Profiles in History Announces New Auction, Featuring Lincoln-Douglas DebatesNovember 12, 2012Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that a very rare Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debates book, signed by Abraham Lincoln, will be up for auction this Thursday, November 15 at their Historical Documents Auction. The auction will be held at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village, CA at 11 AM PST. You can bid in person at the sale of via the internet at www.profilesinhistory.com.
The Ivoryton Illuminations Set for 12/1November 12, 2012Looking for a different way to celebrate the holiday season? Then head down to Ivoryton for an incredible family event on December 1st from 5pm to 8pm. The village of Ivoryton will become the brightest village in Connecticut with over 100,000 lights illuminating the town! The entire village will be participating in this Holiday Extravaganza with carol singing, cookie decorating, dancing Sugar Plum fairies, a Holiday Bazaar and culminating with the lighting of the tallest living Christmas tree in the state at 6pm and the surprise arrival of Santa.
THE MUSIC MAN Begins 11/27 at Maltz Jupiter TheatreNovember 12, 2012The beloved family musical The Music Man performs November 27 through December 16 and this classic American musical takes audiences on a toe-tapping adventure with fast-talking salesman Professor Harold Hill, who convinces the townspeople of River City, Iowa that they need a band, instruments and uniforms. His plans to skip town with their money come to a crashing halt when he falls in love and has to face the music.
Tarell Alvin McCraney to Helm ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Co-Production from the Public, Miami's Gablestage and Royal Shakespeare CoNovember 12, 2012The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced an international collaboration today between Miami's GableStage and the Royal Shakespeare Company to present Tarell Alvin McCraney's radical new staging of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Directed and edited by McCraney, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA will premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Stratford-upon-Avon home in November 2013 before coming to the United States to play at Miami's GableStage at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in January 2014 followed by The Public Theater in late January 2014.
William Blake Sings Accoustic Sets at Sidewalk Cafe, 11/21 & 28November 12, 2012Blues/jazz singer William Blake will kick off the new "Landmark Wednesdays" series of concerts at the historic SideWalk Cafe in the East Village on November 21 and 28. Blake, along with Randy Napoleon on guitar, Mike Karn on bass and Danny Young on percussion, will perform sets at 8 and 10 pm.
MET MUSEUM PRESENTS Announces Remaining 2012 EventsNovember 12, 2012On Friday, November 30, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will offer a live webcast of the first of five performances of an updated version of the 16th-century Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece Peony Pavilion that will take place in the Met's Astor Court, the courtyard modeled on a 17th-century Chinese garden. This 70-minute version of the opera has been developed and directed by celebrated composer Tan Dun, with a new score by Mr. Tan and choreography by Huang Doudou, one of China's most prominent dancers. It will be performed by Zhang Jun, one of China's most respected Kunqu performers, and the Shanghai Zhang Jun Art Center Company.
Cirque du Soleil's QUIDAM Comes to Houston in MarchNovember 12, 2012Cirque du Soleil has announced that the critically-acclaimed production Quidam will be performing in Houston from March 6 to March 10, 2013 at the Toyota Center for eight performances only.
Little Angel Theatre Announces Touring PlansNovember 12, 2012After years of being one of London and the UK's best kept secrets in its hidden Georgian square in Islington, Little Angel Theatre, through the extraordinary work of its dynamic touring department, is suddenly to be found in venues the length and breadth of the UK. And demand, both national and international, is growing all the time for its stunning puppetry productions. The next six months sees one of the busiest periods of touring in the theatre's 51 year history.
Juilliard Announces NEW DANCES: EDITION 2012November 12, 2012Juilliard Dance premieres four newly-choreographed works by choreographers Camille A. Brown (1st-Year Class), Emery LeCrone (2nd-Year Class), Susan Shields (3rd-Year Class), and Jarek Cemerek (4th-Year Class) in this year's New Dances: Edition 2012, under the direction of Artistic Director Lawrence Rhodes. All Juilliard Dance Division students perform on the program, and they have been working closely with these four innovative choreographers as they create new works on each of the Dance Division's classes.
Craig Edwards, Lisa Kerr and More to Lead CINDERELLA at the St. James TheatreNovember 12, 2012Craig Edwards (Step Mother), Thomas Eccleshare (Prince), Lisa Kerr (Ella) and Lucy Tuck (Step Sister) will reprise their roles in Sally Cookson's enchanting and inventive production of Cinderella: A Fairytale, originally staged to huge acclaim at the Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol in 2011. They will be joined by Tom Godwin (Step Brother) in the production which begins performances at the St. James Theatre on 12 December 2012, running until 26 January 2013, with press night on 18 December 2012. Musicians are Adam Pleeth and Brian Hargreaves, playing Benji Bower's folk-jazz score.
Madalena Alberto to Perform in Barcelona, December 3November 12, 2012West End Star Madalena Alberto will make her Spanish debut next December with an intimate evening at Barcelona's La Cova del Drac de Barcelona, under the musical direction of Alfonso Casado on the piano; and with the participation of the leading Spanish Musical Theatre performers Nina (MAMMA MIA!) and Daniel Angles (RENT, HEDWIG).
Arts Centre Melbourne Announces New Artistic Development ProgramNovember 12, 2012Arts Centre Melbourne's commitment to artistic development has grown and evolved into a year-round program that supports ambitious ideas and creative thinking across all artforms. Arts Centre Melbourne's Artistic Development Program is now a suite of new programs designed to invite artists into Arts Centre Melbourne and to nurture, support and develop Australia's professional arts sector.
Bergen County Players to Present RAPUNZEL, Beginning 11/24November 12, 2012Celebrating 80 years, the Bergen County Players (BCP) will present its annual children's show, David Crane and Marta Kauffman's (creators of the hit television show Friends) tongue-in-cheek retelling of the favorite fairytale, Rapunzel. Under the direction of Jerry Hurley, Rapunzel will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from November 24th through December 16th. Shows will be on Fridays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm and 3:30pm. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200, or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Tickets are $13 for all performances.