OBIE-Winning Theater Company Hoi Polloi Returns to JACK with WHITE ON WHITE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 21, 2022 OBIE-winning theater company Hoi Polloi (Three Pianos; All Hands) returns to JACK with a peek inside the meeting of a white anti-racist group. As the members reckon with sacrifices they must make to live up to their principles, other forces begin to disrupt and unsettle their efforts. An uncanny ode...
Mike Doughty's Ghost of Vroom Share David Rees-Directed Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021 The song is from Ghost of Vroom's debut album, GHOST OF VROOM 1, out via Mod y Vi Records Friday, March 19. Pre-orders are available now....
Bright Eyes Announce Third Wave of Companion Releases
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023 This new wave comes with artist contributions from Johanna and Klara Söderberg of First Aid Kit (“JeJune Stars,” “Coatcheck Dream Song,” “Wrecking Ball”), Gillian Welch (“Napolean’s Hat”) and Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff (“Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed),” “Firewall,” ‘When You Were ...
Hacktivist Releases New Version of 'Reprogram'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 04, 2021 The new version, which features on their eagerly anticipated album Hyperdialect, sees Hacktivist's new line-up put a fresh spin and shine on their earlier material, with new instrumentation throughout....
HartBeat Ensemble To Stage Athol Fugard's Gripping Drama MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2022 HartBeat Ensemble announced today their upcoming production of My Children! My Africa!, a gripping drama about the collision of education, idealism and politics by preeminent South African dramatist Athol Fugard. The play will run September 29 through October 9 at HartBeat Ensemble's Carriage House ...
Review: Worlds and Tragedy Collide In Bilingual OEDIPUS TYRANNUS at Getty Villa
by Evan Henerson - September 15, 2022 Koons' moody production at the Fleishman is trying to tap into a noirish whodunnit vibe in which the story’s professed detective is the one person in the building (or in this case, the amphitheatre) who doesn’t realize that he is himself is also the murderer....
YELLOWJACKETS Creators Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson Sign Overall Deal with Showtime
by Michael Major - August 22, 2022 Created by Lyle and Nickerson, YELLOWJACKETS is nominated for seven Emmy Awards with three nominations for Lyle and Nickerson including Outstanding Drama Series. The series was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress for Melanie Lynskey and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Christina Ricci and ...
Bright Eyes Announce Second Wave of Companion Releases
by Michael Major - August 10, 2022 The project sees the band rereleasing their catalog, each album accompanied by new recordings. The EPs include stellar guest performances from Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Becky Stark, and Maria Taylor as well as stunning covers of “November by Azure Ray,” “Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel” by Townes ...
Sarah Borges Announces New Album 'Together Alone'
by Michael Major - December 13, 2021 But most of all, Borges has built a loyal following by connecting, through her own charismatic, down-to-earth spirit, with her audience — from longtime fans from back when she released her terrific Silver City debut in 2005, to newcomers just now joining the party....
Doug Levitt Shares New Single 'Highway Signs'
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023 Doug Levitt has shared his new single “Highway Signs,” the next offering from his upcoming debut album Edge of Everywhere. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Trina Shoemaker (Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris), Edge of Everywhere at its core is about empathy and connection, color...
Newly Transformed Camden People's Theatre Announces Homecoming Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - August 24, 2021 Major events include the premiere of Matty May and Daisy Hale's CPT commission (originally developed in collaboration with Scottee) If you love me, this might hurt – an extraordinary solo show from a queer working-class perspective, addressing rage, suicide and so-called self-care. Elsewhere, highli...
NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival Opening Night To Feature Qui Nguyen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2021 The NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival presents work from New York City independent theatre artists defying labels and branching out into digital media and film. For 2021 they're taking the festival online and opening it up to include indie theatre artists from across the United States. ...
WEDNESDAY Announce New Album 'Rat Saw God'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 Across the album’s ten tracks the band builds a shrine to minutiae. Half-funny, half-tragic dispatches from North Carolina unfurling somewhere between the wailing skuzz of Nineties shoegaze and classic country twang, with distorted pedal steel and Karly Hartzman’s voice slicing through the din....
Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory Presents Horror-Comedy ALICE IN SLASHERLAND By Qui Nguyen
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2021 Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory presents Qui Nguyen's horror-comedy Alice in Slasherland November 4 through 8 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. ...
VIDEO: Watch MARRIAGE OF FIGARO From The Washington National Opera - Now Streaming!
by Alan Henry - April 16, 2021 The Washington National Opera's production of MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is now streaming online! Check out this production as part of their streaming series....
Centenary Stage Company's Nextstage Repertory Returns With ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2021 Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory returns with Qui Nguyen's horror-comedy Alice in Slasherland November 4 through 8 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ....
Milwaukee's First Stage Streams SHE KILLS MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2020 First Stage continues its imaginative exploration of all things virtual with SHE KILLS MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS, a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games. The play is written by acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen. ...
Ghost of Vroom Announces Debut LP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 17, 2021 Fans who pre-order GHOST OF VROOM 1 will receive a download of “I Hear The Ax Swinging.” An official companion video – directed by renowned humorist/cartoonist David Rees – is currently in post-production and will premiere later this month....
Billy Nomates Shares New Single 'Blue Bones'
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 Breakout UK artist Billy Nomates is thrilled to return with wildly infectious new track “Blue Bones” and its accompanying video, out now. The “Blue Bones” video, directed by Tia Salisbury and starring comedian Spencer Jones is a humorous yet emotional video about coming to the end of a relationship....
New Ohio Theatre Presents 2021 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2021 New Ohio Theatre will present the 2021 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, showcasing over 30 shorts, features and web series episodes, running March 10 – 14. The NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival presents work from New York City independent theatre artists defying labels and branching out into digital m...
BWW Review: The Sweet Sounds of August Wilson: SEVEN GUITARS at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - November 02, 2021 Music and musicality run through the works of August Wilson like a sweet and impenetrable blues lick. There figures to be notes aplenty in any opus titled SEVEN GUITARS, the fifth play of Wilson’s cycle which is enjoying a muscular revival directed by Gregg T. Daniel at Pasadena’s A Noise Within....
SHINING CITY Will Open Off-Off-Broadway This March
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2022 Everything's a Six Productions announces their inaugural production of SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson, coming to The Paradise Factory Theater starting on St. Paddy's Day, March 17th, for a limited run....
Alexalone Shares 'Eavesdropper' Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 29, 2021 Later this fall, alexalone will embark on a joint tour with Lomelda; for these performances, members of both ensembles will perform in alexalone as well as Lomelda....
New Gender-Bending TWELFTH NIGHT Will Be Performed at the DC War Memorial Next Month
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2021 The adaptation is a 90-minute version with a music score excerpted from the 1960's and 70's pop songbook. It is among the first professional live theatre productions in the DC area next month....
TimeLine Theatre Adds WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME to 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2022 TimeLine Theatre Company is extending its 2022-2023 season with a fourth production—the first Chicago-based production of What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck, directed by Helen Young, running May 10 – June 24, 2023. P... |