Good News is a musical with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties at Tait College, where football star Tom Marlowe falls in love with studious Connie Lane, who is tutoring him so he can pass astronomy and be eligible to play in the big game.
Lukaba Productions' Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival returns for its 9th smash year this January, hosting the best in local, national and international performers for the world's largest festival exclusively dedicated to the art of sketch comedy.
Lukaba Productions' Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the world's largest festival exclusively dedicated to the art of sketch comedy, is making advance tickets available online starting December 15, 2009. Tickets for the much-anticipated Festival remain only $12.50 for each performance slot and will be available through the Theatre Building Chicago box office at 773.327.5252 and through TicketMaster at TicketMaster.com or 800.745.3000. A limited number of All-Festival Passes will also be available at a cost of $150 each. Patrons are encouraged to buy tickets early (and often) because many performances traditionally sell out well ahead of showtime.
Lukaba Productions' Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival returns for its 9th smash year this January, hosting the best in local, national and international performers for the world's largest festival exclusively dedicated to the art of sketch comedy.
RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.
It's catching and it feels great - boogie fever! And bringing it to the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Segerstrom Hall audience on Saturday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. will be the Disco Groove All-Stars, including the legendary Thelma Houston, Cheryl Lynn, Tavares, Maxine Nightingale and A Taste of Honey featuring Janice-Marie, all sharing one band for a seamless evening of top disco hits.
This Thursday, December 3 The 5th Avenue Theatre preludes its upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebration by lighting its brand new vertical marquee. At an event marked by song, celebration and seasonal treats, the Theatre honors its illustrious past while looking forward to an even brighter future.
The one change Tony Butala, original founding member of The Lettermen, would have made in the 45-plus year career of one of the most popular vocal groups in history is a surprising one. 'We chose the wrong name!' he exclaims.
The one change Tony Butala, original founding member of The Lettermen, would have made in the 45-plus year career of one of the most popular vocal groups in history is a surprising one. 'We chose the wrong name!' he exclaims.
The one change Tony Butala, original founding member of The Lettermen, would have made in the 45-plus year career of one of the most popular vocal groups in history is a surprising one. 'We chose the wrong name!' he exclaims.
The Mega-Hit Musical for the Whole Family About a Little Orphan Girl, Her Dog & Her Eternal Hope for Tomorrow.
The Mega-Hit Musical for the Whole Family About a Little Orphan Girl, Her Dog & Her Eternal Hope for Tomorrow.
The Mega-Hit Musical for the Whole Family About a Little Orphan Girl, Her Dog & Her Eternal Hope for Tomorrow.
RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.
Just days after the release of the much-anticipated Stephen King novel Under the Dome, the superstar novelist himself sits down for a rare appearance which includes an on stage interview with Sarasota Tribune's Susan Rife as well as an audience Q&A at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 pm.
THIRTEEN'S unique broadcast and online showcase for the arts, SundayArts will make its primetime debut on November 5, 2009 at 8 p.m. EST. Like a television version of The New York Times' Arts & Leisure pages, the half-hour arts showcase provides the tri-state viewing audience with a unique overview of New York City's unparalleled cultural offerings, encompassing not only the performing arts but the visual arts as well. Co-hosted by Philippe de Montebello -President Emeritus of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art - and award-winning television journalist (and accomplished cellist) Paula Zahn, each presentation of the SundayArts Primetime Special includes news, profiles and magazine-style segments covering New York City's vast array of museums, artists, gallery exhibitions and live performances, all in tandem with an extensive web site.
THIRTEEN'S unique broadcast and online showcase for the arts, SundayArts will make its primetime debut on November 5, 2009 at 8 p.m. EST. Like a television version of The New York Times' Arts & Leisure pages, the half-hour arts showcase provides the tri-state viewing audience with a unique overview of New York City's unparalleled cultural offerings, encompassing not only the performing arts but the visual arts as well. Co-hosted by Philippe de Montebello -President Emeritus of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art - and award-winning television journalist (and accomplished cellist) Paula Zahn, each presentation of the SundayArts Primetime Special includes news, profiles and magazine-style segments covering New York City's vast array of museums, artists, gallery exhibitions and live performances, all in tandem with an extensive web site.
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Steve Martin performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers on November 3, 2009 at 7:30pm at Benaroya Hall.
Native Chicago playwright Alan Gross teams up with director Steven Robman to bring his newest work, High Holidays, to Goodman Theatre. At the center of this four-character drama-inspired by Gross' own life and family experience-is young Billy Roman (Max Zuppa) and the anxiety-riddled preparations for his Bar Mitzvah in 1963 north suburban Chicago.
9 To 5 The Musical's Tony nominated composer, country music legend Dolly Parton will be celebrated with a special box set release by RCA/Legacy Records.
After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Steep Canyon Rangers in Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8pm in the Knight Theater.
After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Steep Canyon Rangers in Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8pm in the Knight Theater.
After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Steep Canyon Rangers at New York City's Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, October 6 at 8pm.
SAMMY, a new musical about the life of Sammy David Jr. currently in previews at The Old Globe, is gearing up for it's much anticipated opening on October 2nd and the buzz has begun. After all, what $2.5-million production about an icon with a 13-piece orchestra and list of award-winning actors wouldn't generate excitement?
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment in association with The Welk Resorts Theatre are proud to present the first production of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, Cathy Rigby and Michael Learned starring in the funny and moving, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, written by Robert Harling and directed by La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director Brian Kite. STEEL MAGNOLIAS will begin performances on Friday, October 2 (with a press opening on Saturday, October 3) and will run through Sunday, October 18 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada.
Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce Tony Award winners Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley will reprise the roles of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein and The Monster in the first national tour of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein. The Chicago engagement will play the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited six week engagement November 3 - December 13, 2009.
LA LUNA NUEVA - A two-week festival of Hispanic arts and culture from around the world
Held September 12-25, 2009 at the Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon 97214
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