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Guelph Little Theatre will host The Speed River Band on November 21 as part of its “Live In the Lobby” concert series. Fronted by songwriter and performer Gayle Ackroyd, the ensemble will perform original rock, country rock, and blues selections.

Following the debut of his Henry Johnson film adaptation, David Mamet is at work on his next projects for the stage and screen, including a new play written for Rebecca Pigeon.

The full cast and creative team have been announced for Speed a break-neck journey through the daily annoyances and deep-buried secrets that leave us spinning which opens at the Bush Theatre in April.

Open Jar Studios and Stage Door Network announced the next 'The Creative Match-Up' a networking event featuring an innovative, fun speed-dating structure for creatives to connect.

Based on the book by Itamar Vieira Junior, the play tells the story of sisters Bibiana and Belonísia, and their grandmother Donana. Through their eyes, we will enter a universe full of enchanted beings, and travel across the clay soil of the Brazilian countryside, of each one of us. A dialogue between the atabaques of Afro-Brazilian culture, the viola sertaneja, and the pífanos of the northeast, promoting a tour on stage.

Tony Award nominee Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser, and Tony-award-winner Bryan Cranston are all set to star in Assassination, the mystery thriller film from director Barry Levinson and playwright David Mamet and Sam Bromell.

Playwright David Mamet has written the screenplay for a new feature drama called The Prince. The description reveals that the film 'chronicles an addict’s tumultuous odyssey through the highstakes world of power, pleasure, and pain on a transformative journey toward recovery.'

Knocked Loose keep the road hot this Spring – now they've announced an extensive headlining tour with a standout lineup including Show Me The Body, Loathe and Speed. This run hits both coasts and includes New York City's Terminal 5, Austin's Amphitheatre, The Shrine in Los Angeles, The Warfield in San Francisco, Chicago's Salt Shed and more.

Experience the captivating story of street musicians who find connection at Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Don't miss The Speed of Sound musical at Theater for the New City, running from Dec. 21 to Jan. 7. Get your tickets now!

Actor Shia LaBeouf will make his stage debut in the world premiere of Henry Johnson, a new work from playwright David Mamet, directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, showrunner of the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q.

Open Jar Studios invites theatrical creatives to 'The Creative Match-Up' on August 8, 2023. This speed-networking event at Open Jar Studios in New York City offers a unique opportunity for writers, composers, directors, and more to connect with other industry professionals. RSVP now for this free event!

Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU) is excited to announce the Writer-Producer Virtual Speed Date, held on Zoom on Sunday, July 16, 2023.

Mamet’s full-length comedy penned to appeal to young audiences premiered in 1978 at the Town Hall Performing Arts Center in Flushing, Queens a borough of New York City. The plot is messy, convoluted, and at some times almost mind-warping. The story follows the adventures of Binky Rudich, his friend Vivian Mooster and an almost human-like sheep Bob as they struggle to get the two-speed clock to work. Soon, Binky’s mother known as Mrs. Rudich calls for Binky to come down for lunch, Binky decides to hit the clock with a hammer one last time hoping to make it work. Suddenly the kids have blasted nearly 50 lightyears away from anything they’ve known to the planet of Crestview.

That's right, coming from the guy who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Off-Central Players present David Mamet's The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock.

The Ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Girl Speed-Dating Competition, a new play written by/starring Miranda Renée and Maya Shoham, debuts Off-Broadway this month at SoHo Playhouse.

CBS Sunday Morning has shared an interview segment 1988 featuring Hal Prince discussing the opening of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. The segment, which features footage of the original Broadway cast in rehearsals and performing, spotlights how Prince brought the musical to Broadway. Watch the video now!

Time Out Bristol Old Vic today announced that its first “on-location” live broadcast will take place later this month at The Lowry, Salford.

Open Jar Studios and GIGNITION - The Creative Artist Database has announced the creation of 'The Creative Team Match-Up,' a networking event featuring an innovative, fun speed-dating structure for creatives to connect.

This re-imagining of David Mamet's 1980s hit play turns the dynamic on its head as the genders of the protagonists are reversed. Set in Hollywood where power is everything and morals are a commodity to be bought and sold, this production will examine the hierarchy from an alternative perspective. With two females as the movie executives and a younger male, the plot is given an entirely different context. 

For all the gleeful whimsey and creative flare, this stage adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s critically acclaimed eco-thriller lacks bite

SPEED BUMP heads indoors April 21 or 22 for a limited engagement at the renowned LA Dance Project.

With permission from David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, Hannibal), Janet Moran directs this exciting, all new version of the classic satire Speed The Plow.With permission from David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, Hannibal), Janet Moran directs this exciting, all new version of the classic satire Speed The Plow.

Tickets are on sale now to see Lucasfilm's “Willow” at The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood November 28 with a live Q&A after the movie followed by a sneak peek of the new “Willow” Disney+ series.

Award-winning, international touring company Complicité (The Encounter, Can I Live?) has announced the full casting for the world premiere of a new work for the theatre Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, conceived and directed by their Artistic Director and Co-Founder Simon McBurney.

Unannounced guests, impromptu performances with fan-playing musicians and two-plus hours of music, music, music has fans and media alike calling Keith Urban’s “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR” a show not to be missed. The fall leg will add Tyler Hubbard, lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling, record-breaking duo Florida Georgia Line to new shows.