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Mary Louise Kelly Comes to Tulsa PAC This Week

Mary Louise Kelly comes to Tulsa PAC this week. Presented by Tulsa Town Hall, the event is set for March 9. The Atkins-Pritchard Foundation Speaker is co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and a former National Security Correspondent for NPR, as well as a novelist.

Bobby Rush Releases New Album 'All My Love For You'

On Friday, the two-time GRAMMY winner, Blues Hall of Famer, and 16-time Blues Music Awards winner Bobby Rush released his new album All My Love For You via Deep Rush Records / Thirty Tigers. Also on Friday, Rush spoke with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered where he discussed growing up in the Jim Crow South.

Melissa Leo Will Star on Fox's BLOOD RELATIVE

Variety reports that actress Melissa Leo will lead 'Blood Relative,' a new drama pilot from Fox.

C.W. Stoneking Announces Additional Solo Dates

In the midst of the West Coast leg of his North American solo tour, C.W. Stoneking has announced additional Midwest headline dates kicking off in Lawrence, KS on March 21st and wrapping in Chicago on April 9th. The run also sees Stoneking performing at this year's Treefort Festival in Boise, ID on March 28th alongside Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, GROUPLOVE, Built to Spill, Peter Bjorn and John and many more. Since last fall he has been captivating packed audiences in North America and Europe with his clever blend of blues, early rock & roll, calypso, folk, and jazz and his signature dry wit.

C.W. Stoneking Announces West Coast & Southwest in 2020 Tour

Earlier this fall, C.W. Stoneking captivated packed rooms in the Midwest and on the East Coast with his clever blend of blues, early rock & roll, calypso, folk, and jazz and his mastery for delivering humorous stories with his signature dry wit. C.W. Stoneking is currently touring Europe and today has announced the Southwestern and West Coast leg of his North American solo run. The Australian-bred, Nashville-based songwriter starts the three-week trek in Memphis, TN on January 28th, making further stops in Austin, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and many more – all confirmed dates can be found below.

C.W. Stoneking Announces First North American Tour in 2 Years

C.W. Stoneking has announced his first North American tour in two years.  The celebrated Australian songsmith recently relocated to Nashville, a perfect fit for the musician's soft drawl, Southern spirit, and expansive musical vocabulary. The solo headline run kicks-off on August 30th in St. Louis before traversing the rest of the Midwest, Canada and the East Coast – including a one-off supporting Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on August 31st and stops at Schuba's in Chicago and the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY.

Photo Flash: Rita Moreno, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally & More Attend the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) handed out the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Host Lisa Joyner led the evening which included the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rita Moreno by Norman Lear and a special performance by Grammy-nominated country music singer Kelsea Ballerini.

43rd Annual Gracie Awards Winners Announced by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 43 rd annual Gracie Awards to take place May 22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will recognize such esteemed honorees as Ashley Judd, Billie Jean King, Claire Danes, Elizabeth Marvel, Hoda Kotb, Issa Rae, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Katie Couric, Megan Mullally, Pam Oliver, Reese Witherspoon, and Shirley Strawberry, along with some of the most talented women in television, radio and digital media. Local and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 27 at Cipriani in New York City.

Review Roundup: CAROUSEL At Media Theatre

CAROUSEL, a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, runs at the Media Theatre through October 22, and the critics are weighing in!

BWW Reviews: SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM is an intimate evening with Creator and his creations

Squabbalogic's production of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM helps to answer the question that the NEW YORK magazine posed in 1994, "Is Stephen Sondheim God?". The revue of Sondheim's work, originally conceived and directed in 2010 by James Lapine, who has had a long connection with the composer, takes the audience on a journey through Sondheim's life, his creations, and creative process, all narrated by Sondheim himself by way of video recordings and archive footage projected onto a large screen above the stage.

Spotlighters Theatre to Host Workshop Reading of IN A YELLOW WOOD as Part of Baltimore Playwrights Festival, 2/23

As part of the Play Development Workshops of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Spotlighters Theatre will hold a workshop reading of In A Yellow Wood, by Garry Kluger. The reading will take place on Sunday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. The theater is located at 817 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. No tickets required. Donations accepted at the Door to help cover the costs to the theatre.