Strawdog Theatre Company Announces New Staff, Board and Company Members
Co-Artistic Directors Michael Dailey, Heath Hays and Anderson Lawfer are proud to announce the addition of eight new company members to Strawdog Theatre's ensemble including Chelsea Wilson, board president; Leah Barish, managing director; Virginia Head, director of individual giving; Cara Beth Heath, literary manager and Kamille Dawkins, Ashley Ann Woods, Raquel Adorno and Elly Green, ensemble members.
Laury Teneus Tops 2017 Boston August Wilson Monologue Competition
Laury Teneus of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers took first place on Monday, January 30, 2017 with her performance as Black Mary from Gem of the Ocean at the Boston Regional Finals of the August Wilson Monologue Competition, held for the seventh year by the Education Department of the Huntington Theatre Company, the playwright's longtime artistic home.
R&B Icon Charlie Wilson Adds Performance to IN IT TO WIN IT Tour at Barclays
SJ Presents Inc., a leading NY based concert promotion and lifestyle entertainment company, announced today that eleven-time Grammy nominated R&B superstar, Charlie Wilson, has added an additional tour date to his "In It To Win It" national tour stopping at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, with special guests Fantasia and Johnny Gill.
Freeform Says Farewell to PRETTY LITTLE LIARS with Exclusive One-Hour Tell-All
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse, as well as executive producer I. Marlene King, will sit down for an hour long unbarred and uncensored tell-all after show to discuss all of the series' tightly held secrets, behind-the-scenes insights, and top moments
Photo Flash: First Look at Lillias White and More in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at the Taper
Now in previews, August Wilson's hard-hitting 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' opens September 11 and continues through October 16, 2016, at the Center Theatre Group/ Mark Taper Forum. 'Ma Rainey...' is part of Wilson's American Century Cycle of 10 plays chronicling African American experience in 20th Century USA. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Revised Preview Date For MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Taper
Previews Now Begin September 1, 2016
Phylicia Rashad, who directed Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" Directed by Phylicia Rashad. the Taper in 2013, will direct this groundbreaking play which depicts the racism and exploitation in the music industry through a 1927 recording session in Chicago with a legendary blues singer. "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is inspired by the real-life Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.
Tickets to MATILDA National Tour's Chicago Engagement on Sale Friday
Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, go on sale to the public on Friday, January 22. The First National Tour of MATILDA THE MUSICAL will play Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 W Randolph) March 22 through April 10, 2016.