EMBRACEABLE ME Opens at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre 10/28October 28, 2009Rachel Reiner Productions is proud to present the World Premiere of Victor L. Cahn's EMBRACEABLE ME, directed by Eric Parness. EMBRACEABLE ME began performances on Friday, October 23 and will open on Wednesday, October 28, running thru November 14 at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).
'THE COVERLETTES COVER CHRISTMAS' Brings the Jingle to the Aurora 12/15 - 12/27October 27, 2009Bee-hive yourself for the holidays. The jingle bells will rock again this holiday season when THE COVERLETTES COVER CHRISTMAS returns to the Aurora. Featuring three of the Bay Area's finest female vocalists (Darby Gould of Jefferson Starship, Katie Guthorn from A Karen Carpenter Christmas, and Star Search winner Carol Bozzio Littleton) with live musical accompaniment under the direction of Randy Craig, THE COVERLETTES COVER CHRISTMAS plays for 11 performances only, December 15-27, at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
LA Stage Launches New 'OVATION RECOMMENDED' ProgramOctober 27, 2009The start of the 2009-10 Ovation Awards voting season brought with it a new element of the program: 'Ovation Recommended.' A production will receive this honor during their run when the LA Stage Alliance Ovation voters have determined through their votes cast on these productions that they are ranked in the top 20% of all registered shows in the 'Overall Production' voting category.
Photo Coverage: PURGATORIO Celebrates Opening NightOctober 27, 2009Purgatorio, a fantasyland especially for Halloween season, is where nightmare meets nightlife. Combining the energy and glamour of a world-class nightclub with the spectacle and illusion of the theater, Purgatorio will offer an interactive Halloween experience unlike anything seen before in New York nightlife.
Photo Flash: Wing Welcomes HAIR to BirdlandOctober 27, 2009Andy Sandberg (Tony Award winning producer of Hair) and Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented WING at BIRDLAND, a limited, two-night engagement of this international recording and internet sensation at New York's premier concert venue.
STAGE TUBE: 'Donny Osmond Gets a Haircut'October 27, 2009Donny Osmond has tangoed way to the top of the scoreboard with partner Kym Johnson on 'Dancing with the Stars' this current season on the hit ABC show. Between rehearsing and appearing on 'Dancing' and performing his show in Las Vegas, Donny has been filming some hilarious video. Today we bring you 'Donny Gets a Haircut', that is pretty much all you need to know about the clip!
WHISPER HOUSE: Kyle's Blog - 'GEARING UP FOR THE OLD GLOBE'October 27, 2009Grammy and Tony award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album WHISPER HOUSE, from Sony Music. WHISPER HOUSE marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed White Limousine and comes on the heels of the success of Spring Awakening. WHISPER HOUSE, which will have its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in January 2010, is a collaboration with up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
The Tablet's Samuel Freedman On THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS October 27, 2009THE Neil Simon PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18th, with an official opening night set for Thursday, December 10th.
STAGE TUBE: Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT - 'Smooth Criminal'October 27, 2009Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' concert film opens worldwide in IMAX and conventional theaters tomorrow, and a brand new clip has been released on ET showing Jackson's amazing work on his classic 'Smooth Criminal' dance number. Sony Pictures Entertaiment announced that the release date for 'Michael Jackson: This Is It' had been moved up to Oct. 28, two days earlier than previously announced.
Demi Moore Joins the Cast of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY 11/9October 27, 2009Montblanc presents the 9 th annual THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY on Monday, November 9 th 2009 at the American Airlines Theatre. Proceeds benefit Urban Arts Partnership, a not-for-profit organization that brings vital arts education programs into New York City public school classrooms.
Photo Flash: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANKENSTEIN at 13th Street Rep.October 27, 2009Mary Shelly-meets-Hitler in the new Absurdist Comedy THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANKENSTEIN, at 13th Street Rep. Theatre A L'Orange presents the World Premiere of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANKENSTEIN, an absurdist re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic by Ilya Sapiroe. Directed by Elizabeth Elkins, previews began October 1st at 13th Street Rep. Opening night took place on October 4th.
MEMPHIS' Long Road to Broadway Featured on VanityFair.comOctober 26, 2009MEMPHIS, an original Broadway musical, opened on Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th Street) following critically-acclaimed and sold-out engagements at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. The show and its long journey to Broadway is featured on VanityFair.com.