Kurt Weill News

Siskiyou Institute presents San Francisco based Real Vocal String Quartet on Thursday, September 9th at 8PM at Paschal Winery (1122 Suncrest Road, Talent). RVSQ explores West African rhythms, Latin influences and even some Afro Brazilian sounds as they weave their radically diverse backgrounds and sounds into something entirely new and different. For ticket information and reservations, please call 541-488-3869 or email info@siskiyouinstitute.com.

Two-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone will appear at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, September 16 at 7:30PM to promote 'Patti LuPone: A Memoir.' Playwright Ntozake Shange will appear on September 30 at 7:30PM to promote her new work, 'Ntozake Shange: Some Sing, Some Cry.'

Rufus Wainwright will perform with The San Francisco Symphony in the world premiere of 'Five Shakespeare Sonnets,' www.rufuswainwright.com has announced.

New York City based cellist, vocalist and composer Jody Redhage (www.jodyredhage.com) and her band Fire in July will perform at Boston's Kaji Aso Studio (www.kajiasostudio.com) on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8 pm.

A new developmental production of Platinum (www.PlatinumTheMusical.com) starring Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen (The Most Happy Fella, A New Brain) and Sarah Litzsinger (Beauty and the Beast, Amour) will be presented by UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

The legendary Broadway and film actress Patti LuPone discusses her memoir. Interviewed in her dressing room at Lincoln Center and during the photo shoot for her book jacket, Patti talks a bit about what it was like to delve into her own memory and write a book about her amazing, storied career.

Madison Opera presents Opera in the Park 2010 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8 p.m. in Garner Park on Madison's West side. This free concert of opera arias and Broadway favorites concludes Madison Opera's 2009-2010 Season.

Celebrating Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday this year, Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr., presents the musical thriller, SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Directed by Julianne Boyd, with musical direction by Darren Cohen, Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece begins previews on June 17; opens June 23 at 7:00pm; and runs through July 17.

On July 15th, the Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia St.) hosts an evening of music with 'Have Songs, Will Travel' at 6PM and the World Tango Project with Matt Darriau and Pablo Aslan at 9PM. Cover for both shows is $10 with a $10 drink minimum for the 6PM set. For more information, please call 212-989-9319 or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

Lincoln Square heats up this summer with an eclectic series of free outdoor concerts at Richard Tucker Park. Music lovers are invited to bring lunch, join friends and relax at the lively oasis at Broadway and 66th Street to enjoy a taste of New York's 'underground' music scene.

This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Mon Jul 12 at 9:00PM AKSHARA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Massachussetts will present 'An Evening with Patti Lupone' on Sunday, July 11 at 7PM.

Lincoln Square heats up this summer with an eclectic series of free outdoor concerts at Richard Tucker Park. Music lovers are invited to bring lunch, join friends and relax at the lively oasis at Broadway and 66th Street to enjoy a taste of New York's 'underground' music scene.

New York City based cellist, vocalist and composer Jody Redhage (www.jodyredhage.com) and her band Fire in July will perform at Boston's Kaji Aso Studio (www.kajiasostudio.com) on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8 pm.

Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will return to the New York stage this Fall to star opposite one another in the Broadway Premiere of Alfred Uhry‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy. Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy will begin performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening on Monday, October 25, 2010.

Summer Theatre takes you Into The Woods June 18, 19, 25, 26 at 8:00 p.m., June 20 at 2:30 p.m., June 22 at 7:00 p.m. and June 23 & 24 at 7:30 p.m. *Please note our new times on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Stage legend Patti LuPone sereved as the featured guest for the 'From Stage To Page' workshop at the 2010 BookExpo at the Javits Center last month. In the discussion, LuPone provides insight into her forthcoming memoir 'Patti LuPone: A Memoir,' the struggles she faced finding stardom in EVITA at a young age, and yes, GLEE.

JSP RECORDS is proud to announce that Judy Garland's first studio recordings from 1935 will be released in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2010 in the 4CD box set, Judy Garland - Lost Tracks.

No Exit Cafe is being reconfigured to resemble a late 1940s/early 1950s neighborhood cabaret by Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre for its next show, "Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen," performed in association with Michael James, opening Sunday, June 20.

All shows are held at Creative Alliance at The Patterson, located at 3134 Eastern Ave. HiTown B'more Info & Tix : 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org