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THE GLASS MENAGERIE to be Presented at Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

Detroit Mercy Theatre Company present Tennessee Williams' classic American play The Glass Menagerie at the Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit's Boll Family YMCA. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

WICKED, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, & More Receive CAS Award Nominations
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 7, 2025

The Cinema Audio Society has announced its nominees in seven categories for the 61st Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing 2024. Nominees include Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, and more. Check out the full list!

Andrew Prahlow and Hollywood Chamber Orchestra Will Perform Music From Video Games
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2024

Join Andrew Prahlow and the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra on April 26 as they perform music from the popular video game OUTER WILDS.

Jay Armstrong Johnson's I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: THE WITCHES ERA Will Stream on Broadway on Demand
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2023

Jay Armstrong Johnson welcomes a new cast of characters for this year’s Halloween concert-meets-dance-part I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA. The show returns to New York City’s Sony Hall on Monday, October 23, 2023, at 8 pm. The concert will also be available to stream on Broadway on Demand.

Jay Armstrong Johnson, Robyn Hurder, Taylor Iman Jones, and More Will Bring I PUT A SPELL ON YOU to Sony Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2023

Jay Armstrong Johnson welcomes a new cast of characters for this year’s Halloween concert-meets-dance-part I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA. Learn more about this upcoming concert performance and find out how to get tickets here!

Halifax Announces LITTLE BAR in Hoboken-A Craft Restaurant and Bar Experience
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 7, 2023

New Jersey’s newest craft restaurant and bar experience, Little Bar, in uptown Hoboken crafts a unique, experientially interesting, miniature sized European-styled restaurant outpost, situated just off the Hudson River waterfront.

From the Hill By the Sea, A Cookbook Memoir by Chef Seadon Shouse of HALIFAX in Hoboken
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 9, 2023

Chef Seadon Shouse details his philosophy through recipes and memories, in “From the Hill by the Sea, a cookbook-memoir.”

Interview: Ed F. Martin Leaving His Indelible Mark With His KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Gil Kaan - Mar 21, 2023

Next up at A Noise Within, Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman beginning April 1, 2023 (with previews starting March 26th). Michael Michetti directs this classic two-hander with Adrián González and Ed F. Martin. Ed, a familiar face on the Los Angeles stages, managed to squeeze out some time between rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.  

Photos: Go Inside CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Ben
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 12, 2023

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, said that around 120 sip-and-chat fans attended this season’s final CULTURE & COCKTAILS held on March 6 in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben in downtown West Palm Beach. Check out photos here!

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: ALIVE At Sony Hall Streams This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2022

The Sanderson Sisters bewitched Sony Hall as part of Jay Armstrong Johnson's annual Halloween concert-meets-party I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE at Sony Hall, presented by Kampfire Films and Jay Armstrong Johnson and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Free Performances Will Come to Southeast England From July to September With DOORSTEP DUETS
by Stephi Wild - Jul 11, 2022

New Adventures has announced the return of “Doorstep Duets” with two brand new short pieces for 2022: “Ding Dong” by New Adventures Dance Artist Sophia Hurdley and “High Tide” by New Adventures Dance Artist Daisy May Kemp.

Tonya Pinkins' Socio-Political Horror Film RED PILL to Have NYC Premiere at 19th Annual Image Nation Outdoor Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2021

Tonya Pinkins, Kampfire Films, One Race Media, Mother Films and Paul Hsu have announced that the socio-political horror film RED PILL will have its NYC premiere as part of the 19th Annual Image Nation Outdoor Festival.

Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins' RED PILL Premieres in NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 9, 2021

Joining Pinkins prior to the film are several of her co-stars including, Kathryn Erbe, Luba Mason, Jake O’Flaherty, and Adesola Osakalumi for a talkback.

Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins Wins Best Director at Micheaux Film Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 12, 2021

TONYA PINKINS is the Tony Award-winning veteran of nine Broadway shows, numerous Off-Broadway shows, daytime dramas: As The World Turns and All My Children; primetime series: Army Wives, Scandal, Gotham, Fear The Walking Dead and Madame Secretary.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Tony-Winner Tonya Pinkins' Film RED PILL
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 8, 2020

Tony award-winning Black actress Tonya Pinkins has written, directed and produced her first feature film which will be released this fall.  RED PILL, a political thriller, was from its inception in 2019 a scary wake-up call about American politics.

Artists In Place Is Holding An Online Telethon
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2020

Artists in Place is holding an online telethon Sunday March 22, noon to midnight to benefit artists, actors and creatives in the Philadelphia area in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BWW Feature: Previewing New Musical THE HAPPY PRINCE
by Cindy Marcolina - May 4, 2019

On Friday 3 May, Wilde Theatre Productions presented Hal Cazalet and Michael Barry's collaboration for the first time in a showcase at The Place. The idea for The Happy Prince - their new musical based on Oscar Wilde's story of the same name - was born one evening in a pub in Buxton, where the two men were involved in different projects at the town's summer festival.

BWW Interview: Janie Dee Talks New Musical THE HAPPY PRINCE
by Fiona Scott - Apr 22, 2019

Renowned actress Janie Dee is currently playing Phyllis in Follies at the National Theatre. Next month, she takes a break to be part of Hal Cazalet's new musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince. 

BWW Interview: Hal Cazalet Talks THE HAPPY PRINCE at The Place
by Fiona Scott - Apr 4, 2019

Hal Cazalet is a leading operamusical theatre actor and singer in the UK and US. He now turns to directing his musical adaption of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince. 

Phil Daniels And Janie Dee Will Star In New Musical THE HAPPY PRINCE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2019

A new musical based on Oscar Wilde's classic fairy tale will be presented in three showcase performances at The Place from 3 - 4 May 2019. The Happy Prince stars Janie Dee as Mrs Bentley, Phil Daniels as The Mayor, Sophia Hurdley as The Swallow and Sam Archer as The Prince. This heart-rending story about a Swallow's faithful love for the golden statue of a Prince is told through a seamless fusion of dance and song.