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Miami Premiere of KING JAMES Comes to GableStage Theatre Company

GableStage Theatre Company will present the Miami premiere of King James, a comedy centering on two unlikely friends whose bond is forged by LeBron James fandom.
New Jersey Hall Of Fame Unveils Whitney Houston Garden State Parkway Service Area and More In Her Honor

The New Jersey Hall of Fame unveils exhibits and initiatives in honor of Whitney Houston at the renamed Garden State Parkway service area. Explore Whitney's iconic career and learn about other New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees.
Chicago Humanities Festival To Host Famed Biographer Walter Isaacson

Chicago Humanities Festival is set to  host famed biographer Walter Isaacson.
Roy Firestone Brings His ONE MAN SHOW To Jewish Family Services Of The Desert For One Very Special Performance

Roy Firestone Brings His ONE MAN SHOW To Jewish Family Services Of The Desert For One Very Special Performance, Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 pm at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus. Critically acclaimed as a performer, monologist, humorist, musician and impressionist, Roy Firestone, the seven-time Emmy® Award and seven-time Cable ACE Award winner, has performed in more than 2,000 venues spanning over two decades. He has shared the stage with performers  Josh Groban, Reba McEntire, David Foster, Forest Whitaker, and Bon Jovi. As an actor, Firestone was featured in the Academy Award-winning film Jerry Maguire, where he played himself in an unforgettable and often repeated scene with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. I had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Firestone as he was preparing for his desert performance. Here are a few excerpts from that conversation:
Documentary BLEED OUT Debuts December 17 On HBO

 Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.. Documentary BLEED OUT Debuts December 17 On HBO
CreativeChaos vmg Premieres Two Provocative Films on Critical Social Justice Issues at DOC NYC

CreativeChaos vmg, the award-winning production company known for powerful documentaries that move cultural conversation, will be unveiling two projects this November at DOC NYC - This Changes Everything (November 14th) and the HBO documentary film Bleed Out (November 13th). Since its inception, the disruptive content creator has achieved significant success with major global distribution and award-recognition (including a Gracie Award and Emmy nomination in 2014 for the HBO documentary Casting By). Most importantly it has catalyzed real and lasting change, and This Changes Everything and Bleed Out are no exception.
HAIRSPRAY's John Waters, Caitlyn Jenner and More Slated for Chicago Humanities Festival's SPRINGFEST/17: STUFF

After finding that the inaugural Springfest sparked joy across Chicago, the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has revealed its full line-up for its second annual Springfest, Stuff.
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION Co-Author Join FALLFEST/16: SPEED in Chicago

The Chicago Humanities Festival announces a number of additions and changes to its Fallfest/16: Speed line-up.
CASSIUS Releases 'The Sound of Violence (Emeskay Remix)'

Emeskay are back to usual form this month with the relatively unannounced delivery of this cracking new rework of the Cassius classic – 'The Sound Of Violence'.
Lemony Snicket, Jonathan Safran Foer & More to Speak at Chicago Humanities Festival, 10/13, 10/20 and 11/1-10

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced today confirmed speakers added to the 2013 Fall Festival, which will explore the theme of 'Animal: What makes us human?' Speakers announced include Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler), author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS; Jonathan Safran Foer, author of EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, and EATING ANIMALS; Anne Carson, poet and fiction writer; Ana Maria Martinez, Latin Grammy Award-winning soprano; Mark Dion, pioneering conceptual artist; Tracey L. Meares, Yale Law Professor and authority on crime prevention and community capacity building; Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, authors of ZOOBIQUITY: THE ASTONISHING CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH; and Craig Packer, leading expert on African wildlife and founder of the Serengeti Lion Project.
New Jersey Hall of Fame Unveils Nation's First Mobile Hall of Fame Museum Today

The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) announces the launch of the nation's first mobile Hall of Fame Museum with a public unveiling and ceremony today, June 24, 11:00am, at the Flag Plaza in Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The ceremony will honor Hall of Fame inductees and sponsors and features inductee, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. A series of other media events follow at the Trenton Statehouse on June 25, the Atlantic City Air Show on June 26, and the Thomas Edison National Historical Park on June 27.
New Jersey Hall of Fame to Unveil Nation's First Mobile Hall of Fame Museum, 6/24

The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) announces the launch of the nation's first mobile Hall of Fame Museum with a public unveiling and ceremony on Monday, June 24, 11:00am, at the Flag Plaza in Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The ceremony will honor Hall of Fame inductees and sponsors and features inductee, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. A series of other media events follow at the Trenton Statehouse on June 25, the Atlantic City Air Show on June 26, and the Thomas Edison National Historical Park on June 27.
Goodman Theatre Hosts Citywide JUNGLE BOOK Events, Now thru 6/30

In conjunction with Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman's world-premiere stage musical adaptation of The Jungle Book (June 21 - August 4) this summer, Goodman Theatre teams up with community partners to present show-related events and activities at venues throughout Chicago-many free of charge.
DCA Theater Announces SKALD 12 Storytelling Festival 5/16-21

WNEP Theater and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture present the twelfth Annual SKALD Storytelling Festival, a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling.
DCA Theater Announces SKALD 12 Storytelling Festival 5/16-21

WNEP Theater and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture present the twelfth Annual SKALD Storytelling Festival, a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling.
Photo Flash: Carol Channing Meets Yo Gabba Gabba at Good Day LA

Forget the Olivier's, the Hepburn's or the Royalty of Europe. The other day Carol (Channing) got to meet Yo Gabba Gabba! The group is a popular kids' show currently airing on Nick jr. DJ Lance Rock, Muno (the red cyclops), Foofa (the pink flower bubble), Brobee (a little hairy green monster), Toodee (the blue cat-dragon) and Plex (the magic yellow robot) joined 'Good Day LA' for a sing-a-long and dance. Carol says 'Brobee has my father's eyes.' The Yo Gabba Gabba! show entitled 'There's A Party In My City' will be doing a 60 city North American live tour that kicks off on August 27! For more info go to www.yogabbagabba.com.
Photo Coverage: 62nd Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards - Arrivals

The 62nd Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards were held at Leonard H Goldenson Theatre on July 31, 2010 in North Hollywood, California.
A.T.C. Presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY Opens 11/27

American Theater Company (ATC) continues its 2009-2010 season with the eighth annual production of It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play adapted from Frank Capra's classic film and directed by Jason W. Gerace.
American Theater Company's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY To Be Broadcast On WBEZ Chicago Radio

American Theater Company (ATC) partners with WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) to broadcast their eighth annual production of It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play adapted from Frank Capra's classic film and directed by Jason W. Gerace.
American Theater Company's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY To Be Broadcast On WBEZ Chicago Radio

American Theater Company (ATC) partners with WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) to broadcast their eighth annual production of It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play adapted from Frank Capra's classic film and directed by Jason W. Gerace.

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