The Third Man

Moscow, 1987. As the cold war begins to thaw, an extraordinary reunion takes place between one of the great novelists of the twentieth century, Graham Greene, and his old MI6 boss, the notorious Soviet spy, Kim Philby. It's taken thirty years and the beginnings of a new world order.

Borrachito, a modern taqueria, recently opened in the East Village. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Max Stampa-Brown for our 'Master Mixologist' feature about his career and the beverage program at Borrachito.

Delaware Theatre Co opens its season with THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. For Arthur Conan Doyle adherents, this is pipedreams away from Benedict Cumberbatch OR in my case, Basil Rathbone (my favorite all time baddest of bad guys in the movies of the 50's).

After an impressive inaugural production of HAMLET in the atmospheric surroundings of Jersey City's Grace Church Van Vorst, Artistic Director Sean Hagerty's Shakespeare@, like so many theatre companies around the country, was suddenly placed in the position rethinking its immediate future.

Jack White has announced a show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 20, 2018 as a makeup show for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival's recent cancellation, ending the BOARDING HOUSE REACH world tour with a special hometown performance. The show will feature support from very special guests Margo Price and Joshua Hedley, rounding out the Third Man-centric bill.

John Carpenter's first post-Halloween venture into the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired, apocalyptic vein that he would continue to mine in films like The Thing (1982) and Prince of Darkness  (1987), THE FOG depicts the seaside California town of Antonio Bay in the grips of an ancient curse and a creeping mist. Drenched in malevolent atmosphere and packing an ensemble cast that includes Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook and the mother-daughter duo of Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis, this is the director at his ingenious, chilling best, servicing a contemporary taste for gore while simultaneously evoking the spirit of Val Lewton.  

The Exponential Festival, a month-long January festival for NYC-based emerging, experimental performing artists, is proud to announce the lineup of artists and venues for its fourth year of programming. Performances will take place January 4 - February 3 in partnership with The Brick, Chez Bushwick, The Glove, JACK, Target Margin Theater's The Doxsee, Triskelion's Douglas Elliman Studio Theater and Vital Joint. Panels will take place at The Bushwick Starr. The participants in this multi-artist, multi-venue festival are committed to ecstatic creativity in the face of commercialism. Exponential is driven by inclusiveness and a diversity of artists, forms, and ideas coupled with utopian resource-sharing, mentoring, and the championing of risky, rigorous work in eclectic fields to keep theatre kicking.

Out of the Box Theatre Company presents Amelie now playing at Center Stage, a musical based on the French film of the same name. The musical follows effervescent spirit and plot of the director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film.

Jack White has announced the upcoming release of two brand new albums – his first new full-length collections in over four years. Fear of the Dawn arrives everywhere via Third Man Records on April 8, 2022 and Entering Heaven Alive will follow on July 22, 2022. Fear of the Dawn & Entering Heaven Alive are available for pre-order on vinyl and CD now.

Karen Ascoe will be joining the previously announced Oliver Ford Davies (Graham Greene) and Stephen Boxer (Kim Philby) as Rufa Philby. 

New dates have been added to Original Theatre Company's first live stage production since March 2020.  The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July, with extra dates in York and Cambridge.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest scenes in cinema from 1901 to 2020. See if your favorite movie moments made the list!

As public booking opens, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced initial casting for the world première of the new musical, The Third Man. Learn more about who will be starring in the show here!

As rehearsals begin, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for the world première of the new musical, The Third Man. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Third Man Records is excited to announce Bonny Doon - Blue Stage Sessions, recorded direct-to-acetate at Third Man Cass Corridor in Detroit. The LP is available on vinyl today at Third Man storefronts, indie record stores and on the Third Man online store. Limited-edition blue vinyl is available exclusively at Third Man Cass Corridor. Purchase the vinyl LP HERE.

The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July. 

Nashville-based avant savant Rich Ruth is excited to release the live recording from last year's unforgettable performance at the Third Man Nashville's Blue Room venue to celebrate the release of his album I Survived, It's Over. The release is heralded by an immaculate video of Ruth and his band performing 'Heavy and Earthbound' at the show.

Theatre Forty, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Theatre 40 is Beverly Hills' professional theatre company. The venue is located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. There is ample free parking beneath the theatre, which can be accessed from the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives.

Theatre Forty, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Theatre 40 is Beverly Hills' professional theatre company. The venue is located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. There is ample free parking beneath the theatre, which can be accessed from the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives.

“If I Die Tomorrow” comes paired with a haunting new video directed by Brantley Gutierrez which premiered this morning on YouTube.  Additionally, White & Third Man Records have unveiled the limited edition vinyl variants for ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE which are all available for pre-order starting today.

Theatre is no stranger to fictional renderings of famous get-togethers. There’s One Night in Miami, where Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown celebrate at Hampton House Hotel in 1964 ­– the night Clay became world heavyweight champion. Malcolm X features again in The Meeting, alongside Martin Luther King. And in Copenhagen, the previous play on at Theatre Royal Bath, Nobel-winning physicists Dane Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg have a clandestine encounter.

Two Bird Stone is a dynamic new band founded by singer/songwriter Liam Thomas Bailey and featuring some of Nashville's and New York's finest musicians. The band formed in 2019 and will release their debut album, Hands & Knees, on September 11th via Soundly Music.

Jack White has announced a new series of North American dates for his ongoing Supply Chain Issues Tour. The shows begin August 20 at The Whiting in Flint, MI and then continue through late September. White will perform at a number of upcoming festivals, including Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond, Atlanta, GA’s Music Midtown, and more.

From Friday, June 28 through Thursday, July 4, BAM presents a 30th anniversary run of Brooklyn icon Spike Lee's culture-shifting masterpiece Do the Right Thing (1989). Screenings before 6pm will play in a newly restored 4K DCP; screenings after 6pm will play in a brand new 35mm print.

Set-in present-day France and the UK, War of the Worlds season three picks up as the war between the survivors and aliens reaches a new turning point and a terrifying phenomenon grips countless people across the globe.

Jack White has released his second new album of the year, ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE, available everywhere now via Third Man Records. The new album, which features such acclaimed singles as “If I Die Tomorrow” and “Love Is Selfish,” is offered on all formats, including standard black vinyl, CD, cassette, and more. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Director of Design Stephen Brimson-Lewis has over twenty years of experience designing for the RSC. Stephen takes us through the collaborative process of designing Measure for Measure.

In a recent interview with BBC, lyricist Don Black revealed some projects that he had been working on prior to the health crisis. Black said that he was working on a new version of Tell Me On A Sunday, with a gender-swapped lead.

A funny thing happened the other night at the Met when the curtain came down on William Kentridge's stunning new production of Alban Berg's cruel and devastating WOZZECK. The audience didn't rush from their seats to escape into the night. They stayed and cheered for an opera with a reputation for being, well, challenging for opera-goers weaned on Figaros and Flutes, Aidas and even Ring Cycles.

Third Man Records is excited to release the excellent live recording of Los Angeles-based indie rock band Wallows' Blue Room performance. The 12' LP is now available for purchase HERE, and can be downloaded via iTunes and Amazon.

The Keegan Theatre is proud to announce a pair of initiatives during the run of THE BALTIMORE WALTZ to help support Washington, DC-area community members affected by HIV/AIDS, including a special benefit performance for Whitman-Walker Health and a special food drive for Food & Friends.

Caetano Veloso will reissue his 1968 self-titled debut album, to be released March 8, 2019 via Third Man Records. This will be the first authorized North American vinyl issue of this seminal album. Third Man has partnered with Vinyl Me, Please for the exclusive limited version of the album -- learn more about the limited version HERE, and pre-order the standard black version HERE.

'A Measure of Cruelty' is a deep, intimate portrait of what happens when social norms and expectations drive people to act in ways that are more damaging than fulfilling, more harmful than helpful, and how to break the cycles of violence and anger we think need to define us, especially men.

Following a highly productive and successful season of online productions, Original Theatre Company is delighted to announce its first live stage production since March 2020, which will be filmed on stage at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and released online, before touring UK theatres early summer. 

Third Man Records is excited to share its full slate of Record Store Day 2019 offerings. Topping the list is the Third Man Triple Inchophone 3' record player, available alongside a new 3' box set of The White Stripes singles. Third Man will also be releasing a 2xLP 180 gram black vinyl version of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica, as well as Griot Galaxy's Kins LP in limited 'liquid darkness' vinyl. The latter two LPs will be available in participating record stores on Record Store Day 2019 (Saturday, April 13), while the Triple Inchophone turntable and White Stripes box set will be available only at Third Man's Nashville and Detroit storefronts.

For the first time in its 20 years Dragon is mounting two plays at the same time on an alternating schedule. Why? Because while being very different plays, they share much of the same DNA.

Following the enthusiastic reception of 2018's Give Me My Flowers compilation, Third Man Records is excited to continue its exploration of powerful gospel music from Nashville's own Nashboro Records with the release of Echoes Of The Gospel. The reissue is now available to purchase on vinyl HERE.This next chapter shines a spotlight on The Morning Echoes of Detroit, an electrifying Detroit-based gospel group who made their way down to Nashville to record for Ernie Young's Nashboro imprint. And who better to reinforce the musically fruitful connections between these two cities than Third Man?

Amazon Original Stories presents This Can't Be Happening, a collection of four original short stories from the creators of the hit storytelling live show and podcast RISK!, available starting today in ebook and audiobook format and free for all Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited members. A collection of four true, fearless memoirs told by the people who lived them, these stories are a poignant and captivating look into the human condition revealing embarrassment, humility, heart and humor. The series starts with RISK! creator and host Kevin Allison sharing 'Two Henrys', his true story of growing up gay in the Midwest and the personal loss and ultimate redemption that came with it.

The Keegan Theatre announces the cast and creative team of Paula Vogel's award-winning dramatic farce THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, opening on January 19, 2019.  Directed by Keegan Theatre Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea, THE BALTIMORE WALTZ features Helen Hayes Award-winning actor Michael Innocenti (Carl), Brianna Letourneau (Anna) and Ray Ficca (The Third Man).

New York based Rialto Pictures will release John Carpenter's landmark horror movie THE FOG on October 26, in its first-ever major restoration. The horror classic, in a full 4K restoration from Studiocanal, opens October 26 for limited runs at the Metrograph, in New York, Landmark's Nuart in Los Angeles, and The Music Box Theatre in Chicago.

New York based Rialto Pictures will release John Carpenter's landmark horror movie THE FOG on October 26, in its first-ever major restoration. The horror classic, in a full 4K restoration from Studiocanal, opens October 26 for limited runs at the Metrograph, in New York, Landmark's Nuart in Los Angeles, and The Music Box Theatre in Chicago.

Jack White’s second solo album of 2022 ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE – which includes the acclaimed singles “A Tip From You to Me,” 'If I Die Tomorrow,' and 'Love is Selfish' – has debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top 200, thus giving White his second top 10 album debut of 2022. ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE has also topped six different charts upon its release.

Borrachito, a modern taqueria has just opened in the East Village. Previously located in a secret dining room behind The Garret East, the team at Den Hospitality has reinvented their popular Mexican speakeasy following an extensive renovation. Borrachito has a new curated menu of traditionally-prepared Mexican tacos, sides, and cocktails with unexpected twists.

The 7' features two previously-unreleased takes of the song, with the A-side being exclusive to this vinyl release.

Third Man Records and Nevermind Media are excited to announce Season Two of their podcast Striped: The Story Of The White Stripes, hosted by Sean Cannon. Hear the trailer below!

Nashville rockers The Saboteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler (known outside of Australia as The Raconteurs) – hit our shores in less two week's time. This will be the band's very first shows in Australia, and comes off the back of their news of their first album in a decade: Help Us Stranger, out June 21st.

The “Spotlight on Plays” series has announced Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack and Brandon Burton will join previously announced star Mary-Louise Parker in Paula Vogel’s The Baltimore Waltz, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz.  The Baltimore Waltz will premiere on Thursday, April 29 at 8PM EST/5PM PST and will be available for a limited time only.

The “Spotlight on Plays” series announces the full company for Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine starring Academy award winner Ellen Burstyn, Alan Cox, Sasha Diamond, Alfred Enoch, Carla Gugino, Luca Padovan, Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil, Gabriella Pizzolo, Neel Sethi & Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, directed by Sarna Lapine. 

With Marjorie Prime currently running at the company's home base in South London and Funny Girl on Broadway, the Menier Chocolate Factory announced forthcoming programming for 2023. Learn more about the lineup here!