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Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke recently debuted a new live version of their song “Run Away From It All.”

Canadian photojournalist Paul Watson is haunted by the words he heard a dead soldier say as he took the photo, in 1993, that would win him the Pulitzer Prize and reshape American foreign policy. Playwright Dan O'Brien, struggling with ghosts of his own, reaches out to Watson, and the two forge a friendship as they reckon with the traumas that have shaped their lives. a?oeThe Body of an American' is a bold, radically theatrical and poetic true story that ranges from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Canadian High Arctic. Two actors play more than thirty roles in an exhilarating new form of documentary drama. The Winner of the inaugural Edward Kennedy Prize, the Horton Foote Prize for Outstanding New American Play, and the PEN Award for Drama.

Hudson Theatre Works will present the New Jersey Premiere of a?oeThe Body of an American.'

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke will release their new project Homecoming: Live In Atlanta—a new live album and concert film—on November 15. Recorded at their annual “Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming” show at Atlanta's Tabernacle last November, both the album and film, which was directed by Lagan Sebert and Ted Roach, are now available for pre-order. In advance of the release, the film's official trailer can be viewed below!

Blackberry Smoke will embark on their extensive “Till The Wheels Fall Off” headline tour this fall with stops at Asheville's Orange Peel Outdoor Concert Series, Madison's The Sylvee, St. Paul's Palace Theatre, Birmingham's Avondale Brewing Company and Savannah's Johnny Mercer Theater among several others. Tickets for the newly confirmed dates go on-sale this Friday, June 28 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

Union City Chamber Players returns to Hudson County with a program of Viennese masterworks by Mozart and Beethoven featuring Mozart's beloved Clarinet Quintet.

Blackberry Smoke performed on last night's episode of “Last Call with Carson Daly.” The segment was filmed live at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA and featured the band performing two songs: “Waiting For The Thunder” (watch/share here) and “Medicate My Mind” (watch here).  

Blackberry Smoke will perform a series of stripped down shows this spring as part of their “Break It Down Tour,” the band's first-ever acoustic tour. The tour, featuring Ida Mae, includes a stop in Easton at the State Theatre on Friday, April 5th.

Blackberry Smoke will perform a series of stripped down shows this spring as part of their newly confirmed, “Break It Down Tour,” the band's first-ever acoustic tour. Tickets for the performances—which include stops in Lexington, KY, Kalamazoo, MI, Rocky Mount, VA, Ithaca, NY and New York, NY among many others—go on-sale this Friday, January 11 at 10:00am local time. In addition to the acoustic dates, the band will tour extensively throughout 2019 including a national headline tour—with upcoming performances in Dallas, TX, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Nashville, TN and more—as well a series of shows in South America and several dates with Tedeschi Trucks Band this summer as part of their “Wheels of Soul Tour.” See below for complete details.

Blackberry Smoke will perform a series of stripped down shows this spring as part of their newly confirmed, “Break It Down Tour,” the band's first-ever acoustic tour. Tickets for the performances—which include a stop in Easton at the State Theatre on Friday, April 5th —go on-sale to the public this Friday, January 11 at 10:00am. State Theatre Members can begin purchasing tickets on Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 AM.

Tedeschi Trucks Band's increasingly successful Wheels of Soul tour returns to the road in 2019, for one of the most anticipated concert events of the summer. The five-week slate of 24 shows concludes with two nights at the famed Fox Theatre on August 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Atlanta.

Tedeschi Trucks Band's increasingly successful Wheels of Soul tour returns to the road in 2019, for one of the most anticipated concert events of the summer. Kicking-off June 29th in the Grammy-winning group's hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, the 5th annual amphitheater run welcomes special guests Blackberry Smoke and Shovels & Rope. The five-week slate of 24 shows includes another two-night stand at Colorado's Red Rocks, following 8 straight sell-out performances at the renowned venue, and includes a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Hudson Theatre Works presents"And My True Love Gave To Me"by Luigi Jannuzziat their new space.

Blackberry Smoke's rendition of Tom Petty's “You Got Lucky,” featuring Amanda Shires, recently premiered at Rolling Stone Country. Available today in honor of Petty's birthday tomorrow, Rolling Stone Country describes the song as a “…a moving tribute…”

Hudson Theatre Works' has announced it's casting for their new adaptation of Chekov's masterpiece, Uncle Vanya, called "Uncle Vanya - A Jersey Life in Four Acts" adapted by Michael Puzzo.

Blackberry Smoke's new acoustic version of “Medicate My Mind” is premiering today. Stream/share HERE and watch the song's video HERE. The track comes from the band's new EP, The Southern Ground Sessions, which will be released October 26 and is now available for pre-order.

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke takes the mainstage at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord, NH on Thursday, September 13 at 7:30PM, as part of its "Find a Light" tour.

Hudson Theatre Works is happy to announce its 2018 - 2019 season. We are excited to be able to do this since this is our first full year in our new space.

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke will release The Southern Ground Sessions EP on October 26. Created as an accompaniment to their acclaimed new album, Find A Light, the 6-song EP was recorded live at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, TN and features acoustic versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty's “You Got Lucky” featuring Amanda Shires. In advance of the release, “Run Away From It All” is premiering today. Stream/share HERE and watch the song's video HERE. 

There is nothing more important to the long-term vitality of American theatre as an art form than the nurturing of new voices. PlayWorks is the first step in this process. PlayWorks presents readings of new plays by contemporary, often local playwrights, giving them an opportunity to share their work and include the audience in the creative process.