Darren Criss to Join APOCALYPTOUR's 5/23 Show in LAMay 22, 2012Team StarKid will be joined by company co-founder Darren Criss for THREE total performances of the APOCALYPTOUR: two at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 23 (acoustic set only) and Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. as well as the final show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Sunday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Cady Huffman and More to Headline Prospect Theater Company's NYMPH ERRANTMay 22, 2012Tony Award winner Cady Huffman will play the roles of Ms. Pratt, Clarissa and Mrs. Bamberg in Prospect Theater Company's upcoming new production of Cole Porter's NYMPH ERRANT, featuring the original 1933 Porter score and a revised book by Rob Urbinati. Performances begin July 7 at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row.
Cassandra Wilson to Play the Blue Note Jazz Festival, 6/28-30May 22, 2012To celebrate the release of her eighteenth album Another Country, out on eOne Music June 25, vocalist Cassandra Wilson will take part in this summer's Blue Note Jazz Festival. She will perform two shows nightly on June 28, 29 and 30 at The Blue Note.
TTC Presents THE ME NOBODY KNOWS, 6/7-16May 22, 2012The Theater Company of Hoboken (TTC) will close out it regular season with the musical THE ME THAT NOBODY KNOWS. TONY-nominated and OBIE Award-winning, THE ME NOBODY KNOWS is a ground-breaking musical adapted by Robert H. Livingston and Herb Shapiro, with music by Gary William Friedan, and Lyrics by Will Holt and Shapiro, as directed by veteran TTC director Margaret Leone. Performances will be June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 &16.
PlayUtah Announces Tony Awards Party, 6/10May 22, 2012The 1st Annual Tony Awards Party hosted by PlayUtah will broadcast the 2012 Tony Awards. In addition, PlayUtah will be awarding Utah's own PlayUtah Patron awards on Sunday, June 10, 2012. Utah theater audiences can vote for their favorite local musical, actor, actress, playwright, etc. in an open ballot (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77QVNB3) scheduled to close May 31st.
The Kitchen to Present THE GOLDEN VEIL, 5/31-6/16May 22, 2012From May 31 - June 16, 2012, The Kitchen presents the National Theater of the United States of America's The Golden Veil. The Golden Veil is written and directed by the NTUSA's Normandy Sherwood and James Stanley, respectively.
FREUD’S LAST SESSION to Hold Look-a-Like ContestMay 22, 2012In celebration of the 100th Chicago performance of the FREUD'S LAST SESSION at the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport), the producers will host a Sigmund Freud Look-A-Like contest.
Concerts for City Greens Kicks Off Season, 5/30; Michael John LaChiusa, Ann Hampton Callaway and More in LineupMay 22, 2012Concerts for City Greens, the free outdoor concert series that brings the sounds of music to the heart of Midtown, kicks off its fifth season on Wednesday May 30 at 6:30pm at Tudor City Greens. (Rain date: Thursday May 31 at 6:30pm.) "…in the spring, becomes The Rose," a salute to Golden Globe winner Amanda McBroom, features these special guests -- the seven-time MAC-winning singer Natalie Douglas; the MAC and Bistro Award winning singer Kevin Dozier, and the singer/songwriter and Broadway music director John DiPinto.
HJ Lim Releases 99-Track Album, COMPLETE PIANO SONATASMay 22, 2012Today marks the release of the debut album from 25-year-old Korean pianist HJ Lim - an ambitious traversal of the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, grouped into eight distinct themes which HJ has chosen and explained in her in-depth liner notes. In order to support this extraordinary young talent, EMI Classics has released the entire album - 99 tracks and 9 hours of music - for only $9.99, exclusively on the U.S. iTunes Music Store.
Frist Center Announces Participation in Blue Star MuseumsMay 22, 2012The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will once again join Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
Mad Cow Theatre Receives $250,000 GrantMay 22, 2012Mad Cow Theatre today announced the award of a $250,000 grant as part of the Orange County Arts and Culutral Affairs Cultural Facilities program, to be used for the build-out of our new facility at 54 West Church Street. This grant is matched with $250,000 in gifts from many donors across Central Florida.