John Frederick

4TH SATURDAYS READING SERIES Launches With THE TABLE This Month at Potentialist

UNIVERSAL ACCESS PRODUCTIONS, a Reno-based non-profit theatre company, has announced the launch of their 4th Saturdays Reading Series at the Potentialist Workshop Theatre, Ali's Alley. All shows are at 2pm, and all performances are Pay-What-You-Can with a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN REVEAL Comes to Artown, July 17

It's 40 years later, and all the dead Hamlet characters have graduated from Limbo to Purgatory. Seems there's been a bit of a backlog. Hamlet Senior is ancient and over it. Polonius is befuddled, as ever. Rosencrantz feels like a nitwit, Guildenstern blames Rosencrantz. Ophelia is innocent and furious, Gertrude is spitting mad. Claudius is contrite to the point that you want to smack him. Written by Jeanmarie Simpson, this new divine comedy is revealed publicly for the first time.

Bazizio Signs Leslie Lee III To Book Deal

Bazizio Media will is partnering with renowned critic and journalist Leslie Lee III for a collection of short stories. The author, host of Top 100 Podcast Struggle Session, has previously had work published in Jacobin Magazine, Truth Dig, and The Japan Times.

Shakespeare OC Is Ready For Launch In Santa Ana

Orange County's oldest professional Shakespeare company (originally founded as The Grove Shakespeare Festival by Thomas F. Bradac 40 years ago), moves from the Garden Grove Amphitheater onto the SAC campus, and continues its community-driven mission under Artistic Director John Walcutt in three theaters at SAC.

Filmmaker Rich Wolgemuth's THIS WORLD OF GHOSTS to Premiere at Dances With Films Festival

 Filmmaker Rich Wolgemuth will show his most recent narrative short film THIS WORLD OF GHOSTS at the 21st Annual Dances With Films at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, Wednesday, June 13th at 5PM, as part of the Festival's Fusion Shorts program.  The festival runs June 7- 17th.

Seal & Frank Sinatra Duet on Christmas Single 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'

Today, British soul legend Seal has released a duet with one of history's most iconic artists, Frank Sinatra, via UMe. Performing the Christmas classic, 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,' Seal and Sinatra sing side by side, in perfect harmony, creating a unique, one-off single, just in time for the holidays.

Los Angeles Master Chorale to Present Christmas Choral Concerts

The Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform five festive Christmas concerts in Walt Disney Concert Hall in December. The choral programs are a much-loved Los Angeles holiday tradition and these concerts frequently sell out.

DSM Announces Record Breaking 76 High Schools Participating In Its Awards Show & A Special Guest Appearance!

The Zodiac at Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas hosted a standing ovation party to kick off The 6th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards (DSM HSMTA) and College Scholarship program. Dallasite and two-time Tony Award® nominee Stark Sands was named this year's recipient of the Fullinwider Award honoring him for his roots and educational years in the Dallas theater community. Patterned after Broadway's Tony Awards®, DSM HSMTA celebrates the power of the arts to significantly improve all areas of education.

Hoehn Family Galleries to Host Two Summer Exhibitions, 7/8

The Hoehn Family Galleries at the University of San Diego will host two exhibitions from July 8 through September 2, 2016. American Art from a Pacific Northwest Collection 1860-1915, is a unique display bringing together more than 20 extraordinary works by American painters, sculptors and printmakers from a renowned private collection in the Pacific Northwest and on view in San Diego for the first time. The second exhibition, Ruth Eckstein: Topographies, will present the graphic work of Ruth Eckstein (1916-2011), an artist who explores the possibilities of printmaking as a vehicle for formal experimentation.

DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards Announces Winners!

Dallas Summer Musicals is a nonprofit organization committed to education, which led to begin the awards program patterned after Broadway's Tony Awards®. DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards brings stars, community celebrities, show business veterans and Dallas leaders together for an evening of celebration.

Grand Canyon University Students To Release First Full Album On iTunes

Students from Grand Canyon University's Center for Worship Arts will release their first full album, 'Canyon Worship 2016' today on iTunes.

SOC to Present AS YOU LIKE IT

Following its groundbreaking production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) now turns to the comedy of Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Shakespeare Orange County Star-Studded 'Fun-Raiser' Kicks Off SUMMERFEST 2015 Tonight

Setting the tone for another season of great entertainment under the stars, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) launches Summerfest 2015 at the Garden Grove Amphitheatre tonight, June 13 with its 2nd Annual 'Fun-raising' event.

Shakespeare Orange County Star-Studded 'Fun-Raiser' Kicks Off SUMMERFEST 2015

Setting the tone for another season of great entertainment under the stars, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) launches Summerfest 2015 at the Garden Grove Amphitheatre on June 13 with its 2nd Annual 'Fun-raising' event.

Blue Mountain Gallery Opens Anne Diggory's BIOCULAR Today

Blue Mountain Gallery presents biOcular, an exhibition by Anne Diggory that includes hybrid works combiningphotography and painting in urban and Adirondack landscapes as well as the clutter of everyday living. The exhibitionpresents paired mediums, doubled objects, paired compositions, Paris in both light and dark, and a large work with twocanvases joined at a corner.

Blue Mountain Gallery to Present Anne Diggory's BIOCULAR, 3/24-4/18

Blue Mountain Gallery presents biOcular, an exhibition by Anne Diggory that includes hybrid works combiningphotography and painting in urban and Adirondack landscapes as well as the clutter of everyday living. The exhibitionpresents paired mediums, doubled objects, paired compositions, Paris in both light and dark, and a large work with twocanvases joined at a corner.

BWW Interviews: John Frederick - Reno Renaissance Man

It's really interesting to me in any kind of Shakespeare how people speak in definites, when there's no way to know them. This one seems to be one that actors hold very near and dear to their hearts. Some people are into the superstition and it's bad luck to say the title, but to me, it's just a frickin' word. It's funny to me.

EPIX Acquires U.S. Rights to Documentary Exploring Life of Director John Milius

EPIX, premium entertainment network, announced today the acquisition of U.S. rights to the new documentary Milius which will be screened at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival.

BWW Reviews: Fools Rule in Shakespeare Orange County's TWELFTH NIGHT

Sometimes it's just a fact - fools rule. Shakespeare knew it and always made sure the fool had a prominent place in his comedies. Alyssa Bradac takes on the role of Feste, the fool, in Shakespeare Orange County's TWELFTH NIGHT and from her first entrance on her 3-wheeled bicycle to her very last bittersweet song at the finale, she owns the show.

Newly-Acquired John Singer Sargent Painting Makes Its Debut at the New-York Historical Society, 6/7-9/8

Capturing the spirit of the United States through two centuries of artistic expression, From Colony to Nation: 200 Years of American Painting features more than eighty works dating from 1720 to 1918, drawn from the New-York Historical Society's large holdings of American paintings. On view June 7 through September 8, 2013, the exhibition interweaves art history and American history into a richly textured visual panorama, with subjects ranging from early Colonial portraits to urban Impressionism. The exhibition also highlights the story of the artists, patrons, and collectors whose contributions informed the history of New-York Historical.