A decade after originating the lead role Off Broadway, Matthew Broderick returns to Kenneth Lonergan's play to make his West End debut. His devotion to the material is certainly understandable, as the part is tailor-made for his signature brand of self-effacing deadpan - a placid mask covering existential angst.
Broadway blockbuster, 'Hamilton: An American Musical' now has multiple companies entertaining audiences across the U.S. Check out what the critics have to say about the productions in cities such as San Francisco, Orlando, Cincinnati and more in the reviews below.
In April, The SOURCE Theatre Company will be presented in the 5th EVER WordFest and Artists of Color (AOC) Summit, presenting a reading of an excerpt from the novel-in-progress 'The Last Judgement' by The SOURCE co-founder Arnold King.
New Theatre and Restaurant's production of Neil Simon's 'Biloxi Blues' transports its 2019 audience back to Army boot camp during the closing days of World War II. Simon has been mostly recognized for plays that depend on situations producing comedy and quick laughs. 'Biloxi Blues' is more serious.
On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7:30pm, Bang on a Can will present the 2019 Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund (PCF) concert, one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for composers in New York and beyond. The performance is presented as part of Kaufman Music Center's Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Hall (Kaufman Music Center, 129 W. 67th St.) and a New Sounds Live co-presentation with host John Schaefer, streamed live at www.newsounds.org.
In April, The SOURCE Theatre Company will be presented in the 5th EVER WordFest and Artists of Color (AOC) Summit, performing Loss of Self-Esteem [Working Title] by Greg Tateas one of the festivals features; and presenting a reading of the play Suicide Lies by Karon Majeel; as well as an excerpt from the novel-in-progress 'The Last Judgement' by The SOURCE co-founder Arnold King.
Director Andy Muschietti is set to develop a film adaptation of H.G. Wells' “The Time Machine” with Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way producing along with Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, according to Variety.
The bread that started a movement is now better than ever! Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Bread, makers of nutritious and delicious premium bread, today announced the national relaunch of its iconic Sandwich Thins Rolls. Originally launched in 2008, the new formula serves to satisfy modern consumers' desire for delicious tasting products that use quality ingredients. Based on consumer feedback, Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Bread developed a new recipe that focuses on enhancing the taste while balancing the nutritional qualities consumers have come to expect in a Sandwich Thins product.
In April 2018, the New World Symphony joined The Sphinx Organization and the League of American Orchestras in announcing their new partnership, the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), which is a field-wide initiative with the long-term goal of increasing diversity in American orchestras. Supported by a four-year, $1.8 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Alliance offers a holistic and personalized array of support to Black and Latinx musicians to develop their audition skills, increase their participation in auditions, and ultimately, increase their representation in orchestras.
Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Bread, makers of nutritious and delicious premium bread, announced today the national launch of its organic bread line. According to the Organic Trade Association's 2017 Organic Industry Survey, organic bread ranks as the sixth largest organic category, and with consumer demand for more organic options at an all-time high, Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Organics Bread will offer consumers a better-for-you option to align with their evolving lifestyle and nutritional needs that doesn't sacrifice quality or taste.
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will commemorate 15-years of service at this year's Transgender Advocacy Awards, set for Today, June 12, (6:30 - 8:30 PM) at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York City. The cocktail and hors d'oeuvre reception will honor Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili with the Community Leader Award, TLDEF Founder Michael Silverman with the Legacy Award, and Journalist Nico Lang with the Visibility Award.
Unicorn Theatre bills itself as a venue for "Bold New Plays." Its current production, 2014s "Hir" (pronounced "Here") by the playwright Taylor Mac certainly fits in with that expressed goal. Hir" bills itself as a dark family comedy performed as absurd reality. It is funny in places and tragic in others. It blows up traditional values in favor of being on the leading edge of change.
On October 22, 1986, Richard Hollander was a well-known television reporter for Baltimore's WBAL-TV with his wife Ellen (an attorney and currently a U.S. District Court Judge) and three children, Craig, Hillary, and Brett (currently a sport reporter for WBAL).
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will commemorate 15-years of service at this year's Transgender Advocacy Awards, set for Tuesday, June 12, (6:30 - 8:30 PM) at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York City. The cocktail and hors d'oeuvre reception will honor Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili with the Community Leader Award, TLDEF Founder Michael Silverman with the Legacy Award, and Journalist Nico Lang with the Visibility Award.
After the revelation of the ACCESS HOLLYWOOD tape in October 2016 which featured reality show host turned presidential candidate...turned President Donald Trump making misogynist remarks, speculation ran rampant that other similar (or worse) tapes were 'out there.' From Apprentice outtakes and MISS UNIVERSE footage all the way to the infamous 'Russian Dossier' tape. Through it all, one determined man has contended that not only these tapes exist, but they need to be seen and heard.
Theater's power to illuminate and to elucidate even while offering diverting entertainment has perhaps never been felt so strongly as in Nashville Repertory Theatre's engaging version of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind, a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, now onstage at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre through April 25.
The cast is phenomenal, especially Ned Averill-Snell in a performance that brings to mind the odd combination of Daniel Day-Lewis, Harpo Marx and Lon Chaney, Jr. It's a timely show that must be seen to be believed.
Eight show business managers, who guided the careers of Jackie Collins, Janis Joplin, Liberace, John Mellencamp, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, The Ramones and other celebrities, have been named as 2018 inductees to the Personal Managers Hall of Fame.
This weekend, for the first time, a James Bond score was performed in its entirety, as the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra accompanied a screening of the 2006 film Casino Royale. This was Daniel Craig's first outing as the British secret agent; coincidentally he has recently confirmed he will be returning to the role in the future, following speculation that his appearance in Spectre would be his last.