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Constitution Day Celebration To Take Place At Town Hall Theater
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Vermont students will take center stage at a free Constitution Day celebration at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. The event marks the culmination of America 250: Expressions of Liberty, a statewide student poetry and art contest.

TERRIFYING IMMIGRANT TAKES THE FORM OF A SOFT CHUBBY BEAR To Be Presented By Epic Party Theatre
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Epic Party Theatre will present the World Premiere of Baruch Porras Hernandez’s Terrifying Immigrant Takes the Form of a Soft Chubby Bear at Theatre Rhinoceros.

Aubrey Plaza Recalls Voicing Grumpy Cat and Her Method for Handling Online Haters
by Rachel Stone - Aug 29, 2026


A resurfaced LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS interview finds Aubrey Plaza discussing voicing Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever and her approach to dealing with critics of the film.

Review: BBC PROMS: ALTIN GÜN, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Aug 29, 2026


The beauty of the BBC Proms is that you don’t always know what you’re going to get - and sometimes the most unlikely event can become one of your absolute favourites. This was the situation in which I found myself at the Royal Albert Hall last night when Altın Gün took to the stage to celebrate their album Garip, which itself is a tribute to legendary Turkish folk musician Neşet Ertaş. A modern twist on the music they were brought up listening to.

Photos: ALMOST QUINTET TRIO Performs Born Free By Dr. Edward W. Hardy In New York City
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


The Almost Quintet Trio brought BORN FREE, a song cycle by composer and violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy, back to New York City for an encore performance at Grace and St. Paul's Church. Check out the photos!

Berkeley Shakespeare Company To Present WILLIE SINGS THE BLUES! A Gala Fundraiser
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


A one-night only gala fundraiser for one of the Bay Area's theatre troupes, WILLIE SINGS THE BLUES! will be an evening of The Bard, Bardolatry, and actual Bards singing, playing, and performing a one-act cabaret-style, multi-discipline show.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 30, 2026


Winners of Best Show 2026 at Brighton Fringe and a Five Star Offie Award in London, Liberace and Liza – A Tribute brings together two of entertainment's most flamboyant legends in a show that never was – but absolutely should have been! Direct from a West End run having played at many iconic venues including New York's 54 Below, Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco and The Purple Room in Palm Springs.

CHILD'S POSE To Receive Industry Reading Starring Katie Finneran, Taylor Trensch & Brian J. Smith
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


This fall the industry-only presentation of Kim Powers, Child’s Pose will be presented and directed by Noah Himmelstein (Conversations with Mother).The new play will have the presentation at Open Jar Studios.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SUMO SHOW HIRAKUZA, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 30, 2026


Step into the world of Japan’s legendary national sport as former pro wrestlers collide in powerful, high action matches right before your eyes! Presented entirely in English, get ready to learn the rules, rituals and techniques behind this incredible sport. This isn’t just a show. It’s sumo unleashed. Feel the energy as these titans collide in powerful, high action matches, brought to life with dramatic visuals and immersive sound. Think you have what it takes? You could get the chance to suit up and join the sumos in the ring! Authentic, action-packed and unforgettable!

WOOF To Be Presented By Pageant Productions
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Pageant Productions is set to present WOOF, a newly reimagined comedy written and directed by award-winning playwright Barra Grant (off-Broadway’s Miss America’s Ugly Daughter and A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun) at the Odyssey Theatre.

August Wilson's FENCES To Be Presented By TheatreSquared
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


TheatreSquared opens Season 21 with August Wilson's Fences (it.), running at the West Theatre, directed by T2's own Dexter J. Singleton. The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama, set in 1950s Pittsburgh, follows a former Negro League baseball star.

CAFECITO (COFFEE) AND DREAMS To Receive Staged Reading With Genoveva Productions
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Genoveva Productions will present an exclusive presentation of Cafecito (Coffee) and Dreams, a vibrant new play written by Julia Genoveva and directed by KM Jones.

BLOOD OF THE LAMB To Offer Post-Show Talkbacks During Run With Promethean Theatre Ensemble
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Promethean Theatre Ensemble has announced it will offer post-show audience talkbacks following two performances of their Chicago premiere of BLOOD OF THE LAMB.

Cortland Repertory Theatre's Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson Steps Down
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Cortland Repertory Theatre (“CRT”) has announced that Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson will step down from his position, concluding a 26-year tenure with the professional theatre company.

MEMORY CUTS DEEP To Receive Industry Reading at AMDA Studios
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Dr. Kristy Thomas will present an exclusive industry reading of her new play, Memory Cuts Deep at AMDA Studios (250 West 54th Street, New York City). Directed by veteran KM Jones.

AS TIMES GOES BY To Be Presented by Players Ring
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


AS TIME GOES BYis set to open at the Players Ring, and is the theatre’s premier production for its 2026-27 Mainstage Season. Written by G. Matthew Gaskell and directed by Jamie Bradley, the play is about time travel, comedy and heart

Boston Dance Theater Continues PLANTS PROJECT With September Programming
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Boston Dance Theater (BDT) is set to present two performances of its ongoing PLANTS Project this September, inviting audiences to experience contemporary dance through site-responsive works inspired by plant life, ecological interdependence, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Announces Programming Change To January Concert
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota (ASC) has reprogrammed the Sticks and Strings Lunch & Listen concert. Previously scheduled percussionist Marcelina Suchocka has withdrawn from the concert and the concert will now feature Samantha Bennett and George Nickson

Manchester Orchestra To Celebrate Album's Twentieth Anniversary At Adler Hall
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


LPR and Metropolitan Entertainment is set to present Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra at Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Thursday, November 12. The performance, featuring the duo of frontman Andy Hull and guitarist/vocalist Robert McDowell, commemorates the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album.

THE POISONER To Be Presented By Touchstone Theatre
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 29, 2026


Touchstone Theatre is set to present The Poisoner – an original production written by playwright M.M. Haney, directed and developed by two-time Obie Award-winning director Lee Sunday Evans, and produced by Uncommon Productions and Citizen56.

Bill Maher Rips Into New Canada Conflict And Iran Tensions On REAL TIME Monologue
by Rachel Stone - Aug 29, 2026


Bill Maher opened REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER by tackling the week's biggest stories, including a fresh dispute with Canada and lingering tension with Iran.

Bill Maher: America's Real Problem Isn't Old Leaders, It's Young Ones
by Rachel Stone - Aug 29, 2026


Bill Maher used a New Rule segment on REAL TIME to argue the country's true power problem is not aging politicians but the young people actually running things.

Byron Donalds, Molly Jong-Fast, Michael S. Roth Extend Talk Past REAL TIME Broadcast On HBO
by Rachel Stone - Aug 29, 2026


Byron Donalds, Molly Jong-Fast and Michael S. Roth kept talking with Bill Maher after the REAL TIME broadcast ended, extending their conversation in a new Overtime segment posted to HBO's YouTube channel.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ANNA THOMAS: HOW TO JUGGLE A FERRET
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 30, 2026


In her debut hour, Anna recounts tales of hibernation, loss and what to do when life gives you ferrets. Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award. Finalist of the Sean Lock Comedy Award. Co-host of the Early Worms podcast with Phil Ellis.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: DAY OF THE LOCUST, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 30, 2026


The sun is hot. The air is dry. You have come to California to die. Award winning multi-instrumentalist and Pleasance stalwart storyteller Callum Patrick Hughes rips apart Nathanael West's 1930's Great American Novel, rebuilding it with loop pedals, guitar drones and a soundscape of broken dreams and fading stardom. The burning city of Hollwood's Golden Age collides with US contemporary chaos in a production described as part adaptation, part riot, part protest song.

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