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Side Hustle follows best friends, smart and sarcastic Lex and confident and tough Presley, as they devise a plan to make money when fireworks accidentally destroy a boat belonging to the dad of their quirky friend and neighbor, Munchy.

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The Studio Theatre Announces The Cast Of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! Photo The Studio Theatre Announces The Cast Of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS!
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2024

Get ready for a summer of thrills with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol....


Ojai Playwrights Announces 2022 New Works Festival Featuring Vivian Barnes, Lyndsey B Photo Ojai Playwrights Announces 2022 New Works Festival Featuring Vivian Barnes, Lyndsey Bourne, Bill Cain & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2022

Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced 11 playwrights for the 25th Anniversary New Works Festival taking place August 7-14, 2022, in Ojai, CA, marking a return to in-person workshops and live performances after two years of working online....


James Levy Releases New LP 'Soldier' Photo James Levy Releases New LP 'Soldier'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 12, 2021

All three singles and their videos own a wry sense of humor is classic James Levy. His sheer self-awareness breaks the marketing fourth wall in a way that makes it hard not to smile and feel in on the joke of what's it's like to take oneself too seriously in the music business, or in anything in lif...


BWW Blog: 9 Must-Visit Websites for Theatre Themed Gifts Photo BWW Blog: 9 Must-Visit Websites for Theatre Themed Gifts
by Student Blogger: Maura Consedine - November 16, 2020

If you’re searching for Broadway themed gifts that are perfect for the theatre lover in your life, you’ve come to the right place....


James Levy Signs With Side Hustle Records Photo James Levy Signs With Side Hustle Records
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 27, 2021

Nashville-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, James Levy. announces his new signing to Side Hustle Records / The Orchard, with a new album, Solider, due out on March 12, 2021....


A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to be Presented at The Lyric Stage Company of Photo A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to be Presented at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 21, 2022

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder with Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak and Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman will find its way to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston after originally scheduled to open on May 15, 2020....


Brit Taylor to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut Photo Brit Taylor to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut
by Michael Major - February 13, 2023

With the highly successful release of her sophomore album Kentucky Blue, singer-songwriter Brit Taylor is fulfilling a life-long dream to perform on the coveted and iconic Grand Ole Opry.  Taylor, the eastern Kentucky native, who cut her teeth as a child on the Kentucky Opry, will step into the circ...


Young Entertainer Awards To Take Place In-Person For the First Time Since 2019 Photo Young Entertainer Awards To Take Place In-Person For the First Time Since 2019
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2022

The 7th annual Young Entertainer Awards will take place on Sunday, December 11, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Studio City. It will be the first time the event has been held in person since 2019, before COVID forced most public gatherings to be canceled in Los Angeles....


Review: Claybourne Elder Shares Engaging Testimony and Engrossing Songs for I WANT TO Photo Review: Claybourne Elder Shares Engaging Testimony and Engrossing Songs for I WANT TO BE EVIL at Joe's Pub
by Cary Wong - August 18, 2023

CLAYBOURNE ELDER'S latest cabaret show is a celebration of cutting ties with his past, his seemingly charmed present life as a working actor on stage and screen, and a successful side hustle as the organizer of a unique nonprofit.  ...


The Parsnip Ship Announces Season Six Programming Photo The Parsnip Ship Announces Season Six Programming
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023

​​​​​​​The Parsnip Ship (Artistic Director + Host, Iyvon E.) has announced their 2023 programming with live play recording dates for Season Six featuring queer playwrights and for the Radio Roots Writers' Group....


Grubby Little Hands Share New Single 'Surf Lullaby' Photo Grubby Little Hands Share New Single 'Surf Lullaby'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 19, 2021

“Surf Lullaby” is a lilting tune about a dream’s fading images as they are interrupted by the sun, while “Lula Fly,” ostensibly a typical pop anthem about a frustrating relationship, finds singer Donnie Felton puzzling over his own family history and weaving it into a fantastical ode to his great gr...


Alison Wonderland Announces New Tour Dates Photo Alison Wonderland Announces New Tour Dates
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022

Alison Wonderland announced a series of North American tour dates in support of her forthcoming album. The shows promise to be massive, with brand new visuals, lighting and production, live musicians and, of course, new music from an album that – as Alison explains to her manager, Garth – she’s just...


Live & In Color's Fall Retreat To Develop Esmé Maria Ng's I KNOW WHY IRIS CHANG DIED Photo Live & In Color's Fall Retreat To Develop Esmé Maria Ng's I KNOW WHY IRIS CHANG DIED And New Musical ZOMBIES, INC.
by A.A. Cristi - August 27, 2024

Live & In Color announced its 2024 Fall Retreat in Salem, CT, featuring the development of Esmé Maria Ng’s play 'i know why iris chang died' and the new musical 'ZOMBIES, INC.' by Marcus Perkins Bejarano and Kim Jinhyoung....


UNION SQUARE HOLIDAY MARKET Returns for its 29th Year from 11/17 to 11/24 Photo UNION SQUARE HOLIDAY MARKET Returns for its 29th Year from 11/17 to 11/24
by Marina Kennedy - November 17, 2022

Named one of the best holiday markets in the United States, the Union Square Holiday Market by Urbanspace returns this year from Thursday, November 17 through Saturday, December 24....


SUPPER SESSIONS Is Cooking Up A New Way To Fund The Arts Photo SUPPER SESSIONS Is Cooking Up A New Way To Fund The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2021

All profits are pooled into an independent $1000 grant, awarded to an artist on the night to kick-start a creative project....


BWW Blog: Embracing Your Side Hustle Photo BWW Blog: Embracing Your Side Hustle
by Student Blogger: Matthew Green - August 03, 2020

Many theater artists have a a?oeside hustle,' a complimentary job, usually freelance, that you can do on your own time to help supplement income....


Daydream Review Shares Single 'No Eternity' Ahead of Debut LP Photo Daydream Review Shares Single 'No Eternity' Ahead of Debut LP
by Michael Major - February 22, 2023

Chicago-based psych-pop multi-instrumentalist Elijah Montez, the frontman and sole songwriter of Daydream Review shares a new hypnotic single 'No Eternity' out everywhere now, that aims to imagine a future beyond a discouraging past and present. Daydream Review will be taking the new music around hi...


Claude Shares New Single 'Everything's Great' Photo Claude Shares New Single 'Everything's Great'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 13, 2021

Today, Chicago's shadowy songwriter and detached, distorted dream-pop lyricist, Claude, shares her second single, 'Everything's Great,' from her debut EP, Enactor, due out February 12, 2020 via Side Hustle Records / The Orchard....


Cast Revealed For Week One of the Blank Theatre's 31st Annual Young Playwrights Festi Photo Cast Revealed For Week One of the Blank Theatre's 31st Annual Young Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 23, 2023

Casting has been announced for week one of The Blank Theatre's 31st Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The first three of 12 winning plays by young playwrights aged 15–19 will be presented, for the first time since 2019, live on stage July 6–9. ...


Week One Cast Set For The Blank Theatre's 32nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival Photo Week One Cast Set For The Blank Theatre's 32nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2024

Casting has been announced for week one of The Blank Theatre's 32nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The first three of 12 winning plays by young playwrights aged 15–19 will be presented live onstage July 11–14 at the Skylight Theatre in Los Feliz....


BWW Feature: A Cabaret Gratitude Journal for 2021 Photo BWW Feature: A Cabaret Gratitude Journal for 2021
by Stephen Mosher - November 24, 2021

It's been two years of ups and downs for the world and for the small venue entertainment scene. Everyone is grateful for the return to some kind of new version of 'Normal' - especially one writer who probably spends more nights in the clubs than, even, the average cabaret performer....


Shawna Hamic and River Medway Will Lead UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE S Photo Shawna Hamic and River Medway Will Lead UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH; Full Cast Revealed!
by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2023

Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Birmingham Hippodrome from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024 opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel....


GOOSEBUMPS Sets New Series Regulars For Season Two Photo GOOSEBUMPS Sets New Series Regulars For Season Two
by Michael Major - March 21, 2024

Ana Ortiz takes center stage in the all-new season of GOOSEBUMPS on Disney+. Discover the latest additions to the cast in this thrilling series revival. Previously announced Emmy Award-nominated actor and director David Schwimmer (“American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson”) leads the cast....


John Quiñones Returns For WHAT WOULD YOU DO? With Sara Haines & W. Kamau Bell Photo John Quiñones Returns For WHAT WOULD YOU DO? With Sara Haines & W. Kamau Bell
by Michael Major - January 25, 2024

'What Would You Do?' returns for a brand-new season with host John Quiñones on ABC. Quiñones welcomes guest correspondents Sara Haines, co-host of “The View,” and W. Kamau Bell, cultural commentator and television host, as they observe how real people react when tricky situations and moral dilemmas ...


The Parsnip Ship Announces Sixth Season Exclusively Featuring Queer Playwrights Photo The Parsnip Ship Announces Sixth Season Exclusively Featuring Queer Playwrights
by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2020

The Parsnip Ship (Artistic Director + Host, Iyvon Edebiri) has announced the line-up for the radio play and music series' sixth season, a selection of dynamic and powerful stories from LGBTQIA+ playwrights to be recorded in front of a live audience and streamed to listeners around the country....






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