Michael Vita News

Cabaret newcomer Melissa Heche closes her debut show, The Show Must Go On, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in an encore performance on Friday, January 20 at 9:30 PM. Utilizing rock, pop and R&B, Melissa's eclectic musical choices pay tribute to the advice we are given throughout our lives and how it affects the choices that we make. Through her stories and songs, Melissa takes her audience on an entertaining, gripping, funny, and stimulating voyage, all the while inspiring her audiences to look back on the people whose opinions have shaped their own lives.

Following a successful run at the Triad Theatre in Spring 2011, cabaret newcomer Melissa Heche brings her debut show, The Show Must Go On, to the newly re-opened Cutting Room for an encore performance on Friday, December 9 at 8:30 PM.

Following a successful run at the Triad Theatre in Spring 2011, cabaret newcomer Melissa Heche brings her debut show, The Show Must Go On, to the newly re-opened Cutting Room for an encore performance on Friday, December 9 at 8:30 PM.

Following a successful run at the Triad Theatre in Spring 2011, cabaret newcomer Melissa Heche brings her debut show, The Show Must Go On, to the newly re-opened Cutting Room for an encore performance on Friday, December 9 at 8:30 PM.

Full casting is set for the upcoming Arena Stage musical The Light in the Piazza, book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer.

The sights and sounds of Italy alight in Arlington's Crystal City as Arena Stage presents the lush and soaring The Light in the Piazza, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith.

Full casting is set for the upcoming Arena Stage musical The Light in the Piazza, book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer.

Arena Stage presents an innovative take on the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director Amanda Dehnert (Oregon Shakespeare Festival‘s All's Well That Ends Well and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Cabaret) and famed set designer Eugene Lee (Tony Award for Broadway's Wicked, Candide, Sweeney Todd) take a spin on this timeless love story by staging it in Rocky Point, an abandoned amusement park in Rhode Island. This whimsical twist on the classic musical is full of buoyant humor, charming music and incredible magic that will thrill audiences of all ages. The Fantasticks runs November 20, 2009 - January 10, 2010 at Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre, with an official opening on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Arena Stage presents an innovative take on the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director Amanda Dehnert (Oregon Shakespeare Festival‘s All's Well That Ends Well and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Cabaret) and famed set designer Eugene Lee (Tony Award for Broadway's Wicked, Candide, Sweeney Todd) take a spin on this timeless love story by staging it in Rocky Point, an abandoned amusement park in Rhode Island. This whimsical twist on the classic musical is full of buoyant humor, charming music and incredible magic that will thrill audiences of all ages. The Fantasticks runs November 20, 2009 - January 10, 2010 at Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre, with an official opening on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Opening Doors Theatre Company announces the first two productions in their 3rd season of Closing Notice productions for 2009: FADE OUT, FADE IN (1964) - First ever NYC revival! Music by Jule Styne Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Directed by Suzanne Adams Choreographed by Christine Schwalenberg Stage Manager: Billie Di Stefano Musical Direction by Jessica Stewart. Cast - Sarah Cooney, Hector Coris, Brian DeCaluwe*, Sarah Lilley, Jean McCormick*, Patrick John Moran*, Michael Vitaly Sazonov*, Lawrence Street* (Broadway's Urinetown), Rob Ventre*, Lexi Windsor*