New STAGE Act Legislation Seeks to Support Struggling Nonprofit Theatres
A new bill has officially been proposed by lawmakers in Congress to help struggling nonprofit theatres across the country. The Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy (STAGE) Act of 2024 seeks to provide funds for theaters and artists to continue to stimulate economic activity on the local level. Check out all of the details!
VIDEO: The Goodman Theatre Tributes Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy recently passed away at 81 from natural causes. Dennehy has been associated for two decades with Chicago's Goodman Theatre, where he has starred in numerous leading roles. The Goodman has released a tribute video to Dennehy.
March at Kaufman Music Center Will Present FACE THE MUSIC + JACK Quartet
On Tuesday, March 31 (8 pm), JACK Quartet joins forces with the intrepid teen musicians of Face the Music to perform a progam titled Critical Mass, featuring world premieres by three early-career composers - inti figgis-vizueta, Elliot Reed, and Olivia Shortt - from the inaugural JACK Studio commissioning project. The concert will take place at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Tickets are $15 online or $20 at the door, available in advance at roulette.org.
Trinity Rep Announces The 2019 Pell Award For Lifetime Achievement In The Arts
Trinity Repertory Company announced today that the Indigo Girls will be honored with the 2019 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts in recognition of their artistic achievements and advocacy at the theater's 23rd annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, RI. Tickets and more information can be found at TrinityRep.com/pell.
Aurway Repetory Theatre Debut With RED - A New Musical
RED follows a group of teenagers who, brought together by a web of life altering circumstances, try to stop their neighborhood community center from being closed by the new Mayor. Inspired by Brothers Grimm tales, RED takes us on a journey of friendship, bravery, and just how many colors life can bring us.
Mary McDonnell to Receive 2018 Pell Lifetime Achievement Award
Trinity Repertory Company announced today that actress Mary McDonnell will be honored with the 2018 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the theater's 22nd annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, May 21, 2018. A two-time Oscar nominee for Dances with Wolves and Passion Fish, McDonnell's theater, film and television career has spanned more than four decades with dynamic character portrayals in period and present-day roles, including TNT's The Closer and Major Crimes, Syfy's Battlestar Galactica, Donnie Darko, and Sneakers.
Senator Jack Reed Set for this Weekend's TAKING THE HILL on MSNBC
With the recent killing of American journalist James Foley, MSNBC contributor Patrick Murphy, a former Congressman (D-PA) and Iraq War veteran, will speak with member of the Senate Armed Services committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) about the Iraq airstrikes and the possibility of sending additional U.S. troops to Bagdad during this Sunday's “Taking the Hill” August 24th 1 p.m. ET on MSNBC.
CBS's FACE THE NATION Finishes First in Viewers
CBS News' FACE THE NATION posted 2.90m viewers, 0.6/04 in adults 25-54 according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for August 10. Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 67% of the CBS affiliates.
Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Carol Burnett, Alan Alda & More Will Rotate Through All-Star Broadway Revival of A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS at the Nederlander
A.R. Gurney's enduring romance about first loves and second chances, LOVE LETTERS, will have its first Broadway revival, beginning performances Saturday, September 13, 2014, at 8pm, at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41 Street).