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Get Immersed In The Spirit World With GHOST(S) at The Usual Place Photo Get Immersed In The Spirit World With GHOST(S) at The Usual Place
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2021

The Pyewacket Society for Occultural Affairs (est. 1919) is recruiting new members in their ongoing quest to make contact with the dead. Tonight, the veil will lift and you'll experience firsthand what lies beyond. Mingle with Society members in our pre-show lounge and raise a glass to spirits come ...


BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Cygnet Theatre Photo BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Cygnet Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - December 17, 2020

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY feels like a lovely holiday gift that Cygnet brings directly into your home for your enjoyment through December 27th....


BAE Presents Livestream Featuring 60 WORDS from Bronx Based Composer Kamala Sankaram Photo BAE Presents Livestream Featuring 60 WORDS from Bronx Based Composer Kamala Sankaram
by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2021

BAE will celebrate Women's History Month with an online concert presentation featuring Bronx-Based composer Kamala Sankaram's composition '60 Words' and her unique band that blends the sounds of surf rock/cumbia/spaghetti-Western/Bollywood: 'Bombay Rickey.' ...


VIDEO: Disney & Pixar Release New LIGHTYEAR Trailer Photo VIDEO: Disney & Pixar Release New LIGHTYEAR Trailer
by Michael Major - February 08, 2022

Joining the previously announced Chris Evans, who lends his voice to Buzz, are Keke Palmer, Dale Soules and Taika Waititi as a group of ambitious recruits. Peter Sohn voices Buzz’s robot companion, Sox, and the cast also includes the voices of Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Rami...


Mary Donnarumma Sharnick Will Bring 2ND ACT to the Palace Photo Mary Donnarumma Sharnick Will Bring 2ND ACT to the Palace
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2021

Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, currently an associate faculty English professor for Post University,  has been a highly accomplished and beloved educator her whole career. But inside was always the writer yearning to tell stories and bring the written word to life in a different way. ...


Dom Colizzi Releases New Single 'Demons' Photo Dom Colizzi Releases New Single 'Demons'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2021

Nashville-based artist/producer Dom Colizzi drops his Demons single Friday, May 14th. Colizzi was the subject of a 2015 short film, 'Somebody's Hero.' 'Where did all these demons come from?' asks Dom Colizzi on his latest single, Demons. But if you know the talented singer, songwriter and producer's...


MYRA'S STORY Wins A Bobby Award Photo MYRA'S STORY Wins A Bobby Award
by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2021

Today (Sunday 29 August) Myra's Story, the 5-star sell-out show at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was presented with the highly-prized Bobby Award at the end of its final performance. ...


The HISTORY Channel Greenlights New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Morgan Fr Photo The HISTORY Channel Greenlights New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Morgan Freeman
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020

The HISTORY® channel today announces the greenlight of the new nonfiction series “Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman” (working title) hosted and executive produced by the Academy Award-winning actor as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront presentation....


Folksinger Michael Johnathon To Release 18th Studio Album 'Cosmic Banjo' Photo Folksinger Michael Johnathon To Release 18th Studio Album 'Cosmic Banjo'
by Michael Major - January 13, 2022

Cosmic Banjo features Bluegrass and roots icons. The opening track “Ballad of Bojangles” is a reimagined backstory of “Mister Bojangles,” made famous by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Founding member John McEuen plays mandolin on the song, and also appears on the Beatle-Esque interpretation of “Darlin’...


Echo Theatre Presents IT'S MY PARTY at The Bath House Cultural Center Photo Echo Theatre Presents IT'S MY PARTY at The Bath House Cultural Center
by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2021

In honor of the 19th Amendment's Centennial Anniversary last year, Echo Theatre produced four virtual readings of the incredible true story of how women fought for the right to vote. ...


Wall Break Productions and Blue Owl Films Presents THE GOLDEN RECORD Photo Wall Break Productions and Blue Owl Films Presents THE GOLDEN RECORD
by A.A. Cristi - June 29, 2021

'The Golden Record,' a new play by Micah Kosstrin-Greenberg, pioneers the use of virtual theater for science fiction. It brings a futuristic cosmic fantasy to life on Zoom using beautiful visual effects, digital makeup, audience participation and techniques of immersive theater. ...


James Release New Track 'Beautiful Beaches' Photo James Release New Track 'Beautiful Beaches'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 19, 2021

“We love how this song is so uplifting, focusing on new beginnings,” Tim says. “I like the idea that many might not know the backstory and hear it as a post Covid holiday song! Praying that the lyrics don’t turn out prophetic.' ...


The Wallis to Stream Three Hershey Felder World Premiere Musical Events Photo The Wallis to Stream Three Hershey Felder World Premiere Musical Events
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2021

Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts announces three live streamed World Premiere musical events produced by HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS – LIVE FROM FLORENCE benefiting The Wallis, including Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER – Live from Florence, Hershey Felder: PUCCINI – Live f...


VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Discusses the Creation of SONG & DANCE Photo VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Discusses the Creation of SONG & DANCE
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber took fans through the backstory of his musical Song & Dance in a new video posted to his Twitter. ...


Other Lives Release New Single 'We Wait' Photo Other Lives Release New Single 'We Wait'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 06, 2020

Today Other Lives release their new single “We Wait,” the latest preview of their forthcoming new album For Their Love, due out April 24 on ATO Records. It is also the most intimate song frontman Jesse Tabish has ever written. An homage to a tragically lost close friend, “We Wait” finds Tabish confr...


THE DISCIPLE to Receive World Premiere at the Wild Project Photo THE DISCIPLE to Receive World Premiere at the Wild Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2021

Thirdwing, a theater company with roots planted in both the live and streaming theater realms, is launching its inaugural live performance with the world premiere of THE DISCIPLE, written and directed by Rachel Carey. ...


BWW Review: THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES at BDT Stage Photo BWW Review: THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES at BDT Stage
by Jon Bee - March 17, 2022

Seeing new musicals is something I relish. With no frame of reference, it allows me to take in every aspect of the show more profoundly. The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at BDT Stage is the latest contemporary musical to be picked over by yours truly....


VIDEO: Kaaris & Kalash Criminel Release Live Performance of 'Tchalla' Photo VIDEO: Kaaris & Kalash Criminel Release Live Performance of 'Tchalla'
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022

Vevo, the world's leading music video network, announces the release of Kaaris & Kalash Criminel’s Official Live Performance of “Tchalla” off their joint album, S.V.R. Vevo’s Official Live Performances are the result of close creative collaboration with artists and their teams, resulting in a series...


'TIL KINGDOM COME Filmmakers Talk Trump, Netanyahu & Religion On Tom Needham's SOUNDS Photo 'TIL KINGDOM COME Filmmakers Talk Trump, Netanyahu & Religion On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2021

'TIL KINGDOM COME director Maya Zinshtein and producer Abraham 'Abie' Troen are Tom Needham's special guests on the next SOUNDS OF FILM. ...


Patrick Starrr Single Release 'GO OFF' & BTS Video Live Photo Patrick Starrr Single Release 'GO OFF' & BTS Video Live
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2020

Patrick Starrr, top Beauty Guru and YouTube Personality, has released his newest single titled “GO OFF,” a Vogue-esque, techno/club style song perfectly suited to align with the launch of his new beauty brand, ONE/SIZE. ...


Pete McKee's EIGHT NEW PAINTINGS Available Until January 1 Photo Pete McKee's EIGHT NEW PAINTINGS Available Until January 1
by Stephi Wild - December 29, 2020

Over the course of 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, so much has changed for everyone. The characters in Pete McKee's artwork are no exception either. Black lines, which derive from his iconic graphic, pop-art style with roots in cartoon work and illustration, have been removed to allow for a more...


VIDEO: Disney Plus Debuts New LOKI Featurette Photo VIDEO: Disney Plus Debuts New LOKI Featurette
by Sarah Leiber - May 20, 2021

Marvel Studios’ “Loki” features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”...


THE VAMPIRE'S PUPPET to Open at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group Photo THE VAMPIRE'S PUPPET to Open at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021

Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group and Chris Levine Theatre Productions are inviting YOU to enter Count Aldea's manor for the first time in over 600 years...Exposing you to the evil, dark and sexy secrets hiding deep within a Vampire's blackened heart, and lurking around every cobwebbed-corner o...


Broadway Rewind: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Takes Flight on Broadway in 2012 Photo Broadway Rewind: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Takes Flight on Broadway in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - July 12, 2020

Today we flashback to 2012, when Peter and the Starcatcher arrived on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it played for 319 performances. Based on the 2004 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the play was adapted for the stage by Rick Elice....


Michael Riedel Joins THEATRE GEEKS ANONYMOUS Podcast to Discuss New Book Photo Michael Riedel Joins THEATRE GEEKS ANONYMOUS Podcast to Discuss New Book
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2020

Theatre Geeks Anonymous has announced that Michael Riedel has joined hosts Ebony Vines and Pamela Shandrow to talk about his new book, Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway which was released on November 10, 2020.  The podcast is available now....






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