NAT's Summer Cabaret Series Starts Off With A.....SNAPJune 17, 2011'THE PURSUIT OF SNAPPINESS' will take you on a sixty-minute journey that highlights Michael's one-of-a-kind take on show tunes, jazz standards, pop, and rock. It features an eclectic array of music from Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers and Hammerstein to ABBA and ZZ Top! Joined by the dynamic Tito Vallejo on upright bass, Michael will guide you toward your inner 'SNAPPINESS'!
MAMMA MIA - Musical Phenom Returns To Broward Center For One Week OnlyJune 16, 2011Seen by over 45 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating over 4,000 performances in its tenth smash hit year on Broadway'. The current North American Tour has played over 3,600 performances in over 135 cities with 145 repeat visits. The original West End production of MAMMA MIA! is now in its twelfth year and has celebrated over 5,000 performances in London. The international tour has visited more than 50 foreign cities and been seen by 3.7 million people.
Tix On Sale At Kravis Center For Five Special EventsJune 16, 2011Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets are Sale for Five Hot Shows
* BRYAN ADAMS - Bare Bones Tour (August 11)
* k.d. lang & THE SISS BOOM BANG (October 8)
* SESAME STREET LIVE! (October 15-16)
* BRUNDIBÁR (October 22)
* BENISE, THE SPANISH GUITAR (November 6)
HOW TO SUCCEED....'Tries' Boca RatonJune 16, 2011From its first Broadway production with Robert Morse in 1961 to the current version starring Daniel Radcliffe, the Frank Loesser/Abe Burrows musical HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING has been a real audience favorite, winning multiple Tony Awards and even a Pulitzer Prize.
Third Annual Tampa Unified Auditions AnnouncedJune 15, 2011Tampa Bay Area Professional Theater Companies, in association with Hillsborough Community College School of Visual and Performing Arts, announce the Third Annual Tampa Unified Auditions.
Catch The Bouquet At Regional Premiere Of OUR SON'S WEDDINGJune 15, 2011FST will present the regional premiere of Our Son's Wedding. The new play had its world premiere at Gloucester Stage Company, and went on to a recent run at Lake George Dinner Theatre in New York. New York actress Marina Re returns to FST as the wife, Mary, after appearing as the mother in both The Miamians and Boleros for the Disenchanted. She also appeared in Our Son's Wedding
at Lake George Dinner Theatre and Gloucester Stage in the same role. Marina's husband, actor Paul D'Amato, will join her on stage in what will surely be a chemistry filled portrayal of the couple Angelo and Mary Lo Presto.
Summertime Brings A Jam-Packed Season Of Comedy At FSTJune 14, 2011After the snowbirds have fled, comedy will descend on Sarasota with an action-packed summer of laughs! Florida Studio Theatre is bringing back another season of FST Improv, where Sarasota's homegrown troupe of funny guys are back for more shenanigans. The FST Improv season returns to its Saturday Night spot on June 25, and will continue on Saturdays this summer at 8pm in the Goldstein Cabaret. General admission seating is $12 each.
Kravis Center Offers Comps To Florida Stage Purchasers Of ELLAJune 13, 2011In response to the sudden closure this week of Florida Stage, Judith A. Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, today announced that the Center would offer a complimentary ticket for each ticket purchased through the Kravis Center's box office to Florida Stage's now-cancelled production of Ella. The 'comps' can be used at any 'Kravis Center presents' performance in the Rinker Playhouse, Persson Hall or Gosman Amphitheatre during the 2011-2012 season, based on availability.
Entr'Acte Theatrix Presents 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'June 12, 2011Entr'Acte Theatrix is offering a Special ‘Buy one ticket, get the second one at half price' Father's Day sale for both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 19th performances of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Those tickets are only available by calling or visiting the theatre's box office (561-241-7432). Patrons should mention special code HTSFD.
Caldwell Theatre Embraces Diversity For Their Summer SeasonJune 12, 2011Caldwell Theatre Company announced a summer season that embraces diversity and theatricality. Embarking on the successful formula of summers past, they will open the summer season with a World Premiere by South Florida playwright Michael McKeever, and his comedic take on the famous Collyer Brothers of Harlem, titled Stuff. The comedy will be followed by a classically executed drama, Six Years, by the up and coming writer Sharr White.
WXEL Presents Premiere Of ED SULLIVAN's Comedy LegendsJune 12, 2011Produced by TJ Lubinsky, who previously produced the popular DooWop and My Music specials on PBS, ED SULLIVAN'S COMEDY LEGENDS will feature clips of many of America's comedy legends, including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Joan Rivers, Alan King, Jack Paar, Jackie Gleason, Victor Borge and many more.
Tix On Sale At Kravis Center For Five Special EventsJune 10, 2011Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets are Sale for Five Hot Shows
* BRYAN ADAMS - Bare Bones Tour (August 11)
* k.d. lang & THE SISS BOOM BANG (October 8)
* SESAME STREET LIVE! (October 15-16)
* BRUNDIBÁR (October 22)
* BENISE, THE SPANISH GUITAR (November 6)
JENNIFER SHEEHAN - Sizzling Singer At The Colony Hotel Palm BeachJune 9, 2011The stunningly beautiful, versatile and award-winning vocalist Jennifer Sheehan has just finished a highly successful run of her critically acclaimed cabaret show at the Metropolitan Room in New York, performing for sold-out audiences. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2010, performing as a special guest of Michael Feinstein. She won the first-ever Noël Coward Foundation Competition Award last year, and was previously a recipient of The Mabel Mercer Foundation's Julie Wilson Award. At The Colony Hotel's Royal Room, Ms. Sheehan will be performing her latest cabaret show, You Made Me Love You: Celebrating 100 Years of the Great American Songbook. For more information, please visit www.jennifersheehan.com.
HAIR - An Explosion Of Joy, Beauty, Life, Freedom, And HippiesJune 8, 2011HAIR first played on Broadway in the 60s and it was, without question, one of my very favorite musicals. I saw it three times. I recall that the then New York Times critic Clive Barnes was quoted as saying 'If you Have One Musical To See, Make it HAIR.' His quote was pretty close to that, anyway. I don't think I agreed with Mr. Barnes then, but HAIR is surely a joyous musical, full of memorable songs, and a 'tribe' of performers you simply want to be part of.
Asolo Rep Presents The AMERICAN ICONS Summer SeriesJune 8, 2011Internationally acclaimed actor/pianist Hershey Felder brings to life an intimate portrait of 'America's Composer,' leading audiences through the fascinating rhythms of George Gershwin's legendary songbook and the story of his life. The Boston Herald called George Gershwin Alone 'S'Wonderful!' and the NYDaily News called it 'Stunning! Dazzling! Sheer Genius!' With sold out performances around the globe, this multiple award-winning musical sensation is not to be missed.
Florida Stage Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy ProtectionJune 7, 2011Florida Stage, one of America's premiere professional theatre companies dedicated exclusively to the development and production of new American plays, announced the decision of its Board of Trustees to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court. This decision was based upon several critical financial challenges currently facing the organization, specifically a marked downturn in subscription sales for its 2011-12 Season, negligible ticket sales for the summer production of ELLA, and a lack of response to the company's intensive fundraising efforts, which has resulted in an accumulated debt of $1.5 Million and an exhaustion of funds to continue operations.
The Tony Winning Revival Of HAIR Opens At Broward Center Tonight!June 7, 2011The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.browardcenter.org.
'Steven Caras: See Them Dance' Presented By WXEL-TV June 7, 2011WPTV News Anchor Lauren LaPonzina will Co-Host with Caras & Emmy-Winning Director Deborah Novak While Taping a Pledge Event for Use at Other PBS TV Stations.
WXEL-TV42, the area's public television station, today announced that it will be presenting the Florida broadcast premiere of the hot new documentary STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE on Tuesday, June 7, at 8 p.m.
WXEL Presents Premiere Of ED SULLIVAN's Comedy LegendsJune 6, 2011Produced by TJ Lubinsky, who previously produced the popular DooWop and My Music specials on PBS, ED SULLIVAN'S COMEDY LEGENDS will feature clips of many of America's comedy legends, including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Joan Rivers, Alan King, Jack Paar, Jackie Gleason, Victor Borge and many more.
Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.