Allen Media Strategies – TOP pick for PR Agencies in Washington DC

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We are honored and happy to be featured on the List of TOP 18 PR Agencies in Washington DC released by Expertise, the online directory that makes it easy to find the best local experts, every time! The goal at Expertise is to connect people with the best local experts.

To make it to the list, PR firms were evaluated on more than 25 variables across five categories, the results were analyzed to release a hand-picked list of the best PR firms in Washington DC. Expertise’s proprietary research and selection process identifies the top service professionals in over 100 business categories across 1000 cities, covering 85% of the US.

Filtered and sifted from over 160 PR agencies in Washington DC and get featured as one of the TOP 18 in Washington DC is an achievement! Way to go Allen Media Strategies!

Read the complete article here  https://www.expertise.com/dc/washington/public-relations-firms#provider2

Willy Wonka Jr Opens This Weekend Under The Stars At Theatre West Virginia!

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Do you have your golden ticket for Theatre West Virginia’s production of Willy Wonka Jr?  Follow the delicious adventures of likable young lad Charlie Bucket as he makes his way through Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory and runs into some very colorful Oompa Loompa’s along the way in this fantastical tale. The magical story unfolds on Theatre West Virginia’s stage at Cliffside Amphitheatre at Grandview in the New River Gorge National River near Beckley WV beginning this Thursday July 26th-29th and August 1st through August 4th at 7:30pm nightly. 

 

Willy Wonka Jr. features the enchanting songs from the classic 1971 film starring Gene Wilder in addition to a host of fun new songs. The timeless story follows the enigmatic candy manufacturer as he stages an epic contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with the winning tickets gets a tour of Willy Wonka’s factory and a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the five winners are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likable boy named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour along with his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Willy Wonka’s rules in the factory-or suffer the candy coated consequences!

Willy Wonka Jr. is final production of Theatre West Virginia’s 2018 summer season. West Virginia’s leading professional outdoor theatre company opened this June with the world premiere of Paradise Park The Musical, a musical adaptation of the cult-classic film by Daniel Boyd with an all-new original score by Mountain Stage host Larry Groce. It was followed in July by the beloved annual production of Hatfields & McCoys about the legendary family feud that spanned decades and state lines. Next, Rocket Boys The Musical blasted off from the stage at Grandview for the fourth time since its premiere in 2011, telling the moving story of young Homer Hickam, his friends in the Big Creek Missle Agency, and their bid to leave the mines of Coalwood WV behind for bigger dreams and brighter stars.

 
Willy Wonka Jr. opens Thursday, July 26th. Tickets are available by visiting the Theatre West Virginia Online Box Office or by calling 304-256-6800. 

Jack Owens – Steve Gruber Show

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Listen to AMS client and 30 year veteran of FBI Jack Owens on Steve Gruber Show talking about why Maria Butina, the Russian Spy targeted the NRA. Click here to listen to the interview

https://stevegruber.podbean.com/e/jack-owens-why-maria-butina-targeted-the-nra-the-red-haired-russian-femme-fatale-who-warmed-conservative-hearts/

Homer Hickam on Talkline with Hoppy Kerchevel on WV Metro News

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Longtime AMS client Homer Hickam on Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval on WV Metro News talking about Rocket Boys the Musical that runs this weekend ONLY at Theater West Virginia, starting Friday, July 20 to Sunday, July 22. The musical is based on #1 New York Bestselling Memoir by Homer Hickam. Click here to listen to the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk00ViWGG0

Get your tickets today at theatrewestvirginia.org or call 304-256-6800.

Rocket Boys The Musical soars into Theatre West Virginia this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 20, 21 and 22

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The exciting story of Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys of Camp Coalwood will land on Theatre West Virginia’s stage at Cliffside Amphitheatre at Grandview near Beckley for the fourth time.

Based on the beloved New York Times’ #1 best-seller by Homer Hickam, theatre-goers will be transported to Coalwood, circa 1957, with the help of the cast of Rocket Boys The Musical. In Theatre West Virginia’s continued effort for diverse casts, African-American actress Rhayne Thomas will play Elsie Hickam. Homer Hickam was so delighted with the selection of Rhayne to play his mom that he sent Ms. Thomas a piece of Elsie’s jewelry to wear during the run of the show.

While Rocket Boys The Musical was scheduled to open Wednesday, July 18, the technicians managing the pyrotechnic effects wanted a few more days to make sure they have things right. Theatre West Virginia general manager Scott Hill said; “We want to make absolutely certain that the rocket launches and other special effects in the show function properly. The safety of our cast, crew, and audience are our number-one concern.”

The first one hundred people attending Friday’s opening night performance will receive a Rocket Boys The Musical poster autographed by Homer Hickam. Mr. Hickam will be in attendance for Friday night’s performance to greet fans of the play, his New York Times #1 best-selling book Rocket Boysand the movie about his life October Sky.

This fan favorite will make its way to Theatre West Virginia’s 1,260 seat Cliffside Amphitheatre at Grandview in the New River Gorge National River outside Beckley, W. Va. beginning Friday, July 20. With only three show dates available including July 20, 21 and 22, performances begin nightly at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting the Theatre West Virginia Online Box Office or by calling 304-256-6800.