Hong Kong Films @ Busan 2024 Opens This Week
The Hong Kong Film Development Council, Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) are jointly organising Hong Kong Films @ Busan 2024 at the Asian Contents and Film Market (ACFM) on 5-8 October during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
Photos: Out of the Box Theatrics Presents SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE
Out of the Box Theatrics has released production photos for the company’s revival of Michael John LaChiusa’s See What I Wanna See, directed by Emilio Ramos (Broadway: Parade, Maybe Happy Ending (associate director); Encores!: The Light in the Piazza (associate director)), with musical direction by Adam Rothenberg (Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Off-Broadway: Watch Night).
Jackie Evancho, Krysta Rodriguez, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Original Teen Musical THE QUEST to Have Virtual Debut This Weekend
An original Canadian musical, co-written by a Juno-nominated musician, will make its virtual debut this weekend. Written by Juno-nominated Murray Foster (Moxy Fruvous, Great Big Sea) and Kieren MacMillan (Masters of Music Composition, Rice University), The Quest explores the courage we need when we exchange imaginary monsters for real ones.
PLAYDATE THEATRE Announces Conference Winners and Original EP of New Works
In December 2020, PLAYDATE THEATRE hosted a virtual development conference to empower new musical theater writers across the globe. Four songs were selected by emerging artists from a cohort of 11 composers and 11 lyricists from all over the world. PLAYDATE paired each team up with one challenge in mind – write an original, holiday-themed musical number – with the winning composers’ teams to receive recordings sung by professional performers.