Diversions

BWW Reviews: Nashville Shakespeare Festival Updates MUCH ADO With 1940s Style and Swing

Fun-filled and light-hearted, Much Ado About Nothing-the latest Shakespeare-in-the-Park offering from Nashville Shakespeare Festival-offers its audiences a tuneful, sprightly way to celebrate late summer amid all the trappings of theatrical magic, brought to life by a confident, self-assured cast uttering the Bard's timeless words set to the tuneful music and lyrics of Janet McMahan and David Huntsinger. (more...)

The Retro Dome Opens THE GAME GAME SHOW, 10/5

Come on down… you're the next contestant on "The Game Show Show!" (more...)

BWW REVIEW: MARIE ANTOINETTE Sheds Light on Royal Pain

A.R.T.'s world premiere of David Adjmi's dark comedy 'Marie Antoinette' explores the complex woman beneath the myth while drawing parallels between the infamously over-privileged French monarchy and America's 1% (more...)

Victoria Clark, Beth Leavel, Daisy Eagan and More Join BROADWAY SINGS FOR EAT'S SUPPER Tonight, 9/10

Emerging Artists Theatre will present some of Broadway's best and brightest during its third annual benefit, BROADWAY SINGS FOR EAT'S SUPPER! tonight, September 10th, at 24 Fifth Avenue Ballroom. This special evening will honor actress Shannon Bolin Kaye, the original Meg in Damn Yankees. (more...)

BWW Reviews:DEAD ON HER FEET, Arcola Theatre, October 5 2012

Gary Naylor sees a cry to act in the face of complacency and fear. (more...)

Music by the Sea Welcomes The Poachers and Cole & Van Dijk at Sandgate Town Hall, Nov 3

Music by the Sea presents sensational folk night with two acts, The Poachers and Cole and Van Dijk. Both acts are much loved in the Brisbane folk scene. All these seasoned artists will undoubtedly deliver an unforgettable evening in the Sandgate Town Hall on November 3rd, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (more...)

Music by the Sea Welcomes The Poachers and Cole & Van Dijk at Sandgate Town Hall, Nov 3

Music by the Sea presents sensational folk night with two acts, The Poachers and Cole and Van Dijk. Both acts are much loved in the Brisbane folk scene. All these seasoned artists will undoubtedly deliver an unforgettable evening in the Sandgate Town Hall tonight, November 3rd, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (more...)

Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates

PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena (more...)

Bravo to Premiere New Docu-Series BELOW DECK, 7/1

Bravo Media cruises into uncharted waters when its new docu-series 'Below Deck' premieres on Monday, July 1 at 10p.m ET/PT. (more...)

Fun., MGMT, She & Him to Headline Kanrocksas Music Fest; Full Lineup Announced!

The daily band lineup for the second annual Kanrocksas Music & Arts Festival has been announced. The heartland's newest major music festival--Kanrocksas--Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS--will feature performances from some of the biggest names in alternative rock, EDM, hip-hop, punk and folk, including: Tiësto, Fun., Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, MGMT, Kendrick Lamar, The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights, Imagine Dragons, Miguel, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, She & Him, Empire of the Sun, Sublime with Rome, Zeds Dead, Descendents and many more across four main stages. The daily performance lineup is as follows: (more...)

New Artists Confirmed for KANROCKSAS Music Festival

On Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, the heartland's newest major music and art festival—KANROCKSAS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL-- will return to the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS. (more...)

The Shakespeare Theatre Announces SHAKESPEARE THEATRE ACADEMY

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced the launch of The Shakespeare Theatre Academy, a new expansion of its already extensive education program offerings. Beginning in March, the Theatre will offer youth and adult classes in a wide range of disciplines connected with classic theatre. Each series of classes meets once a week and offers participants the opportunity to work under the instruction of The Shakespeare Theatre's renowned artistic and educational staff as well as guest teaching artists. (more...)

Kendrick Lamar, Tiesto, & The Avett Brothers to Appear at KANROCKSAS

The heartland's newest major music festival--KANROCKSAS--returns this spring with Kendrick Lamar, Tiësto and The Avett Brothers leading the charge as the first confirmed acts. The two-day festival, set for Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS, will be represented by a diverse gamut of 30+ artists from rock, electronic and hip-hop genres. Look for more talent to be announced in the coming weeks. (more...)

Broadway Blizzard Watch - Saturday Update - All Shows Are On, But Travel Advisories Aplenty

The snow storm has now ended in New York City and has dropped 11.4 inches on Manhattan, along with 21.8' in Boston, and 38' in Mildford, CT. (more...)

Bard SummerScape 2013 Season Announced

Russia's profound and far-reaching impact on 20th-century culture will be explored at the 2013 annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again offers an extraordinary summer of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 24th annual Bard Music Festival, Stravinsky and His World. Presented in the striking Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and other venues on Bard College's bucolic Hudson River campus, the seven-week festival opens on July 6 with the first of two performances of A Rite (2013) by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company, and closes on August 18 with a party in Bard's beloved Spiegeltent, which returns for the full seven weeks. Complementing the Bard Music Festival's exploration of “Stravinsky and His World,” some of the great Russian-born composer's most captivating compatriots provide key SummerScape highlights. These include the first fully-staged American production of Sergey Taneyev's opera Oresteia; the world premiere of an original stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's seminal novel The Master and Margarita; and a film festival titled “Between Traditions: Stravinsky's Legacy and Russian Emigré Cinema.” Together, SummerScape's offerings will continue Bard's yearlong tenth-anniversary celebrations for the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center, which commence with a month of special performances in April. (more...)

Lyric Opera of Chicago Raises Over $450,000 at MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Gala

The Civic Opera House was transformed into 1920s Paris, complete with the Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge nightclub, and classic boulevard signs (environmental design by Event Creative). This set the scene for 'Midnight in Paris,' the 29th annual Fantasy of the Opera Gala benefit hosted by Lyric Opera of Chicago's Guild Board of Directors on Saturday, February 9. The gala benefit raised more than $450,000 net for the world-renowned opera company. (more...)

Sherri Shepherd-Hosted THE NEWLYWED GAME Among GSN's Development Slate

At an upfront presentation held this morning at New York City's Sony Club, GSN announced plans to greenlight two new series and unveiled an impressive development slate representing GSN's ongoing commitment to originals. (more...)

PLAY DEAD, SLOWGIRL and More to Play Geffen Playhouse in 2013-14

The Geffen Playhouse announces nine plays for the 2013/2014 season: three world premieres/adaptations, three West Coast premieres and two productions of familiar works from Pulitzer or Nobel Prize winning playwrights. The remaining title will be announced shortly. Furthering its mission to introduce audiences to new plays, re-imagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen's schedule - encouraged by continued growth in ticket sales - is the largest in the 19 year history of the organization. (more...)

RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 Announces Full Lineup; Kicks Off 6/15

As part of its 40th Anniversary year, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) unveils the 2013 edition of the annual River To River Festival, Downtown's completely free summer arts festival. This year's edition takes place June 15-July 14 and presents a diverse collection of music, dance, theater, visual art, film and unique participatory experiences by both renowned and breakout artists from New York City and beyond. (more...)

SOUND OFF: GLEE Shoots For The Heart

Astrology, action and ardent love anthems populated last night's GLEE, highlighted by some of the most heart-pounding and heart-breaking moments shown this season thus far - seemingly shocking school shooting paramount among the surprising sequences and harrowing shocks that punctuated the slow-burner that heralded GLEE's eleventh-hour return (after a few weeks off) with a bang. (more...)

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