Vanessa Williams Talks Sunday Matinee RoutineApril 11, 2010Vanessa Williams recently spoke with The New York Times and discussed her daily pre-show rituals. Williams is currently starring in the Broadway production SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, set to begin performances April 22nd.
Silhouette Stages Presents Premiere of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, 5/21-5/29April 11, 2010Silhouette Stages, Inc. announces the regional premiere production of the celebrated musical within a comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone on May 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8 pm and May 23 and 30 at 3 pm. All performances will take place at Slayton House on 14100 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044. Conni Ross and Debra Mobley direct this modern masterpiece with choreography by Lori Pryor and Timoth David Copney and music direction by Keith Tittermary.
Theater Cartouche Presents PAY? NO!, 5/8April 11, 2010Deze hilarische klucht over ‘burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid' was in de jaren zeventig Fo's meest gespeelde stuk en is nu door de economische crisis actueler dan ooit.
Photo Flash: Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage Presents DOUBTApril 11, 2010Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage presents 'Doubt' a Parable by John Patrick Shanley. This production marks the Fairfield County professional debut of one of the most celebrated plays of our generation. Performances are April 16-25, 2010 and take place at the Music Theatre of Connecticut Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.
'Umbrella: A Pole Play' Returns to the Viper Room, 5/2April 11, 2010Coming off a highly successful and sold-out debut performance in April, Kelly Maglia Vertical Theatre will reprise 'Umbrella: A Pole Play,' combining elements of bordello and Broadway, circus and concert, pole and dialogue - all packed into a story.
CakeWalk Comedy Hosts CAKEWALK MIDNIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA! Friday's at MidnightApril 11, 2010The CakeWalk Midnight Extravaganza! is a variety show featuring a live band every week with a rotating cast of some of Chicago's best sketch, improv and stand-up comedians, as well as tap and burlesque dancers, magicians, jugglers, fire breathers, and other novelty acts. It's a different show every week.
Hal Prince Talks PARADISE FOUND and PHANTOM Check-insApril 10, 2010Hal Prince is currently taking on a new challenge very different from many of the shows he has worked on in the past. In the process of bringing PARADISE found to an eventual home on Broadway, Prince understands he may have to compete against several of his own shows.
Ed Asner's Admiration of FDR Led Him to Take on the Challenging RoleApril 10, 2010Ed Asner distinctly remembers FDR's death. 'When I heard of his death when I was 15, it was as if the bottom had fallen out and I thought, 'What will we do now?' He was like God the Father to me.' This admiration is what led the actor to choose to take on the role of the President in the upcoming production at San Jose Rep.
'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Coroner, Raabe, Dies at 94April 10, 2010Meinhardt Raabe, the actor who played the Coroner of the Munchkin's in the 1939 film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' passed away at the age of 94 earlier this week. Raabe died at his home in Orange Park, Florida. He was one of the few surviving Munchkins from the film.
Photo Flash: Daniel Beaty's THROUGH THE NIGHT Opens Off-Broadway 5/7April 10, 2010THROUGH THE NIGHT, a solo play written and performed by Obie-Award winner Daniel Beaty, will open off Broadway at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue on Friday, May 7th (Previews begin on May 4th). THROUGH THE NIGHT, recently premiered as a co-production with the Crossroads Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ) and The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles to great acclaim.
Diversionary Begins Final Production of the Season with MOSCOW, 5/6April 10, 2010Diversionary Theatre will stage the musical play Moscow as the sixth and final show of their 2009-2010 season. Moscow is a musical play involving three men attempting to define who they are and why they are confined together in an abandoned theatre. While enduring their 'soul searching,' they make use of their time by playing sockball and by acting out various roles from Anton Chekhov's play The Three Sisters. While self exploration, relationship conflict and gay romance are part of the chemistry, Moscow amplifies universal and eternal questions: 'Who are we, Where are we, and Why are we here?'