Simmons News

The Town Hall Presents BEASTIE BOYS BOOK: LIVE AND DIRECT feat. Adam Horovitz & Michael Diamond

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today that Academy Award® nominee Hugh Jackman will be honored with the thirteenth annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. The award will be presented at a black-tie Gala dinner at The Ritz Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara on Monday, November 19, 2018. The multi-faceted Jackman may best be known for Oscar nominated films THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and LES MISERABLES, THE X-MEN FRANCHISE, and PRISONERS. Jackman will next be seen in Jason Reitman's THE FRONT RUNNER, in theaters November 6, 2018.

Hailed by Time Magazine as "campy trash," Blackfriars Theatre is proud to present The Rocky Horror Show on October 26th - November 11th. This 70s cult classic will star Rochester's favorite local drag queen, Mrs. Kasha Davis, as the "Sweet Transvestite," Dr. Frank 'n' Furter. Mrs. Kasha Davis has made a name for herself in the Rochester community and beyond - performing nationally, starring in Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and in house at the theatre's wildly popular Drag Story Hour.

Dave Grohl, frontman for the multiple Grammy award-winning band Foo Fighters - and who headlined theAutism Speaks "Blue Jean Ball" in 2013 - returns to headline the organization's "Into the Blue" gala on October 4, 2018 at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Dave Grohl, frontman for the multiple Grammy award-winning band Foo Fighters and who headlined the Autism Speaks 'Blue Jean Ball' in 2013 returns to headline the organization's 'Into the Blue' gala on October 4, 2018 at TheBeverly Hills Hotel.

It's a packed weekend on Midlands stages!

Continuing their pledge to offer the audiences in the Northwest region of Connecticut and it's environs year-round entertainment, the historic Sharon Playhouse in Sharon CT is collaborating for the first time with the Salisbury Sinfonietta to present a semi-staged concert event on the mainstage of the venerable Connecticut playhouse on Saturday October 6th at 8:00pm.

The Historic Ali Cultural Arts, in collaboration with the ArtHeart Artist Group Corporation, is proud to announce a special art and music event on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 6pm-11pm in support of We are Zoe, which empowers orphans to become entrepreneurs. The exhibition will continue at the Pompano Beach venue through October 27 and will feature a dynamic mix of both seasoned and emerging artists. For more information, www.aliarts.org.

Faust Theatre opens their 2018-2019 season with returning favorite - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, book by Rachel Sheinkin, music & lyrics by William Finn.

CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced that all eight episodes of the second season of its original comedy series NO ACTIVITY will be available to stream beginning Thursday, Nov. 22. NO ACTIVITY's second season debut marks the first time CBS All Access has released an entire season of an original series at once.

Actors' Shakespeare Project kicks off their 15th Season with Macbeth and Equivocation in rotating repertory at the United Parish in Brookline. Performances September 26 - November 11 (Press Performance for Macbeth: Saturday, September 28, 8:00 PM; Press Performance for Equivocation: Friday, October 12, 7:30 PM), The Sanctuary, United Parish, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline. For more information visit actorsshakespeareproject.org.

Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers' contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 25th Anniversary festival, this October 25-November 1. AFF's feature film slate includes 23 World, North American, and US Premieres, a robust retrospective series, and highly anticipated marquee titles, including Steve McQueen's and Gillian Flynn's modern-day thriller Widows, Peter Farrelly's dramedy period piece Green Book starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, Mike Leigh's period piece Peterloo,  Mickey Rourke-starring boxing drama Tiger, Paul Dano's Wildlife starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, and Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges family drama Ben is Back bowing as AFF's Centerpiece selection, with writer/director Peter Hedges in attendance.

In celebration of the October 30 release of Beastie Boys Book (Spiegel & Grau), Adam “Adrock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond will embark on the six-night four-city Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct event tour.

From YouTube Originals comes the first teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated action comedy series, WAYNE, which will hold its world premiere at Tribeca TV Festival on Sunday, September 23. The series will launch on YouTube Premium in January 2019.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) a production of The Present Company presents Stranger Than A Rhino, a contemporary reimagining of Ionesco's Rhinoceros with themes of race, culture and xenophobia, written by Robert Siegel.  William Roudebush directs a cast of eight, including Vick Krishna, Jeremy Lister, Barbara Matovu, Amanda McCallum, Leslie Lynn Meeker, Charles Rubey, David Shakopi and Scott Zimmerman. 

Epic Theatre Ensemble  is proud to announce its special guest line-up for the post-show talkbacks following every performance of the world premiere of The Winning Side, a new play by James Wallert.

From YouTube Originals comes the first teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated action comedy series, WAYNE, which will hold its world premiere at Tribeca TV Festival on Sunday, September 23. The series will launch on YouTube Premium in January 2019.

Lifetime continues to reinvent classic genres with the greenlight of ground-breaking eight-part event series, My Great Big Live Wedding with David Tutera. Eight inspirational couples will work with world-renowned wedding and event planner, David Tutera, to receive the wedding of their dreams. Slated to join Lifetime's Real Love Tuesdays, each week, one new couple will share their emotional and heart-warming story LIVE from a different city or town across the country. Dramatic reveals will culminate in the live broadcast of the wedding, brought to life by Tutera. Produced by Thinkfactory Media, My Great Big Live Wedding with David Tutera heads down the aisle in early 2019.

Casting has been announced for the Boise engagement of Disney's THE LION KING, which will leap onto the stage at The Morrison Center from Wednesday, October 17 through Sunday, November 4.