Emily Francis News

Piu Entertainment (Istanbul and London) stage rock, classical, indie, jazz and world music concerts by internationally renowned performers at high profile venues globally. On February 21st Piu will present the fast rising composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist GAZEL at the BORDERLINE, London's most popular, most intimate gig space tucked away in a basement in Soho.

Anywhere you live in the country, there is at least one theater doing it during the holidays at least one theater that has a production known for being the region's big, must-see holiday event. Our part of the country is no different, as there are a few different productions of A Christmas Carol running this month, including some that have been ongoing for some time. In Guthrie, A Territorial Christmas Carol has been an annual family traditions for thirty years. As with many versions of the story, this one adapts it for a different time period, taking it out of Dickensian England and placing it at another moment in history. In keeping with Guthrie's proud history, that moment is the time when Oklahoma was at its youngest, not long after the land run of 1889, when Guthrie was the capital of the new territory, years before it would become a state.

Several Broadway, television and film stars attending the Opening Night performance of A Bronx Tale, starring Academy Award nominated actor Chazz Palminteri in his Broadway debut on Thursday, October 25. Directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks, A Bronx Tale plays a limited 18 week engagement at The Walter Kerr Theatre

Film, stage and television star MICHAEL MCKEAN visits WB 11 Morning News host host Emily Francis for a live chat about his role in the world premiere of Atlantic Theater Company's A Second Hand Memory, written and directed by Woody Allen.