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Soho Theatre Announces Upcoming November Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2021


Soho Theatre has announced their upcoming November programming featuring MUM, SESSIONS, MAKROOH and more. 

THE ANTELOPE PARTY Extends Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2021


Dutch Kills Theater has announced an extension of its acclaimed New York Premiere of 2018 Weissberger Award for Playwriting nominee THE ANTELOPE PARTY by Eric John Meyer. Performances will now run through December 4 at The Wild Project.

VIDEO: Fresco Trey Releases New Single 'Alone' Music Video
by Michael Major - Nov 17, 2021


The video opens in a jail cell where his guitarist plucks out the track’s opening melody on a beat-up Fender Telecaster. Meanwhile, Trey raps from the cell next door before the visual flashes back to the ups and downs of an intense romance. The cinematic visual culminates with him performing in front of towering flames. Watch the music video now!

Photos: THE ANTELOPE PARTY Premieres Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 8, 2021


Dutch Kills Theater is presenting the New York Premiere of THE ANTELOPE PARTY by Eric John Meyer. It is directed by 2017 Lucille Lortel Award winner Jess Chayes (HOME/SICK, Half Moon Bay) with dramaturgy by Sarah Lunnie (What the Constitution Means to Me, Grand Horizons, Hillary and Clinton, A Doll’s House Part 2). 

Review Roundup: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL Kicks Off its National Tour; What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021


Read all the reviews for the National Tour of Pretty Woman, which is now on stage touring the country. See what the critics thought!

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of CINEMA TROPICAL at BAM
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2021


Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Cinema Tropical, the leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the United States, BAM presents a film series of unique and playful pairings of feature-length and short narrative, documentary, and experimental films that challenge traditional tropes of Latin American culture and politics.

Casting Set For THE ANTELOPE PARTY, Beginning November 4 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2021


After an acclaimed premiere in Chicago, Dutch Kills Theater (Temping, The Sister, The Providence of Neighboring Bodies) will present the New York Premiere of 2018 Weissberger Award for Playwrighting nominee THE ANTELOPE PARTY by Eric John Meyer.

FUNNY GIRL Adds Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch & Jared Grimes; Previews Begin This March At the August Wilson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2021


Excited for FUNNY GIRL's return to Broadway? We've got casting news today about Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes joining the cast for the first Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL.

Aimee Mann Releases New Single 'Burn It Out' From GIRL, INTERRUPTED Musical
by Michael Major - Sep 24, 2021


The song was originally written for a stage adaption of Girl, Interrupted, based on Susannah Kaysen’s memoir about her psychiatric hospitalization in the late 1960s. The upcoming album also features material that Mann was working on for the stage show.

Carbonell Awards Introduces New Team Of Judges For 2021-2022 Theater Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2021


Jeff Kiltie, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, today announced the nonprofit organization's new team of judges for the 2021-2022 theater season.

Single Tickets Now On Sale For Slow Burn Theatre's 2021/2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2021


Slow Burn Theatre Company is ready to reignite the theatrical scene after a forced pandemic shutdown with a scorching 2021/2022 Season that features five red hot musical blockbusters as kindling: the Florida premieres of recent Broadway hits Once on This Island and Head Over Heels, Broadway fan favorites Kinky Boots and Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical,  and Songs for a New World from one of Broadway's hitmakers. The season is presented by American National Bank, South Florida's premier community bank.

DELPHINE'S PRAYERS, DUELLE, CHAMELEON STREET and More Come to BAM
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2021


The feature film's DELPHINE'S PRAYERS, DUELLE, CHAMELEON STREET and More Come to BAM this October an November.

Hush Kids Release New Single 'Spend My Time'
by TV News Desk - Aug 20, 2021


'We wrote 'Spend My Time' about the need we share to spend uninterrupted time with loved ones,' stated the band. 'Kids, partners, parents, friends...Time moves so quickly, and it's important to stop and pay attention. Listen to the people you love, and tell them that you love them.'

Deep Throat Choir Share New Video & Single 'Alchemilla'
by TV News Desk - Aug 10, 2021


Additionally, Deep Throat Choir have two upcoming UK live appearances, performing at this month’s Green Man Festival and London’s St Pancras Old Church in September. Dates are listed below.

Zachary Knowles Shares Debut Album 'tendency to be a loner'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 6, 2021


This proclivity to introspective and introverted thinking was introduced in the album's title track 'tendency to be a loner,' which recently arrived with a lyric video. An introvert anthem, Knowles sings 'I've got you / That's all I need / I got a tendency to be a loner / let's go be alone together.'

Artswrk, The New Professional Network For Artists, Launches To The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 2, 2021


Founded by NYC-based performers Ramita Ravi and Nick Silverio, Artswrk is a free professional referral network to built to shatter the starving artist stigma. It is the 'LinkedIn for Artists'.

Updated Season Dates Announced For HYDRA By Double Water Sign
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2021


From the award-winning team behind ANGRY SEXX, GROUND CONTROL and MORAL PANIC, HYDRA by Double Water Sign is a searing new work of dystopian science-fiction, the story of an angry young man and the woman whose job it is to kill him.

Paul Thorn Releases 'Holy Hottie Toddy' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jul 21, 2021


“Holy Hottie Toddy” comes on the heels of three other singles from Never Too Late To Call. “Two Tears Of Joy” is a slow-burn ode to life that finds Thorn naming all that he’s thankful for without once coming across as cheesy or overly earnest.

Wave Break Returns With New Single & Music Video 'Chemical Burn'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jul 16, 2021


Wave Break's history is long and complicated, but there is one thing that has always been the same: frontwoman Kelly Barber has always been the driving force. After a series of lineup changes, she found herself as the only one in the band. Instead of calling it quits, this time she decided to continue on her own.

New York Premiere of THE ANTELOPE PARTY to be Presented by Dutch Kills Theater This November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2021


After an acclaimed premiere in Chicago, Dutch Kills Theater (Temping, The Sister, The Providence of Neighboring Bodies) will present the New York Premiere of 2018 Weissberger Award for Playwrighting nominee THE ANTELOPE PARTY by Eric John Meyer.

New Musical THE LAMPLIGHTER Closes Out 5th Avenue Theatre's 20/21 Digital Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2021


The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced that The Lamplighter, a new musical with a book by Sara Porkalob, music and lyrics by Justin Huertas, and story by Kirsten “Kiki” deLohr Helland, Huertas, and Porkalob, concludes the trio of Musical Radio Plays it will produce in its 2020/21 digital season.

William Beckmann Releases New Music Video For His Slow-Burn Single 'Bourbon Whiskey'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jul 1, 2021


William Beckmann sings in a timeless baritone, delivering a blend of vintage country, Americana, and Latin music with a captivating, slow-burning intensity.

Virtual Theatre This Week: June 28- July 4, 2021- with Josh Gad, Jenn Colella, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 28, 2021


This week (June 28- July 4) in live streaming: Emma Kingston and Josh Gad visit Backstage Live, Tovah Feldshuh in Becoming Dr. Ruth, a Jenn Colella Masterclass, and so much more!

HYDRA By Double Water Sign Will Be Performed at Northcote Town Hall in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2021


The world has changed. There's no fresh water and machines have taken all the jobs, with the exception of care work, where women are predominantly employed. Attempting to give his life meaning, Bowen (Casey Filips) signs up for an experimental medical procedure where 'Heroes' can be euthanised, donating their bodies' water back to the community.

THE VICTIMS OR: WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT? to Get Virtual Reading This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2021


Independent producer Adam Kern will present a reading of Ken Kaissar's Play The Victims Or: What do you want me to do about it?, which will have a virtual reading on Thursday June 24th 2021 at 8:00 PM EST on Zoom.  

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