Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, ODESZA & More to Headline Outside Lands Festival
Outside Lands is pleased to share an eclectic mix of the hottest and most raved about musical acts including: Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers, FISHER, Ethel Cain, plus trail-blazing artists like Noah Kahan, J.I.D, Lil Yachty, Father John Misty, Cigarettes After Sex, Orville Peck, Willow, and more.
BWW Review: A DEATH DEFYING ESCAPE at Hudson Guild Theater
Prestidigitation factors heavily into ESCAPE, but it’s by no means the performance’s only draw. Directed by Lee Costello from a script by Carter, the 90-minute three-hander showcases Judy Carter as a talented performer and a deeply conflicted person who has navigated some bumpy terrain in her life.
BWW Interview: The First Female Magician Judy Carter Reveals Her DEATH-DEFYING ESCAPE
Author/ stand-up comedian/ magician Judy Carter presents her semi-biographical, part-stand-up, part-magic show A Death-Defying Escape! live at the Hudson Guild Theatre beginning April 2, 2022, with online streaming available starting April 9th. Lee Costello directs Judy alongside Kevin Scott Allen and Lyndsi LaRose. Judy made some time for me to magically transform my queries into amusing bon mots.
Handel and Haydn Society Set to Mark 2,500 Performance with Emancipation Proclamation Concert
The Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History present the Emancipation Proclamation Concert. This special event will also mark the 2,500th performance by the Handel and Haydn Society in its history. Part of Boston's First Night celebration, the concert will take place at the historic Trinity Church in Copley Square Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm with Scott Allen Jarrett conducting. The performance will include narration by poet Regie Gibson of passages from the Emancipation Proclamation. The concert is free and open to the public.
Photo Flash: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts November Events
November was an exciting and busy month for the students at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA)! Throughout the month, several notable alumni – including actor Kevin Cahoon and Broadway actress Samantha Williams – paid visits to their alma mater to lead master classes and offer their expertise to current students.
#IMDEAD: Voices That Slay and OPEN CASKET: A Spooky Open Mic Come to West End Lounge
New York City's hottest voices, actors, movers, and shakers of the entertainment industry join forces to create a one-night-only Halloween experience so good, it just might kill you. Artistic Director/Writer/Producer, Ian B Connor Presents: #IMDEAD: Voices That Slay and OPEN CASKET: A Spooky Open Mic. The events will be presented back-to-back on Saturday Oct 26th 2019 at The West End Lounge in NYC (955 West End Ave) Audiences will enjoy a truly killer show at 7pm (#IMDEAD) before jumping on stage and sing for their life at the open mic immediately following (OPEN CASKET)
Room 13 Hosts A 1920s Immersive, Interactive Musical Improv Show THE SINGEASY
The SingEasy. What happens with the spirits of a 1920's speakeasy try to figure out the modern outside world through the lens of social-media? Find out as the cast of The SingEasy present a musical comedy show that's Immersive, interactive and Improvised! Presented at Room 13 one of Chicago's most exclusive, intimate speakeasies. Entrance is usually reserved for members only, but this is your chance to access the prohibition era club yourself. Come see a retro-take on modern pop culture at The SingEasy! Performances start July 5th. Party starts at 9pm with the show starting at 9:30pm at Room 13, 222 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 Tickets are $25 a pearson and can be purchased at thesingeasy.com Patrons of Room 13 must be 21 of age to attend.
BWW Review: CURIOUS INCIDENT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Under Jonathan Berry's direction, Simon Stephens's THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME has found its emotional center at Steppenwolf. Based upon the novel by Mark Haddon, CURIOUS INCIDENT marks the first Steppenwolf for Young Adults production of this season, and this staging brings the show's theme of human connection to the forefront. I saw this play both on Broadway and on tour when it passed through Chicago in 2016, and the more poignant parts of the narrative felt swallowed up by the cavernous venues. In Steppenwolf's comparably smaller Downstairs Theatre, CURIOUS INCIDENT has considerably more emotional heft while also offering up a unique visual and aural landscape.