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  • Season Announcement: STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY’S 2022/23 SEASON

    By John Todd | July 15, 2022
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    Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s 2022/23 Season Chicago Premiere The Most Spectaularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington By  James Ijames Directed by  Whitney White Featuring ensemble member  Celeste M. Cooper September 1 – October 9, 2022 In the  Downstairs Theater The recently widowed “Mother of America” lies alone in her Mount Vernon bed, ravaged by illness and attended to by…

  • Broadway Opening: SOME LIKE IT HOT (Shubert Theatre)

    By John Todd | June 30, 2022
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    A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY BASED ON THE CLASSIC MGM FILM Previews Begin Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Opening Night is Sunday, December 11, 2022 Some Like It Hot  will begin performances on Broadway this fall on Tuesday, November 1 and officially open Sunday, December 11 at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). This brand-new Broadway musical…

  • Film Recommendation: OLGA (Directed by Elie Grappe)

    By John Todd | June 20, 2022
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    Ukrainian Gymnast Drama OLGA Opens NYC (June 24) & LA (July 8) KINO LORBER PRESENTS “OLGA” Powerful Portrait of A Teenage Ukrainian Gymnast In Exile from Writer/Director Elie Grappe Starring Anastasiia Budiashkina Winner: SACD Prize, Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2021 Opens in New York on June 24 Opens in Los Angeles on July 8…

  • Comedy Event: HARI KONDABOLU (The Den Theatre, Chicago)

    By John Todd | June 20, 2022
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    COMEDIAN HARI KONDABOLU COMING TO CHICAGO’S DEN THEATRE THIS WEEKEND Comedian, writer and podcaster Hari Kondabolu may be based in Brooklyn, NY, but he’s coming to the Den Theatre this weekend only. He has been hailed by The New York Times  as “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today.” In 2018, his Netflix…

  • Recommended Film: COCOON (directed by Leonie Krippendorf)

    By John Todd | June 16, 2022
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    IN THE SUMMER STREETS OF BERLIN, A YOUNG GIRL DISCOVERS FIRST LOVE IN LEONIE KRIPPENDORF’S TENDER, LGBTQ COMING-OF-AGE DRAMA PREMIERING VIA VIRTUAL CINEMA, VOD & DIGITAL ON JUNE 17, 2022 “Leonie Krippendorf’s queer teen romance is a sun-kissed story of growth and metamorphosis.” Ariel Klinghoffer,  Little White Lies “An authentic, queer coming-of-age story takes place in…

  • Streaming Theater: ANYTHING GOES (Cinemas Nationwide)

    By John Todd | March 19, 2022
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    HERE COMES ANYTHING GOES The smash hit musical Anything Goes starring renowned Broadway royalty Sutton Foster  and directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner  Kathleen Marshall  will sail onto more than 700 US cinema screens for two days only on Sunday, March 27 and Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Tickets are on sale now at anythinggoesmusicalcinema.com Samuel Edwards, Sutton…

  • Film/DVD: NOSFERATU (Mastered in HD from Kino Lorber)

    By John Todd | February 22, 2022
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    First released in March 1922, F.W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR is turning 100 this year. A cornerstone of the horror genre and a landmark of German Expressionism, Murnau’s unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula remains the most unsettling vampire film ever made for many viewers. Viewers can watch the seminal vampire film the…

  • Chicago and Off-Broadway Theater: THE DRAG SEED (Hell in a Handbag Productions at The Chopin and LaMama)

    By John Todd | January 23, 2022
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    As part of its 20th Anniversary season, Hell in a Handbag is presenting a  revival of its popular comedy  The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror-thriller film  The Bad Seed. Written by Artistic Director  David Cerda  and directed by  Cheryl Snodgrass,  The Drag Seed will play Chicago’s Chopin Theatre February 24 – March 20, 2022. Mother Connie (Ed…

  • Theater Re-Opening: LA HABRA DEPOT THEATRE (Phantom Projects Theatre Group Gala)

    By John Todd | January 18, 2022
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    Grammy Nominated Singer Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter to Open the New Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot The historic La Habra Depot Theatre under the new management of the Phantom Projects Theatre Group will re-open with a red-carpet gala benefit on January 29 at 5pm starring Orange County native and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter…

  • Upcoming Film: DEATH ON THE NILE (starring Kenneth Branagh and Château Malartic-Lagravií¨re)

    By John Todd | January 9, 2022
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    Château Malartic-Lagravière’s  flagship wine joins a star-studded lineup in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, which hits theaters February 11, 2022 in the US. Malartic will be alongside Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright and Annette Bening, in the latest Agatha Christie thriller. “We are very proud to partner with Disney on DOTN, a production that brings grandeur…

  • Film: ISAAC (directed by Angeles Hernandez and David Matamoros)

    By John Todd | November 9, 2021
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    Breaking Glass Pictures is set to release Isaac, the multi-award-winning directorial debut from directors Angeles Hernandez and David Matamoros, on November 16. Based on the Spanish stage play El dí­a que nació Isaac by Antonio Hernández, Isaac follows two childhood friends, Denis and Nacho, meet again years after having an intense relationship as teenagers. Nacho…

  • Music Concerts: THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION (2021/22 Concert Season in Washington, D.C.)

    By John Todd | October 7, 2021
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    The Phillips Collection has returned to live concerts, but for the first time in the history of music at the Phillips, all concerts will be livestreamed, bringing the storied intimacy of performances from the Music Room to wherever you are. This season is characteristically eclectic, welcoming a broad range of musical styles, DC-debut performances, and…

  • TV: BROADWAY WEEK (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

    By John Todd | September 13, 2021
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    JIMMY FALLON RAISES THE CURTAIN ON ‘BROADWAY   WEEK’ ON THE TONIGHT SHOW! Special Week Highlighting Broadway’s Most Spectacular Performances Kicks Off Tonight THE TONIGHT SHOW is celebrating the return of Broadway by welcoming some of musical theater’s  BIGGEST  acts to perform on Jimmy Fallon’s stage at 30 Rock! The special week follows TONIGHT’s  mega-hit  musical sketch  “Broadway’s Back”  featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda,…

  • Theater: ENCORE PERFORMANCES (HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS)

    By John Todd | August 29, 2021
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    Congratulations to these award winners of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Here are their encore performances. TransSetter. Winner of the Encore Producers Award. Written and performed by Veronica Carey Matthews. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.  After a series of self-inflicted tragedies, a Hollywood dreamer has to go back to basics and figure out some life truths. Out…

  • Event: TWAINFEST (Write Out Loud in San Diego’s Old Town)

    By John Todd | August 16, 2021
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    WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience – announces the 12th Annual Twainfest, a FREE event which will take place on Saturday, August 21st from 11am – 6pm in the brand new location of Heritage County Park, 2455…

  • Film: THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Meet the 16 Misfit Members of Task Force X)

    By John Todd | August 6, 2021
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    Marvel has  dominated the superhero box office  for quite some time, but DC Comics is hoping to change that with their highly anticipated film, ‘The Suicide Squad.’ The part sequel, part reboot film features a team of obscure supervillains who go on deadly missions in hopes of decreasing their incarceration sentence. These expendable criminals make up the…

  • Film: THE PRINCESS BRIDE IN CONCERT (The Hollywood Bowl)

    By John Todd | July 27, 2021
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    Director Rob Reiner to introduce the world premiere of The Princess Bride in Concert  at the Hollywood Bowl ######### The Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by conductor David Newman, will perform, live-to-picture, Mark Knopfler’s score, which has been specially arranged for full orchestra. ######### One Night Only – July 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. The Los Angeles…

  • Theater: TOMB (2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival)

    By John Todd | July 24, 2021
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    WHEN IT’S BETTER TO BE ALONE A psychological thriller set in deep space, TOMB, which opens August 16 at Thymele Arts, finds Alithia (Dana Majeski) alone with Captain McKinley (Danny Manning) as they make their way towards planet Cerulean. However, Alithia has no memories of her past or how she got there. As she attempts…

  • Theater: THE HUNGER ARTIST (The Porters of Hellsgate at The Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2021)

    By John Todd | July 23, 2021
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    The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Company present THE HUNGER ARTIST by Franz Kafka, starring Larry Cedar. The Hunger Artist makes its VIRTUAL debut at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, marking the fifth in a series of one-man literary stagings adapted by Cedar beginning in 2013 with ORWELLIAN (based on the works of George Orwell), NOTES…

  • Theater Opening: GOLDBABY (Hollywood Fringe Festival)

    By John Todd | July 16, 2021
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    SKETCH COMEDY. NOT SKETCHY COMEDY. Comedy lovers rejoice! Following their 13 month sold out run as one of the premier sketch groups at the Pack Theater (one of the top comedy venues in Los Angeles), and killing it at their sold out run in the prestigious San Francisco SketchFest, Goldbaby is bringing its solid gold…

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