JERSEY BOYS' John Michael Coppola to Bring A JERSEY VOICE to NJ, CT and NYMay 17, 2012John Michael Coppola, from Chicago's long running production of JERSEY BOYS, will bring his solo concert, A JERSEY VOICE: Sinatra to Springsteen...And Everyone In Between. Featuring song selections from the 1940s through present day, the set list includes songs made popular by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and of course, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Coppola understudied and performed the role of Frankie Valli in the Chicago production of the Broadway hit.
Sarah Silverman and More Added to TBS Just For Laughs LineupMay 17, 2012TBS and Just For Laughs today announced that Emmy® Award-winning comedian Sarah Silverman will host two shows at The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, June 16. Sarah Silverman and Guests will feature some of her favorite comedians, with line-up details to be revealed shortly.
Marissa Mulder to Bring 'ILLUSIONS' to The Triad, 6/16May 17, 2012Cabaret's newest rising star, Marissa Mulder, is set to bring her celebrated cabaret act 'ILLUSIONS' to The Triad on Saturday, June 16th at 7pm, presented by Dan Whitten/Tiger Theatricals. Mulder won the Metropolitan Room's 2011 MetroStar Challenge and grew up in Syracuse, New York and graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2007 where she studied musical theatre.
Playhouse Merced Opens THE MUSIC MAN, 5/25May 17, 2012"The Music Man," a musical comedy about a con man trying to swindle the residents of 1912 River City, Iowa. begins a three-weekend run on the Playhouse Merced mainstage Friday, May 25, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Steve Hudson Chamber Ensemble Plays the Cornelia Street Cafe, 5/26May 17, 2012The Steve Hudson Chamber Ensemble (www.Steve-Hudson.com), led by composer Steve Hudson - piano/melodica, and featuring Sara Caswell - violin, Jody Redhage - cello/voice, and Martin Urbach - cajon/percussion, returns to play a live show backing their critically acclaimed album "Galactic Diamonds" - on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 at 6:30 pm, at the Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St., New York.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces Reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8,' 6/4May 17, 2012Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, today announced a one-night-only reading of 8, a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.
COCK Opens Tonight at the Duke on 42nd StreetMay 17, 2012The Royal Court Theatre's Olivier Award-winning play COCK opens tonight, Thursday, May 17. Written by Mike Bartlett, directed by James Macdonald and starring Jason Butler Harner as M, Amanda Quaid as W, Cory Michael Smith as John and Cotter Smith as F, COCK is playing Off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd Street, a NEW 42ND STREET project, 229 West 42nd Street, on Thursday, May 17 (previews began May 1).
Nikkieli DeMone to Bring HOW GLORY GOES Benefit to New World Stages, 6/6May 17, 2012EMMY and JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARD winner and Broadway performer, Nikkieli DeMone, takes center stage at the Time Out New York Lounge at NEW WORLD STAGES on June 6, 2012 in a new theatrical concert: NIKKIELI DEMONE HOW GLORY GOES. The concert is billed as a celebration of the music of today's most celebrated Broadway and Film composers and will benefit THE CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
IDOL WATCH: The Final 3 Perform!May 16, 2012We're in the home stretch of this season of American Idol, down to just three: Phil Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. Each of the contestants visited home and sang one song chosen by themselves, one chosen by one of the judges and one chosen by Jimmy Iovene.
Jeremy Kushnier Plays Birdland, 6/8May 16, 2012Jeremy Kushnier will perform a New York concert for the first time in several years at Birdland on Monday, June 18 at 7pm. Sonny Paladino will be musical director.
Katie Rose Clarke, Stephanie Gibson, et al. Set for THE CHAMPAGNE SET, 5/21May 16, 2012The Champagne Set at Flute, a cabaret series created as a platform to highlight the vast array of vocal talents of the Broadway community, will take place on Monday, May 21st at Flute Bar in Gramercy at 40 E. 20th Street, New York, NY. Performance begins at 8:00pm. This initial installation of The Champagne Set will feature smooth jazz standards. There is no cover charge.
Utah Shakespeare Festival to Present Shakespeare's 38 Plays Over 12 YearsMay 16, 2012Under the leadership of Artistic Directors David Ivers and Brian Vaughn, the Utah Shakespeare Festival recently announced its commitment to produce all of William Shakespeare's 38 plays over the next 12 years in a new program called Complete the Canon. This year, 2012, marks the beginning of the program with the rarely-produced Titus Andronicus, as well as The Merry Wives of Windsor and Hamlet.
11th Hour Theatre Company Set to Close Season With Philadelphia Premiere of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTESMay 16, 201211th Hour Theatre Company is set to close its season with the Philadelphia premiere of The Marvelous Wonderettes. This musical trip down memory lane, written and created by Roger Bean, begins previews June 1, opens Monday, June 4 at 7 p.m. and will close Sunday, June 24. The show will be performed at the Skybox at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street. Tickets cost $30. Discount tickets are available for students. Tickets and more information are available online at www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org or by phone at (267) 987-9865.