Canadian-based Monlove Enterprises today announced that tickets to the world premiere of N THE QUEEN OF PARIS at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto will go on sale on September 24, 2014. The new musical, which will open exactly one year later, was inspired by the Champagne atmosphere and rags-to-riches romance of Emile Zola's classic novel Nana with its gaslight glimpses into the backstage world of Parisian theatres, 'Joie de vivre' and courtesans' salons.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce MASTERS OF THE TELECASTER, A NIGHT OF ROOTS ROCK N' ROLL with GE Smith, Larry Campbell, Jim Weider and special guest Taylor Barton on Saturday, October 18. The show begins at 8 pm. Tickets are available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.
Nearly 20 years since Kennewick Man was serendipitously discovered along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State, the scientific saga of his life and legacy is being released. A new book entitled Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton, co-edited by forensic anthropologists Douglas Owsley at the Smithsonian Institution and Richard Jantz at the University of Tennessee, will be published this September by Texas A&M University Press. It provides the most thorough analysis of any Paleoamerican skeleton to date.
'ROCK 'N' BLUES FEST - A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY WINTER' will feature the Edgar Winter Band, Vanilla Fudge, Peter Rivera, formerly of Rare Earth, and Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds, in tribute to the late, great, legendary blues guitarist tonight, August 13th at 8 pm.
A raging storm of laughs will hit the Shakespeare/Summerfest Orange County stage as George M. Cohan's comedy, The Tavern performs today, August 9-30. As part of SOC's commitment to a diverse season, The Tavern will provide audiences with a turn of the century comedy for all ages. Among new faces to SOC -- including Ovation Award nominated Bo Foxworth -- many SOC regulars will return for this production, as well as Producing Artistic Director John Walcutt.
A raging storm of laughs will hit the Shakespeare/Summerfest Orange County stage as George M. Cohan's comedy, The Tavern performs August 9-30. As part of SOC's commitment to a diverse season, The Tavern will provide audiences with a turn of the century comedy for all ages. Among new faces to SOC -- including Ovation Award nominated Bo Foxworth -- many SOC regulars will return for this production, as well as Producing Artistic Director John Walcutt.
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'ROCK 'N' BLUES FEST - A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY WINTER' will feature the Edgar Winter Band, Vanilla Fudge, Peter Rivera, formerly of Rare Earth, and Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds, in tribute to the late, great, legendary blues guitarist on Wednesday, August 13th at 8 pm.
San Diego author C. L. Hoang receives recognition for his debut Vietnam novel 'Once Upon a Mulberry Field,' published in February this year by Willow Stream Publishing.
The Third Annual LuckyCinda Book Contest recognized 'Once Upon a Mulberry Field' by C. L. Hoang as the Grand Prize Winner in Fiction.
The contest, based in Palm Desert, California, was open to all English language books published by small presses and independent authors. The competition was judged by a panel of journalists, book editors, and authors, who considered plot, quality of writing, copy flow, and overall look of each entry including cover and back cover description.
Set at Bien-Hoa Air Base near Saigon in 1967, the height of the Vietnam War and the Tet Offensive, as well as decades afterward, 'Once Upon a Mulberry Field' follows one man's journey of self-discovery, fraught with disillusionment and despair but ultimately redeemed by the power of love.
Prior to being chosen the Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 LuckyCinda Book Contest, 'Once Upon a Mulberry Field' had also been named a Finalist in the 2014 National Indie Excellence Book Awards for Historical Fiction.
For more information and insights about the book or the author, please check out the website: www.mulberryfieldsforever.com or email: clhoang@hotmail.com
The Harlequin stage is about to ignite with our own rock'n'rollicking musical adaptation of William Shakespeare'sTwelfth Night, wherein each of Shakespeare's characters bears a striking resemblance to a familiar rock icon. An Elvis-like Duke Orsino carries a burnin' love for the beautiful and Madonna-like Olivia. John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, Johnny Rotten, and Little Richard also become entwined in Shakespeare's most outrageous comedy. Featuring music by Bruce Whitney and lyrics by Scot Whitney, each of the thirty original songs is performed in the style of the rock star represented!
The Harlequin stage is about to ignite with our own rock'n'rollicking musical adaptation of William Shakespeare'sTwelfth Night, wherein each of Shakespeare's characters bears a striking resemblance to a familiar rock icon. An Elvis-like Duke Orsino carries a burnin' love for the beautiful and Madonna-like Olivia. John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, Johnny Rotten, and Little Richard also become entwined in Shakespeare's most outrageous comedy. Featuring music by Bruce Whitney and lyrics by Scot Whitney, each of the thirty original songs is performed in the style of the rock star represented!
The author known as P. A. Ramour reflects on his journey through life with humor, passion and nostalgia in his new poetry collection, 'Murmurings of the Heart: One Angelic Kiss' (published by iUniverse).
Author Lynne M. Hinkey's latest novel, "Ye Gods! A Tale of Dogs and Demons," is a story of magic and monsters run amok on a Caribbean island. Author Jack Halliman sails to Puerto Rico looking for a cure for writer's block but instead finds a dead body and becomes one of two suspects. The other is the chupacabra. Jack has to find out whoor whatis responsible for the killings before he ends up in jail. Again.
Following its continued run at the Southwark Playhouse, Simon Greiff and SimG Records is releasing the Original London Cast Recording of The A-Z of Mrs P on Monday 24 March. The show catalogues the emotive story of Phyllis Pearsall, the British writer/painter who founded the Geographers' A-Z Map Company. The production has a stellar creative team including Gwyneth Herbert as Composer, playwright Diane Samuels and Tony/Olivier award nominee Sam Bruntrock directing.
Los Angeles producer and DJ DESTRUCTO has been busy in the studio putting the finishing touches on his WEST COAST EP due out later this spring, as well as working on some fresh new remixes. Leading the charge is a free download of DESTRUCTO's newest production; for this remix of of YG's buzzworthy track 'My N***a,' he teamed with Wax Motif. Check out the song now at: https://soundcloud.com/destructohard/yg-my-n-a-destructo-wax-motif
At how many turning points in your life have you been offered a helping hand? Sean P. Hoggs tells us they were few and far between in his autobiography The Bastard Child: A Story of Hope, Resiliency and Perseverance (Author House Publishing).
Isy Suttie sings her way around London Town in this whimsical story about the family who invented the A-Z.
The brand new musical fable THE A-Z OF MRS P opened at Southwark Playhouse on 21 February 2014, starring Isy Suttie (Peep Show / Shameless) in her first musical, as the pioneering Mrs P; with Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Miserables, Pippin, Piaf) as her emotionally fragile mother; and Michael Matus (Martin Guerre, The Baker's Wife, The Sound Of Music) as Phyllis's beloved and impossible father, the map publisher Alexander (Sandor) Gross. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
The Daily Mail reports that comedian and actress Isy Suttie (Shameless) is set to star as Phyllis Pearsall in a new musical titled THE A-Z OF MRS P, conceived by Neil Marcus with book by Diane Samuels and music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert.
The brand new musical fable THE A-Z OF MRS P opens at SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE on FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2014 (Press night Monday 24 February 2014): starring ISY SUTTIE (Peep Show / Shameless) in her first musical, as the pioneering Mrs P; with Tony Award winner FRANCES RUFFELLE (Les Miserables, Pippin, Piaf) as her emotionally fragile mother; and Olivier Award winner MICHAEL MATUS (Martin Guerre, The Baker's Wife, The Sound Of Music) as Phyllis's beloved and impossible father, the map publisher Alexander (Sandor) Gross.
The Daily Mail reports that comedian and actress Isy Suttie (Shameless) is set to star as Phyllis Pearsall in a new musical titled THE A-Z OF MRS P, conceived by Neil Marcus with book by Diane Samuels and music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert.
Romance, Soul & Rock 'N Roll invites you to a Musical Flashback directed by Ted Concepcion with musical direction by David Pickard at The Colonial Theatre tonight, October 25 and tomorrow the 26th at 7:30pm. Now in their 12th year, RSRR promises that this year's show, with live band and multi-talented cast, will be just as exciting and entertaining as ever!
Nothing says Fall like Friday night football and nothing satisfies pre-game hunger better than creamy macaroni and cheese. STOUFFER'S is proud to partner with Chef Tyler Florence, host of Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race," to bring a 'Taste of Home' to select high school football games around the country with its new food trucks that will deliver free samples of STOUFFER'S Mac 'N' Cheese to thousands of fans and community members.
Romance, Soul & Rock 'N Roll invites you to a Musical Flashback directed by Ted Concepcion with musical direction by David Pickard at The Colonial Theatre on October 25 and 26 at 7:30pm. Now in their 12th year, RSRR promises that this year's show, with live band and multi-talented cast, will be just as exciting and entertaining as ever!
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