Jenn Freeman, LoudHoundMovement and shawnbibledanceco., Jenn Freeman. Tickets are $20 in advance ($22 at the door) and are available atwww.14streety.org/ycabaret.

Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited, in association with Theatr Clwyd and Wales Millennium Centre, are presenting the 20thAnniversary production of Jonathan Larson's ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical RENT.

The Music Center, L.A.'s performing arts destination, launches its 2016-17 dance season today, October 21, 2016, with Celebrate Forsythe, a 'dance first' and special salute to the acclaimed choreographer, William Forsythe.

Jewish Women's Theatre's popular Sunday morning Bagels & Bestsellers program will host comic novelist Christopher Noxon, on November 6 at 10:30am at The Braid, 2912 Colorado Ave., Suite 102, Santa Monica.  Noxon will discuss his novel Plus One, which Elle magazine describes as 'A rather delicious read.'

Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea, Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!! and Jim Jarmusch's Paterson are among the IFP Gotham Awards nominees announced today.