The Third Story 2009

NOSTALGIA BAIT was an excellent night of fun that celebrated growing up as a theater kid in the early 2000s. Creative choices were made that enhanced the show into a full production.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches when the witching hour will be upon us, there’s no more appropriate seasonal spookiness than Helen McKenna-Uff’s riveting one-woman show at the Ritz Theatre, Tell-Tale Poe, in which she is eerily transformed beyond recognition into Edgar Allan Poe (and Sarah Helen Whitman, a poet who was briefly his fiancée). 

Eva Marie Saint, an Academy Award-winning actress known for ON THE WATERFRONT and NORTH BY NORTHWEST, died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned more than 70 years in film, television, stage and radio.

The San Francisco Symphony will present its 19th annual Día de los Muertos celebration at Davies Symphony Hall, featuring Latin American music, lobby art installations, and community activities.

Betty Buckley will perform a concert at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, accompanied by pianist Christian Jacob. The show will feature selections from Buckley's album Enough.

Reba McEntire's personal collection of stage-worn gowns, jewelry, boots, and memorabilia will be auctioned to benefit The Reba McEntire Fund supporting local and national nonprofits.

Dennis Watkins extends THE MAGIC PARLOUR through spring 2027, welcoming back guest magician Derek Hughes following sold-out engagements this year. Watkins marks 25 years performing magic in Chicago with special Halloween performances of THE SPIRIT CABINET.

Milwaukee alt-rock band Toy Machine Gun released "All the Same," the first single from their third album WAITING FOR DIAMONDS through Ton-Up Records. The track was recorded during the pandemic at M.A.R.S. Studios in Seattle.

The immigrant story meets Wizard of Oz in DC premiere of new musical. See what our critic had to say.

STARZ will premiere the third and final season of P-VALLEY, the critically acclaimed drama from creator Katori Hall. The season will debut with two episodes before subsequent installments stream weekly.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.

Rosedale Community Players will stage Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW, set in a Detroit auto stamping plant during the 2009 recession, under the direction of Jimmie Comer III.

It’s been more than 17 years since the hit Fox musical series 'Glee' premiered in May 2009. BroadwayWorld looks back on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.

Raúl Esparza has spent plenty of time on stages and screens, but this summer brought him back to one of his favorite places: the Delacorte Theater. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge caught up with Esparza backstage during his run as Leontes in The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of The Winter's Tale. For Esparza, returning to the newly renovated Delacorte was particularly meaningful. Watch in this video.

The band released LIVE JULY 22 – AUGUST 20, 2016, a concert album drawn from its farewell Man Machine Poem tour, as CBC prepares to re-air the Kingston finale broadcast.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Playwrights' Platform, a live anthology of new short plays, on its outdoor Meadow Stage and in the Black Box Theater as part of its Annual Festival.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

Andy Grammer has released the single "All I Want Is You" from his upcoming sixth studio album BIG STUPID HEART, due October 16, as his summer headline tour continues through August.

Andy Grammer will release his new single ALL I WANT IS YOU on August 14, the latest track from his sixth studio album BIG STUPID HEART, due October 16 via S-Curve Records/Hollywood Records.

FRIGID New York will present its 29th season, including the Days of the Dead Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and The Fire This Time Festival, with performances at UNDER St. Marks.

The SUPER TROOPERS 3 soundtrack, scored by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson, is now streaming on Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify.

Andy Grammer announced a new studio album titled BIG STUPID HEART, set for release in the summer.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will open single ticket sales for its upcoming subscription season, featuring Andris Nelsons' final season as music director and guest artist Yo-Yo Ma.

Theatrical Press Agent, award-wining Author (Jameson Currier), Independent Publisher devoted to gay literature and later an Artist, died of a sudden heart attack at his home in in Chatham Center, New York.

Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August. From the creators of award-winning Shellshocked.