Ray Johnson News

Rise Above Performing Arts will start out the new year with Andrew Lloyd Webber's first musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice. The show will open Thursday, January 10th with performances running until Sunday, January 13th.

An Industry reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Times will be presented Monday, January 7th at Broadway's Hudson Theatre in the Dress Circle Lounge.

East Tennessee's most legendary nightclub, Cotton Eyed Joe, is proud to announce their #ShowAtTheJoe November lineup which brings Carly Pearce, Uncle Kracker, Michael Ray, Lindsay Ell & Cody Johnson with Jacob Bryant to the stage.

The award-winning Titan Theatre Company has announced the Honorees and entertainment for their first annual Gala.

Portland's dream rock / psychedelic pop band, Ezza Rose, will release their forth album, No Means No, tomorrow, Friday September 21, 2018. Impose Magazine, who is now streaming the LP in-full, says, 'Ezza Rose has done something on this LP that is rare; this is a perfect 7-song view into the soul of American identity politics, while remaining human, honest, humble and maybe even complicit at times. It deals with heavy topics, but it's a given that choruses will be stuck in your head, and guitar riffs will visit you through the day and have you humming. It's a balance in and of itself — it rocks, but it also makes you think. Rock and roll is for the neck down, but this album lives in your head too. The take away that it leaves you with is simple; nobody is perfect, but this album begs for directness and boundaries. Perfection is a myth that takes us further from a progressive future.'

Portland's dream rock / psychedelic pop band, Ezza Rose, are gearing up to release their forth album, No Means No, next Friday. The band shares their third single, 'American Man,' via PopDust, who says, 'The third single off the psychedelic pop band's upcoming album No Means No (out September 21st) strays from the group's soft folk roots. The seductive melodies give way to the raw frustration with how people do (or do not) understand when no means no.'

Tuesday night the Native American Music Association announced to top nominees for the 2018 Native American Music Awards and once again, Liberation Multimedia recording artists are on the ticket!

Casting has been announced for the upcoming workshop performance of A (Funny) Imagination! It is written and directed by Kevin Ray Johnson (The Unpredictable Times).

Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Timeswill be apart of The Kennedy Center's 17thAnnual Page to Stage festival in association with Showcase on Main (Elkton, Maryland). The coming of age drama will be directed by Showcase on Main's Artistic Director S. Lee Lewis (who has been attached to the project since 2015).

Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Timeswill be apart of The Kennedy Center's 17thAnnual Page to Stage festival in association with Showcase on Main (Elkton, Maryland). The coming of age drama will be directed by Showcase on Main's Artistic Director S. Lee Lewis (who has been attached to the project since 2015).

Grammy Nominated soul band, The GroovaLottos will be playing at SOB's on September 1st. Almost as impressive as their live show are the musician's foundations as backing players for the who's who of classic and contemporary soul music.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) has announced its fall 2018 season of exhibitions and cultural events in Asheville.

SITTING SHOTGUN's Fall 2018 mainstage season includes a contemporary reimagining of The Mad Dog Blues by Sam Shepard, a reading series of new plays, a new devised piece, and a premier of an original play, as well as a festival of horror themed work created by resident ensembles [REALITY PENDING], Cucumber Dogs, and Don't Trust the Postal Service (DTPS) to be presented throughout October. Cucumber Dogs will also present two new pieces at Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival in August and FringeNYC in October. The season is rounded out with Burn It To the Ground, a performance series curated by DTPS; Poet's Studio, a quarterly celebration of poetry curated and hosted by Jackie Torres; and will close with a special engagement of CARNIVAL OF SOULS presented by Jack Feldstein as a part of Sitting Shotgun's Casual Vacancy residency program.

A Staged Reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) newest play Birdie & Tim will be presented on Sunday, September 16th in New York City with a short talk-back scheduled right after.

Commedia's Got TALENT is a devised farce featuring characters from the Commedia dell 'Arte canon such as Pantalone, Brighella, Il Dottore and Zanni, and some lesser-used gems such as Pierrot, Colombina, and Peppe Nappa! Faced with a terrifying ultimatum, this cast of characters will have to pull themselves together in order to put on the variety show of their lives! We've got farce, physical comedy, fun, and Lazzi on Lazzi on Lazzi on LAZZI!!

A (Funny) Imagination is a One-Act Drama follows Dee as he reunites ten years after graduating high school with Tricia and EmVee to discuss unresolved issues from the past that completely altered their relationship for the rest of their lives. Dee recalls the events that led him to the point of where he now is physically, socially and mentally.

Teatro Paraguas will host a book launch and poetry reading with Larry Goodell reading from his new book Nothing to Laugh About.

Teatro Paraguas will host a book launch and poetry reading with Larry Goodell reading from his new book Nothing to Laugh About.

The Premiere of The Heights Players Reading series will present Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) newest play A (Funny) Imagination! on Saturday, March 10th at 1:00 pm.

Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) will be presenting his newest play, A Parody titled A (Funny) Imagination! On Tuesday, March 6th, 7:30 pm at the Dixon Place Lounge.