GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer Gallant unveils his highly-anticipated official video for 'Sweet Insomnia' feat. 6lack from his most recent album of the same name. The video debuted this morning on BET Soul and BET Her at 3am PST / 6am EST and will continue to air every hour throughout the day. Retro design meets bohemian décor in the artistic visual, directed by Cameron Dean, as Gallant croons bittersweet lyrics over the intoxicating melody. In 2019, Gallant attained critical-acclaim for his Sweet Insomnia album with support from NPR, Complex, Billboard and many more, in addition to standout track 'Sleep On It' reaching the Top 20 at Urban Radio. This year, Gallant continues to ascend with a new Sweet Insomnia headlining tour kicking off in Los Angeles on February 15th, which includes support from VanJess and Ro James.
Emit Theatre will present TWELFTH NIGHT: An Immersive Experience, an interactive show for young audiences and families, adapted from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and directed by Gianna Cioffi. Twelfth Night runs for a limited engagement March 13 - 22, Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 7pm, and Sundays at 2pm at El Barrio's Artspace PS109 (215 E. 99th St., off the Q and 6 trains). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at https://emittwelfthnight.brownpapertickets.com/ or at the door.
Dress up to get down at Wonka Ball, About Face Theatre's annual benefit gala and Chicago's most glamorous party. Kicking off Pride Month 2020 with a celebration of its milestone 25th anniversary, About Face presents WONKA BALL: SILVER & GOLD on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 7:00pm at Venue West, 221 N. Paulina Street in Chicago. Tickets are available now at aboutfacetheatre.com or by calling (773) 784-8565. Discounted early bird ticket specials are available through Monday, March 30, 2020.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will begin performances for the world premiere of the new play COAL COUNTRY, written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen with original music by Steve Earle, on Tuesday, February 18 with a Joseph Papp Free Preview performance in the Anspacher Theater. Directed by Jessica Blank, this riveting new work will run through Sunday, March 29, with an official press opening on Tuesday, March 3.
ABC (6.106 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) was the Monday champ thanks to new episodes of 'The Bachelor' (6.377 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and 'The Good Doctor' (5.564 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).
Avery Sommers will make her debut at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 9:30 PM with her acclaimed show, For Sentimental Reasons. One of the most versatile performers, who can sing anything from blues and gospel to musical theater and standards, Avery brings to the stage a blend of it all plus some very personal stories and highlights from her successful career including Broadway, cabaret performances, and appearances at major venues like Carnegie Hall.
Marking 25 years of the seminal Smokers Delight; Nightmares on Wax celebrates with a plethora of activity including a full reissue of the album, new tracks, and select special shows in Europe and North America. Listen to previously unreleased bonus track 'Let's Ascend' from the reissue now.
The show we are covering this week is Wim Vandekeybus's TrapTown, a thought-provoking performance composed by multiple artistic elements, brought together on stage to narrate a singular epic tale.
Pop Punk is still not dead, and New Found Glory are making sure you know it with the announcement of their Co-Headlining tour with Simple Plan this Summer! The Pop Punk's Still Not Dead Tour will be kicking off in St. Petersburg, FL on May 29th and traveling to cities throughout the US with support from special guests Knuckle Puck. Pre-Sale tickets and VIP packages are available now at stillnotdead.shofetti.com. All additional tickets go on sale Friday, February 14th at 12pm Local Time.
Today, Brooklyn DIY punk band THICK share the music video for “Bumming Me Out,” a track off their forthcoming debut album 5 Years Behind out March 6 via Epitaph. The song perfectly captures the pain of feeling powerless in the face of endless horrors happening in the world.
Little Steven, aka Steven Van Zandt, is commemorating today's 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's historic release from a South African prison after 27 years in captivity with the announcement that his 1985 landmark protest album, Sun City, by Artists United Against Apartheid, the extraordinary supergroup brought together by Van Zandt, producer Arthur Baker and journalist Danny Schechter to fight racial injustice in South Africa, will be released on vinyl for the first time since its initial release 35 years ago. The long-out-of-print LP joins five additional classic albums from Van Zandt making all of Little Steven's records from his early career once again available on vinyl.
Stand-Up Silver Spring is everybody's favorite local comedy spot. Come on out for the hilarious Wendy Wroblewski, Dominic Rivera, Liz Barlow and Allan Sidley. Guaranteed laughs at the very chill and supremely hospitable Post 41. You need to laugh? We make it happen!
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), recipient of the Harold Oaks Award, a national award for excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences, is pleased to announce that it will honor Donald Thoms with the Spirit of Adventure Award on March 19, 2020 at its 2020 Spring Gala for his accomplishments in delighting and educating families through the medium of television and providing opportunities for talented individuals, especially people of color. Thoms's career spans more than 45 years, most of it in Public Television as well as at the Discovery Communications.
Nevada's largest film festival The 16th Annual Dam Short Film Festival returns to take movie lovers and film buffs around the globe. The festival will screen 146 short films submitted from 16 countries of origin in the historic Boulder City Theatre Feb. 13-16.
The York Theatre Company will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood, a song and dance celebration featuring the music and lyrics of the legendary Irving Berlin, with book by Barry Kleinbort (13 Things About Ed Carpolotti) and music direction by David Hancock Turner (York's Desperate Measures), directed and choreographed by four-time Tony Award nominee Randy Skinner (42nd Street, Dames at Sea, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and Ain't Broadway Grand). Performances begin Friday, April 17, 2020 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, May 17, 2020 at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Opening Night is set for Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. Cast and creative team will be announced shortly.
Beginning Feb 24th, Don Barnhart and Jokesters Comedy Club's will continue their successful residency at The Attic Showroom nightly at 10:00PM inside the OYO Hotel & Casino.
Ask anyone to describe the Three Musketeers, and you'll get the usual answers: three heroes, bound together in brotherhood, inseparable in the most dire circumstances. They were a holy trinity of masculinity and friendship, the #SquadGoals of the 19th century. But unless one were intimately familiar with Alexandre Dumas' novel or its many adaptations, five will get you ten the average Joe today would be remiss to actually name all of them. That's not the fault of the average Joe, but rather the reputation that precedes these fictional characters. Most would be familiar with what they are, not necessarily who they are.
In the 1960s, Collins evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of worka?"and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century. The McCallum Theatre will welcome folk-music legend Judy Collins, with special guest Kirsten Maxwell, at 8:00pm, Tuesday, Feb. 25.
