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Acclaimed musician Nathaniel Rateliff's first installment of The Marigold Singles featuring legendary songwriter John Prine debuts today on Stax Records. The Marigold Singles will raise money for The Marigold Project, Rateliff's foundation that supports community and nonprofit organizations working on economic and social justice. The first installment is comprised of Rateliff performing new versions of two beloved Prine songs—“Sam Stone” a duet with Prine and “Summer's End” featuring Courtney Marie Andrews.

On the heels of last year's sensation Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Focus Features is set to produce an upcoming documentary about former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza.  Sundance Special Jury Prize and Peabody Award-winning director Dawn Porter (Gideon's Army, Bobby Kennedy for President, and the upcoming film Good Trouble about Congressman John Lewis) will direct and produce the film about the prolific and outspoken photojournalist.  Academy Award®, BAFTA® and Emmy Award® winning producer Evan Hayes (Free Solo) will produce under his ACE Content banner alongside Academy Award®-nominee and Emmy Award®-winner Laura Dern and her Jaywalker Pictures partner Jayme Lemons, in association with Platform One Media.

2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award Recipient Dallas Theater Center presents the annual hit production of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Former Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company member Brandon Potter will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale that follows a magical journey of hope and redemption. A Christmas Carol begins on Nov. 22 with a Pay-What-You-Can performance on Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 29. Press Night will be Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to A Christmas Carol are on sale now at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org and by phone at (214) 522-8499.

Check out what Joe's Pub has on tap for the next few weeks.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Bill Morrison's Dawson City: Frozen Time LIVE! on Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Tickets starting at $28 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, 310-825-2101 and The Theatre at Ace Hotel box office.

New York emo punk band Live Well is thrilled to share their brand new music video 'Seeds,' premiering exclusively on New Noise Magazine. The song comes from their debut full-length album Perfectly Temporary, which was released on September 6th and has recently been featured on Kerrang, The Alternative, Substream Magazine, and more.

ACE Comic Con will return to the Midwest this fall following an incredible year for film, TV, comic book and entertainment fans everywhere! Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Holland (Spider-Man) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Mysterio) will be on hand to represent the MCU as well as Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Gwedoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth / Captain Phasma), The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), 'Rocketman' Taron Egerton (Elton John) and from the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina Spellman) and Ross Lynch (Harvey Kinkle) who will also co-headline ACE Comic Con Midwest at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., on Oct. 11-12-13, 2019.

New York emo punk band Live Well is thrilled to share Perfectly Temporary, the band's debut full-length album. 

Devendra Banhart's new album, Ma, will be released on Nonesuch on September 13, 2019. It is already being lauded as his most personal-and moving-album to date. Following the release of tracks 'Kantori Ongaku' ('Country Music'), 'Abre Los Manos' ('Open Your Hands'), and 'Memorial' comes 'Taking a Page,' released today. 

Fast forward to 2017 and myself, Justin, Scott and Grant got into the studio and made the Mastersystem record 'Dance Music'.  This record and the short tour we did in early 2018, straight after TMOF 10 year anniversary tour, meant a great deal to me, to us.  

Today, BET Networks announced the production of a new original movie 'SACRIFICE' starring Paula Patton ('Hitch,' 'Precious'). 'SACRIFICE' takes place in Los Angeles following Daniella Hernandez, played by Patton, a highly sought after entertainment lawyer. The legal thriller tracks Daniella as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients. Daniella has a reputation that proves problematic to LA Law enforcement, forcing her to be at odds with her sorority sister turned nemesis District Attorney Beverly Rucker. In an attempt to protect her often unscrupulous clients, Daniella enlists the services of her resourceful assistant and a young ex-hacker and tech genius. 'SACRIFICE' is executive produced, written, and directed by Chris Stokes. Marques Houston also serves as the film's co-executive producer for Footage Films. Principal photography for 'SACRIFICE' took place in New Orleans. 'SACRIFICE' will premiere on BET's new streaming service BET+ in 2020.

New York emo punk band Live Well has shared the second single from their forthcoming debut full-length album, Perfectly Temporary. 'Cool Bands,' a punchy track about wanting to feel like a part of something bigger than yourself, is streaming now exclusively on Kerrang.

Composing team Douglas Lyons (Beautiful) and Ethan D. Pakchar's latest musical, Beau, opened on August 3rd at The Adirondack Theatre Festival; now running through August 9th. Directed by Michael Wilson (A Trip to Bountiful) the ATF company stars Matt Rodin and Jeb Brown (Beautiful), featuring Amelia Cormack (Kinky Boots Tour), Marlene Ginader (Once Tour), Olivia Griffin, Max Sangerman (Smokey Joe's Cafe), and Jeremy Sevelovitz (Chasing The Song).

Morgan has consistently come second her whole life, especially in her calisthenics career. With the help of her new coach, Morgan is coming out of retirement one last time to ace the 'Cali-criteria' and finally win that career defining glass trophy!

New York emo punk band Live Well is thrilled to share the first taste of their forthcoming debut full-length album, Perfectly Temporary. Fans can watch the video for 'Beach Time,' premiering now on Substream Magazine.

Pump up the volume and bust out your air guitar moves! For the first time ever, Pittsburgh CLO is going to shake the walls of the Benedum Center with ROCK OF AGES, July 23 - 28. This Pittsburgh CLO premiere is only running for one week - there are just 8 chances to get here for a raging good time! Tickets are now available by phone at 412-456-6666, online at pittsburghCLO.org or by visiting the Box Office at Theater Square. 

New York emo punk band Live Well is thrilled to announce their debut full-length album, Perfectly Temporary. Recorded at Lumber Yard Recording under the tutelage of Ace Enders (The Early November) and Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard), Perfectly Temporary is set to be released on September 6th, 2019.

Today Hippo Campus share Demos II, a collection of new songs written and recorded over the summer of 2017 and the winter of 2018. The new material came to life during the sessions around the band's most recent album Bambi, and includes such fan favorites and live staples as 'No Poms,' 'Chapstick,' and 'Joy.' The release follows that of Demos I -- eight early versions of Bambi songs -- which took fans into the world of Hippo Campus' creative process and demonstrated how the band crafted their latest album, a release which has already amassed almost 50 millions streams. 

Florida's Wage War will release their third album Pressure on August 30 via Fearless Records. The album is the follow up to 2017's well-received Deadweight and is available now for pre-order.

Composing team Douglas Lyons (Beautiful) and Ethan D. Pakchar's latest musical, Beau, will bow at The Adirondack Theatre Festival August 3-9th.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Ed Harris will replace Jeff Daniels in To Kill A Mockingbird, and more!

Presented through July 8 at part of the Whitefire Theatre Musical Mondays, the updated and unrated SHAME OF THRONES: The Musical, directed by Rachel Stein, produced by Steven Christopher Parker, Steven Brandon, Erin Stegeman, and Ace Marrero is a riotous romp through not only the beginning of the series where all of the major characters were introduced, but also manages to throw in plenty of groan-worthy jabs at every character and situation during its entire run.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center reunites with Luis Salgado and the team from Salgado Productions for their third collaboration, 'Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA,' opening today.

ACE Comic Con is returning to the Pacific Northwest this summer with a team of marvelous heroes and villains representing the MCU, Fox and more!

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center reunites with Luis Salgado and the team from Salgado Productions for their third collaboration, "Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA," opening May 31, 2019. Previously for the theater, Salgado directed and choreographed "In the Heights" in 2017 and "Ragtime The Musical"  in 2018, both of which received nominations for best regional production of a musical.