A chance encounter at a hotel plays upon Kitty's mind in the dark comedy Happy Now? by Lucinda Coxon, as she struggles to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity and a demanding job. Her husband is more interested in misplaced apostrophes than in their marriage, her parents are looking down the barrel of oblivion, and although she toys with the idea of joining a gym, Kitty's running out of time for big changes. Happy Now? dares to ask just that, in this painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it.
Marin Theatre Company continues its 49th Season with Howard Brenton's, Anne Boleyn. The play was originally commissioned by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and World Premiered in 2010. It later toured across the UK and Scotland with the Globe before receiving its US Premiere at the GAMM Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 2013, and MTC is thrilled to have its West Coast Premiere opening on its mainstage April 19.
More than a year after her death, beloved and legendary Broadway actress Marian Seldes again demonstrates her "talent to captivate" in a newly released recording of the delightful children's story Away in a Hollow.
Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather together, to share a meal, and to count all of the wonderful blessings that they have received over the past year. That is, of course, unless your family is filled with monsters, ingrates, and malcontents. For BroadwayWorld's readers not fortunate enough to have a loving family, Thanksgiving can be a time of sibling rivalry, domestic disappointments, and turke-time tantrums.
Diversionary Theatre has announced that tickets are on sale for A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration In Concert, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Kim Strassburger. Performances of this holiday-inspired production begin Thursday, December 10th, 2015, at 7pm at 4545 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA.
Now that 'Happy Birthday' is in the public domain, Stephen couldn't resist recording a version for every single name he could think of, featuring legendary singer Darlene Love.
KINKY BOOTS tributes its queen!
All-new episodes of the popular series “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” featuring revealing interviews and updates with the biggest celebrities and headline-makers of our time will air on Saturday nights beginning with two back-to-back episodes April 25 at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.
Happy Valentine's Day! Oh, it's not a happy Valentine's Day for you? Well, I'm sorry, but as you are probably all to aware of then, misery loves COMPANY; and yes, I am talking about the revolutionary 1970 Sondheim musical. Like all things, the lonliness, anger, and depression that is sometimes associated with being alone on this most Hallmark of holiudays is always made better by show tunes.
OAK BROOK, IL(Marketwired - Jan 7, 2015) - McDonald's USA is giving millions of kids nationwide access to books with the second installment of Happy Meal Books.
Billboard's Woman of the Year, Taylor Swift, recently appeared at Billboard's Women in Music event, which also featured Aretha Franklin and Ariana Grande. Since the event was on Swift's 25th birthday, the Queen of Soul delivered a special surprise. Check it out below!
Lindy Pendzick and Greg Pendzick, who were resident company members at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse from 2010-13, are now co-cruise directors and headlining performers on the American Empress riverboat with the American Queen Riverboat Company.
Today we are saluting one of the most adored and respected stars of the stage and screen in acknowledging her 89th birthday this week, Dame Angela Lansbury!
Helpmann-nominated composer/lyricist Matthew Lee Robinson is excited to announce the Australian premiere concert performances of his musical HAPPY PEOPLE, starring Bobby Fox (Jersey Boys), Gretel Scarlett (Grease), Tom Sharah (That '90s Show), Sun Park (Mamma Mia!), Bert LaBonte (The Mountaintop) and Robyn Arthur (Mother & Son), with direction by Chris Parker (Atlantis).
Much to the excitement of Captain Beefheart fans worldwide, Gonzo Multimedia just released on DBL CD a rare live recording of the Captain in concert at the Le Nouvel Hippodrome in Paris on November 19, 1977!
In 1846, the history of the world was forever changed by a dentist from Hartford, and now Hartford Stage will launch its 2014-15 Season with that remarkable and electrifying story: Ether Dome by Elizabeth Egloff (The Swan), directed by former Artistic Director Michael Wilson (The Orphans' Home Cycle).
This summer, classic music fans will rejoice as the renowned Happy Together 30th Anniversary Tour 2014 comes to Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theater tonight, August 1, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Listeners will hear their favorite songs from The Turtles, featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, and Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels.
Profiles Theatre announces the Midwest premiere of Annapurna by Sharr White, opening at The Alley Stage, 4147 N. Broadway on June 12, 2014. Annapurna, directed by Profiles ensemble member Eric Burgher and featuring ensemble member Darrell W. Cox with guest artist Lia D. Mortensen, runs June 13, 2014 - July 20, 2014.
New Georges will present World Premiere productions by Kate Benson (2014 Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission winner), Krista Knight (Salamander Leviathan at Joe's Pub; Clementine and the Cyber Ducks at Incubator Arts Project), and Caroline V. McGraw (2013 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow) as part of The New Georges Jam On Toast, a brand-new festival featuring work by The New Georges Jam, a 'performance gym' for early-career female playwrights and directors founded in 2010 by Lucy Alibar, Jess Chayes, and Portia Krieger.
San Jose Repertory Theatre presents the Bay Area premiere of the critically-acclaimed The Big Meal, by Dan LeFranc, the 2010 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award Winner. This razor sharp portrait of a modern American family runs today, May 8 through June 1, and is directed by Kirsten Brandt, San Jose Rep's Associate Artistic Director.
This summer, classic music fans will rejoice as the renowned Happy Together 30th Anniversary Tour 2014 comes to Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theater on Friday, August 1, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Listeners will hear their favorite songs from The Turtles, featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, and Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels.
Profiles Theatre Artistic Directors Darrell W. Cox and Joe Jahraus announce the titles for the 26th Season featuring a full slate of new and challenging works premiering at the Profiles Theatre Complex on North Broadway. The upcoming season features six productions including the Midwest premieres of Reasons to be Happy by Neil LaBute, the award-winning play The Other Place by Sharr White, the world premiere of Genius by Kate Walbert and a new premiere for spring 2015 to be announced soon. Additionally, Profiles' acclaimed production of Hellcab by Will Kern, one of Chicago theatre's longest running hits and a seasonal favorite at Profiles for the past two years, returns again for the holiday season. These six productions alternate between Profiles' two venues, The Main Stage at 4139 N. Broadway and The Alley Stage at 4147 N. Broadway.
DENVER, Feb 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. online traveler's purchasing habits have been affected by many different innovative variables in the last decade. CostaRicaTravelMarket.com launched six months ago and offers a voucher business model adopted from the deal platform learnings. Always welcoming innovation, this Costa Rica Travel based company now takes a riskier turn accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for their Costa Rica vacations.
It's indeed a happy new year when the awesome genre-crossing Big Band sound of Pink Martini performs with Pacific Symphony for the first Pops concert of 2014! With eclectic flavors from around the world and classic spunk, Pink Martini really is the perfect concoction. The energetic and enthusiastic "little orchestra" finds its musical inspiration from cultures around the world, easily jumping from genres like pop, jazz and classical to establish its own unique blend of music. Formed in Portland, Ore., the 12-member ensemble has been a popular favorite in many countries for more than a decade with its revitalization of vintage Big Band sound, in combination with 1940s jazz, cross-cultural rhythms and much more! The group is known for songs that range from "Je ne veux pas travailler (I don't want to work)," the Doris Day hit "Que Sera, Sera," "Lets Never Stop Falling in Love" and "Hey, Eugene!"
Love, Loss, and What I Wore was awarded the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, and Trustus Theatre is guaranteeing patrons a distinctive production as the show makes its Midlands premiere in the Richard and Debbie Cohn Trustus Side Door Theatre. This piece by Nora and Delia Ephron features five actresses exploring women's clothing as well as the heart, soul, and recollections that are sewn into the clothes we wear throughout our lives. This first show of 2014 is under the direction of Trustus Managing Director Larry Hembree, and opens in the Trustus Side Door Theatre tonight, January 3rd at 8:00pm.
| 2010 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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| 2010 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Actor | C.J. Wilson |
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