Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers' bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting.
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, today announced the return of the acclaimed new play, The Best of Enemies, by Mark St. Germain (author of Freud's Last Session), for a run from October 5 through 16 at the BSC Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield.
Acclaimed composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) presents an ecstatic fusion
of music, art and movement in a new evening-length work Symphony for the Dance Floor.
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, today announced the return of the acclaimed new play, The Best of Enemies, by Mark St. Germain (author of Freud's Last Session), for a run from October 5 through 16 at the BSC Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield.
Revels Houston presents its 21st annual production of The Christmas Revels, this year transporting audiences to early 19th century Bavaria and the surrounding regions for a Yuletide celebration.
25 Years of Phantom of the Opera will be celebrated in a new documentary featuring a set of never before seen interviews with Andrew Lloyd Webber, who reveals his musical inspirations, take on casting from reality TV shows and why he adores his greatest musical triumph The Phantom of the Opera.
The classic Columbia Records catalog recordings (1973-1987) of Aerosmith, America's all-time top-selling rock and roll band, will be available for the first time digitally on the iTunes Store beginning Tuesday, September 6.
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the artistic direction of Diane Paulus, is pleased to announce the productions that will be part of the A.R.T.'s 2011/12 Season.
Acclaimed composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) presents an ecstatic fusion
of music, art and movement in a new evening-length work Symphony for the Dance Floor.
Bill Clinton was President when Chicago native Michael Flatley created and launched Lord of the Dance (www.lordofthedance.com).
The Hollywood Reporter reveals today that SNL's Will Forte has joined the cast of the Rock of Ages film. The New York comedian and Celebrity Autobiography regular will be playing the part of news anchor Mitch Miley, specifically written for the film.
New Line Cinema's film version of the smash hit Broadway musical 'Rock of Ages' has begun principal photography under the direction of Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'), and not everyone is thrilled about the big screen adaptation. According to Thewrap.com, Broadway producer Carl Levin from Eleven Entertainment claims that the movie owes him more than the $400,000 that was piad to him in producers' fees. Levin filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, July 6.
This summer, experience the magic, excitement and passion of the smash-hit Lord of the Dance like never before as the eagerly-anticipated film Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Entertainment One.
Considering the fact that it is Broadway's longest running show - and, not only that, but also the most successful entertainment of all time - the top spot in our 2011 31 Days of the Tony Awards Countdown should be, must be and is: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and its multi-Tony-winning composer and producer, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, its director, Hal Prince - the King of the Tony Awards with 21 wins - as well as the original Phantom himself, Tony-winner Michael Crawford. Now that original PHANTOM composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a sequel to the smash hit musical juggernaut - the wildly different LOVE NEVER DIES; two different versions of it, to be exact: one in the West End, and, the exceptionally elaborate Simon Phillips production in Australia - a dicey proposition for a show that, for me, delivers on its premise and possesses a score with the potential to be just as classic as PHANTOM's iconic score undoubtedly is - the world of PHANTOM is reaching a new generation in a whole new way. With clips of Michael Crawford performing alongside Lord Lloyd Webber's then-wife Sarah Brightman - the score's inspiration and the original Christine in the West End and on Broadway - on that year's Tony Awards, as well as the 2006 Tony Awards tribute to PHANTOM's legendary director - as well as EVITA's, also by Andrew Lloyd Webber - the one and only Hal Prince, twenty-one-time Tony Award winner - we also can boast a bevy of clips featuring Tony-winner Michael Crawford singing the show's most famous song, "The Music Of The Night". What a trio - and what a note to go out on -Crawford's in "MOTN" and otherwise!
Capturing the charm of the original source material, TALES OF THE CITY benefits from a strong cast fully committed to the work. Yet if Broadway is the goal, quite a bit of retooling, balancing and focusing remains, all within the grasp of this talented team.
New Line Cinema's film adaptation of the smash hit Broadway musical 'Rock of Ages' has begun principal photography under the direction of Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'). The movie musical stars Julianne Hough ('Burlesque'), with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti ('Cinderella Man'), Russell Brand ('Arthur,' 'Get Him to the Greek'), R&B queen Mary J. Blige, Malin Akerman ('The Proposal'), multiple Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (TV's 'Breaking Bad,' 'The Lincoln Lawyer') and Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones ('Chicago'), with Oscar nominees Alec Baldwin ('The Cooler') and Tom Cruise ('Born on the Fourth of July').
This summer, The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, is turning the spotlight onto music.
Stage and screen star Ian McKellen will be joined by Jane Bertish and Michael Pennington in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of THE SYNDICATE, according to Whatsonstage.com. McKellen will play mob boss 'Don Antonino Barracano' in the play, which was written by Eduardo De Flipp
Patricia Watt, Executive Producer of the 2011 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, has announced the first group of Presenters for the 29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, In addition to Len Cariou and Brian Stokes Mitchell who will co-present the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary, dancer, choreographer, teacher and star of stage, film and television Jacques D'Amboise, additional presenters include Bill Irwin, Maurice Hines, Christine Andreas, Charlotte D'amboise, Christopher D'amboise and Karen Ziemba.
A strong lineup of productions for the 2010-11 season continues Children's Theatre of Charlotte's commitment to providing theatre that entertains, challenges and inspires young people and families. In its 63rd year, the Theatre presents a wide range of shows, including musical spectacular Disney's Aladdin, the return of popular holiday production Scrooge! and several storybook adaptations that are new to area audiences.
Staging one of the theatre's most unique and unclassifiable pieces, Brecht & Weill's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS for the New York City Ballet, starting May 11 and running through May 16, is just the latest act in a career made up of anomalies, seemingly built upon always attempting to do the impossible - from her Broadway debut, trying to bring balletic bravado to Trevor Nunn's terminally troubled 1988 musical CHESS (a project begun under the guidance of Michael Bennett before his death), up through the trying-but-Tony-winning TITANIC in 1997 and, this century, SWING! starring Ann Hampton Callaway and Laura Benanti and a succession of successful regional ballets and theatre pieces - the gifted and dynamic director/choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett continues to challenge herself, her peers and audiences with each of her audacious new endeavors. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, starring two-time Tony-winning Broadway legend Patti LuPone as Anna I, is a particularly problematic play - or is it a musical? Or, is it a ballet? A song-spiel? - and in this revealing and engaging discussion, Ms. Taylor-Corbett and I attempt to deduce the themes, analyze the structure and look back at the authors' lives to gain insight into the perplexing America painted by Brecht and Weill in the forty-minute-long theatrical experiment. Also, in this complete conversation, Lynne and I take a look back at her long and varied career and she generously shares her thoughts on where the place of dance is in the twenty-first century, the exhilaration of working with a theatre artist like Patti LuPone, her own inspirations and formative experiences in the theatre, the legacy of Michael Powell and THE RED SHOES, the theatre versus the dance world, her son Shaun's career, and much, much more! Further information on THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS - including tickets - is available here.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Theatre-13 are thrilled to announce auditions for their upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERON (Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar), starring Ricky Graham. Auditions will take place at Encore Dance Studio (1999 Hickory Ave Suite 102) on May 1 at 5:30 pm and May 2 at 7:30 pm.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Theatre-13 are thrilled to announce auditions for their upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERON (Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar), starring Ricky Graham. Auditions will take place at Encore Dance Studio (1999 Hickory Ave Suite 102) on May 1 at 5:30 pm and May 2 at 7:30 pm.
The Hurly Burly Show®, directed by William Baker, closes in the West End at the Garrick Theatre on 1 May 2011. The Hurly Burly Show® has musical direction by Steve Anderson, choreography by Ashley Wallen, vocal arrangements by Terry Ronald and lighting by Nick Whitehouse. The Hurly Burly Show ® is produced in the West End by AEG Live and Steve Dixon.
at a special reception hosted by Carolyn Kendall Buchter, Ronald Buchter and Patricia Watt, Producer of the Astaire Awards at Theater Row's Firebird Russian Restaurant,. The 'Astaires' are the only awards to honor excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Theatre-13 are thrilled to announce auditions for their upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERON (Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar), starring Ricky Graham. Auditions will take place at Encore Dance Studio (1999 Hickory Ave Suite 102) on May 1 at 5:30 pm and May 2 at 7:30 pm.
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