Category: Theater

PLAYWRIGHT EMILY MANN’S new production “Hoodwinked” is a riveting exploration of Islamist extremism sparked by the 2009 mass shooting on the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas. It will be presented at McCarter Theatre Center at the…

Artistic Director Shannon O'Neill takes us behind the curtain at Manhattan's popular and highly respected Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Home for all things comedy, UCB hosts improv, stand-up, sketch, talk/variety. Shannon's a very funny lady who performs every Friday night with The Stepfathers and then on Sunday nights hosts and performs with UCB Theater's longest running show, ASSCAT3000.

WE HAVE A long way to go when it comes to the staggering underrepresentation of strong female characters in film, but The Mary Sue has compiled a list of “7 Great Female Characters of 2015 You May Have Missed.” Our past guest, Melissa Silverstein has extensive experience in…

SEVERAL CELEBRITIES, musicians, and many other entertainment leaders came out this week to support homeless LGBT youth for The Ally Coalition (TAC) & Above Average’s 2nd Annual Talent Show. Our past guest, designer and co-founder of TAC, Rachel Antonoff hosted the event with comedian John Early, which…

ACTRESS JULIE Halston, who we had the pleasure of speaking with back in 2013, is in the world premiere stage adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “A Confederacy of Dunces,” alongside Park & Recreation‘s  Nick Offerman. Variety said Halston “take[s] nuttiness to a new level as the ancient…