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Hosts, Presenters and Air Date Announced for 2018 American Humane Hero Dog Awards

Television and film star James Denton and model and animal advocate Beth Stern will return to host the 2018 American Humane Hero Dog Awards®, a star-studded annual celebration of heroes on both ends of the leash, honoring outstanding working dogs from around the country. The awards gala, sponsored by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation and Zoetis Petcare (a U.S. business unit of Zoetis), will also feature Danielle Fishel, Carrie Ann Inaba, Naomi Judd, Bailee Madison, Debbie Matenopoulos, Cameron Mathison, Brandon McMillan, Denise Richards and Alison Sweeney as presenters. Additional celebrity participants and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Photo Flash: New Ohio Theatre Presents Encore Run of Ice Factory Festival Hit DEAR DIARY LOL

New Ohio Theatre proudly presents an encore performance of the hit of the 2018 Ice Factory Festival, DEAR DIARY LOL, created by Antigravity Performance Project and co-directed by Francesca Montanile Lyons and Michael T. Williams. DEAR DIARY LOL runs from September 26 - 29, 2018 at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City.

Soho Rep Announces 2018-19 Season

Soho Rep. announces its 2018-2019 season, with two world premieres that demonstrate the small but flexible space's 'indispensible' (New York Magazine) presence as 'a 70-seat house filled with big ideas' (Hilton Als, The New Yorker). Through singular and irreverent stylistic approaches, Kate Tarker's Thunderbodies,directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz (October 16-November 18, 2018), and Christopher Chen's Passage, directed by Saheem Ali (April 23-May 26, 2019),interrogate the staggering ramifications of U.S and global imperialism.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with DIRTY DANCING

Rehearsal images have been released for the new 2018/19 UK tour of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, which opens in Brighton on Thursday 20 September 2018. Check out the photos below!

CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS to Return to The CW for 2019 Show

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) are pleased to announce that the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on Sunday, January 13, 2019 (7:00-10:00p.m. Live ET/ Delayed PT). The show will continue its combined Film and Television awards format, honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming achievement, and take place once again at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

American Bard Theater Company Presents the NYC Premiere of YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT

American Bard Theater Company presents the New York City premiere of You Wouldn't Expect, a play written by Marilynn Barner Anselmi examining the staggering truths about the coercive influence of the government-sponsored eugenics program and its direct focus on poverty and race. Cezar Williams directs a cast of eight, including Cherie Danielle, Adiagha Faizah, Carl Fisk, Erin Gilbreth*, Ross G. Hewitt, Malikha Mallette, Okema T Moore*, and Atiya Yanique Taylor. Fifteen performances will be staged at The Chain Theater, 312 West 36th Street in New York City, from September 19-October 7, 2018.

SPOT FOR DANCE to Be Presented as Part of PARK(ing) Day

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 21, 2018

Frangela Debut Album RESIST! Out 10/19, Stream Unreleased Track

Comedy duo Frangela announce the release of their debut comedy album RESIST! out October 19 on Kill Rock Stars. Recorded in front of an appropriately raucous audience, Frangela offer up a fast-paced, wickedly funny spin through our present day agonies, from politics to toga parties,Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton are fired up and they want you to be too! RESIST! is an album that's pointed and hilarious in equal measure. 

The Show People Podcast Celebrates Its 1st Birthday

Today Arion Productions celebrates the 1st birthday of The Show People Podcast by releasing their 30th episode of their highly successful theatre podcast with special guest - performer and entrepreneur Scott Garnham.

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Te Auaha Wellington

The Addams Family combines dark chuckles with laugh out loud fun. You wouldn't want to miss out on experiencing this cast of up and coming musical theatre stars. Tickets are vanishing fast, and deservedly so - grab one before they sell out.

Photo Flash: First Look at Pasadena Playhouse's NATIVE GARDENS

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, is presenting Native Gardens, a new comedy by Karen Zacarias and directed by Seinfeld's Jason Alexander. The production runs September 5 through 30 at Pasadena Playhouse; the press opening is September 9.

Brubeck Brothers Quartet to Perform in Connecticut

Jazz lovers rejoice! Dan and Chris Brubeck, sons of jazz giant Dave Brubeck, arrive at the University of Saint Joseph's Autorino Center for the Arts with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 7pm.

Prototype Festival Announces Three Additional Presentations

Opera/Theatre/Now announces full programming for the seventh annual festival of fresh opera-theatre & music-theatre, running January 5-13, 2019 and featuring ten presentations that "shift the whole paradigm of what opera is and can be" (New York Observer).

Sweaty Pits Pity Party Comes to Sydney Fringe

Two friends pursue their dream of creating a sketch show that encapsulates their messages of equality, anger, and love...while still being silly buggers. But among the squirting citrus, the 80's aerobics, and the magic mike strip routines, they realise their dreams might be a little out of reach. It's comedy, it's burlesque, it's slap stick, it's Sweaty Pits' debut show, it's harder than they thought.

The Acting Company's 2018 Fall Gala Honors Bill Rauch, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel And Ambassador Carl Spielvogel

The Acting Company (Ian Belknap, Artistic Director; Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Executive Director) will honor director and artistic leader Bill Rauch and the married civic leaders Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and Ambassador Carl Spielvogel- individuals whose exemplary work aligns with the artistic and educational ideals of the storied repertory company that produces nationally recognized theater productions and arts education programs-at the Company's 2018 Fall Gala, on November 12. Held at the historic Metropolitan Club (One East 60th Street), the event will bring together awards, live entertainment, silent and live auctions, dinner, and cocktails in celebration of theater and its contribution to American society.

Mainstage Irving-las Colinas In Association With The ThinkIndia Foundation Presents THE RED PASHMINA

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas with partner The thinkIndia Foundation will present the intriguing THE RED PASHMINA, running September 22-29, 2018, at the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Theater (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062). All evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Single tickets range from $25-50 and are on sale now at the Irving Arts Center Box Office (972.252.2787/ www.irvingartscenter.com). Ticket discounts are available for seniors and students.

Olivier Award-Winner Iwan Rheon Stars In FOXFINDER At The Ambassadors Theatre

Dawn King's Foxfinder will have its West End premiere at the Ambassadors Theatre from 6 September 2018 for a strictly limited season until 5 January 2019. Olivier Award-winner Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones' Ramsay Bolton, Misfits) will star in the unsettling and darkly comic drama directed by Rachel O'Riordan whose production of Killology at the Royal Court won the 2018 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre. Further casting will be announced at a later date.

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