Penobscot Theatre Announces Community Block Party, 6/30June 13, 2012On Saturday June 30 the staff of Penobscot Theatre will throw their first COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY. The event is to be held at the Bangor Opera House as well as in the parking lot directly next door to the theatre (Union and Main) and will last from Noon-8PM. This is a free event but a $5 donation is encouraged.
Danny Bolero, Mel Johnson Jr., et al. to Lead STUCK at NYMFJune 13, 2012DANNY BOLERO (Broadway's In The Heights), MEL JOHNSON JR. (Broadway's The Lion King, Hot Feet, The Rink), BETH McVEY (Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, 42nd Street, Nine), ANITA WELCH (Avenue Q National Tour), TIM YOUNG (Broadway's Next To Normal) and EJ ZIMMERMAN (Avenue Q National Tour) will star in RILEY THOMAS' subway tuner STUCK in the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Theater Resources Unlimited, Back Stage and The Players Theater Announce 6/19 PanelJune 13, 2012Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its next monthly networking panel, Coloring the Great White Way; Part 2: Where are the Producers of Color?, an expansion of the April panel discussion that will focus on the experience of Latino and Asian American producers. The panel will take place at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7:00pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.
APASSIONATA Suspends North American TourJune 13, 2012APASSIONATA, Europe's most successful live entertainment show, featuring more than 40 horses, is suspending its North American tour effective immediately; including Joe Louis Arena's four performance engagement from Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15.
Mindy Smith Kicks Off 'Closer' Tour, 7/1June 13, 2012Mindy Smith will kick off the first leg of her "Closer" tour on July 1 at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville. Touring in support of her self-titled fifth album out June 26 on Giant Leap/TVX Records, the 20-city tour includes stops in Birmingham, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Knoxville, among others.
Jamie deRoy Plays 54 BELOW, 7/16June 13, 2012Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she hosts an evening of her multi- MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends, on Monday, July 16th (7PM) at the brand new Broadway nightclub, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues).
UNCLE VANYA Extends at Soho Rep Through 7/22June 13, 2012Due to popular demand, Soho Rep, in association with John Adrian Selzer, extends the world premiere of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, the new version by playwright Annie Baker, directed by Sam Gold. The run will now go through July 22. The initial six-week run is sold out.
Noel Coward's DESIGN FOR LIVING Begins 7/13June 13, 2012Celebration Theatre has announced that the final show of its 2011-2012 Season will be a very limited run of Noel Coward's classic comedy, DESIGN FOR LIVING, directed by Brian Schnipper (Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays). DESIGN FOR LIVING will open on Friday, July 13 and will perform through Saturday, August 25 at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood.
MoMA's PRINT COLLECTION: MATISSE TO BOURGEOIS Runs Through JanuaryJune 13, 2012This exhibition showcases some 80 prints and artists' books the Museum has acquired over the past two years, and reveals how an art collection is always a work in progress. On view for the first time at MoMA, these seminal works in the history of printmaking span more than a century, from 1888 to 2011, with some contextualized by related works already in the collection.
DUNDEE DANCE WALK Set for July 13June 13, 2012On Saturday 14 July (4.30pm, 5pm and 5.30pm), Dundee Dance Partnership and Dundee Rep Creative Learning will come together for the first time to take you on 'a 90 minute journey through Dundee City Centre inspired by the rich history of dance in the city.'
Al Murray Joins Marshall Amps 50th Anniversary EventJune 13, 2012Legendary broadcaster and comedian Al Murray has been lined for the Marshall Amps 50th Anniversary event at Wembley arena on Saturday 22nd September 2012. The Pub Landlord will be swapping his bar stool for a drum stool when he appears at the event as a compere. Al will join rock n roll's biggest stars to celebrate the life and work of revolutionary amp pioneer Jim Marshall OBE.
Theater Tribe's THE SLEEPER Extends Through 7/28June 13, 2012The multi award-winning THEATRE TRIBE today announced that its LA premiere of the 2004 Kaufman and Hart award-winning play, THE SLEEPER, written by acclaimed playwright Catherine Butterfield ("Grimm") and directed by Ovation Award-winner Stuart Rogers (The Long Christmas Ride Home, Recent Tragic Events) is EXTENDING through Saturday, July 28 at Theatre Tribe, 5267 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.