TRU LOVE BENEFIT to Honor Davenport and Romoff 11/9November 3, 2008Theater Resources Unlimited, in association with sponsors Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Elysabeth Kleinhans, C2 - Caption Coalition, Sound Associates and the Players Theatre, announces the eighth annual TRU LOVE BENEFIT.
Tickets for Linda Eder Rocks the Holidays on Sale Friday 11/7November 3, 2008Tickets for Linda Eder Rocks the Holidays will go on sale Friday, November 7, 2008 at 10 a.m. Presented by Broadway In Chicago, the one night only holiday concert of vocal icon Linda Eder is Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Pkwy., Chicago).
New Book Tells the Unadulterated History of 'Naughty, Bawdy, Gaudy 42nd Street'November 3, 2008Long before Paris Hilton, there was the notorious Evelyn Nesbit. Long before television soap operas, there was Michael Morton's The Yellow Ticket. The Story of 42nd Street: The Theatres, Shows, Characters and Scandals of the World's Most Notorious Street chronicles the rise and fall of America's most important entertainment center.
Over 50 Los Angeles Institutions Team Up With LA Opera for RING FEST November 3, 2008More than a century ago, composer Richard Wagner conceived his epic four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen as a festival event that completely engaged the city of Bayreuth, Germany. In 2010, LA Opera will join forces with more than 50 cultural and educational institutions in Los Angeles to stage Ring Festival LA
Wilma Theater Presents SCHMUCKS, A Fictitious Metting Between Marx and Bruce November 3, 2008The Wilma Theater continues its 30th Anniversary Season with the U.S. Premiere of Schmucks, directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka. A comic fantasy by Roy Smiles -who returns to the Wilma for a second consecutive season - Schmucks is a tale of a fictitious meeting between two comic icons, Groucho Marx and Lenny Bruce.
Mauzey, Dodd, Kern, and O'Malley Join WICKED Cast 11/11 November 3, 2008Now entering its 6th year on Broadway, the musical blockbuster WICKED will welcome new cast members in the coming week. Beginning performances Tuesday, November 11, MARCIE DODD will assume the role of Elphaba and ALLI MAUZEY will assume the role of Glinda. Also joining the company are KEVIN KERN in the role of Fiyero and BRYNN O'MALLEY as Nessarose. ALEX BRIGHTMAN will assume the role of Boq on Tuesday, November 4.
Brick Theater Presents Season Two of PENNY DREADFUL Series 11/15November 3, 2008The Brick Theater and Third Lows Productions continue Season Two of their innovative theater series Penny Dreadful on Saturday, November 15 at 11:00 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM with the premiere of Penny Dreadful Episode 8: Caldwell and Viernik vs. the Creatures of the Night.