It’s opening night for the Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs through Oct. 29. It kicks off with the opening night screening for “American Fiction,” the buzziest film coming out of the Toronto Film Festival starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Issa Rae. Halloween is just around the corner, as are the official Day of…

Initially, APL will build and explore the capacity of the Arts Lawn by extending existing programming. Teenagers participating in APL’s youth arts education programs will have the opportunity to meet outside for workshops and even showcase their work on the Arts Lawn.   Tranquil space for reflection  The Arts Lawn is intended to be both a…

Like its Greek predecessor, Janielle Kastner’s Anne-Tig-Uh-Knee is a flood of words and ideas. How do you build a society? What are the rules? What happens when someone breaks them? Even before the characters begin interrogating one another, the former Dallas playwright has the chatty cast asking audience members if they have what they need.…

Twin Cities arts enthusiast Florence Brammer loves Girl Friday Productions and Open Eye Theatre’s production of “Life Sucks,” a play she called “smart and funny and poignant.”  The play was loosely adapted by playwright Aaron Posner from Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.” “First of all, when I walked into the theater, I was blown away by…

1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts (The Shedd) 868 High Street. 541-434-7000. TheShedd.org. 3. Oregon Contemporary Theatre 194 W. Broadway. 541-465-1506. OCTheatre.org. This is one tough category to win. In recent years Eugene has been enjoying a nearly unbelievable renaissance in live theater,…

R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills will be playing guitar, bass and piano as part of his show “R.E.M. Explored” with the Southwest Florida Symphony at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers Saturday. Photo provided <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> It’s been 40 years since the rock band R.E.M. shook up college radio with…

On Sept. 30, the Harvard Votes Challenge — a civic engagement organization founded in 2018 at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics — held its inaugural “Rock the Vote Concert.” Hosted at the Hasty Pudding courtyard, the night featured many acts from performing arts groups on campus, ranging from the Harvard Glee Club’s nostalgic…

<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Minot State University is bringing theater arts back into its program offerings this academic year. Newly hired Assistant Professor Sarah Belfrage Honerman is opening the season with Neil LaBute’s “The Shape of Things,” from Thursday through Sunday. The Theatre Department is in the process of rebuilding and growing. Part of that…

COLUMNS | FEATURES | EVENT PREVIEWS featured events originally published: 10/19/2023  (WAYNE, NJ) — The Shea Center for the Performing Arts presents Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 8:00pm.  Following the enthusiastic response to last season’s hit Broadway review Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, Berg now brings…

Since 1942, The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre has served as a cultural cornerstone of life and arts in New Braunfels. The background A month after its opening, the theater closed its doors after the declaration of World War II and reopened for the community to watch news reels. “From the very beginning, the theater has…