Photos: Match:Lit to Present Queer TWELFTH NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2022
Independent theater company Match: Lit will present a queer take on Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Zeynep Akca. TWELFTH NIGHT runs through February 27 at Westbeth Community Room & Gallery (55 Bethune Street, New York, NY).
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES at Young Artists Ensemble
by Cary Ginell - Aug 5, 2021
Of all elements of society hit by the pandemic, the one that got hit the hardest was the performing arts. Many theatre companies were forced to close their doors while those that managed to survive were crippled by 16 months of inactivity and decimated budgets. Young Artists Ensemble has not only been a growth culture for local talent for 40 years, it has never shied away from a challenge and while other companies were subsisting on shows with small casts, YAE was determined to stage the Student Edition of 'Les Miserables,' the larger-than-life 1985 Broadway masterpiece, for its annual teen summer musical.
Occupy Verona Presents HENRY V: OCCUPY HARRY
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2019
HENRY V: OCCUPY HARRY is an energetic, feminist telling of Shakespeare's classic history, reimagined in a post-civilization U.S.A., in which the ingrained forces of patriarchal power are challenged by a new, vibrant resistance embodied by its fearless and charismatic leader, King Harry. Through her struggle, the play explores the many obstacles to true revolutionary change, and the courage necessary to overcome them.
Photo Flash: Turn to Flesh Productions Presents THE OTHER WOMAN
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2018
To celebrate their five year anniversary, TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS (TTF) is celebrating with FOUR new verse plays this October: a developmental production of The Other, Other Woman, and a staged reading of the entire Love and Death Trilogy: Persephone Rises, The Seduction of Adonis and Cupid and Psyche, all written and directed by foundress and playwright, Emily C. A. Snyder. Tickets are available now, including VIP seats with an open bar and pre-show salon for The Other, Other Woman, and an all-day picnic with the gods for The Love and Death Trilogy. Package deals are available.
SELMA, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, BLACK-ISH and More Top 46TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS; All the Winners!
by TV News Desk - Feb 7, 2015
The winners of the '46th NAACP Image Awards' were announced last night during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One (9-11 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed). The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson. There was a one-hour live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Kevin Frazier and Shaun Robinson. Scroll down for the full list of winners!
Second Thought Theater Presents GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, Beginning 6/6
by Kelsey Denette - May 14, 2013
Second Thought Theatre announced today that the next production in its ninth season is Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph. Joel Ferrell, Dallas Theater Center Associate Artistic Director, is making his STT directorial debut with this play, a story about life-long friendship and unfortunate injuries.
Simon & Schuster Children's Books Announces Partnership with Box of Awesome and Box of OMG
by Christina Mancuso - May 2, 2013
Simon and Schuster Children's Books UK today announced a partnership with Box of Awesome, a unique new initiative delivering boxes of free goodies to children across the UK. Described as 'a free Birchbox for kids', Box of Awesome aims to solve the discovery and noise problems faced by consumer companies targeting children and teenagers.