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The Marlowe Studio In Canterbury Announces New Season, Feature Two New Plays Produced By The Marlowe.

Mission to (dit)Mars is excited to announce the selection of four new members to the 2018-2020 Propulsion Lab, a Queens based writers group serving emerging playwrights from the borough.  In addition to the new lab members, one returning member has been named a Writer in Residence and three have been named Orbiting Artists.

City of Hope, the cancer research and treatment center, announced that Stephen Schwartz will be the recipient of the Warner/Chappell Music 'Icon of Hope' Award at the 14th annual Songs of Hope event.

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® today announces its full programme, featuring a diverse selection of 225 feature films from both established and emerging talent. This 12-day celebration of cinema illustrates the richness of international filmmaking, with films to delight and entertain audiences, and also films that probe and interrogate issues of significance.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), in collaboration with Ideas United and its creative collective, We Make, today announced the release of five pilots produced for the PlayStation Emerging Filmmakers Program. Each original episode was created as part of an initiative aimed at harnessing the creativity and diverse talent of budding filmmakers.

It's been one year since Dallas-based lounge/jazz singer Laura Ainsworth (www.lauraainsworth.com) released her critically-acclaimed third album, New Vintage. It turned out to be a roller coaster year that took a disheartening plunge before climbing towards new heights with her upcoming national cable TV debut and multiple award nominations.

Following the announcement of their new studio album out October 19, Rally Cry, Arkells drop lead single 'Relentless' via Last Gang/eOne today.

Live Source Theatre Group (Tyler Mercer, Co-Founder & Artistic Director; Chris Dieman, Co-Founder & Artist in Residence), as part of their 7th season, presents the world premiere of SUDDENLY, a new play based on the classic 1954 noir film starring Frank Sinatra, adapted by Gianfranco Settecasi after the screenplay by Richard Sale.  Directed by Tyler Mercer, SUDDENLY will play a limited engagement at HERE (145 6th Avenue, NYC - Enter on Dominick, one block south of Spring). Performances begin Friday, October 5th and the engagement runs through Saturday, October 20th, 2018.  The Opening is Sunday, October 7th at 4pm.

On Saturday night in Los Angeles, Billy Porter ("POSE," "American Horror Story: Apocalypse") hosted DIVERSITY x DESIGN, an Emmy season soiree celebrating diversity, inclusion and representation on television. Presented by BOOM Events, the evening benefitted DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, the national non-profit organization that raises awareness and grants funds to organizations that provide treatment, direct care services, preventive education programs and advocacy for individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS. 

On first consideration, Brad Fraser's 1989 play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love is a darkly comical look at a group of disaffected young Canadians hurtling toward their 30s with no real sense of purpose or identity guiding them on their way. But if you look more closely - even a desultory glance at the script - it's easy to see that the playwright has more to motivate him in capturing a very particular time and place in his characters' lives.

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that legendary playwright Neil Simon has died at 91. 

Songs for Sound, a Nashville-based charity working to protect and restore hearing for the 360 million people worldwide that suffer from hearing loss, brings a free hearing health clinic to the 100th American Legion National Convention on Aug. 24th-30th. Hearing loss is a growing national health crisis and it is on the rise among all age groups. Veterans are among the most highly affected. Hearing loss and tinnitus (ringingbuzzinghumming in the ear) are the #2 and #1 military injuries, respectively. The #HEARtheMUSIC Project operates a mobile hearing health clinic supported by presenting sponsor Cochlear Americas, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. The clinic travels the nation conducting free hearing screenings on state-of-the-art Otohub sponsored software. Sponsor Phonak not only supports the mission, but also provides demo hearing aids and information for attendees. Founder, Jaime Vernon, states a great feature is the collection of follow up packets tailored for Veterans. (Click here to see the clinic in action.) 'I am the mother of a deaf child, Lexi, who is thriving because of her cochlear implants. However, it is the time prior to Lexi's diagnosis which is most troubling. We were given bad information at nearly every turn for 14 months. Looking back, had I had a roadmap for Lexi to hear, she could have been implanted and developed language even sooner. I want that for everyone. All ages, all shapes and sizes, but especially for these men and women who have given our country so much.' Results from the first 2.5 years of the #HEARtheMUSICProject highlight the significance of its mission. Over 18,000 free hearing screenings have been given and half (50%) of participants were referred for further testing. Those results are due to the targeted approach by Vernon and her Songs for Sound team. Here's a breakout of those referred to a local Audiologist for further testing: 85% of Senior Veterans 56% of Adults 38% of Teens 20% of Children These numbers sound the alarm that as a nation we need to do better to identify and treat hearing loss, especially among veterans. Untreated hearing loss is linked to depression, anxiety and social isolation as well as a greater risk of falling, cognitive decline and increased rates of dementia including Alzheimer's. In the workforce, untreated hearing loss contributes to less productivity, early retirement, disability retirement and job loss. 'Hearing loss in the military and veteran community is deeply personal for me,' says Jaime. 'Both of my nephews served in the U.S. Army out of Fort Campbell in Tennessee. One is still serving and is exposed to risk daily.' 'Cochlear is proud to support Songs for Sound's efforts that provide access to free hearing screenings, hearing health and hearing treatment information to thousands across the United States,' said Patricia Trautwein, audiologist and vice president of marketing and product management for Cochlear Americas. 'It's especially gratifying to have a role in bringing this information and access to our veterans who, through their service to our country, are so commonly affected by hearing loss.' The #HEARtheMUSIC Project runs entirely on sponsorships and donations. To support the mission and give the gift of hearing click here. About Songs for Sound Songs for Sound is a Nashville based 501c3 charity that strives to protect and restore hearing, using music as inspiration and outreach, to improve the lives of the 360 million people suffering from hearing loss. The #HEARtheMUSIC Project 2016-2017 Tour aims to reach 50,000 ears across the nation. Sponsorships are available by contacting jvernon@songsforsound.com. For additional information on Songs For Sound visit www.songsforsound.com. To volunteer click here.

Face Forward announces that the featured performer at their “La Dolce Vita” themed Gala will be Grammy winning artist NE-YO this September 22, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. In celebration of the organizations' 10-year anniversary, Face Forward hopes to raise over a million dollars to support even more survivors from around the world.

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is remembered as one of the most widely feared epidemics in recent memory. As the virus spread through West Africa, hysterical media reports outside the region fanned the flames of anxiety. However, according to Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, the “role that locals played in combating the outbreak was grossly underreported.” Pratt adds that “preoccupation with the foreign experience” overshadowed the contributions of West Africans.

The courtroom comes to order in Ava DuVernay's Central Park Limited Series as The Affair's Joshua Jackson, Hamilton's Christopher Jackson, and 12 Years A Slave's Adepero Oduye join the cast.

History is written, and perceived through the lenses of those that have the privilege to tell the story. VOYEURS DE VENUS, now playing at MOXIE Theatre through  September 9th is a stunning and provocative show that makes the audience reflect on when exploitation has masqueraded as exploration, science and prejudice has gone hand in hand, and just how much of history is fact and how much is shaped by those in power.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will host Nkame, a solo exhibition dedicated to the work of the late Cuban printmaker Belkis Ayon (1967-1999), who, during her short but fertile career, produced an extraordinary body of work central to the history of contemporary printmaking in Cuba and abroad.

On the heels of a historic inaugural Oscar win for its animated short “Dear Basketball,” Kobe Bryant's Granity Studios, in partnership with Cadence13, announced its first scripted family-friendly podcast series, “The Punies.”