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Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards; First Stats Announced!

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Kokandy Productions' Presents Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS At The Chopin Theatre

Kokandy Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
Kokandy Productions Announces HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions will present the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
VIDEO: Matt Berninger Performs 'One More Second' on THE LATE SHOW

Dear friend of the show Matt Berninger of The National, who just released his first solo album 'Serpentine Prison,' joins us on the night of the final Presidential debate with this debut performance of 'One More Second.'
KET Premieres Kentucky Shakespeare's 2019 AS YOU LIKE IT On KET KY

Kentucky Shakespeare, the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth, is partnering with KET, the state network of PBS member television stations, to televise an encore production of the 2019 production of As You Like It. The production will air September 6, 2020 at 8:00pm ET and September 11, 2020 at 7:00pm ET on KET KY: The Kentucky Channel.
Kentucky Shakespeare to Present Special Encore Presentation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

It's time to laugh this Friday, with Shakespeare's comedy of two pairs of separated twins! Hear the cicadas, watch the antics of some of our best comic actors, and lose yourself for just a little bit in the magic of Kentucky Shakespeare in the park.
Kentucky Shakespeare to Present AS YOU LIKE IT Free on Facebook

Kentucky Shakespeare will present a special encore presentation of AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare Directed by Matt Wallace, a virtual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival broadcast as a Facebook Premiere.
Photo Flash: Kokandy Productions Presents the Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
Arclight Cinemas & Slamdance Announce Inaugural EMERGENCE LOS ANGELES Film Festival Lineup

ArcLight Cinemas and Slamdance today announced the lineup for their inaugural Emergence Film Festival, taking place March 26th - 29th at ArcLight Cinemas' Hollywood location. The lineup includes both premieres and Slamdance Park City festival favorites and will showcase Features, Shorts, and Episodics along with Slamdance's signature categories Anarchy and DIG. This new partnership is an extension of the two organizations' successful Slamdance Cinema Club screening series. Tickets and passes are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online and at the theater.
Kentucky Shakespeare Announces 2020 Summer Season

Kentucky Shakespeare, the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth, announces the 60th anniversary season of the free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. The extended 11-week, 7-production, 64-performance season runs May 27-August 9, 2020, at the C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in Old Louisville's Central Park.
Kokandy Productions to Present the Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS at The Chopin Theatre

Kokandy Productions has announced the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher. Making its Chicago debut after successful runs at La Jolla Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop, Hundred Days will be helmed by director/performer Lucky Stiff with music direction by Matthew Muñiz and choreography by Collin Quinn Rice.
Casting Announced for Kokandy Productions' HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce casting for the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
CUNY Dance Initiative And John Jay College Present The World Premiere Of Gabrielle Lamb's PLEXUS: A WORK IN KNOTS

The CUNY Dance Initiative and John Jay College, in collaboration with Pigeonwing Dance, present the World Premiere of Gabrielle Lamb's Plexus: a work in knots on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 7:30pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25 ($15 students/seniors)and can be purchased at https://www.pigeonwingdance.com/pwd/plexus.
CUNY Dance Initiative And John Jay College Present The World Premiere Of Gabrielle Lamb's PLEXUS

The CUNY Dance Initiative and John Jay College, in collaboration with Pigeonwing Dance, present the World Premiere of Gabrielle Lamb's Plexus (a Work in Knots) on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 7:30pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25 ($15 students/seniors) and can be purchased starting January 2, 2020 at https://www.pigeonwingdance.com/pwd/plexus.
BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at Ivoryton Playhouse

But 'Shear Madness,' the madcap murder mystery comedy that lets its audience vote each night on the identity of the perpetrator, owes a lot of its popularity to the show's willingness to update itself on essentially a daily basis, so that the jokes and setting feel as fresh and exhilarating as possible. After all, the show started nearly 40 years ago in Boston, where you can still find it running at the venerable Charles Playhouse today.
The Dance Gallery Festival Returns For 13th Year At Ailey Citigroup Theater

The Dance Gallery annual performance Festival will return to New York's Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W 55th St, from Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29. The organization, celebrating its 13th year, serves to mentor upcoming national and international choreographers with performance opportunities and residencies. The 2019 DGF Festival will feature more than 15 artists in a weekend of modern and contemporary dance in three distinct and separate programs.
CUNY Dance Initiative Announces Fall 2019 Calendar Of Events

The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), a groundbreaking residency program and incubator for New York City choreographers and dance companies at City University of New York (CUNY) campuses, announces its Fall 2019 calendar of events.
Kokandy Productions' HEAD OVER HEELS Extends Through September 8

Due to popular demand, Kokandy Productions' breakout summer hit HEAD OVER HEELS will add two additional weeks of performances, extending through September 8, 2019 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.
VIDEO: HEAD OVER HEELS at Kokandy Productions

Making its Chicago debut just six months after concluding its Broadway run, Kokandy Production's HEAD OVER HEELS is now open. HEAD OVER HEELS is co-directed by Kokandy's new Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham and Elizabeth Swanson, with music direction by Kyra Leigh and choreography by Breon Arzell. Check out video of the production!
Photo Flash: First Look at Kokandy's HEAD OVER HEELS

Kokandy Productions is pleased to present the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical comedyHEAD OVER HEELS, featuring songs by The Go-Go's, based on The Arcadia by Sir Phillip Sidney, conceived and original book by Jeff Whitty and adapted by James Magruder. Making its Chicago debut just six months after concluding its Broadway run,HEAD OVER HEELS is co-directed by Kokandy's new Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham (hehimhis) and Elizabeth Swanson (sheherherstheythemtheirs), with music direction by Kyra Leigh (sheherhers) and choreography by Breon Arzell(hehimhis). HEAD OVER HEELS will play July 1 - August 25, 2019 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.

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