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A new half-hour dark comedy series, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: Walter Larson (played by Tim Robbins), the US Secretary of State; Alex Talbot (Jack Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War Three. The show also features Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Carla Gugino and Eric Ladin.

The series is created by Roberto Benabib, with Kim Benabib.

PRINCESS IVONA Adds Sunday Performances Through February 19th at Trap Door Theatre Photo PRINCESS IVONA Adds Sunday Performances Through February 19th at Trap Door Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2023

By popular demand, Trap Door will be adding 4 performances to the run of Princess Ivona at 7PM on Sundays through February 19th....


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for LAND, Directed by Robin Wright Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for LAND, Directed by Robin Wright
by Sarah Leiber - December 21, 2020

From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND, the poignant story of one woman's search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. ...


Scena Theatre to Present THE TIME MACHINE Beginning This Month Photo Scena Theatre to Present THE TIME MACHINE Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - October 15, 2022

The Directors of Scena Theatre will continue their 34th Season in Washington, DC with THE TIME MACHINE, an original stage adaptation of the landmark H.G. Wells novel, which influenced generations of science fiction writers. Scena Theatre's Artistic Director Robert McNamara is directing this one-man ...


Jeremy Irons Will Star in MUNICH Film Adaptation Photo Jeremy Irons Will Star in MUNICH Film Adaptation
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 03, 2020

Jeremy Irons has joined the cast of 'Munich,' a Netflix adaptation of Robert Harris's novel 'Fatherland.' ...


Popcorn Hat Players to Present THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER in December Photo Popcorn Hat Players to Present THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER in December
by Blair Ingenthron - November 27, 2022

Popcorn Hat Players will present The Elves & The Shoemaker from December 3 - 22, 2022 on Saturdays at 1:00 PM....


VIDEO: Lamorne Morris Talks WOKE on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Photo VIDEO: Lamorne Morris Talks WOKE on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Sarah Leiber - September 08, 2020

The actor, known for his role as Winston on “New Girl,” plays a Black cartoonist on the brink of stardom in the new show. ...


VIDEO: Watch a First Look at GROWING UP HIP HOP ATLANTA Season Four Photo VIDEO: Watch a First Look at GROWING UP HIP HOP ATLANTA Season Four
by Sarah Leiber - December 09, 2020

The fourth season of WE tv's hit series 'Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta' returns on Thursday, January 7 at 9pm ET/PT. This season, growing political division collides with pandemic pandemonium, leaving the OG's of Atlanta hip hop on the brink of disaster....


EDINBURGH 2022: Review: GHOSTS OF THE NEAR FUTURE, Summerhall Photo EDINBURGH 2022: Review: GHOSTS OF THE NEAR FUTURE, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 29, 2022

In Vegas, a magician performs a final disappearing act. The end of the world is a magic trick – are you watching closely? Ghosts of the Near Future is a cowboy-noir fever dream about extinction. Colliding music, storytelling and live micro-cinema, it is a hallucinatory road-trip through a vanishing ...


Steven Etienne Stars In City Springs Theatre Comapny's IN THE HEIGHTS Photo Steven Etienne Stars In City Springs Theatre Comapny's IN THE HEIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2022

Steven Etienne (A Jazzman's Blues, Newsies, After Midnight) stars in City Springs Theatre Company's production of IN THE HEIGHTS, which runs until November 6, 2022....


VIDEO: Actor in IN THE HEIGHTS in San Bernardino, CA Proposes to Girlfriend on Stage Photo VIDEO: Actor in IN THE HEIGHTS in San Bernardino, CA Proposes to Girlfriend on Stage
by Stephi Wild - February 17, 2020

Following a performance of In The Heights at California Theatre in San Bernardino, the actor playing Usnavi took to the stage to say a few words of his own. Chris Marcos gave a little speech, then brought his girlfriend, April Sheets, to the stage and proposed to her....


Out Of the Box Theatrics to Present ICE-FISHING ON EUROPA ​as its Second Installment Photo Out Of the Box Theatrics to Present ICE-FISHING ON EUROPA ​as its Second Installment of ​OFF THE COUCH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2020

Founding Producing Artistic Director a??Liz Flemminga?? and Out of the Box Theatrics will present Timothy Baxter-Ferguson's a??Ice-Fishing on Europa a??as its second installment of a??Off The Couch a??- a virtual new works play festival....


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for JAGGED Documentary from HBO Max Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for JAGGED Documentary from HBO Max
by Michael Major - November 09, 2021

Featuring an in-depth interview with Alanis, as well as never-before-seen archival material, Jagged explores her beginnings as a young Canadian pop star, the rocky path she faced navigating the male-dominated music industry, and the glass ceiling she shattered on her journey to becoming the internat...


VIDEO: Get A First Look At La Mirada Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS Photo VIDEO: Get A First Look At La Mirada Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS
by Alan Henry - June 09, 2022

Get a first look at all new footage of  La Mirada Theatre & McCoy Rigby Entertainment's IN THE HEIGHTS: music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, musical direction by Brent Crayon, co-directed & choreographed by Marissa Herrera, and directed...


JAGGED LITTLE PILL Album to be Featured on HBO's MUSIC BOX Documentary Series Photo JAGGED LITTLE PILL Album to be Featured on HBO's MUSIC BOX Documentary Series
by Michael Major - November 02, 2021

The episode will take viewers to 1995, when a 21-year-old Alanis Morissette burst onto the music scene with the first single off her ground-breaking album, “Jagged Little Pill.” JAGGED explores her beginnings as a young Canadian pop star and the rocky path she faced navigating the male-dominated mus...


VIDEO: See Highlights From I HATE IT HERE at Goodman Theatre Photo VIDEO: See Highlights From I HATE IT HERE at Goodman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2021

Tomorrow, Goodman Theatre's streaming-in-real-time Live series continues with I Hate It Here by Ike Holter....


VIDEO: First Look At San Diego Musical Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS Photo VIDEO: First Look At San Diego Musical Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS
by Alan Henry - May 18, 2022

We've got a first look at  for San Diego Musical Theatre's In the Heights, which began performances May 6th and is now on stage through June 5th, 2022....


WATER BY THE SPOONFUL By Quiara Alegría Hudes Begins at San Francisco Playhouse Next Photo WATER BY THE SPOONFUL By Quiara Alegría Hudes Begins at San Francisco Playhouse Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2022

San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for Water by the Spoonful, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner by Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights). The play will run on the San Francisco Playhouse Mainstage from March 16 through April 23, 2022. Denise Blasor will direct. ...


VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jon M. Chu Play IN THE HEIGHTS-Themed Trivia Photo VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jon M. Chu Play IN THE HEIGHTS-Themed Trivia
by Sarah Leiber - April 08, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Jon M. Chu labored for years to bring “In the Heights,” an upbeat musical that opened on Broadway in 2008, to the big screen....


VIDEO: Actor in IN THE HEIGHTS in San Bernardino, CA Proposes to Girlfriend on Stage Photo VIDEO: Actor in IN THE HEIGHTS in San Bernardino, CA Proposes to Girlfriend on Stage
by Stephi Wild - February 17, 2020

Following a performance of In The Heights at California Theatre in San Bernardino, the actor playing Usnavi took to the stage to say a few words of his own. Chris Marcos gave a little speech, then brought his girlfriend, April Sheets, to the stage and proposed to her....


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for H IS FOR HAPPINESS, Out Sept. 18 Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for H IS FOR HAPPINESS, Out Sept. 18
by Sarah Leiber - September 09, 2020

Samuel Goldwyn Films will release John Sheedy's feature dramedy H IS FOR HAPPINESS in the US on September 18, 2020. ...


The Little Theatre of Manchester to Present IN THE HEIGHTS Photo The Little Theatre of Manchester to Present IN THE HEIGHTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2022

From Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the Broadway phenomenon HAMILTON, comes the Tony-Award winning Best Musical about family, community, and life in Washington Heights....


VIDEO: On This Day, January 9- IN THE HEIGHTS Closes On Broadway Photo VIDEO: On This Day, January 9- IN THE HEIGHTS Closes On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2021

Before there was Hamilton, there was Lin-Manuel Miranda's cutting edge musical masterpiece In the Heights....


VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jon M. Chu Play IN THE HEIGHTS-Themed Trivia Photo VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jon M. Chu Play IN THE HEIGHTS-Themed Trivia
by Sarah Leiber - April 08, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Jon M. Chu labored for years to bring “In the Heights,” an upbeat musical that opened on Broadway in 2008, to the big screen....


Sir Nicholas Hytner Says Pantomime Season 'Won't Happen' This Year Due to the Health Photo Sir Nicholas Hytner Says Pantomime Season 'Won't Happen' This Year Due to the Health Crisis
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2020

Theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner says that the pantomime season 'won't happen' this year, due to the health crisis....


Madison Shakespeare Company Announces A VALENTINE'S AFFAIR 2022 Photo Madison Shakespeare Company Announces A VALENTINE'S AFFAIR 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022

Madison Shakespeare Company has announced the upcoming premiere of A Valentine's Affair 2022, a collection of classic love scenes directed by Annie Jay. The limited run of these love scenes from the works of William Shakespeare and prominent contemporaries spans just three dates in Madison: February...






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