Neville News

THE SECRET GARDEN's composer talks of the special challenges to women composers in commercial theatre.

Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death A world premiere comedy in two episodes By Ron House Based on Bullshot Crummond by Diz White, Ron House, Alan Shearman, John Neville-Andrews and Derek Cunningham March 4 through April 10, 2016.

King's story of struggle and triumph is chronicled in American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley, premiering nationwide during Black History Month today, February 12 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS

Charitybuzz's new auction benefits Take It From The Top, a National Arts Alliance dedicated to providing quality education enrichment through music, dance and theatre.

American Blues Theater continues its 30th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER, by Artistic Affiliate James Still and directed by Timothy Douglas. A solo show featuring Ensemble Member Manny Buckley, LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER tells the story of African-American White House Butler Alonzo Fields, who served four presidents between 1931 and 1953. LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER runs now through March 6 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Avenue. Opening night is Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Buckley in action below!

Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Alan Mingo Jr. will play 'Lola' in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street), beginning March 29, 2016. Mingo, who comes to Broadway straight from the Toronto production of Kinky Boots, succeeds Emmy Award-winner Wayne Brady in the role. Brady, who took over the coveted part of 'Lola' from Tony Award-winner (and original star) Billy Porter in November 2015, plays his final performance on March 27, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa will release their debut album, Funk 'n' Feathers, on April 1, 2016, after years of explosive, thunderous live performances all over the Crescent City.

Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to announce the final installment of films for The Hollywood Classics behind WALKERS, a series featuring special screenings and appearances by acclaimed directors and other special guests presented in conjunction with the exhibition Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact, the Museum's first major contemporary art survey.

Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside and American Blues Theater, Chicago's second oldest Equity Ensemble celebrating 30 years of presenting visceral theatrical works while engaging its audience in missions of local service agencies, are proud to announce the Chicago premiere of LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER, by Artistic Affiliate James Still and directed by Timothy Douglas, February 5 - March 6, 2016 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.

/LADY GAGA will sing the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl 50 pregame festivities at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday, February 7, the NFL and CBS announced today. The performance will be televised live on CBS prior to kickoff.

Headlined by the addition of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, FOX broadcasts the 58th running of the DAYTONA 500 -- the Great American Race -- from the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 21

Complete casting has been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions' (MCP) 25th anniversary performances of The Secret Garden, on February 21 and February 22, 2016 at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. The concert performances of the TONY Award-winning musical will feature a stunning Broadway and television cast, creative team, the New York City Chamber Orchestra, and a grand 200-voice chorus from across the United States.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the lineup for its 2016 - 2017 Season, "Define Yourself."

In the funny and personal documentary Chelsea Does: Marriage, Chelsea Handler examines modern romantic relationships by interviewing experts, kids, an ex-boyfriend and even her own family members.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's popular Baroque Conversations spotlights esteemed LACO Principal Bassoon Kenneth Munday, celebrating his 40th anniversary season with the Orchestra, as host and featured performer in a diverse program centered on the bassoon and oboe on Thursday, February 4, 2016, 7 pm, at Zipper Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.  The program includes Boismortier's Rondeau from Suite de Pieces qu'on peut jouer seule; Les Sauvages from Les Gentils Airs by Rameau; and Sonatina in A minor by Telemann.  Also presented are Handel's Trio Sonata in E-flat major; Zachow's Trio Sonata in F major; and Fasch's Sonata in D minor.  Joining Munday are LACO principals Patricia Mabee, harpsichord, and Allan Vogel, oboe; Claire Brazeau, oboe; and guest artist Edward Meares, bass.  A complimentary wine reception for all ticket holders begins at 6 pm.

Maggie McClure and Shane Henry have released a brand new music video for the holiday ballad 'When I'm Home,' a heartfelt song that focuses on the longing to be home with family during the holidays.

Sundance Institute's feature film lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival features the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections. The Festival takes place today, January 21, through January 31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance and Ogden, Utah.

For today's digital #Ham4Ham performance, Lin-Manuel Miranda invited late-night host Jimmy Fallon to sing HAMILTON's 'You'll Be Back' in the style of several music icons, including the late, great David Bowie.

Andrea Rosen Gallery is thrilled to announce the representation of artist Hayden Dunham. Dunham embodies multiple practices that inform an incredibly fluid and rigorous way of thinking and creating. 'For any age, Hayden Dunham is one of the most unique, talented and innovative individuals I've ever known; but born in 1988, she is also a representation of a future way of thinking, and a future way of creating.' - Andrea Rosen Hayden Dunham creates entire circulatory and structural systems. She is interested in the physical transformation and mutation of the body--the corporeal body and the object as body - and is equally interested in what we inflict on ourselves, what is inflicted on us through society, as well as unconscious internal transformations. Focusing on materials and their transformative effects both natural and synthetic (chemicals, metals, glass, plastics, minerals, porcelain, etc...), Dunham explores how the distribution and absorption of specific substances can change and augment our bodies. Methods of dipping, soaking, aerating, pooling, dusting and encapsulating are employed; through this interfacing, her works - the by-products of her active systems - are supported through induced transformations. The upcoming two-part exhibition BIO:DIP featuring Hayden Dunham at Red Bull Studios New York (February 20 - April 17), curated by Neville Wakefield, will afford the New York public an opportunity to see a significant presentation of Dunham's sculptural works. We look forward to deepening our engagement with Dunham's wholly unique trajectory, and share her work with new audiences. Following the recent announcement of Simon Fujiwara, these announcements will continue to build. Hayden Dunham (b. 1988) is from Austin, Texas and currently lives and works in New York and Los Angeles. She holds a BA from NYU Gallatin. She has participated in exhibitions and performances at Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY; MoMA PS1, New York, NY; SIGNAL Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Farewell, Austin, TX; New Museum, New York, NY; and Colette, Paris, France.

Melinda Doolittle, who became a household name on Season 6 of American Idol, has continued to wow audiences everywhere from the White House to the Musicians Hall of Fame, and from the Kennedy Center to Carnegie Hall.  Doolittle brings her new show, "It Must Be Love," to Martinis Above Fourth | Table + Stage in San Diego on Wednesday, January 27 and Thursday, January 28 at 8PM. Tickets are $25 and are available at www.martinisabovefourth.com.