On Saturday, March 7, 2009, Chicago Opera Theater (COT) hosts its 2009 Spring Gala at The Spertus Institute's new home on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The Gala Committee, chaired by COT Board Trustee Lincoln S. Ellis, is proud to honor COT General Director Brian Dickie as he marks his 10th year with the company during its 35th Anniversary Season. This annual event will include a performance by the celebrated mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy and dancing with live music provided by The Chicago Groove Collective.
THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING THEATRE TRIBE
IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF
A SKULL IN CONNEMARA
THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING THEATRE TRIBE
IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF
A SKULL IN CONNEMARA
George Street Playhouse continues their 35th season with the New Jersey premiere of Conor McPherson's Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated play, The Seafarer.
Eric Schaeffer, the Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, tonight announced that Signature will honor Stephen Sondheim at a Gala Benefit in April and establish an annual award as a tribute to America's most influential contemporary musical theater composer. Signature will salute Mr. Sondheim at a black-tie Gala Celebration on Monday, April 27, 2009, in Washington, DC highlighted by a musical tribute, festive dinner, and dancing and inaugurate an annual honor to be known in future years as The Sondheim Award.
Mayumi, a 'Contact' alum, has been dancing on NYC stages since she was a teen and is now playing one.
The hit of the 2000 Broadway season and winner of 4 Tony® Awards dances across the stage in North Shore Music Theatre's New England Regional Premiere of 'Contact.'
Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Ensemble produces You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, running April 10-20, 2008 at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Based on the classic Charles M. Schultz's Peanuts comic strip, this award-winning musical is told through a series of songs and vignettes that mimic the four-panel format used by the original cartoon strip. The KIDSTAGE production is based on the 1999 revival of the musical which received two Tony Awards. The revival version of the show has been updated and re-orchestrated since the original production; it has challenging four part harmonies and contemporary pop rhythms.
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Bounce, the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical about American resilience, may have some life in it yet.
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Patti LuPone's latest solo CD, The Lady with the Torch, will be released by Ghostlight Records in April
Irving Plaza hosts Friends for Theresa Fundraiser May 23rd
Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Merchant, Sandra Bernhard, Georgia Satellites, among others to perform benefit for Music Industry Veteran's family
The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is proud to welcome acclaimed composer STEVEN LUTVAK back their stage. This special one-night-only concert event will feature Steven's most recent compositions, as well as the beloved standards that have endeared him to a loyal following at The Duplex and in venues throughout the country.
The Tony-winning star talks about Alan Menken, Susan Stroman, the nature of musical theatre, and storytelling through dance.
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