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Polly Frame and Siwan Morris have been cast in the roles of Gail and Karen in Thick as Thieves, a new play from Wales Drama Award winning playwright Katherine Chandler.

The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces the SOUND, a series of three public art installations created by composer and sound artist Beau Kenyon taking place throughout Boston through November. All programs are free and open to the public.

Booking for KZN's premier arts festival: the 26th annual Hilton Arts Festival which will be hosted on the campus of Hilton College from 14 - 16 September, 2018, opens nation-wide today.

Winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, presents The Tower and The Garden on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The evening features two world premieres, including Gregory Spears' The Tower and the Garden and Philadelphia composer James Primosch's new work Carthage. The concert also includes other works written for The Crossing, Joel Puckett's dizzying I enter the earth (2015), and Toivo Tulev's A child said, what is the grass? (2015).

The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces the SOUND, a series of three public art installations created by composer and sound artist Beau Kenyon taking place throughout Boston through November. All programs are free and open to the public.

New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's all taking place at NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, 132 West End Ave, Long Branch, September 20 - 30. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org online.

Today, NBC News and MSNBC officially launch its in-depth 2018 midterm election coverage, The Vote: America's Future. Both news organizations combine broadcast, cable, and digital reporting to deliver up-to-the-minute news and analysis on the key races that will determine who holds power in Washington when the dust settles in November.

University Press of Kentucky author Crystal Wilkinson's novel, The Birds of Opulence, has been named the winner of the 2016 Appalachian Writers Association's Appalachian Book of the Year for Fiction. The multigenerational novel follows four generations of women in a bucolic southern black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness. This marks the fourth award The Birds of Opulence has won, including the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the Weatherford Award for Fiction, and the Judy Gaines Young Book Award.

Hulu has announced the newest additions to its site, streaming August 27 -  September 3. Below is the full list of titles being made available, plus Hulu Originals premiere dates.

A new luxurious limited release wine line-up and experience is now available in the Napa Valley. Stewart Cellars today unveiled their new NOMAD Wine Collection and Experience. This is the inaugural release of the NOMAD Cabernet Sauvignons from each of the 6 Beckstoffer Heritage Vineyards. The Stewart family started the project with Andy Beckstoffer's Las Piedras Vineyard in 2005, and on September 1, 2018, the full collection of six NOMAD wines will be released for the first time.

The Off-Broadway hit play, The Bench starring Robert Galinsky, directed by Jay O. Sanders, is taking the show on the road to play LA's Hudson Guild Theater (6539 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA 90038) for a limited six-week run beginning October 4 - November 9, 2018). Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by visiting www.plays411.com/thebench.

'Razzle Dazzle 'Em' is what Ben does, innately; it's in his blood, it's in his soul. 'Steppin' Out' signifies going beyond what you have achieved thus far. Ben Vereen is an Evolved Entity that shares his evolutional journey with us, delightedly so... on both sides!! This past Saturday evening, I had the great pleasure to see Ben Vereen perform at the Catalina Bar & Grill. When I first heard where he would be, I wondered why he chose a Jazz Club. Now I know why. Ben Vereen not only has decades of hit Broadway Shows, TV Series, Nightclub Acts, Awards and Accolades to his repertoire, but from that he has still kept his initial joy and exuberance in performing, yet taken his showmanship to another level.

Adding to its expansive suite of fantasy products, Rotoworld, the industry leader in fantasy sports information, today announced that it has launched its first-ever NFL daily fantasy sports (DFS) toolkit, which is available for purchase now in advance of NFL Kickoff. The 2018 Rotoworld NFL DFS Toolkit is designed to help users build smarter lineups utilizing an exclusive simulator based on various statistics and factors forFanDuel, Yahoo! and DraftKings contests.

Booking for KZN's premier arts festival: the 26th annual Hilton Arts Festival which will be hosted on the campus of Hilton College from 14 - 16 September, 2018, opens nation-wide today.

Shakespeare & Company presents Heisenberg by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer. Featuring Company veterans Tamara Hickey and Malcolm Ingram, performances run in the Tina Packer Playhouse August 11 - September 2.

Winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, kicks off its 2018-2019 season on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. with Of Arms and the Man, part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Due to the demand for matinee tickets, the Fugard Theatre has added Sunday matinee performances of the award-winning romantic comedy SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at 3pm on 16, 23 and 30 September 2018!

Aria Entertainment's prestigious festival of new musical theatre, From Page To Stage (FPTS), which returns with gusto for a 6th successful year from September 2018, is proud to announce the seven exciting new musicals selected for the 2018 festival at London's Southwark Playhouse.

High School Musical, the phenomenon both in film and on stage, is revered by fans of musicals throughout the world. Not only has the film managed to maintain its popularity in the years since its release, it has defied the odds and continued to amass a new generation of fans thanks to those who fell in love with the coming of age musical series nearly ten years ago taking the time to introduce the films to their friends and family. These same fans have helped make the stage version of the show a massive success, with countless theaters across the U.S. regularly performing the production. While fans may believe they have seen all iterations of the show imaginable, Andrew DePrisco of Axelrod Performing Arts Center and renowned Choreographer/Director Lane Napper are intent on providing fans of the series a new way to experience the musical. The duo and their cast and crew want audiences to know that this production is not one to be missed.

Shakespeare & Company presents Heisenberg by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer. Featuring Company veterans Tamara Hickey and Malcolm Ingram, performances run in the Tina Packer Playhouse August 11 - September 2.

Following a well-received Sarasota Festival of New Plays this past spring, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces an addition to its New Play Development program. Three new works will be staged throughout the month of August featuring some of the latest work by George Brant, Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann, and Sandy Rustin. "Good comedies with exciting stories are hard to find and we have found three well-crafted tales from various eras, points of view, and comedic angles," shared FST Associate Artist Catherine Randazzo. Talkbacks will follow each reading, giving audiences the chance to engage with each piece more deeply, while also giving playwrights valuable feedback. These readings are free and open to the public, though reservations are required.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will open its debut season in its new Warwick home on October 11 with Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. This shift from a previously scheduled September opening will allow The Gamm to start its 2018-2019 season with renovations to its performance space fully completed and the venue ready for audiences.

Peter King's new Monday morning NFL column “Football Morning in America” debuted today exclusively on NBCSports.com, and included interviews with Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles, who pondered his return to a back-up role after winning MVP in Super Bowl LII, and head coach Doug Pederson.

Peter King's new Monday morning NFL column “Football Morning in America” debuted this morning exclusively on NBCSports.com. The first edition of the column included interviews with Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, Philadelphia Eagles QB and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, a look at the NFL's officiating shakeup, Tony Romo's next step toward a golfing future, and a new section titled, “What I've Learned” with a football personality talking about life lessons and football, which included a conversation with former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo.

For the tenth consecutive year, The Capital Grille today launched its highly anticipated wine event, The Generous Pour. This year, guests are invited to taste and toast the legacy of renowned winemaker Dan Duckhorn. With wines hand selected to pair with the restaurant's signature menu items, including hand-cut steaks, dry aged in-house.