Ireland's brightest new comedian, Joanne McNally hits the stage in Adelaide for the first time, fresh from her sell-out run in Edinburgh, with her hysterical and whipsmart look on life, love and lies we tell ourselves.
The newest drama school in London, the Pauline Quirke Full-Time Academy of Performing Arts, has waived audition charges and has also reduced its annual fees, in a bid to make its vocational training at 16+ accessible to more aspiring young performers.
The Sierra Stages 2019 season opens with the hilariously twisted black comedy "Hand to God" by Robert Askins, playing for three weekends only from February 28 - March 16 at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City.
IT'S A HARD TRUTH AIN'T IT will be available for streaming on HBO GO and HBO NOW on SATURDAY, FEB. 23 starting at 11:45 p.m. (ET), following the debut of HBO Films' O.G. earlier that evening, and will debut MONDAY, FEB. 25 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on the main HBO channel.
On February 22, composer, songwriter and keyboardist Eliot Krimsky will release his debut solo album, Wave in Time, via Pretty Purgatory. Perhaps best known for his work as the frontman and co-founder of the band Glass Ghost, Krimsky has performed extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Mexico. He has shared stages with Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, and Sharon Van Etten and collaborated with the likes of Meshell Ndegeocello, Here We Go Magic, Shearwater and members of Xiu Xiu over the last decade. Wave in Time features his distinctive falsetto voice—alongside sprawling, cinematic ambience and incisive, hook-heavy electronic pop—singing of fear, despair, humanity, and hope. These are powerful, affirmative anthems of and for this moment. Today, Krimsky streams 'Darkness' (featuring Joan As Police Woman) from the release.
Festival Place is the place for Blues in March with performances by Tommy Castro and the Painkillers (March 9), Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar (March 23), and Carlos Del Junco and the Blues Mongrels (March 24).
The New York Philharmonic welcomed the Year of the Vermillion Pig at the eighth annual Lunar New Year Concert and Gala, a festive fire-themed evening - representing warmth, light, energy, and prosperity - presented by Starr International Foundation on February 6th.
San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for their first Sandbox Series production of 2019 - the world premiere of A White Girl's Guide to International Terrorism, written by Chelsea Marcantel. Morgan Green will direct. The play was commissioned by San Francisco Playhouse.
The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) is pleased to announce the return of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC), from March 6-17 at The Joyce Theater. The company makes its first return to The Joyce since 2015, and each week of this extended engagement is dedicated to works by in-demand choreographers Ohad Naharin and Crystal Pite respectively.
Marking the return of one of Australia's greatest heroines and one of its most successful series worldwide with fans and media alike, Acorn TV is thrilled to announce at the winter Television Critics Association tour that it will be the exclusive North American partner for the new feature film MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS starring Essie Davis, as well as a new spin-off, 1960s-set series MS FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES in a deal with international distributor all3media international. Every Cloud Productions' Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox are executive producing the film and series. Acorn TV will exclusively premiere the film and the Acorn TV Original series in North America in 2019 with the feature film also showing in select theatres. Featuring “the most robust, reliable selection of European, British, Canadian and Australian shows” (The New York Times), Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in British and international television from RLJ Entertainment.
Tim Renkow (Bobby and Harriet Get Married) and Lorraine Bracco (Sopranos, Goodfellas) star as Tim and his loud, proud mother, in BBC Three comedy series, Jerk.
This magical production is a celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, and will be presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences away from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas. The national tour will play for two days only February 23- 24, 2019 at SPAHouston/Jones Hall.
Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, has transformed the historic theater with an all new version of Ragtime: The Musical as it returns to Los Angeles more than two decades after its premiere at the Shubert Theatre. With 21 actors and a 16-piece orchestra, this is one of the most ambitious productions in the Playhouse's recent history.
Joanna Syrokomla and Cynthia Amsden, Co-Chairs of the Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design (CAFTCAD) Awards are very pleased to announce the official winners of this evening's gala. The CAFTCAD Awards congratulate the nominees and the winners and thank the team who worked diligently to make this evening possible, the generosity of the sponsors, as well as all the costumers who submitted their designs. We look forward to the 2020 CAFTCAD Awards.
Sadler's Wells annual pick 'n' mix buffet of dance offerings return again for a selection of live performances and interactive front of house experiences.
The 2019 NY Indie Theatre Film Festival opens tonight, February 8 at 7pm, with the NY festival premiere of Poor Behavior (2016), written by Theresa Rebeck. Based on her play of the same name, Ms. Rebeck (upcoming spy thriller 355, Broadway's Bernhardt/Hamlet, NBC's 'Smash') makes her film directorial debut with this dark, dysfunctional comedy. Rebeck will participate in a talkback after the screening, moderated by Marc Stuart Weitz, New Ohio Theatre's Producing Director.
Chick Flick the Musical invites you to join Karen, Dawn, Sheila, and Meg as they get together to unwind, watch a chick flick, and play their favorite drinking game. As the festivities proceed and the tequila flows, can the power of meet cutes and makeover montages save the day as relationship drama and career crises bubble to the surface? Celebrating the healing power of sisterhood, laughter, and life lessons from the movies we know and love, Chick Flick the Musical is ultimately about life's greatest love story: friendship.
The NY Indie Theatre Film Festival is excited to announce it will open its 2019 edition on February 8 with the New York festival premiere of Poor Behavior, the film directorial debut by Theresa Rebeck, based on her play of the same name.
The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of The Evolution of Mann is set for digital release on Friday, February 15, 2019 on the Yellow Sound Label.
The nationally and internationally admired Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University celebrates the publication of Plays by Women of the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Four Seasons Books in Shepherdstown, a CATF partner, will host a release party on Thursday, February 28th from 7-9pm. Guests are able to reserve their copy of the anthology by contacting Four Seasons. This event is free and open to the public.
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