Frank Thompson News

Father Christmas is just not feeling it this year. Can Mrs. Claus, the Elves and the audience help Santa get his groove back? Find out as Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT), the Midlands only professional theatre for families and young audiences presents the uproarious holiday comedy, Ho Ho Ho! November 29 - December 8. Show times are Fridays at 7:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. The Saturday, December 9th 10:30 a.m. show will also feature Breakfast with Santa in partnership with the Richland County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Today Hackney Empire announces the principal cast of its brand new pantomime, Puss in Boots. Written and directed by Susie McKenna with music by Steven Edis, the cast will include Kat B as Puss in Boots, Sharon D Clarke as Queen Talulah, Josefina Gabrielle as the witch Evilena and Stephen Matthews as Dame Nettie Knowall. In true Hackney style this rarely performed classic Perrault pantomime will be reimagined for today's audience, packed with show-stopping songs, dazzling dance routines and side-splitting comedy.

Susie McKenna, Creative Director at Hackney Empire, directs Blues in the Night today, 14 July 2013 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

BLUES IN THE NIGHT uses the great blues and jazz songs of the 1920s and 30s to explore the lives of three women and a saloon singer in a 'cheap hotel' during the course of a long memory-filled evening. The 26 songs celebrate the blues melodies of Bessie Smith, Jimmy Cox, Duke Ellington, Alberta Hunter and songs by Harold Arlen, Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Johnny Mercer and others.

The producers of Taboo - The Boy George Musical have announced new casting for the acclaimed production at Brixton's Club House.

A unique summer day camp will provide 125 abused and homeless children the chance to find their inner artist, use creativity as a healing tool and make new friends in a safe, fun environment from June 4-15 at Desiderata Alternative High School, 2920 N. 34th Drive, Phoenix.

SARTA Announces calls for auditions for various upcoming productions.

The 1926 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Beau Geste' will be the next film screened in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The 1926 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Beau Geste' will be the next film screened in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The 1925 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'The Big Parade,' will be screened on Monday, July 18, as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series.

The 1925 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'The Big Parade,' will be screened on Monday, July 18, as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series.

The 1923 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'The Covered Wagon' will be the next film screened in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The 1922 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood,' will be the next film screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner "Humoresque" (1920) will kick off a summer-long screening series of silent films at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick off its summer screening series, 'Summer of Silents: Photoplay Award Winners of the Silent Era,' on Monday, June 13, with a big-screen presentation of 'Humoresque' (1920) with live musical accompaniment.

The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner "Humoresque" (1920) will kick off a summer-long screening series of silent films at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Stephen Sondheim (Sweeny Todd, Company, Into the Woods) and John Weidman's (Pacific Overtures) Assassins opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and a new revival script was produced on Broadway in 2004 winning five Tony Awards. Now, Trustus Theatre is bringing the award-winning revival of Assassins to the Capital City with an unprecedented cast and crew in tow. Assassins will begin knocking audiences dead on March 25th at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage, and the production will run through April 16th, 2011.