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They've thrilled us, horrified us, and devastated us. They've raised questions about our past and given us hope for a brighter future. They are five of Hollywood's biggest hits, all works of fiction, but all inspired by real events more dramatic than anything a screenwriter could dream up. Join us as we go behind the scenes of "Live Free or Die Hard," "Scream," "Platoon," "The Da Vinci Code," and "Star Trek," and uncover the actual characters and true stories that inspired some of Hollywood's most famous blockbusters.

HANDALA: A CELEBRATION OF PALESTINE to Have World Premiere at The Hollywood Fringe Fe Photo HANDALA: A CELEBRATION OF PALESTINE to Have World Premiere at The Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Blair Ingenthron - May 11, 2024

What happens when we dare to step into the life of the 'other' with an open heart that sings a song of our shared humanity? The 2024 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship recipient, Handala, a solo show performed by Myriam Ali-Ahmad, allows audiences a window to do just that....


ABOVE THE FOLD Opens at The Filigree Theatre This Month Photo ABOVE THE FOLD Opens at The Filigree Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2024

The third and final show in The Filigree Theatre’s special Fifth Anniversary Season, “Above the Fold,” written by Julia Zaffarano and directed by Elizabeth V. Newman, will open Thursday, April 18, at the Factory on 5th....


More Performances Added To ON YOUR FEET! At The John W. Engeman Theater Photo More Performances Added To ON YOUR FEET! At The John W. Engeman Theater
by Grace Cutler - August 06, 2022

Four additional performances of ON YOUR FEET! offered at The John w. Engeman Theater. ...


VIDEO: Watch a MOTOWN Reunion on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm! Photo VIDEO: Watch a MOTOWN Reunion on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2021

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with a MOTOWN Reunion with guest host Charl Brown and guests Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and more!...


Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOO Photo Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOOD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2022

Asolo Repertory Theatre is presenting the new musical HOOD. Five-time Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane reunites with composer and lyricist Lewis Flinn, his Give it Up/Lysistrata Jones collaborator, to bring to life this hilarious and stirring new theatrical adventure....


COCO Returns to ABC on October 14th Photo COCO Returns to ABC on October 14th
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2020

“The Wonderful World of Disney” heads to the Land of the Dead with the broadcast network premiere of Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning “Coco” on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 (8:00-10:02 p.m. EDT)....


PUNCHY! Comes To The Courtyard Theatre in November Photo PUNCHY! Comes To The Courtyard Theatre in November
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2021

The cast has been announced for Punchy! The Musical, a brand new musical at The Courtyard Theatre. This raucous, affecting piece of gig-theatre brings the soulful sounds of the 1950s to the heart of Hoxton.  Robert Hook (Peaky Blinders, BBC; The Milkman's on His Way) will take on the lead role of th...


COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE Will Be Performed at Theater 29 Photo COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE Will Be Performed at Theater 29 in July
by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2021

After registering on Eventbrite, audience members can choose to experience the virtual portions of the story via email, a secret Facebook group, a private Instagram account, or all three. They will also receive information about witnessing the final subversive storefront reveal in-person and online....


TELL IT SLANT Comes to the Hope Theatre, Islington Photo TELL IT SLANT Comes to the Hope Theatre, Islington
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2020

Tell It Slant comes to the Hope Theatre!...


Broadway Rewind: MOTOWN Raises the Volume at Bryant Park in 2013 Photo Broadway Rewind: MOTOWN Raises the Volume at Bryant Park in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - August 06, 2020

Today we flashback to 2013, when Motown first performed on the Bryant Park stage. Motown opened on April 14, 2013 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where it played for 738 performances, and returned to Broadway in 2016. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and choreographed by Patricia Wilcox and Warren ...


Bob Woodward And Carl Bernstein Come To NJPAC In October Photo Bob Woodward And Carl Bernstein Come To NJPAC In October
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2023

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes journalism icons Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the Washington Post journalists who uncovered the real story behind the Watergate break-in and spurred Nixon's resignation. ...


Photos: First Look at Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOOD at Asolo Photo Photos: First Look at Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOOD at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 09, 2022

Asolo Repertory Theatre is presenting the new musical HOOD. Five-time Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane reunites with composer and lyricist Lewis Flinn, his Give it Up/Lysistrata Jones collaborator, to bring to life this hilarious and stirring new theatrical adventure. Get a first look ...


Theater 29 Presents COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A Story Of Extravagant Love, Premiering Photo Theater 29 Presents COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A Story Of Extravagant Love, Premiering in July
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2021

Theater 29 presents Communications Solutions: A Story of Extravagant Love--seven salacious days of upper-management intrigue, authoritarian coercion, and corporate S&M by Tami Canaday, Lisa Wagner Erickson, Ellen K. Graham, and Shane Rodriguez premiering July 26 through August 1. ...


WORLD Channel to Screen Film and Conversation on Madame CJ Walker Photo WORLD Channel to Screen Film and Conversation on Madame CJ Walker
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2020

WORLD Channel, the award-winning broadcast channel and multiplatform outlet dedicated to bringing diverse content to public media audiences, invites viewers to join acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson and author A'Lelia Bundles — the great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker — for a special ...


VIDEO: Go Inside the Sitzprobe for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical H Photo VIDEO: Go Inside the Sitzprobe for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOOD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022

Check out video from the sitzprobe of Asolo Repertory Theatre's new musical HOOD! Five-time Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane reunites with composer and lyricist Lewis Flinn, his Give it Up/Lysistrata Jones collaborator, to bring to life this hilarious and stirring new theatrical advent...


Felicity Releases Debut Full-Length Album 'Dear Universe' Photo Felicity Releases Debut Full-Length Album 'Dear Universe'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 16, 2021

Felicity will be celebrating the release of their new album with a special album release show on Friday, August 27th at The Abbey in Orlando....


Theater 29 Presents A Scandalous Tale Of Corporate S&M: COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A S Photo Theater 29 Presents A Scandalous Tale Of Corporate S&M: COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A Story Of Extravagant Love
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2021

Theater 29 presents Communications Solutions: A Story of Extravagant Love--seven salacious days of upper-management intrigue, authoritarian coercion, and corporate S&M by Tami Canaday, Lisa Wagner Erickson, Ellen K. Graham, and Shane Rodriguez premiering July 26 through August 1....


Steel Beam Theatre to Present TRIFLES: A MURDER MYSTERY by Susan Glaspell Photo Steel Beam Theatre to Present TRIFLES: A MURDER MYSTERY by Susan Glaspell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 04, 2024

Steel Beam Theatre will present TRIFLES: A MURDER MYSTERY by Susan Glaspell in September. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...


Dieter Wiesner Releases New Book MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REAL STORY Photo Dieter Wiesner Releases New Book MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REAL STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2020

Dieter Wiesner, Michael Jackson's former manager and friend, had many voice recordings from the pop icon, and sought a way to share them with others. He wanted people to know the real Michael Jackson. When he met Yusuf Jah, a published author, he was inspired to write a book where Jackson actually '...


Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOO Photo Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's New Musical HOOD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2022

Asolo Repertory Theatre is presenting the new musical HOOD. Five-time Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane reunites with composer and lyricist Lewis Flinn, his Give it Up/Lysistrata Jones collaborator, to bring to life this hilarious and stirring new theatrical adventure....


Serious Comedy Presents WEST IS BEST Photo Serious Comedy Presents WEST IS BEST
by Stephi Wild - March 16, 2021

Serious Comedy presents an online and 'home friendly' night in of western suburbs comedy, music and stories – including the behind-the-scenes secrets of what happens when you pivot in a pandemic....


Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for GHOSTS OF THE TITANIC Photo Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for GHOSTS OF THE TITANIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2022

Blending fact and fiction together, this new drama set in the days after the sinking of the Titanic charts the swirling of rumours, political distraction tactics and fake news that followed. ...


The UK Premiere of 'MARILYN – The Exhibition' Opens in London in October Photo The UK Premiere of 'MARILYN – The Exhibition' Opens in London in October
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2024

The UK premiere of ‘MARILYN – The Exhibition’ will offer a rare and unprecedented glimpse into the private world of Marilyn Monroe when it opens for a limited run at Arches London Bridge this October....


VIDEO: Watch a Clip From the New Season of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Photo VIDEO: Watch a Clip From the New Season of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2020

A new clip has been released from the upcoming season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The second half of Season 18 returns this September on E!....


Theater 29 to Present COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE Photo Theater 29 to Present COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2021

Theater 29 will present Communications Solutions: A Story of Extravagant Love-- an immersive story of upper-management intrigue and corporate coercion that unravels via social media, email, USPS, and in virtual and visceral reality at Theater 29....






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