HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Hunting PLC announced that 121 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2016 Hunting Art Prize in which participants vie for a $50,000 award. The competition, which is celebrating its 36 th anniversary, is the largest prize in the category of painting and drawing available in North America.
If as Oscar Wilde wrote, 'Beauty is a form of genius, indeed a higher form of genius, and needs no explanation,' the Milwaukee Ballet and Michael PInk affirm this statement with a resounding performance of their World Premiere ballet Dorian Gray. Based on Wilde's late 19th century novella, Pink and his 'dream team,'--Lighting Designer David Grill, Composer Philip Fenney and Costume/Scenic Designer Todd Edward Ivins--sparked magical genius in the first full length ballet staged in the Historic Pabst Theater. Ivins spoke the essence of the moment when he stated, 'A historic occasion in a historic theater.'
The BAFTA Awards were just announced, with Leonardo DiCaprio continuing his winning streak on his march to the Oscars. Check out the full winners list below!
Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced the lineup for the 2016 New Voices Young Playwrights Festival, an evening of new ten-minute plays written by local high school students. The New Voices Festival runs from April 25 - 26 at 7 p.m. in the Bingham Theatre.
With Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and RUSS AND ROGER GO BEYOND (in which he'll play legendary film critic Roger Ebert) on the horizon, the Tony nominee has partnered with Paramount Pictures for the new comedy HEAVY DUTY, based on an original idea by Gad, according to Deadline.
?Due to popular demand, A Red Orchid Theatre has extended its critically-acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' The Mutilated, directed by Ensemble Member Dado. The Mutilated will now run through March 13, 2016. The Mutilated features Ensemble Members Lance Baker, Jennifer Engstrom, Mierka Girten, Steve Haggard, Shade Murray, Doug Vickers and Natalie West with Ciera Dawn, Jennifer Glasse, Roy Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez, Morgan Maher, Lauren Vogel and Dominque Worsley. A Red Orchid Theatre is located at 1531 N Wells.
When Samantha Bee enters the late-night arena in her new TBS series FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE, she's going to have the strength of the Turner portfolio behind her.
Christopher Tierney and Gillian Abbott star as Johnny Castle and Frances 'Baby' Houseman in the national tour of DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE, which opened Tuesday night in Los Angeles for its run now through February 21 at the Pantages Theater. BroadwayWorld has photos from the starry red carpet, featuring Kenny Ortega, Corbin Bleu and more, below!
Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford ('Sylvia,' 'You Can't Take It With You,' 'Masters of Sex') has been cast as COLUMBIA, the castle's feisty live-in groupie, in the two-hour television event THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, airing this fall on FOX.
The King's College is proud to present the New York premiere of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' virtually unknown first musical, A Pound in Your Pocket. Strouse and Adams had just met as two young, aspiring artists when they collaborated on Pound in 1958. The show, adapted from a radio play written for Helen Hayes and based on the Charles Dickens novel The Old Curiosity Shop, had a short-lived albeit critically-acclaimed regional theater run, but soon became eclipsed by the international success of Bye, Bye Birdie. Now, almost six decades later, this history-making work can finally be seen by New York audiences.
When Samantha Bee enters the late-night arena in her new TBS series FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE, she's going to have the strength of the Turner portfolio behind her.
Now in its 14th year, the Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUTF) is becoming New York's premiere winter/spring theatre event showcasing independent theatre artists. The month-long festival, produced by Creative Ammo, Inc., provides writers and performance artists from America's burgeoning multicultural landscape the opportunity to share their stories that interpret our history and our times.
The story of a boy named Peter Pan who refuses to grow up has delighted audiences since Scottish writer J.M. Barrie wrote about the mischievous boy who can fly and have adventures in a mythical island called Neverland. That was more than a century ago, but the appeal has never dimmed. The story has been converted to animation, a dramatic film, a television series and other works.
Today, January 30, at 8:30 p.m., Dominican Republic-born singer and guitarist Joan Soriano brings his 'clean, feathery guitar sound' (NPR) to Zankel Hall in a concert presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC. The acclaimed musician has played a major role in popularizing bachata, the African- and Spanish-based soul music sometimes called the 'Dominican blues.' In this concert, Soriano is accompanied by a six-piece band that features guitars, bass, and Latin percussion.
? Lookingglass Theatre Company announces the election of its newest Artistic Director, Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Stillman has served as Artistic Director of New Work since 2004 and replaces current Artistic Director, Ensemble Member Andrew White. White, who has held the post since 2010, will serve as the company's first Connectivity and Engagement Director. Ensemble Member Philip R. Smith remains on the artistic leadership team in his role as Producing Director. In this spirit of ensemble and collaboration, Lookingglass Ensemble members routinely vote on the position of artistic director every three years. Elections are then ratified by the Lookingglass Board of Directors, and this artistic transition is effective immediately.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards.
Guys and Dolls/music & lyrics by Frank Loesser/book by Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows/based on stories by Damon Runyon/directed by John LaLonde/Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre, Claremont/through February 27
Look out, Los Angeles! 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' originals Stevie J and Joseline are ready to take Tinseltown by storm with the premiere of VH1's new series 'Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood' tonight, January 25 at 9PM ET/PT.
Second Stage Theatre will soon present the New York premiere production of SMART PEOPLE, the new play by LYDIA R. DIAMOND (Stick Fly), directed by Tony® Award winner KENNY LEON (A Raisin in the Sun, The Wiz Live!). MAHERSHALA ALI (House of Cards), JOSHUA JACKSON (The Affair), ANNE SON (My Generation), and TESSA THOMPSON (Creed) will co-star in the production.