The Picoplat Music Development Foundation will present its third annual T&T Opera Festival in Trinidad from June 30 – July 9 featuring the famous opera “The Magic Flute” by Mozart, as well as a Young Singer Showcase and Professional Development Workshop. The Magic Flute follows the exciting story of the Prince Tamino and the comedic…
Shemika blows minds as she limbos where no AGT contestant has limboed before.
When Jeaneen Roberts; a student of the St. Augustine Secondary School drama club was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, Andre Dillon and Deona Ferdinand; (Co-Founders) of D.M.A.D Company, decided to use theatre to raise funds for her treatment and care. In 2007 DMAD Company staged its first production as a fundraiser. This production featured two shorter…
This June, the Playwrights Workshop Trinbago (PWT) Readers Theatre Series 2017 will feature the full-length screenplay, ANGELS LIVE IN TUNAPUNA, written by filmmaker and choreographer Sonja Dumas. The story revolves around Frank and Boxo, who have been enemies for decades due to an old misunderstanding over a woman. When they die without resolving the…
The Southern Academy of the Performing Arts will experience the magic of musical theatre on Saturday 17th June, when the curtains open on Chandelier Productions’ Theatre Night Out II. Theatre Night Out II is a spectacular musical theatre concert featuring excerpts from several of Broadway’s biggest hits such as Annie, Sister Act, Les Miserables and…
Janique Charles who plays Nala in the London production reflects upon the process of embracing the courageous and strong character. Source: Disney On Broadway Cover Photo by: Helen Maybanks, © Disney
The month of June will open with a ‘bang’ of beautiful music at Queen’s Hall with ‘Down Memory Lane – the soundtrack to your life!’ The three-man vocal trio of QED TT, featuring Raymond Edwards, Nigel Floyd and Edward Cumberbatch, will be hosting their 2017 concert on Sunday 4th June 2017 and over the past…
This article was originally published to Life & Style It’s one thing to play Michael Jackson, it’s another to become Michael Jackson. That’s the personal takeaway for Navi, the Trinidad-born Michael Jackson impersonator who has spent well over two decades in that role, and stars as the late King Of Pop in the new Lifetime…
It’s a long way from The Oprah Winfrey Show to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where Trinidadian born actor, screenwriter and film producer Paul Pryce will have the World Premiere of his debut film project. Pryce’s 12 minute short film, a suspense thriller titled Come Out, Come Out, will be showcased at the Cannes Short…
Drama Queens is a feature length docu-film explores the personal and professional lives of four of Trinidad and Tobago’s most dynamic and iconic female stage performers – Cecilia Salazar, Leslie-Ann Lavine, Rhoma Spencer and Penelope Spencer.
The revival of the National Drama Association of T&T (NDATT) will enable T&T theatre practitioners to contribute to the development of T&T as a nation as a cohesive whole. That’s the view of Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson, who is the Chairman of the organization’s caretaker committee. Wilkinson, who was the second President of NDATT after…
Les Enfants Dance Company will make a glorious return to the stage with its production of High Mass on Saturday 27th May 2017 at Christ Church, Cascade, and Sunday 28th May at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Pleasantville, San Fernando. Conceptualised as a full mass in motion, High Mass was conceived by the legendary dance pioneer…
London’s newest Nala in Disney’s The Lion King, Janique Charles has a unique background for a West End star. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago she is making her West End début in a leading role having previously performed in the UK tour of the show which enjoyed a sit-down season in Basel, Switzerland. Journeying to…
The West End production of Disney’s The Lion King has announced 11 new cast members who are joining the London company from today. Janique Charles, Gary Jordan and Dominique Planter will take over the principal roles of ‘Nala’, ‘Zazu’ and ‘Shenzi’ respectively. They are joined by Lila Anderson, Owen Chaponda, Deborah Dada, Debôrah Godchaser, Brian…
Three of Trinidad and Tobago’s finest vocalists, Edward Cumberbatch, Raymond Edwards and Nigel Floyd joined together to prove that good music can be ‘Quite Exquisitely Done’. The group’s individual members have made quite a name for themselves over the years as solo artistes. As friends, they decided to come together to make an even more…
