Simmons News

Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the World Premiere of Static opening October 27, 2016 on the Frank and Katrina Basile Stage. This production runs through November 20.

On the next episode of MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC titled "Uprising" - As Coulson, Mack and Fitz attempt to track down and neutralize a rogue group looking to end Inhuman Registration worldwide, Simmons and Dr. Radcliffe only have hours to save May before she succumbs forever to her mysterious illness.

Breakfast At Tiffany's, the classic tale of Holly Golightly, written by Truman Capote and so memorably portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in the iconic 1961 film, is being given a new lease of life as a stage play with music in a sparkling, sophisticated production that visits the Lyceum Theatre, from Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 October, starring Georgia May Foote in the role of Holly. Scroll down for a sneak peek at Foote in character!

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston has announced the cast & creative team for its upcoming productionof WARRIOR CLASS by Kenneth Lin (writer, House of Cards), directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Performances are October 21 - November 13, 2016.

The princes and princesses of the hip hop world are back for an explosive new season of WE tv's docu-series, GROWING UP HIP HOP premiering Thursday October 13th at 10pm ET/PT.

Tonight nonprofit Heartland Film announced the full lineup and event schedule for its 25th annual Heartland Film Festival (Oct. 20-30, 2016) at a special event at The Athenaeum.

A desperate mother will do anything to get her daughter back. In an abandoned motel on a desolate American road, she meets a man with whom she believes is her only hope at reunion... but nothing is as it seems and what happens next will shock voyeurs to their core. ON CLOVER ROAD - a gritty new play by critically acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz - has its Pacific Northwest premiere with Seattle Public Theater beginning on September 23rd through October 16th at the Bathhouse in Green Lake. 

THE REDEMPTION SERIES at the Landing Theatre Company delves into the delicate topics of race relations, ethnicity, and diversity through short plays from across the country directed by some of Houston's finest theatre professionals. The production opens Thursday September 22, 2016 at The Docks in Houston, TX. I got the opportunity to ask Stephen Miranda questions surrounding the production and get his take on these hot button issues. Miranda is Landing Theatre Company's Interim General Manager and also happens to be on of the directors working on the production.

Sarah Burgess's sharply witty play DRY POWDER, which had a highly successful run at the Public Theater this past spring, is returning to New York this September with a new mounting by Glamsmash Productions.

On the next episode of MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC titled "Meet the New Boss" - Daisy goes to battle Ghost Rider at a terrible cost, and Coulson faces the new Director, and his bold agenda surprises them all.

From journalist to skewer.

Jay Armstrong Johnson Live at Feinstein's/54 Below was officially released last week, and Johnson celebrated the album's release last Sunday evening, September 18, at The West End Lounge (955 West End Avenue). Scroll down for photos from the concert!

Rep Stage, the regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College, continues its production of Sharr White's 'The Other Place,' through September 25, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

An ambitious jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) fall in love while pursuing their dreams of stardom, in this dazzlingly stylized homage to the classic Hollywood musical from Whiplash director Damien Chazelle.

New York Live Arts presents SUPERUNKNOWN, an Open Spectrum forum featuring four esteemed arts leaders who have made lasting differences to New York's cultural identity and who know firsthand the necessity and risk of creating change.

A world of mystery, romance, intrigue and great music await you at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's annual gala concert today, September 17 at 7 p.m. in Heinz Hall.

A world of mystery, romance, intrigue and great music await you at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's annual gala concert today, September 17 at 7 p.m. in Heinz Hall.

The Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, will assemble singers from throughout the region for grandly thrilling performances of Beethoven's jubilant and inspiring Symphony No. 9 at the Granada Theatre on October 15 and 16. Also featuring Rapture, a shimmering orchestral work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse, the season-opening concerts will take place at 8 pm on Saturday, October 15, and at 3 pm onSunday, October 16. Tickets are now available.

Bellevue Little Theatre will open the 48th season with Meredith Willson's classic musical  'The Music Man' on Today Sept. 16. This production will run for three week-ends, closing on Sunday Oct. 2. Showtimes are 7:30 PM Today and Saturday evenings and 2 PM on Sundays.