Photo Flash: The 'GODSPELL Cast of 2032' in Rehearsal!May 21, 2012Following an afternoon of open-call auditions for kids last month in which more than 500 kids (ages six to 16) were seen, the creative and producing team of GODSPELL selected five boys and five girls (plus one 'swing') to perform a special encore number at the curtain call on Tuesday, May 22. View the 'GODSPELL Cast of 2032' in rehearsal below!
The Los Angeles Philharmonic to Release Shostakovich Album, 6/19May 21, 2012The Los Angeles Philharmonic continues its collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon with the new release of two works by Shostakovich - the world premiere of the Prologue to Orango and Symphony No. 4. Both works, led by LA Phil Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen, were recorded live at Walt Disney Concert Hall in December of 2011. The 2-disc set will be available June 19, 2012.
Sandi Thom to Release FLESH AND BLOOD, 8/27May 21, 2012Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sandi Thom, best known for her 2006 No.1 hit single I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), today confirmed the August 27th release of her fourth studio album Flesh and Blood. Produced by the Black Crowes' Rich Robinson, and featuring a duet with Buffy Sainte-Marie, the album and was recorded at 16 Tons studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Sandi will embark on a nationwide UK tour in support of the new album, which begins at the London Islington Academy on Thursday November 1st 2012.
North Carolina Symphony Presents THE PINES OF ROME, 6/9May 21, 2012Grab a seat under the pines for "The Pines of Rome," the North Carolina Symphony's musical toast to the natural world. The concert takes place at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are free on the lawn.
Amy X Neuburg to Play The Stone, 5/30May 21, 2012On Wednesday May 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Oakland, California-based singer, composer and electronic music artist Amy X Neuburg (www.amyxneuburg.com) plays her debut performance at The Stone (www.thestonenyc.com), located at the corner of Avenue C and East 2nd Street, New York. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Dance Center Announces 2012-13 LineupMay 21, 2012In a season melding choreography from countries worldwide, as well as several artistic disciplines--dance, theatre, visual art, video and more--The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago presents its 2012-13 season.
Photo Flash: Tonya Pinkins, Bob Dishy, et al. in Atlantic Theatre Company's STOREFRONT CHURCHMay 18, 2012Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) will present the world premiere of STOREFRONT CHURCH, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley and starring a celebrated cast featuring Bob Dishy, Giancarlo Esposito, Zach Grenier, Ron Cephas Jones, Jordan Lage and Tonya Pinkins.
Karen Mason, Colleen Zenk to Play CAP21 Benefit Concert, 6/21May 18, 2012Ten Time MAC Award Winner, Karen Mason (Wonderland, Mamma Mia!) and Three Time Emmy Nominee, Colleen Zenk (As The World Turns) will be kicking off the first two events at CAP21 this summer, as part of their benefit series Concerts for CAP21.
AMNH Honors Centenarian Philanthropist for MAT GiftMay 18, 2012The American Museum of Natural History will celebrate 105-year-old philanthropist Kathryn W. Davis at a special ceremony and luncheon today to celebrate her generous support of the Museum's new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, the first freestanding master's degree program offered by a museum to prepare science teachers. The ceremony will also include the official dedication of the new Kathryn W. Davis Science Teaching Classroom, which will be the main educational center for candidates in the MAT program.
Brooklyn Film Festival Announces DECOY LineupMay 18, 2012Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) today announced the film line up for its 2012 festival, themed DECOY. The competitive event will run from June 1st through 10th at indieScreen and Brooklyn Heights Cinema.
Westchester Broadway Theatre Presents GEORGE M, 6/7-7/1May 18, 2012GEORGE M! tells the life story of George M. Cohan, a giant of the American Musical Theater who gave us such songs asYankee Doodle Dandy, Over There, You're A Grand Old Flag, and Give My Regards to Broadway. The show follows him over a 60-year period period from the late 1880s until 1937. Beginning with his childhood in Rhode Island on the vaudeville circuit with his parents and sister as 'The Four Cohans,' to New York, where he starts his 25-year absolute reign of the Broadway stage.
Maude Maggart Brings INTO THE GARDEN to Feinstein's, 6/5-16May 18, 2012FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Spring 2012 season with Maude Maggart and her new show "Into The Garden." Inspired by the recent centennial of the Titanic, the evening will focus on landmark events, music, cultural shifts one hundred years ago.
Riverfront Theater Opens in Chicago, 5/30May 18, 2012Riverfront Theater will welcome - direct from Dublin - The Twelve Tenors. The five-day production is the first of a series of summer programming in the 70-foot tall, 22,000 square foot temperature-controlled tent along the scenic Chicago River.