Florida Studio Theatre Finalist For Many WEDU Be More AwardsFebruary 14, 2013Florida Studio Theatre is pleased to announce its selection as a finalist in several categories of the 2013 WEDU Be More Awards, presented by WEDU - West Central Florida's primary PBS station. The WEDU Be More Awards highlight the best work from area 501(c)(3) organizations. They have come to be known as the "Academy Awards for Nonprofits." Winners will be announced at the WEDU Be More Awards ceremony on February 21st.
STAGE TUBE: GLEE and RENT Featured in 'Women of LA'February 14, 2013Created by DJ Lubel & J. Abrams, 'The Women of LA' explains the complexity of women who live in the Los Angeles, and the obstacles men must overcome to grab their attention. The video is sure to grab the attention of theater fans everywhere by paying attributing to favorites such as Glee and RENT.
FOR LOVE Set for Off-Broadway Run at Irish Repertory Theatre, 3/13- 4/5February 14, 2013Irish Repertory Theatre presents the Off-Broadway premiere of FOR LOVE by award-winning actress and playwright Laoisa Sexton, with previews set to begin March 13, prior to an official press opening March 19, in Irish Repertory Theatre Company's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).
Children's Playhouse of Maryland Triumphs at National Junior Theater FestivalFebruary 7, 2013The Children's Playhouse of Maryland, in residence at CCBC Essex, garnered two major awards at this year's invitational Junior Theater Festival. CPM's production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Jr. captured the prestigious Freddy Gershon Award for Excellence in Music. Jamie Watson of Baltimore, (pictured left) as the Sea Witch Ursula, won the coveted Outstanding Female Performer award. Brad Bowers of Towson and Jamie Watson were named Festival Performing All Stars and Nick Logue of Essex and Tony Steiner of Baltimore were named Festival Technical Theatre All Stars.
Yale's 'Golden Hammer' Theatre Technology Award Winner AnnouncedFebruary 7, 2013Technical designer Daniel A. Perez, who will graduate from Yale University School of Drama in May, is the winner of the 2013 Frederick A. Buerki Golden Hammer Scenic Technology Award from USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. Perez helped engineer the flying pink cotton candy cloud that Katy Perry sailed over the audience in her 2011 California Dreams tour, and designed the stage rigging system for Chaplin the Musical on Broadway this past September, among other work.
FASHION PLATE PRIX FIXE Kicks Off During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, 2/7-14February 7, 2013Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is back in New York City and Lincoln Square restaurants step up to the plate! The runways will be lit and the area's restaurants are sure to be packed with people taking advantage of Lincoln Square BID's successful dining promotions: Fashion Plate Prix Fixe and Lincoln Square Crew Cuts. The Event runs February 7-14 and the Upper West Side's most popular restaurants are hosting fashionably exceptional deals for everyone coming to, living in or working in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The promotion expands each season with American Table Café & Bar, Andanada 141 and Arpeggio Food & Wine beingthree of the latest additions to the list of participating restaurants.
Bay Street Players Presents LOVE LETTERS, 2/12-13February 7, 2013On Tuesday, February 12, BSP reprises its annual favorite A.R. Gurney's Love Letters featuring real-life husband and wife duo Stephanie and Ben Adams as Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III who sit side by side and read the notes, letters and cards they have sent to each other for over 50 years. They share the dreams and desires, hopes and disappointments, victories and defeats that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. Tickets
for Love Letters are $10.
Troma-Fest 2013 and Lloyd Kaufman Come To Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 3/6-20February 7, 2013Have you ever watched a movie so vile, putrid, and tasteless you couldn't help but love it? Maybe you've caught a film on late night TV that was so bad, you weren't able to stop watching it? Or perhaps your cinephile friend brought a movie to the party that made everyone squeal with glee, cringe with disgust, and laugh out loud at the sheer audacity of it. Well, you very well might have seen a Troma film. And the man behind this madness was Lloyd Kaufman, and he is coming to Seacoast Repertory Theatre to discuss his films Wednesday March 20th, 2013 as part of The Rep's Red Light Series Troma- Fest 2013. All for the sake of keeping Portsmouth weird...
Nick Adams, Ellyn Marie Marsh, and More Featured in VISITS THE 90'S Concert, 2/17February 7, 2013Visits the 90's is a concert featuring exceptional Broadway voices singing pop songs we all love! It will take place on Sunday, February 17th, 2013 at Flute Bar in Gramercy at 40 E. 20th Street, New York, NY. Doors open at 8:30, the performance begins at 9pm. Tickets
are $15 for advance general admission, $18 at the door, and are available at http://popatflute.brownpapertickets.com
The Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 2/7-3/3February 7, 2013The Maryland Ensemble Theatre is proud to present the fourth show in its fifteenth anniversary season: Tennessee Williams' much-lauded classic, The Glass Menagerie. The Glass Menagerie is an American masterpiece that announced the presence of one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th Century. Williams' semi-autobiographical heartbreaking yet often humorous memory play about a young struggling poet and his tenuous relationships with his overbearing mother and his fragile sister is an emotionally charged portrait of hope in 1930s St. Louis that is timeless in its ability to capture the imagination and hearts of audiences.
DIP IN THE FUCT TANK to Perform, 3/8February 5, 2013FUCT is a twisted, no-rules adult variety group that challenges what audiences find taboo or offensive. Their show is a circus of humor, suffering, and social commentary that incorporates music and dance, nudity and pain, misdirection and audience participation.