HBO has confirmed their slate of captivating documentaries for the first half of 2020, including ATLANTA CHILD MURDERS (working title), a documentary series reexamining the missing and murdered children of Atlanta in the late-'70s and early-'80s in collaboration with Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co.; WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, directed by David France, chronicling a group of brave activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya; NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND, intimately exploring Natalie Wood's life, career and tragic death through the unique perspective of her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner and others who knew her best; and McMILLION$, from executive producer Mark Wahlberg and directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, a six-part documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of the mysterious McDonald's Monopoly game promotion scam and the mastermind who developed the complex scheme, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S.
McDonald News
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
Emmy, Grammy, and six-time-Tony-Award-winning Broadway star, Audra McDonald, will headline the Theatre Under The Stars Gala 2020 at The Omni Houston Hotel on Saturday, March 28 at 6:30pm.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, today announced an initial line-up of guest artists for its 37th Birthday Gala, Into the Unknown! The Songs of Kristen & Bobby Lopez, honoring the Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriting duo, on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, will present Lincoln Center Theater: Intimate Apparel by Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage with Bartlett Sher on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 7:30pm.
by Kaitlin Milligan -
Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records are proud to announce the eagerly awaited new album from Grouplove. Healer arrives everywhere on Friday, March 13th; pre-orders are available beginning today HERE.
by Tyler Hinton -
When one sees a living legend such as Bernadette Peters perform in person, a weight of expectations regarding song choice, personality, talent, and skill are brought into the room by the audience. For her January 11th concert at Utah Valley University's beautiful new Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Peters came in anticipating those expectations and fully prepared to fulfill them and then some.
by A.A. Cristi -
TADA! Youth Theater will celebrate its 35th Anniversary Gala. This year's honorees are Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt, and the TADA! Gala will be hosted by Tituss Burgess.
by Alan Henry -
Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
by Kaitlin Milligan -
Today, Atmosphere drops a new music video for “Love Each Other,” off the duo's new album, Whenever. Directed by Tomas Aksamit, the black and white visual follows Slug through the night at a Gatsby-esque speakeasy. Whenever, which caught the industry by surprise when it was released last month without forewarning, finds Slug and Ant turning a page and delivering ambitious, blessed-to-be-alive raps.
by Alan Henry -
Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
by Stephi Wild -
According to TV Guide, Hugh Dancy has joined the cast of The Good Fight for Season 4 of the critically acclaimed CBS All Access show. Robert King, the show's creator and executive producer announced the news during the show's panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
by Stephi Wild -
Are you looking for a unique and romantic date night this Valentine's Day? Hill-Stead Museum presents Capital Classics Theatre Company in an evening of a?oeShakespeare's Love Songs, Scenes and Sonnetsa?? on Friday, February 14, at Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road in Farmington.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
Milford's Second Street Players will start its 40th season of shows with more than a few laughs. Moon Over Buffalo, a madcap comedy written by Ken Ludwig, opens on January 31. The story centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. While on the brink of a disastrous split-up cause by George's involvement with a young ingenue, they get word that they might just have one last shot at stardom, starring in a Frank Capra movie. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong.
by Kaitlin Milligan -
Kicking off the new year with a bang, revered producer and DJ Jauz links up with TYNAN for a new bass-house heater 'Bring Em Back' now via Bite This! 'Bring Em Back' will be the second single released from the Dangerous Waters EP, set to debut on Friday, January 17th just ahead of the US tour.
by Stephi Wild -
In less than two months, the brand new stage production of Helen Forrester's By The Waters Of Liverpool embarks on a 17-venue tour across the UK.
by Sarah Jae Leiber -
HBO Sports and Bill Simmons' Ringer Films have partnered with Triple Threat TV to debut the documentary film WOMEN OF TROY, an illuminating tale of the historic and transcendent USC women's basketball team of the 1980s, it was announced today by Peter Nelson, executive vice president, HBO Sports.
by Alan Henry -
Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Berkshires Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
by Kaitlin Milligan -
Today the first half of the line-up made up of family and friends was announced which includes: Cyndi Lauper, Livingston Taylor, Indigo Girls, Michael McDonald, Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor, John Forte, Resistance Revival Chorus, Darlene Love, Ken Burns, and Linda Perry. More artists to be named in the near future. Tickets are on sale now at musicof.org
by Kaitlin Milligan -
Today, the Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer and songwriter Hailey Whitters announced her highly anticipated new album The Dream will be released on February 28, 2020. The announcement follows Whitters' banner 2019 touring with Maren Morris, Brent Cobb, and Lori McKenna (who co-wrote three songs on The Dream), along with being named one of SiriusXM and Pandora's Artists To Watch 2020 and her single 'Ten Year Town' landing at #2 on Rolling Stone's '25 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019' list.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
Soraya Nadia McDonald is the winner of this year's George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. McDonald is the cultural critic for The Undefeated, and her writing focuses on the subject of race in American Theater.
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