Vienna State Opera's Ballet School Hosts Dance Performance, June 17June 8, 2012Zum zweiten Mal gestaltet die Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper im A1 Kinderopernzelt auf der Dachterrasse der Wiener Staatsoper ab 17. Juni 2012 Tanzdemonstrationen, in denen alle Studierenden in verschiedenen Fächern des Unterrichtsprogramms zu sehen sind. Die Vormittagsvorstellungen bestreiten die Schülerinnen und Schüler der Oberstufe, die Nachmittagsvorstellungen sind der Unterstufe vorbehalten.
Robin Abrahams Set for PRIVATE LIVES Talkback at Boston University Theatre, 6/10June 7, 2012In conjunction with the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Noel Coward's sparkling comedy Private Lives, The Boston Globe's "Miss Conduct" columnist Robin Abrahams will discuss the psychological underpinnings of the zaniness depicted in the play at the post-show Humanities Forum on Sunday, June 10 immediately following the 2pm performance.
Idina Menzel to Perform Live with the Columbus Symphony, 6/23June 7, 2012Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and songwriter Idina Menzel, star of Broadway's Wicked and the original stage production of Rent, will perform her brand new live show with the Columbus Symphony on Saturday, June 23, as part of the 2012 Nationwide Insurance Picnic with the Pops season.
Overture Awards Next Pop Star Announces WinnerJune 7, 2012Jake Kolesar, a fifteen-year-old ninth-grade student at Walnut Hills High School, was selected as the winner of a $500 award at the Cincinnati Arts Association's inaugural Overture Awards Next Pop Star competition at the Aronoff Center on Saturday, June 2. A talented guitarist and singer-songwriter, Jake played and sang one of his original songs - Floating - during the competition.
BILLY ELLIOT Comes to Fox Cities PAC, 7/19-24June 7, 2012Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center from June 19 to June 24.
Previews Begin Today for 2012 Hollywood Fringe FestivalJune 7, 2012The Hollywood Fringe Festival (www.hollywoodfringe.org), described as the 'biggest arts festival in the West', will present over 200 productions of theatre, dance, comedy, music, cabaret, film, workshops, and events at 54 performance spaces in central Hollywood throughout the month of June, beginning with Previews running June 7th through June 12th (the festival runs through June 24th).
Susie Essman Announces 'Comedy in the Catskills' Benefit Show, 8/25June 7, 2012Comedienne/Actress Susie Essman's Catskills Benefit Comedy Concert set for August 25th at the Belleayre Music Festival, shares the message that the region is 'open for business' and remains an arts and cultural hub for tourists and residents (having rebounded after last year's Hurricane Irene last year) it was announced today at a press conference hosted by comedy impresario Caroline Hirsch of the world renowned Caroline's on Broadway.
Horse Trade Theater Group Presents TIN BUCKET DRUM, 7/26-8/4June 7, 2012Neil Coppen's (2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner) play, directed by Karen Logan, follows the story of Nomvula, a spirited child with a revolutionary heart born into a country with a cruel and silent dictatorship. Tin Bucket Drum weaves together elements of magical realism, shadow puppetry, Kabuki theatre and live percussion while offering a fresh twist to the traditional conventions of African storytelling.
Easy Lover Sets EP Release for 7/10June 7, 2012Easy Lover is set to release their eponymously titled debut EP on July 10. The three song album is an introduction to the Brooklyn-based duo of multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Wimmer and singer Kali Holloway (The Affair, Day For Night).
bergenPAC Welcomes Salt-n-Pepa, 7/26June 7, 2012Since releasing their first album in 1986, Salt-n-Pepa has sold over 15 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling female rap acts of all time. You will not want to miss Salt-n-Pepa perform live with Slick Rick and Funkmaster Flex on Thursday, July 26th at 8PM. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201 227 1030.
Paul Chequer and Mark Quartley to Lead PRIVATE PEACEFUL at Theatre Royal HaymarketJune 7, 2012Paul Chequer and Mark Quartley will share the title role in Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful which will have a strictly limited run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 18 - 29 September 2012. Directed and adapted for the stage by Simon Reade, award-winning children's author Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful has designs by Bill Talbot and sound by Jason Barnes.
Staten Island Children's Museum Announces July EventsJune 7, 2012This summer, the Olympic Games begin in London. Well don't worry if your passport's not up to date, you can 'enjoy all the pomp, pageantry and competition of the Olympics,' at the Staten Island Children's Museum.
MoMA Launches Art Lab AppJune 7, 2012The Museum of Modern Art introduces theMoMA Art Lab app for the Apple iPad, the Museum's first art-making app. Inspired by MoMA Art Labs, a series of interactive spaces at the Museum where kids and adults can engage with art through hands-on activities, the app offers an open-ended exploration of the various ways in which simple shapes and lines can be transformed into art. Through diverse activities and prompts for creative ideas, the Art Lab app encourages kids ages seven and up to think about artistic processes and experiment with shapes, lines, and colors-inspiring digital play.