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Emily is a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It's when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult "hero" in her own right

Review Roundup: RIGOLETTO at Seattle Opera; What Did The Critics Have To Say? Photo Review Roundup: RIGOLETTO at Seattle Opera; What Did The Critics Have To Say?
by Alan Henry - August 14, 2019

Rigoletto is now open at Seattle Opera! What did the critics think? Read all the reviews!...


Playing ON Presents the World Premiere of CAN I HELP YOU?
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2020

Bringing to life their late co-founder Philip Osment's final play, Playing ON will present the world premiere of Can I Help You? at The North Wall and Omnibus Theatre this spring. Susan Aderin (Guerrilla, Sky Atlantic; Peer Gynt, National Theatre) will appear as Fifi alongside Gabriel Vick (Les Misé...


David Oyelowo to Star in THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING for Showtime Photo David Oyelowo to Star in THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING for Showtime
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019

SHOWTIME has announced that Emmy and Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo (Selma) will play the title role in the drama series THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING. The network has ordered a pilot, which is currently in pre-production and scheduled to shoot in 2020. Academy Award® winner Christopher McQuarrie (Th...


DEAR ERICH A Jazz Opera By Ted Rosenthal Announced At The New York City Opera Photo DEAR ERICH A Jazz Opera By Ted Rosenthal Announced At The New York City Opera
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2019

The New York City Opera/National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's world premiere production will feature  a cast of nine headed by Jessica Tyler Wright, Glenn Seven Allen, Rachel Zatcoff, and Peter Kendall Clark....


Shakespeare & Company Presents Lucy Kirkwood's THE CHILDREN Photo Shakespeare & Company Presents Lucy Kirkwood's THE CHILDREN
by Julie Musbach - July 02, 2019

Shakespeare & Company presents Critics Circle and Susan Smith Blackburn Award-winning playwright Lucy Kirkwood's timely play The Children, directed by James Warwick, back for his second season with the Company after last season's acclaimed Mothers and Sons....


BWW Review: Things Get Freaky at STRANGER SINGS! at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo BWW Review: Things Get Freaky at STRANGER SINGS! at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Xandra Harbet - January 18, 2019

Have you ever wondered who the Demogorgon gets freaky with in the shadows of The Upside Down? No? Me neither until I watched Stranger Sings! To say it was a wild ride is putting it mildly....


245 ACTS OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL Wins 2018 Arizona Theatre Company Latino Playwriting Awa Photo 245 ACTS OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL Wins 2018 Arizona Theatre Company Latino Playwriting Award
by Julie Musbach - December 28, 2018

245 Acts of Unspeakable Evil, a play by award-winning playwrights Paula Zelaya Cervantes and Ana Gonzlez Bello born out of their curiosity and anger as Mexicans and women who are powerless to change things in Americas current social and political situation, has won Arizona Theatre Companys 2018 Nati...


THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING Adds Michael Rooker Photo THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING Adds Michael Rooker
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2020

Variety reports that Michael Rooker has been made a series regular on the upcoming series 'The President is Missing.'...


New Staging of MACHINAL Kicks off Wirtz Center Season Photo New Staging of MACHINAL Kicks off Wirtz Center Season
by Julie Musbach - October 03, 2019

Inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder, a?oeMachinala?? is considered one of the high points of Expressionist Theatre on the American stage....


BWW Review: UBU – A SINGALONG SATIRE, Shoreditch Town Hall Photo BWW Review: UBU – A SINGALONG SATIRE, Shoreditch Town Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - December 07, 2019

Welcome to Lovelyville. President Nick Dallas has just been re-elected, and all seems right with the world - until the disruptive force of Mr and Mrs Ubu make their appearance, that is. Completely at odds with the tone of the town from the moment they open their mouths, they are unable to sit back a...


House & Home Signs to Open Your Ears Records, Announces New Album Photo House & Home Signs to Open Your Ears Records, Announces New Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 11, 2020

Alternative rock band House & Home has signed to Richmond-based label Open Your Ears Records, and is thrilled to announce their new album Find Sense. Feel Love. Make Light. Though the album is set to be released on April 17th, fans can hear the first new song now, streaming exclusively on Alternativ...


Ben Watt Announces US Tour & Releases New Song Photo Ben Watt Announces US Tour & Releases New Song
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019

Today, award-winning musician-writer-DJ Ben Watt releases a new song 'Balanced On A Wire' ahead of his forthcoming new album Storm Damage (out Jan 31) together with an atmospheric performance video filmed at the legendary RAK Studios in London where the album was recorded in April earlier this year....


DEAR ERICH A Jazz Opera By Ted Rosenthal Announced At The New York City Opera Photo DEAR ERICH A Jazz Opera By Ted Rosenthal Announced At The New York City Opera
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2019

The New York City Opera/National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's world premiere production will feature  a cast of nine headed by Jessica Tyler Wright, Glenn Seven Allen, Rachel Zatcoff, and Peter Kendall Clark....


BWW Review: WATER at Black Swan State Theatre Company Photo BWW Review: WATER at Black Swan State Theatre Company
by Cicely Binford - May 14, 2019

As Australia counts down the sleeps to its next federal election, there's a growing feeling amongst certain parts of the population that this is a particularly pivotal one, and Black Swan State Theatre Company's current production Water by Jane Bodie is a timely reflection of our current state of po...


VIDEO: New Trailer Released for THE BOYS on Amazon Prime Photo VIDEO: New Trailer Released for THE BOYS on Amazon Prime
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 17, 2019

The uncensored trailer for the anticipated Amazon Original series The Boys was revealed today on Reddit by Garth Ennis, writer and co-creator of the original comic book series. The subversive superhero series will debut July 26 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territo...


FLIGHTS OF FANCY Announced At The Hen & Chickens Theatre Photo FLIGHTS OF FANCY Announced At The Hen & Chickens Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2019

After its sell-out premiere at The White Bear Theatre in April, Rebound Productions are taking their debut show to The Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington on the 19th, 29th and 21st of June at 7.30pm....


BWW Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Barbican Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Barbican Theatre
by Gary Naylor - February 06, 2019

The Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre brings its modern, surreal take on Chekhov's classic play to The Barbican, with a barb or two directed towards some familiar faces....


BBC Wales to Broadcast New Series Exploring Wales' Relationship with England Photo BBC Wales to Broadcast New Series Exploring Wales' Relationship with England
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2019

Presented and written by historian Professor Martin Johnes, Wales: England's Colony? will challenge some of the most fundamental ideas about Wales' historical relationship with England and its place in the world....


Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For DEATH OF ENGLAND at the National Theatre Photo Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For DEATH OF ENGLAND at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 20, 2020

DEATH OF ENGLAND, a new play by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, comes to the Dorfman Theatre from 31 January, press night Thursday 6 February, playing until March 7....


Photo Flash: First Look at DRACULA, Coming to UK Cinemas Photo Photo Flash: First Look at DRACULA, Coming to UK Cinemas
by Stephi Wild - October 14, 2019

CinemaLive, leading producers and distributors of event cinema, are once again partnering with the UK's Northern Ballet to broadcast their spectacular production of 'DRACULA' LIVE into cinemas across the UK and Ireland for one night only – fittingly on Halloween, 31st October....


Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the Cast of PINTER SEVEN Photo Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the Cast of PINTER SEVEN
by Julie Musbach - January 18, 2019

Marking the 10th anniversary of the revered playwright's death, Pinter at the Pinter features all Pinter's short plays, alongside a selection of his poems and sketches. Get a look at the cast in rehearsal for Pinter Seven below!...


The Rentals Release New Single 'Forgotten Astronaut' Photo The Rentals Release New Single 'Forgotten Astronaut'
by Abigail Charpentier - November 19, 2019

50 years ago, in the summer of 1969, the only group in pop-culture that could claim to be bigger than John, Paul, George and Ringo were Neil, Buzz and Michael. But 50 years down the line, in 2019, only ONE of those SEVEN names is actually in danger of going extinct in the collective imagination of t...


BWW Review: Things Get Freaky at STRANGER SINGS! at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo BWW Review: Things Get Freaky at STRANGER SINGS! at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Xandra Harbet - January 18, 2019

Have you ever wondered who the Demogorgon gets freaky with in the shadows of The Upside Down? No? Me neither until I watched Stranger Sings! To say it was a wild ride is putting it mildly....


MTV to Premiere HOW HIGH 2 on April 20 Photo MTV to Premiere HOW HIGH 2 on April 20
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 07, 2019

MTV has set Saturday, April 20th at 9:00PM ET/PT for the highly anticipated TV premiere of How High 2, the much buzzed-about sequel to the iconic stoner classic. Mike Epps reprises his role as 'Baby Powder' alongside the previously announced all-star cast including Lil Yachty, D.C. Young Fly, Alyssa...


BWW Review: Israeli Stage Bows Out With N.E. Premiere of THE RETURN Photo BWW Review: Israeli Stage Bows Out With N.E. Premiere of THE RETURN
by Nancy Grossman - May 13, 2019

Even as Artistic Director and Founder Guy Ben-Aharon rings down the curtain on Israeli Stage after nine seasons, his final offering draws back the curtain to give us a peek at the human collateral damage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Playwrights Hanna Eady and Edward Mast's collaboration on T...






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