Glen Mills News

The Louder We Get will run at Theatre Calgary January 28 - February 22, 2020, in the Arts Commons Max Bell Theatre, in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Tickets are on sale now at theatrecalgary.com.

The Louder We Get runs at Theatre Calgary January 28 - February 22, 2020, in the Arts Commons Max Bell Theatre, in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Tickets are on sale now at theatrecalgary.com.

CAMP BROADWAY, the award-winning New York-based theater arts enrichment company, will feature 50 young singers, ages 12-16, in Radio City's Sounds of Christmas on Friday, November 29 and Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 7:30 PM. The Camp Broadway Kids Ensemble will perform a 5-minute a cappella medley of songs about Santa during the pre-show of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular on stage at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This performance follows a day-long intensive of vocal rehearsals with Camp Broadway's creative team of Broadway professionals including Music Directors Christine Riley and Julianne Merrill, supported by Line Producer, Isaak Olson and Featured Player, Anna Raful.

Theatre Calgary's Artistic Director Stafford Arima (Allegiance, Broadway; Carrie, Off-Broadway revival; Altar Boyz, Off-Broadway), along with Solo Productions' Mary Young Leckie (Maudie, Mary's Wedding), have just announced the creative team and casting for The Louder We Get, based on the true story of Marc Hall, with book by Kent Staines, lyrics by Akiva Romer-Segal, and music by Colleen Dauncey.

The highly anticipated season-closer of Billy Elliot the Musical has been a long-time coming for Theatre Calgary. With the promise of an all-Calgarian cast and more musical showcasing from emerging artists, there was a lot of excitement leading up to opening night. I left the Max Bell Theatre with the same excitement for all the things to come from this incredible production.

Theatre Calgary is set to close the 2018-19 season with a wonderful story about following your dreams as we present Billy Elliot The Musical, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, and music by Elton John. This Tony Award-winning musical is an inspiring and moving tale about the importance of following your heart.

In anticipation of opening night of Theatre Calgary's production of Billy Elliot, I sat down with Dance Captain Amber Bissonnette to talk about her career and life as a dancer. 'I got started in dance when I was five. My second cousin's mom owned a dance studio and my mom and my sister had just moved to Edmonton - where I'm from - and she was looking for a way to keep us busy. I started singing and acting when I was about thirteen and it was all downhill from there.'

Home furnishings and design source Leon & Lulu in Clawson, Michigan, has been named one of Home Accents Today's 50 Retail Stars for 2018 by editors of the premier trade magazine for the home accents industry. Curtin was also recently (May 10) named Oakland County's Main Street Business Person of the Year.

Ready for something different? The Players Club of Swarthmore presents Trevor by Nick Jones, directed by Leigh Jacobs of Wynnewood, on the Raymond W. Smith stage. Performances are January 26 and 27 at 8 p.m., January 28 at 2 p.m., February 1 at 7:30, February 2 and 3 at 8. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door, or in advance at www.pcstheater.org or 866-811-4111. The Players Club is located at 614 Fairview Road in Swarthmore, PA.

Downtown Jewish Life presents INTO THE NIGHT: a contemporary spin on Tikkun Leil Shavuot, hosted by The 14th Street Y on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, from 7:00pm onward (into the night) at 344 East 14th Street, New York City.

Downtown Jewish Life presents INTO THE NIGHT: a contemporary spin on Tikkun Leil Shavuot, hosted by The 14th Street Y on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, from 7:00pm onward (into the night) at 344 East 14th Street, New York City.

Nightcap Cabaret and The Players Club of Swarthmore bring together three powerhouse divas for a cabaret of aspirations and realizations. These women from the suburbs each set forth on a journey of exploration is 3 different major cities of the US. Successful in each city, the reality of Philadelphia life loomed over them.

The Players Club of Swarthmore will present the Angels in America, Part II:  Perestroika, by Tony Kushner, Oct. 28 to Nov. 12 for ten performances at The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore.  Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org  Directed by Dave Ebersole, Perestroika, is the conclusion of Kushner's intimate epic that focuses on the HIV/AIDS epidemic that afflicted the gay community in New York City in the 1980's and depicts the politics and social failures surrounding the disease and its emergence in the United States. The Players Club of Swarthmore presented Part I:  Millennium Approaches last season to great critical acclaim.

Les Dames d'Escoffier will honor Philadelphia culinary pioneer Chef Esther McManus on Sunday, September 25th at Outstanding in Her Field, a new annual event to recognize talented women making a difference in the region's culinary field. The locally sourced harvest farm dinner will be set amidst the vines of Inn of Grace Winery (50 Sweetwater Road, Glen Mills) and paired with its fine wines and will celebrate McManus' artistry and legacy. McManus is a quiet and behind-the-scenes rockstar in the culinary world - she taught Julia Child how to make the perfect croissant, is considered by many to be the mother of Philly's artisan bread movement, and currently inspires legions of young cooks at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill. Funds raised from the event will help fund scholarships for women entering the culinary field. Tickets are on sale now starting at $125 at http://bit.ly/tixlesdamesphl

You don't have to go to NYC to find talented young up and coming performers. The Media Theatre's summer 'Vocalist' and 'Vocalist Junior' events allow local youth to shine on stage each Wednesday and Sunday night from July 6 through August 14.

?The Players Club of Swarthmore will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Angels in America, Part I:  Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner, March 18 to April 2 for ten performances at The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore.  Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org

For an irreverent reminder to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,' look no further than the Holy Grail of musical comedies that is Monty Python's Spamalot. The Players Club of Swarthmore presents Spamalot tonight, Oct. 23 to Nov. 7 for ten performances at The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore.

Open our door. Get on our floor. Everyone come see our dinosaurs! That's right, The Players' Club of Swarthmore is going back to the pre-historic days bringing dinosaurs to life in our latest musical for our youngest audiences.

Open our door. Get on our floor. Everyone come see our dinosaurs! That's right, The Players' Club of Swarthmore is going back to the pre-historic days bringing dinosaurs to life in our latest musical for our youngest audiences.