Carolyn Bridget Kennedy of Demure Duchess Pictures has won the award for Best Original Story, among all genres, from Los Angeles Film Awards for her short comedy film Super Speed Dates . We loved the story and the performances , said the jury for the festival. This makes 13 awards and laurels so far for the Alberta production, including an Award of Merit from Canada Shorts Film Festival.
The Beacon Performing Arts Center (BPAC) will be performing their first main stage production of Elf, The Musical this weekend, starring youth from the Hudson Valley.
A musical adaptation of the 2003 Christmas movie 'Elf' makes a lot of sense: the movie has all of the joy, sweetness, glitz, slapstick, and happily-ever-after for a crowd-pleasing production. This adaptation, now performing for a brief stint at The Paramount Theatre, stays loyal to the vast majority of the content in the movie. Many of the lines are verbatim. Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin's adaptation has tweaks here and there to leave room for elaborate musical numbers (many of which have some fun choreography), but the premise is the same: Buddy is on a quest to find his dad, reconnect with him, and, in the process, revive New York City's (and, indirectly, the world's) lost Christmas spirit.
Broadway veteran Mary Birdsong is currently making good on a 365 day challenge she's calling #365CharactersIn365Days. She's already posted a bunch of them on her Youtube channel, and now you can see them HERE first! Watch her latest installment about the current Hollywood 'witch hunt' below!
The Beacon Performing Arts Center (BPAC) will be performing their first main stage production of Elf, The Musical this weekend, starring youth from the Hudson Valley.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and his wife Vanessa Nadal announced November 13 that they're offering the chance for one lucky fan and a guest to attend the West End opening night of Hamilton in London on December 21, 2017. This Prizeo campaign is not the Hamilton creator's first time speaking out for the environment. For Earth Day 2016, Lin-Manuel partnered with the Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) for an epic #Ham4Ham freestyle with BGA Green Captain Seth Stewart.
ELF THE MUSICAL is a fun family favorite for all ages. Based on the 2003 film which starred Will Ferrell, the show debuted on Broadway in 2010 with George Wendt as Santa Claus. He reprises the role in the touring production at the Wang Theatre, leading an ensemble of singing and dancing elves, and a big, childlike Erik Gratton as Buddy the Elf.
Scenic Artist John Moffitt, Emmy -winning and Oscar -nominated Set Designer James J. Murakami and Senior Illustrator Martin Kline join Production Designer Norm Newberry as recipients of the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) Lifetime Achievement Award. They will be honored at the 22nd Annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
Roundabout Theatre Company and Education at Roundabout have announced six new members of Roundabout's Teaching Artist roster: Bob Franklin, Kent Jackson, David Kaplan, Yolanda Ramsay, Annie Wiegand and Haydee Zelideth.
Raise your glass and get to class! The Emmy -winning Comedy Central series DRUNK HISTORY returns for its fifth season with the first of seven all-new episodes premiering on Tuesday, January 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Kent Skov's L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (LAC) continues its popular celebration of the incoming new year, which has been sold out every year for the past 25 years, with two shows featuring an all-star troupe of improv players. This will be the second New Year's Eve in the new Burbank theatre.
Madison Square Garden ushers in the holiday season with the New York return of Elf The Musical. Director Sam Scalamoni oversees a cast of 28 including George Wendt (Cheers) starring as Santa Claus. The show is playing a limited engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden from December 13th through December 29th.
Cineplex Events invites families to celebrate the joy of the holidays at the movies. Whether it's a yuletide classic film or stage event, this year's Cineplex Events' holiday programming has something for the whole family. Audiences will have a chance to revisit some of the biggest holiday favourites of all time the way they were meant to be seen; on the big screen.
FOX is announcing premiere dates for new series LA TO VEGAS (Jan. 2) and THE RESIDENT (Jan. 21, following NFC Championship Game, and Jan. 22, in its time period premiere).
iThentic announced today the rebrand of its distribution platform - under the name iFestivus. The digital content studio also announced a strategic partnership with comedy powerhouse, FUNNY OR DIE, with the launch of a dedicated iFestivus comedy channel on that platform.
On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Jimmy recalled making a comic book when he was a kid called The Terrific Ten.' So in honor of his 50th birthday Ben Affleck and director J.J. Abrams got some of Jimmy's friends together to surprise him and turn his work into a major motion picture.
In honor of Jimmy Kimmel's 50th birthday, the show surprised him with an all Jimmy Kimmel edition of Mean Tweets. Check it out below!
Broadway veteran Mary Birdsong is currently making good on a 365 day challenge she's calling #365CharactersIn365Days. She's already posted a bunch of them on her YouTube channel, and now you can see them HERE first!
truTV has ordered an additional 10 episodes of its live late-night series THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, which will premiere in spring 2018. Chris Gethard announced the news live on air during last night's episode, but before the show, he shared the news by calling one lucky fan.
CBS All Access, the CBS Television Network's digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service, today announced its first original comedy series, NO ACTIVITY, will premiere on Sunday, November 12, the same night as the chapter one conclusion of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY.
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