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Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SHEEPS: THE GIGGLE BUNCH (THAT'S OUR NAME FOR YOU) - Pleasance Courtyard

Sheeps: The Giggle Bunch (That's Our Name For You) has been performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for over a decade, and now they’re bringing what may be their final show to the Pleasance.
VIDEO: HBO Max Drops STARSTRUCK Season Two Trailer

The cast includes Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Joe Barnes, Al Roberts, Ambreen Razia, Alice Snedden, Lola-Rose Maxwell, Nic Sampson, Edward Easton, Parth Thakerar, Jordan Stephens and Minnie Driver. Watch the new trailer now!
BWW Review: THE CHRISTIANS at Baltimore's Center Stage Looks at Church Dogma in a Complex Way

You don't have to be Christian to love THE CHRISTIANS (with apologies to the 1960's famous ad 'You don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's Jewish Rye Bread). But I do think a new name of the play would be appropriate. Have there been plays called 'The Hindus', 'The Jews',
Piqua Chautauqua Coming to Hance Pavilion This September

Last summer, a group form the Ohio Humanities Council visited Piqua to consider it as one of their Ohio Chautauqua sites for 2017.  Unfortunately, they were not selected, but they did encourage the group to develop their own Chautauqua event.  Well, give folks from Piqua a challenge and they deliver.  So a dedicated committee officially began working on Piqua Chautauqua! The dates for this event will be September 19, 20 & 21, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m. and will take place at Hance Pavilion, located in Fountain Park in Piqua.
Piqua Chautauqua Coming to Hance Pavilion This September

Last summer, a group form the Ohio Humanities Council visited Piqua to consider it as one of their Ohio Chautauqua sites for 2017.  Unfortunately, they were not selected, but they did encourage the group to develop their own Chautauqua event.  Well, give folks from Piqua a challenge and they deliver.  So a dedicated committee officially began working on Piqua Chautauqua! The dates for this event will be September 19, 20 & 21, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m. and will take place at Hance Pavilion, located in Fountain Park in Piqua.
Blake Shelton and The Oak Ridge Boys Get 'Animated' in DOING IT TO COUNTRY SONGS

The Oak Ridge Boys morph into animated characters in Blake Shelton's new video "Doing It to Country Songs," which features Blake as "Buck Shelton" and as a William Lee Golden as possum, Joe Bonsall as a beaver, Duane Allen as a fox, and Richard Sterban as a frog.
THE COMPASSION EXPERIENCE to Explore True Stories of Children in the Developing World

THE COMPASSION EXPERIENCE features an interactive journey through the true stories of children living in developing countries like the Philippines, Kenya, Uganda and the Dominican Republic.
DNAWORKS and Stage West Theatre to Present AFTER ORLANDO

DNAWORKS and Stage West Theatre will present "AFTER ORLANDO: An International Theatre Action in Response to the Pulse Night Club Shooting", a staged reading, post show community dialogue, and reception at Stage West Theatre on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7:00pm.  Admission is free.  Donations will be encouraged to benefit Ft. Worth's LGBTQ S.A.V.E.S., a local youth advocacy and service organization.
SHRINE Presents Old and Rare Works By Prophet Royal Robertson At 2017 OUTSIDER ART FAIR, 1/19-22

SHRINE is very pleased to announce a solo presentation of old and rare works by Prophet Royal Robertson (1936-1997) for the 2017 Outsider Art Fair, which will be held at the Metropolitan PavillionJanuary 19-22 and marks the fair's 25th anniversary.
HBO to Air Larry Kramer Documentary to Coincide with 'NORMAL HEART' Debut This May

HBO announced yesterday that they will debut an array of diverse, timely and thought-provoking documentary films in the coming months including LARRY KRAMER (working title) this May.
BWW Reviews: SATAN IN HIGH HEELS Is Sexy, Campy Fun

Robbie Robertson has successfully adapted the 1962 film 'Satan in High Heels' for the stage. Audiences will be treated to a hilarious show with lewd humor in all the right places.
BWW Reviews: BLACK AT THE ASSASSINATION Deserves A+ for Compelling History Lesson

Directed by Becki McDonald, who makes some excellent directing choices with her large cast of fifteen adult and children actors by combining brief oratory, traditional dialogue, and injecting cast members into the audience to DRAW viewers dead smack into the action. This created a theater experience that is equally educational, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Use of mixed media was also a component but the limitations of the performance space really hampered full immersion into the subject matter created by Robertson and Spencer in their script.
VIDEO - A Sneak Peak of Black At The Assassination

Black at The Assassination by Kyndal Robertson & Camika Spencer and directed by Becki McDonald will run from October 17 - 27 at Bishop Arts Theatre in Oak Cliff, TX.
BWW Reviews: Singer LynnMarie Rink Brings Her Very Special Show to the Falcon Theatre

Wrap Your Heart Around It/written, composed and performed by LynnMarie Rink/directed by Michael Kearns /musical direction by Paul Carrol Binkley/Falcon Theatre/through August 11
Shadowbox Live and STEM Students Prep for STEM ROCKS THE 'BOX, 5/6

Shadowbox Live and STEM high school students are making final preparations for Monday evening's performance of STEM Rocks the 'Box, at The Shadowbox Live building, 503 S. Front Street at 7 PM.
BWW Review: Teco New Play Competition Grows Artistically But Maintains Its Roots

Local playwrights compete for a chance to win $1,000 cash and bragging rights for an entire year. SMU/Meadows Prize Winner Will Power facilitates.
Dr. Robert H. Schuller's Granddaughter, Angie Schuller Wyatt Releases GOD & BOOBS

Dr. Robert H. Schuller's first grandchild, Angie Schuller Wyatt, today announced the release of her first book, God & Boobs: Balancing Faith and Sexuality. The provocative book is alreadyraising eyebrows and rattling religious cages, precisely what Schuller Wyatt had in mind when she decided to tackle the subject of religious bullying.
Dr. Richard Knapp Releases New Book, FROM ZERO TO HERO IN YOUR FINANCES

Those grappling with financial difficulties - or blessings - have a new resource to turn to, thanks to Richard Knapp, an ordained minister and a physician. In this new book, Knapp shares stories and scripture designed to give people a boost in their faith for finances. Drawing on Isaiah 12:3, Knapp compares God's provisions for prosperity to a functional well dug deep, providing for both the diggers and those around them. Building faith for finances, Knapp writes, will lead readers to be heroes in their stewardship of God's blessings.
A&E's DUCK DYNASTY Returns for Season 3 Tonight

A&E's most-watched series is back: DUCK DYNASTY returns with Louisiana's First Family tonight, February 27 with back-to-back premieres at 9 and 9:30PM ET/PT.

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