lund’s debut album Right This Time, was recorded with producer Tyler “The Falcon” Greenwell (Tedeschi Trucks Band) at Echo Mountain Studios and Sedgwick Studios in her adoptive hometown of Asheville. The album features original songs honed over her decades-long stint in New York City as a working musician, promoter, and manager.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere musical, Goddess. The musical stage production is conceived and directed by Saheem Ali, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber, and written by Jocelyn Bioh. Previews begin Saturday, August 13, and the show runs through Sunday, September 25.
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced further recipients for their 2022 Awards. The Awards for both 2021 and 2022 recipients will be presented at Joe’s Pub on Monday, July 25, 2022.
Produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and Canadian producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, The Will to Live is heralded by the premiere of first single, “(I’m) Screwed.” Watch the Ray Concepcion-directed music video now!
Throughout the year the Edinburgh International Book Festival brings authors, artists, and audiences together to inspire each other, share stories, and bring books to life via its longstanding Communities Programme. This August a selection of events, designed both for, and by those taking part in the programme, will unfold against the backdrop of the Book Festival, as well as at other locations across the country, both live in-person and online.
In its complexities of storytelling, we find a narrative grounded in teacher-student relationships that surround the 100-minute One-Act currently onstage at the Shimberg Playhouse at Tampa’s Straz Center. Written by Rajiv Joseph in 2008 this one-act quirky romantic comedy packs a punch just boiling below the surface. Analyzing the relationship between student/teacher/mentor we meet three unlikely individuals whose lives are impacted by lessons grounded not just in origami, but also in the way that as humans we feel pain and how we adapt/deal with such. Rajiv Joseph won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010 with his work Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which enjoyed a stint on Broadway featuring the late great Robin Williams. Rajiv Joseph also went on to win an Obie Award for his work Describe the Night in 2018. No stranger to telling the inner workings of human relationships, Rajiv Joseph has garnered critical acclaim for his many works, and yet still is considered slightly unknown in certain arenas.
Eleven award-winning movies will be featured as part of the 22nd Kansas City Jewish Film Festival (KCJFF), presented by The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at The Jewish Community Center (The J).
BWW catches up with The Fremonts to chat about bringing The Failure Cabaret to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kensington and Chelsea Festival announces the full theatre programme, celebrating creativity and culture for everyone this summer. Finborourgh Theatre, The Chelsea Theatre, The Cornonet, Shakespeare's Globe and The Playground Theatre top the eclectic bill which animates the borough's well-known and less-discovered spaces over the summer months. The Festival showcases exceptional emerging and established artists across more than 60 multi-disciplinary shows and events.
PETER PAN: A Musical Adventure, with music and lyrics by award-winning songwriting duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Mary Poppins, HONK!, Half a Sixpence) and book by Willis Hall (Billy Liar) will be presented in a new production at Canterbury’s Malthouse Theatre in Spring 2023.
August Wilson's groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award- winning drama Fences opens at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the professional theatre on the campus of DeSales University. The show previews July 27 and 28, opens on July 29 and runs through August 7 on the Main Stage at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts.
“Swords into Flesh” follows the band’s previous releases, “Serpent Messiah”, which was released with a powerful video directed by Estevam Romera, and the album’s furious opening track and lyric video,“Sworn Enemies”, which was created by Alcides Burn / Burn Artworks. Watch the lyric video for the new single now!
The Old Globe, in association with Yash Raj Films, has announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, which will make its debut in San Diego this fall.
David Wood OBE will release his memoir Elizabeth Taylor’s Kiss and Other Brushes with Hollywood on 8th July, 2022.
100,000 new tickets have been released for the final booking period of the West End production of Life of Pi. Nuwan Hugh Perera, who is currently the alternate Pi, will take over the title role on 7 September 2022 with Chirag Benedict Lobo joining the cast as the new alternate Pi.
Alberta Theatre Projects announced the first season programmed by Artistic and Executive Director Rohit Chokhani. The upcoming season of five plays includes three World Premieres, an International script never before produced in Calgary, and a Governor-General Award-nominated production performed for the first time in Alberta.
Nashville's Lauren Balthrop makes captivating, candid music propelled by her crystalline voice and will release her sophomore album, Things Will Be Different via Olivia Records and is available for pre-save. Listen to the album opener 'What of the Days' now. The track follows 'Thank You,' a duet with songwriter Maya de Vitry, and 'Piece of Shit.'
Highly Suspect have announced details of a fall headline tour of the U.S. Featuring support from Artikal Sound System, Dead Poet Society, and Tiger Cub on select dates, the “Midnight Demon Club Tour” will kick off on September 15th in Minneapolis, MN and includes stops in Nashville, Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and more.
Zane Carney (“Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark,” John Daversa’s GRAMMY Nominated Album “Kaleidoscope Eyes”) and Ashley Griffin (“Trial,” “Forever Deadward,”) will collaborate on the upcoming musical WITCH HUNT – a reimagining of the Salem witch trials set against the backdrop of the American political system. Griffin will pen the book and lyrics with Carney writing the music.
As calls for unpaid internships to come to an end continue, many are re-evaluating their budgets and business models - with some adjusting their production model, and others looking at the financial realities and closing their doors.
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