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When it comes to developing a loyal fan base, Troubadour Theater Company has found the secret: do outstanding work, stay true to your aesthetic, and give the people what they want - a great time at the theater. Artistic Director Matt Walker started the troupe and, with the help of longtime friend and foil, Beth Kennedy, continues to lead his merry band into the great theatrical unknown. Next up for the company is JULIUS WEEZER, which combines Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR and the music of Weezer to tell its tale of political intrigue Troubie style. Today, they talk about what it's like putting together a new show and why they keep on coming back for more.

Over the course of each Broadway season, unexpected and unique storylines inevitably pop up. This morning, with the announcement of the 2019 Tony Award nominations, a number of new narratives have come to life.

Moliere in the Park, presented in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance and the LeFrak Center at Lakeside, has announced its inaugural season.

Theatre East continues to celebrate new plays! Written by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich and Directed by Christa Kimlicko Jones.

LOOK OUT! Hook & Eye Theater is landing at The Flea with three outrageous new ideas to share. From a They/Them Generation riff on 1920s drag culture set against a Mae West play, to a tale of the MTA's wayward past and perhaps glorious future in the form of a subway ride, and an original play about a narcissistic soldier from the Gulf War in a play about identity, responsibility, and community. Hook And Eye Invades The Flea offers three unique visions for your pleasure. Each night a staged reading of our newest original work Echo & Narcissus and in-progress material from our inaugural Spoolers' Eliza Bent and Roger Q. Mason.

NY Madness is excited to announce it's April 2019 line-up as a Madness Co-Produced by Elephant Run District! The event will take place on Sunday, April 28th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). The lineup will include:

ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.284 million) during the week of April 1, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” beat CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.247 million) by 37,000 and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.241 million) by 43,000. 

 Multi-Platinum entertainer Chris Young will be stepping up to more than the mic this spring as he presents “The 3rd Annual Th3 Legends Cast For a Cure Big Bass Tournament” outside Nashville, TN. Set for June 1st, the event will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry's leading foundation to fund innovative cancer research.  

Wine Spectator, Veronafiere, and Vinitaly are pleased to announce that OperaWine, Finest Italian Wines: 100 Great Producers selected by Wine Spectator, will take place on Saturday, April 6 in the Palazzo della Gran Guardia in the city of Verona as part of Vinitaly's grand opening. For the 8th year in a row, Wine Spectator has selected over 100 of the finest Italian producers after rigorous blind tastings in their New York City headquarters. The exclusive tasting event invites producers to pour their wines in Verona as international journalists, sommeliers, and wine professionals alike experience the excellence of Italian wine.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)'s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the 2019/2020 season, which delivers on CPT's mission of raising consciousness and nurturing compassion through theatre that is daring, relevant, and socially conscious.

 Innsbrook After Hours announced K95 CountryFest is returning to the SERVPRO of Richmond Pavilion featuring Brett Eldredge with Riley Green on June 21st and Justin Moore with Chris Lane on June 22nd. Tickets for each night go on sale this Friday, March 29th at 10:00 AM at www.innsbrookafterhours.com. A limited number of $21 Early Bird General Admission tickets for each show will be available for one week only.

After a hit three-year run at the Up-Comedy Theatre in Chicago, #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment will move to New York City, beginning performances at the Westside Theatre on June 20, 2019.

Liberation Theatre Company (LTC), will have public play readings by members of their Writing Residency Program as part of C-MORE Festival 2019, a production of nancy manocherian's the cell (Artistic Director, Kira Simring), March 31 through April 5, 2019 in Chelsea.

“Queen Sugar,” the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its fourth season on OWN Wednesday, June 12 (9 p.m. ET/PT). Continuing a creative initiative established in the show's first season, series creator/executive producer DuVernay has once again assembled an all-female directing team for the fourth consecutive season. Season 4 directors include Cheryl Dunye, who will also serve as producing director, in addition to Carmen Marrón, Numa Perrier, Heidi Saman, Bola Ogun and Tchaiko Omawale, all of whom will be making their television directorial debut, with additional names to be announced.

After an international search, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the three new singers and one new pianists for the 2019 20 HGO Studio. One of the most respected and highly competitive young artist programs in the world, the HGO Studio provides comprehensive career development to young singers, pianist/coaches, and conductors who have demonstrated potential to make major contributions to the field of opera. Seven up-and-coming opera stars remain active in the HGO Studio as well for the 2019 20 season.

After announcing their new partnership in December 2018, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Equilibrium Young Artists (EQ) revealed today that soprano Jenavieve Moore, mezzo-soprano Jillian Bonner, tenor Charles Sy, and bass Trevor Eliot Bowes will be the featured vocal soloists in Mozart's Requiem with the TSO conducted by Sir Andrew Davis at Roy Thomson Hall in January 2020

Pasadena Playhouse's vibrant re-thinking of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's masterpiece, 'Ragtime' is a triumph of innovation and imagination. The show has been extended until March 7.

Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I (1597), now being revived by the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, is at its heart a family story. It certainly bears the traditional characteristics of Shakespeare's history plays, but it is, first and foremost, a story of two fathers and two sons, and only secondarily about dynastic struggles.

The producers of FLEABAG have announced that all front row tickets for the limited six-week engagement are now on sale for $49 each. This offer is exclusively available through the TodayTix app and website.

After 10 days and 121 feature films, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival's Awards Ceremony took place tonight, with host Marianna Palka emceeing and jurors presenting 28 prizes for feature filmmaking. Honorees, named in total below, represent new achievements in global independent storytelling. Bold, intimate, and humanizing stories prevailed across categories, with Grand Jury Prizes awarded to Clemency (U.S. Dramatic), One Child Nation (U.S. Documentary), Honeyland (World Cinema Documentary) and The Souvenir (World Cinema Dramatic). 

After 10 days and 121 feature films, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival's Awards Ceremony took place tonight, with host Marianna Palka emceeing and jurors presenting 28 prizes for feature filmmaking. Honorees, named in total below, represent new achievements in global independent storytelling. Bold, intimate, and humanizing stories prevailed across categories, with Grand Jury Prizes awarded to Clemency (U.S. Dramatic), ONE CHILD Nation (U.S. Documentary), Honeyland (World Cinema Documentary) and The Souvenir (World Cinema Dramatic).

During Wednesday night's performance of 'Hamilton' in Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda called out a fan filming during the show - in a clever way. Miranda ad-libbed a lyric in the song 'My Shot' to point out the inappropriate action of the fan, according to BBC News.

After 4 sold out shows, Helane Blumfield, returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre on January 17th at 7pm with her Broadway World nom- inated show 'Tight Pants And Tears Of Joy, My love affair with Tom Jones and Neil Diamond!' benefiting *SINGNASIUM and its Scholarship Program.

The music of Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels is no stranger to critical acclaim and his latest studio album, Beau Weevils - Songs in the Key of E, is again proving just that. Since its October release, Beau Weevils (collectively made up of Daniels, James Stroud, Billy Crain and Charlie Hayward) has critics raving.