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Songs From BLEEDING LOVE Podcast Starring Marc Kudisch, Rebecca Naomi Jones and More Photo Songs From BLEEDING LOVE Podcast Starring Marc Kudisch, Rebecca Naomi Jones and More Released as an Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 26, 2020

Songs from the musical podcast BLEEDING LOVE are being released for free download. BLEEDING LOVE features book and story by Jason Schafer, suggested by Oscar Wilde's 'The Nightingale and the Rose, music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, lyrics by Harris Doran, directed and edited by Doran....


BWW Interview: Chris Mann Makes Noise & Much Viewed Musical Parodies Photo BWW Interview: Chris Mann Makes Noise & Much Viewed Musical Parodies
by Gil Kaan - November 13, 2020

During these quarantined times, top-selling recording artist Chris Mann has made the ultimate lemonade out of lemons - musical parodies viewed by tens of millions; all while sequestered with his family, and putting the finishing touches on his latest release Noise....


Musical Theater Students Across the Country to Debut THE BIG ONE-OH! JR. Zoomsical Ed Photo Musical Theater Students Across the Country to Debut THE BIG ONE-OH! JR. Zoomsical Edition Presented by iTheatrics
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2020

iTheatrics, in collaboration with Academy Award-winner Dean Pitchford and Tony Award-winner Doug Besterman, will present The Big One-Oh! JR. Zoomsical Edition, a twenty-minute online adaptation of The Big One-Oh!, on Friday, April 17, at 4 pm EST on the iTheatrics Facebook Page and You Tube Channel....


Christopher Peifer Releases New Album 'Suicide Mission' Photo Christopher Peifer Releases New Album 'Suicide Mission'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2020

Christopher Peifer is a theatrical composer and sound designer (Off Bway, and regionally: NY International Fringe Fest to regional and off-Broadway, including Manhattan Theatre Club, Westport Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Red Bull Theatre, Juilliard at Lincoln Cen...


VIDEOS: Library of Congress Commissions 10 Pairs of Composers and Performers For Seri Photo VIDEOS: Library of Congress Commissions 10 Pairs of Composers and Performers For Series of Solo Pieces
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2020

Concerts from the Library of Congress developed The Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic....


A Red Orchid Theatre Announces 2021-2022 Season Photo A Red Orchid Theatre Announces 2021-2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2021

A Red Orchid Theatre announces its 29th Season, kicking off the with the Chicago Premiere of The Moors by Jen Silverman, directed by Artistic Director and Ensemble Member Kirsten Fitzgerald and followed by the world premiere of Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta....


Glasgow International Announces A Digital Programme To Mark The Dates Of The 2020 Fes Photo Glasgow International Announces A Digital Programme To Mark The Dates Of The 2020 Festival
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2020

Glasgow International has announced details of a new, digital programme in place of the 2020 festival, which has been postponed until 2021....


Playhouse on Park Extends ELYOT AND AMANDA: ALL ALONE Through March 7 Photo Playhouse on Park Extends ELYOT AND AMANDA: ALL ALONE Through March 7
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2021

Elyot and Amanda: All Alone, the brilliant adaptation of Noël Coward's Private Lives, currently available to stream at home through February 28th - has been extended by Playhouse on Park and will be available through March 7th....


La MaMa Announces Split Britches' LAST GASP WFH Returns to On Demand For One Month On Photo La MaMa Announces Split Britches' LAST GASP WFH Returns to On Demand For One Month Only
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2020

La MaMa has announced that Split Britches’ Last Gasp WFH is back by popular demand and will be available for on demand viewing on Vimeo now through January 21, 2021. Last Gasp WFH looks for ways we might catch our breath in these times of global uncertainty, considering our ‘last acts,’ whether pers...


Andrew C. Raiford Releases New Novel VOID OF POWER: NEW GENERATION Photo Andrew C. Raiford Releases New Novel VOID OF POWER: NEW GENERATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 12, 2020

Author Andrew C. Raiford has announced the release of his sci-fi fantasy novel, Void of Power: New Generation. The Void belongs to everyone and belongs to no one. Because of the Cultural War Treaty, the federal government or any agent under their control cannot enter the Void. ...


East Lynne Theater Company Presents Provincetown Players' ENEMIES Photo East Lynne Theater Company Presents Provincetown Players' ENEMIES
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2021

East Lynne Theater Company presents a staged reading of 'Enemies,' written by married couple Neith Boyce and Hutchins Hapgood, for free, on YouTube....


Circle Theatre Continues Virtual Event Series Photo Circle Theatre Continues Virtual Event Series
by Stephi Wild - April 14, 2020

Circle Theatre Virtual Fundraising Events are for everyone: our patrons, volunteers, staff, community, and family near and far....


BLEEDING LOVE Releases Songs From the Podcast Featuring Rebecca Naomi Jones, Annie Go Photo BLEEDING LOVE Releases Songs From the Podcast Featuring Rebecca Naomi Jones, Annie Golden and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2020

The a?oeBleeding Love, Songs from the Podcasta?? album, with music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon and lyrics by Harris Doran, is being released for FREE download, today on all streaming sites....


#REALL?! WITH MEL & PEPPY Starts This Weekend at Vau d'vile - House of Love Photo #REALL?! WITH MEL & PEPPY Starts This Weekend at Vau d'vile - House of Love
by Stephi Wild - March 25, 2021

Journey inside the minds, the heels and the depraved souls of the cabaret world's most exciting up-and-coming duo. Featuring weekly news recaps, hilarious songs and newly announced guests, this #realness will be your new obsession....


Listen to Sarah Stiles, Marc Kudisch, Taylor Trensch and More in Episode 1 of BLEEDIN Photo Listen to Sarah Stiles, Marc Kudisch, Taylor Trensch and More in Episode 1 of BLEEDING LOVE Podcast Musical
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2020

Just as BLEEDING LOVE takes place in a world where people are locked in because it's too dangerous to go outside, this podcast was recorded by actors in their apartments, in a world where it's too dangerous to go outside.  ...


Pop-Punkers LST IN HLYWD Unleash Supercharged Single And Video In 'Bittersweet' Photo Pop-Punkers LST IN HLYWD Unleash Supercharged Single And Video In 'Bittersweet'
by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2021

Where the pop/punk paradigm of the 90s left off, Toronto-based band LST IN HLYWD have picked up - and there's nothing 'Bittersweet' about it! ...


BWW Review: DOUBT: A PARABLE, A LONG AWAITED QUESTION OF MORALITY RELEVANT NOW MORE T Photo BWW Review: DOUBT: A PARABLE, A LONG AWAITED QUESTION OF MORALITY RELEVANT NOW MORE THAN EVER at JOBSITE THEATER AT THE STRAZ CENTER
by Drew Eberhard - January 25, 2021

Webster defines DOUBT as; “to call into question the truth of: to be uncertain of or in doubt about.” Webster further applies the following definitions for DOUBT as, “ a lack of confidence, an inclination not to believe or accept, as uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decis...


Party Claw Productions Launches In New York Photo Party Claw Productions Launches In New York
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2020

Born of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravished the entertainment industry in 2020, Brooklyn artist Laura Kay along with actress & director Ashley Kristeen Vega created PARTY CLAW PRODUCTIONS. ...


Action Skulls Release New Album Created Amid COVID-19 Crisis Photo Action Skulls Release New Album Created Amid COVID-19 Crisis
by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2020

Action Skulls are Vicki Peterson (the Bangles, the Continental Drifters, the Psycho Sisters), her husband John Cowsill (the Cowsills and longtime member of the Beach Boy touring band) and Bill Mumy (Emmy-nominated composer, musician, actor, producer, co-founder of the cult duo Barnes & Barnes, and v...


Chesapeake College and the Phenomenal Animals Present MIASMA: A DIGITAL RADIO PLAY Photo Chesapeake College and the Phenomenal Animals Present MIASMA: A DIGITAL RADIO PLAY
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2020

How do you teach acting and improvisation while socially distanced? How does a college put on its spring production in a time of quarantine? The Phenomenal Animals have partnered with Chesapeake College's Peake Players to present Miasma, an new digital 'radio play' about three people sequestered on ...


PEAR SLICES 2021 Opens April 30 Photo PEAR SLICES 2021 Opens April 30
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2021

Returning each spring, the annual short-play showcase Pear Slices offers up a selection of original, short plays from the members of the Pear Playwrights Guild. Co-directed this year by Troy Johnson and Melinda Marks, the current crop of vignettes will be presented as a filmed-live video, accessible...


Florist Announce New Self-Titled Album Photo Florist Announce New Self-Titled Album
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022

Florist announce their new self-titled album. Along with the album announcement the band has shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Red Bird Pt. 2 (Morning),” a poignant, guitar-centric meditation that carries on Sprague’s concern with love, loss and the natural world. Listen to the new single...


Jordi Up Late Shares 'Wasting Away' Single Photo Jordi Up Late Shares 'Wasting Away' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 22, 2020

LA-based pop artist Jordi Up Late shares 'Wasting Away', her second release following her debut single 'Facts' in August....


A Red Orchid Theatre Presents LAST HERMANOS, Beginning April 21 Photo A Red Orchid Theatre Presents LAST HERMANOS, Beginning April 21
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2022

A Red Orchid Theatre presents the World Premiere of Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta, directed by Ismael Lara, Jr.. Last Hermanos runs April 21 – June 12, 2022 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells in Chicago. ...


BWW Interview: Regina Taylor Shares Details About Inspiring Conversation and Change T Photo BWW Interview: Regina Taylor Shares Details About Inspiring Conversation and Change Through THE BLACK ALBUM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2021

Golden Globe and NAACP Image award-winner Regina Taylor is inspiring conversation, enacting change, and educating young generations through her impactful, creative project 'the black album'. ...






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