From childhood, Louisa and Tom Gradgrind were trained to shun emotion, imagination, passion – to put their trust in Cold Hard Facts. Now faced with a loveless marriage and a life devoid of dreams, Louisa has begun to wonder – has something inside her been maimed? In Stephen Jeffreys’ whirlwind adaptation of Dickens’ saga – crowded with eccentric circus performers, shrewd businessmen, cunning widows, and downtrodden workers – we find that even in the darkest industrial landscape, honesty, loyalty, joy, and love abound…and the human heart will not be silenced forever.
Women's Health magazine has released its 2013 list of "Supermarket Stars" and Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs have been recognized as one of the best "recovery foods" on grocery-store shelves.
On January 18, 2014, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) presents the American premiere of The Passenger (1968), a powerful Holocaust opera by exiled Polish-Jewish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Based on a novel by Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz, The Passenger was recognized as "a perfect masterpiece" by Shostakovich but was censored by the Soviet establishment and never performed in Weinberg's lifetime. It premiered at the 2010 Bregenz Festival, and its subsequent UK premiere at the English National Opera took place only thanks to award-winning British director David Pountney, whose staging inspired the Telegraph to write: "Risky though it may be to label a first production 'definitive,' it is hard to imagine it ever being done better." Now HGO brings the same production across the Atlantic, complete with mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt, who "excelled" (New York Times) in the leading role at two European premieres. All five of The Passenger's first American performances (Jan 18-Feb 2) will be led byPatrick Summers, HGO's artistic and music director.
Sudden Industries today announced the release of Zane and the Steampunk Riders: Perfume Bandits, its first title in a series of western steampunk stories targeting hard to reach reluctant boy readers. The eBook, set in a Jules Verne-esque Wild West landscape, follows a band of heroic young steampunks in a fun, fast-paced and gadget-filled adventure story. Sudden Industries developed the series with writers Rick Siggelkow, co-creator of Shining Times Station and Laura MacDonald (Curse of the Narrows) after determining that the parents of young boys were having a hard time finding books that engaged their sons.
Mötley Crüe, pioneers of the Las Vegas hard rock residency, once again took the city by storm and transformed The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino into a fiery abyss with the debut of their second residency, Mötley Crüe Invites You to an Intimate Evening in Hell, on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
The world's most notorious band will be coming back to the world's most notorious city this fall, when Mötley Crüe returns to Las Vegas. The rockers best known for going to the extreme will once again take over the stage at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for an exclusive twelve- show engagement tonight, September 18 through October 6. The band blew away fans and critics last February with twelve over-the-top, sold-out shows.
To signal Mötley Crüe's return to The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas for their second residency, Mötley Crüe Invites you to an Intimate Evening in Hell
Essential Tremors is the follow-up to 2010's much-acclaimed self-titled sophomore album also finds the band crafting lyrics that ultimately serve as a secret language to the initiated listener.
Sandra Brown Neahusan had a very difficult time after her husband passed away in June 2010. The path of grief she walked has been very hard, taking her through the most difficult times of her life. She also recieved many blessings as she leaned on God and rested in His love and protection. Her faith and trust in God were the guiding forces of her grief recovery.
Starting today, the Fine Arts Center is delivering a love letter to musical comedy with The Drowsy Chaperone, a show the New York Times praised as 'a revved-up spoof of a 1920s song-and-dance frolic.' At a recent dress rehearsal I was able to sit down with several members of the cast and crew, beginning with Scott RC Levy, director of the Fine Arts Center who is making his Colorado acting debut as Man in Chair, the character guides the audience through the cast recording of the titular Jazz Age musical.
Black Lab Theatre is hard at work preparing the Regional Premiere of David Henry Hwang's CHINGLISH for Houston audiences. Recently, I visited a rehearsal at Asia Society Texas to talk to director Troy Scheid and her cast, featuring Mike Yager, Vivian Chiu, John Dunn, Xin Jian, Janice Pai Martindale, William Wu, and Andrea Huang about the show.
Sandra had a very difficult time after her husband passed away in June 2010. The path of grief she walked has been very hard, taking her through the toughest times of her life. She also recieved many blessings as she leaned on God and rested in His love and protection. Her faith and trust in God were the guiding forces of her grief recovery.
The world's most notorious band will be coming back to the world's most notorious city this fall, when Mötley Crüe returns to Las Vegas. The rockers best known for going to the extreme will once again take over the stage at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for an exclusive twelve- show engagement September 18 through October 6. The band blew away fans and critics last February with twelve over-the-top, sold-out shows.
Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, written by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Tickets are now on sale for the production, running tonight, January 30 - March 17, 2013 at Lookingglass Theatre Company.
Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2012.
Lakeshore Records will release the STAND UP GUYS - Original Soundtrack digitally and in stores today January 8, 2013.
Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, written by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Tickets are now on sale for the production, running January 30 - March 17, 2013 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. The Press Opening is Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Lakeshore Records will release the STAND UP GUYS - Original Soundtrack digitally today, December 4th and in stores on January 8, 2013.
Lakeshore Records will release the STAND UP GUYS - Original Soundtrack digitally on Tuesday, December 4th and in stores on January 8, 2013.
Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured interviews with Chair of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and a roundtable conversation with Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, Republican strategist Mike Murphy, and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Below are highlights of the program
Balancin' Productions presents the world premiere of Follow by Crystal Skillman tonight, October 19 through November 3, 2012 at Fanfare Theatre (100 East 4th Street, between First and Second Ave.). Daniel Talbott (Eightythree Down, Hard Sparks; The Umbrella Plays, the teacup company/FringeNYC - Overall Excellence Award: Outstanding Play and at The Tank) directs.
Balancin' Productions presents the world premiere of Follow by Crystal Skillman October 19 through November 3, 2012 at Fanfare Theatre (100 East 4th Street, between First and Second Ave.). Daniel Talbott (Eightythree Down, Hard Sparks; The Umbrella Plays, the teacup company/FringeNYC - Overall Excellence Award: Outstanding Play and at The Tank) directs.
The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, and the Times Square Alliance, present the U.S. premiere of Pleinvrees/Agoraphobia, from Lotte van den Berg and her company OMSK, as part of FIAF's 2012 Crossing the Line festival.
The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, and the Times Square Alliance, present the U.S. premiere of Pleinvrees/Agoraphobia, from Lotte van den Berg and her company OMSK, as part of FIAF's 2012 Crossing the Line festival.
'Country Music's Biggest Morning' will be held on the world's biggest stage when Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum announce the final nominees for 'The 46th Annual CMA Awards' today, September 5 from 'Good Morning America' and the Hard Rock Café, located in Times Square in New York City.
'Country Music's Biggest Morning' will be held on the world's biggest stage when Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum announce the final nominees for 'The 46th Annual CMA Awards' on Wednesday, September 5 from 'Good Morning America' and the Hard Rock Café, located in Times Square in New York City.
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