Richard Hell News

Straight out of NYC, WYLDLIFE's bright and brash rock & roll attitude updates '70s punk, glam and garage rock for the modern age.

Since its founding in 1977, the New Museum has been dedicated to championing art as a vital social force. This fall, the New Museum's DEMOCRACY-themed R&D Season presents a series of public programs and conversations around matters of representation, suppression, constitutional protection, political identity, and activism.

Flat "God bless us, everyone!" This holiday season, Flat Rock Playhouse will present the classic A Christmas Carol from November 17 through December 17 on the Clyde and Nina Allen Mainstage in the Village of Flat Rock.  Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel for the stage by Richard Helleson, A Christmas Carol features original music and lyrics adapted from traditional sources by David De Berry.  Returning to Flat Rock Playhouse by popular demand since its record-breaking 2014 run, A Christmas Carol is sure to delight, entertain, inspire and enchant. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Since its founding in 1977, the New Museum has been dedicated to championing art as a vital social force. This fall, the New Museum's DEMOCRACY-themed R&D Season presents a series of public programs and conversations around matters of representation, suppression, constitutional protection, political identity, and activism.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the lineup for the fifth edition of free talk series NYFF Live during the 54th New York Film Festival (September 30 – October 16). HBO® is the presenting sponsor of NYFF Live, which features actors, directors, writers, critics, and other industry insiders participating in daily evening discussions from October 1 – 14 in the Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.

The Auditorium Theatre hosts Play Like a Kid…For the Kids!, a Game Day FUNdraiser to support their education and outreach programs, today, June 14 at 6PM at the Chicago Sports Museum at Water Tower Place (835 N. Michigan Ave - 7th Floor). Attendees will enjoy the museum exhibits and the museum's 'Play with the Legends' interactive games while enjoying food, wine and beer, raffle prizes, and a live auction.

Nashville-via-Philly guitar-wielding maniac Ron Gallo brings his volatile live performance to this weekend's Bonnaroo on Saturday, June 11, playing the “New Music on Tap” Club Stage at 9:30-10:15pm.

The Auditorium Theatre hosts Play Like a Kid…For the Kids!, a Game Day FUNdraiser to support their education and outreach programs, on Tuesday, June 14 at 6PM at the Chicago Sports Museum at Water Tower Place (835 N. Michigan Ave - 7th Floor). Attendees will enjoy the museum exhibits and the museum's "Play with the Legends" interactive games while enjoying food, wine and beer, raffle prizes, and a live auction.

The Tony Award-winning Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson have announced the full lineup for their 38th season, which includes two World Premiere productions by female playwrights fresh off the 2016 Colorado New Play Summit, the U.S. premiere of a new version of Frankenstein, and two critically-acclaimed contemporary dramas.

Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced the Ford's Theatre 2016-2017 season will begin with the new musical Come From Away directed by Christopher Ashley. Productions include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Aaron Posner and featuring Holly Twyford as Martha; the musical Ragtime, directed by Peter Flynn and featuring an all-local cast including Kevin McAllister, Tracy Lynn Olivera and Nova Y. Payton; and the 35th-annual production of Washington's holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol. Political comedian Mark Russell will return for a one-night-only performance during the height of election season.

HBO's music industry drama VINYL makes its official debut tomorrow, on Valentine's Day, but reviews are already rolling in, and we've got the first set! Below, read all the reviews from the show starring Tony nominee Bobby Canavale, with Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Max Casella, and more!

Just announced, Richard Hell will conduct opening remarks on Sunday, December 13 for the 2nd Annual Dave Harrington & Friends Holiday Spectacular at 7 p.m. at Le Poisson Rouge. Plus, more vocalists are joining in on the event, which will support Harlem School of the Arts. Scroll down for the full lineup!

This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Lyrically, The Songs of Alan and Marilyn Bergman; BARE: The Reunion Concert; Emerson Steele: Roles I Can't Play Now...Or Ever...Except Tonight!; If It Only Even Runs a Minute: 15th Edition; and Kerry Butler at 54 Below.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting for the Theatre Company's production of A Christmas Carol and Off-Center's production of The SantaLand Diaries.

This October, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For

The Flat Rock Playhouse announced today the plays, musicals and Music on the Rock concerts slated for the 2016 Season as well as a streamlined subscription package plan.

More than music, the anti-establishment movement of Punk crashed onto the scene in the mid-to-late 1970s and spread like wildfire around the world. But it all started in Cleveland, Ohio. The films in AMERICAN PUNK celebrate the sub-culture with insightful rockumentaries of the early Punk scene and narratives made in the height of its popularity.

Ford's Theatre commemorates the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and death today and tomorrow, April 14 and 15 with around-the-clock programming at the Ford's Theatre campus. President Barack Obama will proclaim a Day of Remembrance for President Lincoln on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's death -- April 15, 2015.

Freedom's Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy with music by Frank Wildhorn, adapted by Richard Hellesen and Mark Ramont, is directed by Jeff Calhoun and runs now through May 20, 2015 at at Ford's Theatre is located at 511 10th Street NW, between E and F streets.