LA MALA NOCHE To Have Its World Premiere At The SXSW Film FestivalMarch 5, 2019La Mala Noche (The Longest Night), the debut feature by Ecuadorean writer-director Gabriela Calvache will have its world premiere as part of the Global section at the 2019 edition of the SXSW Film Festival, taking place March 8-16 in Austin, Texas, followed by its Latin American premiere in the official Ibero-American competition at the 34th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Mexico, March 8-15.
Filmmaker Creates Diverse Superhero, and Lands Hollywood NominationMarch 4, 2019There's no shortage of superheroes in today's landscape. From movies to video games to television, we can expect a caped, masked rescuer to make an appearance in our daily lives. However, there's still an absence of minority heroes; someone that African American children can admire. The company D Fault Entertainment intends to change that with their film, 'Bizarre Man: The Jingle Bell Battle.'
VIDEO: First Look At Bay Area Musicals' VIOLETFebruary 27, 2019Bay Area Musicals presents the Tony Award-nominated VIOLET. Inspired by the short story 'The Ugliest Pilgrim' by Doris Betts, the World Premiere 1997 Off-Broadway production of VIOLET won the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, and the revised version that debuted on Broadway in 2014 was Tony Award-nominated. Featuring a folk/bluegrass/gospel-flavored score from Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (CAROLINE, OR CHANGE; THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE; SHREK; FUN HOME) and book and lyrics by the acclaimed Brian Crawley (A LITTLE PRINCESS), VIOLET has been astounding critics and audiences alike for over two decades.
Review Roundup: Rachel Chavkin Directs AN AMERICAN CLOCK At The Old VicFebruary 15, 2019Visionary director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Hadestown) presents Arthur Miller's ground-breaking play about hope, idealism and a nation's unwavering faith in capitalism, opening at The Old Vic on 13 February, with previews from 4 February.
VIDEO: In Rehearsal With FIORELLO! At 42nd Street MoonFebruary 15, 2019San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical FIORELLO! Based on the life of New York City's legendary mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, FIORELLO! features lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock (SHE LOVES ME, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) and a book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott (THE PAJAMA GAME, DAMN YANKEES).
VIDEO: In Rehearsal For ENDLINGS At A.R.T.February 12, 2019Endlings begins previews on Tuesday, February 26 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. It opens Friday, March 1, and plays through March 17. Tickets on sale now: online at americanrepertorytheater.org, by phone at 617.547.8300, and in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Offices (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge).