Chicago diet punk band Guardrail dropped Content, out now. Featuring recent singles “Silhouette” and “Joke’s On Me”, Content shows an evolution to the band’s sound and writing style. Listen to the new album, or purchase a physical copy. Guardrail is Kevin Andrew (vocals), Ken Ugel (guitar), Alyssa Laessig (bass, vocals), Doug Brand (drums) and Xack Brame (guitar).
Starring Georgina Onuorah as Dorothy, award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Diversity star Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man in his West End musical debut and The London Palladium legend Gary Wilmot as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz has now opened at the London Palladium.
After closing the curtains for nearly two years, Lewis Family Playhouse reopened in 2022 to multiple sold-out performances for our 15th season. The 2023-2024 line up is packed with live music, comedy, memorable musicals, classic awe-inspiring dance, magic, family favorites, and more!
When I have a busier-than-normal day ahead of me, I take time the night before to make a game plan and organize my priorities. I start by listing the mandatory responsibilities (aside from class) that are time-sensitive: work, rehearsals, auditions, and/or meetings. Then I write in responsibilities that may not be as urgent.
Hilario Durán brings the full scope of his artistry, the depth of knowledge of musical genres in the perfect storm of big artistry on Cry Me A River. The nine works on this recording are born of Durán’s Afro-Caribbean cultural topography but are also informed by his gifts for bending tradition and infusing his arrangements with improvisation.
Critically-acclaimed The FABBA Show will be bringing its highly-anticipated Summer Tour 2023 to the Newmark Theatre on Saturday, July 22 at 8:00 pm.. Direct from the U.K., The FABBA Show is the sensational, authentic and truly magical tribute to Abba.
Indianapolis-based folk-pop duo Lily & Madeleine will release their enchanting fifth studio album Nite Swim, available to pre-order now. Alongside the announcement, the band share the soothing official first taste of the project, the track and video, 'Windowless Bedroom' out everywhere now.
There are plenty of riveting reflections, from the science versus belief argumentation, to how the awareness of mortality plagues our race, pushing us to research a more significant meaning to make sense of it.
SLUGish Ensemble’s third recording In Solitude. Led by composer and multi-reedist Steven Lugerner, In Solitude brings the chemistry of the band’s 2022 album, Live At Sam First, under the hood of Oakland’s venerable 25th Street Recording studio, extending the signature SLUGish minimalistic math-jazz to Lugerner’s inspired original compositions.
Hosted by Ted Allen, each episode of the tournament features four chefs from one of the four regions of the country. The chefs are challenged to utilize the basket of mystery ingredients and create dishes to a panel of judges- Eric Adjepong, Scott Conant, Cassidee Dabney, Amanda Freitag, Gregory Gourdet, Alex Guarnaschelli and Geoffrey Zakarian.
The band’s cross-continental founders Bernie Gelman (Bay Area) and Jojo Brandel (Japan) are thrilled to unveil their high octane lead single “Hi-Elixir” alongside an official video created by Cyote and Jeff Liu.
Talent like Blaine’s only comes along once in a generation. It is a privilege to bear witness to such a star as he catapults into a solar system that can only hope to be ready for him.
Two English-language Short Shakespeare Productions: Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing with a special 10 minute bonus pre-performance of Romeo and Juliet performed in Arabic. Part of the Prague Shakespeare Company 2023 Summer Shakespeare intensive featuring emerging talent from across the world and PSC Associate Artists and SSI faculty.
the latest Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS that wraps up its national tour at the Ahmanson Theatre, is fantastic. Director Lear deBessonet’s spin on this tale of wishes granted and their consequences both embraces the spirit of Lapine’s original productions and also sends the material off in a different direction.
As audacious art thieves Sara and Kofi plan their most ambitious heist yet Interpol are closing in. Or are they? In this newly minted madcap comedy, the search for identity and family takes on a dubious duplicity as the pair slip seamlessly into the roles of Detectives Solomon and Kincaid to cover their tracks while navigating the murky waters of subterfuge.
With a plot packed with clichés that are older than the hills and gags of pure corn which may be even older, it’s just as well that Crazy For You is an utterly spectacular feast for the eyes and ears.