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Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Founding Artistic Director Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced that their eighth annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes will feature two brand new commissions from Tina Howe and Doug Wright, alongside 6 brand new plays chosen from hundreds of submissions from playwrights across the country. Selected plays will receive a staged reading performance in the festival on Monday July 16th (7:30 PM), directed by Pamela Berlin and Evan Yionoulis, performed by a company of some of New York's finest actors.

Jerry O'Connell stopped by this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN to talk about his upcoming role in CRAZY FOR YOU. 'These are real Broadway song and dance people and I am, of the whole cast, legitimately the worst of all of them,' joked the actor.

The New Group has announced full casting for the Off-Broadway premiere JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA with Jennifer Allen, Florrie Bagel, Brandon Contreras, Sean Patrick Doyle, Bradley Greer, Luke Grooms, Nathaniel Hackmann, Billy Hepfinger, Justin Keyes, Beth Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Loyacano, Tiffany Mann, Jill Paice, Kim Steele and Nichole Turner joining, as previously announced, Terrence Mann and Will Swenson. Jerry Springer The Opera features Music by Richard Thomas and Book & Additional Lyrics by Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas, with Choreography by Chris Bailey. John Rando directs. This production includes Set Design by Derek McLane, Costume Design by Sarah Laux, Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter, Sound Design by John Shivers, Projection Design by Olivia Sebesky, Orchestrations by Greg Anthony Rassen and Music Direction by Michael Brennan. Previews begin January 23 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Thursday, February 22. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through March 11 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).

The New Group has announced full casting for the Off-Broadway premiere Jerry Springer The Opera with Jennifer Allen, Florrie Bagel, Brandon Contreras, Sean Patrick Doyle, Bradley Greer, Luke Grooms, Nathaniel Hackmann, Billy Hepfinger, Justin Keyes, Beth Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Loyacano, Tiffany Mann, Jill Paice, Kim Steele and Nichole Turner joining, as previously announced, Terrence Mann and Will Swenson.

Three Humaramovie shorts, including Pallavi Joshi's debut short, PRESSURE COOKER by Heena D'souza, LIFT by Ida Ali, THE COT by Gaurav Bakshi, are nominated for the Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards 2018. This follows HumaraMovie winning the Filmfare with their short Khamakha , directed by Aarti Bagdi.

Director, Jeanmarie (Simpson) Bishop, is interviewing actors for a new short play to be performed at the Phoenix Art Museum on the 10th and 11th of February 2018.

Tony Award nominees Terrance Mann (Pippin) and Douglas Sills (War Paint, The Scarlet Pimpernel) will join some of Broadway's biggest and brightest names lighting the stage in the all-star gala concert event, Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy, which will be presented by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 7pm in the Edmond J. Safra Theatre at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place).

Longtime comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform a one-night only show at the Times-Union Center on March 9, 2018 at 8 p.m. The show, 'An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life,' includes stand-up, film clips, musical numbers and conversations about their lives in show business.

Filmmaker Nina Juliano knows the story she wants to tell one that shines a light on women with a fire in their hearts that only burned brighter in the face of stifling societal norms. To get the tale on the silver screen, however, Juliano is going to need a little help. She just launched a crowdfunding campaign to help build the budget for this new project creating a short film entitled Little Sicily.

THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND's debut studio album, WHAT IF, today (11/28) has received a 2018 GRAMMY Award nomination for 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.'

A Christmas Carol will run at the Omaha Community Playhouse in the Howard and Rhonda Hawks Mainstage Theatre Nov. 17-Dec. 23, 2017. This will be the 42nd year for this holiday production at OCP. Actor Jerry Longe returns for his 12th season as Ebenezer Scrooge.

New dates have been announced for SAMHAIN CONCERT- music, poetry & stories to celebrate the Celtic New Year at TEATRO PARAGUAS. New shows will take place November 15 and 16 at 3205 Calle Marie, Suite A, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Call (505) 424-1601 or visit www.teatroparaguas.org for tickets.

A Christmas Carol will run at the Omaha Community Playhouse in the Howard and Rhonda Hawks Mainstage Theatre Nov. 17-Dec. 23, 2017. This will be the 42nd year for this holiday production at OCP. Actor Jerry Longe returns for his 12th season as Ebenezer Scrooge.

New dates have been announced for SAMHAIN CONCERT- music, poetry & stories to celebrate the Celtic New Year at TEATRO PARAGUAS. New shows will take place November 15 and 16 at 3205 Calle Marie, Suite A, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Call (505) 424-1601 or visit www.teatroparaguas.org for tickets.

The Theater Project, an award-winning, professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, is now soliciting short plays for Think Fast, its fifth annual short play competition February 16-18, 2018. The contest is open to adult playwrights in the New Jersey-New York area.

Zwelethu Radebe's 30-minute short film, THE HANGMAN, won shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival's 'Made in South Africa' Jury Award at the exciting finale event of the worldwide festival last night. Watch the trailer for the award-winning film here!

The Theater Project, an award-winning, professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, is now soliciting short plays for 'Think Fast,' its fifth annual short play competition February 16-18, 2018. The contest is open to adult playwrights in the New Jersey-New York area.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast that features short, contemporary plays recorded by world-class artists.

Jerry Springer has just been announced as the Guest Host for 'The Price is Right Live! coming to the Palace Theater on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30pm!

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company (MU) is thrilled to open submissions for the tenth edition of their annual festival of new short plays, Museum of Dysfunction.

Jerry Robinson, best known as the co-creator of all-time great characters 'Robin' and 'The Joker' for DC Comics' 'Batman' line, will be honored as the sixth honoree in the Wizard World Hall of Legends, an initiative to celebrate the artists, writers and insiders who built the industry and continued the traditions.

Below, check out the official trailer for the Netflix Original stand-up special JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD, launching globally on September 19th.