Celebrity Attractions has announced the Blue Man Group, Tootsie, Disney’s Aladdin, Legally Blonde — The Musical and My Fair Lady as its 2022-23 Broadway Season at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. According to Celebrity Attractions, the five national Broadway tours are sure to fill the seats of the Robinson Center this season. …
The Bentonville Film Foundation has announced 12 distinguished jurors for the eighth annual Bentonville Film Festival. The jurors will present four awards including best narrative, best documentary, best short and best episodic. Returning this year with both in-person and virtual options, the film festival will be chaired by Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis. …
Topgolf Entertainment Group has announced its plans to open a new facility in Little Rock. This would be the global sports and entertainment enterprise’s second location in Arkansas. Topgolf venues are known for the “technology-enabled golf experience,” as well as an expansive food menu, drinks, large TVs and private event spaces. “It’s been…
What Happens Later, a romantic comedy directed by and starring Meg Ryan is set to begin production in Bentonville this year. David Duchovny will star alongside Ryan. As reported by Variety, What Happens Later is based on the play Shooting Star by Steven Dietz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ryan and Kirk Lynn. Kerri…
Michael McCray’s Conscientious Path From Federal Whistleblower to Film Festival Founder to Committee Leader for the James Beard Awards In his early 20s, Michael McCray thought his career trajectory was looking great. After studying business and economics in college, the Pine Bluff native had quickly gone to work in the White House. But…
Letitia deGraft Okyere Shares Her Father’s Incredible Story in ‘The First Vice President’ Throughout history, revolution has always been a many-splendored thing. Leaders in the word and deed of political upheaval are often enshrined in the annals of history, studied in high schools and universities and copied by legions of devotees long after their…
Whether Local or National, Dan Waymack and Crew Put Their Hearts Into TV Ad Spots Dan Waymack and his team can say more in 30 seconds than most people can say in a day. Waymack, the owner of Little Rock video production company Waymack and Crew, has been shooting catchy television advertisements for…
The Walmart AMP in Rogers has announced it is hosting the Fireworks Spectacular – An American Salute on July 4, featuring the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) under the direction of Paul Haas. This event is sponsored by the city of Rogers and will include a “patriotic concert,” with gates opening at 6 p.m.…
This Side of Seven: Puppy Love “I’ve got a surprise.” Our 20-year-old daughter was coming home from Fayetteville with her boyfriend, and that is how she prefaced her arrival. I mean, there are certainly more alarming things she could have said. “I have something to tell you,” or, “We need to talk,” come…
Raising Hell: Arkansas-Born Podcaster Tackles Little Rock Cold Case Had things played out differently than they did, there’s no telling what Ebby Steppach would be doing right now. At 25, perhaps she’d finished cosmetology school, as was her long-held ambition. Perhaps she’d have found the love of her life and settled down. Maybe…
