John Hancock News

The most expansive and ambitious aerial series in U.S. television history - AERIAL AMERICA - is taking a closer look at the nation's great urban areas in a new six-part spinoff series, AERIAL CITIES. Each episode reveals fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America's most famed metropolises: Las Vegas, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Along with showcasing each city's iconic landmarks and often-surprising history, the series' 4K cameras capture a bird's-eye perspective of the frenzy of work and play that make each city so distinctive - from morning yoga on Miami Beach to the dizzying job of changing a lightbulb at the top of Seattle's Space Needle and the highest open-air cocktail bar in the Western Hemisphere in L.A.'s newest skyscraper. AERIAL CITIES premieres Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

The most expansive and ambitious aerial series in U.S. television history – AERIAL AMERICA – is taking a closer look at the nation's great urban areas in a new six-part spinoff series, AERIAL CITIES. Each episode reveals fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America's most famed metropolises: Las Vegas, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Along with showcasing each city's iconic landmarks and often-surprising history, the series' 4K cameras capture a bird's-eye perspective of the frenzy of work and play that make each city so distinctive – from morning yoga on Miami Beach to the dizzying job of changing a lightbulb at the top of Seattle's Space Needle and the highest open-air cocktail bar in the Western Hemisphere in L.A.'s newest skyscraper. AERIAL CITIES premieres Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

Boston Theater Company, in association with the Boch Center, will present a one night only staged reading of Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon at the Calderwood Pavilion on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:30PM to honor the five year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. The reading is sponsored by the Boston Athletic Association. Tickets are on sale now.

If you like South Asian Dance and want to see some of the most competitive dance teams in North America, don't miss South Asian Showdown! This competition is the first of its kind in New England with Bollywood vs South Asian Fusion teams! These different dance forms makeup some of the most popular dance forms in India and if you want to see which dance style wins, come check out the competition on Saturday, February 24th, 2018 at the John Hancock Hall in Boston!

Bollywood vs Fusion teams...which is the best? Come find out at the South Asian Showdown! The best teams from all over North America will be competing for the South Asian Showdown crown!

Constructed above the historic Oriental Theatre at 32 W. Randolph Street, Cambria Chicago Loop - Theatre District, managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts, honors its close connection to Chicago theatre with three exclusive Broadway In Chicago packages. Guests will enjoy a special night downtown including an overnight stay, dinner for two, and tickets to experience two of Broadway In Chicago's most popular productions of all time, with either the Wicked or Hamilton packages. Also available is the Broadway Package, which is perfect for those looking to spice up their theatre evening in the Windy City. All three packages are now available for guests to book.

Over 600 opera aficionados - including Honored Guests Martina Arroyo, Candice Bergen, Kristin Chenoweth, Marilyn Horne, James Morris, Diane Sawyer and Teresa Stratas - attended the 83rd Annual Metropolitan Opera Guild Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street on Thursday, December 7th. This year's honoree, Ren e Fleming, was acknowledged for her immense contribution to opera and music. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

Over 600 opera aficionados including Honored Guests Martina Arroyo, Candice Bergen, Kristin Chenoweth, Marilyn Horne, James Morris, Diane Sawyer and Teresa Stratas attended the 83rd Annual Metropolitan Opera Guild Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street on Thursday, December 7th. This year's honoree, Ren e Fleming, was acknowledged for her immense contribution to opera and music. Spoken and musical tributes were delivered by Peter Gelb, Ann Patchett and Luca Pisaroni, along with a performance by The Metropolitan Opera Guild's Urban Voices, a choral music initiative that involves nearly 4,000 students and teachers every year.

At the center of Chicago's holiday festivities, Hilton Chicago has unveiled a life-size gingerbread hotel with city skyline, along with extravagant d cor for the holiday. Guests of the Hilton Chicago and many more are enjoying taking photos of this fantastic display.

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2017. Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.

Constructed above the historic Oriental Theatre at 32 W. Randolph Street, Cambria Chicago Loop - Theatre District, managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts, honors its close connection to Chicago theatre with three exclusive Broadway In Chicago packages.

Jacobs has been recognized as a 'Mover and Shaper' by Musical America. Each year the magazine and performing arts directory releases a special report honoring 30 industry professionals - selected from nominations by colleagues and readers - as thought leaders and visionaries in the performing arts.

Celebrity Series of Boston kicks off a four-month salute to the 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 1968 Boston premiere with a December 6 event that features Ailey Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison and key members of Boston's arts and dance community. The symposium takes place at John Hancock Hall, where the company made its Boston debut with Jamison as a company member.

Next week, Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) brings together more than 300 high school students from 47 public, private and parochial schools across the region for this year's Chicago Shakespeare Slam. A series of Saturdayworkshops and regional preliminary bouts throughout the fall culminate in a raucous and fun-filled Finals Bout on Monday, December 11 at 6:00 p.m. on CST's Courtyard Theater stage. Emcees warm up the crowd and an onstage DJ drops beats as nine teams perform, cheered on by a full house of fellow participants, classmates and friends. This year's Finals Bout performances will be overseen by a star-studded panel of judges (special guests to be announced).

Lookingglass Theatre Company continues its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Plantation! a new comedy by Ensemble Member Kevin Douglas, directed by Ensemble Member David Schwimmer.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh has launched of the 14th Annual Mayor's Holiday Special supported by the Highland Street Foundation, produced by ArtsBoston and created in partnership with the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Tickets are on sale now at www.MayorsHoliday.com and at the ArtsBoston Booths located at Copley Square and Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Celebrity Series of Boston kicks off a four-month salute to the 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 1968 Boston premiere with a December 6 event that features Ailey Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison and key members of Boston's arts and dance community. The symposium takes place at John Hancock Hall, where the company made its Boston debut with Jamison as a company member.

London's East India Company to Provide 220+ lbs of Expired Loose Tea to be Thrown Overboard & Boston Hotels, Restaurants, Bars Offer a Dose of Patriotism with Tea-inspired Specials and Cocktails in December

The Boston College Theatre Department has announced that producer Nick Scandalios (a 1987 alumnus) and designer Scott Clyve are the University's Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J. Professors in Theatre Arts for the 2017-2018 academic year. Both have had previous professional involvement with BC.

Lookingglass Theatre Company opens its 30th Anniversary Season with the return of the award-winning, circus-infused Hard Times, adapted and directed by Artistic Director and Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman from the book by Charles Dickens and in association with The Actors Gymnasium.