Family Ties - 2017 - Regional (US) Articles Page 11

It's back! Birmingham Hippodrome's two-day family festival Summer in Southside heads back to the carefree days of childhood with a programme full of FREE fun for kids of all ages (that's grown-up kids too!). On the weekend of 14-15 July, the streets around the theatre and the Birmingham Hippodrome foyers will be transformed into a summer playground with traditional fun-fair rides, retro arcade games and a whole host of exciting and nostalgic performances to spark your imagination.

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NBC's annual “Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® Spectacular” celebrates Independence Day with some of the biggest names in music. Making it the can't-miss event of the summer, Kelly Clarkson, Ricky Martin, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and more will take the stage before the incredible firework display that the show is known for.

Acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter will serve as Artistic Director of this summer's All-Female Jazz Residency, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced today. Carter succeeds the late jazz pianist and composer Geri Allen, the residency's founding Artistic Director.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are on the brink of winning their first-ever Stanley Cup in franchise history, while Marc-Andre Fleury and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights look to stave off elimination to extend the series, as NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continues with Game 5 tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a two-hour edition of NHL Live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

 A mystery of hidden pasts, lost loves and false identities in a world where living things cannot grow. Members of the Geer family star in a revival ofThe Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold, a unique comedy that blends witty humor with insightful truths. Susan Angelo directs Bagnold's captivating psychological chamber piece for a June 30 opening at Theatricum Botanicum's outdoor amphitheater in Topanga.

Jagged Little Pill began previews on Saturday, May 5 at the Loeb Drama Center and officially opened last night. The production is on stage through July 15.

 For years J. Peter Schwalm's compositions and productions have been impressive proof of the power of sound without words. More consistent than ever, on his new album How We Fall, he creates sound sculptures that transcend common categories. Their structures can take on rough or gently curved forms, unfold associative or contemplative effects, and may even make the listener shiver. Schwalm's feel for nuances, tension arcs and individual sounds is based on talent and many years of experience.

Bloodbound, a new play by Los Angeles theater luminary Michael Kearns, reemerges at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, opening on Thursday, May 31, after a successful premiere engagement at Highways Performance Space. Kearns' provocative play, running for seven performances only, will continue through June 13 with Mark Bringelson directing, and Moon Mile Run, Kirk Frederick, and Benjamin Scuglia producing. Prior to the Highways run, Bloodbound was gained traction in two workshop productions at the Skylight Theatre Company where Kearns is an Artistic Associate.

2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award Recipient Dallas Theater Center (DTC) announced that Ana Hagedorn will be joining the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season as the Linda and Bill Custard SMU Meadows Actor.

A parable of mass hysteria that draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch hunts of 1692 and McCarthyism, which gripped America in the 1950s, The Crucible by Arthur Miller remains eerily timely in today's climate of fake news. Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, its own history firmly rooted in the McCarthy-era Hollywood blacklist - when actor Will Geer and his wife, Herta Ware, created the theater as a haven for blacklisted actors - opens a new production of Miller's modern classic onJune 30. Theatricum artistic director Ellen Geer, Will's daughter, is at the helm, with family members Thad Geer,Willow Geer and Melora Marshall featured in the cast.

2017's BBC New Comedy Finalist Jacob Hawley (as seen on BBC iPlayer and heard on BBC Radio 4) is set to perform his debut solo hour, Howl, at Just The Tonic, The Attic at 3:40pm throughout Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Overture Center for the Arts announced today that the high school musical theater awards program will be renamed "The Jerry Awards" (aka "The Jerrys") for local philanthropist and arts supporter W. Jerome Frautschi.

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) and the BMCC Foundation will host the 2018 Gala, Invest in a Future: Empower Success, on Tuesday, May 15 at Cipriani, 25 Broadway in lower Manhattan. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner and program starting at 7 p.m.   This year's Special Guest Star Honoree is Liev Schreiber, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor, producer and director.

NBC and Litton Entertainment, the preeminent independent producer of award-winning family programming, launch six original programs comprising The More You Know, NBC's all-new three hour Saturday programming block.

The Old Globe's 2017-2018 Season continues with today's announcement of the complete cast and creative team for the Southern California debut of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ursula Rani Sarma's sweeping and deeply moving theatrical production based on the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner).

Final casting is announced for a rare production of D H Lawrence's The Daughter-in-Law, a searing and unforgettable drama about heartache, inequality and the ties that bind, set in the heat of the 1912 miners' strike.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues their Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams. The production is directed by Michael Evan Haney, the former Associate Artistic Director of the Playhouse in the Park, and features Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's resident ensemble, including Maggie Lou Rader, Grant Niezgodski, Jim Hopkins, Justin McCombs, and Kelly Mengelkoch. This show is generously sponsored by Huntington, Murphy Landen Jones, and Roehr Insurance Agency.

This April, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will launch an ambitious and innovative weeklong theatre festival focused on the world of new works.

The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company concludes their 47th season with The Complete History of America (abridged), April 6 - 22. From the founders of Reduced Shakespeare Company and authors of the world renowned, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). Performances will be at The Marlene Boll Theatre inside of the Boll Family YMCA in downtown Detroit

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Season at the Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn on December 10, 2017 at 3pm with the GRAMMY Award-nominated musicians of Los Pleneros de la 21, presenting their musical celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Christmas traditions Christmas in El Barrio.

Lakeshore Records will release MIDNIGHT SUN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and on CD March 23rd with a vinyl version forthcoming.

In May of 2017, native Staten Islander, Julio Vincent Gambuto, launched Borough Five Pictures, a new independent film and television production company, based in Los Angeles and New York City. Borough Five Pictures is preparing for its first feature film production, TEAM MARCO. The first feature film is part of a 5-year commitment to produce and direct in the greenest borough of New York City, Staten Island. On Thursday, March 29, 2018 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Borough Five Pictures is hosting an exclusive reading and Q&A with several cast members and award-winning Director, Julio Vincent Gambuto at the historic St. George Theatre (35 Hyatt St, Staten Island, NY 10301). For more information, please RSVP to events@boroughfivepictures.com by March 23, 2018.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues their Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams. The production is directed by Michael Evan Haney, the former Associate Artistic Director of the Playhouse in the Park, and features Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's resident ensemble, including Maggie Lou Rader, Grant Niezgodski, Jim Hopkins, Justin McCombs, and Kelly Mengelkoch. This show is generously sponsored by Huntington, Murphy Landen Jones, and Roehr Insurance Agency.