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Craig Finn to Play Intimate Solo Performances in US/EU/UK
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 24, 2024

Craig Finn will play a run of US dates on his This Is What It Looks Like: Solo Songs & Stories tour, beginning November 6 at Northampton, MA’s Iron Horse Music Hall and then traveling through late November. In addition, Finn has an additional slate of This Is What It Looks Like: Solo Songs & Stories dates in Europe and the United Kingdom, getting underway September 6 at Dublin.

London Cast Set For BATSU! at Underbelly Boulevard
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2023

 Underbelly has announced the UK company for BATSU!. Having recently expanded to London from Chicago and New York, the Japanese game show inspired event has since made Underbelly Boulevard its home.

Zydeco Star Corey Ledet Releasing New Album Written in Kouri-Vini Creole Dialect
by Michael Major - Jul 27, 2023

The album was recorded at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, engineered and mixed by Justin Tocket, produced by Corey Ledet and Louis Michot. Special guests include Germaine Jack, Anders Osborne, Kermit Ruffins, and Grant Dermody. Médikamen is being released by Arnaudville, LA’s Nouveau Electric Label.

WE ARE SCIENTISTS Announce New Album & Single
by TV News Desk - Jul 1, 2021

The anticipated album is already shaping up to be one of the band’s most hit-tastic albums to date with the inclusion of recently acclaimed bangers 'I Cut My Own Hair' and 'Fault Lines' alongside today's new single 'Contact High.'

UN DÍA COMO HOY: FUNNY GIRL se estrenaba en Broadway
by Cristina Martinez - Mar 26, 2021

Un 26 de marzo de 1964, el Winter Garden Theatre de Broadway acogía el estreno de FUNNY GIRL protagonizado por Barbra Streisand bajo la dirección de Garson Kanin.El elenco lo completaban Sydney Chaplin, Kay Medford, Danny Meehan, Jean Stapleton y Lainie Kazan.El espectáculo contaba con la coreografía de Carol Haney, supervisado por Jerome Robbins. 

FUNNY GIRL llega al catálogo de Netflix
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Jan 3, 2021

El clásico de 1968 FUNNY GIRL llegó el pasado 1 de enero a la plataforma Netflix, engrosando así su catálogo de musicales y películas clásicas que podemos disfrutar en streaming.

Zydeco Star Corey Ledet Releasing His 14th Album
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 9, 2020

The self-titled album Corey Ledet Zydeco is this Zydeco star’s 14th album since releasing his full- length debut in 2004, 3 Years 2 Late. His 2012 release Nothin’ But The Best, was nominated for a Grammy in 2013

Full Cast of TONI STONE by Lydia R. Diamond Announced at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2020

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the company for Toni Stone, written by Arena alumna resident playwright Lydia R. Diamond. Set in the 1950s, Toni Stone was the first woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues, also making her the first woman to play professionally in a men's league. Against all odds, Stone blazed a path in the male-dominated sports world, shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules.

Dawn Ursula, Rodney Earl Jackson and More Will Star in West Coast Premiere of TONI STONE at A.C.T.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2020

Tony Award winner and American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon announced today the full cast and creative team for Lydia R. Diamond's new play, Toni Stone.

Nick Mecikalski's REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS to Premiere at The Tank in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2019

The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director) in association with Lucy Powis and The Hodgepodge Group will present the World Premiere of Really Really Gorgeous, written by Nick Mecikalski and directed by Miranda Haymon at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), January 23-February 9.

A Guide to Barbra Streisand Movie Musicals!
by Abigail Charpentier - Dec 13, 2019

Although she started her professional life on stage and with her studio recordings, she skyrocketed to fame in the late 1960s with the start of her film career. Check out our complete guide to Barbra Streisand singing and dancing on screen.

Lee Allen Promotes His Children's Book The Little White Wolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2019

Author Lee Allen announced the promotion of his children's book, The Little White Wolf. The Little White Wolf is the story of Leesu, born smaller than his siblings and different in color. The wolf pack laughs at him and rejects him. But nature has a place for all of us, and Leesu learns how to use his differences to succeed and help others.

Breaking: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell & More Join David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood in A SOLDIER'S PLAY on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 12, 2019

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has just announced complete casting for the first Broadway production of Charles Fuller's award-winning drama A Soldier's Play, directed by Kenny Leon.

Mosaic Theater Company Of DC Presents The American Premiere Of Norman Yeung's THEORY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2019

Mosaic Theater Company of DC presents the second offering in its 'Stages of Awakening' Season 5 with the American premiere of Theory by Norman Yeung, directed by Associate Artistic Director, Victoria Murray Baatin, making her Mosaic directorial debut.  The play, Winner of Canada's Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition and produced to acclaim at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre last fall, runs at the Atlas Performing Arts Center from October 23 through November 17, 2019.  Opening press night takes place Monday, October 28 at 7:30 pm following 5 preview performances, including a full Pay-What-You- Can performance October 23, with additional Pay-What-You-Can tickets available throughout the preview period. 

Roundabout Announces Winners Of Columbia@Roundabout's 2019 New Play Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2019

Roundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University School of the Arts have announced the winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2019 New Play Reading Series. As part of the collaborative partnership between Roundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University, the reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA program and recent alumni with a cash prize as well as a reading in Roundabout's Rehearsal Hall, followed by a post-reading reception. Five finalists have also received cash prizes in recognition of their exceptional work. No other collaborative partnership in the New York area brings together an esteemed Ivy League MFA program with a Tony Award-winning, not-for-profit theatre. The reading series is made possible by a grant from The Tow Foundation.   

David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood Will Lead A SOLDIER'S PLAY on Broadway This Winter
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2019

Roundabout Theatre Company will present A Soldier's Play, directed by Kenny Leon starring David Alan Grier (Porgy and Bess) as a?oeSergeant Vernon C. Watersa?? and Blair Underwood (A Streetcar Named Desire) as a?oeCaptain Richard Davenport.a??

Quintessence Appoints David Lloyd Olson New Managing Director
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2019

Janice Bogen, Interim Chair of the Board of Directors of Quintessence Theatre Group (QTG) announced today that the company has hired David Lloyd Olson to be its new Managing Director.

Final Two Weeks To See Roundabout's TONI STONE Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2019

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO), in association with Samantha Barrie, will conclude the world premiere production of TONI STONE, by Lydia R. Diamond, with direction by Pam MacKinnon, on Sunday, August 11.

Review Roundup: TONI STONE Opens Off-Broadway - See What The Critics Had To Say
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 21, 2019

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world-premiere production of Toni Stone by Lydia R. Diamond, directed by Pam MacKinnon, opens tonight.

TFANA's 40th Anniversary Season Features Will Eno, Samuel Beckett, and More
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019

Theatre for a New Audience founding artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz, having just received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 OBIEs, today announces TFANA's 40th anniversary season. The 2019-2020 programming exemplifies what makes TFANA, in the words of the OBIE committee, one of the city's most vital institutions championing adventurous and urgent productions of Shakespeare alongside other writers.