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Penguin Canada Launches Khaled Hosseini's 'And the Mountains Echoed'

Ten years after the publication of The Kite Runner and six years after A Thousand Splendid Suns, over 38 million copies of Khaled Hosseini's novels have been sold worldwide. Today, Penguin Canada releases the much-anticipated third novel from the beloved author, And the Mountains Echoed. Penguin will ship a record number of hardcopiesover 100,000and is marking the publication with an unprecedented Canadian marketing campaign. (more...)

force/collision to participate in Arena Stage's Kogod Cradle Series

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces that force/collision, a Washington, D.C.-based interdisciplinary performance ensemble, will participate in this year's Kogod Cradle Series, which supports the exploration and development of new and emerging work. The company will present the U.S. premiere of Trust me, a devised dance/theater project created in collaboration with German playwright Falk Richter.Trust me explores the body and psyche in Western culture through dance, theater, video and music and runs June 13-16, 2013 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle. (more...)

THE ASSASSINATION OF LEON TROTSKY: A COMEDY Opens 6/22 at Odyssey Theatre

Theatre Planners will present a World Premiere play, THE ASSASSINATION OF LEON TROTSKY: A COMEDY, written by Peter Lefcourt, and directed by Terri Hanauer. THE ASSASSINATION OF LEON TROTSKY: A COMEDY will preview on Friday, June 21 at 8pmand will open on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm and will run through Saturday, July 28 as a guest production at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., in Los Angeles. (more...)

BWW Interviews: IONESCOPADE - On the Edge of Madness with Bill Castellino

Bill Castellino returns to the Odyssey Theatre this month to direct and choreograph IONESCOPADE, based on the work of playwright Eugene Ionesco (Rhinoceros, The Bald Soprano, Exit the King); a project that reunites him with his old pal, musical director Gerald Sternbach. (more...)

'Stories Matter' Exhibit Presented at NCAS 'Think Show', 5/21

Stories Matter, a project of the Mizel Museum, Louisville-based artist/photographer Dona Laurita and 9th and 10th grade students at Noel Community Arts School (NCAS) in Denver, will culminate in the unveiling of a traveling exhibit based on the project, which received a prestigious award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibit will be on display at the first NCAS Think Show, Tuesday, May 21, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. NCAS is located at 5290 Kittredge Street, Denver. (more...)

Short Film STRYNGS to Screen at the Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage

Stryngs, a short film written and directed by Dallas filmmaker Derek Presley, will be screened at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Court Metrage (Short Film Corner) beginning May 15th to May 26th. (more...)

Midtown International Theatre Festival Announces 2013 Season

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF)'s fourteenth season will include a slate of full-length plays and musicals, as well as Short Subjects. The Festival will run from July 15 to August 4, 2013, at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor. Tickets are $15 for short plays and $18 for longer plays. Tickets are available at www.midtownfestival.org. The Festival also offers various group discounts and package passes, good for full-length and short plays. (more...)

Country and Folk Superstars to Headline Orange County Benefit Show

On Thursday, June 27th, Nashville recording artist Andrew Combs, Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson and Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit frontman Willy Tea Taylor will take part in a special acoustic concert at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity in Costa Mesa. (more...)

Connect the Doc Presents Community Sporting Events

This summer, Connect the Doc will run a variety of community sporting events to promote healthy living and an active lifestyle. On Saturday, May 18th, the CTD co-founders and its new business development team members will be playing soccer at David Lam Park in Yaletown and welcomes anyone interested in playing to join. (more...)

Valencia College Theater to Present FAT PIG, 6/6-16

The Valencia College Theater is proud to present Neil LaBute's hilarious and biting comedy 'Fat Pig,' premiering June 6, and running through June 16. (more...)

Evelyn Razilov Announces THE LITTLE ANT AND THE APPLE TREE

In "The Little Ant and the Apple Tree" (published by Trafford Publishing), educator Evelyn Razilov's new children's storybook, young readers are taught lessons about patience and understanding in a vibrantly illustrated adventure. (more...)

Backstreet Boys Announce In A World Like This New Album and Tour

Backstreet Boys announced today that they will release a brand new album and embark on a 24 city North American tour with all five original members – Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Litrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson. This is the band's first tour with all five original members in a decade. (more...)

WALKING THROUGH THE WEEDS is Released

Life is not always as it seems: blessings can turn into curses, and curses can reveal themselves to be blessings. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part 3: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

Janet Miller is about to launch her new theatre company, aptly named the Good People Theater Company, with A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. (more...)

Photo Flash: Merit School of Music's Suzuki-Alegre Strings Ensemble Takes Trip to Japan

Eighteen talented, dedicated Chicago kids ages 9 to 18, all students in Merit School of Music's Suzuki-Alegre Strings program, have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime experience, representing Chicago and the U.S. at the 16th Suzuki Method World Convention in Matsumoto, Japan. Scroll down for photos from the trip! (more...)

The 2013 StageSource Theater Conference Set for 6/29

June 29th at the A.R.T.'s Loeb Drama Center StageSource will host its 5th bi-annual theater conference for the greater New England Area. The Conference brings together hundreds of working theater professionals and organizations to discuss the issues that face the theater making sector. The 2013 focus is Reframing Success where we as a community will confront the idea of success in the 21stcentury and how redefining success on our own terms is a can benefit both individual artists and area producers and lead to a more fulfilling career. (more...)

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts Announces 2013-14 Season

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 2013-14 season. (more...)

Outré Theatre Company's TICK, TICK...BOOM! Opens 5/23

Outre Theatre Company has announced its third and final production of its inaugural season, Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...Boom! Directed by Whitcomb, the musical opens on Friday, May 23, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. tick, tick… Boom! runs through June 9th. (more...)

SPAMALOT to Play St. Dunstan's Cranbrook Greek Theatre, 5/31-6/15

If you're a fan of knights who sing and dance a lot, sublime silliness and, of course, killer rabbits, you won't want to miss the St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild production of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, opening May 31 in the Cranbrook Greek Theatre. (more...)

The Public Theater Announces Completion of Going Public Capital Campaign

The Public Theater (Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham) announced today that it has successfully completed its Going Public Capital Campaign by raising $42 million. The landmark institution has also received generous major gifts in support of its newly revitalized downtown home at Astor Place, resulting in several named spaces. Fundraising continues throughout the year for community-based Public Theater programming, including Shakespeare in the Park, Mobile Shakespeare Unit, Public Works, and the Writers' Initiative. (more...)

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