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Hulu Premieres Historic Docuseries HILLARY at Sundance Film Festival Photo Hulu Premieres Historic Docuseries HILLARY at Sundance Film Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 10, 2019

Following Sundance Film Festival's 2020 program release, Hulu and Propagate today announced the official premiere date for the new captivating four-part docuseries, Hillary. Directed by Oscar? nominee Nanette Burstein (On The Ropes), Hillary is a remarkably intimate portrait of a woman in the public...


Brian Dunne Drops New Album 'Loser On The Ropes' Photo Brian Dunne Drops New Album 'Loser On The Ropes'
by Michael Major - April 14, 2023

Brian Dunne releases his anticipated new album Loser On The Ropes, marking his label debut via Kill Rock Stars. Dunne will celebrate with a special New York album release show tonight at Mercury Lounge, before embarking on a spring tour with stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Nashville and more.  ...


BWW Review: Fantasy, Thrilling Feats, and a Lovable Clown Couple Usher ALEGRIA Into a Photo BWW Review: Fantasy, Thrilling Feats, and a Lovable Clown Couple Usher ALEGRIA Into a New Era
by Isabella Perrone - September 27, 2019

The reimagining of Cirque du Soleil's ALEGRIA: IN A NEW LIGHT features all the spectacle and intrigue that the company is famous for, with a few updates that are sure to win over the hearts of even the most hardcore fans of its original staging. This time around, the story of balance and harmony dra...


Tickets For the GNO's September - December 2022 Productions Are on Sale Photo Tickets For the GNO's September - December 2022 Productions Are on Sale
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2022

Tickets for Greek National Opera productions to be presented inside the Stavros Niarchos Hall and on the GNO Alternative Stage at the SNFCC from September through December 2022 go on sale this Friday, 29 July 2022 at 09.00. This programme is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundat...


OPERATION MINCEMEAT Will Open on Broadway in 2025 Photo OPERATION MINCEMEAT Will Open on Broadway in 2025
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

Operation Mincemeat, the most recent Olivier Award®-winning Best Musical, will open on Broadway in 2025 at the Golden Theatre after two sold-out years on the West End....


ANDREW PIERCE VS KEVIN MAGUIRE LIVE Comes to Leicester Square Theatre and Edinburgh F Photo ANDREW PIERCE VS KEVIN MAGUIRE LIVE Comes to Leicester Square Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024

Famous for their combative encounters on Good Morning Britain, where they dissect discuss and disagree vehementally on the issues of the moment, frenemies Andrew and Kevin now go face-to-face live on the stage at Leicester Square Theatre for this rumble in the political jungle....


Trump Tariffs Cause Marquee Installation Delays for OPERATION MINCEMEAT Photo Trump Tariffs Cause Marquee Installation Delays for OPERATION MINCEMEAT
by Nicole Rosky - February 14, 2025

Previews have begun for Operation Mincemeat, but theatregoers who catch the show early in previews will miss the full front-of-house experience. Yellow lightbulbs ordered for the theatre's marquee are stuck in China after Trump's new tariffs....


Brian Dunne to Drop 'Loser On The Ropes' Album Photo Brian Dunne to Drop 'Loser On The Ropes' Album
by Michael Major - January 26, 2023

Recorded in Athens, GA, with producer Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, Of Montreal), Loser On The Ropes explores defeat and denial, fortune and faith, shame and redemption, all set against the backdrop of a world run by blowhards and bullshitters who manage to perpetually skate by without cost or cons...


BRENDA'S GOT A BABY Comes to New Diorama Theatre This October Photo BRENDA'S GOT A BABY Comes to New Diorama Theatre This October
by Stephi Wild - September 19, 2023

Brenda's Got A Baby comes to New Diorama Theatre, London this October. Performances run 31 October – 2 December 2023. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!...


The BBC's Youngest Political Correspondent, Ione Wells, Appointed Chair Of The Produc Photo The BBC's Youngest Political Correspondent, Ione Wells, Appointed Chair Of The Production Exchange's Board Of Trustees
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2023

The Production Exchange (TPE) welcomes the BBC's youngest Political Correspondent Ione Wells to its Board of Trustees as Chair. Ione replaces Baroness Angela Smith, the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. Baroness Smith has chaired the charity through its first decade of activity as a ch...


Spin Doctors Original Lineup 30th Anniversary Show November 8 at Brooklyn Bowl Photo Spin Doctors Original Lineup 30th Anniversary Show November 8 at Brooklyn Bowl
by Tori Hartshorn - October 09, 2018

Thirty years. It's an eternity in rock 'n' roll, and a marathon for the bands who fly its tattered flag. Revisit the class of 1988, and the casualties are piled high: a thousand bands that blew up and burnt out. In this chew-and-spit industry, the Spin Doctors are the last men standing, still making...


Photos: Inside Rehearsal For ON THE ROPES at the Park Theatre Photo Photos: Inside Rehearsal For ON THE ROPES at the Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2022

Get a first look into the rehearsal room for On The Ropes, with all new photos below! On The Ropes will be one of the first theatre shows to premiere in 2023, opening at the Park Theatre on 10 January and running until 4 February. ...


The Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera Kicks Off 2022/23 Season This Month Photo The Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera Kicks Off 2022/23 Season This Month
by Stephi Wild - September 01, 2022

The Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera announces an eclectic artistic programme for the 2022/2023 season, offering audiences a multitude of opera and music theatre productions, musicals, productions for children and young people, revivals of earlier productions, festivals and concerts....


Brian Dunne Releases New Single 'Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors' Photo Brian Dunne Releases New Single 'Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors'
by Michael Major - March 23, 2023

Working with producer Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, Of Montreal) in Athens, he fleshed the tracks out with analog synthesizers and reverb-drenched guitars, taking cues from Jonathan Richman, The Pretenders, Dire Straits, and Tunnel of Love-era Springsteen to cast a warm, cinematic haze over the who...


Review: ON THE ROPES, Park Theatre Photo Review: ON THE ROPES, Park Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - January 12, 2023

On the Ropes is a play about fighting - in more ways than one. In the first act, it’s about fighting in a very literal sense, tracking the boxing career of Vernon Vanriel. After the interval, however, Vanriel faces a new opponent: the Home Office’s new Windrush legislation. Combining a story that sp...


Pursued By A Bear Announce Cast, Creatives, and Tour Of Anna Reynolds' NOTHING ON EAR Photo Pursued By A Bear Announce Cast, Creatives, and Tour Of Anna Reynolds' NOTHING ON EARTH
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2023

Pursued by a Bear announces the cast for the world premiere of Nothing on Earth by Anna Reynolds as Sarah Agha, Lebogang Fisher, Joanna Foster, Lincoln James, and Rhiannon Meades....


Meet the Cast of OPERATION MINCEMEAT, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo Meet the Cast of OPERATION MINCEMEAT, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2025

The acclaimed new musical Operation Mincemeat, which took the West End by storm in 2023, is coming to Broadway, starring the original London cast. Previews begin tonight, February 15, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast here!...


Cast Set For the Royal Shakespeare Company's THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST Photo Cast Set For the Royal Shakespeare Company's THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced casting for The Fair Maid of the West, which will run in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Saturday 2 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024, with press night on Tuesday 12 December.  ...


Baby Tate Releases 'Dungarees' from BRUISED Soundtrack Photo Baby Tate Releases 'Dungarees' from BRUISED Soundtrack
by Michael Major - November 12, 2021

Bruised (Soundtrack From and Inspired By The Netflix Film) serves as the musical companion to NETFLIX’s Bruised. Produced by Halle Berry, he soundtrack features all-female artists including H.E.R, Cardi B., City Girls, Saweetie, Latto, Erica Banks, Flo Milli, Baby Tate, Young M.A., DreamDoll, and Ro...


Emma Hatton, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Star in BERLUSCONI World Premiere Musical a Photo Emma Hatton, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Star in BERLUSCONI World Premiere Musical at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2023

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of BERLUSCONI at Southwark Playhouse. Rehearsals begin on 13 February with first preview on 25 March and press night on 29 March....


Clive Anderson Performs and Mark Gatiss Directs in Park Theatre's Spring 2023 Season Photo Clive Anderson Performs and Mark Gatiss Directs in Park Theatre's Spring 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - November 01, 2022

Incredible personal experiences have inspired world premiere productions taking centre stage at Park200 in Spring 2023. Learn more about the full season here!...


NOISES OFF Leads our Top Ten Shows For January Photo NOISES OFF Leads our Top Ten Shows For January
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 03, 2023

We start the 2023 as we mean to go on; with some cracking West End shows. From some well-deserved transfers from the Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Festival Theatre, to the UK premiere of George Takei's musical and the unknown story of Charlie  Chaplin and  Stan Laurel there are some true theatri...


OPERATION MINCEMEAT Will Open on Broadway in 2025 Photo OPERATION MINCEMEAT Will Open on Broadway in 2025
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

Operation Mincemeat, the most recent Olivier Award®-winning Best Musical, will open on Broadway in 2025 at the Golden Theatre after two sold-out years on the West End....


Rival Sons Release New Single 'Bird in the Hand' Photo Rival Sons Release New Single 'Bird in the Hand'
by Michael Major - March 10, 2023

2x GRAMMY-nominated band Rival Sons have shared a new single - “Bird In The Hand” - which is available now on all streaming platforms. It stands out as the latest anthem to be unveiled from the group’s anxiously awaited new full-length album, DARKFIGHTER....


Dania Voss's WINDY CITY NIGHTS Series Joins Writers on the Moon Project Photo Dania Voss's WINDY CITY NIGHTS Series Joins Writers on the Moon Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 19, 2021

Award-winning Chicagoland romance author Dania Voss's Windy City Nights series is taking part in the Writers on the Moon project. Coordinated by speculative fiction author Dr. Susan Kaye Quinn, Voss is among one hundred and 25 authors participating in the lunar time capsule adventure....






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