Tom Hall News

Cocktails with Mr. Volstead, a 1920s Musical Revue, comes to Meadville Community Theatre next week. Directed by Tom Hall, performances will run February 4-13, 2022. In 1920 the Volstead Act brought the prohibition of alcohol…..unless you knew where to go. Join in for a night of hot jazz, hot thrills and cool drinks.

Steve Litman Presents comedian Tom Papa live on stage Friday, January 28, 2022 at The Sheldon Concert Hall. Show time is 8 p.m.

A seven-time CMA Awards nominee, Hall was dubbed “The Storyteller” by Country Music Hall of Fame member Tex Ritter

Elliott Murphy, independent investigator Alison McDowell, and Jimmy Webb are Tom Needham's special guests on the THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Broadway for Biden's third Town Hall event, produced by the Broadway Podcast Network, will stream online this Saturday, October 3 at 2:00pm EST. Sandra Caldwell (The Guide to Being Fabulous), Brian Lowdermilk (Composer), and Tom Viola (BC/EFA Executive Director) will join a discussion about the Biden campaign's policies for the LGBTQIA+ community.

On December 5, Representative Payne bestowed a great honor upon Vanguard Theater Company, reading a commendation of Vanguard into the record of the House of Representatives:

The Laboratory Theater of Florida's production of SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN, based loosely on the book of the same name by Dan Anderson and Maggie Berman, is a hilarious and surprising show. 

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent storytellers, announced today the nominees for the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards. Ten competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series. In addition to the competitive awards, Gotham Tributes will be given to actors Laura Dern and Sam Rockwell, director Ava DuVernay, and the Gotham Industry Tribute to Glen Basner.

New Phoenix Theatre's production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW brings this outrageous and 'horrifically' hilarious musical classic to life on their stage.

USA Network has set the cast and director for the pilot MASTERS OF DOOM. The pilot will star Eduardo Franco ('Booksmart'), Patrick Gibson ('The OA'), John Karna ('Valley of the Boom'), Jane Ackermann ('Neptune') and Siobhan Williams ('Deadly Class'). Peter Friedman ('Succession') will recur as a guest star.

On November 9, Montclair will host Covenant House NJ, Doreen Oliver, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, and The Actors Fund, as they are honored at Vanguard Theater Company's Annual Gala at The Montclair Art Museum in Montclair on Saturday, November 9, 2018, at 7PM. Honorees and guests will celebrate creativity and community and Vanguard's mission of D.R.E.A.M. - Diversity, Reciprocity, Education, Awareness and Mentorship.

Montclair Film, New Jersey's leading film non-profit, today announced that Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” will host an evening with eleven-time Emmy Award® winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM. This event made possible with support from Rao's Homemade®.

Montclair Film, New Jersey's leading film non-profit, today announced that Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' will host an evening with eleven-time Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM. This event made possible with support from Rao's Homemade.

Modern Love, coming to Amazon Prime Video on October 18, is inspired by the popular New York Times column of the same name. This half-hour romantic comedy series explores love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, as each standalone episode brings some of the column's most beloved stories to life with a stellar cast.

VENUS IN FUR, presented by The Studio Players, is the story of a director looking for a leading actress for his play, an adaptation of the novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and an actress who just so happens to show up to audition for the part at the last minute.

Q: Are we not a festival? A: We are Desert Daze! Southern California's greatest anti-festival is just over two short months away. Join us in the valley of the unbroken horizon for the 8th ritual celebration of Desert Daze.

The new teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming Amazon series, Modern Love, which stars Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John Gallagher, Jr., Brandon Victor Dixon, and more!

Yesterday marked the fifth annual Red Nose Day in the U.S., following activities and events across the country in recent weeks that brought together millions of Americans to have fun, make a difference, and raise money and awareness for children living in poverty. Red Nose Day has now raised more than $190 million in the campaign's first five years in the U.S., including nearly $40 million so far in the 2019 campaign with the fundraising ongoing through June and beyond.

FSW College Theatre's production of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE handles the topics of dating, love, marriage, and more in a funny, quick-witted musical revue.

In 2019, ConnectHER Media goes national with the production of two Gen Z Social Summits, in partnership with Great Wolf Lodge for the second year in a row. The Summits will be held in Atlanta May 17 - 19 at the Great Wolf Lodge 150 Tom Hall Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30240 and in Orange County, CA October 18-20 Great Wolf Lodge SoCal 12681 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840. The brain child of Laura Filipowicz President of ConnectHER Media the Gen Z Social Summit brings together innovative Gen Z influencers and connects them with brands and leading organizations from across the nation. The Summit is primarily an invitation-only, interactive, and educational convention for Generation Z Influencers, their families, and Social Media Moms.