Hartley News

After guest-starring in the season two finale, actress Melanie Liburd returns to THIS IS US as a season three regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Liburd guest-starred on the season two finale of the hit NBC show.  Warning, Season 2 spoiler alerts ahead!

Grammy winning singer / songwriter, John Berry, celebrated his new single, “Beautifully Broken,” the title track for the exhilarating new feature film of the same name at the red carpet VIP Premiere Monday evening. The single has been #1 on the Christian Music Weekly Chart for 5 weeks and in the top ten since charting 23 weeks ago. “Beautifully Broken” is currently at #34 on the MusicRow Country Charts and continues to rise, breaking a 22 year stretch for charting a single on radio. The song was also added to Spotify's New Traditions: Country Heroes Playlist.

OLD BOY is a show about the bond between grandfathers and grandsons. It features the real relationships of men and boys from Glasgow in an attempt to explore the love that is shared between men in families and the legacy passed down through generations in Scotland.

La Victoria: Resilience & Creativity, an exhibition of photographs by the SALTO Collective examining issues of belonging and identity in their home city of Santiago, Chile, will be on view at Urbano Project, August 30 – October 5, 2018.  This will be the first exhibition of these works in the U.S. An opening celebration will take place on September 5 from 6-8PM, with a talk by Chilean-American writer and human rights activist Marjorie Agosin.

Celebration Theatre announces that the third and final show in its 2017-2018 season, the smash-hit, critically acclaimed production of CABARET

See Chicago Dance (SCD), the dance industry's nonprofit marketing and advocacy organization, hosts its fourth Annual Gala, taking place September 25 from 6 to 10 p.m. at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph Street. The event celebrates Chicago's thriving dance community and honors two individuals who have been important to its success: Shirley Mordine, founder and artistic director of Mordine & Co. Dance Theater, receives the Legacy Award recognizing her artistic leadership, and Angelique Power, president of the Field Foundation of Illinois, receives the Distinguished Service to the Dance Field Award.

Michael Angarano has been announced to play Nicky, Jack's brother on THIS IS US season three, according to Deadline. The show will meet Nicky when it goes back in time to Vietnam to chronicle Jack's time during the war. 

 Hollywood Records have signed 11-year-old JD McCrary to an exclusive recording deal. McCrary, who is the youngest artist to ever be signed to the label, will play the role of Young Simba in the highly anticipated live action remake of The Lion King, due for release in 2019, alongside Donald Glover and Beyoncé.

Producing Artistic Director Elizabeth Flemming, Associate Artistic Director Ethan Paulini and Managing Director Frank Hartley will present a new adaptation of Alice in Wonderland in Alice's Tea Cup called Alice in Alice's. This brand new adaptation features Book, Music and Lyrics by Joe Barros and Rick Edinger. Performances begin August 11 and run through September 12 at Alice's Tea Cup - Chapter II, 165 E. 64th St in Manhattan. Showtimes are 9am todays and Sundays and 3pm on Wednesdays. Tickets are $18 for general admission and include a tea and scone.

BroadwayWorld is taking you behind the scene's of Serenbe's acclaimed production of Titanic the Musical - set on an actual lake featuring a sinking cruise liner at each performance! 

BroadwayWorld is giving you and a friend a chance to attend Serenbe Playhouse'sTITANIC: THE MUSICAL, directed by Brian Clowdus. The show began performances on July 11th and runs to August 12th. TITANIC: THE MUSICAL is produced at The Inn Lake at Serenbe. 

Liverpool charity Genie In The Gutter today announce the cast of their brand-new production One Man's Story, which is being premiered in a special fund-raising event in Liverpool this September.

Nancy Manocherian's the cell (Artistic Director Kira Simring) in Chelsea, New York City has announced Joseph Hendel's adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's classic play as part of their ongoing residency series.

Serenbe Playhouse presents TITANIC: THE MUSICAL, directed by Brian Clowdus. The show began performances on July 11th and runs to August 12th. TITANIC: THE MUSICAL is produced at The Inn Lake at Serenbe. Get a first look below!

Nancy Manocherian's the cell (Artistic Director Kira Simring) in Chelsea, New York City has announced Joseph Hendel's adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's classic play as part of their ongoing residency series.

Serenbe Playhouse presents TITANIC: THE MUSICAL, directed by Brian Clowdus. The show began performances on July 11th and runs to August 12th. TITANIC: THE MUSICAL is produced at The Inn Lake at Serenbe. Watch an exclusive video below to see clips from the production!

There's another post-apocalyptic jukebox coming to theaters across the United States. Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL - The Musical kicks off a US national tour in Detroit this November. But, you don't have to wait for the show to tour to your neck of the woods to hear its score. Recently, Ghostlight Records released the rollicking BAT OUT OF HELL - The Musical Original Cast Recording, giving audiences the world over unprecedented access to the potentially epic musical.

BWW catches up with Jess Thorpe from Glas(s) Performance to chat about bringing Old Boy to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The crew over at Serenbe Playhouse says that everyone always asks, 'How are you going to sink a boat nightly?' Trove Studio has been with the theatre through the entire process and documented it all. Watch the featurette, titled 'Sinking The Titanic,' below!

The new classical series Only at Merkin with Terrance McKnight, featuring, among others, the world-renowned pianists Andre Watts and Ursula Oppens; the world premiere of a piano quintet by acclaimed new music composer Laura Kaminsky; and presentations by Academy and Grammy Awards winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Frozen); Emmy, Tony, Grammy and Academy Awards winner Bobby Lopez (Frozen); Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal); and 10-time Tony winner Maury Yeston (Titanic, Nine) are among the numerous highlights of the Kaufman Music Center's diverse 2018-19 season at Merkin Hall.