James Smith News

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics, The Dramatics featuring LJ Reynolds, The Jones Girls featuring Shirley Jones, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Ted Mills - the voice of Blue Magic - and more! Only NJ appearance of this '70s soul band extravaganza! Friday, November 25, 2016 8:00 PM at Prudential Hall.

Elena Karapetis has moved into scriptwriting and is presenting her second play, Gorgon.

The Shaw Festival's 55th season begins Saturday at 2 p.m. with the first preview of Thornton Wilder's beloved play Our Town. Molly Smith, artistic director of Washington, D.C's Tony award-winning Arena Stage, returns to The Shaw to breathe vivid, new life into this classic piece of theatre - a talent she displayed so brilliantly in her production of My Fair Lady in 2011.

Talk Is Free Theatre has announced today the cast for the final production of the season, the musical Darling of the Day. 

In effect, there are five plays running at the same time.

OUR SINATRA: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, the critically acclaimed musical saluting and honoring the music of Frank Sinatra, will mark its 15th Anniversary (2000-2015) and celebrate the Centennial (1915-2015) of one of our greatest American vocalists in a return engagement of the award-winning production.

Returning after two sold out runs, The Cultch is pleased to once again present Ronnie Burkett's The Daisy Theatre from Tuesday, December 1st to Sunday, December 20 at the Historic Theatre. 

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell and the Shaw Festival announce principal casting and the creative teams for the 2016 playbill. The 2016 season features new and core ensemble members and beloved returning artists celebrating Ms. Maxwell's final season and 14-year tenure at The Shaw.

OUR SINATRA: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, the critically acclaimed musical saluting and honoring the music of Frank Sinatra, will mark its 15th Anniversary (2000-2015) and celebrate the Centennial (1915-2015) of one of our greatest American vocalists in a return engagement of the award-winning production.

Volpone is the richest nobleman in Venice, but he still wants more. He wants everything.

This October (10-24) at the Adelaide Festival Centre's Space Theatre, Brink Productions presents the world premiere season of The Aspirations of Daise Morrow - a new work based on a short story by Australian writer and Nobel Prize recipient, Patrick White, featuring a cast led by Paul Blackwell and Kris McQuade - two of the country's greatest theatre actors - and with live music by Zephyr Quartet.

State Theatre Company's Resident Director Nescha Jelk (Othello, Jesikah, Random) directs Emily Steel's brand new adaptation of Ben Jonson's outstanding and outrageous comedy. Starring local legend and master clown Paul Blackwell as a wealthy master of disguise and self-proclaimed ladies' man, Volpone is set to follow up State Theatre Company's recent tradition of comedy in winter with a dose of theatrical mayhem.

The Blyth Festival continues its 41st Season with the world premiere of a new musical, Fury, written by Peter Smith with music by Samuel Sholdice. Directed by Micheline Chevrier, Fury plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from tonight, July 29 to September 12.

The Blyth Festival continues its 41st Season with the world premiere of a new musical, Fury, written by Peter Smith with music by Samuel Sholdice. Directed by Micheline Chevrier, Fury plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from July 29 to September 12.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries announces the start of production of the Original Movie 'Hello, It's Me,' which will World Premiere in FALL 2015. Kellie Martin ('ER,' 'Life Goes On') will star as a mother whose late husband communicates with her from above in this heartwarming romance along with Kavan Smith ('Rogue,' 'When Calls The Heart'), Erin Pitt ('Against the Wild'), Jack Fulton, ('The Christmas Parade') and Chad Connell ('Gone Tomorrow'). 'Hello, It' Me' is based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Wendy Markham.

In an intense hour we meet two damaged and dysfunctional young people, Chloe and Chris, the 'odd boy', as she describes him.

A new book from Thames & Hudson casts London as a world capital of menswear luxury.

The University of San Francisco (USF) will host its 13th annual Human Rights Film Festival, an event that seeks to promote awareness and discussions of global human rights injustices through films from around the world