Usher News

Boston-area live events workers marched through the Theatre District yesterday to raise awareness for the struggles of the entertainment industry.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is seeking a male, aged 18+, to play the lead in its production of A Strange Loop, set to open next summer.

For DESERT IN, a new series commissioned for the soon-to-launch streaming service operabox.tv, two established TV writer/producer/directors will lead a team of early-career playwrights to bring crisp storytelling and a TV-informed approach to opera for the first time.

Playwrights Horizons today announced Natasha Sinha as its new Associate Artistic Director. Selected after a national search, Sinha, who is currently Director of Artistic Programs at Signature Theatre, will assume the position in January 2021.

For the past century, stories written by University of Iowa students, faculty, and alumni have captivated audiences around the world. Playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Lee Blessing, Kirsten Greenidge, Samuel D. Hunter, and Jen Silverman have re-imagined what theatre, television, and film can be, experimenting and bringing ideas together in new and unexpected ways.

In this horror satire set in 1989, BAD HAIR follows an ambitious young woman (Elle Lorraine) who gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career comes at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own. 

ABTa??s Fall Interim Programming is now available for purchase.

Battersea Arts Centre is extending an invitation to Make/Love this autumn, today announcing an ambitious season of daring and intimate work. At a time when connecting people has never been more important, Make/Love asks how we can re-imagine a future with care and creativity as the guidelines.

The annual list of The World's 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, 5th November.

Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, and Anika Noni Rose will star in the upcoming Christmas musical film, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

An exciting program featuring Australia's premier jazz and blues artists, new commissions and collaborations, never before seen archival footage, an exclusive international appearance and the distinguished National Jazz Awards, mark the 30th edition of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues.  

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Guest Host Brenda Braxton and friends!

Out of the Box Theatrics (OOTB) and Holmdel Theatre Company will present a virtual reading of LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY, A COVID PLAY on Monday, October 5th at 7:15 PM ET on Facebook and YouTube. Written by Bob Stewart, the piece is directed by Fredi Walker-Browne (RENT), with sound and video production by DimlyWit Productions.

BLACKSTARKIDS have released 'FRANKIE MUNIZ” – their second single from the forthcoming new full-length Whatever, Man.

This fall the French Institute Alliance Française, New York's premier French-language center, will continue to present a line-up of thought-provoking cross-cultural virtual events, featuring an array of world-renowned artists, writers, thinkers, and presenters from across film, live music, theater, performance, animated storytelling, and more.

The votes are counted and America has chosen Brandon Leake as the winner of “America’s Got Talent” Season 15.

The milestone season 15 finale of NBC's hit summer series “America's Got Talent” begins Tuesday, Sept. 22 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) with performances from all of the show's Top 10 finalists, including Alan Silva, Archie Williams, BAD Salsa, Bello Sisters, Brandon Leake, Broken Roots, Cristina Rae, Daneliya Tuleshova, Kenadi Dodds and Roberta Battaglia.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Guest Host Brenda Braxton and friends!

After dozens of legendary performances, the two-day virtual stream and radio broadcast of the 10th annual iHeartRadio Music Festival concluded on Saturday evening

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the 2020-2021 'Classics N'at' online line-up, which will commence this September as an extension of the theater's successful benefit PlayTime series.