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It's murder to make a movie in the Hollywood crime-thriller THE BIG TAKE, available on DVD and DigitalSeptember 4 by Archstone Distribution via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Academy Award® nominee Robert Forster (Best Supporting Actor, Jackie Brown, 1997), James McCaffrey (Netflix's “Jessica Jones”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Netflix's “The Punisher”) Zoë Bell (The Hateful Eight), Bill Sage (TV's “Power”) and Dan Hedaya (The Usual Suspects) star in this comedic and suspenseful caper about a blackmailed movie star and an aspiring screenwriter looking for his big break whose lives become intertwined following a deadly case of mistaken identity. The film marks Justin Daly's writing and directorial debut, previously working behind-the-scenes on such movies as the action classic Taken (2008) and the hit indie comedy Big Night (1996). THE BIG TAKE is the perfect entertainment for thriller fans looking for big laughs and even bigger thrills this September.

The Hit Broadway Musical Hairspray is making a big, bold appearance at the Legacy Theatre! This upbeat and powerful show opens July 6th and runs through August 5th.

Joshua Hedley is the subject of the latest “My Opry Debut” episode, which premieres today at Rolling Stone Country. Watch/share HERE. Of the mini-documentary, Rolling Stone Country proclaims, “The vocalist offers a pristine delivery, reinforcing his reputation as one of country's new crop of must-hear live performers.” Chronicling Hedley's preparation and experience debuting at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, the video includes exclusive performance footage of “I Never (Shed A Tear)” plus scenes of Old Crow Medicine Show's Cory Younts surprising Hedley with the Opry invitation during a live interview at WSM Radio. 

Theatre Calgary's artistic director Stafford Arima (Allegiance, Broadway; Carrie, Off-Broadway revival; Altar Boyz, Off-Broadway) is thrilled to officially announce the casting for the world premiere of Mary and Max - A New Musical, with music and lyrics by Bobby Cronin, book by Crystal Skillman, directed by Arima, choreography by Jenn Rapp, and orchestrations and music supervision by Anna Ebbesen.

It Happened in Key West, a major new romantic comedy musical, will get its world premiere at London's Charing Cross Theatre in a strictly limited seven-week season from Wednesday 4 July.

Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) announces the full casting for its first show of the 2018/19 season, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This Tony Award-winning play is adapted by Simon Stephens, based on the book by Mark Haddon and directed by Steppenwolf Artistic Producer Jonathan Berry.

On June 15, 2018, Sing For Your Seniors hosted the latest in its series of Broadway Sessions with cast members from "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at the Edie Windsor SAGE Center in Chelsea as part of Pride Month. SAGE is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults. The musical performance included songs of the performers' choosing as well of songs from "Beautiful." The audience enjoyed a one-hour session, as well as a meet-and-greet visit with the cast following the performance. 

"The existence of queer people of color, particularly of African descent, has repeatedly been washed over, or forgotten altogether," writes Donja R. Love, whose SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS is receiving a handsome and well-acted production from Manhattan Theatre Club, via director Sahaam Ali.

Today The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's pioneering Liquid Music Series announces its 2018.19 season. Entering its seventh season this fall, Liquid Music has become known for developing innovative new projects with iconoclastic artists in unique presentation formats.

Hey you looking? Because we are. This hilarious new cabaret follows the Trio of Dips as they struggle to get their disastrous love lives in order. Drawn from true events, Love Me Tinder is an absurd comedy fuelled by traumatic dates, obsessive exes, and a pathetic plethora of one night stands.

Son of Semele announces the nine exciting artists and solo works that will make up the 2018 edition of its popular Solo Creation Festival, performed at the Son of Semele Theater at 3301 Beverly Boulevard, from July 12 to July 29, 2018. This curated showcase for the diversity and creative potential of solo performance, founded in 2014, is a proven incubator for works that go on to be performed elsewhere in LA - including multiple festival alumni in the Hollywood Fringe - as well as in other U.S. cities and abroad.

The first-ever museum exhibition about a publicist, honoring the celebrity-studded life and career of a promotional genius who was nationally recognized and greatly admired, debuts June 19 - September 16 at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU with the premiere of Charlie Cinnamon: Legendary Press Agent.

Prog icon Steve Hackett brings his 8-date Genesis Revisited Tour to the UK in October. The Show will feature his band together with a 41-piece orchestra. The London Royal Festival Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Manchester Bridgewater Hall have now sold out.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released a new line of electric guitars and basses for aspiring players and artists who represent the future of guitar. Dubbed the 'Player Series,' the line will establish a new level of excellence for players ready to take that next step in their musical journey with Fender's iconic models-whether their dreams lie on a big stage or in a garage band and beyond.

REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL (138 E. 27 St.) - one of Off-Broadway's longest-running, continuous theaters, and the ONLY company that presents Spanish-language/English-translated plays in true repertory form in NYC - marked the occasion of its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, June 5 with a gala performance of EL CORONEL NO TIENE QUIEN LE ESCRIBA (No One Writes to the Colonel), a new play adapted from the novella by legendary Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  The evening concluded with cocktail/dinner at I Trulli. 

Inclusive consumer hair care brand Theorie comes into the spotlight on THE LOOK: ALL STARS, a new, upbeat makeover beauty competition hosted by actress Tori Spelling and style guru Kim Vo airing this summer. Theorie's botanical-focused Sage hair care products and cutting-edge hot styling tools, such as the Quantum Flat Iron, AirShine Dryer and Shape Curler, which are exclusively available at Ulta Beauty, will be used by celebrity stylists to perform beauty makeovers. Additionally, Theorie's hair care experts will provide how-to tips and insider hair hacks for the audience engaging with the show in real time from home. The episode featuring Theorie will air on Sinclair Broadcast Group's The CW Network and affiliate networks on July 29, 2018.

Netflix Acquires Rights To THE LAST SUMMER, Starring KJ Apa and Maia Mitchell

The Brits Off Broadway season continues at 59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) with the US premiere of ALL I WANT IS ONE NIGHT, written by Jessica Walker, with music direction by Joseph Atkins.

American Documentary (AmDoc), the producing company of the PBS series POV, launched the Artist Emergency (AE) Fund today, aimed at providing emergency financial assistance to filmmakers facing unexpected and substantial personal, health or property needs or losses including those caused by accidents or natural disasters.   To date, this is the first fund of its kind dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers.