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A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean's hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their "wonder years" in a turbulent time.

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My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits & More to Headline Riot Fest Photo My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits & More to Headline Riot Fest
by Michael Major - May 11, 2022

Notable first-timers for Riot Fest 2022 include beloved indie rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs; the pivotal goth rock group Bauhaus; a reunited Sunny Day Real Estate; as well as first-time sets from Portugal. The Man, Yungblud, Placebo, Jeff Rosenstock, Lunachicks, The Linda Lindas, and Lucky Boys Confusion....


Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Photo Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Across the Bundle
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022

This February, in honor of Black History Month, The Disney Bundle will continue its promise of amplifying Black stories across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all year long with new and shared content in each service's always-on Black Stories collection. Check out the lineup of content now!...


Tony Nominee Saycon Sengbloh Will Star in Reboot of THE WONDER YEARS Photo Tony Nominee Saycon Sengbloh Will Star in Reboot of THE WONDER YEARS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 04, 2021

Fred Savage, star of the original series, produces the reboot - which still takes place in the 1980s, but will instead follow a Black, middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama....


Janelle James to Host ABC'S THE FINAL STRAW Competition Series Photo Janelle James to Host ABC'S THE FINAL STRAW Competition Series
by Michael Major - May 23, 2022

The stakes are high as four teams of colorful contestants face off to combat tremendous tipping towers. Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it o...


Durango PlayFest Announces Plays For 2022 Festival Photo Durango PlayFest Announces Plays For 2022 Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2022

Durango PlayFest today announced the three plays that will headline its play development festival, August 4-7, 2022, as well as a community event that rounds out this year's schedule. PlayFest's mission is to bring well-known and emerging playwrights, directors and actors to Durango to incubate new ...


Dan Lauria to Star in Staged Reading of LAST DAY by Richard Vetere Photo Dan Lauria to Star in Staged Reading of LAST DAY by Richard Vetere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2022

Eric Krebs & THEATER555 will present a staged reading of Last Day by Richard Vetere. Inspired by the William Butler Yeats quote, 'The beautiful and innocent have no enemy but time.' Last Day is a vigorous exploration of love & friendship at the end of the 20th Century....


Brian Cranston, Laurie Metcalf, Andre De Shields and More Join Penguin Rep's KEEPING Photo Brian Cranston, Laurie Metcalf, Andre De Shields and More Join Penguin Rep's KEEPING LIVE THEATRE ALIVE
by A.A. Cristi - November 09, 2020

Tony and Emmy Award-winners Brian Cranston (Breaking Bad, Trumbo) and Tony Shalhoub (Monk, The Band's Visit) are among the stellar performers being brought to you by Penguin Rep Theatre as part of the exciting, innovative Keeping Live Theatre Alive! initiative.  ...


Hulu Orders KING OF THE HILL Reboot From Original Co-Creators Mike Judge and Greg Dan Photo Hulu Orders KING OF THE HILL Reboot From Original Co-Creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

The animated series will star original voice talent including Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick and Lauren Tom. The reboot has been in the works since the 2017 San Francisco Sketchfest, where Judge and Daniels reconnected with the cast and celebrated the 20th anni...


Hot Mulligan Releases 'Gans Media Retro Games' Photo Hot Mulligan Releases 'Gans Media Retro Games'
by Michael Major - April 12, 2023

Produced by longtime collaborator Brett Romnes, ‘Why Would I Watch’ is Hot Mulligan at their loudest, their poppiest, and, ultimately, their most poignant: twinkly Midwestern emo guitars and mathy, synthy-heavy rhythms, Tades Sanville’s sandpaper vocals and indelible melodies....


Just Friends Release 'Dosed' Cover Photo Just Friends Release 'Dosed' Cover
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 10, 2020

Funk, punk collective, Just Friends, have shared a cover of “Dosed” originally performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers....


Playwright Joanna Pickering Inks A Deal With Next Stage Press Photo Playwright Joanna Pickering Inks A Deal With Next Stage Press
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2021

Pickering, is a British, actress and writer. She began writing for theatre in 2018, at Primitive Grace Theatre Ensemble, with artistic directors Paul Calderon and David Zayas, also co-founding members of New York LAByrinth Theatre. In 2020, Pickering was accepted as a member of The League of Profess...


BWW Video Exclusive: Judith Ivey, Lindsay Crouse, and More Talk MORNING'S AT SEVEN Of Photo BWW Video Exclusive: Judith Ivey, Lindsay Crouse, and More Talk MORNING'S AT SEVEN Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2021

Directed by Obie Award winner Dan Wackerman, Morning's At Seven will play a strictly limited 12-week engagement, October 20 - January 9 at Theatre at St. Clements....


PINKSHIFT Share New Anti-White Supremacy Single 'GET OUT' Photo PINKSHIFT Share New Anti-White Supremacy Single 'GET OUT'
by Michael Major - August 24, 2022

A fitting single from a vehemently unapologetic punk band whose songs rail against prejudice and oppression while also examining the human condition, “GET OUT” is a snarling and anthemic track that blends metal riffs with punk vocals, and the band has dedicated to the Supreme Court recently during l...


PINKSHIFT Release Debut Album 'Love Me Forever' Photo PINKSHIFT Release Debut Album 'Love Me Forever'
by Michael Major - October 21, 2022

Pinkshift - Ashrita Kumar (vocals, they/them), Paul Vallejo (guitar, he/him), and Myron Houngbedji (drums, he/him) - released their debut album, entitled Love Me Forever. The trio have been making their mark both in the U.S. and across the pond thanks to live shows, alongside the likes of their punk...


Olivia D'Abo and Alessandro Folchitto Join the Cast of QUIGLEY 2 Photo Olivia D'Abo and Alessandro Folchitto Join the Cast of QUIGLEY 2
by Blair Ingenthron - February 05, 2023

Olivia d'Abo (Conan The Destroyer, Point of No Return, The Wonder Years) and Alessandro Folchitto (Red Notice, Avengers: Infinity War, The Suicide Squad) have joined the cast of William Byron Hillman's family feature 'Quigley 2.'...


Review: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE at EPAC Photo Review: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 13, 2023

This show has a lot to consider and a lot to discuss for the appropriate theater patron. I went into EPAC's production of How I Learned to Drive not knowing what to expect. I have never heard of the show. EPAC's synopsis was not very helpful. It referenced 'a woman's coming of age through the 60's ...


BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Photo BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
by Alan Portner - September 10, 2021

Metropolitan Ensemble Theater (MET) has reopened in an improved, more comfortable, and certainly more serviceable Warwick Theater. The building remains a work in progress, but marching toward an ultimate and stylish rebirth. The opening offering is a delightful, soulful, surprising, enjoyable, wel...


Meet Me @ the Altar Announce 2023 Headline Tour Photo Meet Me @ the Altar Announce 2023 Headline Tour
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022

Critically acclaimed pop-punk trio Meet Me @ The Altar have announced a 2023 headline tour of North America. The 23-city trek will kick off on March 2 in New York, NY, visit major markets coast-to-coast, and wrap on April 4 in Orlando, FL (tour itinerary attached). Young Culture and Daisy Grenade wi...


PINKSHIFT Announce North American Tour Dates This Fall Photo PINKSHIFT Announce North American Tour Dates This Fall
by Michael Major - July 27, 2022

Pinkshift have confirmed an extensive headline tour of North America. Jigsaw Youth and Yasmin Nur are the support for the tour. In September Pinkshift will open for Destroy Boys on a handful of East Coast as well as play the Emo Nite New Orleans Vacation with 100 Gecs, and Bring Me the Horizon. Chec...


PINKSHIFT Share New Single 'to me' Photo PINKSHIFT Share New Single 'to me'
by Michael Major - April 13, 2023

Baltimore’s Pinkshift - Ashrita Kumar (vocals, they/them), Paul Vallejo (guitar, he/him), and Myron Houngbedji (drums, he/him) - have released a new single, the powerful “to me,” out now via Hopeless Records. Recorded with Will Yip (Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy, The Wonder Years, Circa Survive, Tigers...


Live Nation Urban Announces Black History Month Event Series 'Afro-Renaissance' Photo Live Nation Urban Announces Black History Month Event Series 'Afro-Renaissance'
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023

Live Nation Urban, in collaboration with Live Nation’s BE-Nation internal employee resource group, have launched Live Nation Entertainment’s company-wide Black History Month celebration – AFRO-RENAISSANCE – a multi-event series across six cities comprising of artist showcases through different enter...


Alley Mills Joins the Ensemble of MORNING'S AT SEVEN Photo Alley Mills Joins the Ensemble of MORNING'S AT SEVEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2021

Television and stage veteran Alley Mills (“The Wonder Years”; Williamstown Theatre Festival, four seasons) will assume the role of Arry in the new production of Paul Osborn’s Morning’s At Seven, currently playing through January 9 at Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 W. 46th Street, NYC). ...


The Adobe Theater to Present DINNER WITH THE BOYS Photo The Adobe Theater to Present DINNER WITH THE BOYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2021

LIVE AGAIN! The Adobe Theater will welcome their patrons, new and old, to come and enjoy their renovated building and see the “Killer Comedy” DINNER WITH THE BOYS by Dan Lauria, directed by Rhonda Ware, performed by Dan Ware, Yannig Morin, Daniel Anaya and Nick Urzetta.  ...


Durango PlayFest Youth Speaker Series Welcomes Sky Lakota-Lynch Photo Durango PlayFest Youth Speaker Series Welcomes Sky Lakota-Lynch
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2023

Durango PlayFest's REAL-WORLD THEATRE speaker series will open with a talk by actor Sky Lakota-Lynch on Thursday, April 20 from 1-2 p.m. at Fort Lewis College (Theatre Building)....


Photos: Lindsay Crouse, Alma Cuervo, Judith Ivey & More Star in MORNING'S AT SEVEN O Photo Photos: Lindsay Crouse, Alma Cuervo, Judith Ivey & More Star in MORNING'S AT SEVEN Opening at Theatre at St. Clements
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2021

Morning’s At Seven, Paul Osborn’s treasured comedy classic, returns to New York this fall for the first time in 20 years featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award nominee and Obie Award winner Lindsay Crouse (The Homecoming), Obie Award winner Alma Cuervo (On Your Feet!, Uncommon Women and ...






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