Hans Schroeder III is a collector of valuable items of interest, and a merchant by trade. One day, a particular object in his possession – an heirloom medallion with a mysterious, and possibly unnatural, origin – catches the attention of a gnomic sage, who convinces Schroeder to embark on a journey to the American heartland. There, he crosses paths with elite Special Forces Operators who served in Desert Storm, setting the stage for author Daniel Zien's exhilarating new novel, Visions of the Black Heaven.
La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for His Girl Friday, adapted by John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation, House of Blue Leaves) from the Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur play The Front Page and the Columbia Pictures film His Girl Friday. Directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Memphis), the production will kick off the 2013/2014 season, running May 28 - June 30 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White today opened all 14 miles of New York City's beaches for the 2013 season.
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation (LSCRF) proudly announces Academy Award-Winning Actress and Director Diane Keaton as Guest Speaker at its Annual Fall Benefit Luncheon on Thursday, October 3rd at the Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Ave. Proceeds will support innovative contributions to breast cancer research and educational programs, as well as fellowships, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
One Chekhovian country house exits the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater and a new Chekhovian country house enters. But Richard Nelson's Nikolai and the Others, enjoying an elegant staging by director David Cromer, is a more sober-minded effort than the venue's last tenant, Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike.
ESPN will mark its 20th year of televising the Scripps National Spelling Bee by presenting 14 hours of the competition live across three networks - ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3 - beginning Wednesday, May 29, at 8 a.m. EDT, through Thursday, May 30, at 10 p.m.
Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story and based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play Jacksonville's Times-Union Center's Terry Theater on Saturday, June 8th at 8PM for a one-night-only sneak preview show! Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom.
Communicating through books is an idea that separates humanity from everything else in nature. Although other species can feel emotion, use tools and have sophisticated methods of communication and social structures, only people write things down. That's the idea the author honors with new volume of poetry celebrating books and all of their diversity.
Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story and based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play The Buckhead Theatre on Saturday, June 1st at 8:00 PM. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom. Tickets are $41 and are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, please visit www.thebuckheadtheatre.com or call 404-THE-BUCK.
N.A.S.A.'s The Spirit of Apollo film is out today on DVD and available for purchase HERE. The documentary film chronicles Sam Spiegel and DJ Zegon's worldwide travels and collaborations that led to 2009's groundbreaking LP on the same name. In addition to DVD, the film is available across various cable and broadband platforms, including iTunes, PlayStation, Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Xbox, Roxio, Blinkbox, and more. To purchase the film on iTunes, click HERE.
Jim Mickle's suspenseful horror thriller WE ARE WHAT WE ARE comes full circle. Acquired by eOne for U.S. theatrical rights off of the film's critically acclaimed world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE finds a home at the Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight.
In WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, a re-imagining of the 2010 Mexican film of the same name, Jim Mickle paints a gripping and gruesome portrait of an introverted family struggling to keep their macabre traditions alive. Check out the first official clip from the film below!
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, in residence at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, located at 7201 Rossville Blvd., offers an exciting and eclectic 41st season in 2013. Subscriptions as well as tickets for individual plays are available from the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787).
Minnesota Dance Theatre will shine the spotlight in a one-of-a-kind performance creating bold, breathtaking works for the stage in
Fierce/Feminine: Dance by Women Choreographers.
Author I. Leahanna Young knows that those who have completed the stepping stones to maturity have incredible amounts of wisdom waiting to be tapped. In her new book, "Savoring Sage Time: The Journey from No One to Wise One" (published by iUniverse), she tells the stories of 10 remarkable people whose lifetimes will give inspiration and hope. "Here is a guide book for the baby boomers positioned to move us into a nation of wise elders," she says.
Following her acclaimed performance alongside Annie Lennox at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert in June 2012, the release of her critically acclaimed third studio album Almost Always Never, and her recent sold out London Borderline concert, blues rock sensationJoanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to confirm four headline UK concerts in November including London's o2 Shepherd's Bush Empireon Thursday 28th November. Special guest is 'Best Band' & 'Best Album' 2012 in The British Blues Awards winner King King.
Following her acclaimed performance alongside Annie Lennox at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert in June 2012, the release of her critically acclaimed third studio album Almost Always Never, and her recent sold out London Borderline concert, blues rock sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to confirm four headline UK concerts in November including London's o2 Shepherd's Bush Empireon Thursday 28th November. Special guest is 'Best Band' & 'Best Album' 2012 in The British Blues Awards winner King King.
Award-winning theatre company, Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE), has extended the west coast premiere of Our Class, by Polish playwright Tadeusz S?obodzianek, in an English version by Ryan Craig. Directed by Matthew McCray, the critically-acclaimed production of Our Class will continue its run at the Atwater Village Theatre, with performances resuming May 24.
Joe's Pub at The Public welcomes world premieres, highly-anticipated debuts and the return of many esteemed performers this May and June. Funny girl JULIE KLAUSNER makes her debut with two evenings of cabaret. Legendary downtown performance artist JOHN KELLY returns to premiere Rebel Songs. The 60s-inspired flight attendant PAM ANN returns for five nights in the Cockpit. Elsewhere: Tony Award-winners TONYA PINKINS and LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, Once star CRISTIN MILIOTI, TAYLOR MAC'S epic exploration of popular music, a special appearance from Justin Vivian Bond, JOEY ARIAS, the greatest rapper in the world, CHAMPAGNE JERRY and more. Read on for more May and June cabaret, comedy, Broadway and musical theater highlights at Joe's Pub at The Public.
