Citizens of Mockingbird: Dakin Matthews on the Good Old Boy Who Rules Over the Courtroom with Wisdom and Wit – Broadway.com
In adapting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage, award-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin looked at the iconic characters of the recently named "best-loved" American novel with fresh eyes. In this exclusive series, Broadway.com talks with Sorkin...
read moreThe Geoffrey Rush trial shows defamation can make victims become victims all over again – The Guardian
Geoffrey Rush greeted his vindication with a look of anguish. His demeanor outside the Federal Court last week was decidedly grim. So too, his wife Jane Menelaus. If an $850,000 award of damages, with the promise of lots more to come, isn’t going to put a spring in...
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Fairbury theatre up and running after fundraising campaign – Beatrice Daily Sun
After a five year hiatus, the Bonham Theatre in Fairbury is once again showing films on the big screen. The theatre, which first opened on Sept. 27, 1926, earned its title as the showcase of the area, being a state-of-the-art facility when constructed. But time took...
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Iconic downtown Bar Harbor theater gets funding to continue its upgrade – Mainebiz
An iconic theater built in 1932 and located in downtown Bar Harbor has received grant funding to continue an upgrade that began in 2014. The Criterion Theatre, at 35 Cottage St. in Bar Harbor, received $80,000 in grant support from the TEW Foundation in...
read moreIC Theatre Presents ‘Marisol’ | IC News – Ithaca College
The final mainstage production of Ithaca College Theatre’s spring 2019 season challenges the status quo by exploring subjects of war, violence, homelessness and societal upheaval. José Rivera’s “Marisol” opens April 25 in Ithaca College’s Hoerner Theatre. The play...
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Citizens of Mockingbird: Gbenga Akinnagbe on Finding the Light in Playing Tom Robinson – Broadway.com
In adapting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage, award-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin looked at the iconic characters of the recently named "best-loved" American novel with fresh eyes. In this exclusive series, Broadway.com talks with Sorkin...
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Lompoc barber school to host ‘Cut-A-Thon’ to benefit historic theater restoration – Lompoc Record
A new Lompoc business will look to introduce itself to the community this weekend by sprucing up some local hairstyles while at the same time raising funds to help restore a historic Lompoc institution. The owners of Cosmoton Academy, a barber and hair school that...
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Bristol church destroyed by arsonists set to rise from the ashes as an events space for the city – Bristol Post
A derelict historic church which suffered severe damage following an arson attack is set to rise from the ashes as a new events space for the city.Firefighters from across the city were called to St Michael’s Hill in October 2016 after a huge fire at St Michael on the...
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MIFA to presents ‘Around the World in 80 days’ – Reminder Publications
HOLYOKE – The National Players, America’s longest–running touring company, is coming to Holyoke to perform “Around the World in 80 Days,” a 2013 play written by Laura Eason, based on the novel by Jules Verne, and directed by Jared Mezzocchi. ...
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Entertainment business pledges Notre-Dame rebuilding – IQ Magazine
Leading French entertainment and leisure business leaders have answered president Emmanuel Macron’s call to pledge resources to rebuild Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral, after last night’s devastating fire. Billionaires François-Henri Pinault, president of investment...
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Notre Dame fire – live: Latest updates as Paris cathedral could take decades to be rebuilt – The Independent
Parisians gathered in front of Notre Dame on Tuesday night, at a vigil where music was played and attendees prayed for the future of the cathedral. The fire which devastated the cathedral is thought to have been caused by an accident rather than arson, the Paris...
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Shifting focus | News, Sports, Jobs – Altoona Mirror
Mirror file photo by Gary M. Baranec Visitors enjoy the Blair County Arts Festival on the grounds of Penn State Altoona last year. The Blair County Arts Foundation is taking a “step back” from the festival next year. The festival will go on as scheduled this year...
read moreShakespeare’s plays possibly inspired by London neighbours – The Guardian
Some of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays may have been inspired by his elite neighbours, according to a theatre historian who has spent a decade trying to pinpoint the Bard’s address. Geoffrey Marsh, the director of the V&A’s department of theatre and...
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Movie Theaters in Wheeling, Moundsville, and New Martinsville featured in West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail – Wheeling Intelligencer
Kelli Shapiro, a program associate with Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, appears Tuesday at the Ohio County Public Library to talk about historic theaters in Wheeling and other cities. Formerly of California, she wrote her senior thesis on an effort to save a...
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Bondi Pavilion plan to restore iconic beach facility’s cultural and social heritage – ABC News
Updated April 13, 2019 16:14:11 Photo: The plan for Bondi Pavilion emphasises space for visual and performing arts and includes revamped facilities. (Facebook: John Wakefield) It's back to the future for Bondi's seaside Pavilion. It was considered exotic at the time...
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