Richard Paul News

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, A Christmas Story composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul chat about how they were brought on to the creative team, what their writing process is like, and much more. Click below to check out the first part of the interview!

ALMOST HUMAN returns with all new episodes on Monday January 6th on FOX. Check out the promo for the all-new episodes below!

On the next episode of FOX's ALMOST HUMAN titled "Arrhythmia", Detective John Kennex and Dorian respond to a suspicious death at a hospital where - before having a fatal cardiac arrest - a man claimed someone was trying to kill him, and inexplicably knew his exact time of death.

On the next episode of FOX's ALMOST HUMAN titled "Blood Brothers", detective John Kennex (Karl Urban) and Dorian (Michael Ealy) are tasked with protecting the only remaining witness in a major murder trial, while Captain Maldonado (Lili Taylor) faces off with the defendant.

On tonight's episode of FOX's ALMOST HUMAN titled 'The Bends,' an old cop friend of Detective Kennex's (Karl Urban) goes undercover, posing as a “cook” of a highly addictive street drug called “The Bends.” But his cover is blown.

On the next episode of FOX's ALMOST HUMAN titled "The Bends", an old cop friend of Detective Kennex's (Karl Urban) goes undercover, posing as a 'cook' of a highly addictive street drug called 'The Bends.'

There are more famous operas than Richard Strauss's DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (The Woman without a Shadow), but you won't find one that is more exciting when all the pieces--and there are lots of them--come together. The Met's production is one of those evenings in the opera house--not perfect but so thrilling that you forget that it isn't.

A new PSA for Fox's ALMUST HUMAN has just been released - check it out below!

The St. Louis County Library Foundation will present New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans for a discussion and signing of his new book 'The Four Doors: A Guide to Joy, Freedom, and a Meaningful Life' today, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation is pleased to present New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans for a discussion and signing of his new book 'The Four Doors: A Guide to Joy, Freedom, and a Meaningful Life' on Wednesday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

On Monday, November 11, the Metropolitan Opera Guild's 79th Annual Luncheon presents "Welcome Home, Jimmy!" to salute music directorJames Levine on his triumphant return to the Met podium. A perennial highlight of the opera season, the luncheon will bring together a host of artists who have collaborated with the preeminent conductor over the course of his long and celebrated Met tenure, as well as opera fans and an array of New York's society, business, and civic leaders. "Welcome Home, Jimmy!" will feature musical tributes by Dolora Zajick, "a mezzo in a class by herself" (New York Times); Thomas Hampson, "America's foremost baritone" (International Herald Tribune); and Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Eric Owens, all accompanied by the Met's Director of Music Administration, Craig Rutenberg. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Guild's education programs in New York City and throughout the country.

In association with the Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest, Minnesota Concert Opera (MCO) announces its all-star lineup for a concert version of David Seaman's abbreviated Ring Cycle, which reduces the four-opera, 16-hour cycle to one four-hour performance.

The critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe repertory productions of Twelfth Nightand Richard III will come to Broadway this fall. The productions, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, will open Sunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), with previews beginning October 15. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars onstage below!

In association with the Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest, Minnesota Concert Opera (MCO) announces its all-star lineup for a concert version of David Seaman's abbreviated Ring Cycle, which reduces the four-opera, 16-hour cycle to one four-hour performance.

Additional casting has been announced for the critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe repertory productions of Twelfth Night andRichard III on Broadway this fall. The productions, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, will open Sunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), with previews beginning October 15. Twelfth Nightand Richard III, which are directed by Tim Carroll, designed by Jenny Tiramani and with music by Claire van Kampen, will play a limited engagement for 16 weeks. Tickets are on sale now through www.telecharge.com. For a schedule of performances and more information, please visit www.ShakespeareBroadway.com

David Richard Gallery will present a career retrospective exhibition for Washington Color Painter, Paul Reed (American, b. 1919) that features paintings and drawings on canvas and paper as well as rare and never before seen artworks that span more than five decades. The exhibition, “Paul Reed, A Career Exploring Color and Visual Perception,” will be presented today, June 21 through July 27, 2013 with an opening reception today, June 28 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the gallery located on 544 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, phone 505-983-9555 in the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.

Capturing the incredible story of one family's quest to rescue five children from a rural orphanage in Russia, 'To Sing Frogs: A True Story About Family, Friends, Life and Other Things that Don't Make Sense,' a memoir by award-winning author John M. Simmons, debuts this Saturday, June 15 from White Knight Printing and Publishing.

David Richard Gallery will present a career retrospective exhibition for Washington Color Painter, Paul Reed (American, b. 1919) that features paintings and drawings on canvas and paper as well as rare and never before seen artworks that span more than five decades. The exhibition, “Paul Reed, A Career Exploring Color and Visual Perception,” will be presented June 21 through July 27, 2013 with an opening reception on Friday, June 28 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the gallery located on 544 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, phone 505-983-9555 in the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.

Charlaine Harris' final 'Sookie Stackhouse' novel, DEAD EVER AFTER, debuted at the top of The New York Times' Combined Print and E-Book Fiction best seller list this week. On the non-fiction front, Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach's HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, was the best selling book. Dan Brown's INFERNO held on to the no. 1 spot on Amazon's list this week, following his top debut last week.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and Left Bank Books are pleased to present New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans for a discussion and signing of his new novel 'A Step of Faith' today, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.