EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SING, RIVER, Pleasance Courtyard
It’s Midsummer’s Eve, and a young man is ready to plunge into the Thames to make his sacrifice. As we stand alongside him, we dive into British mythology and pagan beliefs as he goes on a journey defined by backhandedly bitter irony. Nathaniel Jones writes an ancient fable suspended in time, addressing the lies we tell ourselves in our attempts to romanticise our memory.
SING, RIVER is Coming to the Hope Theatre in June
Following the show’s first run in Oxford earlier this year, emerging theatre company Love Song Productions present this “beautiful and thought-provoking experience” (Daily Info) at the Hope ahead of an Edinburgh Fringe run at Pleasance this summer.
Review Roundup: A SOLDIER'S PLAY Launches National Tour
Roundabout Theatre Company has officially launched its national touring production of the 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play. Read the reviews for A Soldier's Play here!
Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical on Tour!
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is now on tour across America! SUMMER features a book by Tony Award® nominee Colman Domingo, Robert Cary and Tony Award® winner Des McAnuff, with songs by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara and others and is directed by Des McAnuff and choreographed by Tony Award® winner Sergio Trujillo, with music supervised by Ron Melrose and scenic design by Tony Award® nominee Robert Brill, costumes by Tony Award® winner Paul Tazewell, lighting by Tony Award® winner Howell Binkley, sound by Tony Award® nominee Gareth Owen and projections by Sean Nieuwenhuis. This tour is produced by the Dodgers and Tommy Mottola.
Former Charlotte Mayor Foxx To Moderate VP Biden's Charlotte Tour Stop
Vice President Joe Biden today announced a highly-acclaimed group of moderators for the final nine dates of his 39-city American Promise Tour. Former Charlotte Mayor and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will join the Vice President for the Charlotte stop of the tour taking place at Belk Theater on June 13th. American journalist Cokie Roberts, New York Times bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld, and Bestselling Author Celeste Ng will also join the tour as moderators throughout remaining dates of the tour.
Akashic Books Announces New Releases in Noir and Caribbean Fiction
New Noir
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
edited by Julie Smith
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each volume comprises stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.
ONEHOPE Wine and Chris Paul Team Up on Exclusive Signature Series
ONEHOPE Wine - the popular wine brand that integrates causes and impact into every bottle - announced today the next influencer participant in its Signature Series program - Chris Paul, eight-time All Star. This exclusive wine program was created to give celebrities and public personas a platform to pursue a positive purpose. For each Signature Series, ONEHOPE Wine carefully selects participants who fit the brand's passion and mission to serve a greater good. An avid philanthropist, Chris Paul embodies the spirit of ONEHOPE's Signature Series program through his support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, LA's BEST, The Reachability Foundation and other worthy initiatives.