Fells Point Corner Theatre Opens SHANA UNSETTLED, 6/22June 7, 2012Shana Uzali lives in a state of constant turmoil and instability, but she refuses to move. In a fantastical world she has created, Shana is visited by a number of characters, each one attempting to budge her from a place of indecision and fear. As these characters appear and reappear, questions of good and evil, hope and despair, faith and disbelief circle around Shana's mind. Will Shana find the answers she desperately needs? Will she be persuaded to action?
Justin Blalock To Host Atlanta Symphony Concert, 6/14June 7, 2012Student musicians from the Atlanta area, including members of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO), will perform a side-by-side concert with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Youth Orchestra Music Director Jere Flint will lead the musicians in a program featuring Dvo?ak's "New World" Symphony and Mozart's Overture to The Magic Flute.
EDUCATING RITA to Play Edinburgh Festival in AugustJune 7, 2012Following a limited season at the Menier Chocolate Factory and a UK Tour Educating Rita, the Olivier Award-winning comedy by Willy Russell, will play at the Assembly George Square Theatre this summer from Wednesday 1st - Sunday 26th August 2012 as part of the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Claire Sweeney plays Rita and Matthew Kelly is Dr Frank Bryant in a production directed by Tamara Harvey.
SummerStage to Present Ozomatli and the NY Pops, 6/12June 7, 2012SummerStage kicks off its 2012 summer season by offering audiences the chance to see a first time collaboration between the world famous New York Pops orchestra and urban Latino band, Ozomatli. Join SummerStage as Ozomatli hits the stage to perform their works, set to brand new orchestration performed by the New York Pops orchestra and led by Music Director, Steven Reineke. Ozomatli's high octane, energetic sounds inspired by hip-hop, salsa, dancehall, samba and funk are a highlight of the SummerStage season.
Aurora Theatre Swing Nights, Featuring Metro Jazz Club, Continue 6/16June 7, 2012Aurora Swing Nights invites patrons to cut loose and have fun with another Flashback to the 70's concert on Saturday, June 16 at 8:00 PM. The Metro Jazz Club will be giving the big band treatment in their throwback tribute to such legendary recording artists as Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, and many more favorites. Come decked out in bell bottoms and fringe, because with all the Rock, Disco and Soul things are about to get funky at Aurora Theatre.
Gettysburg Stage Presents I AM MY OWN WIFE, 6/22-30June 7, 2012Gettysburg State will present, I Am My Own Wife, the Pulitzer Prize-winning true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who survived the horrors of Nazi Germany and Communist East Germany. Written by Doug Wright, directed by Rebecca O'Leary, and starring Eric Jones, I Am My Own Wife is a vivid portrait of a unique person that is at once intellectual, funny and poignant.
Wetumpka Depot Players Announce OCEAN MONSTER ODYSSEYJune 7, 2012The Wetumpka Depot Players and Cross Stitch Productions present Ocean Monster Odyssey as part of the Depot's ongoing efforts to provide educational and entertaining summer productions and activities to young people.
Minnetonka Theatre Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary With 6/16 GalaJune 7, 2012Minnetonka Theatre will welcome back alumni cast members from past shows to celebrate the theatre's 10 Year anniversary of producing shows under artistic director R. Kent Knutson. The Gala Concert, Raise the Curtain, will reunite some of the theatre's greatest casts from shows including Les Miserables, Phantom, Legally Blonde, Hello, Dolly, Annie Get Your Gun, and many more. The best and the brightest stars of past productions will sing to celebrate 10 years of great theatre.
Viacom Music Group Announces Music Acts Joining The Flaming Lips for World Record AttemptJune 7, 2012Viacom Music Group, which includes MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo, today announced the first batch of diverse artists set to join Warner Bros. Recording artists The Flaming Lips in their quest to break the Guinness World Records® title for the Most Live Concerts In 24 Hours (Multiple Cities) during the Webby Award winning O Music Awards, www.omusicawards.com, a digitally driven event that celebrates and honors the artists, fans and innovators impacting digital music culture.
Community Theatre of Little Rock Presents HAIRSPRAY, 7/13-29June 7, 2012The Community Theatre of Little Rock will present its Summer Musical Production of 'Hairspray". Show dates are July 13th , 14th, 20th,21st, 27thand 28th at 7:30 pm and July 15th, 22nd and 29th at 2pm to be held at the PUBLIC Theatre, located at 616 Center Street, next to Horn's Men's Store in downtown Little Rock.
Japan Society NY Announces New Gallery DirectorJune 7, 2012Japan Society has announced Dr. Miwako Tezuka will take over directorship of Japan Society's Gallery from Joe Earle, who retires effective September 30. A Columbia University alumnus and NYC-based curator specializing in contemporary Japanese art, Tezuka will be the first Japanese director of Japan Society Gallery. Her tenure begins July 2, 2012.