The Shed's Artistic Director and CEO Alex Poots today unveiled the first group of commissions for the 2019 inaugural season in its future home on Manhattan's west side, and provided major updates about the organization's leadership, program, and capital campaign. New York City's first arts center dedicated to commissioning, producing, and presenting new work across the performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture, The Shed will open to the public in spring 2019 with commissioned programs filling its iconic and expansive multi-use hall, two floors of column-free galleries, and versatile and intimate theater.
THIRTEEN's Emmy Award-winning math series Cyberchase continues its 11th season with five new episodes in honor of Earth Day, premiering nationwide daily Monday, April 16-Friday, April 20 on PBS KIDS(check local listings) and PBS KIDS digital platforms, including the free PBS KIDS Video app andpbskids.org. Explore the intersection of math and the environment with the CyberSquad through new adventures involving green roofs, invasive species, renewable resources, citizen science, water conservation, data collection, measurement, estimation and more.
Producers John Lant and Tamra Pica with Write Act Repertory are pleased to present the West Coast premiere of Elise Arndt's award-winning one-woman show SING BIBI SING! The Untold Tales of Bibi Osterwald. Opening at Write Act Repertory's home, the Brickhouse Theatre, in North Hollywood on March 30th, at 8 p.m. for seven performances, after a sold out run in New York. The musical is written by and stars Elise Arndt, the granddaughter of the late Bibi Osterwald. The show is directed by Christine O'Grady, (HAIR, tick, tick…BOOM!), with musical direction by Doug Peck and The Doug Peck Trio. (Winner: six Joseph Jefferson Awards for his musical direction, two After Dark Awards, The Guy Adkins Award, and the Sarah Siddons Award). Tickets will go on sale next week with Brown Paper Tickets.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere production of Guards at the Taj by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton. A stunning tale about the search for beauty in desperate circumstances, the Steppenwolf production will feature the original cast members, Omar Metwally (Humayun) and Arian Moayed (Babur), whom Amy Morton directed in the Off-Broadway world premiere which received rave reviews when it premiered in 2015 and won the 2016 Obie Award for Best New American Play.
The journey to find true love and pursue the ongoing struggle of good against evil will continue as ABC has confirmed the return of ONCE UPON A TIME at 8:00 p.m. EST today, March 2, 2018.
International Women's Day – multi-award-winning documentarian Leslie Zemeckis and Cinema Libre Studio present a special screening of “Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer,” the death-defying tale of the world's first female tiger trainer. The award-winning feature length documentary reveals the empowering story of Mabel Stark, an outcast who was rejected by her family, escaped poverty and abuse in rural Kentucky, and ultimately found her true passion in the eyes of a tiger.
Ubisoft announced today Dance Mom's Nia Sioux will serve as the JUST DANCE LIVE ambassador for the upcoming Chicago engagement. The reality TV star and social influencer will engage with fans while hosting the pre-show Community Stage on March 16 beginning at 7pm.
Rock quintet Good Tiger is thrilled to announce that they will be hitting the road for their 'Salt Of The East Coast' headline tour with Icarus The Owl and Megosh. The run kicks off on March 30th in Nashville, and includes stops in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Chicago. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 23rd at 10am ET. For a full list of dates or for more information, please visit: www.goodtiger.co .
With Spring fast approaching, Rhymesayers Entertainment and Rose Presents reveal the details for the 11th annual Soundset Festival. Once again, the pre-eminent Midwest music and lifestyle experience takes over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on the Midway Sunday May 27, 2018.
MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced the complete cast for the fourth show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere production of Transfers, written by MCC Theater's Youth Company Playwriting Lab Director and Obie Award winner Lucy Thurber, and directed by Jackson Gay.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Dean Cestari in Here and Now on April 21st. Singing songs influenced by life's ups-and-downs, Dean explores the milestone moments that shaped who he is and have left lasting impressions. Here and Now wittily and earnestly highlights the difficulty of finding who you are in the face of adversity while also celebrating the freedom and victory that comes from rising above. Dean is ecstatic to bring you on his journey from three-year-old boy skipping around the house dressed as Dorothy to starving artist living his dream in the big city.
What does it mean to be American? What holds us together in turbulent times? In the documentary film AMERICAN CREED, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy come together from different backgrounds and points of view to investigate the idea of a unifying American creed.
Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF announces the upcoming productions for their 30th Anniversary Season. With Broadway's original hip hop musical, two Shakespearean dramas, a hysterical Penny Dreadful parody, the return of a Christmas classic, a Tony Award nominated new drama, the World Premiere of a newly commissioned play, and a fresh twist on three classic fairy tales, the nationally renowned Theater's Season includes a wide range of productions to celebrate classic, contemporary, and children's plays.
Today Southbank Centre announces its 2018/19 performance, dance and comedy programme, celebrating the reopening of its restored and redesigned cultural venues, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, and welcoming new and returning companies to its stages.
Baltimore-based duo Ed Schrader's Music Beat will release Riddles - their new Dan Deacon-produced album and Carpark Records debut - on March 2nd. Ahead of its release, today the band shares the album's bass-driven third single 'Seagull.' Listen to the track now and read about the song's influences via Consequence of Sound's 'Origins' series HERE.
In partnership with House Music Group DC, R&B/Soul artist Sydney Franklin has officially released her freshman project, Make It Hurt. The four track EP focuses on Franklin'a self-revelation of being honest with herself, and coming to terms with who she is as an artist and person. Laced with powerhouse vocals reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone and Jorja Smith, Make It Hurt effortlessly blends heartfelt lyrics, R&B beats, and synth-pop rhythms. Encompassing Franklin's 4-octave range and retro-sound, Make It Hurt is available now on all digital retailers. Listen to the full EP here.
The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli Lynn Harrison & Lisa Rothe, Co-Presidents) will present the 2018 Theatre Women Awards at The TimesCenter (242 West 41st Street between 7th and 8th Avenues) on Friday, March 16 beginning at 6:30PM. Tickets ($65-$250) are available for advance purchase at www.theatrewomen.org.
LA -based nerd rapper mc chris, announces his 2018 North American Spring Tour with special guests Bitforce. As a nerd rapper pioneer, being one of the first rappers to rap solely about Nerd Life, mc chris #onlydoescoolshit, so you can expect his tour to be hilarious, and cool.
Roxey Ballet presents three family-friendly performances of "Mowgli" at The College of New Jersey's Kendall Hall on May 5 and 6. This full-length ballet based on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, tells the story of a young boy raised by a wolf pack in India. These performances, featuring original choreography by Mark Roxey, run Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m. (Sensory-Friendly) and 4:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Artistic Director Edward Hall announces Hampstead Theatre's spring/summer season. The UK premiere of Rajiv Joseph's darkly comic post-truth play Describe the Night will be directed by Lisa Spirling. The world premiere of Jemma Kennedy's blisteringly entertaining Genesis Inc. will be directed by Laurie Sansom. The world premiere of Fiona Doyle's haunting and provocative new drama The Strange Death of John Doe will be directed by Artistic Director Edward Hall for Hampstead Downstairs. The production is a Hampstead Theatre commission and a finalist for The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Under 30s can access Priority Booking for all shows via The Downstairs Club - Hampstead's free membership scheme to allow better access to the cheaper seats.
