Laguna Playhouse Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham and Executive Director Ellen Richard have announced the final cast and creative team to join acclaimed film, TV and theatre veterans Frances Fisher (a?oeTitanic,a?? Native Gardens, Barbeque), as a?oeQueen Eleanora?? and Gregory Harrison (a?oeTrapper John, M.D.,a?? Broadway's Chicago, Steel Pier), as a?oeKing Henry IIa?? in THE LION IN WINTER, written by James Goldman and directed by Sheldon Epps.
HE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH explores the tension between the Trump administration and senior diplomats who are defying the White House by testifying in the House impeachment inquiry. In a new episode, titled “The Deep State” and airing Sunday, October 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, and Mark McKinnon examine President Trump's war against the so-called 'Deep State,” and how little-known career civil servants have become one of his biggest threats. Watch a preview below.
Laguna Playhouse announces the final cast and creative team to join acclaimed film, TV and theatre veterans Frances Fisher (a?oeTitanic,a?? Native Gardens, Barbeque), as a?oeQueen Eleanora?? and Gregory Harrison (a?oeTrapper John, M.D.,a?? Broadway's Chicago, Steel Pier), as a?oeKing Henry IIa?? in THE LION IN WINTER
Come Out Swingin'!, a new musical set in Lewiston during the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight championship boxing match, will be presented at the Gendron Franco Center on November 22-24.
Beetlejuice's very own strange and unusual Lydia, Sophia Anne Caruso, is giving fans a peek inside the Netherworld with a performance of one of Eddie Perfect's songs that was cut from the show during its development! Check out the video to see Sophia sing 'Mamma Would' at the show's recent Black & White Ball!
SHOWTIME Sports has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary film PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON, premiering Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Written and directed by Simon George and told through original conversations with luminaries, historians and some of Liston's closest friends and family, PARIAH chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of one of the most vilified and misunderstood sports champions of all time.
Goosebumps author R.L. Stine recently took a trip to the Netherworld to chat with the ghost with the most himself, Beetlejuice's Alex Brightman! Check out the video to see the duo discussing all things strange and unusual!
Ana Gasteyer is sweetening up the Holidays with the release today of her new holiday album, Sugar & Booze. The collection of festive seasonal songs, classic and original, offer a swinging nod to the vintage holidays of yore with a modern touch and plenty of style.
Award-winning San Francisco Bay-area blues band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats will celebrate the release of their new Alligator Records album, Contemporary , with a live performance on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at The Iridium in New York. With Estrin's harmonica virtuosity and sly soulful vocals, Christoffer “Kid” Andersen's wildly inventive guitar, Lorenzo Farrell's masterful keyboards and Derrick “D'Mar” Martin's funky, creative drumming, the band takes Estrin's ingenious, original songs to new and unexpected places. With these musically fearless players kicking everything up a notch, Contemporary explores some different sounds, instrumentation and grooves from their previous releases, as they continue to reinvent traditional blues styles.
A lineup of leading performers, including yasiin bey, Neal Brennan, Common, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Freeman, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Trevor Noah, Q-Tip, Sarah Silverman, Jon Stewart, Frédéric Yonnet, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 8 p.m.
SHOWTIME has released the official poster and trailer for the highly-anticipated new series THE L WORD: GENERATION Q premiering on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The sequel to the groundbreaking drama series THE L WORD®, which originally ran on SHOWTIME from 2004-2009, continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi) as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.
Today, TINA's Nkeki Obi-Melekwe speaks to BroadwayWorld about making her Broadway debut in the role of a true icon whose life and music transcend time.
Tony nominated star of Hadestown Amber Gray will star in a supporting role in Amazon's upcoming limited series The Underground Railroad, according to Deadline.
Chris Isaacson Presents in association with The VFC Project has announced #Hash(tag) America at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Monday, November 18, at 8:30pm. #Hash(tag) America is a new theatrical musical, an urgent urban rock concert, and a soul stirring personal testimonial all rolled into one powerful explosion of sound, youth, diversity and truth. Set against original musical collaborations by Anthony Fedorov and other artists, this inspirational new musical explores true stories of social justice, gender identity, race, immigration, and economic inequalities within the fabric of the American experience.
Tuesday Night Comics is arguably the funniest night of comedy in San Diego. Mark Christopher Lawrence taps into his extensive list of talented comedian friends and shares the North Coast Rep stage with them. The show is comprised of talent from all over the country with late-night television credits as well as credits from Comedy Central, HBO, SHOWTIME, ETCa??RATED R
Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club at The LINQ Promenade has expanded programming to offer shows at 10 p.m. on Thursday nights starting on Nov. 14 with Ian Bagg's limited engagement. The 15-show engagement runs on select Thursdays from Nov. 14, 2019 through June 29, 2020. All shows are scheduled to begin at 10 p.m.
Critically-acclaimed Hollywood theatre company The New American Theatre (NAT) will present Anton Chekhov's masterpiece Uncle Vanya, directed by Artistic Director Jack Stehlin, who recently was honored along with managing director/producer Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin with a career achievement award from Stage Raw. Subtitled 'Scenes from a Country Life in Four Acts,' Uncle Vanya is adapted by the company from a translation by Constance Garnett. Opening weekend begins Friday November 1 at 8pm.
Paranormal magician and master illusionist David Shareef brings more than entertainment to his audience. Known as the a?oeMuhammad Ali of Magic,a?? he showcases his indescribable magic, hypnosis, and mind-reading abilities with engaging humor and mysterious mesmerizing feats. Experience the unexplained during David Shareef's Supernatural Magic to be performed at Ron Decar's Event Center on Nov. 1.
This past Thursday at Broadway Sessions was exceptionally a?oeWickeda?? at the 5th Annual Elphaball! We added some Glinda's into the mix this year an had an absolute blast. Our iconic lineup included Eden Espinosa, Saycon Sengbloh, Cassie Okenka, Kristy Cates, and Maddy Trumble with fierce special guests; Ally Ivey, Elizabeth McMonagle, Imari Hardon and Karine Hannah. We had such a blast celebrating the past, present, & future of a show that is so near and dear to us and theatre fans everywhere!
