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Copyright: May 26, 2024
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GHOSTED: A HORROR STORY BY LINDSAY SHARMAN

Ghosted is a five-episode psychological drama and ghost horror story, written and directed by Lindsay Sharman, from Longcap media heard on Wireless Theatre.

The actors speak theatre English, meaning you can understand each and every word without a trace of any accent. The sound balancing is excellent. Interesting frequent transitions from present to past and back again.

Perched on a rain-battered cliff edge is a former lighthouse; now a charming, boutique hotel. Owner and sole occupant Beth has spent months renovating, absorbing its essence into her bones, preparing for her first guest to arrive. But when they do, to Beth’s horror, it is a figure from a past she has tried to forget. Keira. Face-to-face for the first time in years, the pair must reckon with old mistakes, old grievances.

And something else. Because the lighthouse has a past too.

The production is peppered with vulgarity.

Keira, why is there blood on your hands?

Ghosted, a story to put a chill down your spine on a hot summer day.

She couldn't tell if he was trying to scare her, or flirt with her, acknowledging that many times its difficult to know the difference.

Welcome to Beeshoop lighthouse.

Keira, what are you doing here?

Flashback.

A group of friends drinking and using a Oujia board.

"Clear you mind from petty grievance, Relax. Out, In," is the breathing routine.

Return to the present.

"What are you doing here?" repeats Beth.

"I have a reservation," asserts Keira.

"I don't have your name on the book. This is my lighthouse," counters Beth , noting it's been 10 years since they graduated.

Flashback.

The friends at the Oujia board session, agree not to light a candle. "It's better in the dark.:

Return to the present.

A lighthouse turned into a B&B with circular beds for a 360 degree view. Moans from the lighthouse "like an old man." A wounded seagull.

Flashback.

They each accuse the other of pushing the Oujia board planchette and attempt to decide if the planchette has landed on an "E or G". They conclude it's telling them "Gabriel, like the archangel. Gabby."

"I know a Gabby. My best friend She's dead," discloses Beth.

Four other episodes follow.

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen. Artwork by Laurence Owen.

Featuring Beth Eyre as Beth, Lucy Roslyn as Keira, Tessa Hatts as Merta, Laurence Owen as Wes and additional voices by Lindsay Sharman.

This series is supported by Arts Council England National Lottery project grants and available at Wireless Theatre.

Ghosted won the Tinniswood Award for Best Audio Drama.

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In the pages of How To Earn A Living As A Freelance Writer (the first to be lied to and the last to be paid) you'll find sex, celebrities, violence, threats, unethical editors, scummy managers and lawyers, treacherous press agents, sex discrimination; as well as a how-to for earning money by writing down words.

ART AND ABOUT

ROYAL PORTRAITS: A CENTURY OF PHOTOGRAPHY is the new display at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. For centuries, portraiture has played a vital role in shaping the public’s perception of the Royal Family. This exhibition charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day, bringing together more than 150 photographic prints, proofs and documents from the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives.

Featuring works from the most celebrated royal photographers, from Cecil Beaton and Dorothy Wilding to Annie Leibovitz and Rankin, discover the stories behind some of the most recognized photographs ever taken of the Royal Family. Explore some of the close relationships between royal sitters and photographers, seen most clearly through the lens of Antony Armstrong-Jones (later Lord Snowdon), who married Princess Margaret in 1960.

The exhibition sheds light on behind-the-scenes processes, from photographers’ handwritten annotations to never-before-seen correspondence with members of the Royal Family and their staff, revealing the stories behind some of the most celebrated photographs ever taken of the Royal Family.

This exhibition is taking place at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, formerly known as The Queen’s Gallery until October 6, 2024.

Photography on display include: a Stunning 1949 Colour Portraits of Princess Margaret. Commissioned for the Princess's 19th birthday, these images were created using a cutting-edge process of colour transparency film, echoing classic Hollywood glamor.

King Charles III a painting by Yuo which is mermerizing. His face and hands appear almost 3-D. An emotionally, multi-layering, sensitive work of art delving into royal complexities. Photo: The Royal Family

Then there is that red painting. You know the one.

The polarizing official portrait of King Charles III created by 53-year-old Jonathan Yeo.

This work is not "merely a portrait" but a work of creative genius which causes the view to think and feel. The divided opinion outpouring is interesting and troubling. Some critics have taken the low road and sunk into inappropriately prurient reference comments.

The wonderful feature of the creative arts is that there is something for everyone. If you don't like one song, listen to something else. Don't like a performance - no problem. Go see a different act. The would of painting has different styles and mediums. If you don't like one, there will be something that you do like.

I, for one, think the red painting of King Charles is dynamic. At first you are shocked, because it certainly isn't what one traditionally expects from a royal portrait. Then it becomes captivating, almost hypnotic. The hands and face appear to be 3-D. You want to reach out and touch.

I like the red. It's a strong color denoting power, determination, and in some ways his body coming through the crimson acknowledges his own survival of numerous issues.

Think through other colors and they would have been too depressing (black/brown), too arrogantly royal (purple/blue) too childish (yellow/orange/green).

King Charles at 75, is the most photographed person in the world. If you don't like one picture of him - flip the page, you'll find one that suits your taste.

Jonathan Yeo is a British artist of contemporary portraiture who was educated at Westminster School. He rose to prominence for having painted Kevin Spacey, Dennis Hopper, and Cara Delevingne, among others. GQ described him as "one of the world's most in-demand portraitists."

The painting was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales’s 50 years as a member of The Drapers’ Company in 2022.

Queen Camilla painted by Yuo when she was the Duchess of Cornwall. She appears thoughtful, serious, pondering, sensitive. She wouldn't be hasty or knee jerk in her opinions. You could trust her. Photo: The Royal Family

King Charles III isn't the first Royal portrait by Yeo, who has previously painted The Duchess of Cornwall (now The Queen) and the late Duke of Edinburgh.

The portrait in question depicts His Majesty wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The canvas size - approximately 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 feet framed - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers’ Hall and the context of the paintings it will eventually hang alongside.

Jonathan Yeo had four sittings with The King, beginning when His Majesty was Prince of Wales in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House. The last sitting took place in November 2023 at Clarence House. Yeo also worked from drawings and photography he took of His Majesty, allowing him to work on the portrait in his London studio between sittings.

"I do my best to capture the life experiences and humanity etched into any individual sitter's face, and I hope that is what I have achieved in this portrait," he said in an Instagram post.

During the creation process Yuo suffered a heart attack in March 2023.

"When I started this project, His Majesty The King was still His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and much like the butterfly I've painted hovering over his shoulder, this portrait has evolved as the subject's role in our public life has transformed."

According to reference books: Native Americans have considered butterflies as symbols of transformation, hope, and rebirth. In Chinese culture, the symbolism of butterflies evokes the qualities of freedom, earthly beauty, love, and the human soul. They have inspired humans for millennia with their delicate nature and the immense power they possess.

The King and Queen attended the unveiling, and were met on arrival by The Master of The Drapers’ Company, Tom Harris and Past Master, William Charnley. Together they joined Jonathan Yeo who said a few words after His Majesty unveiled the portrait.The artist spoke of his gratitude for being given, "'the opportunity to capture such an extraordinary and unique person, especially at the historic moment of becoming King."

Guests included other members of the Drapers’ Company, students and staff from the Drapers’ Academy, Welsh Guards and Jonathan Yeo’s family.

The portrait is on public display at the Philip Mould Gallery in London, until June 14, 2024. The artwork is expected to be displayed at Drapers’ Hall from the end of August.

LEE ALEXANDER & ANN RAY: RENDEZ VOUS on display May 30–August 25, 2024 in the Ingram Gallery at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lee Alexander McQueen (1969–2010) redefined contemporary fashion with his extraordinary ability to blend exquisite craftsmanship with intimate and imaginative storytelling. Mythologized in his own lifetime, he was characterized as a troubled genius and one of the twentieth century’s most visionary designers. Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous offers a rare glimpse into the life and mind of McQueen and introduces one of the twentieth century’s great, but lesser-known, fashion photographers, Ann Ray (b. 1969). With exclusive, unfettered access to McQueen’s world, Ray captured everything from contemplative moments in the design studio to the organized chaos backstage at runway shows. In total, she shot forty-three collections over the course of thirteen years, creating a massive body of work and an indelible record of McQueen’s process.

The exhibition features 65 photographs hand-selected by Ray from her archive of over 32,000 negatives, more than 50 dress objects spanning the entirety of McQueen’s career, 10 gifted garments from Ray’s wardrobe, and various pieces of fashion ephemera, all of which are sourced from one of the world’s largest private collections of McQueen’s works. Both thorough and emotional, the exhibition offers the unique opportunity to reevaluate the life and legacy of a beloved but widely misunderstood figure, and to disentangle the person from the persona.

Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous is organized and produced by Barrett Barrera Projects.

NORMAN LEAR'S ART a 64-lot sale was led by a David Hockney painting once owned by the famed television producer Norman Lear that sold for $28.6 million and a Vincent van Gogh that sold for $33.2 million at a Christie's auction.

Blink and you could have missed it. Hockney’s A Lawn Being Sprinkled (1967) was the first of the evening’s high-value lots to be gaveled down. With an estimate of $25 million–$35 million it was among the most expensive works in the sale, matched only by van Gogh’s Coin de Jardin avec papillons (1887). Bidding lasted just over a minute with only two or three parties competing. The work sold to a bidder on the phone for a hammer price of $24.5 million ($28.6 million with fees).

Lear had purchased the Hockney painting in 1978 for $64,000.

Lear paid what was a record-breaking price for a Hockney work when he acquired the painting in 1978, according to the auction house, but nowadays the artist’s most valuable pieces sell for tens of millions rather than tens of thousands. The painting, created in 1967, is acrylic on canvas and features a number of sprinklers spraying a green lawn, with a gray building and a fence in the background. Norman Lear died in December of 2023 at age 101.

PAUL McCARTNEY'S BOOTS according to Sotheby's auction house, Steven Lowe of Crispinians has been building custom-made shoes and boots for Paul McCartney for many years. He has three 'Beatle boot' designs on file for Paul, specifically designed by McCartney’s team. Steven personally measures the Fab foot on a regular basis, to make the wooden lasts which are pressed into service every time he is asked to produce a new pair of boots. And such is his painstaking attention to detail, skill and craftsmanship, Steven Lowe’s relationship with McCartney has endured for years, continuing to this day.

“When I’m asked to build a pair of shoes for Paul, his team will select which of the designs we have that they want. The design might need tweaking – I might alter a few lines here or there – but I certainly did not design them, their designs go back a long time”, according to an article on Lowe printed by Sotheby's.

The boots Lowe created for Paul were modeled on the classic 'Beatle boots', made almost as stupendously famous as the group themselves, during the first flush of Beatlemania. Ubiquitous today, Chelsea boots, as they became known due to their association with the most chic London borough of the mid-1960s, were virtually unknown to the wider public back in 1962.

When the Beatles had first ordered their boots from Anello & Davide in 1961, they had insisted on the added lift provided by the then-novel 'Cuban' square heel, elevating the boot and adding another eccentric element to the band’s visual appeal. The heel would become an integral feature of the classic Beatle boot.

"This particular boot, because of the Cuban heel is higher than a regular dress shoe," says Lowe. "It’s lifted, so the instep becomes higher in the front, and the ball of the foot is resting in a slightly different position," Lowe told Sotheby's.

The crafting process to create a pair of customized boots at Crispinians can take up to three months, with a pre-existing last. The use of special materials requires further time and skill, such as in the case of Paul’s 2012 stage boots. McCartney insists on cruelty-free vegan leather and to accommodate this directive, whilst retaining the appearance and texture of traditional shoe leather, Lowe was provided with Alter Napper, a faux leather made of polyester and polyurethane with vegetable oil and plant extracts.

"It’s a little more complex,” he concedes. “Vegan leather doesn't quite stretch in the same way as regular leather does. It’s made with various materials, including vegetable-based fibres from coconut husks, mushrooms, and pineapple. The material itself is quite delicate, so the patterns must be much more accurate, particularly around the bottom edge."

The insistence on ‘Alter Napper’ comes of course, directly from Lowe’s client. Inspired by his late wife Linda, one of the UK’s most prominent advocates of a vegetarian lifestyle from the early 1970s until her death in 1997, McCartney and his daughters Mary and Stella today continue Linda’s mission to educate the public about the benefits of cruelty-free lifestyles.

Paul McCartney's personally owned and stage worn boots have an estimated auction value of 10,000 – 15,000GBP.

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SWEET CHARITY

THE SOHO SESSIONS an exclusive music-driven community known for curating exceptional live experiences in NYC, returns June 5 for a special edition co-presented by Rolling Stone CEO Gus Wenner in support of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country. The Soho Sessions is a hidden Gotham gem open to a select number of invited in-person guests. It’s produced by RWE Partners, the team behind the annual Love Rocks NYC concerts.

The June 5 edition of The Soho Sessions will be hosted by Academy Award-winning actress and Everytown Creative Council founding chair Julianne Moore, alongside supermodel and singer-songwriter Karen Elson, with a powerhouse performance by British rock band The Struts. Together, they aim to elevate the night's mission to combat gun violence, rallying support for Everytown's crucial initiatives.

Renowned for their triumphant, timeless rock sound, The Struts have captivated audiences worldwide since their critically-acclaimed debut, 2016’s Everybody Wants. Beyond headlining tours, they have shared stages with icons like The Rolling Stones and Foo Fighters. Their latest album, Pretty Vicious, continues their tradition of anthemic rock, combining explosive energy with lyrical introspection. This celebrated record, their first with Big Machine/John Varvatos, solidifies their position at the forefront of modern rock music.

"Gun violence is a preventable epidemic, and an organization like Everytown for Gun Safety is bringing crucial education and awareness to communities nationwide,” Wenner said. “I am very pleased to be partnering with The Soho Sessions for this special event to help put an end to the urgent issue of gun violence."

Every day, more than 120 Americans are killed with guns and more than 200 are shot and wounded. Sadly, firearms are the leading cause of death for American children and teens. The June 5th Soho Sessions will raise awareness for Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than ten million supporters and more than 700,000 donors, including moms, mayors, survivors, students, and everyday Americans, who are fighting for common-sense gun safety measures that can help save lives. The organization, along with its grassroots arms of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, is committed to putting an end to gun violence and changing how America thinks about gun violence. Whether it’s electing gun sense champions at every level of office, demanding action from our elected officials, working to pass common-sense gun laws, educating the public about secure firearm storage, and more, Everytown is committed to keeping our families and communities safe.

"Gun violence has been an important cause to me and my family for as long as I can remember,” said Greg Williamson, who co-founded RWE Partners alongside Nicole Rechter. “This is an ongoing crisis, and we jumped at the opportunity to be a part of the solution alongside Everytown for Gun Safety and Gus Wenner. As we come together to enjoy some great music, let’s help to ensure no more lives are lost to gun violence"

"To stop the shooting, we don’t just need to change the laws — we also need to change the culture, which is why Everytown is so grateful to Gus Wenner and RWE Partners for pulling together this group of creative heavyweights,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. “Right now, gunfire is part of the daily soundtrack in too many American communities, and artists like The Struts, Karen Elson, and Julianne Moore are harnessing their talents to raise an alarm and rally support."

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (NJPAC) raised a record $415,000 for its social impact programs — including arts education, community engagement events and arts & well-being programming — at its recent annual Women@NJPAC Spring Luncheon & Auction

Robin Roberts, the longtime anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, delivered the event’s keynote address, discussing both her long career in broadcast journalism, and the resilience that carried her through several health challenges.

"I’m an eternal optimist, and optimism is like a muscle that gets stronger with use," Roberts said. "You get in the habit of expecting something good to happen. And that’s what gets me through. When fear knocks, I let faith answer the door."

The event also honored Nancy Cantor, Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark, who will leave her post after a decade’s service this summer, to become president of Hunter College at City University of New York. Cantor was presented with The Ronnie Goldberg Award for her support of NJPAC and the city of Newark, as well as her work at the University.

"There is nothing we need more than the arts right now. It is the platform for bringing people together," Chancellor Cantor said as she accepted the award.

This year’s Luncheon, held on the flower-decked Betty Wold Johnson Stage in NJPAC’s Prudential Hall, welcomed some 550 members of Women@NJPAC — the Arts Center’s fundraising and friend raising arm, which also programs events that advance and promote women in the arts, business, philanthropy and government.

Many guests wore hats or fascinators along with seasonal spring attire for the event; fashionable toppers are a Spring Luncheon tradition. Displays of oversized paper flowers created by Paterson-based artist Yorgeilin Nuñez decorated the entirety of Prudential Hall, and were included in the fundraising auction.

Philanthropist Tammy T. Jones and Kerri B. Levine, Vice President of the Fidelco Group, served as Co-Chairs of this year’s Luncheon.

SPREADING THE WORD

EUROPE'S LONGEST INTERTWINING ROLLER COASTER has opened in Ireland's Emerald Park in Co Meath. The coasters, 'Na Fianna Force' and 'The Quest' promise to provide an "unparalleled rush for thrill-seekers seeking the ultimate adrenaline fix." You Tube posters said: "It's really fast. And it goes in every single Direction. And it was only a minute long but it felt like about 10. There was a loads of twists and turns."

According to official releases the development at Emerald Park in Ashbourne is part of a €22 million investment in the theme park, which will create 60 new jobs.

The coasters were engineered and designed by a Dutch company, Vekoma, who are a major supplier for The Walt Disney Company. The project, which has taken seven years to complete, was started by the later founder of the park Raymond Coyle. His son Charles, is the current Managing Director of Emerald Park. Opened 14 years ago, Emerald Park employs 150 full-time and 600 seasonal staff.

MONSTERPALOOZA where you can celebrate the Art of Monsters and Movie Magic May 31st - June 2, 2024 at the 100,000 sq. ft. of The Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA.

Billed as the "place to be for fans and professionals of film, makeup, special effects, collectible toys, art and monsters!"

Meet the award winning masterminds behind some of the greatest creatures ever created for feature films, television and the haunt industry as you get lost in the over 450 exhibitors selling one of a kind creations, LIVE makeup demonstrations.

Enter the famous Monsterpalooza Museum featuring full sized creatures, hyper-realistic sculptures, screen used props and animatronics from your favorite films as well as debuts of new creations from the world’s best Special Effects Studios all in an atmospheric setting.

Each Monsterpalooza event features dozens of special celebrity guests from the world of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. Past guests have included actors from film franchises such as Alien, Fright Night, An American Werewolf in London, Godzilla, Ed Wood, Night of the Living Dead, Superman, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Unique panels and presentations will be featured spotlighting fan favorite films from the past and future featuring the stars, directors, and artists responsible for bringing your worst nightmares to life on the silver screen and beyond.

DON WAS & THE PAN-DETROIT ENSEMBLE The musician, Grammy award-winning producer, radio host, and President of the venerated jazz label, Blue Note Records brings his latest group to City Winery for a special show, featuring Dave McMurray, Luis Resto, Vincent Chandler, John Douglas, Jeff Canaday, Mahindi, Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’ann.

May 31, 2024 at City Winery in New York City.

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER series has returned to the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles with an evening devoted to the 1960s: a journey through the Broadway musicals that shaped the decade.

Featuring Tony nominee Sharon McNight, Broadway and musical veterans Mary Gordon Murray and Scott Harlan, and up-and-comers Sophie Beck and Hayden Kharrazi, along with narrators Dan Fishbach and Mark D. Kaufmann.

Saturday, June 1 at the Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles CA.

A WICKED LEGO The LEGO Group and Universal Products & Experiences are bringing to life 4 new LEGO Wicked sets featuring mini-dolls, launching October 1, 2024.

The ‘popular’ musical phenomenon, Wicked, becomes a two-part gravity-defying cinematic event with the first film arriving in theatres on November 27th and the second coming in Fall 2025. LEGO Group will introduce four sets inspired by the first film that will allow fans to delve deeper into some of the most iconic scenes straight out of Oz and explore core themes, characters, and songs from the upcoming film.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a defiant social outcast who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande, as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

The film also stars Oscar?winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode, in her feature film debut, as Nessarose; and Emmy nominee and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard.

The all-star cast includes Emmy nominee Bowen Yangas Pfannee, Bronwyn James as ShenShen and Tony nominee Keala Settle as a new character created for the film, Miss Coddle. Directed by filmmaker Jon M. Chu,Wicked Part Two?is the second chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural spectacular.

"The story of Wicked creates such an incredible experience for families, so being part of the team creating LEGO sets inspired by the upcoming movie and bringing that universe to life is hugely exciting.” says Raquel Ojeda Gregorio, LEGO Wicked Design Lead at the LEGO Group. "Wicked has some of the most magical locations and characters and recreating that with LEGO bricks is a match made in Oz. I can’t wait for fans to see these colorful sets and hope they will enjoy unlocking their imagination, creating, and telling their own Wicked-inspired stories."

GUSTAVO DUDAMEL conducts the LA Phil in a concert of dazzling orchestral colors, featuring Dvorák's New World Symphony, music by John Williams and a UK premiere from Gabriela Ortiz. Sunday, June 2, 2024 at the Barbican in London.

TATANKA TEASER CABARET at the Black Hills Playhouse takes place on Saturday, June 1, 2024. This special event features our Season 78 company performing pieces they auditioned with. Get a glimpse of the inspiring pieces that helped us choose such amazing talent for 2024. The Black Hill Playhouse is located in Rapid City, SD.

WORLD FAMOUS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW BLOOMS IN A NEW DIRECTION

The King and Queen at Chelsea Flower Show with children who crowned them King of the Compost and Queen of the Bees. Photo: The Royal Family

King of the Compost.
Queen of the Bees.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have added new titles to their resumes.

His Majesty. an avid gardener and environmentalist along with his sustainable wife Camilla visited the Chelsea Flower Show bringing along some other royals including the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Lady Amelia Windsor, 28, who is the granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.

The venerable Chelsea Flower Show has uprooted its old ways and branched out into sustainability.

For the first time, The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awarded a green medal for sustainability alongside the customary gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze medals.

This is the first time the prestigious garden show has commissioned a carbon audit of planned gardens.

All gardens in the Show and Sanctuary categories who have gone through the carbon audit are eligible for the green award.

Design changes implemented as a result of gardens going through the new audit process had a significant impact reducing carbon emissions across the two categories by 28 per cent.

Nicholsons, the company commissioned by the RHS to carry out the audit alongside RHS Head of Sustainability Malcolm Anderson reviewed the garden design and build plans in terms of a broad range of sustainability criteria. They then worked with the designers and contractors to make workable changes to their plans in order to reduce the environmental footprint of the gardens. Malcolm Anderson, RHS Head of Sustainability said: "As the UK’s leading gardening charity we have been making positive changes across the organization and at our shows to make our practices more sustainable."

The green space is filled with probiotic plants curated to protect and aid humans with various bowel-related illnesses.

And among the more unique designs are a 'no adults allowed' garden and a 'flood resilient garden'. The section featured wetland, woodlands and meadows to encourage young people to take an interest in the environment.

As part of their visit, Charles and Camilla were permitted to visit the No Adults Allowed Garden, designed by Harry Holding and children from Sulivan Primary School - the first time a garden designed by children for children has featured at the show. The garden enables young visitors to take a joyful journey through a fantastical landscape exploring the magic of lush woodland, meadows and a wetland. However, as adults, the royal couple was required to pay a "forfeit" in the form of planting a tree, donating to the RHS for School Gardening or if they bring a flower beginning with the initial of their name.

Obeying, the royal couple handed over a bouquet of camellias, flowers from the Buckingham Palace gardens.

During their stay the children declared that the royal couple were also the King of the Compost and Queen of the Bees. The royal couple graciously accepted their new titled.

One of the youngest royals attending, Lady Amelia Windsor, has been working with the team at Kent Wildflower Seeds to bring their first garden of wild flowers to the 2024 show.

During the walk about Queen Camilla visited a stunning garden inspired by the hit series Bridgerton, Her Majesty admitted that she saw the first season.

CHELSEA 2024 BEST IN SHOW WINNERS
Best Show Garden: Muscular Dystrophy UK – Forest Bathing Garden, Designed by Ula Maria

Best Construction Award (Show Garden): Terrence Higgins Trust Bridge to 2030 Garden, Built by Yoreland Design Ltd

Best Sanctuary Garden: Burma Skincare Initiative Spirit of Partnership Garden, Designed by Helen Olney

Best Construction Award (Sanctuary Garden): The Boodles Garden, Built by Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscapes

Best Balcony and Container Garden: The Ecotherapy Garden, Designed by Tom Bannister

Best All About Plants: The Size of Wales Garden, Designed by Dan Bristow.

A few of the celebrities spotted included: Dame Mary Berry, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joan Collins and her husband Percy Gibson, Amanda Holden, Daisy Edgar Jones, Caroline Quentin, Prue Leith, Anthea Turner, Monty Don, activist Katie Piper and Bridgerton cast members Ruth Gemmell who plays Violet Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd who performs as Francesca Bridgerton and Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury.

Seen enjoying the flowers were Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma, fashion designer Jade Holland Cooper, singer-songwriter Beverley Knight, actress Joely Richardson, who recently appeared in Netflix's The Gentleman,Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer, Myleene Klass, actor Josh O'Connor, Sophie Raworth and Sophie Raworth.

Established in 1913, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has become one of the world’s greatest showcases for horticultural excellence, attracting visitors and exhibitors from across the globe.

Since its beginning, it has grown from 244 exhibitors in 1913 to over 500 today, including gardens, nurseries, floristry, educational displays, and trade stands. Today the show attracts 168,000 visitors and is organized by the Royal Horticultural Society which was founded in 1804.

Queen Elizabeth became Patron of the Society on accession to the throne in 1952, and remained patron for over 72 years. Taking over from his late mother, King Charles was named patron the weekend before the show opened.

D-DAY 80: REMEMBERING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS

On June 6, 2024, the world will mark the last major D-Day anniversary alongside Veterans of the Normandy Campaign is a series of important events including an evening of music-led, multi-generational storytelling, reflecting on the Second World War at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will attend.

The anniversary event will be hosted by Davina McCall and will feature a cast of world-class names from the world of music, TV and film, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Normandy Veterans of the Allied Campaign, in a unique evening of music-led, multi-generational storytelling, reflecting on the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

The modern re-telling of this turning-point in history will include special effects and untold personal stories of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the summer of 1944.

Award-winning West End musical Operation Mincemeat is set to perform. See Broadway To Vegas column of June 11, 2023.

The live event will feature the TV premiere of Operation Mincemeat performing "Dear Bill" from the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, which is now playing at the Fortune Theatre in London.

Katie Ashby, founder and lead vocalist of The D-Day Darlings will also perform for the Royal Albert Hall audience, plus there will be more special guests on the night including some of the last-remaining D-Day and Normandy Veterans. The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will also perform, and the Normandy Veterans of the Allied Campaign.

Host Davina McCall said in a statement: "I feel truly honored to be part of this very special D-Day event, telling the stories of incredible people who sacrificed so much. It’s a subject close to my heart, and I am looking forward to what I know will be a very moving and memorable event."

The charity partner for this event is the British Normandy Memorial, which opened in June 2021. The Memorial, which stands in Normandy overlooking Gold Beach, holds the names of the 22,442 service personnel serving under British Command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy.

In a related event, Operation Mincemeat has recently had a cast change at the Fortune Theatre, and now stars Chloe Hart as Johnny Bevan & others, Emily Barber as Ewen Montagu & others, Christian Andrews as Hester Leggatt & others, Seán Carey as Charles Cholmondeley & others, and Claire-Marie Hall as Jean Leslie & others. Operation Mincemeat is now booking to November 16, 2024.

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NINTENDO that Japanese-based video game giant has announced plans to open a store in San Francisco' Union Square, only the company’s second store in the U.S., following one which opened 20 years ago at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The huge outlet is set to open in 2025.

In a release, the company said the store will provide "a way for a wide range of visitors from near and far to experience the world of Nintendo, its products and characters."

In addition to the New York City store, Nintendo operates three standalone stores in Japan, located in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. The company also operates stores within its theme parks, including Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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celebrates its 50th anniversary at Santa Monica’s The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage / Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on June 2 with a gala event honoring award-winning television producer, civic engagement advocate and longtime L.A. Theatre Works supporter Marcy Carsey. The festivities will include a reception, formal dinner and an exciting program featuring remembrances by L.A. Theatre Works veterans including Ed Begley, Jr., Hector Elizondo, Susan Sullivan, Karen Malina White, JoBeth Williams and more.

“Marcy Carsey may be best known for producing television favorites like The Cosby Show, A Different World, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, 3rd Rock from the Sun and That ’70s Show, but she is also an outstanding public citizen who has made a tremendous contribution to the arts, to arts education, and to the public policy sector,” says L.A. Theatre Works producing director Susan A. Loewenberg, who will be honored alongside Carsey at the event. “Her Carsey School for Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire is known for its graduate programs, research, policy education and civic engagement work focused on improving equality and sustainability in communities. Although she’s garnered many awards over the years, this is the first time Marcy will be honored at a gala event like this one.” Carsey, 79, is a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of jurors. She is best known for her work with fellow producer Tom Werner forming the company Carsey-Werner Productions in 1981. She is also referred to as a real estate mogul. The Emmy winner was named one of the 50 greatest women in radio and television. Carsey graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English literature. In the 1960s, she was a tour guide at NBC in New York City, moved up to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. With a high intellect and enormous drive, the entire Tonight Show crew knew she was destined for greatness. In 1974, she began working for ABC as a comedy programming executive, rising through the ranks at the ABC network to become senior VP of PrimeTime Series. She left ABC in 1980 and formed her own production company, which became the Carsey-Werner Company.

As for LA Theatre Works: "Although we’ve been around for five decades, L.A. Theatre Works took a leap in the mid-80s in how we bring great theater to audiences everywhere," Loewenberg says. "While the technology behind how we get theater to millions of global audience members keeps changing, the one constant continues to be great dramatic content. L.A. Theatre Works has an unwavering commitment to presenting and producing the highest quality, most exciting and meaningful plays of yesterday, today and tomorrow with stellar casts."

L.A. Theatre Works stands apart in its approach to making great theater widely accessible and affordable, bringing an immersive theater experience to a diverse audience of over eight million people each year through a range of programs including a live performance series; national touring; its national weekly radio series entitled L.A. Theatre Works; podcasts and online streaming; databases for higher education; audio publishing; and through its national Setting the Stage for Learning educational program. The L.A. Theatre Works catalog of over 600 recorded plays, which includes classics, modern masterpieces, and contemporary and original works, is the largest archive of its kind in the world.

Beginning June 1 and coinciding with its 50th anniversary celebration, L.A. Theatre Works will launch direct to consumer audio streaming on the Muvi platform. Listeners from around the globe will be able to access 70 audio plays via a monthly subscription with more titles added over time.

THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY has announced that Latin Grammy and Grammy winner, Carlos Vives, has been named the 2024 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Vives will be honored for his more than three-decade career as a multifaceted singer and composer, as well as for his continued commitment to environmental and social initiatives.

Vives will be celebrated at a special star-studded gala as part of the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys. The tribute concert will feature renditions of his renowned repertoire performed by an array of notable artists and friends during the 2024 Latin Grammy Week in Miami.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Carlos Vives is one of the most respected artists in Spanish-language music and a pioneer of a new Latin American sound, redefining traditional Colombian vallenato by incorporating pop and rock. He is an 18-time Latin Grammy winner and two-time Grammy winner—the first Colombian to win the latter award—with more than 10 billion streams on digital platforms, 20 million albums sold.

The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honors musicians and their artistic achievements in the Latin music industry as well as their humanitarian efforts. The past honorees are Laura Pausini (2023), Marco Antonio Solís (2022), Rubén Blades (2021), Juanes (2019), Maná (2018), Alejandro Sanz (2017), Marc Anthony (2016), Roberto Carlos (2015), Joan Manuel Serrat (2014), Miguel Bosé (2013), Caetano Veloso (2012), Shakira (2011), Plácido Domingo (2010), Juan Gabriel (2009), Gloria Estefan (2008), Juan Luis Guerra (2007), Ricky Martin (2006), José José (2005), Carlos Santana (2004), Gilberto Gil (2003), Vicente Fernández (2002), Julio Iglesias (2001) and Emilio Estefan (2000).

Net proceeds from the Latin Academy Person of the Year Gala will go toward the charitable work of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation.

PREMIERE STAGES the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2024 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 19th year, the Festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This year’s finalists were selected from 760 submissions.

This year’s finalists are:
The Ancestry Play by Alyssa Haddad-Chin, the 2024 Playwright-in-Residence at SPARC New Voices and a 2022/23 Writing Fellow at The Playwrights Realm; Castling by Anthony Goss, a resident writer with the Liberation Theatre Company and a semi-finalist for the 2024 Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference; The Mallard by Vincent Delaney, whose plays have been produced, commissioned and developed at the Guthrie, Woolly Mammoth, the Lark, among many others; The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand, whose plays have been produced and/or developed at Chicago Dramatists, Actors Theatre of Louisville, as well as The Barrow Group. Both Delaney and Gernand are previous winners of the Festival.

All finalists will receive professional readings, as part of Premiere’s 19th annual Play Festival Finalists Reading Series June 6-10 at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, and will be considered for expanded development in Premiere’s mainstage season. One of the four plays will be selected for an Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) 29-Hour Reading in November 2024 and the most promising play will be awarded a full AEA production as part of Premiere's 2025 season. All finalists receive cash awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. Readings are offered by invitation only.

This year’s submissions were evaluated through a process coordinated by Premiere Stages’ Play Festival and Education Manager Nick Gandiello, Literary Associate Emily Dzioba and Literary Assistant Jessica DeLuca, in partnership with esteemed panelists Erin Breznitsky, Erin M. Callahan, William Eddy, Alexis Morgan, Claudia Nolan, Lysna Marzani, Matthew Paul Olmos, Carole Shaffer-Koros and Ernest Wiggins.

The following semifinalists were also honored in this year’s competition: Before The Thaw by Dan Aibell; The Family Saves a Life by jose sebastian alberdi; Lemuria by Bonnie Antosh; Murder Girl by Heidi Armbruster; Snobs vs The Underdogs by Kia Barbee; The World I Have Known by Kari Bentley-Quinn; Land of No Mercy by Rae Binstock; I Got You by Suzanne Bradbeer; The Offseason by Jonathan Caren; Zionista Rising by Alexa Derman; On The Docket by Bryan Dykstra; Anonymous Skin by Cris Eli Blak; SCRIBE, or The Sisters Milton, or Elegy for the Unwritten by L M Feldmanl Good to Go by Craig Garcial Yellow Light by Justine Gelfmanl BELOVED SON by Matthew Greene; Dogs by Hanna Kime; Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Matthew Libby; Kingdom of Wonder by Shayan Lotfi; APE by Dano Madden; Fifteen Hundred by Gloria Majule; Straw Poll by Nicholas Malakhowl; The Cousins by Benjamin V. Marshall; Catch by Lara Miller; FISH MEAT by Esme Ng; (I am [my mother)'s daughter] by Bianca Nkwonta; The Decoys by Greg Pierce; The Nereids by Brian Quirk; A Good Guy by David Rambo; WET by Aurora Real de Asua; DISPERSION OF LIGHT by Rich Rubin; marked green at birth, marked female at birth by Sophie Sagan-Gutherz; Good Hair by Phaedra Michelle Scott; An Invitation to Anna’s Wedding by Parade Stone; Laertes Dies Too by Rachel Luann Strayer; IDEE FIXE by Joe Sutton; Fake Laughter by Rob Ulin; Werewolves: A Play About Money by Liba Vaynberg; This Is A Play About Buttons by Emily Wanamaker; Anaphora by Mallory Weiss; WHEN GOLD TURNS BLACK by Ron Wilks; Our Father by Amy Witting; Great White by Deborah Yarchun and Nightwatch by Max Yu.

In the nineteen seasons since its founding, the Premiere Play Festival has received over 8,000 submissions and developed more than 85 plays. Multiple plays produced at Premiere have been honored by the American Theatre Critics Association, selected for agency representation, and/or been published by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Concord, Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing Company, Playscripts, and Broadway Play Publishing. A number of Play Festival winners and finalists have subsequently been produced in New York, internationally and at regional theatres across the country.

THE BRIDGE THEATRE in London celebrated its 500th performance of Guys and Dolls as well as journeyed to the West End to help raise money for charity.

The 500th performance was celebrated with a large, delicious sheet cake with blue sprinkles and 500 written in big red numbers, surrounded by Guys & Dolls branded cupcakes from Hummingbird Bakery to make the event extra sweet. The Bridge also made its grand debut at the West End Flea Market, with a stall dedicated to all things Guys & Dolls. Among the offerings available were copies of The Racing Telegraph (the prop newspaper used during the show), both Sarah Brown's and Miss Adelaide's wedding bouquets, and the hip flask used by Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (signed by Jonathan Andrew Hume himself).

The Bridge offers a "huge thank you not only to our cast members, Alex Given, Saffi Needham and Samuel Routley, who joined us on the stand, and also to all those who braved the rainy start to the day and visited us. All funds raised go towards the estimable Acting for Others, who provide financial and emotional support to theatre workers in times of need.

THE AMERICAN THEATRE CRITICS/JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (ATCA) AND FOUNDATION ATCA have announced D.R. Lewis as the second recipient of the ATCA Helbing Fellowship for LGBTQ+ theater writers. Members of the Helbing Committee reviewed the second season’s applications and selected Washington, DC writer Dillon Lewis as the second Helbing Fellow. The program carries a stipend of $5,000 to support the recipient’s career and research during the fellowship year. D.R. Lewis (he/him) is a theater critic, writer and communications professional based in Washington, DC.



JELLY’S LAST JAM Book by George C. Wolfe. Music by Jelly Roll Morton. Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead. Musical Adaptation and Additional Music Composed by Luther Henderson.

Directed by Kent Gash.

Music Direction by Darryl Archibald.

Choreography by Dell Howlett.

When legendary musician Jelly Roll Morton’s soul is forced to face the music, the self-proclaimed “inventor of jazz” is left at the ultimate crossroads. Follow Jelly from the back alleys of New Orleans to the sparkling stages of New York, as his remarkable journey unfolds in a stunning display of song, dance, and music. With soulful melodies, electrifying tap dancing, and fiery tunes that will leave you breathless, get your groove on with this dazzling musical masterpiece.

The cast of Jelly’s Last Jam is led by John Clarence Stewart as Jelly Roll Morton, Cress Williams as Chimney Man, and Jasmine Amy Rogers as Anita.

The creative team includes Edward E. Haynes, Jr. (Scenic Designer), Samantha Jones (Costume Designer), Rui Rita (Lighting Designer), Danny Erdberg and Ursula Kwong Brown (Sound Designers), with Casting by RBT Casting (Ryan Bernard Tymensky, CSA). The Stage Management team includes lark hackshaw (Production Stage Manager) and David S. Franklin (Assistant Stage Manager).

Recipient of three Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, and three 1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Broadway Musical, Jelly’s Last Jam. Wednesday, May 29, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California and recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

HOME by Samm-Art Williams.

Directed by Kenny Leon.

Cephus Miles has the whole world in his callused hands—until his sweetheart Pattie Mae goes off to college and marries another man. Originally staged by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1979 and featured in the first year of Roundabout’s Refocus Project, Samm-Art Williams’ Home is a coming-of-age story that gives voice to the unbreakable spirit of all Americans who have been searching for a place to belong.

The play features Tory Kittles, Brittany Inge and Stori Ayers.

The creative team for Home includes: Arnulfo Maldonado (Set), Dede Ayite (Costumes), Allen Lee Hughes (Lighting), and Justin Ellington (Sound).

Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, President/CEO, in memoriam; Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director). Home opens officially on Wednesday, June 5 and is a limited engagement through July 21, 2024 at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway.

HENRY IV by Shakespeare, adapted Stephen Burdman.

Directed by NY Classical Artistic DirectorStephen Burdman.

Thought to be written between 1596 and 1598, this production is a blending of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2. The plays chronicle the civil strife during the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of young Prince Hal, who, under the tutelage of Sir John Falstaff, will become one of England’s most beloved rulers, Henry V. Henry IV stars Nick Salamone as Henry IV, Juan Luis Acevedo as Northumberland/Lord Chief Justice, Ian Antal as Prince Hal, Anique Clements as Poins/Mortimer, Ian Gould as Owen Glendower/Westmoreland, John Michalski as Sir John Falstaff, Carine Montbertrand as Mistress Quickly/Worcester, Nuah Ozryel as Sir Walter Blount/Pistol, Briana Gibson Reeves as Lady Percy/Bardolph, and Damian Jermaine Thompson as Hotspur/Lancaster.

The creative team includes , production designer Kindall Almond, voice and speech coach Nora Leonhardt, assistant voice and speech coach Dr. Joan Melton, fight director Sean Michael Chin, movement coach Brendan McMahon, supervising producer Yetti Steinman, production stage manager Caroline M. Pastore, assistant stage manager Bianca Puorto, wardrobe supervisor Laura Cuevas, and casting by Stephanie Klapper. Fleurette Modica and Kellie Williams serve as production assistants.

The production marks New York Classical Theatre's 25th anniversary.

Founded in 2000, NYCT is a full Equity Off-Broadway theatre company that annually performs for free in city parks. To date, almost 300,000 New Yorkers have attended NYCT’s productions. NYCT is also the only company presenting free Shakespeare in Central Park this summer.

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FINAL OVATION

GLORIA STROOCK STERN widow of famed television writer Leonard Stern died May 5, 2024, She was two months shy of her 100th birthday.

Born in NYC into a theatrical family, her father, James Stroock owned Brooks Costumes, and her mother, Bianca was a designer of modern clothes for the stage. By the time she was in her early twenties, and now an actress, she had performed on Broadway, in regional theater, and on television, had modeled for LOOK and LIFE magazine.

Gloria married television comedy writer, Leonard Stern who wrote scripts for The Honeymooners; The Phil Silvers Show; The Steve Allen show and Get Smart and they had two children, Michael and Kate.

She took up sculpting, creating a large body of work and had a solo exhibition of her work at age 95. She also returned to acting in television and film and became a member of Theater 40 in Beverly Hills performing in plays for over 35 years.

Gloria is survived by her children and their families.

GEOFFREY KITCHEN a British musical theatre director fromGloucestershire died May 21, 2024 while on board a Singapore Airlines jetliner which experienced sever turbulence. He was 73.

Kitchen died from a suspected heart attack, in which 70 people were injured Kitchen's wife, Linda, thought to be among those in hospital. Her condition is not known.

Kitchen ran the Thornbury Musical Theatre group.

Neighbors told the press that he had suffered heart problems in recent years and had stents put in to widen his arteries. Close friend Steve Dimond, 73, who lives a few doors down from Kitchen, was quoted in the Daily Mail saying: 'You wouldn't know it (that he had heart problems), he carried on as normal and was very fit and active. He was very involved with amateur dramatics and was helping me make scenery for our new production. He was a good singer, a fine actor. He loved musical theatre. He and his wife like live music, all sorts, folk jazz, everything. He's known his wife since they were teenagers, they are a lovely couple."

Kitchen and his wife were heading abroad on a six-week holiday of a lifetime to South East Asia, Indonesia and Australia.

Disaster struck around 11 hours into their flight from Heathrow. The aircraft hit an air pocket and plummeted an astonishing 6,000ft in just five minutes, with the sudden drop unleashing mayhem onboard and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. Of the 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, Thai authorities said 71 people had been sent for treatment, six of whom were seriously injured, with many sustaining lacerations to the head as they were thrown upwards.

The Boeing 777 plane operated by Singapore Airlines left the UK's Heathrow airport on Monday evening at 22.17pm local time with 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. However, flight SQ321 experienced severe turbulence while flying close to Myanmar airspace in a region currently being battered by extreme tropical thunderstorms. The plane dropped from an altitude of around 37,000 feet to 31,000 feet within just five minutes as it finished traversing the Andaman Sea and neared Thailand. The plane - registered 9V-SWM - was diverted to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok where it made an emergency landing at 15.45pm local time, the airline announced on its Facebook page.

Kitchen is survived by his son and daughter and their children.

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