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YOU GOT A PROBLEM, a new short film by Broadway actor (Grand Hotel) turned director Charles Mandracchia, will be screened at 2017 Katra Film Series - February 11.

BHC Press invites writers of Young Adult (YA) fiction to submit their realistic teen fiction short stories for its upcoming On the Edge of Tomorrow YA anthology collection. Writers should submit stories that deal with real teen issues of today. Reach down deep, and pull out raw, complicated, and messy tales of life. Stories should provide insights into teen issues. Shallow or deep, selfish or loving, create characters with real flaws that give readers a reason to love or despise them. Whatever angst fuels your creative fires, BHC Press wants to read about it. All short stories should be a minimum of 1,500 words and a maximum of 7,500 words. For a complete list of guidelines, including manuscript submission guidelines, please visit http://www.bhcpress.com and click on 2017 Anthology Submissions. Critically acclaimed YA authors Sara Daniell and Tracy Hewitt Meyer are editing the anthology collection. Ms. Daniell is a best-selling author of six novels, and Ms. Meyer is the author of four novels, including the award-winning Rowan Slone series. Last day for submissions is April 30, 2017. Tentative publication date is June 30, 2017. A portion of all proceeds benefit RIF (Reading is Fundamental). On the Edge of Tomorrow will be available through BHC Press in hardcover, trade softcover, audiobook, and eBook. All selected authors receive their choice of one hardcover edition or two trade softcover copies of the anthology.

Tickets are now on sale for the desert's most anticipated annual star-studded concert event, Michael Childer's 'One Night Only', benefiting Jewish Family Services Of The Desert (JFS), to be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 at The McCallum Theatre. This season's theme is 'Hello Jerry' and Michael and cast pay tribute to the incomparable composer Jerry Herman, bringing to the stage music form his popular musicals including Mame, Mack and Mabel, Grand Tour, La Cage Aux Folles and, of course, Hello Dolly.

Red Bull Theater today announced that their seventh annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes will feature two brand new commissions from Dael Orlandersmith and Arthur Kopit, alongside six brand new plays chosen from hundreds of submissions from playwrights across the country. 

White Rabbit SEXCAPADES entices you with eight new works of love, lust, and dirty little secrets, passionately penned by eight funny, fear-free playwrights, the event will include original music by Christopher Palmer, lyrics by Andrew Rothkin, and choreography by Sarah Doudna.

Luna Stage is now accepting submissions to its 5th Annual New Moon Short Play Festival.  Playwrights of all career levels making their home in New Jersey may submit short plays between five and ten minutes in length and monologues of up to five minutes in length.

Hip, Twisted: Illustrated stories inspired by Hip songs last week hit #1 in Amazon's Canadian short stories, and top ten among all short story collections.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet, a 75-minute abridgment of William Shakespeare's classic tale of true love found-and tragically lost. Adapted and directed by Marti Lyons and featuring a dynamic ensemble cast, the production speaks to today's young people about their own lives. In addition to public performances on Saturdays, this production welcomes 1,000 students each day during its five-week run in the Courtyard Theater, followed by an extensive tour to schools across the region through April 28, 2017. Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet will be performed for the public Saturdays at 11:00 a.m., February 25-March 25, 2017.

Juanjo Giménez's beautiful short film TIMECODE has been making its mark in the film world, winning a multitude of film festivals, including the Palme d'Or for the Best Short Film at the well-respected Festival de Cannes.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this month, in an effort to curb cyber-scalping, the UK hosts to Broadway's mega-hit, Hamilton, launched a brand-new paperless alternative to traditional online ticket purchasing. According to The Daily Mail, the ticketless initiative went live on January 16, when a pre-registered wait list of no less than 110,000 people got priority access to seats for the show.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert, January 19 - 21, 2017 in Samueli Theater. For three nights, six talented singers will take to the stage performing many of Jerry Herman's beloved musical numbers from Mame, Mack and Mabel, Hello, Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles.

Jerry Granelli will hold a one-week residency at John Zorn's The Stone, January 3-8, 2017.

Keanu Reeves is urging the world to help TIFF protect and project film through its Save This Moment campaign, which aims to raise funds to cover storage, revision, and maintenance costs for 1,460 recently acquired prints from NBC Universal, Mongrel Media, eOne/Les Films Séville and Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler.

The latest in ESPN's 30 for 30 Shorts series launches today with “The Throwback,” which tells the story of Gordie Lockbaum – who played both offense and defense for The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.

Jerry Granelli will hold a one-week residency at John Zorn's The Stone, January 3-8, 2017.

Theater For the New City has announced that it will present the world premiere of THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT, a new play by Walter Corwin that spotlights the wrongdoings against women since the Garden of Eden through the present day and suggests the problems a woman president could face, running tonight, November 2nd, through 13th in the Cabaret at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets).

Missing Bolts Productions and NoPassport Theatre Alliance, in association with Daryl Roth, announce AFTER ORLANDO, an international theater action comprised of more than 70 short plays written in response to the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016, and the growing devastating history of gun violence in the United States and worldwide.

The highly visible, widely respected company's slogan "Publicity Plus" well describes Sirmai's promotional support for clients across all media. It is also well known for its uniquely hands-on knowledge and experience in both the media AND the performing arts.

Few events have created more of a lasting impact on the lives of our nation's injured veterans and their families than Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), returning for its 10th anniversary to the Theater at Madison Square Garden today, November 1. 

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert, January 19 - 21, 2017 in Samueli Theater. For three nights, six talented singers will take to the stage performing many of Jerry Herman's beloved musical numbers from Mame, Mack and Mabel, Hello, Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles.

At the beginning of August, Disney Channel launched 12 Short exclusive films via their new digital platform, 'Free Period' and Cinevative co-produced the short film 'How to Catch a Ghost' written and directed by Christopher Scott of 'So You Think You Can Dance' fame. (Scott is also known for his choreography work on 'Teen Beach Movie,' and 'Step Up All In')

The Theater Project, an award-winning, professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, is now soliciting short plays for THINK FAST, its fourth annual short play competition February 10-12, 2017. The contest is open to adult playwrights in the New Jersey-New York area.

Theater For the New City has announced that it will present the world premiere of THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT, a new play by Walter Corwin that spotlights the wrongdoings against women since the Garden of Eden through the present day and suggests the problems a woman president could face, running November 2nd - 13th in the Cabaret at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets).