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Video: Lorde Covers Talking Heads' 'Take Me To The River'


Lorde pays tribute to Talking Heads with a cover of 'Take Me To The River' for A24 Music's compilation album, 'Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense'.

BLONDSHELL Releases New Single 'Docket (Feat. Bully)'


Discover BLONDSHELL's latest single, 'Docket (Feat. Bully)'. This exciting new release follows their self-titled debut album, available now via Partisan Records. The vocal pairing between Blondshell and Bully and the tongue-in-cheek lyrics about risk-taking on tour make for a tasty, spirited collaboration.

Video: What is PigPen Theatre Co.? Meet the Creators of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS


Who are the seven composers who made Water For Elephants sing? Meet the men of PigPen Theatre Co.! Watch in this video.

Dominick Balletta Leaves National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Form New Producing and Management Entity, High Hard Heat


Dominick Balletta, who has served as Executive Director of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene for over four years, will depart that position on February 4, 2024, to establish High Hard Heat, a company where he will focus on producing and managing projects in live performance and film.

Miley Cyrus, Lorde & More Join A24's Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense' Tribute Album


Everyone's Getting Involved boasts the illustrious talents of, in alphabetical order: BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, The Cavemen., Chicano Batman Feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, The Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, Paramore, The National, Teezo Touchdown and Toro y Moi.

John Waters To Be Honored by American Cinema Editors


Past recipients of the Golden Eddie include Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute, among others.

DICKS: THE MUSICAL, PRISCILLA to Stream on Max With New A24 Agreement


HBO and Max brands announced a multiyear pay-1 U.S. output deal with A24. Movies included in the pay-1 output agreement include* Dicks: The Musical, Priscilla, Dream Scenario, The Zone of Interest, Stop Making Sense (2023), The Iron Claw, Love Lies Bleeding, Civil War, and more.

Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present IS IT THURSDAY YET? & More Dance Programming


The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 

Video: Songwriting Team For Broadway's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Performs 'Anywhere'


The upcoming Broadway production of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has dropped the first original song from the show’s composers, PigPen Theatre Co. The songwriting team of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS performs “Anywhere” in this new music video.  

Miller Theatre Opens '23-24 Jazz Series With DEZRON DOUGLAS QUARTET, Featuring A Holiday-Themed World Premiere


Miller Theatre kicks off its '23-24 Jazz series with the Dezron Douglas Quartet, featuring a holiday-themed world premiere on December 2nd. Don't miss this exciting start to the season!

Newly Restored STOP MAKING SENSE Screens At The Park Theatre On October 14


Newly Restored 'Stop Making Sense' screens at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH. This iconic 1984 concert film by Talking Heads is considered the greatest of all time. Don't miss this special screening on October 14. Tickets available at theparktheatre.org.

Laurie Anderson and Harvey Fierstein Will Be Celebrated at La MaMa ETC's 62nd Season Gala


Laurie Anderson and Harvey Fierstein will be celebrated at La MaMa ETC’s 62nd season Gala on October 26, 2023 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre. Learn more about the Gala and how to get tickets here!

Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads Concert Film STOP MAKING SENSE to Screen in IMAX


After 40 years, Jonathan Demme's seminal Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENSE returns to theaters with a TIFF World Premiere and Global IMAX Live event on September 11, then exclusively in IMAX on September 22 and in theaters everywhere on September 29, in a pristine new 4K restoration.

Listen: National Center for Choreography - Akron Releases Fourth Season of Inside the Dancer's Studio


Discover the fourth season of Inside the Dancer's Studio, a podcast by the National Center for Choreography - Akron. Listen to engaging interviews with choreographers from across the United States as they discuss their craft, process, and perseverance in the world of dance-making. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

MAY DECEMBER to Open 61st New York Film Festival


In May December, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a popular television star, has arrived in a tight-knit island community in Savannah. Here, she will be doing intimate research for a new part, ingratiating herself into the lives of Gracie (Julianne Moore), whom she’ll be playing on-screen, and her much younger husband, Joe (Charles Melton).

LisaGay Hamilton, Roslyn Ruff & More to Star in STEW at Pasadena Playhouse


The Los Angeles premiere of Stew by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard will be presented at Pasadena Playhouse, the recipient of the 2023 Regional Tony Award.

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS And CONTACT To Be Screened At Warner Theatre This Spring


The Warner Theatre's Spring Film Series continues with Contact, Thursday, March 30 at 7 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre! The following Thursday, the Warner will present The Silence of the Lambs, April 6 at 7 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.  

Cast Announced For ANGELS IN AMERICA at Arena Stage


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, which will run March 24 – April 23, 2023, in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.

Cinema Audio Society To Honor Alejandro González Iñárritu With Filmmaker Award At 59th Annual CAS Awards


Alejandro González Iñárritu will receive the Cinema Audio Society's Filmmaker of the Year honor at the 59th CAS Awards on Saturday, March 4, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel.

Fairleigh Dickinson University WAMFEST 2022 Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Jazz And Dance Connections


​​​​​​​Fairleigh Dickinson University's School of the Arts presents WAMFEST 2022 on October 10 and 12 at the Florham Campus.  WAMFEST is sponsored by Arts & Culture Collaborative, Dance Connections, Morris Arts. All events are free of charge and open to the public, but reservations are required. 

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