Hernandez News

 City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is kicking off July with a full week of shows taking place all across New York City. For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup for all SummerStage programming, visit www.SummerStage.org for all festival information. 

For Simpatico Theatre in Philadelphia, their 14th season is all about 'System Failures' in America.

The Holmdel Theatre Company will present 'The Outsiders', adapted by Christopher Sergel from the novel by S.E. Hinton , Friday July 20 through Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the Duncan Smith Theater in Holmdel.

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and CineFestival are excited to announce the 2018 Premios Mesquite winners, the Third Annual Ya'Ke Smith Filmmaker Award, master classes for directors, a free punk rock show featuring Fantástico and the official list of CineFestival after parties and receptions.  The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) will also present the inaugural NALAC Fund for the Arts Adán Medrano Legacy Award in Film.

Prop Thtr is pleased to announce casting for the first production of its 2018-19 season: NEVERLAND, a new devised riff on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, written and directed by the Prop's new Artistic Director Olivia Lilley and devised by the Ensemble. This spin on the classic tale centers on the final days of Neverland, as seen from the divergent perspectives of Peter, Wendy and Hook. 

“The Conners” (working title), a spinoff of the groundbreaking family comedy “Roseanne,” has been greenlit to series with an order of 10 episodes for fall 2018. After a sudden turn of events, the Conners are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before. This iconic family – Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J. – grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. Through it all, the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns – with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.

Following two rounds of highly-competitive the cast for Bishopsgate Institute's production of West Side Story can now be announced.

The Trans Theatre Festival 2018 running July 9 - 22 at The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn NY features a new play by Sandy Gooen called Pass/Fail. Pass/Fail is a new play by Sandy Gooen. This play about friendship, belonging, ... and passing, follows Johnny, who is a transmasculine student at a women's college, and his best friend Noah, who is a cis gay man at the Ivy League across the street.

The AT&T AUDIENCE Network series “Mr. Mercedes,” produced by Sonar Entertainment, is returning to San Diego Comic-Con July 19-21 with the cast and creators of season 2 for the “Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience” and show panel.

Exploring Puerto Rican identity and its progression through history, RIQUEÑO starts during the Hispanic-American War, continues through the current Puerto Rican Diaspora, and ends with a hypothetical view into the future years to come after hurricane Maria.

Jacoba Knaapen, Toronto Alliance or the Performing Arts (TAPA) Executive Director and Dora Mavor Moore Awards Producer, announced the VIP presenters today for the 39th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, to be held on Monday, June 25 at the Winter Garden Theatre of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.

The first-ever museum exhibition about a publicist, honoring the celebrity-studded life and career of a promotional genius who was nationally recognized and greatly admired, debuts June 19 - September 16 at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU with the premiere of Charlie Cinnamon: Legendary Press Agent.

This week (June 18-24 at 7pm/6c), Larry Hernandez, Karol G, Bronco, Luis Coronel, Carmen Villalobos, Catherine Siachoque, Litzy and Mariana Seoane, join Telemundo's 'Viva el Mundial y Mas' to experience the excitement of the 2018 FIFA World Cup with hosts Jacqueline Bracamontes and Karim Mendiburu. Continuing with the Word Cup fever, viewers can live all the action with these special guests during the one-hour sports and entertainment program offering analysis by soccer experts, exclusive reports and stories from fan experiences and everything that surrounds the most anticipated sports event in the world, in addition to the most updated social media happenings with beautiful Jessica Cediel.

North Carolina Theatre Conservatory, North Carolina Theatre's flagship training program offering professional instruction in acting, voice and dance for ages three to adult, is excited to bring to the stage its production of Pippin, July 6-8 at the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.

Get your groove on under the stars this summer as one of the hottest lineups of hip-hop, soul, funk and R&B artists is showcased at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for two months of electrifying, free Thursday night concerts.

Running virtually simultaneous with the celebrated Fresh Fruit Festival is the innovative Trans Theatre Festival July 9 - 22, 2018

Puerto Rican artist and Broadway performer Luis Salgado (ROCKY, Women on the Verge...) returns to Latin America after making his European directing debut with ON YOUR FEET as the associate director to Jerry Mitchell. Salgado's production of In The Heights at GALA Theatre in Washington D.C recently took home 9 Helen Hayes awards IncludIng Outstanding Direction and Choreography. He now embarks to South America to direct/choreograph a very special production, ELLA ES COLOMBIA; A fable filled with fantasy that is inspired by the essence of the Colombian people, music, artists and folklore.

Award-winning actress/producer Nyle Lynn stands her Brooklyn ground opposite acting heavyweight Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) in the new indie film, THE KIDS MENU, screening as an 'Official Selection' at the SOHO International Film Festival on June 17th.

The second automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic is on the line this Saturday evening, June 16, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The race is part of the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by America's Best Racing." Saturday's telecast will also include coverage of a special tribute to thoroughbred racing's 13th Triple Crown winner Justify, as well as interviews with jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bob Baffert one week after their historic victory.

Pearl is excited to launch Olé, San Antonio, a summer-long program celebrating San Antonio's connection to Spain, being held from June 15 through September 16, 2018. This monumental initiative is built around three key pillars: Gastronomy, Music & Dance, and Art & Architecture. Based on an intercambio (exchange) model, Pearl will host dozens of Spanish chefs, performers, artists, and cultural leaders throughout the summer to celebrate, collaborate, and explore San Antonio's 300-year connection to Spain. Tickets are now on sale for select performances along with a VIP Olé Ticket Package.