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In life there are habits that bring people together in very unexpected ways. A few years ago on a bowfishing trip, Chuck Belmore, Jon Justice, and JP Morris met on a boat headed out to do what they all three loved to do

Nyjah Huston, The Chainsmokers and Eric Amadio Team Up for Quibi Skateboarding Drama Photo Nyjah Huston, The Chainsmokers and Eric Amadio Team Up for Quibi Skateboarding Drama HARDFLIP
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 03, 2020

 Today, Quibi announced 'HARDFLIP,' a new skateboarding drama from Eric Amadio ('Snowfall'), The Chainsmokers and Nyjah Huston. ...


The Original Theatre Company Announces 2019 Season - CAROLINE'S KITCHEN, THE NIGHT WA Photo The Original Theatre Company Announces 2019 Season - CAROLINE'S KITCHEN, THE NIGHT WATCH, and More!
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2019

The Original Theatre Company (OTC), under the Artistic Direction of Alastair Whatley, announces its most ambitious season yet, with an original commission (Caroline's Kitchen), a European premiere (Napoli, Brooklyn), a first revival (The Night Watch) and a 30th anniversary production and first reviv...


Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre Photo Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre
by Matt Wolf - June 04, 2021

I must admit, my first reaction was not wholly positive: some time in January this year, the producer Alastair Whatley rang me to say that he proposed to go ahead with rehearsing my new play, A Splinter of Ice, in March, despite the national lockdown. But since it was now impossible to invite an aud...


New Book Teaches How to Turn On Happiness, Turn Off Anxiety, Right Now Photo New Book Teaches How to Turn On Happiness, Turn Off Anxiety, Right Now
by Robert Diamond - October 16, 2018

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Caitlin Kinnunen Joins Untitled CW Pilot Photo Caitlin Kinnunen Joins Untitled CW Pilot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 10, 2021

Kinnunen’s Sister Frances is described as the complacent angel on your shoulder. She is an impressionable, people-pleasing, young nun who believes in the power of thoughts and prayers and never breaks the rules — until she meets Sr. Maggie. ...


A VERY DIE HARD CHRISTMAS is Returning to the Seattle Public Theater Photo A VERY DIE HARD CHRISTMAS is Returning to the Seattle Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2019

It's a Christmas miracle, Yippie Ki Yay! After a full sold-out run in 2018, The Habit's A Very Die Hard Christmas returns to Seattle Public Theater. Created by the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for years, this musical parody borrows from the iconic film and promises lots of action...


The Last Romance at New Theatre Restaurant Photo The Last Romance at New Theatre Restaurant
by Alan Portner - October 12, 2019

An evening at the theater does not get much better than New Theatre's “The Last Romance.” Joe DiPietro's “The Last Romance” is a rare example of a charming, tiny, four-person comedy-drama that rises to be an extraordinary production through the talent force of its actors and the care of its direct...


VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Talks Returning to the Role of Dolores in SISTER ACT in London Photo VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Talks Returning to the Role of Dolores in SISTER ACT in London
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg was a guest on Monday night's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about putting her own unique twist on hosting guests and her return to the stage for Sister Act. ...


National Philharmonic, International Vocalists, and Jon Manasse Perform 'Mozart Requi Photo National Philharmonic, International Vocalists, and Jon Manasse Perform 'Mozart Requiem' at Strathmore
by Stephi Wild - March 03, 2020

Hear two iconic works of Mozart, Requiem and Clarinet Concerto, as Piotr Gajewski conducts the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale. Special guests include Jon Manasse, clarinet along with Suzanne Karpov, soprano; Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano; Norman Shankle, tenor; and Kevin Deas, bass on Sa...


Janie Dee, Max Bowden, and Stephen Boxer Star In New Supernatural Thriller THE HAUNTI Photo Janie Dee, Max Bowden, and Stephen Boxer Star In New Supernatural Thriller THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2020

Original Theatre Company will present its fourth original online production since theatres were closed by the Government in March this year.  The Haunting of Alice Bowles is a new supernatural thriller by Philip Franks adapted for the first time from the M.R. James chilling short ghost story, The Ex...


Gwen Taylor Will Star In New Thriller THE CROFT on Tour Photo Gwen Taylor Will Star In New Thriller THE CROFT on Tour
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2019

The Original Theatre Company present the new Ali Milles thriller, The Croft, based on a true story and starring Gwen Taylor. The Croft will begin its UK tour at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 22 January 2020....


Photo Flash: First Look at INDY JONES at Seattle Public Theater Photo Photo Flash: First Look at INDY JONES at Seattle Public Theater
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2019

From the comedy writers who have had Seattle in stitches for decades and the creators of last year's sell-out super hit A Very Die Hard Christmas, comes a new adaption Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark. Sketch writers from critically acclaimed troupe The Habit have team...


Diana Kazakova Releases New Album THE RESET: AMBIENT FOLK FOR THESE TANGLED TIMES Photo Diana Kazakova Releases New Album THE RESET: AMBIENT FOLK FOR THESE TANGLED TIMES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic that has created widespread unease and emotional distress, a seasoned theatre performer  with a background in folk music, releases a unique music project to help listeners reset and unwind....


Photo Flash: See The Final Performances of BOHEMIA at the Triple Door Photo Photo Flash: See The Final Performances of BOHEMIA at the Triple Door
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2020

Catch the final performances of Seattle's beloved and improbably successful Bohemia before it heads to Europe for an engagement at the Ballhaus Berlin. The illustrious Triple Door transforms into 1890s Prague in Bohemia, a story about love, classical music, art nouveau, green fairies and absinthe. P...


Gwen Taylor Leads THE CROFT at the Belgrade Theatre Photo Gwen Taylor Leads THE CROFT at the Belgrade Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2020

This spring, the Belgrade Theatre invites audiences to venture into a remote corner of the Scottish highlands in a spine-chilling new play by Ali Milles, showing from 15-18 April....


BWW Review: Stage West's DRINKING HABITS 2 is Easy to Swallow Photo BWW Review: Stage West's DRINKING HABITS 2 is Easy to Swallow
by Vicki Trask - February 21, 2019

A sequel to the Tom Smith farce previously produced by Stage West in 2017, we return to the Convent of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing not long after the events of the first show and find that things have settled down. A hypnotism, a few magic tricks, and a visit from the Holy Mother herself lead to...


VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Talks Returning to the Role of Dolores in SISTER ACT in London Photo VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Talks Returning to the Role of Dolores in SISTER ACT in London
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg was a guest on Monday night's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about putting her own unique twist on hosting guests and her return to the stage for Sister Act. ...


BWW Review: SISTER'S BACK TO SCHOOL CATECHISM Is A Hilarious Habit At Stages Repertor Photo BWW Review: SISTER'S BACK TO SCHOOL CATECHISM Is A Hilarious Habit At Stages Repertory Theatre
by Brett Cullum - August 28, 2019

To the delight of the audience she covers horror movies, several ghastly tales of the saints, and even unleashes a fashion show where you can dress up as an unlucky martyr to go trick or treating.  It's fast, it's funny, and also has a gentle soul that should find even the most diehard Catholics emb...


BWW Review: THE HABIT OF ART, Richmond Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE HABIT OF ART, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 16, 2018

The Habit of Art is a wonderfully funny and deeply moving revival of Alan Bennett's fantastic 2009 follow up to The History Boys. The play focuses on a fictional meeting between WH Auden and Benjamin Britten in 1972, when Britten seeks out his old friend to combat his loneliness and ask advice about...


Radney Foster and Darden Smith Team Up For Multi-Format Texas Tour Photo Radney Foster and Darden Smith Team Up For Multi-Format Texas Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 27, 2019

Between them, Radney Foster and Darden Smithhave released over two dozen albums, written hundreds of songs, played thousands of shows and logged millions of miles getting there and back. From April 11-13 and June 21-23, they'll play six more dates together. For these special evenings, Foster and Smi...


BWW Review: A VERY DIE HARD CHRISTMAS at Seattle Public Theater - Come Out to the Bat Photo BWW Review: A VERY DIE HARD CHRISTMAS at Seattle Public Theater - Come Out to the Bathhouse, Have a Few Laughs
by Jay Irwin - December 02, 2018

Dear Readers, I need you to stop what you're doing right now (including reading this review) and go to www.seattlepublictheater.com and get your tickets to the most ridiculous fun you'll have this holiday season, 'A Very Die Hard Christmas'. Seriously tickets are going fast so do it now and then co...


Sarah Waters's THE NIGHT WATCH Will Tour For The First Time Photo Sarah Waters's THE NIGHT WATCH Will Tour For The First Time
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2019

The Original Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal present, from the international number one best-selling author Sarah Waters, THE NIGHT WATCH, adapted by Hattie Naylor (Ivan And The Dogs, Going Dark, As the Crow Flies and Bluebeard). First performed in 2016 at Manchester's Royal Exchange, the fir...


Matthew Kelly Completes CAROUSEL Concert Cast Photo Matthew Kelly Completes CAROUSEL Concert Cast
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2019

Final casting has been announced for the upcoming concert performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein's iconic musical CAROUSEL for one night only at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 19th May....


Julian Clary And Matthew Kelly Announced To Star In A Brand New Production And Tour O Photo Julian Clary And Matthew Kelly Announced To Star In A Brand New Production And Tour Of THE DRESSER
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2019

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Everyman Theatre Cheltenham today announce a brand new production and UK tour of Ronald Harwood's highly acclaimed drama The Dresser starring the much loved UK entertainer Julian Clary as Norman and Olivier Award winner Matthew Kelly as 'Sir'. Directed by Terry Joh...


2018 Year in Review: Aliya Al-Hassan's Best of Theatre Photo 2018 Year in Review: Aliya Al-Hassan's Best of Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 15, 2018

What a bizarre year 2018 has been. In the months that saw too much Trump, devastating Californian wildfires, an escalation in the refugee crisis, not to mention the dreaded 'B' word, it makes me more grateful than ever for the pure escapism that live theatre so often provides....






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