Back in 2019, the duo celebrated a decade in the business with PopLab, a tenth anniversary celebration of their wildly popular brand of musical infotainment, and their first brand-new full-length show since 2014.
At a time when we're getting too many words, words, words from a bumbling Prime Minister and his cronies, what a relief to discover a charming, kind and life-affirming silent movie-style production that harks back to simpler times. The enticing live piano score by composer Zoe Rahman, is the dialogue, aided by the odd ditty (song arrangements by Sophie Cotton) and clever projected captions taking you back to the heydays of Victorian music hall and Hollywood silent pictures.
The Board of Directors of Hi-ARTS — an urban arts incubator that has helped develop acclaimed works of art from creators including Dominique Morisseau, Radha Blank, Alex Alpharaoh and Ebony Noelle Golden — announced today the appointment of Aaron L. McKinney as executive director.
In addition to Cooper and Yurco, Hot Sass also features Cooper’s longtime bandmates and collaborators Joe Bisirri (bass), Ryan Usher (drums, percussion) and Michael Libramento (guitar, synthesizer).
Perfect for 4-7 year olds, these 45-minute family events begin with Simon performing I Love My Bike, followed by some fun (and quite silly) games during which children are supported to 'build' their own bike poem with him. They can spin the word wheel and take part in the pedal power challenge to unlock their creative powers!
The strip now features more venues than ever, following the 2016 openings of T-Mobile Arena and Park Theater, the 2019 renovation of the Colosseum and this fall’s opening of the Theatre at Resorts World. Learn more about all of the upcoming performances coming later this year!
Michael R. Jackson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and composer of the acclaimed musical A Strange Loop, will pen a new original horror film for A24.
The Jacob Burns Film Center, a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary and world cinema; promoting visual literacy; and making film a vibrant part of the community, has named Mary Jo Ziesel as its new Executive Director. She assumes the role on September 7.
Collaboraction launched its 25th season at Moonrise Sunset, a “full moon affair” that also marked one of Chicago's first outdoor summer events, Thursday, June 24 at Rockwell on the River.
Donja R. Love, in partnership with National Queer Theater, Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI), The Lark, and The Each-Other Project, has announced the second annual Write It Out! program, a writing workshop for playwrights living with HIV.
heater J has announced that David Lloyd Olson (he/him) will become its new Managing Director on August 16, 2021. Olson joins Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr (he/him) in the leadership of the theater, which is a program of the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center (EDCJCC).
Luis Alfaro, celebrated Chicano artist and MacArthur “genius” fellow, has joined Center Theatre Group as the newest Associate Artistic Director, announced Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and Managing Director/CEO Meghan Pressman.
The 2021/2022 Signature Theatre season kicks off early November 2021 with a reimagined new production of Jonathan Larson’s musical RENT and continues with the DC premiere of Daphne’s Dive by Quiara Alegría Hudes; a new production of She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick and more.
Amerikinda: 20 Years of Dualtone features a slew of Dualtone artists and alumni all covering each other’s songs in celebration of the label’s landmark birthday.
PTP/NYC (Potomac Theatre Project), in association with Middlebury College, will open its summer program tonight, as part of its 34th year, running July 9 - August 16, 2021.
The curtain will rise for the first time on Courtyard Classics Live! this summer in the stunning surroundings of Beckenham Place Park. From 22 - 25 July, this four-day festival will feature some of the UK's top musicians and actors onstage at this new courtyard concert venue, perfect for soaking up beautiful music in the evening sun.
On the run from her mother and a pair of hired killers, a young woman (Nakamoto) stumbles into a small town where she’s mistaken for a local girl who mysteriously vanished years earlier.