NHTP 2013 Workshop Registration is Now OpenDecember 13, 2012NHTP Workshop Intensives are held throughout the year at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth, NH for ALL AGES! For more information contact us at info@nhtheatreproject.org or 603-431-6644 x4. If you would like to enroll in a 2013 Workshop please send us your name, student's name, age of student, contact information, the name of the workshop you would like to enroll in, and payment to NHTP at 959 Islington Street, Portsmouth NH, 03801 or email us your registration information and pay online at www.nhtheatreproject.org/payment. For a listing of NHTP Teaching Artists check out the Resident Company page on our website.
MY FAIR LADY Opens in ItalyDecember 13, 2012Serata ricca di emozioni ieri, mercoledi 12 dicembre, per l'atteso ritorno al Teatro Sistina di Roma di uno tra i piu amati classici del musical, l'intramontabile "MY FAIR LADY", firmato e diretto da Massimo Romeo Piparo. Interpretato dalla splendida Vittoria Belvedere e da Luca Ward, Aldo Ralli e Enrico Baroni, lo spettacolo e una co-produzione Peep Arrow Entertainment e Il Sistina.
Abu Dhabi Festival 2013 Lineup AnnouncedDecember 13, 2012Celebrating its landmark 10th edition, Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF) 2013 will bring a spectacular three-week programme of world-class artistic talent to the UAE capital, featuring new commissions and Arab World Premieres which further affirm the festival as one of the leading cultural events on the world stage.
Eric Owens to Receive Opera Index Distinguished Achievement AwardDecember 13, 2012Opera Index presents its 34th Distinguished Achievement Award to the powerful and charismatic bass-baritone Eric Owens at its annual black-tie winter gala on Sunday, January 13. The gala, held in the Grand Salon of the JW Marriott Essex House at 160 Central Park South, begins at 6 p.m. with a reception in the Petit Salon. Presenting the award to Mr. Owens is a longtime champion of his career, Janet Stovin, the vice president of Opera Index. Last year's Distinguished Achievement Award was presented to opera pioneer and founder of Opera Orchestra of New York, Eve Queler.
SPAMALOT Returns to DC This AprilDecember 13, 2012The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python's Spamalot, will return to the fair city of Washington, D.C., for a final one-week only engagement April 10 through 14 at The National Theatre.
SILENCE! Enters Final Three Weeks Off-BroadwayDecember 13, 2012SILENCE! The Musical will end its-month run Sunday evening, December 30th at the Elektra Theatre. The production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews. Originally announced as a strictly limited engagement through August 13, 2011, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, which was constructed especially for the show. SILENCE! opened at Theatre 80 on July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews and spawned a highly successful L.A. production starring Davis Gaines and Christine Lakin.
ASIA Cancels UK TourDecember 13, 2012ASIA, featuring the original line-up of Geoff Downes (keyboards), Steve Howe (guitar), Carl Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (Lead Vocal, bass), has been forced to cancel the 30th Anniversary UK Tour due to drummer Carl Palmer coming down with a severe case of E. coli.
Berkshire Theatre Group's Snow Ball Set for 12/28December 12, 2012On December 28 at 9pm, following the conclusion of the 7:30pm performance of A Christmas Carol, join Berkshire Theatre Group for the Snow Ball, a fun and informal dance party in The Garage. DJ'd by DJ BFG with the cast of A Christmas Carol in attendance, the Snow Ball will continue the holiday festivities late into the night.
MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL Comes to Omaha, 1/15-20December 12, 2012MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, will play at Omaha's Orpheum Theater Tuesday, January 15 through Sunday, January 20, 2013 as part of the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway series.
Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action Awarded a $12,500 Grant from Hyatt Regency O'HareDecember 12, 2012As part of Hyatt Community Grants, a philanthropic program that empowers Hyatt associates to guide charitable giving, Hyatt Regency O'Hare announced today that it has awarded Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action with a $12,500 grant to further the organization's efforts in promoting community development in the Chicago metropolitan area and empowering people through education, training and supportive services.
Walt Disney Concert Hall Welcomes Idina Menzel for New Year's EveDecember 12, 2012Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter Idina Menzel, star of Broadway's Wicked and the original stage production of Rent, will ring in the new year at Walt Disney Concert Hall with two performances on December 31, 2012, at 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Menzel will be unveiling a brand-new show which will include new, original material and New Year's Eve-style songs and surprises.
Landmark's Roots Rock Series Continues with David Wax Museum, 1/5December 12, 2012Landmark on Main Street Roots Rock Series continues on Saturday, January 5 with David Wax Museum. Landmark thanks our Roots Rock Series Sponsors Bethpage Federal Credit Union and WFUV. Landmark also gratefully acknowledges our Season Sponsor Pall Corporation and our Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Town of North Hempstead, Bank of America, The Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation and Winthrop University Hospital for their support of our full season of programming. The program will be hosted by WFUV Radio's John Platt.
Horse Trade Theater Group Announces 2013 FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVALDecember 12, 2012The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. For the fourth year in a row Horse Trade Management Group will present The Fire This Time Festival, providing a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African and African-American descent to explore new voices, styles, and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts in order to move beyond common misconceptions of what's possible in 'black theater.' The festival's core production is a 10-minute play festival, presenting new work written by featured playwrights. Other festival programming will include a panel discussion and fully staged readings of new plays in development.
Dicapo Opera Theatre Opens MARRYING MOZART TomorrowDecember 12, 2012Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne will present the world premiere of Marrying Mozart with four performances beginning Thursday, December 13, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 14, 15 & 16, 2012. Thursday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 4 p.m.
TCG Releases Research on Arts EducationDecember 12, 2012Workshops and classes in schools are the most common form of arts education programming, according to the surveyed theatres in the Special Report on Education 2011: Indispensible Resources. Released by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the report compiles the essential arts education resources from the past year, along with the results from the TCG Education Survey 2011. Since 1999, TCG's education reporting has provided theatre professionals with the latest research, statistics and evolving methodologies in arts education.
Chicago Theatre Week Set for February 12-17December 12, 2012The League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with Choose Chicago, announces the first annual Chicago Theatre Week, celebrating the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago and encouraging residents and visitors alike to attend a live show. Chicago Theatre Week will be held February 12-17, 2013 and will include discounted tickets and added incentives.
Chuck Berry to be Honored at St. Louis Arts AwardsDecember 12, 2012Tickets to the 2013 St. Louis Arts Awards, set for January 21, 2013, at the Chase Park Plaza, are now on sale. Legendary St. Louis singer and songwriter Chuck Berry is one of seven honorees who will be honored that night in what is the kick-off to the Arts and Education Council's 50th Anniversary.
Pigpen Theatre Co's FATHER HARE Single is Available for Free DownloadDecember 12, 2012Today, the critically acclaimed troupe PigPen Theatre Co. released an original Christmas carol titled "Father Hare" for download through the following link: http://pigpentheatreco.bandcamp.com/track/father-hare. PigPen will premiere the carol live tonight at 7:30 PM during their "Un-Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting and Concert" at The Gym at Judson (243 Thompson Street, NYC) leading into their performance of The Old Man and the Old Moon, which has been chosen as a Critic's Pick and hailed by The New York Times as "charming and smartly staged…words play second fiddle to the giddy feelings it inspires".