Underbelly News

'The Book of Mormon' has been hailed as one of the top musicals of the decade and now through January 19, 2014, San Francisco audiences will have the opportunity to judge for themselves as to whether a musical about Mormons on a mission to win converts to the Church of Latter-day Saints deserves such an accolade.

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the premiere engagement of new a play by Katie Bender, The Fault today, December 3-7 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

First Floor Theater will kick off their second season with POLAROID STORIES, Naomi Iizuka's masterful mash-up of Roman myth and documentary theatre, directed by FFT Artistic Producer Hutch Pimentel, playing tonight, November 21 - December 21, 2013 at Red Tape Theatre.

First Floor Theater will kick off their second season with POLAROID STORIES, Naomi Iizuka's masterful mash-up of Roman myth and documentary theatre, directed by FFT Artistic Producer Hutch Pimentel, playing November 21 - December 21, 2013 at Red Tape Theatre. Tickets for POLAROID STORIES will be available at http://firstfloortheater.com/. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Small Ship Safaris (http://smallshipsafaris.com/), the aquatic division of African Safari Company, announces seasonal departures of a nature and culture cruise in the Hawaiian Islands beginning in late 2013. It also released details on a new two-departure cruise in Antarctica beginning in 2015.

'I could totally fall on my face.', says solo performing artist Seth Lepore about the 12 hour live-streamed web-a-thon he plans to embark on in an effort to raise $10,000 in donations as his end of the year fundraiser. Originally meant as a scripted finale to his trilogy on the underbelly of the self-help movement, Lepore decided to open his creative process to the public as a mash-up workshop/ laboratory/ talk show and performance experiment in order to find the essence of what will become an interactive touring piece.

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the premiere engagement of new a play by Katie Bender, The Fault December 3-7 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ilene, Randy, and Todd Graff, and Nikka Graff Lanzarone in "The Graff Family Holiday Special," on Saturday, December 14th at 11 P.M., and in a sold out show on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 7 P.M. This talented family will perform a host of holiday favorites and tunes from their various forays on the Great White Way in the tradition of the Andy Williams Christmas specials that mesmerized them as children. Expect tight, four-part harmonies, color coordinated hats and mufflers, indoor sleigh rides, audience participation, mistletoe, and plenty of high belting.

The Guthrie will again host nationally acclaimed humorist, actor and playwright Kevin Kling and his celebrated one-man show Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log on Monday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. The evening will end with a public book and CD signing on Level One of the Guthrie. Single tickets are $28 ($23 for students and seniors) and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE, 612.225.6244 (Group Sales) and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

TVGN (TV Guide Network) today announced seven new projects in development with several of the top producers in unscripted television. The slate includes a celebrity buzz show featuring headlines in social media, a celebrity-travel hybrid show, a star-driven game show and a Hollywood home makeover show.

First Floor Theater will kick off their second season with POLAROID STORIES, Naomi Iizuka's masterful mash-up of Roman myth and documentary theatre, directed by FFT Artistic Producer Hutch Pimentel, playing November 21 - December 21, 2013 at Red Tape Theatre. Tickets for POLAROID STORIES will be available at http://firstfloortheater.com/. The press opening is Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.

A summary of the best and worst Scottish theatre of 2013.

In her newest fast-paced thriller, 'Anybody's Daughter,' practicing attorney Pamela Samuels Young sheds light on a serious contemporary issue - child sex trafficking - and shares a cautionary tale for parents and teens.

Tune in to Crackle.com and all Crackle platforms this November for top titles including an exclusive run of the FOX comedy 'Breaking In.' Crackle originals including the digital feature EXTRACTION, featuring Danny Glover and Sean Astin, and the digital series 'Cleaners' starring Emmanuelle Chriqui, Emily Osment, David Arquette and Gina Gershon, are also available for streaming, alongside movies WELCOME TO THE RILEYS, MARIE ANTOINETTE and CEMETERY JUNCTION, among many more.

Following a 5 star run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selling out at Bristol Puppetry Festival, award-winning Sparkle and Dark invite you to their breathtaking new play Killing Roger at the SUSPENSE London Puppetry Festival 2013.

Check out the new official trailer and movie poster from the film GO FOR SISTERS, written and directed by two-time Oscar nominee John Sayles.

Grammy Award-Winning rock star Adam Levine will make a guest star cameo along with Rachael MacFarlane (AMERICAN DAD) on an all-new episode of FOX's FAMILY GUY, Sunday, November 3, (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).

Hit Broadway-themed web series IT COULD BE WORSE has officially passed its fundraising goal for Season Two, surpassing the $50,000 necessitated by production costs for the new season of the web-based series days before its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end.

Due to overwhelming demand, and amidst extraordinary critical acclaim, St. Ann's Warehouse and the Donmar Warehouse have extended the American Premiere of the Donmar's all-female Julius Caesar, directed by Phyllida Lloyd. New York audiences will now have seven additional opportunities to see the production Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls "gripping and illuminating," adding, "This Julius Caesar generates a higher testosterone level than any I have seen."

Following a 5 star run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selling out at Bristol Puppetry Festival, award-winning Sparkle and Dark invite you to their breathtaking new play Killing Roger at the SUSPENSE London Puppetry Festival 2013.