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BWW Review: BOTTOM, Soho Theatre Photo BWW Review: BOTTOM, Soho Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - December 22, 2018

Willy Hudson walks onto the stage in nothing but a towel, asking a member of the audience to help him put his underwear on. The action is repeated for a t-shirt and some shorts. He continually asks, "Has he text me?" referencing a mystery dude that Hudson went on a date with the previous evening. Th...


Breaking: Erika Henningsen, Jeremy Kushnier & More Join FLYING OVER SUNSET on Broadwa Photo Breaking: Erika Henningsen, Jeremy Kushnier & More Join FLYING OVER SUNSET on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - January 16, 2020

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop) has announced that Erika Henningsen, Jeremy Kushnier, Emily Pynenburg, Michele Ragusa, Robert Sella, Laura Shoop, and Atticus Ware will join Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, and Tony Yazbeck in its upcoming production of the new musical ...


Photo Flash: Go Inside Rehearsals for FLYING OVER SUNSET with Carmen Cusack, Tony Yaz Photo Photo Flash: Go Inside Rehearsals for FLYING OVER SUNSET with Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck, Harry Hadden-Paton & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2020

Flying Over Sunset is currently in rehearsals! The musical, with a book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Michael Korie, features choreography by Michelle Dorrance, and stars Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Erika Henningsen, Jeremy Kushnier, Emily Pynenburg, Michele ...


FLYING OVER SUNSET Will Hold an Open Call For the Role of Sophia Loren Photo FLYING OVER SUNSET Will Hold an Open Call For the Role of Sophia Loren
by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2019

An open call will be held for the role of Sophia Loren in the new Broadway musical FLYING OVER SUNSET, produced by Lincoln Center Theater....


Queens Public Library Announces December Schedule for LITERARY THURSDAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2020

Queens Public Library has announced their December schedule for Literary Thursdays! Join them as author Lisa Kohn discusses her memoir 'To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence' and morel...


Photo Flash: See Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck, Harry Hadden-Paton and More in Rehearsa Photo Photo Flash: See Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck, Harry Hadden-Paton and More in Rehearsals for FLYING OVER SUNSET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 31, 2020

Rehearsals are currently underway for Lincoln Center Theater's production of the new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET. FLYING OVER SUNSET, with a book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Michael Korie, will star Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck, Erika Henningsen ...


DUNE, SOPRANOS Prequel & More to Come to HBO Max in October Photo DUNE, SOPRANOS Prequel & More to Come to HBO Max in October
by Michael Major - September 23, 2021

HBO Max has announced its October lineup, including The Many Saints of Newark, Succession, Insecure, and Love Life. In the Heights will return to the streamer....


Photo Flash: Inside the Obi Ndefo Virtual Cabaret Benefit Photo Photo Flash: Inside the Obi Ndefo Virtual Cabaret Benefit
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2020

The Obi Ndefo Virtual Cabaret Benefit, organized by teen actor Jamie Mann (Netflix's 'Country Comfort') brought together voices from Broadway to L.A. on June 30 to raise funds for prosthetic legs for Ndefo....


Ethan Hawke to Executive Produce and Star in GOOD LORD BIRD for Showtime Photo Ethan Hawke to Executive Produce and Star in GOOD LORD BIRD for Showtime
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 11, 2019

 SHOWTIME has ordered the eight-part limited series GOOD LORD BIRD from Blumhouse Television, based on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird by bestselling author James McBride. Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Tony® nominee Ethan Hawke will star as 19th-century abolitionist John Brown a...


Joshua Crone's New Play THE JOURNEY Premieres At The Tank Photo Joshua Crone's New Play THE JOURNEY Premieres At The Tank
by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2020

THE TANK and YELLOW BICYCLE COLLECTIVE are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Joshua Crone's THE JOURNEY in a limited engagement at The Tank (312 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018). ...


The Tank And Yellow Bicycle Collective Presents THE JOURNEY Photo The Tank And Yellow Bicycle Collective Presents THE JOURNEY
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2020

THE TANK and YELLOW BICYCLE COLLECTIVE are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Joshua Crone's THE JOURNEY in a limited engagement at The Tank (312 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018)....


Jonathan Biss Completes Beethoven Piano Sonata Recording Cycle With Release Of Volume Photo Jonathan Biss Completes Beethoven Piano Sonata Recording Cycle With Release Of Volume 9
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2019

A key thread in pianist Jonathan Biss's decade-long, multi-project Beethoven immersion has been his journey to record all 32 of the composer's piano sonatas, which he began in 2011 and completes with the release of the cycle's ninth and final volume by Orchid Classics on Friday, November 1. Comprisi...


Yohan Marley Announces Club Residency At The Joint Of Miami Photo Yohan Marley Announces Club Residency At The Joint Of Miami
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2021

King 'Krefiii' Forchion, son of the legendary marijuana personality, Ed 'NJWeedman' Forchion, is determined to make his dad proud while uplifting the culture in the cannabis community. The young cannapreneur, under the influence of NJWeedman, has announced the exclusive club residency of Yohan Marle...


Chris Martin & Friends to Perform at LOVR Benefit Concert to Advocate Against DUI Photo Chris Martin & Friends to Perform at LOVR Benefit Concert to Advocate Against DUI
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 20, 2020

The Noah Benardout Foundation presents the first annual LOVR Benefit concert, a cross-section of artists and celebrities coming together to advocate for an end to DUI (Driving Under the Influence) on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium. The star-studded evening of music and education...


VIDEO: On This Day, June 29- Happy Birthday, Brian d'Arcy James! Photo VIDEO: On This Day, June 29- Happy Birthday, Brian d'Arcy James!
by A.A. Cristi - June 29, 2021

On This Day, we're celebrating the birthday of Broadway favorite, Brian d'Arcy James!...


Photos: Check Out New Images of FLYING OVER SUNSET! Photo Photos: Check Out New Images of FLYING OVER SUNSET!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 10, 2021

Flying Over Sunset follows writer Aldous Huxley (played by Harry Hadden-Paton); playwright, diplomat, and congresswoman, Clare Boothe Luce (Carmen Cusack); and film legend Cary Grant (Tony Yazbeck) - each of whom in real life experimented with the drug LSD....


Photo Flash: First Look at Harry Hadden-Paton, Carmen Cusack and Tony Yazbeck in FLYI Photo Photo Flash: First Look at Harry Hadden-Paton, Carmen Cusack and Tony Yazbeck in FLYING OVER SUNSET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2020

Lincoln Center Theater, under the direction of André Bishop is producing the new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET during its 2019-2020 season.  FLYING OVER SUNSET, with a book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Michael Korie, will feature choreography by Michelle Dorrance, and...


Pianist Jonathan Biss Presents Final Lectures in Free Online Course 'Exploring Beetho Photo Pianist Jonathan Biss Presents Final Lectures in Free Online Course 'Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 02, 2020

In addition to highlighting Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas in performance cycles and a recently completed, nine-volume recording collection, pianist Jonathan Biss has engaged more than 150,000 students worldwide with these works via his free online course Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, which w...


VIDEO: FLYING OVER SUNSET Begins Rehearsals; Check Out All New Clips From the Show! Photo VIDEO: FLYING OVER SUNSET Begins Rehearsals; Check Out All New Clips From the Show!
by Show Highlights - October 20, 2021

Rehearsals begin today, Tuesday, October 19, for the return of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of the new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET. Check out all new clips from the show featuring Carmen Cusack, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, Harry Hadden-Paton, Nehal Joshi, Emily Pynenburg, Michele Ragusa, Robert S...


Photo Flash: The Bug Theatre's SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS Photo Photo Flash: The Bug Theatre's SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2019

The Bug Theatre has announced a new staged adaptation of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM from December 6 through 28 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo Street in Denver. Tickets are $20 in advance online or $25 at the door. Tickets and more...


Blake Rose Releases New Single 'Gone' Photo Blake Rose Releases New Single 'Gone'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 07, 2020

After delivering an exhilarating live set at Los Angeles' Moroccan Lounge earlier this week, rising Australian singer, songwriter and producer Blake Rose returns today with his smoldering new single, 'Gone.' Written and produced entirely by Blake, the song starts out as a delicate ballad, before gra...


Placebo Share New Single 'Try Better Next Time' Photo Placebo Share New Single 'Try Better Next Time'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022

Placebo share “Try Better Next Time” from the band’s forthcoming album, 'Never Let Me Go'. It follows recently released new tracks “Beautiful James” and “Surrounded by Spies,” the latter of which heralded news of the band’s long-awaited eighth studio album – and first together in almost a decade. Pr...


The Green Room 42 Presents BUCK FIFTY: LYRICS I WROTE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MY 40S Photo The Green Room 42 Presents BUCK FIFTY: LYRICS I WROTE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MY 40S
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2019

THE GREEN ROOM 42, Broadway's Funky New Cabaret Club, presents BUCK FIFTY: LYRICS I WROTE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MY 40s, an evening celebrating the last ten years of shows and songs by award-winning writer Sammy Buck....


New Release Date Announced for FLYING OVER SUNSET Cast Album Photo New Release Date Announced for FLYING OVER SUNSET Cast Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2022

The original Broadway cast album of the Lincoln Center Theater production of Flying Over Sunset will now be released digitally February 18, 2022 and on CD April 1, 2022. ...


Jamie Mann and More Take Part in Virtual Cabaret to Benefit Obi Ndefo Photo Jamie Mann and More Take Part in Virtual Cabaret to Benefit Obi Ndefo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 29, 2020

Join teen actor Jamie Mann on Tuesday, June 30, at 7:30 pm EDT/4:30 PDT, as he interviews actor/screenwriter Obi Ndefo about his harrowing experience losing his legs-and for a heartwarming line-up of singers sharing their voices to help him afford new prosthetic ones....






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