Children’s Theatre Network Announces Summer ClassesMay 16, 2012The Children's Theatre Network announces youth acting class, "The Play's the Thing!" Taught by accomplished instructor/performer, Anne Rhoades and CTN Director, Becky Fox, classes will be held at Performance Network Theatre, June 18th-29th, 2012, Mondays-Fridays, 4:30-6:00pm.
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents The U.S. Debut of Barcelona-based Dance Theater Collective, 6/14-17May 16, 2012Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) will present por instantes, a Barcelona-based performance group led by choreographer Julia Koch and theater director Daniel Zippi, Thursday through Saturday (7:30PM) and Sunday (2PM), June 14-17 in BAC's Howard Gilman Performance Space. For this, the company's U.S. debut, por instantes will perform the U.S. Premiere of La Travesia (2011), a work developed in residence at BAC in which music, movement, and text are combined to create dance theater episodes from passing moments at an urban intersection.
Cincinnati Fringe Festival to Presents ...Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe, 5/31-6/8May 16, 2012Two slightly loopy time-traveling Victorian women, eager for membership to The Royal Geographic Society, are setting course for the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Cecily and Gwendolyn's Fantastical Cincinnati Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe will take place Thursday, May 31-Friday, June 8 at 1425 Main, 1425 Main Street, Cincinnati. Tickets to the show cost $12 and are available online at cincyfringe.com or at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street. More information about Cecily and Gwendolyn is available at www.cecilyandgwendolyn.com.
Dawn Ward Lau's THE HOLE IN MY BUCKET LIST Plays Don't Tell Mama, 6/15 & 22May 16, 2012Dawn Ward Lau returns to the cabaret stage as Debbie Goldberg with her new show "The Hole in my Bucket List", at Don't Tell Mama 343 W 46th St 212 757-0788 for 2 performances in June, Friday June 15 and Friday June 22 at 9:15 p.m. Sharing the stage will be multi mac award winning musical director Ricky Ritzel.
Dallas Opera Announces New Commission, EVEREST, for 2015May 16, 2012The Dallas Opera today announced the commissioning of a new original one-act opera by renowned British composer Joby Talbot (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and the critically acclaimed American librettist Gene Scheer (Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain) in their first joint project.
Drayton Festival Theatre to Open Season With THE SOUND OF MUSICMay 16, 2012The Drayton Festival Theatre has launched its 2012 Season with one of the most popular musicals in theatre history. The Sound of Music, described as 'a timeless masterpiece about the power of love and music,' opens the theatre's 22nd Season on a high note.
RLTP Announces Inaugural Ensemble ClassMay 16, 2012Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP), a non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to the development and production of world-premiere plays by Western New York (WNY) playwrights, has announced the formation of an active and ongoing ensemble of associated theatre artists.
MARGARET Receives 7/10 DVD ReleaseMay 16, 2012Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that MARGARET, the follow up to two-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Lonergan's debut feature You Can Count on Me, will release on Blu-ray combo pack July 10.
The Brooklyn Film Festival's kidsfilmfest Set for 6/1 & 2May 16, 2012The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) today announced the 8TH annual kidsfilmfest (http://www.kidsfilmfest.org) which will be staged at indieScreen, BFF's space in Williamsburg: June 2nd at 1pm. Since 2004, kidsfilmfest has followed its mission to promote children's filmmakers and to educate young movie-goers about the art of film production.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Hartford Stage's THE TEMPEST, Starring Daniel DavisMay 16, 2012The Tony Award-winning Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, and Michael Stotts, Managing Director, presents William Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Darko Tresnjak, playing May 18 through June 10, 2012 (press opening: Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30pm).
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of THE NORMAL HEART National Tour!May 16, 2012Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, directed by George C. Wolfe. Wolfe, who directed the show's sold-out Broadway engagement last season, mounts the professional D.C.-area premiere of this production, which features returning Broadway cast members Patrick Breen and Luke MacFarlane, among others. Presented by special arrangement with Daryl Roth, The Normal Heart runs June 8-July 29, 2012 in the Kreeger Theater.
UCB Premieres 'Incredibly Extreme...' TomorrowMay 16, 2012George Kareman: Incredibly Extreme and Extremely Incredible, a new sketch comedy show, will debut at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre at 8:00pm on Thursday, May 17th. Tickets are $5, which includes admission to both Incredibly Extreme and Extremely Incredible and Naked People, and can be reserved here.
The Lyric Film Society Announces ART CINEMA ScheduleMay 16, 2012The Lyric Theater today announced the June Art Cinema schedule at The Lyric. Art Cinema is a continuing series of weekly art films, documentaries, indies, and hard to find international cinema. Almost every week, year round, the Lyric will present these great films with three screenings of each film daily.
NXNE PresentsPROTEST THE HERO and PORTUGAL This SummerMay 16, 2012NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) announces the next wave of programming for the 18th edition of the festival, including five-piece prog-metal maniacs PROTEST THE HERO, psychedelic-rockers PORTUGAL. THE MAN, surging Canadian singer-songwriter MATT MAYS, noise rock trio A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, minimalist pop duo ETERNAL SUMMERS, and DUSTED, the latest project from Holy Fuck's Brian Borcherdt and Bruce Peninsula's Leon Taheny. NXNE takes place June 11-17 across Toronto. Tickets are now available online at www.nxne.com/tickets.
SHOWTIME to Celebrate Gay Pride Month With Three Films, 6/7May 16, 2012In honor of June, Gay Pride Month, SHOWTIME will air three documentaries focusing on issues affecting the LGBT community. All three films air on Thursday, June 7 beginning at 7 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Below is the schedule of films.