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There is a lot that works here; an obvious and careful attention to detail being one. The meticulous recreation of James Brown's stage catsuit, event posters and haircuts feels thoughtful. The three-day music festival that featured James Brown, Miriam Makeba and Celia Cruz showcases some brilliant music, with a high energy mix of afrobeat and American funk.
Julia Mattison and Drew Gehling are officially married! Mattison took to Instagram to share the news and photos from the big day!
After spending the last several decades blowing the minds of individuals and audiences around the world, David Blaine – the world's most iconic magician and stunt artist – will present his new show “David Blaine: IMPOSSIBLE” exclusively at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with a sure-to-be unforgettable debut this New Year's Eve Weekend.
Milwaukee Rep, now celebrating its 70th Anniversary Season, will present the World Premiere of Parental Advisory: a breakbeat play by award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam).
Viewers will be brought into the historic Graceland estate, Elvis’ treasured home that has been visited by millions of his fans around the world. “Christmas at Graceland” is the first live musical televised holiday special of its kind at the estate. Participating performers will be announced at a later date.
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) opens its 2023-2024 season with a weekend of virtuosic stars and genre-blending collaborations including celebrated jazz legends Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap at Royce Hall, followed by the inaugural performance at the new UCLA Nimoy Theater (The Nimoy) headlined by Grammy-winning spoken word artist J. Ivy.
This September, the curtains will rise for an immersive spectacle that fuses theatre, sport and technology with the launch of Rumble in the Jungle Rematch. Having now released a mock up of the multiple set designs, Rematch aims to capture the imagination of all those that enter; with over 20 young, hungry, up and coming actors playing various iconic, historical characters throughout the production. See the new sneak peak photos here.
The National Theatre today released rehearsal images for Death of England: Closing Time. Deputy Artistic Director, Clint Dyer and acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams, have reunited to write this powerful new play, which is the final, standalone chapter of their award-winning Death of England series.
Comic legend Frank Skinner adds a final extra date to his critically acclaimed sold-out show, '30 Years of Dirt,' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This comes as his Absolute Radio Show podcast reaches a milestone 100 million downloads. Don't miss his hilarious performance on Saturday, August 19th at 10:20pm at Assembly Hall, Main Hall.
At 81 years of age, Wadada Leo Smith is deep in the midst of the most creative and prolific period of an already formidable career.
Tickets for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s highly-anticipated 2023-24 season went on sale with best-available main-floor seats for most performances available at just $25 for a limited time.
National Sawdust, the acclaimed non-profit that commissions, produces, and presents genre-spanning new music and interdisciplinary works, has announced that it has purchased its building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and revealed the programming that will animate the venue this fall.
Sydney James Harcourt, a Grammy Award-winning Broadway performer and film and television star, and James Ginty, a movie and television star, will appear in Julius Caesar at the 2023 Interlochen Shakespeare Festival. Performances are June 30 and July 1, 2, & 3 at 8 p.m. in the Upton-Morley Pavilion at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
In FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, Will Power investigates the friendship as a fascinating dual study in individual character and cultural identity. Under Debbie Allen’s rocking direction at the Douglas, the play is as exciting as it is thoughtful. THE BEAR’s Edwin Lee Gibson and Ray Fisher act the daylights out of it.
Fusing theatre, sport and technology - and taking immersive experiences to a new height - Rumble in the Jungle Rematch will launch in London this September.
Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make Man (a co-production of Center Theatre Group and The SpringHill Company) will open June 18, 2023, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Debbie Allen, in her CTG directorial debut, directs this account of the unlikely (but real life) friendship between the great Cassius Clay and the controversial Stepin Fetchit; with the cast of Ray Fisher, Edwin Lee Gibson, Wilkie Ferguson II, Alexis Floyd and Bruce Nozick. I managed to spar with Will over a few behind-the-scenes queries.
The slate features familiar voices like a workplace audio comedy from Ron Howard, a punk-rock murder mystery hosted by music anthropologist and director Penelope Spheeris (Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne’s World), as well as compelling new voices like environmental thought leader Chris Turney and writer Davis Miller.
STAIRCASE PRODUCTIONZ & KAMPFIRE FILMS are pleased to present HOT ANGRY MOM, a feminist punk rock comedy series about a people-pleasing New York City mom, who discovers that ANGER is her SUPERPOWER.
2022 Golden Globe nominee and Obie Award winner Edwin Lee Gibson (The Bear) will star as Stephin Fetchit (a stage name for Lincoln Perry) in Will Power's Fetch Clay, Make Man at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California via the Centre Theatre Group and LeBron James' The SpringHill Company.
Drama Desk nominee Ray Fisher will put his gloves on again to play the role of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in Will Power’s “Fetch Clay, Make Man,” after previously performing the role Off-Broadway.
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