Wonkybot Studios And Pinna Announce Co-Production And Licensing Deal On New TARA TREMENDOUS
Wonkybot Studios, a production, publishing and music entertainment company creating original content for kids and families across all media platforms, and Pinna, the audio on-demand entertainment company delivering high quality audio content for kids, today announced they've joined forces to co-produce Tara Tremendous: The Egyptian Curse, an exciting new season of twelve thrilling episodes based on Wonkybot Studios' wildly popular superhero podcast Tara Tremendous: The Secret Diaries.
Stage Adaptation of THE ROTTERS' CLUB to Play Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Jonathan Coe's iconic 1970s coming-of-age novel, The Rotters' Club is brought to life on stage for the first time at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 2 - 9 April. Inspired by Jonathan Coe's own school days in Birmingham, and adapted for the stage from a young person's perspective by Richard Cameron, this production, commissioned by The REP and directed by Gwenda Hughes, will feature a cast of brilliantly talented young performers drawn from The REP's youth theatres.
Blue Balliett, Patrik Henry Bass, Varian Johnson and More Launch Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
NEW YORK, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Recent research from The Kids & Family Reading Report indicates that 91% of kids say that their favorite books are the ones they picked out themselves 1 - and summer is the perfect time for those fun books kids choose themselves. To encourage kids to 'Power Up and Read' throughout the summer, 13 favorite children's authors have written original short stories that kids can unlock as rewards in this year's Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. This free summer reading program, created by Scholastic and powered by Energizer,encourages kids around the world to log the minutes they spend reading in order tounlock more stories, earnrewards, and help set a new world record for minutes read seeking to top the 304,749,681 minutes read in summer 2014. Children and families can sign up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge starting today at www.scholastic.com/summer.
Photo Flash: First Look at Theatre Project and TP&co's TWELFTH NIGHT
The Theatre Project and TP&co launched their Shakespeare Off-Broadway series with a Limited Off-Broadway Engagement of The Bard's classic comedy,Twelfth Night, or What You Will. The new series dedicated to the presentation of vital and imaginative productions of William Shakespeare's work opened with a production of Twelfth Night at the historic Players Theatre in the heart of Greenwich Village on Friday the 13th to sold out performances.
The Theatre Project's MACBETH Begins Performances Tonight
The Theatre Project's new Off-Broadway engagement of Macbeth, produced in association with their 'Exciting and Innovative' rep-company TP&co, runs today, September 5 through October 4, 2014 at The Players Theatre (115 Macdougal Street between West 3rd and Minetta Lane).
Tickets Go on Sale for The Theatre Project's MACBETH, Running This Fall
Tickets are now on sale for The Theatre Project's new Off-Broadway engagement of Macbeth. Produced in association with their "Exciting and Innovative" rep-company TP&co, The Theatre Project presents another classically-driven adaptation from the Shakespearean cannon. The production runs September 5 through October 4, 2014 at The Players Theatre (115 Macdougal Street between West 3rd and Minetta Lane).
Scholastic Unveils Free Summer Reading Resources For The Whole Family
Just in time for summer vacation, Scholastic unveils free summer reading resources for parents to help enhance their children's reading and learning skills all summer long at scholastic.com/summer. Available now are: a free summer reading guide for families with age-specific summer booklists and summer reading activities; a free Scholastic Reading Timer app to track kids' reading minutes; daily tips and a chance to win prizes on the Scholastic Facebook Summer Calendar; and a live Google+ hangout with parenting bloggers Amy Mascot of Teach Mama and Allie McDonald of No Time for Flashcards on June 19. This is all part of the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge a free, global online summer reading program where children can log their reading minutes to earn rewards and help set a new world record for summer reading.
Photo Flash: First Look at MARAT/SADE, Opening Tonight Off-Broadway
The Theatre Project's 'Exciting and innovative' rep company TP&co, presents their contemporary adaptation of Marat/Sade, Peter Weiss' avant-garde drama, with a fresh take on a dangerous play that taps directly into an undercurrent of social unease. Directed by Christian Amato with original music by Danny Gray, Marat/Sade opens tonight, May 30, and runs through June 13 at the historic Players Theatre in the heart of the Greenwich Village. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Scholastic Announces January 2014 as Get Book Fit Month
With the countdown to the Winter Games in full swing, Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, is calling all teachers and families to pledge January 2014 as 'Get Book Fit' Month, and encourage their kids to train their brains by reading more books. To help kids get Book Fit, Scholastic has launched a free Facebook calendar app, providing parents and teachers with daily 'scratch off' tips from experts on ways to motivate their children to stay mind-healthy throughout the month. Parents and teachers can join the campaign by 'liking' Scholastic's interactive 'Get Book Fit' calendar at Facebook.com/scholastic and by following the latest on #BookFit on Twitter (@Scholastic).
Little Radical Theatrics Debuts SMILE, 5/13-15
Little Radical Theatrics, coming off of the heels of its sold-out run of REEFER MADNESS proudly presents the Westchester Debut of Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman's SMILE. Performances run May 13th at 8 PM, May 14th at 8 PM and May 15th at 3 and 7 PM at the Main Street Arts Theatre (238 Route 117 Bypass Rd, Bedford Hills).
Little Radical Theatrics Debuts SMILE, 5/13-15
Little Radical Theatrics, coming off of the heels of its sold-out run of REEFER MADNESS proudly presents the Westchester Debut of Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman's SMILE. Performances run May 13th at 8 PM, May 14th at 8 PM and May 15th at 3 and 7 PM at the Main Street Arts Theatre (238 Route 117 Bypass Rd, Bedford Hills).