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From Pretty Little Liars executive producers I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty and Leslie Morgenstein, Ravenswood centers on a town, not far from Rosewood, PA (the home base of Pretty Little Liars), which has suffered under a deadly curse for generations. Five strangers suddenly find themselves connected by this fatal curse and need to dig into the town's mysterious and terrible history before it's too late for each of them.

The series stars Tyler Blackburn as Caleb, Nicole Gale Anderson as Miranda, Brett Dier as Luke, Merritt Patterson as Olivia, Britne Oldford as Remy and Steven Cabral as Raymond.

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Performs Culminating SU-CASA Performances Across Queens Photo Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Performs Culminating SU-CASA Performances Across Queens
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023

Artistic Director, Valerie Green has announced that Dance Entropy will be presenting free performances throughout the borough of Queens as the culmination of their SU-CASA residency. SU-CASA is an expanded creative aging program for older New Yorkers from the New York City Council, NYC Department of...


Story Jam Spotlights Solo Artists and Jazz at Artifact Events Photo Story Jam Spotlights Solo Artists and Jazz at Artifact Events
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2022

On Wednesday, August 31, at Artifact Events, three solo performers will share their true, personal stories, followed by live music in response to each solo performance. Come early to enjoy delicious food, and stay for a beautiful evening of live storytelling....


Sweet Nell Productions Presents The Special Livestream World Premiere Of Justin Sayre Photo Sweet Nell Productions Presents The Special Livestream World Premiere Of Justin Sayre's THE DUCKS
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2020

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EDINBURGH 2022: Justin Elizabeth Sayre Guest Blog Photo EDINBURGH 2022: Justin Elizabeth Sayre Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 21, 2022

Writer Justin Elizabeth Sayre blogs for Broadway World about bringing Lottie Plachett Took A Hatchet to the Fringe, writing a play based on a true crime and the process of turning research and facts into a new and comedic storyline...


Justin Elizabeth Sayre To Return To Joe's Pub With THE MEETING: THE QUERRTILY REVIEW Photo Justin Elizabeth Sayre To Return To Joe's Pub With THE MEETING: THE QUERRTILY REVIEW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2024

Justin Elizabeth Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with their long-running comedy/variety show The Meeting: The 'Queertily' Review....


Green Shirt Studio Announces New Leadership, New Location Starting In September Photo Green Shirt Studio Announces New Leadership, New Location Starting In September
by Julie Musbach - July 30, 2019

Andrew Gallant, owner of Green Shirt Studio, a Meisner-based acting school in Chicago, announces that he has named Jack Schultz as the new managing director of the school, and that Green Shirt Studio will be moving to a new location as of September 1....


Justin Sayre Returns With THE MEETING - Celebrating 10 Years In Cabaret at Joe's Pub Photo Justin Sayre Returns With THE MEETING - Celebrating 10 Years In Cabaret at Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2019

Justin Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with another edition of their long-running Queer Variety Show, The Meeting. Sayre is celebrating 10 years since the formation of The Meeting in 2009, the show went on to become the longest running LGBTQ variety show in New York. Sayre will offer stories and songs wi...


Chicago's Bach Week Festival Unveils 2020 Season Photo Chicago's Bach Week Festival Unveils 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2020

The Chicago area's 47th annual Bach Week Festival has announced details of its 2020 season of concerts in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, May 1 to May 30, 2020, including the Baroque music festival's first mainstage period-instrument program and its first concert in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood...


Madison Opera Returns To The Stage With Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Photo Madison Opera Returns To The Stage With Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2021

Forbidden love, political intrigue, and a soprano gone mad: Madison Opera returns to Overture Hall to open its 61st season with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Performances of this classic bel canto work are Friday, November 5 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 PM....


Wildly Successful VAN GOGH FOR ALL Interactive Exhibit Returns August 15 Photo Wildly Successful VAN GOGH FOR ALL Interactive Exhibit Returns August 15
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2021

Step into the 19th-century genius of Vincent van Gogh's incredible works this Summer as the exhibit that took Chicago by storm and “Starry Night” travels back into town for a limited-time. Popping up at an all-new location on the bustling Magnificent Mile on the corner of Michigan and Wacker at 333 ...


Justin Sayre Presents Livestream World Premiere Of 5,6,7,8-DIE Photo Justin Sayre Presents Livestream World Premiere Of 5,6,7,8-DIE
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2020

At MorningStar Dance Studio and Modeling in Baffomette Parish, Louisiana, some little girls make their dreams come true, but for some, the nightmare is just beginning. With influences from Dario Argento's Suspiria to Dance Moms! Justin Sayre brings their wild new camp offering, 5,6,7,8 -DIE! to Live...


Jeff Hiller, Josh Sharp, Phillip Taratula, and Ruby McCollister Will Lead MURDER FOR Photo Jeff Hiller, Josh Sharp, Phillip Taratula, and Ruby McCollister Will Lead MURDER FOR BREAKFAST at Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - August 21, 2024

Justin Elizabeth Sayre will return to Joe's Pub with a new play, Murder for Breakfast, a campy noir about murder and the munchies starring Jeff Hiller (Somebody, Somewhere), Josh Sharp (DICKS), Phillip Taratula (The Skin of Our Teeth), and Ruby McCollister (Search Party). ...


New Orleans Opera Closes 81st Season With Operatic Thriller LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Photo New Orleans Opera Closes 81st Season With Operatic Thriller LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
by Stephi Wild - February 28, 2024

The New Orleans Opera Association will close its 81st season with a hair-raising story of marriage, madness, and murder in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR on March 22nd at 7:30 PM and 24th at 2:30 PM at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. ...


Joel Hall Dancers & Center Reveals New Leadership Photo Joel Hall Dancers & Center Reveals New Leadership
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2024

Joel Hall Dancers & Center has named William Gill as Artistic Director and Joseph Pindelski as Executive Director of the iconic Chicago dance company founded by Joel Hall in 1974. Learn more about the leadership changes....


Photo Flash: First Look At The Passage Theatre's HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER Photo Photo Flash: First Look At The Passage Theatre's HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2019

The Passage Theatre (TPT) kicks off its second season with the world premiere of HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER, a morbidly whimsical kaleidoscope of life on Earth and the universe. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER, by Chicago playwright, Preston Choi, is a joy ride through a timeline of curious robots, existen...


Joel Hall Dancers & Center Reveals New Leadership Photo Joel Hall Dancers & Center Reveals New Leadership
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2024

Joel Hall Dancers & Center has named William Gill as Artistic Director and Joseph Pindelski as Executive Director of the iconic Chicago dance company founded by Joel Hall in 1974. Learn more about the leadership changes....


STABBED IN THE HEART: A NEW ROCK MUSICAL Concert Reading Fundraiser Comes to The Rave Photo STABBED IN THE HEART: A NEW ROCK MUSICAL Concert Reading Fundraiser Comes to The Raven Room
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2023

As the Halloween season descends upon us, prepare to be spellbound by a captivating fusion of rock, horror, comedy, and heartfelt storytelling at the highly-anticipated second concert reading fundraiser of 'Stabbed in the Heart: A New Rock Musical'. ...


HOLIDAY CABERNET is Back For Second Year Photo HOLIDAY CABERNET is Back For Second Year
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2019

Ghostlight Ensemble is has announced the return of the popular Holiday Cabernet in December. On Saturday, Dec. 14, the company's non-traditional, sometimes irreverent, always tipsy holiday cabaret returns for its second year....


IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE! Comes to TNT This Christmas Photo IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE! Comes to TNT This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2019

a?oeIt's a Wonderful Life: Live!a?? a?" a stage play featuring a clever twist on the classic Frank Capra holiday movie a?" is back for a sixth season in Birmingham, but for the first time this popular production will be performed at Terrific New Theatre in Pepper Place....


Celebrate Valentine's Day With The Peppermint Patties At Borelli's Restaurant Photo Celebrate Valentine's Day With The Peppermint Patties At Borelli's Restaurant
by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2023

Join The Peppermint Patties for dinner and a show as they perform 'Won't You Be My Galentine? An Evening of Love Songs at Borelli's Restaurant....


Hell in a Handbag Productions Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring FRANKENSTREISAND Wor Photo Hell in a Handbag Productions Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring FRANKENSTREISAND World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2022

Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced its 2022-23 season. The 21st season kicks off with the world premiere of FRANKENSTREISAND, conceived and written by ensemble member Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed by Stephanie Shaw, playing September 29 – October 31, 2022....


Elizabeth McGovern Will Lead AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS At Geffen Playhouse; Full Photo Elizabeth McGovern Will Lead AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS At Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!
by Stephi Wild - March 08, 2023

Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for the U.S. premiere of Ava: The Secret Conversations, written by and featuring Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated Elizabeth McGovern (Once Upon a Time in America, Downton Abbey) as Ava Gardner, and directed by Tony Award-nominated Mori...


Cast Revealed For Cast Theatrical Company's THE BUTLER DID IT Photo Cast Revealed For Cast Theatrical Company's THE BUTLER DID IT
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023

Cast Theatrical Company's next theatrical pursuit is Tim Kelly’s The Butler Did It, which will be directed by Karen Lasater.  The show opens June 2 and runs through June 18....


Casting Announced For Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR Photo Casting Announced For Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2019

From the brilliant comedic mind of television writer Justin Sayre comes a camp-horror-soap-opera play, RAVENSWOOD MANOR. With flavors of cult classic a?oeDark Shadowsa?? sprinkled in, this episodic play will bring audiences along for a ride through the gothic and hilarious goings-on of a small New E...


Celebration Theatre Will Present Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR Photo Celebration Theatre Will Present Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR
by A.A. Cristi - July 09, 2019

Celebration Theatre, the nation's longest running LGBTQ theatre, will produce Justin Sayre's Ravenswood Manor, A Camp-Horror-Soap-Opera in October 2019, for a six-week run. Directed by Tom DeTrinis and Jessica Hanna, Ravenswood Manor is an episodic theatrical event with a new episode of the ever-unf...






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