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STAGE TUBE: Boston Pops Previews Its 125th Anniversary Season
by BWW - May 18, 2010


The Boston Pops' 125th season opened on May 4 with a gala concert featuring multiple Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel and the inimitable Doc Severinsen. During the season, the Pops will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the popular radio and TV show 'From the Top,' focus on esteemed artists from the fields of jazz, musical theater, and pop, including Dave Brubeck, Kelli O'Hara, and Maureen McGovern, and honor the legacies of such musical titans as Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and Rodgers and Hammerstein. Daniel Bernard Roumain, who in concert melds his classical music roots with his own Haitian-American cultural references and vibrant musical imagination, and Ozomatli, the multi-Grammy award-winning, genre-defying sensation, join the orchestra for programs that continue the Pops tradition of focusing on the best and brightest new talent on the musical scene today. Returning to the Pops schedule is the legendary film music series under the direction of John Williams, this year marking his 30th anniversary with the Pops, and one of the newest Pops traditions, Gospel Night with Charles Floyd. To bring the 125th season to a close in June, the Boston Pops will present one of this country's greatest living legends-the incomparable Arlo Guthrie.

Lynn Ahrens: The Dream Lives On
by Jan Nargi - May 18, 2010


Tony Award-winning lyricist and librettist Lynn Ahrens talks about penning the narration for 'The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers' receiving its world premiere on Tuesday, May 18 with the Boston Pops

Cherry Jones Joins De Niro, Freeman, Harris & Boston Pops for Kennedy Tribute, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2010


Tony- and Emmy award-winning actress Cherry Jones joins Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and special guests-actors Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris-for the world premiere performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers-the centerpiece of the Boston Pops' 125th anniversary season celebration-on May 18, at 8 p.m. (repeated on May 19), at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. Cherry Jones, who can currently be seen in the hit TV show 24 as President Allison Taylor, has appeared in Oceans Twelve, The Village, Signs, and Cradle Will Rock, and in guest appearances on television shows including 'The West Wing' and 'Frasier.' Ms. Jones won Tony awards in 1995 for her leading role in The Heiress and in 2005 for her leading role in Doubt, and won an Emmy award in 2009 for her role in 24. The world premiere performances of The Dream Lives On are the centerpiece of the Boston Pops 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20.

De Niro, Harris, and Freeman Narrate Boston Pops World Premiere 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2010


Acclaimed actors Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman give life to the words of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, respectively, when they join conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for the world premiere performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers-the centerpiece of the Boston Pops 125th anniversary season celebration-on May 18, at 8 p.m. (repeated on May 19), at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA.

De Niro, Jones & Freeman -Led THE DREAM LIVES ON Gets Live Recording, 5/18-19
by Mary Hanrahan - May 17, 2010


The Boston Pops world premiere of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, which will take place at Boston's Symphony Hall on May 18 and 19, is set to receive a live audio recording for later release. The event will also be documented in a video exclusive, featuring interviews with composer Peter Boyer, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, and conductor Keith Lockhart, as well as excerpts from the show itself.

Viola Davis, Marin Ireland & More To Present Awards At The 55th Annual Obie Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2010


The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that the 55th Annual OBIE Awards will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Webster Hall in the East Village.

Obie Awards Set For 5/17; Rose & Cerveris to Host
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2010


The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that the 55th Annual OBIE Awards will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Webster Hall in the East Village.

The Village Voice Announces Judges For The 55th Annual Obie Awards, Ceremony Held 5/17/2010
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2010


The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced the judges for the 55th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Skyline Theatre Company Presents DRIVING MISS DAISY 5/13-16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010


Skyline Theatre Company (STC) is finishing out its 2009-2010 season with the Pulitzer Prize winning Driving Miss Daisy, May 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th at the Fair Lawn Community Center/George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation in Fair Lawn.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Paul And Vic Show Plays The PUSH Lounge, Previews 6/10-13
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 14, 2010


After a two-decade absence from the stage, former Saturday Night Live writer, Paul Barrosse and his wife, Victoria Zielinski, will perform in The Vic & Paul Show, an original two-person comedy revue with music that will play for three weeks this June at PUSH Lounge in Woodland Hills.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s Through 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Boston Pops Features Kellaway's Music at 'Presidents at Pop' Gala, 5/19
by Marivic Tagala - May 13, 2010


On May 19th, the Boston Pops will feature the music of award winning pianist, composer Roger Kellaway at their 'Presidents At Pops' Gala. The piece is called 'We The People' with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and will be performed that evening by vocalist Patti Austin. It is the theme for 'Visions of America - A Photo Symphony' which was commissioned by renowned photographer, Joseph Sohm.

Hedgerow Stages World Presents THE DON 5/20-6/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 13, 2010


Another world premiere is coming to Hedgerow Theatre - the May 20-June 5 world-premiere of The Don by John Wolfson, winner of the Barrymore Award for Best New Play (The Lives of Bosie, world premiere Hedgerow Theatre, 2004).

STATE OF THE ARTS Radio Series With Sterling & Stroili Kicks Off 5/31
by Charlie Piane - May 12, 2010


Beginning Monday, May 31, 2010 at 4:00 pm (PST), Los Angeles theatre professionals Michael Sterling & Paul Stroili take to the airwaves with STATE OF THE ARTS (SOTA), an all-new, 50 minute, weekly worldwide radio series devoted to coverage of the performing arts in Los Angeles and beyond.

Elaine Bromka Stars In STC's DRIVING MISS DAISY 5/13-16
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2010


Skyline Theatre Company (STC) is extremely pleased to announce that Emmy winner and Broadway veteran Elaine Bromka is starring in their upcoming production of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play Driving Miss Daisy, May 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th at the Fair Lawn Community Center in Fair Lawn.

Skyline Theatre Company Presents DRIVING MISS DAISY 5/13-16
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2010


Skyline Theatre Company (STC) is finishing out its 2009-2010 season with the Pulitzer Prize winning Driving Miss Daisy, May 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th at the Fair Lawn Community Center/George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation in Fair Lawn.

Science Channel & Morgan Freeman Present THROUGH THE WORMHOLE Beginning 6/9
by Charlie Piane - May 11, 2010


Majestic and mystifying, the universe holds mankind's imagination like nothing else. For thousands of years humans have struggled with and sought answers to its biggest mysteries. Now, exclusively with Academy Award(R)-winning actor Morgan Freeman, Science Channel is introducing exciting, mind-blowing new ideas about who we are, where we come from and what lies beyond Earth in the provocative, all-new series THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN, premiering Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at 10 PM (ET).

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

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