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Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere.

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Riverside Theatres, Merrigong Theatre Company And Arts Projects Australia Presents TA Photo Riverside Theatres, Merrigong Theatre Company And Arts Projects Australia Presents TAHA
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018

Direct from The Young Vic London, Edinburgh and Adelaide Festivals, author and performer Amer Hlehel tours his exquisite play TAHA exclusively to the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC) and Riverside Theatres (Parramatta) throughout March....


Arts Centre Melbourne Presents The Baxter Theatre Centre's THE FALL Photo Arts Centre Melbourne Presents The Baxter Theatre Centre's THE FALL
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2018

Following a critically acclaimed season at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having received two top awards and multiple five-star reviews, South African theatre production The Fall will make its Australian debut in the Fairfax Theatre for six shows only from August 28 to September 2 as part of Ar...


The Ensemble Theatre Jumps Into The New Year With FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN Photo The Ensemble Theatre Jumps Into The New Year With FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2018

The Ensemble Theatre jumps into the New Year with the regional premiere Fetch Clay, Make Man by Will Power and directed by Mirron Willis with Opening Night and Media Reception Thursday, January 25, 2018, 6:30p.m....


VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer for PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON Photo VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer for PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2019

SHOWTIME Sports has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary film PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON, premiering Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Written and directed by Simon George and told through original conversations with luminaries, historians and s...


Paramount Network Presents I AM PAUL WALKER Premiering Saturday, August 11 Photo Paramount Network Presents I AM PAUL WALKER Premiering Saturday, August 11
by Tori Hartshorn - July 17, 2018

Paramount Network Presents I AM PAUL WALKER Premiering Saturday, August 11...


Broadway Producer Wendy Federman Receives Ellis Island Medal Of Honor Photo Broadway Producer Wendy Federman Receives Ellis Island Medal Of Honor
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2019

The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) has announced the recipients of the 34th Ellis Island Medals of Honor. This annual medal is awarded to 100 Americans, both native-born and naturalized, whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service to our nation are worthy of commendation. The Ellis...


Black Theatre Troupe Presents AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY Photo Black Theatre Troupe Presents AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY
by Julie Musbach - January 02, 2019

Childsplay, the acclaimed theater for young audiences, and Black Theatre Troupe, one of the longest consecutive running Black theater companies in the United States, are joining forces to produce AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY. Designed for families and audiences of all ages, AND IN THIS CORNER: C...


QUEERSTORIES Comes to Riverside Theatres Photo QUEERSTORIES Comes to Riverside Theatres
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2018

On Friday 9th February, the highly anticipated LGBTQI storytelling night, Queerstories, is heading to Riverside Theatres for a special event as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras' 40th anniversary celebrations....


Fountain Hills Theater is Proud to Announce Performance of AN EVENING WITH MRS. CLAUS Photo Fountain Hills Theater is Proud to Announce Performance of AN EVENING WITH MRS. CLAUS
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2018

Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce a Special Event performance of An Evening with Mrs. Claus. Visit fhtaz.org or call (480) 837-9661 x3. Visa/MC/Amex/Discover....


Childsplay Announces 'Radiant' 2018-2019 Season Photo Childsplay Announces 'Radiant' 2018-2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - June 14, 2018

From favorite storybook adaptations like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Charlotte's Web to original plays like And in this Corner… Cassius Clay and The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus (Tempe, Ariz.) Childsplay Theatre announces its 42nd season of theatre that includes five plays at its new home: The H...


COME OUT SWINGIN'! Gets World Premiere, November 22 Photo COME OUT SWINGIN'! Gets World Premiere, November 22
by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2019

Come Out Swingin'!, a new musical set in Lewiston during the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight championship boxing match, will be presented at the Gendron Franco Center on November 22-24....


New Alternate History Novel Imagines Five More Decades of Beatles Magic Photo New Alternate History Novel Imagines Five More Decades of Beatles Magic
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017

Imagine that The Beatles, the most popular rock-and-roll band the world has ever seen, tried to keep their group together instead of breaking up in 1970....


CONFESSIONS OF A COCAINE COWBOY Adapted for the Stage in Miami Photo CONFESSIONS OF A COCAINE COWBOY Adapted for the Stage in Miami
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2019

Miami New Drama is proud to announce the much-anticipated premiere of Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, a new play based on the cult classic documentary Cocaine Cowboys, directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Corben through their Miami-based studio, rakontur....


Oregon Humanities And Oregon Children's Theatre present A Community Conversation Photo Oregon Humanities And Oregon Children's Theatre present A Community Conversation
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2018

Most of us believe we are good people. But if we are all good people, who are the people responsible for supporting structural oppression like racism, sexism, and heterosexism? If we hope to be good, what are our moral responsibilities in a society of privilege, power, and oppression?...


Mojo Juju Signs On for Arts Centre Melbourne's Big World, Up Close Series Photo Mojo Juju Signs On for Arts Centre Melbourne's Big World, Up Close Series
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2018

Australian music trailblazer Mojo Juju pulls back the curtain on the raw, honest and intrinsically political stories behind the songs in her third album, Native Tongue, in a live performance at the Fairfax Studio from 8 - 11 August as part of Arts Centre Melbourne's Big World, Up Close series. Throu...


Shania Twain to Honor Lionel Richie at Power of Love Gala Photo Shania Twain to Honor Lionel Richie at Power of Love Gala
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 13, 2019

Global Superstar Shania Twain will present Lionel Richie with an honorable award at Keep Memory Alive's 23rd Annual Power of Love® Gala on Saturday, March 16, at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair duetted on a re-recording of 'Endless Love' in 2012, hitting the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot Singles Sa...


Asolo Rep Presents Branden Jacobs-Jenkins GLORIA Photo Asolo Rep Presents Branden Jacobs-Jenkins GLORIA
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2018

Asolo Rep continues its season with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' gripping and engrossing GLORIA, a Pulitzer Prize-finalist and one of The New York Times' Best Theater Picks of 2015. Directed by FSU/Asolo Conservatory Director and Asolo Rep Associate Artistic Director Greg Leaming, GLORIA previews April 4...


Review Roundup: Griffin Theatre Company Presents Omar Musa's SINCE ALI DIED Photo Review Roundup: Griffin Theatre Company Presents Omar Musa's SINCE ALI DIED
by Alan Henry - January 17, 2019

This January, rapper, poet and award-winning Omar Musa brings his critically acclaimed show Since Ali Died back to Griffin Theatre Company for Sydney Festival following triumphant sold-out runs at Griffin's inaugural Batch Festival and Darwin Festival in 2018. Using the death of his hero Muhammad Al...


Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11 Photo Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020

Between 1968 and 1979, boxing superstar Muhammad Ali appeared on the Emmy® winning “Dick Cavett Show” no less than fourteen times. With natural charisma, quick wit and playful pugnacity, Ali was a perfect foil for the sophisticated broadcast host, and together they struck television gold. Whether di...


BWW Review: RAVENS: SPASSKY VS FISCHER, Hampstead Theatre Photo BWW Review: RAVENS: SPASSKY VS FISCHER, Hampstead Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 06, 2019

Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer takes us to Iceland in 1974 for the World Chess Championship, a clash between two very different men and two very different systems but with much that is not so different to the politics of today....


Brush Up On Your Phonics: THE BUZZR BEE Is Back! Photo Brush Up On Your Phonics: THE BUZZR BEE Is Back!
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2019

This Memorial Day, BUZZR looks back to a time before spell check. Catch the second annual BUZZR Bee , which is a full week of fun, highlighting some of the best (or perhaps worst) Match Game misspellings in game show history....


Leslie Odom, Jr. to Play Sam Cooke in Regina King's ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Photo Leslie Odom, Jr. to Play Sam Cooke in Regina King's ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2020

Leslie Odom, Jr. is set to play singer Sam Cooke in Regina King's directorial debut One Night In Miami, according to Deadline. The film also stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as civil rights activist Malcolm X, Eli Goree as Cassius Clay right before he became Muhammad Ali, Aldis Hodge   as gridiron great Jim ...


CONFESSIONS OF A COCAINE COWBOY Adapted for the Stage in Miami Photo CONFESSIONS OF A COCAINE COWBOY Adapted for the Stage in Miami
by Julie Musbach - February 20, 2019

Miami New Drama is proud to announce the much-anticipated premiere of Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, a new play based on the cult classic documentary Cocaine Cowboys, directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Corben through their Miami-based studio, rakontur....


The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture Presents ENTANGLEMENTS BY ALE Photo The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture Presents ENTANGLEMENTS BY ALEX HARSLEY
by Sarah Hookey - June 18, 2019

The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, NYC) presents 'Entanglements by Alex Harsley.' The photo exhibition launches with an opening reception in the Gallery and a talkback with the artist on the stage of the Loreto Theater on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM....


Elvis Musical HEARTBREAK HOTEL to Receive Chicago Premiere Photo Elvis Musical HEARTBREAK HOTEL to Receive Chicago Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2018

Broadway In Chicago, the producers of HEARTBREAK HOTEL, and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises today, announce a musical premiere that will ignite the stage of the Broadway Playhouse. HEARTBREAK HOTEL, the live musical, will make its debut at Broadway In Chicago...






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