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New Era Cap Premieres THE PATH TO THE CAP Starring NBA Superstar D'Angelo Russell

Southern California's Chief White Lightning (Joshua Logan) is stoked to announce the Pinche Summer Tour, which will see his band headline a mix of intimate yet rowdy house, bar and club shows.  The sixteen-city run kicks-off onJuly 6th in Costa Mesa before making its way up the West Coast to Seattle and wrapping in Logan's hometown of Austin, TX at The Mohawk on July 27th.  News of the tour closely follows this month's announcement of the band's debut full-length album – Chief White Lightning – which is due out July 13th via El Camino Media.

Costume designer Giovanni Lipari took the time to speak with us about how he got his start as a designer, his work on AMC's INTO THE BADLANDS, and his advise for aspiring designers. 

Admirably directed and choreographed by Richard J. Hinds, La Mirada Theatre's NEWSIES aims to be an amiable hybrid between the popularly-received original show and a new iteration that feels fresh for us Fansies forever obsessed with the earlier Disney-backed production that played Broadway and went on tour for a few years. Filled with high-energy music and dancing and a lively, eager-to-please spirit embedded in its DNA, this brand-new Southern California regional theater production of NEWSIES---which continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 24---is a wonderfully caffeinated jolt of a stage show, highlighted by a remarkably talented and athletically-blessed ensemble that leaps and belts one show stopping number after another. What a treat for every Fansie!

The most honorable of the honorable mentions in 2018's Tony race will likely turn out to be Travesties, Tom Stoppard's 1974 tragifarce which took top Tony honors for Best Play and Best Actor (John Wood) in 1976 and is now putting up a game bid for Best Revival, Best Actor (Tom Hollander) and Best Director (Patrick Marber).

TENTS, Portland's comfort-pop / alt rock band, announce the release of their debut record, Deer Keeps Pace, due out Today, May 11th on Badman Recording Co. A May tour in the Northwest US will also commence in May. All Things Go debuted the band's first single and music video for 'Back Yards' from the forthcoming album, saying, 'Portland's TENTS are throwing out their earworm hooks with charming DIY visuals in their latest video.'

TENTS, Portland's comfort-pop / alt rock band, are gearing up for the release of their debut record, Deer Keeps Pace, due out Today, May 11th on Badman Recording Co. Today, they share the advanced stream of the record via Impose Magazine, begin their record release tour and also announce their place on the bill for Badman's 20th Anniversary Show on 6/30 in Portland, OR, where they'll play with The Builders and the Butchers and N.Lannon.

TENTS, Portland's comfort-pop / alt rock band, are gearing up for the release of their debut record, Deer Keeps Pace, due out Friday, May 11th on Badman Recording Co. Today, they share the advanced stream of the record via Impose Magazine, begin their record release tour and also announce their place on the bill for Badman's 20th Anniversary Show on 6/30 in Portland, OR, where they'll play with The Builders and the Butchers and N.Lannon.

The School of Night returns to Fringe with a new translation of a seldom produced play by the largely forgotten Roman tragedian who's influence extended across two millennia to furnish the thematic, structural and poetic blueprint for all of European Renaissance drama. 

Since 1984, more than five million children, students, and families have been inspired and delighted by the live theater performances of Dallas Children's Theater (DCT). To celebrate 35 years of unmatched service to North Texas and beyond, DCT is announcing a season lineup comprised of large-scale world premieres and timeless throwbacks.  The season opens with a new and reimagined telling of Treasure Island on September 23. Produced in collaboration with three other towering Dallas based companies in their respective fields of expertise, the new telling is expected to draw all ages into the popular pirate world.

It's been two long years since the Merc with a Mouth last graced movie screens with his presence. Now he's back with the best anniversary present money can buy (without needing a safe word and a shot of penicillin).

Ohmigod, you guys- the earworm that stays with you long after curtain call, that you find yourself looking for on Spotify on the drive home, but turn it off because it doesn't hold a candle to this version - is also my reaction to New Tampa Players' production of the musical Legal Blonde The Musical. This show is brilliant and Chelsie Camaro Smith proves she has star power!

TENTS, Portland's comfort-pop / alt rock band, announce the release of their debut record, Deer Keeps Pace, due out Friday, May 11th on Badman Recording Co. A May tour in the Northwest US will also commence in May. All Things Go debuted the band's first single and music video for 'Back Yards' from the forthcoming album, saying, 'Portland's TENTS are throwing out their earworm hooks with charming DIY visuals in their latest video.'

Join The Gift Theatre for a line-up of local writers, actors and musicians at giftLit, an evening of stories, wine and entertainment in the grand tradition of a Parisian salon on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 8 pm at Community Tavern, 4038 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. May giftLit writers include Maggie Andersen, Katherine Bourne, Sherman Edwards and Shaina Warfield. Tickets, priced at $10, are currently available at thegifttheatre.org. Advance reservations are highly recommended.

To celebrate OCT's 30th season, we're reviving this award-winning musical! Best friends, Frog and Toad, have an adventure for each season of the year: sledding down snowy hills, planting springtime flowers, splashing in summer swimming holes, and raking up autumn leaves. Along their way, they celebrate the differences that make each of them unique, but also makes their friendship so special.

The Center for Puppetry Arts is thrilled to announce the 2018-2019 season programming, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the nation's largest nonprofit dedicated to the art form of puppetry. Since 1978, the Center for Puppetry Arts has been sharing the power of puppetry with the Atlanta community and beyond, and with this milestone year comes a host of new programming. In addition to bringing back a few familiar favorites, the Center will debut a new Family Series production, expand its adult audience offerings and introduce new puppets, artifacts and events in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum.

The whole production is absolutely sensational.

Prop Store, one of the world's leading film and television memorabilia companies, in association with Sony Studios Inc. will be auctioning off over 200 props and costumes from the making of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The auction will be held exclusively online, with worldwide shipping available. The auction is a no-reserve sale, meaning all final bidding prices are determined solely by bidding activity. The props and costumes are expected to sell for thousands of USD.

Geordie Brookman has assembled a wonderful cast for this production.

The South Street Seaport Museum presents Book Talks: Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6:30pm at the Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street, NYC. Tickets are $10 (free for members), and available at https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/book-talks-at-the-seaport-museum/. Doors open at 6:15pm. Reception to follow.