Brimmer Street Theatre Company's HIGH ROLLERS' MASQUERADE BALL Set for 3/16February 15, 2013Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced its 2013 Fundraiser, High Rollers' Masquerade Ball, on Saturday, March 16, from 8pm to 1am. The evening's main event will be a Poker Tournament brought to you by Dealer Dolls; guests will also enjoy an open bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres, music, and other entertainment. Additionally, there will be games and a raffle, offering many opportunities to win valuable prizes.
Ed Dixon, Ruth Gottschall and More Join DTC's SENSE & SENSIBILITYFebruary 15, 2013The Denver Center Theatre Company's (DCTC) world premiere production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow and music by Neal Hampton, will be staged by Director and Choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge, whose recent Broadway revival of Ragtime received seven Tony Award nominations. SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL will receive its world premiere production April 5 - May 26, 2013 in The Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for Performing Arts at 14th and Champa.
Signature Theatre Announces THE NORA EPHRON SERIES ScreeningsFebruary 15, 2013Signature Theatre has announced the next wave of upcoming supplemental programs, which allow more intimate and direct access to a playwright's vision and process. Unless noted, all supplemental programs are free and open to the general public.
Maya Azucena Returns to the Blue Note, 2/25February 15, 2013Among other acknowledgements, Maya was awarded a Grammy certificate for her collaboration with Jamaican star, Stephen Marley; a Proclamation from Congress for co-producing Hope Night, a concert for domestic-abuse awareness; and the prestigious 'Top 40 Under 40' Award from The Network Journal for her business acumen, community work and work abroad. Maya mentors teenagers and is a motivational speaker on the subjects of artist entrepreneurism and achieving one's dreams. She was able to share this with the world on the popular reality show MTV's MADE by mentoring a teenager to her greater potential over the course of 5 weeks.
TITUS ANDRONICUS Comes to Orlando ShakesFebruary 15, 2013Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is pleased to bring William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus to Central Florida audiences. Directed by Orlando Shakes Artistic Director Jim Helsinger, Titus Andronicus opens March 29 and runs through April 28, 2013 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. Tickets, priced at $17-$40, are on sale now at (407) 447-1700 or http://orlandoshakes.org.
The Maverick Theater Opens AMADEUS, 2/15February 15, 2013The Maverick Theater will present Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, winner of five Tony Awards - including Best Play - and eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, for the 1984 film adaptation. The Maverick first produced Amadeus in 2003.
Annie Baker's THE FLICK Begins Previews at Playwrights HorizonsFebruary 15, 2013Previews begin tonight, Friday, February 15 at 8PM for the Playwrights Horizons World Premiere of THE FLICK, a new play by Obie Award winner Annie Baker (Circle Mirror Transformation at PH, The Aliens, her recent adaptation of Uncle Vanya). Directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, Kin and The Big Meal at PH; Seminar and Picnic on Broadway), the production has an Opening Night set for Tuesday, March 12 at 7PM and will play through Sunday, March 31 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
Guthrie's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Enters Final PerformancesFebruary 15, 2013The Guthrie Theater's production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night moves into the final week of its acclaimed run, with the performance of Helen Carey as Mary Tyrone earning accolades for its complexity and sympathetic power. Carey, an actor with an illustrious career spanning a Tony Award nomination, pivotal roles in Guthrie productions, stage credits in New York and the U.K., as well as numerous film and television credits, was termed "superb" in her latest role by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Randy Harrison, Christian Coulson and More Set for THE CLICK OF THE LOCK ReadingFebruary 15, 2013{Your Name Here} A Queer Theater Company is proud to present their second reading of The Click of the Lock, a new play by Justin Sayre (The Meeting*, Night of a Thousand Judys). The evening is co-produced by David Anzuelo and Artistic Director David Macke with special thanks to Labyrinth Theater Company. The cast will feature Brian Barefoot, Joe Beedles, Christian Coulson (Swan!!!, Harry Potter), Sean Dugan ('Smash,' Next Fall), Cole Escola (Logo TV's 'Jeffery & Cole Casserole'), Logan Ford, Randy Harrison (Silence! The Musical, Showtime's 'Queer as Folk'), Rob Maitner (Urinetown, NY Fringe Festival; Bistro Award for Fairy Tales at the WPA Theater), Allen McCullough and Chris Tyler. Mr. Sayre serves as Director. The show will be held at the Bank Street Theater (155 Bank Street in Manhattan) at 7:00 PM. Tickets, available to industry only, are available at tcotlreading@gmail.com.
Olney Theatre Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Diamond Gala, 3/2February 15, 2013On March 2, 2013, Olney Theatre Center will host the Diamond Gala, a black-tie fundraising event celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Olney Theatre Center. The event will include a cocktail hour, a seated dinner, live musical performances from Olney favorites George Dvorsky (Annie, The Sound of Music), Jessica Lauren Ball (1776, Grease, The Sound of Music, Cinderella), Donna Migliaccio (The Sound of Music, Cinderella), Caitlin Deerin (Annie), Parker Drown (Grease, Cinderella, Spring Awakening), MaryLee Adams (Spring Awakening) and Bobby Smith (Annie, The Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors), as well as silent and live auctions. Funds raised from the event will support Olney's artistic and educational programming which reaches over 100,000 audience members a year in Maryland and nationwide.
Gene Weygandt to Lead Mercury Theatre's BARNUMFebruary 15, 2013Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, announces an all-star cast of award-winning actors for the circus-themed musical BARNUM, previewing March 27, opening on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m., and running through June 16, 2013. The cast is led by Chicago native and Broadway, TV, and film actor Gene Weygandt as legendary showman P.T. Barnum, with Cory Goodrich as his wife Charity, and Summer Naomi Smart as the "'Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind. The Mercury's production is the first major Chicago revival of the show in over 20 years, led by multiple Jeff Award winners L. Walter Stearns (Director) Eugene Dizon (Musical Director), Brenda Didier and Andrew Waters (Co-Choreographers) and Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi of the Actor's Gymnasium (Circus Director).
Remy Bumppo Annual Benefit to Include Season Announcement, 2/24February 15, 2013Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will celebrate its Sweet 16 Sunday, February 24, at the Union League Club of Chicago. The annual benefit includes a slightly irreverent look back at Remy Bumppo's first 16 seasons, and since if you're 16, you're going on 17, it ends with the first public announcement of the company's 17th season.
Long View Theater Company Presents PIT, 2/28-3/17February 15, 2013In Pit, the residents of a Welsh mining village are pushed to the brink as the Iron Lady tightens her grip on Britain. The play explores how these people cope with adversity and the lengths to which they will go to survive as the miner's strike of 1984 brings out the best and the worst of this tight-knit community.
BEAN Named BMI's 'Pick of the Month'February 15, 2013BMI “Pick of the Month' showcase is designed to help expose the performer to the music industry and public through a top-quality venue and discounted admission.