Classic Stage Company's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE Extends Through 6/23; Lea DeLaria Joins Cast

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that their new production of Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE featuring Christopher Lloyd (Azdak), directed by Brian Kulick (who directed Brecht's Galileo last season), and featuring new music by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), will extend for two additional weeks through Sunday, June 23. (more...)

Scott Alan Will Be Joined by Ben Fankhauser, Jenna Leigh Green and More at Birdland, 6/16

On June 16th, acclaimed composer and lyricist Scott Alan will return to Birdland for a one night only concert. (more...)

Golf Channel Announces SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Coverage, Begin. Today

NBC Sports Group will air 12 live hours of the first major championship of the 2013 senior golf season and the oldest event on the Champions Tour - The Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid - headlined by an international field of major champions, Hall-of-Famers and Ryder Cup captains. Golf Channel will air the opening rounds Thursday and Friday from Noon-3 p.m. ET, followed by weekend coverage on NBC from 3-6 p.m. ET. (more...)

Paleface Picasso Works with Chicago Group Do or Die on Two New Tracks

Chicago music group Do or Die recently did two tracks with the rap industry's newest sensation, Paleface Picasso. (more...)

Terri White Album Release Party Set for 5/27

Ryan O'Connor and Musical Mondays Los Angeles have announced the official CD release party for Terri White's new album UPON REQUEST to be presented atEleven Nightclub in West Hollywood on Monday, May 27th at 9 PM. (more...)

HRWC Announces Discount for Garmin 910XT GPS Watch

The Garmin 910XT is known as the world's greatest GPS watch for triathletes and it is on sale for $100 off, but just until May 27th at the Heart Rate Watch Company. (more...)

American Composers Orchestra Names Derek Bermel Artistic Director

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced last night at its Spring Benefit at Tribeca Rooftop that composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel will be the orchestra's new Artistic Director, commencing with the 2013-14 season. Bermel has been ACO's Creative Advisor since 2009, and succeeds composer Robert Beaser who has been ACO's Artistic Director since 2000 and was ACO's Artistic Advisor from 1993. Bermel joins Music Director George Manahan, who has just renewed his contract with ACO for an unprecedented five years, in leading the ensemble in its mission to be a catalyst for the creation of new orchestral music. (more...)

Aurora Theatre Company Announces Call for GAP Submissions

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company is proud to announce a call for submissions for its ninth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose Four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February and March of 2014; the festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged Bay Area Premiere of Johnna Adams's incendiary new play GIDION'S KNOT, directed by Jon Tracy (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity). Each of the Four prizewinners will receive a $1,000 award and their work will be considered for further development and production during Aurora Theatre Company's regular season; out of town artists will receive travel and accommodation expenses. The submission period opens June 3; deadline for play submission is July 31, 2013. Finalists will be announced in early December 2013. (more...)

INTERVENTION Returns to A&E for Final Five Episodes, 6/13

After thirteen seasons, spanning more than eight years, A&E's Emmy Award-winning series "Intervention" returns for its final five episodes. The culmination of the groundbreaking series begins on Thursday, June 13 at 9PM ET/PT. (more...)

John Fogerty's New Album Scores Coveted 5-Star Review from Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone magazine has awarded JOHN FOGERTY's much-anticipated new album WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE its very highest rating—a rare 5 stars—and tags the lead review on the cover, “John Fogerty's All-Star Revival.” (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes of the 2013 Tony Awards Promo Shoot with Laura Osnes, Cyndi Lauper, Lilla Crawford & More!

THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The show returns to Radio City Music Hall after two years at the Beacon Theatre. Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris returns as host. In the video below, go behind the scenes of a special promo shoot for the Tony Awards, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Laura Osnes, Lilla Crawford, Richard Kind and more! (more...)

Penfold Theatre Company Announces its 2013-14 Season

Penfold Theatre Company has announced its 2013-14 season line-up. (more...)

Le French Book Releases 13 Kindle e-Books of Short Stories

Le French Book has now released its full 99-cent e-book series of short stories from seven of France's best writers—Tatiana de Rosnay, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Yann Queffélec, Daniel Picouly, Christine Orban, Irène Frain, and Harold Cobert. Among them, this unlikely combination of French literary giantsincluding two Goncourt prize winners and one of France's most-read authorshave written upwards of 175 acclaimed works of literature. Here, they got together to play a collaborative writing game that resulted in seven-author stories. Each one is a study in the creative process, in addition to being playful and often just plain wacky. One five-star review calls them “truly fun, dark humor guaranteed.” (more...)

New European Paintings Galleries to Open Tomorrow at Met Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries for its world-renowned collection of European Old Master paintings from the 13th through the early 19th century will reopen on May 23 after an extensive renovation and reinstallation. This is the first major renovation of the galleries since 1951 and the first overall reinstallation of the collection since 1972. Increased in size by almost one-third, the space now accommodates the display of more than 700 paintings in 45 galleries, including one rotating special exhibition gallery. The galleries are organized both chronologically and geographically to provide an overview of painting in Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain. Many of the galleries have new floors and moldings and the suites of galleries unfold with a new logic and grandeur. Sculpture, medals, ceramics, and other decorative arts have been judiciously incorporated where their presence adds a layer of meaning to the display of paintings. Key works have been conserved or embellished with period frames. Important loans complement the permanent collection and celebrate the reinstallation. (more...)

Mercury – The Orchestra Redefined Begins Its 2013-2014 Season

It has been a year since Mercury – The Orchestra Redefined rebranded its image in the public, increasing the scope of the orchestra's repertoire and expanding accessibility to music for audiences across Houston. (more...)

Sony Masterworks Salutes 20th Century Musical Visionaries With 'Prophets of the New' Release Series

It's been a century since Igor Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring ushered in an age of radical musical transformation that changed the face of music. A succession of great twentieth century composers went on to create music that transcended tradition and moved the art form in a direction unlike anything the world had heard before. Now Sony Masterworks celebrates these musical visionaries and introduces their groundbreaking works to a new generation of listeners with a series of releases collectively titled 'Prophets of the New,' available now in digital download format and as manufacture-on-demand CDs. (more...)

Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken Will Perform Together at D23 Expo 2013

For one night only, two of the world's most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for "Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook." The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10. (more...)

Actors' Equity Association Celebrates 100 Years on 5/26

Actors' Equity Association ("AEA" or "Equity"), the labor union representing more than 49,000 professional stage actors and stage managers in the US, will commemorate its 100th anniversary on Sunday, May 26. Founded in 1913 by 112 actors, AEA is the oldest performing arts union. For the last century, AEA has stood for excellence and diversity in the American theater, and for fairness, dignity and respect for its members. (more...)

VIDEO: First Look at CBS' New Docu-Series BROOKLYN DA

CBS News will premiere BROOKLYN DA, a new six-part documentary series featuring the driven, hard-charging career prosecutors of the nation's largest urban district attorney's office, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Check out a first look below! (more...)

Michael Bloom Ends Tenure as CPH Artistic Director

Cleveland Play House (CPH) announced today that, with the May 19 finale of its 2012-13 season, Artistic Director Michael Bloom will close out his tenure with the theatre company. (more...)

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