Tony Kushner Joins Chicago Humanities Festival's FALLFEST/17: BELIEF Lineup
Today, the Chicago Humanities Festival revealed its full line-up for the Fallfest/17: Belief. New additions to the line-up including Tony-award winning playwright Tony Kushner, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, French philosopher and social critic Bernard-Henri Levy, filmmaker Joe Swanberg, Obama Presidential Center architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and Publican chef Paul Kahan.
Photo Flash: Tituss Burgess and Renee Fleming Duet at 2016 Sing for Hope Gala
International opera star Renee Fleming and Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess performed together for the first time, for an audience that includes opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Paul Appleby and Diana Soviero, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, Miriam Morales ('Orange Is The New Black'), poker star Beth Shak, Nobel Laureates Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. James Watson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mercedes Bass, Dave Gilboa (Warby Parker), Angela Birchett (The Color Purple), Grammy nominee Emily King, and more at Sing for Hope's 10th Anniversary Gala this Monday at Tribeca Rooftop. BroadwayWorld has photos from the performance and the gala below!
Photo Flash: Tituss Burgess, Renee Fleming and More Arrive at 2016 Sing for Hope Gala
International opera star Renee Fleming and Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess performed together for the first time, for an audience that includes opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Paul Appleby and Diana Soviero, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, Miriam Morales ('Orange Is The New Black'), poker star Beth Shak, Nobel Laureates Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. James Watson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mercedes Bass, Dave Gilboa (Warby Parker), Angela Birchett (The Color Purple), Grammy nominee Emily King, and more at Sing for Hope's 10th Anniversary Gala this Monday at Tribeca Rooftop. Scroll down for photos of the stars arriving for the event!
Photo Flash: Betty White and More at RAISE ME UP's Opening at Santa Monica Playhouse
The Santa Monica Playhouse presents the World Premiere of local playwright Lisa Phillips Visca's Raise Me Up. Raise Me Up is a true story set in post war America in the 1950's, about a 'moonstruck' couple's forbidden love, the hilarity and drama from their deeply passionate Italian-Greek families, and how they spent their last day on Earth together. Below, BroadwayWorld has photos from opening night, including celebrity attendee Betty White and more!
Kitten Heels to Pumps: Beth Shak Debuts Shoe Line
Beth Shak, the shoe connoisseur, delivers her premiere shoe collection, the eponymous Beth Shak, designed for stylish women of the world who desire high quality fashion footwear at a reachable price. Designed by Shak and reflective of her personal style, love of accessories and all things sexy, the collection offers fashion-forward detailing, entirely made of Italian leather, at a great price point.
Santa Monica Playhouse Presents ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE AND THE ASTUTE DETECTIVE, 8/20-10/3
In Ross's historically accurate romantic comedy, ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE and the ASTUTE DETECTIVE, The Astute Detective of the title, Tad Maxwell, an Oxfordian, believes that Edward de Vere, The Earl of Oxford was the true author of Shakespeare's works. Via his computer he conjures up The Bard and The Earl from their four centuries' demise. His sleuthing brings him into conflict with Elizabeth Shakespeare, sexy Stratfordian, who is positive that William Shakespeare was the true author of the plays and sonnets. As Maxwell tries to coax her to his point of view, she fights her physical (and mental) attraction to this romantic iconoclast. It gets down to a duel of wits about wills and Wills (with a little romance along the way). With much at stake, the eventual outcome will surprise, and delight, Oxfordians, Stratfordians, and even those who don't know their 'Othello' from their 'Pericles.'
Santa Monica Playhouse Presents ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE AND THE ASTUTE DETECTIVE, 8/20-10/3
In Ross's historically accurate romantic comedy, ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE and the ASTUTE DETECTIVE, The Astute Detective of the title, Tad Maxwell, an Oxfordian, believes that Edward de Vere, The Earl of Oxford was the true author of Shakespeare's works. Via his computer he conjures up The Bard and The Earl from their four centuries' demise. His sleuthing brings him into conflict with Elizabeth Shakespeare, sexy Stratfordian, who is positive that William Shakespeare was the true author of the plays and sonnets. As Maxwell tries to coax her to his point of view, she fights her physical (and mental) attraction to this romantic iconoclast. It gets down to a duel of wits about wills and Wills (with a little romance along the way). With much at stake, the eventual outcome will surprise, and delight, Oxfordians, Stratfordians, and even those who don't know their 'Othello' from their 'Pericles.'
Santa Monica Playhouse Presents ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE AND THE ASTUTE DETECTIVE, 8/20-10/3
In Ross's historically accurate romantic comedy, ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE and the ASTUTE DETECTIVE, The Astute Detective of the title, Tad Maxwell, an Oxfordian, believes that Edward de Vere, The Earl of Oxford was the true author of Shakespeare's works. Via his computer he conjures up The Bard and The Earl from their four centuries' demise. His sleuthing brings him into conflict with Elizabeth Shakespeare, sexy Stratfordian, who is positive that William Shakespeare was the true author of the plays and sonnets. As Maxwell tries to coax her to his point of view, she fights her physical (and mental) attraction to this romantic iconoclast. It gets down to a duel of wits about wills and Wills (with a little romance along the way). With much at stake, the eventual outcome will surprise, and delight, Oxfordians, Stratfordians, and even those who don't know their 'Othello' from their 'Pericles.'