Frank Zappas's UNDERSTANDING AMERICA Now Available on iTunes & Universal Music Enterprises

The ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST is excited to announce a new 2-CD set released via iTunes and UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES Tuesday, October 30. UNDERSTANDING AMERICA is one of only three compilation albums produced and titled by FZ himself. (more...)

The New York Philharmonic Announces THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK November Broadcasts, Hosted by Alec Baldwin!

The November broadcasts of THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK - the weekly radio series of concerts and recordings by the New York Philharmonic, hosted by Alec Baldwin - begin with two back-to-back programs led by Spanish conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos. Broadcast details inside! (more...)

Castillo Theatre's SALLY AND TOM Wins 5 AUDELCO Awards

On Monday, November 19, the membership of the Audience Development Corporation honored the Castillo Theatre with wins in all five of the categories in which it was nominated for the Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre (aka the Viv Awards) for its production of Sally and Tom (The American Way) by Fred Newman and Annie Roboff, directed by Gabrielle L. Kurlander. The musical looks at the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, his slave and mistress for 30 years, exploring the tragic contradiction at the heart of American history and culture. (more...)

Castillo Theatre to Present Dan Friedman's DEMONSTRATION 2013, 2/23-3/10

For its first production following the sold-out run of Katori Hall's Children of Killers, the Castillo Theatre will premiere Demonstration 2013, a multi-media performance piece written by artistic director Dan Friedman that will run for seven performances (February 23, 24 and March 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. (more...)

IN THE BOOK OF to Open at Florida Studio Theatre, 3/29

Florida Studio Theatre will open the absorbing new play, In the Book Of, by John Walch on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 8:00pm in the Gompertz Theatre. In the Book Of presents the story of an immigration debate which forces a community to examine the true meaning of family, friendship and The American Way. (more...)

Beth Tuttle Named President and CEO Of Cultural Data Project, Begins Today

Beth Tuttle, managing director of the Alexandria, VA-based consulting firm METStrategies, LLC, will become president and CEO of the Cultural Data Project, the project's board of directors announced today. In her new role, Tuttle will lead the project-currently housed at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia-as it transitions to an independent 501(c)(3) organization and furthers its plans to serve as a national resource for the arts and cultural sector. Tuttle will begin her new position on March 4. (more...)

Saturday Evening Post Celebrates the Release of F. Scott Fitzgerald's GATSBY GIRLS

He made the Roaring '20s come alive in numerous novels and created the Flapper Girl. As fans anticipate the release of the fourth film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece The Great Gatsby, there is renewed interest in the legendary writer's work. Fans will delight in knowing that The Saturday Evening Post is working with intellectual property studio SD Entertainment and romance transmedia and company BroadLit to publish F.Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby Girls-a collection of his first eight short stories originally published in The Saturday Evening Post. Included are the original illustrations, cover art, reproductions of the actual pages of the Post, plus a fascinating introduction by the Post's historian. No other writer of his time wrote so skillfully, so sympathetically and so fascinatingly about women. (more...)

Kathleen Turner to Appear with New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, 4/25

The New York Choral Society (NYCS) announced today that award-winning stage and screen star Kathleen Turner will introduce Ralph Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony at Carnegie Hall on April 25 with a reading of the moving and evocative text written by the American poet Walt Whitman. (more...)

Beth Tuttle Named President and CEO Of Cultural Data Project, Begins 3/4

Beth Tuttle, managing director of the Alexandria, VA-based consulting firm METStrategies, LLC, will become president and CEO of the Cultural Data Project, the project's board of directors announced today. In her new role, Tuttle will lead the project-currently housed at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia-as it transitions to an independent 501(c)(3) organization and furthers its plans to serve as a national resource for the arts and cultural sector. Tuttle will begin her new position on March 4. (more...)

Castillo Theatre to Present Dan Friedman's DEMONSTRATION 2013, 2/23-3/10

For its first production following the sold-out run of Katori Hall's Children of Killers, the Castillo Theatre will premiere Demonstration 2013, a multi-media performance piece written by artistic director Dan Friedman that will run for seven performances (February 23, 24 and March 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. (more...)

Mirror Stage's FEED YOUR MIND Reading Series to Return with IN THE BOOK OF…, 2/9-10

Mirror Stage continues its popular Feed Your Mind staged reading series with the West Coast premiere of In the Book Of... by award-winning playwright John Walch at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre on February 9 and 10, 2013. Directed by Suzanne M. Cohen, Feed Your Mind: In the Book Of... features Trick Danneker (Bo Jr.), Duygu Erdo?an (Anisah), Tracy Michelle Hughes (Naomi), Jason Marr (Eddie), Michael Patten (Bo Sr.) and Amy Thone (Gail). (more...)

Mirror Stage's FEED YOUR MIND Reading Series to Return with IN THE BOOK OF…, 2/9-10

Mirror Stage continues its popular Feed Your Mind staged reading series with the West Coast premiere of In the Book Of... by award-winning playwright John Walch at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre on February 9 and 10, 2013. Directed by Suzanne M. Cohen, Feed Your Mind: In the Book Of... features Trick Danneker (Bo Jr.), Duygu Erdo?an (Anisah), Tracy Michelle Hughes (Naomi), Jason Marr (Eddie), Michael Patten (Bo Sr.) and Amy Thone (Gail). (more...)

Mirror Stage's FEED YOUR MIND Reading Series Returns with IN THE BOOK OF…, 2/9-10

Mirror Stage continues its popular Feed Your Mind staged reading series with the West Coast premiere of In the Book Of... by award-winning playwright John Walch at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre today, February 9 and the 10th, 2013. (more...)

New Book, EXCELLENCE KILLED THE CHURCH! Calls America's Institutions On The Carpet

In his new book 'Excellence Killed the Church: How Mediocrity is Destroying America', Dr. Shawn M. Greener takes a hard look at how the constant undeserved reward of mediocrity is taking a severe toll on our churches, our businesses, our schools and The American Way of life. (more...)

Castillo Theatre Presents Dan Friedman's DEMONSTRATION 2013, Now thru 3/10

For its first production following the sold-out run of Katori Hall's Children of Killers, the Castillo Theatre will premiere Demonstration 2013, a multi-media performance piece written by artistic director Dan Friedman that will run for seven performances (today, February 23, 24 and March 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. (more...)

Shelly Goldstein Brings ONE FINE DAY: THE GROOVY GIRLS OF THE 60S to The Catalina Tonight

Shelly Goldstein will bring 'One Fine Day: The Groovy Girls of the 60s' to Catalina's Jazz Club in Los Angeles, tonight, February 19, 2013. (more...)

Shelly Goldstein to Bring ONE FINE DAY: THE GROOVY GIRLS OF THE 60S to The Catalina, 2/19

Shelly Goldstein will bring 'One Fine Day: The Groovy Girls of the 60s' to Catalina's Jazz Club in Los Angeles, February 19, 2013. (more...)

Esquire Publishes First-ever Interview With The Navy SEAL Who Killed Osama Bin Laden

Esquire magazine will publish an exclusive in-depth feature story in the March 2013 issue about the former Navy SEAL Team Six member who killed Osama Bin Laden. The 15,000-word story, 'The Shooter,' is written by Phil Bronstein, Executive Chair of the Center for Investigative Reporting (the piece was reported in cooperation with CIR), and is based on extensive interviews with the man who killed bin Laden. (more...)

Netflix Makes First HOUSE OF CARDS Episode Available to Non-Members, Beg. Today

Netflix is making available to everyone in all Netflix territories the first episode of the highly-anticipated, critically-acclaimed drama series HOUSE OF CARDS to enjoy for one month, beginning February 1, at netflix.com/houseofcards. (more...)

Netflix Exclusive, Original Series HOUSE OF CARDS Available Today

The Netflix original series, from Media Rights Capital, HOUSE OF CARDS starring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey ('Horrible Bosses,' 'American Beauty'), Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright ('The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' 'Forrest Gump') and Kate Mara ('American Horror Story') will be available for members to watch instantly beginning today, February 1, 2013. All 13-episodes of the drama series's first season will be available to Netflix members in territories where Netflix is available -North America, the UK, Ireland, Latin America and Scandinavia. (more...)

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