Buster Keaton News

Urban Stages will present BEYOND WORDS, conceived and performed by Bill Bowers, through October 30, 2011. The official opening night is set for October 12. Preview performances began on October 7 and BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below. The production is directed by Scott Illingworth.

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts will present the first annual Wurlitzer Organ Series, which celebrates the traditions of theatres from a time when patrons gathered together to enjoy classic silent films accompanied by majestic theatre organs.

With his wonderful books on Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, John Bengtson created an exciting new form of urban archeology by extensively researching the locations in which silent films were photographed.

Loose Moon Productions Presents 'I'll Take Manhattan!' -- in the Red Room (85 E. 4th St., between Bowery and 2nd Avenue) on October 2,3,4 and October 9,10,11 @ 7:30.

Hypnotic and gorgeous from start to finish, Cirque du Soleil's thrilling IRIS: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF CINEMA turns celluloid beauty into living stage art. It is arguably the Montreal-based troupe's most artistic rendering of a single thematic motif to date, and is absolutely the perfect show to call the Kodak Theatre home. With plans to have the show be a decade-long permanent fixture at this Hollywood venue--specifically built to serve as the permanent home of the Annual Academy Awards ceremony--audiences will have plenty of chances to see this rousing, entertaining show.

Loose Moon Productions Presents 'I'll Take Manhattan!' -- in the Red Room (85 E. 4th St., between Bowery and 2nd Avenue) on October 2,3,4 and October 9,10,11 @ 7:30.

Vaudeville is a bygone era. Much of its music is forgotten. Seems a pity, since it provided the roots of musical theatre as we know it. Bill Castellino and Mike Burstyn have created Al Jolson at the Winter Garden not only to pay homage to the great entertainer but to keep the memory of this time period vibrantly alive. Now on stage at the El Portal in North Hollywood, Jolson is somewhat illuminating as well as highly satisfying entertainment.

The Brick Theater, presenter of the blockbuster New York Clown Theatre Festival in 2010 (and returning in 2012!), does not want fans of Clown Theatre to go hungry in the meantime.

THE BOXER will play at the Plano Children's Theatre from August 19 through August 27.

The Brick Theater, presenter of the blockbuster New York Clown Theatre Festival in 2010 (and returning in 2012!), does not want fans of Clown Theatre to go hungry in the meantime.

Announcing the 2012 New York Guitar Festival: Silent Films/Live Guitars. Featuring Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Dan Zanes, Keller Williams, Kaki King, Califone & others TBA

THE BOXER will play at the Plano Children's Theatre from August 19 through August 27.

THE BOXER will play at the Plano Children's Theatre from August 19 through August 27.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts' 2012 exhibition schedule offers a wide variety of exhibitions in the Center's Ingram Gallery. These include masterpieces of American art from the famed Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.; an exhibition combining quilts from Gee's Bend, Ala., and the monumental assemblages of Alabama native Thornton Dial; works on paper from self- taught artist Bill Traylor, also from Alabama; and a major Frist-organized retrospective of the work of internationally acclaimed photographer, Carrie Mae Weems.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts' 2012 exhibition schedule offers a wide variety of exhibitions in the Center's Ingram Gallery.

The Brick Theater, presenter of the blockbuster New York Clown Theatre Festival in 2010 (and returning in 2012!), does not want fans of Clown Theatre to go hungry in the meantime.

Classical virtuosity and wit are the hallmarks of 3e étage, a contemporary ballet ensemble formed by and featuring dancers and soloists of the legendary Paris Opera Ballet.