Elizabeth Chambers

On Sunday, August 6 at 1pm, Vermont native Shaina Taub will return to the Green Mountain State to lead a masterclass and songwriting workshop with students in Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive production of TWELFTH NIGHT, for which she wrote music and lyrics.

Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive (SMTI) participants are featured this summer in Shaina Taub and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s jazz-funk hit Twelfth Night, a 90-minute musical adaptation of the beloved Shakespeare romantic comedy.

TV host and journalist Elizabeth Chambers will host and executive produce a series exploring the complexities of toxic and traumatic relationships. Through interviews and firsthand accounts of survivors, the project will investigate and shed light on long-held secrets, generational trauma and deep-rooted psychological issues.

Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive returns this year with the hilarious satire of capitalism, bureaucracy, and politics, all surrounding the privilege to pee. Urinetown the Musical will be performed by Northern Stage's talented young education department students, July 20-31, in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, VT.

The acclaimed Steppenwolf ensemble and Board of Trustees host Gala 2019, an extraordinary evening celebrating over four decades of powerful and thought-provoking storytelling. Emceed by one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors, Armie Hammer (Sorry to Bother You, Call Me By Your Name), the party takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 6:30pm at a new location not far from the theater, Rockwell on the River (3057 N. Rockwell Ave). Golden Globe Winner James Franco (The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours) will be the guest auctioneer. Proceeds from the night generate essential resources to support the innovative new work on Steppenwolf's spaces and expansive education and community programs.

Nine professional bakers battle it out on the new season of Best Baker in America, premiering Monday, May 13th at 9pm ET/PT. Food Network's Scott Conant returns to host, tasking the bakers over seven episodes with challenges designed to put their baking skills and technical proficiency to the test for a chance to walk away with $25,000 and the coveted title. During each episode the bakers must create elegant and delicious baked goods through two rounds - a Skills Challenge that tests their mastery of the essential technical skills of baking, followed by a Master Challenge that tests the bakers' prowess working with specific flavors and ingredients. Returning judges, Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid, are joined by special guest pastry experts each episode, including Florian Bellanger, Elizabeth Chambers, Valerie Gordon, Shinmin Li, Nancy Silverton, Sherry Yard and Zac Young, to determine which baker possesses the artistry and creativity needed to earn the grand prize and be crowned Best Baker in America!

As friends and families gather for the most festive time of year, Cointreau, the pioneer in crafted spirits for nearly 170 years, unveils the first Designer Cocktail Series, a collection of classic libations with an artful twist created by luminaries from the art, culinary and fashion worlds. The ensemble celebrates The Art of the Mix by creating cocktail recipes that can elevate any gathering to something extraordinary. To craft the Designer Cocktail Series, Cointreau enlisted tastemakers including actress, designer and influencer Olivia Culpo, street artist Bradley Theodore, celebrity pastry chef Elizabeth Chambers and fashion designer and creative director Marissa Webb.

Check out the stars take the red carpet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. 

Saint John's Health Center Foundation and Irene Dunne Guild hosted Providence Saint John's 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration: The Future of Excellence in Personalized Healthcare raising a record-breaking $1.4 million on Saturday, October 21 at 3Labs, Culver City.

Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Armie Hammer headline the second feature from director Tom Ford (A Single Man), about a woman who is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex-husband.

Writer-director Nate Parker reclaims the title of D.W. Griffith's KKK-boosting 1916 milestone for this epic chronicle of the life of Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion against white plantation owners in 1831 Virginia.

Josh Elkin returns to host a new, supersized, sweet season of SUGAR SHOWDOWN, premiering Today, September 14th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Cooking Channel.

Josh Elkin returns to host a new, supersized, sweet season of SUGAR SHOWDOWN, premiering Wednesday, September 14th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Cooking Channel.

 Nate Parker and the cast, Producers, and Executive Producers of The Birth of a Nation are investing in the next generation of diverse independent creativity with the Sundance Institute | The Birth of a Nation Fellowship for 18-to-24-year-old filmmakers participating in the Institute's Ignite program. Parker shared details at Sundance Institute's NIGHT BEFORE NEXT benefit at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles this evening, where he also received the Institute's annual Vanguard Award presented to him by actor and Sundance alum Michael B. Jordan. Parker's The Birth of a Nation was supported by the Institute's renowned Feature Film Program for three years before its premiere, and won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

It's an all-star cupcake showdown as celebrity contestants battle to prove their baking skills on special new episodes of CUPCAKE WARS, beginning tonight, July 11th at 8pm ET/PT on Food Network.

It's an all-star cupcake showdown as celebrity contestants battle to prove their baking skills on special new episodes of CUPCAKE WARS, beginning on Monday, July 11th at 8pm ET/PT on Food Network.

It's time to heat up the barbeque because Food Network is grilling up a new batch of competition this July, starting off with the premiere of Chopped Grill Masters Napa when sixteen top-notch grillers head out of the studio and in to wine country with host Ted Allen for a special five-part tournament beginning Tuesday, July 5th at 10pm.