Willie Nelson's Revered Album 'Rainbow Connection' To Make Its Vinyl Debut
by Michael Major - Sep 26, 2023
Continuing the yearlong celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday, UMe has added two additional titles to its extensive vinyl campaign of the legend’s UMG catalog: on November 10 Willie’s beloved 2001 kid-friendly album, Rainbow Connection, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever and his acclaimed It Always Will Be.
Film at Lincoln Center Announces Jordan Peele Curation
by Michael Major - Dec 22, 2022
Widely hailed as one of this century’s great directorial debuts, Jordan Peele’s era-defining Get Out injected new life into horror with its witty subversion of racial politics and elitist social mores. Two years later, his wildly entertaining Us plumbed everything from isolationist fears and late-capitalist power structures to the rich lineage.
Tom Waits Announces 20th Anniversary 'Alice' & 'Blood Money' Vinyl Re-Issues
by Michael Major - Aug 8, 2022
Tom Waits will be releasing limited edition vinyl of his albums 'Alice' and 'Blood Money' to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Waits’ official merch store will feature translucent blue for 'Alice' and translucent red for 'Blood Money.’ Other variants will also be available in independent record stores and online.
IN THE HEIGHTS, HARRY POTTER & More Come to HBO Max This June
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 20, 2021
The Warner Bros. Pictures film fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling that captures a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
THE BROTHERHOOD Will Be Presented At Upcoming Oregon and Toronto Short Film Festivals
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2020
Following up on the successful 2019 festival launch of her short film “The Brotherhood,” New York-based writer/producer/director Renee Flemings announced upcoming screenings of the 23-minute award-winning film at the Oregon Short Film Festival Summer 2020 (August 16-19, 2020) and the Third Phoenix International Short Film Festival in Toronto, Canada (Feb, 27-28, 2021).
Baruch Performing Arts Center Presents Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A COSMIC RHYTHM WITH EACH STROKE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2020
Baruch Performing Arts Center continues its Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Concert Series with pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith performing selections from their 2016 album A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke on April 17, 2020 at 8PM. The concert will be held at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (25th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $16-$51 and can be purchased online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/1091/production/1014634?performanceId=10437252.
Baruch Performing Arts Center to Present Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith's A COSMIC RHYTHM WITH EVERY STROKE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2020
Baruch Performing Arts Center continues its Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Concert Series with pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith performing selections from their 2016 album A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke on April 17, 2020 at 8PM. The concert will be held at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (25th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $16-$51 and can be purchased online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/1091/production/1014634?performanceId=10437252.
Arena Stage Announces Cast and Creative for A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the company for A Thousand Splendid Suns, adapted for the stage by Ursula Rani Sarma and based on the 2007 New York Times bestselling novel by Khaled Hosseini (Kite Runner). Set in 1992 in war-torn Afghanistan, this gripping story centers around a friendship that develops between two Afghan women following a tragedy. While facing insurmountable odds of a brutal and oppressive way of life, the two form an unlikely bond in a heart-rending fight for survival. Directed by Carey Perloff, A Thousand Splendid Suns runs January 17 - March 1, 2020 in the Kreeger Theater.
Playwright Renee Flemings' Short Film THE BROTHERHOOD To Be Presented at Chain NYC Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 7, 2019
Writer/producer Renee Flemings' short film a?oeThe Brotherhooda?? will be screened on Saturday, August 10, 2019 during the 3:30pm programming block at the 7th Annual Chain NYC Film Festival at the Chain Theatre (312 W. 36th St. - 4th Flr)in Manhattan. Admission to the screening is $10 (plus fees) online/12.00 @ the door and to purchase tickets and for additional information, go to:www.chainfilmfestival.com/ or call (646) 580-6003.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS Comes to East Midtown Plaza
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2019
'THE GOOD OLD DAYS' -a dark comedy by playwright Renee Flemings will be read as part of the K/Q Playwrights Group new works series on Thursday, March 28th @ the East Midtown Plaza Community Room (320 East 25th Street) in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan at 7:00pm. The play focuses on the Brantley family attempts to come together after years of living separate lives to celebrate the honor their dearly departed father is receiving from the city. The free,informal reading featuring Richarda Abrams*, CK Allen, Aja Downing* Ian Eaton*, Laura Johnston* (* Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.) will be followed by a talk back with light refreshments.
The Old Globe Announces Cast and Creative of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
by Julie Musbach - Apr 23, 2018
The Old Globe's 2017-2018 Season continues with today's announcement of the complete cast and creative team for the Southern California debut of
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ursula Rani Sarma's sweeping and deeply moving theatrical production based on the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner).
Adam Rippon, Tonya Harding, & More to Compete For the Mirror Ball in DANCING WITH THE STARS: ATHLETES Premiering April 30
by Macon Prickett - Apr 13, 2018
Get ready, sports fans, for the most competitive season of “Dancing with the Stars” ever as the show fires up the scoreboard and welcomes 10 athletes to sparkle up their uniforms and lace up their dancing shoes as they ready themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, on the season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes,”MONDAY, APRIL 30 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. This season's lineup of athletes includes three Olympic figure skaters, a former Los Angeles Lakers superstar, an Olympic gold medal-winning softball player, a Notre Dame women's basketball national championship hero, an American luger, a gold medal-winning Olympic snowboarder, a former World Series-winning Major League Baseball player and an NFL cornerback.