Crackle Announces the Launch of New Comedy Thriller BLUE IGUANA
Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, in partnership with Screen Media announced today that the action comedy Blue Iguana will be available for free.
Photo Flash: A MEASURE OF DOUBT By Paul Schwartz Opens at the Hudson Guild Theater
A Measure of Doubt by award-winning playwright Paul Schwartz opened at The Winterfest Festival Of New Plays this past weekend. Starring Steve Blanchard, Kathleen Simmonds, Anna Holbrook, and James B. Kennedy and lead by indie theater director Janet Bentley, Schwartz has managed to bring together a troupe of power house veterans and promising up and coming talents to tell an impactful story that will touch audiences near and far.
Playwright Paul Schwartz Will Premiere New Play A MEASURE OF DOUBT At the Winterfest Festival of New Plays This March
Award-winning playwright and filmmaker Paul Schwartz (Lifetime member of the Actors Studios) and his new play called 'A Measure of Doubt,' (directed by Janet Bentley) is having its world premiere at the Hudson Guild Theatre in association with The New York Theatre Festival this coming March. Loosely informed by the Kavanaugh hearings, A MEASURE OF DOUBT explores the battle between the Left and the Right. The #METOO movement, and the very nature of jurisprudence in our society. At the same time it has at its center a gripping personal story of a young woman trying to find her identity, and a man faced with the question: 'Am I defined by the worst thing I've ever done?'
Photo Flash: Stephen Schwartz Presents Benj Pasek and Justin Paul with the ASCAP Vanguard Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 34th Annual ASCAP Screen Awards returned to the historic Beverly Hilton last night to celebrate the greatest names in today's film, television and video game music. This year's show was hosted by actor Richard Kind who added a special touch to the evening's programming for a packed room of VIP composers and music industry executives.
Megan Hilty, Paul Williams, Stephen Schwartz Confirmed for 2018 Junior Theater Festival
Megan Hilty ('Smash!', Wicked); Paul Williams ('The Muppet Movie,' 'Evergreen,' Bugsy Malone, Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas); and Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked) are three stars confirmed for the 2018 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta (#JTF18, #JTFATL), happening January 12-14, 2018 at The Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.
Florida Grand Opera Announces New Music Staff
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is pleased to announce the promotion and addition of new members to its music staff. Katherine Kozak, continuing in the position of Chorus Master at Florida Grand Opera and celebrating 20 years in the opera industry, will be promoted to also serve as Head Coach of the company's Young Artist Program. Howard Lubin will serve as Senior Coach, and Paul Schwartz and Paul Kovacovic will fill the roles of staff accompanists.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mesa Encore Theater's AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Think fast....your alcoholic father has vanished, your mother is a paranoid pill popper, and the remaining family members have sunk into a depth of dysfunction of epic proportions and harbor shady little secrets--where are you? No, not immersed in another Real Housewives episode in any given city--but you are at the Mesa Arts Center as Mesa Encore Theatre proudly presents one of the best pieces of American dramatic theatre in a decade, August: Osage County! Written by the 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, this epic Tony Award Best Play storms the stage at the Mesa Arts Center, located at 1 East Main Street, from Jan 31 through February 9. Tickets can be obtained by visiting www.MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling the box office at 480-644-6500.
The Baltimore Playwrights Fest Announces 5th Public Reading Of MARATHON
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.com) announces the fifth public reading 'Marathon" of their 30th Season, to take place on Saturday, February 12th at the Andrew White Student Center of Loyola University of Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21210.
The Baltimore Playwrights Fest Announces 5th Public Reading Of MARATHON
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.com) announces the fifth public reading 'Marathon" of their 30th Season, to take place on Saturday, February 12th at the Andrew White Student Center of Loyola University of Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21210.
Photo Coverage: SoHo Playhouse Opens 'Greetings from Yorkville'
Who Knows Productions presents Greetings from Yorkville with music and lyrics by Robert Grusecki, lyrics and book by Anya Turner. Turner and Grusecki will both perform. The production, directed by Thommie Walsh, will run Off-Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse with previews beginning Tuesday, September 25. The official opening is Thursday, October 4 at 7PM.