Woody Guthrie News

The second act of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1984 musical, Sunday In The Park With George is centered on a then-contemporary artist/inventor named George who has created a series of machines called chromolumes, which electronically fill rooms with color and light. His latest, 'Chromolume #7' is intended to present a variation on themes inspired from Georges Seurat's revolutionary work of pointillism 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' (1884-86), the creation of which is the subject of the musical's first act. When a technical glitch short circuits the machine and causes a temporary delay in the chromolume's premiere presentation, George sheepishly explains to those gathered, 'No electricity, no art.'

The Friend Center at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) continues the 2008-09 season in the New Year with an expansive array of performing arts events, including participation in Evolve, the citywide celebration of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species publication. Also new are two films in the series Let the Games Begin, focusing on the world of sport in a tribute to the upcoming JCC Macabbi Games this summer.

GLIMPSES OF THE MOON is pleased to announce the following special guest stars have confirmed to appear Monday nights at 8pm in the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.

The opening of the 4th Annual Woody Guthrie Fellowship Program was announced today by Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., and Nora Guthrie, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Archives (WGA) and Foundation.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) concludes its fifth year which featured 24 full productions, a dance series, a developmental series, concerts and special events tonight 10/5th.

Author Ellis Nassour will be hosting an event to celebrate his book, Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, updated edition (Chicago Review Press, 2008), and to honor the birthday and life of a country music legend.

Author Ellis Nassour will be hosting an event to celebrate his book, Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, updated edition (Chicago Review Press, 2008), and to honor the birthday and life of a country music legend.

Set in Southern Ohio during the Great Depression, a chance encounter between a guitar-strumming hobo and a woman left at the altar changes the course of both of their lives forever. Featuring powerful monologues set against a Woody Guthrie-inspired folk music soundtrack, KANSAS CITY OR ALONG THE WAY is about struggling to find a life worth living and how to find beauty in the challenges life throws you.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) celebrates its fifth year with 24 full productions, a dance series, a developmental series, concerts and special events.

Author Ellis Nassour will be hosting an event to celebrate his book, Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, updated edition (Chicago Review Press, 2008), and to honor the birthday and life of a country music legend.

The Friend Center at the The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) today announced details of its comprehensive Performing Arts programming for 2008/09. The eclectic array of performances in intimate Kanbar Hall will include solo performances by luminaries such as Bebe Neuwirth, Phoebe Snow and Arlo Guthrie, and five fascinating thematic series: Abracadabra: an exploration of the conjuring arts and Jewish tradition; a salute to American icon Leonard Bernstein; an Italian Jewish film series; Let the Games Begin, a series of sports related programming; and Evolve, part of a city-wide celebration of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday

Set in Southern Ohio during the Great Depression, a chance encounter alters the course of Joseph and Louise's lives forever. Featuring powerful monologues set against a Woody Guthrie-inspired folk music soundtrack, KANSAS CITY OR ALONG THE WAY is about struggling to find a life worth living and how to find beauty in the challenges life throws you.

The Guthrie is proud to present Studio Stories, an exciting evening of storytelling from Kevin Kling and John McCutcheon on Monday, June 30 in the Dowling Studio.

The Guthrie is proud to present Studio Stories, an exciting evening of storytelling from Kevin Kling and John McCutcheon on Monday, June 30 in the Dowling Studio.

The Town Hall, Times Square's landmark concert venue, is presents Grammy Award-winning singer Judy Collins, Live in Concert, Friday, May 16 at 8:00PM.

Casting has been completed for Jip: His Story, the winner of this year's American Harmony Prize, written by Danny Duncan and Emily Klion. Heading the cast will be Miles Johnson in the title role.

Hurry! Only a few tickets are left to celebrate New Year's Eve right-off Times Square with a three-course dinner and live musical performances from two of New York's most acclaimed vocalists at The New Year's Eve Bash at the Laurie Beechman Theatre!

The Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, which recognizes emerging musical theatre talent, was presented to Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist of Off Broadway's In The Heights

Scott Coulter and Tim Di Pasqua with Lisa Asher (in for Tom Andersen, who was ill) performed the award-winning show, 'Southern Comfort: A Down-Home Country Music Jamboree,' on Friday, Aug. 3, at 7:30PM at The Metropolitan Room.

We meet with Jim Wann, the composer/lyricist/co-author of the book, and with director/producer, Kate Middleton. Daniel Bailey accompanies Mariand Torres and Richard Binder in three songs: 'Tippo', 'Lockdown Blues', and Come on Down to Tippo'. This is Jim Wann's first musical since the award-winning Pump Boys and Dinettes, which launched the career of Debra Monk, among others. A little bit love story, a little bit courtroom drama, the musical comedy is set in Tippo, Geroge. It's about the trial of Mona Mae Kitt, who owns a popular hangout in town, and is charged with her husband's murder. If she's convicted, she will have to go to jail, and her attorney has never won a case against the prosecutor -- who is also his fiancee. This production marks its New York premiere. It is playing at the Abingdon Theatre (312 West 36th Street), and opened July 18th.