Thousands of Alaskans will fend off cabin fever as they scream with laughter during Anchorage Concert Association's presentation of the sci-fi smash Little Shop of Horrors, Feb. 20-25 in the Atwood Concert Hall. With infectious music that combines rock, Motown and Broadway, this hilarious musical has devoured the hearts of theatregoers for more than 30 years.
The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) announced today a major $1 million gift from the family of renowned shoe designer and entrepreneur Stuart Weitzman. In recognition of this gift, the Museum's "First Families" gallery, which explores the lives of early Jewish settlers in colonial America, will be named in honor of his family.
Desilu Studios, Inc announced today that it will bring the long awaited sci-fi feature film V THE MOVIE, a big-budget treatment of the highly successful,critically-acclaimed 80's mini-series to movie screens worldwide. The film will be written and directed by the original's creator, Kenneth Johnson and produced by John Hermansenand Barry Opper.
Fertility Fest, the world's first arts festival dedicated to fertility, infertility, modern families and the science of making babies, is delighted to announced the programme for its second edition taking place at Bush Theatre, 8 - 13 May 2018. Over 150 world class artists and fertility experts including scientists, clinicians and academics will share the stage to explore the bigger picture of fertility in the 21st century together, through theatre, music, film, photography, dance, visual arts, literature, poetry, discussion, workshops and debate. The diverse programme will bring together all voices - whatever their sex, experience or parenting stories - to ask key questions about fertility science and education, and encourage a more open public discourse around these issues.
Chicago's award-winning dynamo Angela Ingersoll (I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues, The 12 Dames of Christmas, The Great Gatsby) hauntingly captures the emotional power and presence of beloved superstar Judy Garland. With her great big voice and naturally winning humor, Ingersoll's loving treatment of 'Miss Show Business' is nothing short of breathtaking. Basking in Judy's brightness and unafraid of her darkness, Ingersoll's homage reveals a riveting fusion of fragility and strength. Iconic favorites include 'Over the Rainbow,' 'Get Happy,' 'The Man That Got Away,' and more.
Chilean author Ariel Dorfman's 1990 play DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is set in an unnamed country that is probably Chile as it emerges from a long period of dictatorship and adjusts to life under a fledgling democratic government. Even as the nation struggles to reinvent itself, one woman's road to recovery from captivity and torture is strewn with psychological obstacles that threaten her husband's career, their marriage, and her very sanity. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Steven Maler's taut direction of Flora Diaz, Mickey Solis, and Mark Torres results in a riveting production in the Sorenson Center's blackbox theater.
Native to the Midwest region of North America, but still largely unknown in the United States, the aronia berry is the nutrient-packed superfood for which the consumer health industry has been waiting. Cornering this new market in the US is the aronia berry infused water, ax-water.
The Newark Museum will mark the opening of a new special exhibition gallery and its newly reopened Washington Street entrance with a major exhibition featuring Hudson River School landscape paintings from the permanent collection and major loans from private and public collections. The exhibition is on view March 24 through August 19.
Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, Nashville's iconic professional theater, opens its 2018 season - its 52nd! - with an entertaining, if somewhat overly long, production of Disney's Freaky Friday, the new musical with a starry musical theater pedigree.
'All children are my children, I cry for them with same tears' wrote actor, singer and peace activist Theo Bikel a year before he died. Some 200 people gathered at a magnificent Beverly Hills estate on Sun Jan 28 to celebrate his life and memory, while raising funds for Project Rozana: Building Bridges to Peace through the medical treatment of wounded and ill Syrian children in Ziv hospital in Israel.
A provocative adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession by Matthew Yde commissioned by the Aux Dog Theatre The high cost of living well, might just cost you your soul. A smart drama about a taboo subject. Up to the minute as today's news!This play is not light fare, not escapism but a serious treatment of the painful realities we grapple with in the 21st century.
California Symphony presents two performances of MOZART REQUIEM at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek on Saturday March 17th at 8pm and Sunday March 18th at 4pm. This is the third of three concert sets in the Symphony's 2017-18 season to offer patrons a Saturday evening option in Walnut Creek, catering to rising demand for professional grade performances within easy reach of discerning East Bay consumers of culture and the arts. Diablo Regional Arts Association is the presenting sponsor of the California Symphony's Saturday night concert series, with media support provided by BARTable.
When performance artist Bryony Kimmings was approached by Complicite to create a new show, the invitation came from producer Judith Dimant - who had just received a cancer diagnosis. Never one to shy away from creating art from life, Bryony asked Judith if she wanted to make a production about cancer. What followed was a baptism of fire, and an unexpected journey into the 'Kingdom of the Sick' - following patients, meeting doctors and learning from world experts. What Bryony didn't know is how far into the Kingdom she would fall.
Complicite will stage a reimagined version of A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer, its collaboration with performance artist Bryony Kimmings. Kimmings will lead the company in this reworked production touring the UK before performances in Australia.
The United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) is proud to have their print Public Service Announcement (PSA) awareness message, 'Tackling Breast Cancer', featured in the Official 2018 NFL Super Bowl LII Game Program and the USA Today Special Edition Super Bowl Preview. Super Bowl LII (52) is only the sixth 'Cold Weather' Super Bowl in the history of the event and takes place this Sunday, February 4th in the 'Twin Cities' - Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the recently constructed U.S. Bank Stadium. This is the 2nd time the NFL franchise the Minnesota Vikings and the State of Minnesota have hosted Super Bowl Sunday. Tom Brady and the defending 5-time NFL Super Bowl Champions, the New England Patriots, are chasing history competing against 'Underdogs' the Philadelphia Eagles, for their 6th modern-era Vince Lombardi Trophy-Super Bowl Championship.
There is strong contrast between the beauty of the landscape and the ugliness of the unfolding story.
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