The Kennedy Center Will Present 'Bird in Magic Rain with Tears' as Part of NORDIC COOL 2013January 30, 2013The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Bird in Magic Rain with Tears by Norwegian theater company Winter Guests. Written by Alan Lucien Øyen and Andrew Wale and directed by Alan Lucien Øyen, the production runs in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater February 20-21 as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is February 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The production will be performed in English.
THE TEN TENORS Announce Platinum World TourJanuary 30, 2013Australia's most famous musical export, THE TEN TENORS bring their lavish celebration of vocal power back to North America on their Double Platinum World Tour in 2013 - a rousing musical tribute from the land down under.
The Blank Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival Seeks SubmissionsJanuary 30, 2013The Blank Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival is seeking submissions nationwide from playwrights 19 years of age and younger. The submission deadline is March 15, 2013. Winning plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in June, 2013 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
Everyman Theatre Partners With Greater Baltimore Tech Council for Tech CrawlJanuary 30, 2013Everyman Theatre will be partnering with the Greater Baltimore Tech Council as a "stop" along its "Tech Crawl" on Monday, February 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The professional theatre company has recently moved into its new home on Fayette Street, part of the newly established Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District. The "Tech Crawl" will take place at various locations in Everyman's new neighborhood.
Adelaide Festival Centre Announces Upcoming ExhibitionsJanuary 30, 2013Adelaide Festival Centre will present a range of exhibitions during February in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Festival Theatre and the centenary of Her Majesty's Theatre. These exhibitions will celebrate South Australian ceramics, revered composer Richard Wagner and his great musical drama, and documentary photography showcasing the seldom seen areas of the Festival Centre.
Release: Naked Girls Reading Presents NAKED GIRLS DRINKING, 2/6January 30, 2013Belly up to the bar with New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY), as Naked Girls Reading NYC ties one on for NAKED GIRLS DRINKING. The hit nude literary salon presents a very special evening of readings dedicated to ethanol and all its many uses and abuses: featuring historical musings on The Demon Drink, toasts both witty and wicked, and incoherent booze-fueled ramblings by some of literature's most famous drunks. For February only Naked Girls Reading will move to the spacious Kraine Theater (with a full-service bar conveniently located just steps away) - where, just a week before Valentines' Day, you can prepare to toast a new love or drown your sorrows with the Naked Girls.
Trevor Ashley's I'm Every Woman Arrives at The Famous Spiegeltent, 19-23 FebruaryJanuary 30, 2013Dean Bryant directs musical theatre legend Trevor Ashley in the divinely decadent drag cabaret, I'm Every Woman at The Famous Spiegeltent from Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 February. A diva of multiple personalities, Trevor Ashley will delight audiences with a degustation of drag interpretations of Whitney Houston, Liza Minnelli, Shirley Bassey and many more.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's DANGEROUS LIAISONS Opens February 15thJanuary 30, 2013Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati's stage for the classics, will present Christopher Hampton's "Dangerous Liaisons", playing from February 15- March 10, 2013. This production is directed by Drew Fracher and features CSC Resident Ensemble Members Giles Davies, Corinne Mohlenhoff, Sherman Fracher and Kelly Mengelkoch. The design of this production is generously sponsored by Legg Mason Investment Counsel and the media sponsor is CET Cincinnati Educational Television.
STAGE TUBE: NOW AND FOREVER Opens at the Marriott TheatreJanuary 30, 2013The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnshire, will present an all-star cast in the World Premiere of NOW AND FOREVER: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, featuring the legendary composer's greatest musical treasures. Opened January 23; view interviews from opening night below!
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces 2013 SeasonJanuary 30, 2013On the heels of its record-breaking 50th Anniversary season, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey today announced the line-up for its 2013 Season. The roster will include six productions on its Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison and one summer production on the popular Outdoor Stage - the Greek amphitheater on the campus of The College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township as well as several special events and programs.
PTC and the Salt Lake Film Society Screen A RAISIN IN THE SUN, 2/6January 30, 2013As part of the many events leading up to Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Clybourne Park, PTC and the Salt Lake Film Society present a free screening of the 1961 film A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and starring Sydney Poitier and Claudia McNeil.
Farmington Players Open RABBIT HOLE, 2/15January 30, 2013In playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, opening February 15th at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, a couple struggles to put their lives back together after the accidental death of their child. Laurel Stroud of Redford Township plays Becca and Jay McNeil of West Bloomfield plays her husband Howie. As they battle to return to "normal" and reunite as a couple, each copes with the tragedy in very different and often conflicting ways. This contrast is most stark in the way each relates to Jason (played by Joel Hunter of Commerce Twp.), the young man who accidentally killed their son.
GOD STEELING Opens 3/14 at Theater 54January 30, 2013Wave Productions in association with Shetler Studios & Theatres will present the World Premiere of Charles Cissel's GOD STEELING, a revealing look at the lives of New York City ironworkers. Directed by Robin A. Paterson, previews begin March 8 at Theater 54. Opening is slated for March 14.
Target Margin Theater Announces THE ( * ) INN, Beginning 3/7January 30, 2013Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director; John Del Gaudio, Artistic Producer) continues the exploration of Yiddish Theater with the re-imagined classic play, The ( * ) Inn, *empty, vacant, abandoned; usually translated as "Haunted by Peretz Hirschbein. Under the direction of TMT's Artistic Director, David Herskovits, the cast will feature TMT Company Member David Greenspan with Ugo Chukwu, Rachel Claire, Amir Darvish, Susan Hyon, Meg MacCary, and Sam T. West.