Susan Davis News

The PBS summer schedule offers comprehensive election coverage, as well as specially themed programs around the 31st Olympiad in August 2016.

Matt Iseman (American Ninja Warrior)will join Erica Olsen, CBS2/KCAL9, as a co-host for the 57th Annual Genii Awards to be held, Thursday, May 5th

The awards will be hosted by Erica Olsen, Emmy®-nominated on-air host for CBS2/KCAL9 and will be held on Thursday, May 5th as part of Digital Hollywood at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

In the first solo show since her extraordinary 2011 Italian exhibition at Galerie Pananti in Florence, celebrated sculptor/painter Eleanora Kupencow will be featured at Anderson Contemporary Gallery, 180 Maiden Lane, New York 10038 in lower Manhattan, April 8 – May 1, 2016.

SugarHouse Casino has begun installation on a large-scale light sculpture that will illuminate the entire Delaware Avenue façade of its new seven-story parking garage.

Patch Theatre has taken one of its most successful works, The Moon's a Balloon, and has been working on an ambitious multi-layered investigation into community engagement that is built into the DNA of a performance. The investigation comes to fruition when The Moon's a Balloon Community Engagement Project is trialled in Bathurst from 20 - 24 July and later a season at the Odeon Theatre from 3 - 22 August.

The annual Will on the Hill event welcomes Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and distinguished Washington insiders onto the Shakespeare Theatre Company stage to perform a political satire infused with Shakespearean language and references. The event pays tribute to the unique dynamic of our city and provides a wonderful way to engage new audiences. Proceeds from this event support STC's many education, artistic, and community engagement programs including in-school workshops and online learning resources that inspire new and diverse audiences and deepen the connection to classical theatre in learners of all ages. Will on the Hill will take place in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW), and begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m., and a buffet dinner immediately after the performance.

Three Tony-winners converged to honor Cy Coleman at 54 Below last night and Broadwayworld was there.

Looking for something fun to do in Nashville - say, in the next few days or so? That doesn't involve running in the Country Music Marathon? Have no fear, gentle BWW Nashville readers, our team of writers have done the necessary legwork - we're all about saving you time, keeping you out of the marathon traffic and helping you make informed decisions about how to spend your entertainment dollar, after all - and we are delighted to present you with our very first, official Critic's Choice column, filled to the veritable brim with suggestions for great stuff going on around our fair state.

Business leaders, philanthropists, survivors, and researchers attended LUNGevity Foundation's Musical Celebration of Hope Gala to celebrate the extraordinary progress in lung cancer research at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) has announced Joyce Degenfelder as the 2013 recipient of the Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award. The committee of prior recipients has made this selection to honor her dedication to the Seattle theatre community. This award, along with 19 others, will be presented at the 6th Annual Gregory Awards held at The Moore Theatre on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:30pm.

Over 350 guests flocked to Watermill for The Parrish Art Museum's annual Spring Fling community party, fundraiser and networking event this Saturday. Perhaps it's cabin fever or simply the thought that summer is a coming, the annual fete draws a crowd of local business professionals that relish the opportunity to greet old friends, share a cocktail with new ones and hit the dance floor all while knowing the importance of the event in raising funds for the Parrish Educational programs.

With the topic of health care on the minds of millions of Americans around the country, CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 will kick off the new year (tonight, January 31 - February 23, 2014) with a World Premiere play written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Josefina Lopez entitled A CAT NAMED MERCY, a dark comedy about Catalina Rodriguez, a Latina Licensed Vocational Nurse working at Elysian Estates Nursing Home who gets her hours cut, becomes uninsured and is in desperate need of an emergency operation. With the help of a cat she names Mercy, she is divinely guided to do the unthinkable to save her life.

With the topic of health care on the minds of millions of Americans around the country, CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 will kick off the new year (January 31 - February 23, 2014) with a World Premiere play written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Josefina Lopez entitled A CAT NAMED MERCY, a dark comedy about Catalina Rodriguez, a Latina Licensed Vocational Nurse working at Elysian Estates Nursing Home who gets her hours cut, becomes uninsured and is in desperate need of an emergency operation. With the help of a cat she names Mercy, she is divinely guided to do the unthinkable to save her life.

The bipartisan favorite of both theatre and political fans, Will on the Hill returns to the Shakespeare Theatre Company this spring. This year's Will on the Hill is marked by a performance of Toil and Trouble, an original play by Peter Byrne written with assistance from The West Wing Writers Group. Will on the Hill will be directed by STC Associate Director Alan Paul and take place on Monday, May 6, 2013, in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). The evening begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner immediately following the performance.

An industry reading of Sevan K. Greene's Narrow Daylight will be presented Oct. 9 at 3 PM at Primary Stages.

This month marks the Shakespeare Theatre Company's 10th year of celebrating the enduring power of Shakespeare's words with the aid of Washington's politicians, lobbyists and journalists. This year's Will on the Hill is marked by a performance of Speak the Speech, I Pray You!, an original play by Peter Byrne with assistance from The West Wing Writers Group. Will on the Hill takes place tonight, May 7, 2012, in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). The evening begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner at 8:30 p.m.

This year's Will on the Hill is marked by a performance of Speak the Speech, I Pray You!, an original play by Peter Byrne with assistance from The West Wing Writers Group. Will on the Hill will take place on Monday, May 7, 2012, in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). The evening begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner at 8:30 p.m.

Grosse Pointe Theatre will hold auditions for The Scarlet Pimpernel, a musical production based on the works of Baroness Emmuska Orczy, with music by Frank Wildhorn, book & lyrics by Nan Knighton.

Grosse Pointe Theatre will hold auditions for The Scarlet Pimpernel, a musical production based on the works of Baroness Emmuska Orczy, with music by Frank Wildhorn, book & lyrics by Nan Knighton.