Noah has familial adenomatous polyposis, a rare inherited cancer predisposition syndrome. Kids Wish Network, a children's charity that grants wishes for kids with life threatening illnesses spoke with Noah to find out what brings him his happiness. He shared that he loves watching the show Psych - especially his favorite actor James Roday. Noah had no idea what was about to unfold. He thought he was simply taking a trip with his mom to Los Angeles for a mother/son bonding trip - psych!
The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces Movements to Move the Marginalized from the Margins, a community arts project led by dancer and DeafBlind activist Kerry Thompson. Over the summer, her non-profit organization Silent Rythms has joined with MetaMovements, at their summer Salsa In the Park series. Weekly, during each Salsa night, Thompson invites folks from the DeafBlind community as well as those of all abilities, to learn to Salsa dance. The final event of the summer is August 27, 2018, 6pm, and is free and open to the public, for all ages and abilities.
We are in the Ides of August and the final few openings of the 66th season at the Stratford Festival have begun. Last night, JULIUS CAESAR had its opening night at the Festival Theatre. It has been nine years since this production graced the Stratford stage and this thrilling production is sure to have audiences clamouring to come see it.
Multi-platinum rapper Sage The Gemini has collaborated with buzz-worthy Yhung T.O. for his newest track out today, “Hoop Dreams”. Listen here! The single features a tinging back beat, rolling lyrics, and Yhung T.O. adding his flair to the track. Sage raps, “My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way.”
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is proud to announce that the Hollywood community is rallying together yet again to support the sixth biennial televised fundraising special on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT and 7:00–8:00 p.m. CDT). Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Marlee Matlin, Matthew McConaughey, Maria Menounos, Jillian Michaels, Trevor Noah, Dak Prescott, Italia Ricci, Rob Riggle, Karla Souza, David Spade, Keith Urban and Reese Witherspoon will participate in this memorable event – marking 10 years since the first telecast and 10 years of SU2C's lifesaving research achievements. Additional stars and performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ahead of the 2018 FedExCup Playoffs, defending FedExCup champion Justin Thomas appeared yesterday on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to compete against the late night host in a friendly golf game. A $1 million donation was made by FedEx to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in honor of the winner.
Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada), a Canadian registered charity, is proud to announce the Hollywood community is once again joining forces to support Stand Up To Cancer's sixth biennial televised fundraising special, the third inclusive of Canada, on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Marlee Matlin, Matthew McConaughey, Maria Menounos, Jillian Michaels, Trevor Noah, Dak Prescott, Rob Riggle, Karla Souza, David Spade, Keith Urban, Reese Witherspoon and Canadian Italia Ricci will participate in this memorable event marking 10 years since the first telecast and 10 years of SU2C's lifesaving research achievements and four years after the launch of Stand Up To Cancer Canada. Additional stars and performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Multi-BRIT Award nominee and platinum-selling producer Jonas Blue has delivered the brand-new remix package for his huge summer anthem 'Rise', with the original garnering over 200 million streams worldwide.
Music Health Alliance (MHA) is excited to announce the launch of a series of one-of-a-kind experience auctions via CharityBuzz.com benefitting MHA as part of Heal The Music Day. Two extraordinary in-person experiences are up for auction NOW!
Americans rank clean water as the most important factor to living a healthy life (27 percent of consumers and 32 percent of experts) higher than even getting enough sleep (25 percent of consumers and 22 percent of experts) and eating healthy foods (23 percent of consumers and 25 percent of experts), according to "Perspectives on America's Water." The study, the second annual of its kind commissioned by Nestl Waters North America, surveyed a total of 6,142 American consumers and experts on water-related topics.
Music fans will be celebrating this September, as John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Imagine hits the big screen. Including previously unreleased cinema-exclusive bonus material, restored footage, remixed, remastered and immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack mix, it's a unique opportunity to witness Imagine like you've never seen or heard it before!
W;T is a 1999 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Margaret Edson. The play also received the 'Best New Play' award for 1999 from the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Edson used her work experience in a hospital as part of the inspiration for her play. Functioning as both the narrator and a character in the play, the character of Vivian Bearing (Kristin Fern Jihnson) shifts between the present and the past, as she experiences stage four ovarian cancer through diagnosis to treatment with high-dosage experimental chemotherapy and finally, to her demise. Along the way, she also examines her life choices to discovers that she prefers kindness to intellectual detachment.
In this their 20th year, The Production Company has continued to bring long-loved musical theatre stories into a tier of the professional sector that fosters new talent, puts Australian superstars in dream roles, and delivers to the letter on that wholesome energy Broadway and West End are known for, right in the heart of Melbourne. The Boy from Oz is no exception, known as 'the great Australian musical' for its depiction of one of Down Under's most treasured exports, the legendary Peter Allen. This production is neck-deep in nostalgia and ocker charm, while keeping a firm grip on Allen's camp and charismatic persona for which he became famous...well that and all the hits! I Honestly Love You, I Go to Rio and I Still Call Australia Home are given a glittering treatment in a show spackled with sparkle.
Adapted from Karel Capek's 1930s sci-fi satire, War With The Newts is set on an oyster trawler, en route to a colony of human survivors after the titular conflict. Along the way, the show takes in issues of race, refugees, nationalism and animal experimentation.
It is not uncommon for cancer stories to be told by former patients in order to educate others to empathise with those going through treatment. Heather Keller brings her personal story to the Edinburgh Fringe in a solo theatre piece, Chemo Barbie.
