Boiler Room Theatre to Present PIPPIN, 7/6-28June 21, 2012The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, follows its successful run of Next to Normal with an imaginative take on the Stephen Schwartz/Bob Fosse extravaganza, Pippin. The production will run from July 6th through the 28th at the theatre's iconic namesake venue in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, in Franklin, Tenn.
Ballet NY's 2012 Season Set for 8/9-11June 21, 2012Ballet NY will pewawnr its 2012 Season, including the World Premiere of Trois Mouvements by Artistic Director Medhi Bahiriand the Company Premiere of emerging choreographerJohn-Mark Owen's Triptych, from August 9-11, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue).
SOLT's 2012 Laurence Olivier Bursaries Recipients AnnouncedJune 21, 2012Thirteen gifted students from drama schools across the UK have been awarded with £55,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) in order to help them complete their training. Previous bursary winners include Patterson Joseph, Daniel Rigby, Vinette Robinson, Bryony Hannah and Michael Sheen.
Common Ground Theatre Announces July EventsJune 21, 2012Common Ground Theatre (www.cgtheatre.com) is a performance and teaching space located in west Durham, offering performing arts and educational groups a flexible, well-equipped alternative space.
Shannon Matesky Selected as Edes Prize WinnerJune 21, 2012The Theatre School at DePaul University announces that solo artist and actor Shannon Matesky is the 2012 recipient of The Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Returns to Paris, 6/25-7/21June 21, 2012Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by U.S. Congress as a vital American "Cultural Ambassador to the World," will return to Paris for Les Etes de la Danse 8th International Dance Festival from June 25th through July 21st at Theatre du Chatelet. The 32-performance engagement, supported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, follows successful sold-out and extended festival appearances in 2009 and 2006. After an acclaimed 27-city North American Tour, Ailey's extraordinary dancers will move audiences in France in a series of 15 premieres, new productions and repertory favorites, sharing internationally the next era in Ailey history led by dynamic Artistic Director Robert Battle.
Reagle Music Theatre Summer Camp Now EnrollingJune 21, 2012 Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston, in collaboration with the Waltham Public Schools, is now enrolling youths for its annual Broadway Summer Camp, an intensive four-week summer program that features Broadway stars sharing their musical theater experience with local students 8-15 years of age. The program runs July 2-27 in sessions Monday through Friday, 9am - 4 pm, at theKennedy Middle School, 655 Lexington Street, Waltham. Students do not need to be Waltham residents to register.
NYMF Announces Readings and Partner EventsJune 21, 2012The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced their full slate of partner events and readings for their ninth annual festival. This year's Festival will begin July 9th and continue through July 29th.
The Ordway’s 2012-2013 Season Single Tickets Go On Sale 6/24June 21, 2012Single tickets for all Ordway Center for the Performing Arts events go on sale to the general public Sunday, June 24. Tickets can be purchased online at ordway.org starting at 12:01 a.m. CT and the Ordway ticket office will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. CT for purchases in person or by phone at 651.224.4222.
Surfside Youth Players Present CINDERELLA, 6/29June 21, 2012All are invited to Surfside's production of CINDERELLA as performed by the Summer 2012 Surfside Youth Players. Under the direction of Eva Knowles, the eight students bring together the past three weeks of education in stagecraft and acting in this adaptation of the beloved fairy tale. ONE NIGHT ONLY, Friday, June 29, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $7 apiece.
Olivia Newton-John Plays SHN Golden Gate Theatre, 9/13June 21, 2012Olivia Newton-John returns to San Francisco for a rare one night only concert appearance on September 13 at SHN Golden Gate Theatre. This will be Newton-John's only Northern California appearance and her first concert in the City by the Bay in nearly a decade. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 29 at 10 AM.
Chad Bauman Returns to Arena Stage as Associate Executive DirectorJune 21, 2012Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie announce thatnationally renowned arts marketer Chad Bauman will return to Arena Stage in July 2012 in the new role of Associate Executive Director. Bauman was most recently Director of Marketing and Membership for The Smithsonian Associates, and before that he led the communication and audience services efforts for Arena Stage for nearly five seasons. Khady Kamara, who was named Interim Director of Communications after Bauman's departure, has recently been appointedSenior Director of Marketing and Communications.