LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Comes to Detroit, 9/25-10/7June 14, 2012The critically acclaimed production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber will play in Detroit at the Fisher Theatre for two weeks only September 25 through October 7. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, June 24 at 10 a.m. at the Fisher Theatre box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at
1-800-982-2787, and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.broadwayindetroit.com.
Company of Fools Present DAS BARBECÜ, 7/4-28June 14, 2012Company of Fools kicks off the summer season with the Ring Cycle-inspired musical DAS BARBECÜ by Jim Luigs and Scott Warrender running July 4 - 28, 2012 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey.
Galapagos Art Space Announces Upcoming ExhibitionsJune 14, 2012Join local chamber ensembles Loop 2.4.3 and Clogs as they present a genre-crossing evening at Galapagos Art Space on Monday, July 16 at 8 pm. Accompanied by video art by East Village painter Jon Waldo, both groups will perform music that draws on multiple influences, from folk and rock, to modal and improvised forms, to modern classical composition.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Announces Free Concerts, 7/7 & 8/11June 14, 2012The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform two free "Summer Concerts at Symphony Hall" made possible through the generous support of the Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The performances will take place on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 11, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.
HOW SWEET THE SOUND Returns to Joe Louis Arena, 9/15June 14, 2012Verizon's How Sweet the Sound Gospel Celebration returns to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on Saturday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m. for its fifth year of celebrating the community. The Gospel music celebration features today's biggest gospel stars including Donald Lawrence, Yolanda Adams, Erica Campbell of Mary Mary, Fred Hammond, Bishop Hezekiah Walker and Vashawn Mitchell.
RIAA Announces New Gold and Platinum Certifications: Beach Boys, Gotye and MoreJune 14, 2012One of the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA's) most certified bands of all time, The Beach Boys, earned May's highest album certification, according to the RIAA's newest monthly Gold & Platinum Program tally. "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys" (Capitol, 2003) certified 3x multi-Platinum just in time for the beach band's 50th anniversary and first tour in more than two decades!
League of American Orchestras Announce Grants and AwardsJune 14, 2012Representatives from labor unions and managements participated in candid conversations about building productive relationships at the League of American Orchestras' 67th National Conference, June 5 - 8, 2012 in Dallas, TX. Nearly 1,000 professionals and volunteers from across the orchestra field attended the event, which also featured performances by the Dallas and Fort Worth symphony orchestras.
BILLY ELLIOT Comes to Milwaukee, 7/17-22June 14, 2012Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multiBawardBwinning Billy Elliot the Musical to Milwaukee from July 17-22. Based on the international smashBhit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim around the world and was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
CRT Presents GREASE, 6/20-7/7June 14, 2012Cortland Repertory Theatre invites one and all to travel back in time to the rockin' and rollin' 1950's with their next production, the blockbuster musical "Grease", which has book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES Closes Season Two of Public Access TheatreJune 14, 2012Concluding Season Two in Public Access Theatre, Oracle Productions today announced THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES, which runs July 14 through August 4, 2012. Performances at Oracle Theatre are Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights at 8PM. Sundays are devoted to touring area nursing homes and retirement communities. Press are invited to opening night, or any subsequent performance in the first half of the run.
Chris Isaak Plays Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 9/11June 14, 2012Nashville Symphony announces tickets for the Chris Isaak concert, September 11, 2012, will available at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Tickets are available at NashvilleSymphony.org, at the Schermerhorn box office or by phone at 615.687.6400.
Photo Flash: First Look at Michael Rupert, Leslie Hendrix, et al. in 7TH MONARCHJune 14, 20127th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to open June 24th at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42 Street (just west of Ninth Ave.) In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Michael Cullen, Gretchen Hall, Leslie Hendrix and Matthew Humphreys, under the direction of Scott C. Embler. View photos below!
FREUD’S LAST SESSION to Hold Talkback, 6/29June 14, 2012FREUD'S LAST SESSION will feature Love, Sex, the Meaning of Life and the Existence of God, a post-show talkback discussion with Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor of Christianity Today, Stanton L. Jones, Provost of Wheaton College, and W. Jay Wood, professor and chair in the department of philosophy at Wheaton College, following the 8 p.m. performance on Friday, June 29 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport in Chicago
Jagged Fence's THE ONLY TRUE HISTORY OF LIZZIE FINN Cast AnnouncedJune 14, 2012Jagged Fence presents? the UK premiere of The Only True History of Lizzie Finn, by Sebastian Barry. Directed by Blanche McIntyre and designed by James Perkins with ?lighting design by Gary Bowman and sound design by George Dennis, the cast features Justin Avoth, Penelope Beaumont, Lucy Black, Karen Cogan,? Oliver Hembrough, Andrew Jarvis, Andrew Macklin and Shereen Martin.
AMNH Opens FLYING MONSTERS, 7/1June 14, 2012Flying Monsters, a new giant screen adventure about the world of a group of reptiles who ruled the skies about 220 million years ago, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, July 1.
Shaw Festival Announces New Executive DirectorJune 14, 2012Gary Comerford, Chair of the Shaw Festival's Board of Governors, today announced the appointment of Elaine Calder as its new Executive Director. Currently President of the Oregon Symphony, Ms. Calder will return to Canada and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake to assume her new position, one she held earlier in her career from 1990 to 1994.
The Beach Boys' THAT’S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO Debuts at #3 on the Billboard Album ChartJune 13, 2012The Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary reunion celebration is well underway with a major international tour, and the iconic band has another big reason to celebrate this week with their highest-ever Billboard albums chart debut. Their 29th studio album, That's Why God Made The Radio, debuts today at number 3 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. The acclaimed new album, released June 5th by Capitol/BRI, sold 61,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week.