North to Shore returns this June with another extraordinary season of world-class performances, comedy acts, film screenings, community events, and artistic collaborations at venues across Newark and Asbury Park. North to Shore, a summer arts festival celebrating all of the Garden State's creativity, diversity and passion for innovation, is produced by the Newark-based New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
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The Women’s Media Center’s 21st Anniversary Women’s Media Awards Honorees are: Margot Wallström, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, Barbara Kopple,Paola Ramos, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Julie F. Kay and Chandra Childers. Here's why:
This highly anticipated event with limited seating recognizes Women's History Month, highlighting Darlene Love's outstanding contributions to music and her enduring impact on the community.
Editor's Note - Beth is a frequent contributor to SuzeeBehindtheScenes. Due to certain circumstances, she has left the stability of New Jersey to live in Paris for a bit.
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Brayan Nicoletti stars as the new R.J. Forrester in the CBS daytime drama "The Bold and the Beautiful," which is the most popular soap opera in the world. In the 2024 horror film "Woodbridge," he played the role of Anthony.
In addition to the females, there are also the likes of Andrew Yang and Steve Shirripa also coming.
The store, located on the main street in Ridgewood NJ at 211 East Ridgewood Ave, offers ample parking, close proximity to the train station and a welcoming environment. It's also about a 45 minute drive from the city.
Through aerial performance, spoken word, song, and dance, the iconic “dangerous” women of ancient Greek mythology step out of the shadows and reclaim their narratives. Characters including Medea, Medusa, and Circe tell their stories in their own words, challenging the myths that defined them and the systems that silenced them.
“Tonight, every myth will be unmade. Every woman will rise again,” declares the show’s host Artemis, played by Kendall Rileigh*.
The cast features some of New York City’s top aerialists and performance artists, including Troy Lingelbach (Dionysus), Caytha Jentis (Agave), Caitlin Borek* (Thelxiepeia), Maia Ramnath (Medea), Elena Delgado (Circe), Amara (Medusa), and Summer Lacy (Hecate).
No one can say that the motion picture industry has had it easy these past few years. After the boom of work post- Covid, we fell into a time of oversaturation of the market. Productions that had been paused got back on their feet, regularly slated work continued and many studios tried to push out as much new content as possible. The industry then went into contract negotiations with various unions such as SAG-AFTRA, the Writer’s Guild, and IATSE, leading to months-long strikes and work stoppages. On top of this, there were fires in LA that paused production, studios decided they wanted to make less content overall, and the threat of AI became imminent. (Photo Left - Lionsgate/Great Point in Newark rendering)
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NYWIFT is a vibrant community of approximately 2,000 media professionals working across every facet of the entertainment industry. The NYWIFT member projects premiering at Sundance are:
Mikaela Phillips started her journey in entertainment at the age of 6, This is a woman who knew what she wanted to do in life, and now she is a successful actor and producer. She has produced films and series independently and for the likes of Netflix, ViacomCBS, MTV and more.
An Australian native, she started her career as a host on Afterbuzz TV USA. She then became well-known for starring as Faith Morgan in the TV Drama Series Counter Play (2016–2018), which she also executive produced alongside her mother, writer/director Chrys Phillips.
Mikaela tells us about her inspiration, her words for others and about new newest film.
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