2019 is the “Year of the Pig,” and Nickelodeon has shared that a brand-new oinktastic episode of Peppa Pig is premiering on Nickelodeon – Monday, February 4, at 9:30am – just in time to celebrate Chinese New Year! The episode, which includes relatable stories for young viewers, focuses on this very special holiday and will help inspire kids and families to celebrate along with Peppa.
Valley Maker, the folk project of songwriter Austin Crane, released his new album Rhododendron last fall on Frenchkiss Records and followed with a North American and UK/European tour that included dates with Ryley Walker and Chad VanGaalen and a sold-out headlining show in New York City. Today, Valley Maker is thrilled to announce more live dates in 2019, beginning with two sold-out dates at Seattle's Neptune Theatre opening Toro y Moi, who produced half of Rhododendron. Valley Maker will play SXSW in March and then embark on a run of North American dates in April and May. Tickets to the April and May dates will go on sale this Friday.
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, present the second show of its 2018-2019 season, the world premiere of DEATH HOUSE, written by Jason Karasev and directed by Michael Peretzian. DEATH HOUSE will preview today, January 15 at 8pm; Wednesday, January 16 at 8pm & Thursday, January 17 at 8pm and will open on Friday, January 18 at 8pm and run through Sunday, March 10 at the Road Theatre on Lankershim, 5108 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.
DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams have entered the fifth dimension. Wise and Williams are the latest to star in an upcoming episode of CBS All Access original series THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The episode will also feature Lucinda Dryzek, Jefferson White and Jonathan Whitesell. Previously announced cast includes host and narrator Jordan Peele, as well as John Cho, Greg Kinnear, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay and Steven Yeun.
Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Burke-Ardizzoni Productions in Women Who March on March 8, 2019. Due to popular demand, Women Who March returns to the big apple, this time at Broadway's Supper Club on International Women's Day! Produced by Burke-Ardizzoni Productions, this critically-acclaimed cabaret shares the stories and experiences of women through song and speech. Featuring music from fierce female artists like Cyndi Lauper, Sia, and P!nk, Women Who March highlights the impact of women's storytelling, all while celebrating female rights, health, and empowerment. Performers of Women Who March have accrued credits from National Tours, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Theatre Row, The New York Theatre Festival, as well as Feinstein's/54Below. Take a stand and join this all-female cast and creative team for an evening of heartfelt, inspirational storytelling!
The McCallum Theatre welcomes the return of Jay Leno for two performances on Saturday, February 2, at 3:00pm and 8:00pm. See Jay do what he does best for these two special shows with one of the world's leading entertainers. Acclaimed TV late night show host, stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author, in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist - it's no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as "the hardest working man in show business."
Writer/performer Barra Grant is back with her darkly hilarious mother-daughter story: the true, inside tale of Grant's seismic relationship with her mother, Bess Myerson. Pageant Productions andCanon Theatricals presentMiss America's Ugly Daughter: Bess Myerson & Me written by Grant and performed by Grant andMonica Piper. Eve Brandstein directs for a Feb. 8 opening at the Greenway Court Theatre, where performances continue through March 24.
THE GREEN ROOM 42 Broadway's newest intimate concert venue welcomes back Frankie Grande, who recently appeared at the club for two sold-out runs of Titanique, with his solo concert Livin' the Vida Grande for two shows on Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26 at 9:30 PM.
After a successful film festival run Directors, Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe and Producer Lucy Hayes' beautiful animated short film Lost & Found recently took home the Best Short Animation Award at the AACTA's and has just been shortlisted for a 2019 Academy Award. Lost & Found shares an adorable yet tragic love story between a knitted dinosaur and a fox.
In the age of iPhones, social media and ever-growing technology it can be easy to forget the immense power of a young child's own imagination. But building a magical world of her own creation doesn't seem to be much of a problem for singer/songwriter Penelope Robin, who's lyrics bring these feelings to light in her latest single and music video “Some Girls”.
Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour is back at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, January 7 at 7:30 PM with the an all-star comedy lineup! Host Nat Towsen (VICE, Nickelodeon) combines the disappearing, eclectic lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up (around the corner from the theatre, in fact) with interviews, informative presentations, and the best of the NYC comedy scene. The show features native luminaries as well as a few welcome New York transplants.
Nickelodeon's all-new buddy comedy series, Cousins For Life, will premiere today, Jan. 5, 2019, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The live-action series follows 12-year-old cousins and best friends Stuart (Dallas Dupree Young) and Ivy (Scarlet Spencer) as they learn to navigate life under one roof with their families in Portland, despite being from very different backgrounds. Although the cousins don't always see eye-to-eye, they learn that they are better together, and when they team up they are unstoppable. COUSINS FOR LIFE will air weekly todays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
For the first time ever, a Hamilton star is giving unprecedented classes to Northbrook's aspiring performing artists in partnership with Rootz and Broadway Break Thru.
NOËL, the stunning new Holiday musical from top-selling children's author Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) and preeminent Irish film composer Liam Bates is coming to North America! Having met with huge critical acclaim overseas, the show's producers are now planning its first North American national tour, which will open at the Ames Center in Minneapolis, MN on November 17th. NOËL is set to play 30 cities across the US and Canada, just in time for the Holiday season.
This Past Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 was the perfect Christmas entertainment for so many families, including me, that was filled with fun before, during and after this fabulous show. If you haven't gone to see it, you still have this next weekend to experience a fun-filled pre-show, star-studded filled-with-fun and laughs performances including a special appearance by the one-and-only Kermit The Frog! It is guaranteed to entertain and satisfy your entire family, especially children. It is the perfect way to enjoy a family outing for the Holidays.
When one thinks of AMERICAN BANDSTAND it's easy to think of charismatic teen stars such as Frankie Lymon, Fabian, Elvis Presley, Bobby Rydell, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more.
Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), in association with the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, announces Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (NBC's 'Grimm' and ABC Family's 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager') as The Cowardly Lion for the final 4 performances of the world premiere of THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, (300 East Green Street, Pasadena CA 91101) on December 29 at 1:00pm and 6:00pm and December 30 at 12:00pm and 4:00pm. The role of The Cowardly Lion is played by Juan Pablo Di Pace ('Fernando' on Netflix's number one show Fuller House, leading contestant this season on ABC's Dancing With The Stars) at all other performances. THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ opened to rave reviews December 15, and must close December 30.
Usher in the New Year with laughter as The King of Queens joins Nick at Nite beginning Tuesday, Jan. 1, at 4 a.m. (ET/PT). The series follows a blue-collared couple who fight the odds to keep it together with plenty of laughs. Following the series launch, the nine-season, 207-episode library of The King of Queens will continue to air regularly on Nick at Nite.
'Bring it On' meets 'Dreamgirls' in the girl-group musical, 'Betty and the Belrays' by William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James, which will be presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 17. The piece tells the story of three white female singers from Detroit who struggle to change a racially divided society by singing for a black record label. Book and lyrics are by William Electric Black. Music is by Black, Valerie Ghent (arranger/keyboards for Ashford & Simpson) and Gary Schreiner. Choreography is by Jeremy Lardieri. Director is Mr. Black.
The Muny announced today the directors, choreographers and music directors for its 2019 season, which opens on June 10 with Guys and Dolls.
