Chicago Shakespeare announces today fourteen productions in the Theater's 2018/19 Season-encompassing the dynamic and diverse range of offerings which have come to characterize a company that defies theatrical category. The season features programming across Chicago Shakespeare's performance spaces-the Courtyard Theater, the theater Upstairs, The Yard, and even in the lobby's Pub-fully activating the Theater's vibrant and multifaceted campus on Navy Pier.
Pittsburgh CLO is pleased to welcome several special guests, artists and performers as part of the SPARK festival, March 26-April 8, 2018. Tony Award® winner BETH LEAVEL will star in SPARK's feature workshop, THE DOUBLE-THREAT TRIO; West End star CHRIS PELUSO is set to be featured as part of THE PERFECT MATE writing residency; Broadway's DAVID ZIPPEL will serve as SPARK's Guest Mentor; and the Q BROTHERS will make their Pittsburgh debut with Q GENTS as part of the SPARK Late Night Series at the CLO Cabaret! SPARK Premier Passes are now available online at pittsburghCLO.org/SPARK.
Cocktail Artist, an innovative brand of premium cocktail mixes and baringredients, celebrates its one-year anniversary this month with the release of seven new products, crafted by award-winning mixologists from across America and the Bahamas. After a year of driving growth in the cocktail mix category at one of the nation's largest retailers, the Cocktail Artist family now touts 15 products, including category mainstays Margarita Mix and Bloody Mary Mix, available nationwide.
For over a decade Outlook Festival has been the world's leading bass music party; a mecca for artists, fans and audiophiles alike. As ever, the 2018 line-up brings together respected heritage names with fresh-faced acts changing the game, and Outlook have just dropped another 80+ acts on board across the four days and nights. Find Shy FX, Goldie, Johnny Osbourne & Soul Stereo (Fatta), Nadia Rose, High Focus Records, MJ Cole, Break, Zed Bias, Dub Phizix & Strategy and The Heatwave are just a few of the acts who'll be heading to Outlook's famed fortress home. Across the sun-drenched Outlook days and hazy nights between 6th - 10th September, attendees can expect to hear reggae, dubstep, bass, grime, DnB, garage, dub, soul and hip-hop soundtracking the Outlook experience. Tickets are available now from £115 from http://bit.ly/2FBOdBs, act fast to secure one at this price.
David F. Slone has been blessed to spend much of his life attending and performing in fabulous shows. Nonetheless, he's particularly giddy to be able to celebrate his the culmination of his fifth decade on the planet by presenting this ridiculously eclectic evening of song, dance, magic, circus, comedy, and more!
Today, NYC-based indie/soul artist Michael Blume has released a new music video for his single 'Blunder' - premiered via NYLON.com. The video provides a connective visual to the dynamic track, reminding us all that we can overcome negativity and self- doubt to go from being our own harshest critic to our biggest ally. The song is available now on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify and is from Michael's forthcoming EP due out later this year.
Montalvo Arts Center continues its acclaimed Carriage House Concert Series with two musical sensations. May 17 will see a performance by one of New York's most exciting up-and-coming singer/songwriters Matt Beilis followed on May 22 with Pulitzer-Prize-winning artist Henry Threadgill, one of the premier composers, thinkers, and reedmen of this era, and his brand new powerhouse ensemble, the Threadgill-Iyer-Prieto Trio.
Winners, presenters and nominees for the WOW Women in Creative Industries Awards at Southbank Centre including (L-R) Lennie Goodings, Sabrina Mahfouz, Phyllida Lloyd, Bobby Baker, Liz Carr, Kate Mosse, Lubaina Himid, Shobana Jeyasingh, Amy Lame, Mary Portas, Jackie Hagan, Juno Dawson, Louis Weaver, Dawn Walton, Mona Hammond, Jude Kelly, Liv Little, Roshni Goyate, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Sarah Crompton, Vicky Featherstone, Mira Kaushik, Josette Bushell-Mingo, Deborah Williams and Adjoa Andoh
Each year, Dimensions Festival impresses with an immaculately curated line-up that unites the heaviest names from the electronic underground with new gen artists about to break through, and 2018 is no different.
Nickelodeon today announced it has renewed its hit competition series Lip Sync Battle Shorties for a second season with 10 half-hour episodes. The ultimate music showdown, which to-date ranks as the number one show with kids 6-11 in its Friday night timeslot, features real kids lip-syncing pop songs in celebration of their favorite artists, while competing for the iced-out Shorties mic. Multi-faceted entertainer Nick Cannon returns as host, along with show sidekick JoJo Siwa. Production will begin in Los Angeles this summer.
The Music Hall's Writers in the Loft presents beloved, legendary author Walter Mosley and his first thriller for the "Black Lives Matter" age, DOWN THE RIVER UNTO THE SEA. The book is the first mystery in a new series starring former cop Joe "King" Oliver, who was one of New York's finest investigators - until he was framed for assault by his enemies within the NYPD. A decade later, King is a private detective, running his agency with the help of his teenage daughter, Aja-Denise. But when he receives a card in the mail from the woman who admits she was paid to frame him years ago, King realizes he has no choice but to take his own case.
Today, New York Women in Communications (NYWICI) announces the honorees of the 2018 Matrix Awardsthe communications industry's most prestigious award, given annually to a short list of extraordinary women who are shaping and shaking the world.
Author, social and political activist, and syndicated sex advice columnist Dan Savage will be the guest of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) for a moderated conversation on Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m.
On the heels of Anne Lamott's role as moderator for Hillary Clinton's sold-out Seattle appearance in December, and Lindy West's October "Witch Hunt" column in the New York Times, these two inspirational nasty women take the Benaroya Hall stage within days of each other, much to the delight of Seattle audiences.
Michael Wolff, author of the controversial and best-selling book Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House, has announced his first-ever national speaking tour, "An Evening with Michael Wolff: Fire and Fury". Wolff will be appearing in theaters across the U.S. and Canada as a first-hand witness to the absurd methods driving the madness of this presidency and our country. Wolff will also share new, exclusive details about his experience inside Trump's White House that have yet to be publicly disclosed.
Today, NYC-based indie/soul artist Michael Blume has released a brand new single 'Blunder.' - premiered via Billboard.com. Ignited by pensive lyrics, 'Blunder' bursts with palpable intensity and emotion as dynamic production builds into an explosive vocal riff. The song is available now on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify and is from Michael's forthcoming EP due out later this year.
The official video for Courtney Marie Andrews' new single, “Kindness of Strangers,” is premiering today. Watch the video below. Shot in L.A. on Super 8 film by The Brothers Wright, the video originally debuted at British GQ, who praises, “The record is another reflection of her eclectic style and songwriting skill...the video captures Andrews as an ethereal figure in a set of passing images, using gentle lighting and double exposure it creates a different and tastefully abstract music video,” while The Fader declares, “'Kindness of Strangers' rules…incredible cut…what a voice she has—it always lifts me up.”
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for the theatrical event of the season: Macbeth, adapted and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and Aaron Posner-the celebrated creative duo behind CST's The Tempest, winner of the Jeff Award for Best Production in 2015. Starring Ian Merrill Peakesas Macbeth and Chaon Cross as Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's psychological thriller immerses audiences in a world of dark magic and ambition, delving into the twisted psyches of the ultimate power-hungry couple.
