STAGE TUBE: Hillary and Donald Hug it Out in SNL's Final Cold Open Before the ElectionNovember 6, 2016Last night's cold open on SNL started out frosty as ever, with Alec Baldwin and Kate Mckinnon reprising their roles as Donald Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton, respectively. The pair were joined by Cecily Strong as Erin Burnett, host of CNN's OutFront. After the latest rumble of an e-mail scandal caused by James Comey this previous week, the sketch was built primarily around Burnett repeatedly returning to the discussion of Clinton's e-mails, even in the face of Baldwin's Trump literally kissing a member of the KKK, Putin, and other controversial figures who have endorsed and supported Trump's campaign.
STAGE TUBE: The Actor's Audience Interview Stars of A.N.O.N Productions' HAMLETNovember 2, 2016Is equality a state of mind or state of affairs? Can gender ever be freed from the masculine/feminine paradigm? The patriarchal state may seem a thing of the past but what if the struggle for power and survival make it our future. Inspired by the 'He For She' Campaign, a first of its kind, which acknowledges the need for men in the women's movement, A.N.O.N. Productions is proud to present a return of their successful 2015 take on HAMLET, set in the near future. Check out a new interview with the stars of the production below!
TV: First Look at LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Broadway Revival!October 29, 2016The Broadway production of Donmar Warehouse's Les Liaisons Dangereuses is playing a limited engagement through Sunday, January 22, 2017 only at the Booth Theatre (222 W 45th St). BroadwayWorld has a scintillating first look at the steamy B-Roll footage below!
SNL Hits Season Highs and Best October Overnights since 2008October 23, 2016In Late-Night Metered-Market Ratings for Saturday Night:
The Oct. 22 edition of 'Saturday Night Live' has delivered season-high ratings in both metered-market households and adults 18-49 in the local people meters, scoring its best results for any October telecast in eight years.
STAGE TUBE: Barbra Streisand Shares Powerful CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN Video in Support of Hillary Clinton, Harriet Tubman, Malala Yousafzai, and More Female Leaders!October 23, 2016Barbra Streisand has made no secret of saying that when it comes to this election, which she considers to be the most important of our lifetime, she's with Hillary Clinton. Streisand has campaigned for Secretary Clinton at events and performed at fundraisers, and today the legendary performer released a touching video of her duet with Jamie Foxx, 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain,' which appears on Streisand's latest album, Encore.
STAGE TUBE: Tom Hanks, Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin Take on the Third Presidential DebateOctober 23, 2016Congratulations, America: You made it through the third and final Presidential debate. And, while we still have to suffer through 15 more days of this nightmarish election, the end is in sight.
On last night's episode of SNL, Alec Baldwin (Trump) and Kate McKinnon (Secretary Clinton) went head to head in a cold open version of the debate, moderated by the episode's host for the evening, Tom Hanks, who took on the role of FOX News Anchor, Chris Wallace.
STAGE TUBE: Mark Ballas Shares Warm-Up Video of SHERRYOctober 22, 2016On the heels of his debut on the Great White Way, Mark Ballas took to Facebook to share a video of himself and his co-stars warming up with an acoustic version of the famous Four Seasons tune, 'Sherry.' Check out the video below!
Bellevue Little Theatre to Present THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSEOctober 20, 2016Bellevue Little Theatre's production of 'The Haunting of Hill House', adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson, will open at the BLT, 203 W. Mission Ave. in Bellevue on Friday Nov. 4, and will close on Sunday Nov. 20.
Guest Conductor Alan Pierson Leads SFCM New Music Ensemble in Works by Ted Hearne and Frederic Rzewski 11/4October 19, 2016The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) will host a special concert on November 4, featuring Alan Pierson, conductor of the acclaimed contemporary music group Alarm Will Sound, directing the SFCM New Music Ensemble in two politically charged works: Ted Hearne's Katrina Ballads and Frederic Rzewski's Coming Together. In a special appearance, activist and author Angela Davis will act as the narrator in Rzewski's Coming Together and facilitate a conversation at the end of the concert about the topics presented in the concert.
STAGE TUBE: Hamilton Chicago Cast Urges Voters to RegisterOctober 19, 2016The countdown is on as the time window for voter registration grows smaller for most states. For the October 13th digital #Ham4Ham, members of the Hamilton cast in Chicago performed a cover of Phillip's verse in the musical's song 'Take a Break,' urging people to get out and register to vote. Check out the video below!