John Campbell

FOA Foundation Awards $100,400 In Art Grants For 2024

The FOA Foundation has announced $100,400 in Art Grants for 2024, supporting the arts and fostering creativity in the community.

FOA Foundation Awards $100,500 in Art Grants for 2023

The FOA Foundation has announced the twenty-one organizations awarded $100,500 total in arts grants for the 2023 year. The FOA Foundation helps fund the many art-related non-profits in the Laguna Beach community, emphasizing those dedicated to education and the cultural enrichment of the local community through the arts. 

Storytelling Toronto Presents SWEAT, February 18

Acclaimed Storyteller Sheila Arnold (VA., US) returns to Toronto to present the world premier of Sweat – a ground-breaking short story by Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient Zora Neale Hurston, where 1920s feminism comes to fruition in the heart of the Harlem Renaissance. The piece is beautifully complemented with original musical composition and arrangement by Yorkville favourite and adult contemporary/soul musician John Campbell.

Laguna Beach FOA Foundation Now Accepting 2023 Grant Applications

The FOA Foundation has announced applications for 2023 Art Grants. Nonprofit organizations with programs promoting fine arts in and about the City of Laguna Beach may apply. The submission deadline is February 28, 2023.

Ro Gavin Collaborative Theatre To Present New England Premiere Of RIDE THE CYCLONE

RGC Theatre presents the New England premiere of Ride the Cyclone at The Newmarket Millspace from October 21-31st.

RGC Theatre to Present SEMINAR at The Players' Ring

Following their highly successful run at The Hatbox in 2021, RGC Theatre is proud to present Theresa Rebeck's dark comedy, Seminar at The Players' Ring Theatre from September 9th-25th.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban Theater's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban Theater's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; First Stats Announced!

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

A Concert Of Songs From SIDEWAYS: The Musical Will Be Performed at Buena Vista Winery

Offering audiences a sneak peak of author Rex Pickett's hilarious new musical, these two alfresco concerts will take place on the grounds of the Winery's historic property in Sonoma with performances by four of Broadway's brightest new stars including Devin Archer (Miss Saigon), Audrey Cardwell (Falsettos; Bright Star), Nicholas Edwards (Frozen; Last 5 Years) and Emily Goglia (Grease, Live!; STAGES).

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for THE INFAMOUS FUTURE on HBO Max

THE INFAMOUS FUTURE focuses on the unique perspectives of inspired educators and their remarkable students. CEO, David C. Banks and his Eagle Academy Foundation strive to change an entrenched American mindset, insisting that young black and brown men are not going to be labelled as one of America’s problems, but instead one of its greatest successes. 

First Edition 'Dune' Owned And Annotated By The Editor Who 'Forced' Its Publication on Auction

In a recent video chat with the cast and maker of director Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation, due in theaters in December, host Stephen Colbert referred to Frank Herbert's 1965 novel as a?oea coming-of-age story, not just for Paul Atreides but for humanity.a??

Auckland Writers Festival 2020 Programme Announced

Book lovers have been bursting to know what's in the 20th Auckland Writers Festival, Waituhi o Tāmaki, programme, revealed this evening. The good news is the 2020 line-up for what is one of the most respected literary showcases on the planet is as super-charged, high-powered, diverse and thought-provoking as ever.

Kathleen Marshall To Direct And Choreograph SIDEWAYS: THE MUSICAL

Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall will join novelist/librettist Rex Pickett and composer Anthony Leigh Adams in collaborating on the development of Sideways: The Musical. 

Megacruise (Hosted by Megadeth) Announces Final Lineup With Addition of Lamb of God

Today (8/6), the inaugural MEGACRUISE hosted by metal pioneers, MEGADETH, announced the final lineup with the addition of GRAMMY®-nominated heavyweight metal band, Lamb of God.

Review: Disney's NEWSIES Reminds Everyone to Seize the Day and Fight for What is Right

Theatre Royale has been touring Southern California presenting a Broadway-quality production of Disney's NEWSIES starting at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA on June 22 and ending in Fresno with two performances on July 13, 2019 at 2pm and 8pm. I can tell you after seeing the show at the Soraya at CSUN last weekend, I now understand why this high energy musical has been so popular with audiences since its 2012 Broadway opening where it was nominated for 8 Tony Awards and won two for Best Choreography and Best Original Score. There is something in it for everyone, with the kind of magnificently energetic dancing that ranges from ballet leaps to tap and every form of movement in between.

Sheen Center Theater Festival To Feature Broadway's Brenda Braxton, Ken Jennings, Tina Fabrique & More

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, at the corner of Elizabeth Street, NYC) has announced casting for the upcoming third annual Sheen Center Theater Festival taking place June 20 - 23.

3rd Annual SHEEN CENTER THEATER FESTIVAL Celebrates The Voices of Catholic Playwrights

The third annual Sheen Center Theater Festival takes place June 20 - 23 at  The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, at the corner of Elizabeth Street, NYC). Celebrating the voices of established Catholicplaywrights in staged reading presentations, this year's full-length plays feature works by playwright Caridad Svich(OBIE Award Winner), Nathan Yungerberg (Cherry Lane mentee under Stephen Adley Guirgus), William Baer (Guggenheim Fellowship recipient), and Erik Ehn (Whiting Award winner).

St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards Announce Nominees & Host!

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The Muny, and the Fabulous Fox Theatre are pleased to announce the nominees for the third St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards to be held on Sunday, June 2 at 4 p.m. at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The nominees were announced today and will be presented with a commemorative medallion at a ceremony hosted at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Monday, May 6.