The Collegiate Chorale Announces Concerts in Israel and Salzburg This JulyMay 29, 2012 In a return engagement with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), The Collegiate Chorale will perform 11 concerts in Tel Aviv and Haifa with the IPO under the baton of renowned conductors Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti. They will then travel with the IPO to Austria to make their Salzburg Festival debut, the first performance there by an American choir since the Chicago Symphony Chorus appeared in 1989.
Signature Theatre Extends MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! Through June 17May 29, 2012Signature Theatre Company today announced a one-week extension for MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production will now play through Sunday, June 17 in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Company's new home The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues).
Julien's Auctions to Offer Items from the Beatles, Michael Jackson and More, 6/23-24May 29, 2012Julien's Auctions today announced Music Icons and Sports Legends, an unprecedented collection of music and sports memorabilia being offered in a two-day auction, June 23-24, 2012. The historic collection of items to be auctioned include iconic pieces from contemporary stars of Rock-n-Roll to legendary icons and sports heroes who made history.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater to Present ROBOCOP! THE MUSICAL, 6/1-8/3May 29, 2012Go Comedy! Improv Theater is set to welcome back one of its most successful shows, Robocop! The Musical June 1 - August 3. The musical parody of the iconic film will make an encore run with a new, professionally recorded score, original cast album and more thanks to a successful Kickstarter fundraising campaign. Tickets ($15) are on sale now at www.gocomedy.net. A complete performance schedule follows this release.
FREUD'S LAST SESSION to Host Two Talkbacks TomorrowMay 29, 2012FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the play by Mark St. Germain, will host special post-performance discussions after both the 2:30 & 8pm performances tomorrow, May 30th led by the playwright and the production's stars, Mark H. Dold (C. S. Lewis) and Martin Rayner (Sigmund Freud). They will also conduct Q&A sessions with the audience.
PRINCES DON’T LIVE IN CYBERLAND to Play Hollywood Fringe, 6/24May 28, 2012After having appeared at ComedySportz (Hollywood), Actor's Circle Theatre (West Hollywood), Grand Central Art Center (Orange County) and its first staged reading out-of-state in Boise, Idaho, "Princes Don't Live in Cyberland" is heading back to Hollywood for one-night only at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
MARIE CURIE to Premiere at Hollywood Fringe, 6/7-21May 28, 2012The 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival is the next stop for "An Evening with 'Marie Curie: Rogue Scientist,'" a new one-woman play chronicling the famed physicist's life. "Rogue Scientist" explores the trials and successes of Madame Marie Curie - from her childhood in Russian-occupied Poland and Parisian education, to her Nobel Prize wins, public scandal, WWI exploits, and eventual death from radiation exposure.
Jim Loucks to Participate in Hollywood Fringe, 6/8-23May 28, 2012Solo artist Jim Loucks brings his dramatic one-man show to the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 8-23 at the Artworks Theatre in Hollywood. Cemetery Golf is directed by Carol Rusoff. Cemetery Golf opens on June 16th, with press previews on June 8th and 9th at 8pm.
Photo Flash: SCERA Presents THE WIZARD OF OZMay 28, 2012Director Jeremy Showgren is borrowing heavily from steampunk, a recent fashion and entertainment movement that takes futuristic elements and places them in the past. He takes Dorothy's dream, where the magic of Oz unfolds, and provides glimpses of the future.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Terri White and the Company of FOLLIES in LA Perform 'Who's That Woman?'May 28, 2012James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which has been nominated for eight Tony Awards, opened on May 9 at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. Performances of the exclusive Los Angeles engagement of the Kennedy Center's critically acclaimed Broadway production of Follies continue through June 9, 2012. Watch Terri White and the FOLLIES company perform 'Who's That Woman?' below!
Strand Theater Company to Present WELL, Opening 6/1May 28, 2012Strand Theater Company proudly presents the closing show of its 2011-12 season, a 2006 Tony Nominee for Best Play, Well by Lisa Kron. This production marks directorial debut at the Strand of the new Artistic Director, Rain Pryor.