Orfeo Group Sings LOVE SONG, 8/4-27
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 27, 2011
From August 4 through August 27, 2011, as part of the Charlestown Working Theater's Resident Artists Program, Orfeo Group will present the Boston premiere of John Kolvenbach's 2007 Olivier Award-winning play Love Song.
New Streisand Album with Bergman Lyrics Set for 8/23 Release
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 23, 2011
The incomparable Barbra Streisand's long-cherished desire to release an album of music with lyrics exclusively written by her collaborators and friends, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, will be achieved with her latest release What Matters Most- Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman for Columbia Records. The ten song album, and deluxe edition, will be available August 23, 2011.
Could Barbra Streisand Score Yet Another #1 Album?
by Robert Diamond - Aug 21, 2011
All signs are pointing to 'yes' as the incomparable Barbra Streisand's latest album (to be released on August 23, 2011) shot back up to #1 on Amazon.com (a good indicator of the charts) this morning after her appearance on CBS Sunday Morning.
Diavolo Dance Theater Creates TRANSIT SPACE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 17, 2011
Diavolo Dance Theater, the Los Angeles based internationally renowned dance company led by artistic director Jacques Heim, will have a residency with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center as part of the 2011-2012 season, to create 'Transit Space,' a new work inspired by skateboard culture -- a sport and an art form invented in Southern California in the 1950s.
Bryce Ryness, Lisa O'Hare to Lead Reprise Theatre Company's CABARET; Opens 9/13
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 15, 2011
Reprise Theatre Company's production of the classic American musical 'Cabaret,' which opens the 2011-2012 Reprise season and plays September 13 to 25 (press opening September 14, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, includes a cast of new talents as well as Broadway and West End veterans - Zach Bandler as Ernst Ludwig, Lisa O'Hare as Sally Bowles, Jeff McLean as Cliff Bradshaw, Katrina Lenk as Fräulein Kost, Mary Gordon Murray as Fräulein Schneider, Robert Picardo as Herr Schultz and Bryce Ryness as the Master of Ceremonies.
THE KITCHEN, COLLABORATORS, et al. Featured in National Theatre's Fall Season
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 10, 2011
The National Theatre is delighted to announce show titles for the third season of National Theatre Live (NT Live), a successful initiative to broadcast live performances from the National's stages to cinemas worldwide. Since its first season, which began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Helen Mirren, over half a million people have now experienced the National's acclaimed work on movie screens around the world.
Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre Presents PORTRAITS
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 7, 2011
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of artist Augustus John, the first production in 24 years of William Douglas Home's Portraits opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited run of six Sunday and Monday performances from Sunday, 7 August 2011 (Press Night: Monday, 8 August 2011).
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Returns To Chicago, Closes 8/7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2011
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Chicago after playing a sold out engagement in April, 2010. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will close at the Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph) on Aug. 7, 2011.
Orfeo Group Sings LOVE SONG, 8/4-27
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2011
From August 4 through August 27, 2011, as part of the Charlestown Working Theater's Resident Artists Program, Orfeo Group will present the Boston premiere of John Kolvenbach's 2007 Olivier Award-winning play Love Song.
First Stage and Rob Goodman Recognized By the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 2, 2011
First Stage and Rob Goodman, managing director, have been selected as recipients of the 2011 Orlin Corey Medallion Award by the Children's Theatre Foundation of America. The award honors significant achievements contributing to the cultural enrichment of children and youth through nurturing artistic work in theater.
Alice Cooper Returns with a New Album, 9/13
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 1, 2011
Alice Cooper's widely anticipated new album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, will be released September 13, 2011, by Universal Music Enterprises. Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, the album picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.
Alice Cooper Returns with a New Album, New Nightmare
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 1, 2011
Alice Cooper's widely anticipated new album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, will be released September 13, 2011, by Universal Music Enterprises. Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, the album picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Opens Dance Center Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 28, 2011
The innovative and influential Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (a program of New York Live Arts) opens The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago's 2011-12 season with the repertory program 'Body Against Body' Thursday, September 29-Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m. at The Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
Theatre Connects Hold Networking Event at Sardi's, 7/25
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 25, 2011
Theater Connects will host an exclusive networking event designed for production professionals in the theater industry. Directors, producers, designers, playwrights and stage managers from all career levels will gather at Sardi's Restaurant on Monday July 25th, 2011 at 7:00pm for a collaborative experience.
Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre Presents PORTRAITS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 19, 2011
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of artist Augustus John, the first production in 24 years of William Douglas Home's Portraits opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited run of six Sunday and Monday performances from Sunday, 7 August 2011 (Press Night: Monday, 8 August 2011).
Theatre Connects Hold Networking Event at Sardi's, 7/25
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 18, 2011
Theater Connects will host an exclusive networking event designed for production professionals in the theater industry. Directors, producers, designers, playwrights and stage managers from all career levels will gather at Sardi's Restaurant on Monday July 25th, 2011 at 7:00pm for a collaborative experience.
Kate Baldwin Celebrates New CD With Sheldon Harnick At Feinstein's 7/14
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 14, 2011
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post will continue its Summer 2011 season with a specially-priced CD release event for Tony Award nominated Broadway star KATE BALDWIN to launch her new PS Classics CD She Loves Him: Live at Feinstein's on Thursday, July 14 at 8:30 PM.
CABARET to Open Reprise Season; Marcia Milgrom Dodge Directs and Choreographs
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 13, 2011
Reprise Theatre Company's 2011-2012 opens with the classic American musical 'Cabaret,' playing September 13 to 25 (press opening September 14, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb; will be directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.
THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES Continues Open Ended Run At MTS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 12, 2011
For the first time in its 11 year history, Manhattan Theatre Source - called 'one of the top Off-Off Broadway theatres in New York' by New York Magazine - presents an open-end run of a work developed through the company's development process - the musical revue THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES, which opened officially on June 28th, 2011.
Orfeo Group Sings LOVE SONG, 8/4-27
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 29, 2011
From August 4 through August 27, 2011, as part of the Charlestown Working Theater's Resident Artists Program, Orfeo Group will present the Boston premiere of John Kolvenbach's 2007 Olivier Award-winning play Love Song.