Hey Long Island, welcome to the 60's! The Argyle Theatre in Babylon just opened their second stunning production and it's a cause for celebration. 'Hairspray,' the smash hit 2002 Broadway musical, is back and better then ever. Tracy, Link, Edna, Corny, and all of your out of sight chums from the Hefty Hideaway are gracing the Argyle stage in an exhilarating production, overflowing with high energy and big talent.
Tracy & Val are dinosaurs from different cultures. Aoife is a female astronaut leading a crew of distrusting males. Sarah-Jane & Lou-Ann are two teenage girls just trying to survive Year 10……
Award-winning singer/songwriter Mark Wayne Glasmirereturns to Country radio with 'I've Got A Feeling,' the first single from his upcoming CD, CAN'T BE DENIED. The mid-tempo tune captures the magic of love at first sight and, like most of Mark's music, brings a positive message to the airwaves. The track will be delivered to radio programmers via PLAY MPE and can be downloaded from AirPlay Direct. Fans can purchase 'I've Got A Feeling' at Amazon or CDBaby.
Today Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced his plans for the upcoming season: 'I am thrilled to announce Keen Company's 19th season, two uplifting stories about the big impact of small actions. This fall Keen will produce our fourth intimate musical, the first NY revival of Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days. I've been a fan of Adam's work for years and am so excited to work with him to bring this beloved musical to life in a brand new production with new orchestrations. Ordinary Days beautifully depicts the search for connection and how one person's actions can influence complete strangers. In the spring we will present the New York premiere of Surely Goodness and Mercy, a truly Keen story about an exceptional boy living a troubled life in Newark, NJ who does a good deed for an often unnoticed person. Chisa is a rare writer who speaks to our complicated times today with a full heart and a singular voice. I am thrilled to welcome her into the Keen family,' said Silverstein.
Hendersonville Community Theatre will shake and shimmy when students from Henderson, Buncombe, Polk, and Transylvania counties perform Hairspray JR. opening July 20 and running through August 5 on the theatre's Main Stage. Tickets are $15 and are available online at HendersonvilleTheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at (828) 692-1082. Hairspray JR. is presented by Champion Comfort Experts of Hendersonville.
Casting is now complete for the Lyceum premiere of the fast-paced musical, Footloose, based on the movie and filled with all the songs that made that soundtrack an enduring classic.
The animated adult series ANIMALS. returns for its ten-episode third season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. From Duplass Brothers Productions, the show was created by Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano.
Ever since John Waters introduced us to Tracy Turnblad and co in his cult 1988 film, audiences have come to expect big voices, big dance numbers and even bigger hair. Luckily, the 2017/18 touring production of Hairspray delivers in a production that is colourful, energetic and full of soul.
Animus Theatre Company (Jonathan Judge-Russo, Founding Artistic Director) in association with the Circle in the Square Professional Workshop, has announced the schedule and casting for its annual 12-Hour Reading Festival, which returns to Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre this Thursday, July 19, beginning at 11:00am. This year's festival, which will showcase the repertoire of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart), will feature company artists will include Haley Bond, Sara Canter, Jonathan Judge-Russo (A Rainy Day in New York, "Law & Order: SVU"), Trevor Kluckman, Alan Langdon, Brad Lemons, Amy Northup, Courtney Shaw and Karen Sours Albisua ("The Chi," "The Bridge").
Bill T. Jones, MacArthur Genius Award and National Medal of Arts awardee and Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, and Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director, announced the New York Live Arts' 2018-2019 season today. "We look to artists to reflect, reframe, reimagine, and represent the world to us. We hope that in turn we respond with empathy and, dare we say, compassion," states Bill T. Jones. "New York Live Arts will premiere eight New York and/or world premieres this season including the much anticipated "Y" by Randjelovi?/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist RoseAnne Spradlin," says Janet Wong. "We will also bring back Jack Ferver's highly successful 'Everything Is Imaginable,' which premiered at New York Live Arts' this past season. For the 2019 edition of the Live Ideas Festival we will look at artificial intelligence and our role in shaping the future," she adds.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is now selling single tickets for all of the 12 season's productions, including the highly anticipated world premiere of CINCINNATI KING, a musical about Cincinnati's historic King Records, and the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit from the creator of Hamilton, IN THE HEIGHTS. The season will open with a thrilling production of Stephen King's MISERY on Sept. 1.
Via Brooklyn and The Southampton Inn are proud to present the first ever VB Reads: Feast and Fiction, a play reading series. VB Reads will present Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky by Dianne Nora on Saturday, July 14th at 9pm and Collected Stories by Donald Margulies today, July 17th at 8pm. This two-night event will be hosted by The Southampton Inn at their in-house restaurant, Claude's at 91 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11968. The event will feature a special prix fixe menu option, titled The Full Feast, as well as a drink and dessert option, titled Sips and Sweets, to be served as you enjoy the staged reading. For additional information about ticketing and reservations please visit www.viabrooklyn.org.
MTV today announced nominations across all gender neutral categories for the 2018 “VMAs.” The list includes dozens of artists whose reach and influence have elevated music's relevancy within the cultural conversation. Cardi B received nods in 10 categories, including “Video,” “Song” and “Artist of the Year,” and The Carters secured eight, including “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and “Best Hip Hop” for their recent hit single “APES**T.” Other top contenders include Childish Gambino, Drake and Bruno Mars. The “VMAs” will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, and across MTV's global network of channels in more than 180 countries and territories, reaching more than half a billion households around the world.
Lifetime's Summer Escapes Wraps Up with All New Movies
Bay City Players, Michigan's oldest continuously operating community theatre, held its annual membership meeting on July 9, 2018 and elected its new officers.
SJ Presents and WBLS continue the celebration of Circle of Sisters with Circle of Sisters' R&B Live; an extraordinary lineup featuring soul and R&B icons featuring BELL BIV DEVOE, BOBBY BROWN, BRANDY, TAMIA, DRU HILL & 702. The Circle of Sisters' R&B Live concert honors women and the music they love. This star-studded event is set for Sunday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Prudential Center. Tickets will be available to purchase starting Friday, July 20 at 10 a.m. EST at ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available on Monday, July 23 after 11 a.m. at the Prudential Center box office.
There is more to HAIRSPRAY than big fun.
In the role made famous by Joan Cusack in the hit film, Amy Lehpamer will button up, starch up and don her spectacles to play the uptight but lovable straight-laced schoolmarm with a hankering for Stevie Nicks.
Via Brooklyn and The Southampton Inn are proud to present the first ever VB Reads: Feast and Fiction, a play reading series. VB Reads will present Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky by Dianne Nora today, July 14th at 9pm and Collected Stories by Donald Margulies on Tuesday, July 17th at 8pm. This two-night event will be hosted by The Southampton Inn at their in-house restaurant, Claude's at 91 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11968. The event will feature a special prix fixe menu option, titled The Full Feast, as well as a drink and dessert option, titled Sips and Sweets, to be served as you enjoy the staged reading. For additional information about ticketing and reservations please visit www.viabrooklyn.org.
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