Hartley News

Ed Dixon's world premiere production attempts a whole new genre- the intellectual farce.

Imagine watching Lewis Carroll's Alice chat to the Caterpillar for an hour. That's a good place to begin imagining what THE SWELL, the play collaboratively created and presented by Horses' Heads Productions and Fruitzalad Productions, is like.

The new Broadway musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, based on Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning 20th-century epic Russian masterpiece, will star Tam Mutu making his Broadway debut as the passionate Doctor and poet Yurii Zhivago, Kelli Barrett (Wicked) as the alluring Lara Guishar, Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt (Rocky Horror Show) as the cynical bourgeois magistrate Viktor Komarovsky, and Paul Nolan (Jesus Chris Superstar) as political radical Pasha Antipov. Full casting to be announced soon.

CBS, the top-rated network in Daytime for 28 consecutive years, celebrates Thanksgiving with special themed episodes across the entire daypart, including holiday fare from LET'S MAKE A DEAL, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE TALK.

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Tampa Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman stopped by this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA to discuss their upcoming film HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 and shed light on how they were able to keep their roles fresh, fun and exciting.

Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis stopped by this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA to discuss their upcoming film HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 and the hilarity that ensued during production.

CBS, the top-rated network in Daytime for 28 consecutive years, celebrates Thanksgiving with special themed episodes across the entire daypart, including holiday fare from LET'S MAKE A DEAL, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE TALK.

TVGN today announced that it will rebrand as Pop across its distribution of 80 million homes on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. The CBS/Lionsgate joint venture, currently known as TVGN, will embrace a new on-air look and creative design to accompany its new brand promise - celebrating the fun of being a fan.

Two emerging Cape Town-based independent theatre companies, Horses' Heads Productions and Fruitzalad Productions, have collaborated to produce a new original theatre production, THE SWELL.

Tickets for the new Broadway musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, based on Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning 20th-century epic Russian masterpiece, will be available Monday, November 17, for Audience Rewards members who get first exclusive access to tickets now through November 30, via www.AudienceRewards.com .

The Phoenix Art Museum has announced its current and upcoming exhibitions through the end of 2015. Scroll down for details!

Yesterday, November 10, 2014, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) celebrated its annual gala. This year the organization honored Jules Fisher, Lynn Nottage, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The performances included previews of two productions from TCG Member Theatres: A Walk on the Moon (New York Stage and Film) and Immediate Family (About Face Theatre, Center Theatre Group, and the Goodman Theatre). Scroll down for photos from the event!

Villanova Theatre will present Charles L. Mee's intensely theatrical Big Love, based on The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus, directed by Harriet Power, and on stage today, November 11 - 23, 2014. Audiences are cordially invited to attend this wild wedding of mythic proportions - but will all 50 couples make it down the aisle?

Villanova Theatre is thrilled to present Charles L. Mee's intensely theatrical Big Love, based on The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus, directed by Harriet Power, and on stage November 11 - 23, 2014. Audiences are cordially invited to attend this wild wedding of mythic proportions - but will all 50 couples make it down the aisle? Check out a first look below!

ZU-UK, BoSI and Napalm Games present 'Economies of Experience'. The critically acclaimed performance company ZU-UK present this unique theatrical conference, exploring the future of combined arts, gaming and digital technologies in the public realm. The event runs today 6th November 2014, 11am to 5pm at The Chainstore, Trinity Buoy Wharf.

Villanova Theatre will present Charles L. Mee's intensely theatrical Big Love, based on The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus, directed by Harriet Power, and on stage November 11 - 23, 2014. Audiences are cordially invited to attend this wild wedding of mythic proportions - but will all 50 couples make it down the aisle?

Top Hat - winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography', 'Best Costume Design' from its seven nominations - is enjoying an epic 47-week UK tour, visiting 24 theatres nationwide. From Tuesday 2 December Top Hat will be Puttin' on the Ritz at the Theatre Royal Glasgow.

This past Saturday I continued my uncharacteristic tour of "scary" Halloween themed plays with Red Mountain Theatre Company's production of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. Of course, this Mel Brooks musical is not really scary, but it is definitely fun and entertaining. I found myself laughing out loud many times. This is my kind of Halloween fun!

On Halloween night 2008, Deanna Walters and her two-year-old daughter, Martina, were herded into her estranged husband Robbie's 18-wheel truck. For the next four and a half days, Deanna endured a horrifying cross-country trip, suffering relentless brutality at his hands.