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  • Film: TRUST ME (Directed by Roko Belic)

    By Nia Liat | March 15, 2022
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    TRUST TRUST ME Directed by Oscar-nominated Roko Belic, the timely new film Trust Me exposes problems caused by society’s lack of media literacy while offering solutions. Public television stations across the country continue to address how mis- and disinformation are affecting society by scheduling premieres and repeats of Trust Me to reach 84% market coverage…

  • TV/Broadway: 75th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (Sunday June 12)

    By Nia Liat | March 9, 2022
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    THE 75th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS TO AIR LIVE COAST TO COAST ON CBS, SUNDAY, JUNE 12 AND STREAMING ON PARAMOUNT+ Celebrating 75 Years of the Best of Broadway, the Tony Awards Will Return Live from Radio City Music Hall to Honor the 2021-2022 Broadway Season   Broadcast Marks the First Time the Tony Awards Will Be…

  • Theater: RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (Tour)

    By Nia Liat | March 4, 2022
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    THIS RIVER KEEPS FLOWING Opening tonight, the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show begins its tour (see schedule) of over 40 cities across North America in four months, including a two-week run at the history Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance–beloved by fans of all…

  • Recommended Concert: MITSUKO UCHIDA WITH THE MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (Cal Performances at Zellerbach Hall)

    By Nia Liat | February 27, 2022
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    CAL PERFORMANCES AT UC BERKELEY PRESENTSMITSUKO UCHIDA WITH THEMAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRASUNDAY, MARCH 27 AT 3PMIN ZELLERBACH HALL Following her all-Schubert recital for last season’s Cal Performances at Home online streaming series Ms. Uchida comes to Zellerbach Hall for an in-person concert with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra that draws a line from Henry Purcell’s uniquely English…

  • Dance: THE VOICE WITHIN — FEATURING SEIBI LEE (Leela Dance Collective in SF, LA & Edmonton)

    By Nia Liat | February 25, 2022
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    Leela Dance Collective presents  The Voice Within, featuring veteran kathak artist  Seibi Lee  in an intimate performance exploring the themes of duality and paradox. Lee renders two ancient stories –  Houyi and Chang’e, a heart-rending Chinese story about the love between a mortal hero and an immortal beauty, and  Yuki no Onna, a Japanese tale evoking the mystery of the…

  • Film Festival: NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL ’22 (March 2-6, Williamsburg and Prospect Park)

    By Nia Liat | February 24, 2022
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    FULL PROGRAM FOR NITEHAWK SHORTS FEST ’22 Festival Runs from March 2nd-6that  Nitehawk’s Williamsburg + Prospect Park LocationsNow in its eighth year, the Nitehawk Shorts Festival has become a bonafide home for the independent short film community. This year’s installment, taking place from March 2-6, 2022, will feature over 60 short films, with filmmakers in attendance…

  • Dance & Music: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY (World Premiere: “The New Canticle for Innocent Comedians” composed and performed by Jason Moran at The Soraya)

    By Nia Liat | February 23, 2022
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    A lost 1952 dance creation by Martha Graham herself — a primal artistic force of the 20th century — is reborn with the Martha Graham Dance Company’s World Premiere of The New Canticle for Innocent Comedians at The Soraya on Saturday, March 19 at 8pm.   The program also includes two classic Graham works Lamentation (1930)…

  • Dance: BALLET BC (New Program at The Soraya, CSUN)

    By Nia Liat | February 22, 2022
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    This Saturday, February 26 at 8, The Soraya’s resident ballet company, Ballet BC, offers a program of unusual depth with two works: GARDEN (by the new Artistic Director Medhi Walerski)   and The Statement from Crystal Pite, both originally created for Nederlands Dans Theatre (NDT). The program also includes a Pas de Deux from Walerski’s Romeo…

  • TV: REGINA HALL, AMY SCHUMER AND WANDA SYKES TO HOST 94TH OSCARS

    By Nia Liat | February 15, 2022
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    REGINA HALL, AMY SCHUMER AND WANDA SYKES TO HOST 94TH  OSCARS Regina Hall,  Amy Schumer  and  Wanda Sykes will host the 94th Oscars ®, ae first-time hosting of the ceremony for each of them. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood…

  • Film Opening: DOG (Directed by Reid Carolin & Channing Tatum)

    By Nia Liat | February 4, 2022
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    Two American heroes. One special operation. Let the road trip begin. Watch the first official clip from DOG, starring and co-directed by Channing Tatum In theaters everywhere February 18th DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army…

  • Theater Opening: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Greenway Court)

    By Nia Liat | January 12, 2022
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    SONDHEIM’S A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC OPENS FEBRUARY 4 AT GREENWAY COURT THEATRE Some 50 years after its birth, A Little Night Music feels like it’s always been here. Wisely and warmly, composer Stephen Sondheim and writer Hugh Wheeler  compassionately anatomize three mismatched turn-of-the-century couples. They’re midsummer fools of love caught in the spell of one of…

  • Film Festival: FILM MAUDIT 2.0 (Highways Performance Space)

    By Nia Liat | January 10, 2022
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    FILM MAUDIT 2.0  FESTIVAL  starts January 12 through January 23, 2022 The third edition of Film Maudit 2.0, a showcase and celebration of new and some classic outré, unusual and startling films takes places January 12-23, 2022 at Highways, the legendary L.A. Performance Space and Gallery. This year,  Film Maudit 2.0  features over 100 works of cinema from 23…

  • Film Review: THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE (directed by Amy Goldstein)

    By Nia Liat | January 5, 2022
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    THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE  delves into the 2019 crisis at Hampshire  College when students led a 75-day sit-in – the longest in American college  history – at the new president’s office to thwart her  underhanded attempt to shut  down one of the most experimenting colleges in the United States. Rhys MacArthur in THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE Hampshire College…

  • Film Festival: DANCE CAMERA WEST (20th Anniversary in L.A.)

    By Nia Liat | December 20, 2021
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    20TH ANNIVERSARY Dance Camera West Film Festival JANUARY 6 – 15, 2022 LIVE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SCREENINGS +++ 75+ FILM PREMIERES IN 11 SCREENINGS 2 WEEKENDS AT 2 LOS ANGELES VENUES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF 6 DANCE CAMERA WEST COMMISSIONED FILMS! POP-UP PERFORMANCES DJ DANCE AFTER PARTIES    2022 DCW FESTIVAL OVERVIEWEach film will…

  • Off-Broadway Announcement: AT THE WEDDING (Lincoln Center)

    By Nia Liat | December 12, 2021
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    LINCOLN CENTER THEATER/LCT3 TO PRODUCE AT THE WEDDING A NEW PLAY BY  BRYNA TURNER DIRECTED BY  JENNA WORSHAM CAST TO FEATURE REBECCA S’MANGA FRANK, KEREN LUGO, CAROLYN McCORMICK, WILL ROGERS, HAN VAN SCIVER, MARY WISEMAN PERFORMANCES BEGIN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 OPENING NIGHT IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 FOR SIX WEEKS ONLY THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 27 AT THE CLAIRE…

  • Virtual Theater: ESTELLA SCROOGE (Virtual Cinematic Musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon)

    By Nia Liat | December 2, 2021
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    www.EstellaScrooge.com Celebrate the holidays with  Estella Scrooge: A  Christmas  Carol  With A Twist a modern-day take on Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 novella.  Estella Scrooge features a book by John Caird  (Les Misérables,  Nicholas Nickleby) and Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice), music and lyrics by Gordon and direction by Caird. This virtual cinematic musical theatre adventure was planned and digitally captured…

  • Dance: ESPRESSO NUTCRACKER (Dallas Black Dance Theatre)

    By Nia Liat | November 13, 2021
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    Dallas Black Dance Academy (DBD Academy)  presents its fourth annual  Espresso Nutcracker, with a new twist on a holiday tradition. The performance is jazz-influenced by the music of  Duke Ellington’s  Nutcracker Suite.  The single performance is scheduled for Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 7 pm CT in the Majestic Theatre, located at 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, TX. The performance is…

  • Music Concert: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (Benjamin De Los Monteros and Marisa Buchheit at CineCity Studios in Chicago)

    By Nia Liat | November 13, 2021
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    Join CineCity  Studios in Chicago for a night of elegance, flair, wine, champagne and an operatic concert on Saturday, November 27th. 7:30pm Doors Open & Cocktail Reception; 8:30pm Concert; 10pm Post-Show Reception A Night at the Opera features event founders & acclaimed opera singers Benjamin De Los Monteros and Marisa Buchheit. Musical guest on  electric violin  and Concertmaster…

  • Theater: A RED ORCHID (2021-22 Season, Chicago)

    By Nia Liat | November 7, 2021
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    A Red Orchid Theatre’s 29th Season kicks off the with the Chicago Premiere of The Moors by Jen Silverman, directed by Kirsten Fitzgerald (Jan 6-Feb 27, 2022) and followed by the world premiere of Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta (Apr 21-June 12, 2022). Subscriptions are on sale now at A Red Orchid. Artistic Director Fitzgerald…

  • Festival Preview: MÉXICO DE NOCHE (The Ford in L.A.)

    By Nia Liat | September 30, 2021
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    OH, WHAT A NIGHT! México de Noche, which plays October 9, 2021, at The Ford (2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East) in L.A., explores the energetic and eclectic music of Mexican nightlife. Whether it’s listening over a romantic dinner to a special serenade by the iconic duo Pepe Martinez Jr. and Susie Garcia, or walking through a…

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