Zolita Debuts New Song 'Grown Up' Ahead of Forthcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - May 10, 2024
Emerging Queer pop star Zolita debuts a brand new gut wrenching track “Grown Up,” appearing on her forthcoming album Queen of Hearts due May 31 via AWAL. A blistering indictment of a past relationship, Zolita sings “I don’t get how you were having fun, I was way too young,” the music gathering fury with each repetition of the lyric. Listen to the new song!
TFANA to Present Spring Gala This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2024
Join TFANA as they honor Robert A. Caro, Leonard Tow, and The Tow Foundation at their gala, while also celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio on May 13.
Video: Watch Cage The Elephant Perform World Debut Of Their Song 'Rainbow'
by Josh Sharpe - May 9, 2024
Last night, Cage The Elephant, the GRAMMY® Award winning rock band returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform the world debut of their song Rainbow. The song will appear on their forthcoming album Neon Pill (May 17, RCA Records). Cage The Elephant’s 45-date North American US tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 20 in Salt Lake City with shows in cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. Watch the performance now!
Principal Cast Set For IN THE HEIGHTS at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2024
Benji Santiago, Ariana Burks, Alex Joseph Grayson, Alysia Velez, Nancy Ticotin, Miguel Gil, Martín Solá, Karmine Alers, Darilyn Castillo and Marlene Fernandez will star in the Muny premiere of In the Heights, which runs Aug. 9-15 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park.
Underbelly Boulevard Announces Continued Programme For May
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2024
London's best venue for cabaret, theatre, comedy and live arts - Underbelly Boulevard have announced that Queenz and Mario The Maker Magician will join their upcoming programme of spectacular shows for 2024.
Review: GILLIAN COSGRIFF: ACTUALLY, GOOD, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - May 10, 2024
Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good begins with Cosgriff performing using a looper pedal, with backwards vocals and some chords from the onstage keyboard. She gives us context for several things in order to understand the show, including that the Whitsundays are islands and Australians like to make touristy things that are “big” like the “Big Prawn.”
Broadway By Design: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2024
we continue with the creatives from Water for Elephants- Scenic Designer Takeshi Kata, Lighting Designer Bradley King, Projection Designer David Bengali, Sound Designer Walter Trarbach, and Costume Designer David Israel Reynoso.
Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - May 6, 2024
In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, four actors’ road to creating an elementary school Thanksgiving performance is paved with good intentions. But good intentions aren’t enough to save them from their “white savior” complexes.
Review: Take 6 Takes the Cake at Birdland
by Rob Lester - May 3, 2024
Take note: Take 6 is at Birdland Jazz Club through Saturday. They take the art of vocal harmony singing to impressive heights. Their opening show on Wednesday May 1 was a smash.
Ra Ra Riot Release First New Song in Five Years With 'The Wish'
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2024
Ra Ra Riot is excited to be releasing their first new music in five years, with their single “The Wish”. The release comes just a day before Ra Ra Riot plays a few Northeast headline shows – May 2nd at the 9:30 Club in DC, May 3rd at Royale in Boston and May 4th at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY. Then in July the band will join up with Vampire Weekend for a week of Midwest dates. Listen to the single here!
The Arts Partnership Announces Lineup For Ordway Inside Out In 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2024
The four Arts Partnership organizations – Minnesota Opera, Ordway, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Schubert Club – have announced that Ordway Inside Out, an initiative that utilizes digital technology to dramatically increase access to artistic programming in Saint Paul, will be returning for another year.
Apple TV+'s Epic Animated Adventure WONDLA Will Premiere in June
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 30, 2024
Apple TV+ has announced the premiere date for the first installment of its highly anticipated animated adventure trilogy “WondLa,” hailing from Skydance Animation and based on the New York Times bestselling book series “The Search for WondLa” by Tony DiTerlizzi. Showrun and executive produced by Bobs Gannaway, and featuring a star-studded voice cast, the seven-episode first season of “WondLa” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, June 28.