OTHELLO Opens this Week at Shakespeare Festival St. LouisMay 21, 2012Complimentary backstage tours, 20-minute Talkback sessions and Green Show activities will highlight some of the festivities surrounding this year's Shakespeare Festival St. Louis' production of "Othello," which opens this week at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. Performances are scheduled nightly at 8 p.m. May 25-June 17 (excluding Tuesdays).
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dies at 62May 21, 2012Robin Gibb, the 62 year-old disco legend who sold more than 200 million records during his lifetime, passed away on Sunday after a long battle cancer.
Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN Set for July 20 - August 11 at PPTOPAMay 21, 2012Two political candidates out to get each other...sound familiar? No, not in DC or NY, but right in Pembroke Pines at the Pembroke Pines Theater of the Performing Arts (pptopa) production of the current Broadway hit, Gore Vidal's 'THE BEST MAN'. Coming July 20-22, July 27-29, August 3-5, & August 10-11; Fri/Sat at 8 PM & Sat/Sun at 2 PM.
SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors Met in Los Angeles May 19-20May 21, 2012The National Board of Directors of the newly formed SAG-AFTRA met for the first time over May 19 and 20, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. SAG-AFTRA represents more than 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals.
Circle Theatre Adds 6 Dates to ALMOST AN EVENING RunMay 21, 2012Circle Theatre are adding additional Thursday performances on June 14, 21 & 28 at 8pm, Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7 at 8pm, and Sunday July 8 at 3pm to their run of ALMOST AN EVENING by Ethan Coen, one of the Academy Award winning Coen Brothers.
John Davidson and Heather Provost Set for MAN OF LAMANCHA 6/19-7/8May 21, 2012The Ocean Professional Theatre Company will present MAN OF LAMANCHA on 6/19-7/8 at the Bengal Theatre, 180 Bengal Blvd, Barnegat, NJ 08005 to open their Premiere Summer Season. The production will star John Davidson as Don Quixote with Broadway Producer and actress Heather Provost as Aldonza.
Boogaloo Stu's POP MAGIC! Set for 6/8-10 at Camden People's Theatre + TourMay 21, 2012Devised and hosted by flamboyant part-time pop-star, musical alchemist and veteran of the Duckie Collective Boogaloo Stu, Pop Magic! combines cabaret, pop music and audience participation with cutting-edge recording technologies and social network platforms. Audience members collectively write, record and produce their own pop single and video, featuring an assembled cast of participants performing a flashmob dance routine. Along the way, Stu reveals the modest but glittering highs and barrel-scraping lows of his own pop career. The Camden People's Theatre, 58 - 60 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PY, hosts Pop Magic from Fri 8 to Sun 10 June, 7.30pm.
Eric McCormack & Co Present The Village Voice Obie Awards TonightMay 21, 2012Tonight's 57th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards will be presented by Eric McCormack, Grace Gummer, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Juliet Rylance, Justin Bartha, Leslie Odom Jr., Lily Rabe, Michael McKean, Tonya Pinkins, Topher Grace, and Tracee Chimo. The event will feature live performances from David Patrick Kelly of ONCE, Joshua Henry and Sumayya Ali of PORGY & BESS, and Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra of NO PLACE TO GO.
9 US Premieres Plus URBAN Set for New Victory Theatre 2012-13 SeasonMay 21, 2012The New Victory Theater will launch its 2012-13 season with the U.S. premiere of URBAN by Circolombia, an edgy, thrilling and inspiring circus featuring young Colombian performers who share their real-life stories through acrobatics, aerial work and tremendous feats of strength. URBAN, which was originally commissioned by Roundhouse London as part of CircusFest 2010, will run from October 12 through October 21.
For Gay Pride Month, THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA Set for June 13-23May 21, 2012Arts at The Park, a component of the Park Avenue Christian Church (known as "The Park"), is pleased to present The Homosexual Agenda by playwright Robb Leigh Davis as part of The Park's celebration of Gay Pride Month. The performances will be staged at The Park, 1010 Park Avenue at 85th Street.
Rochester Community Players' Stephanie Roosa Wins Outstanding Leading Actress at The Acting Irish International Theatre FestivalMay 21, 2012Stephanie Roosa was awarded 'Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role' honors at the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF) in Dublin, Ireland, May 20, 2012, for her performance as 'Josie' in the Rochester Community Players' Irish Players production of A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill. The festival was held at the Axis Theatre, Ballymun, Dublin; six community theater companies from the United States, Canada and Ireland participated in this year's festival.
POTTED POTTER to Tour Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide From 2 OctoberMay 21, 2012Playing to sold out houses all over the world, POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. POTTED POTTER opens in Australia on 2 October and will play limited seasons in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and in Adelaide from 13- 18 November at Her Majesty's Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at BASS.
Bank of America Supports Ocean State Theatre's Fifth SeasonMay 18, 2012Ocean State Theatre Company, the producing entity at the historic Theatre By The Sea, has announced that Bank of America has made a generous contribution in support of their Fifth Anniversary Season at the historic Theatre By The Sea.
Award Winning Playwright Tony Glazer to Premiere AMERICAN STARE at NJ Rep, 6/14-7/22May 18, 2012New Jersey Repertory Company has announced the world premiere production of American Stare by Tony Glazer, directed by Evan Bergman. American Stare will begin preview performances on Thursday, June 14, 2012 and will celebrate its opening night on Saturday, June 16 at New Jersey Repertory Company (179 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ), running through Sunday, July 22.
WICKED Opens in Sacramento May 23 - Starring Nicole Parker and Alli MauzeyMay 18, 2012The Sacramento engagement of WICKED begins performances May 23 and runs through June 17 at Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street. The Sacramento engagement of WICKED features Nicole Parker as Elphaba, Alli Mauzey as Glinda, Liz McCartney as Madame Morrible, PJ Benjamin as The Wizard and Justin Brill as Boq.