GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL Comes to Fox Cities PAC, 10/19September 6, 2012 Girls Night: The Musical is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Share the fun and laughter at this 'hilarious, feel-good comedy as five girlfriends go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke. Get your girlfriends together and come sing along, dance along, and sip on cocktails as you take in this party of a show!'
Keen Company's MARRY ME A LITTLE Begins TuesdaySeptember 6, 2012Performances begin Tuesday, September 11th for the Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company's (Jonathan Silverstein, Artistic Director/Damon Chua, Executive Director) revised production of Marry Me A Little, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by Craig Lucas and Norman René, directed by Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein.
Northern Stage Hires New Executive DirectorSeptember 6, 2012Northern Stage, the regional non-profit professional theater company in White River Junction, VT, has announced that Russell M. Maitland has been hired as Executive Director of the award-winning company.
Englert Theatre Announces Centennial EventsSeptember 6, 2012The Englert Theatre has announced its Centennial Celebration programming schedule. The programming will run from October 11 to November 8, and feature world-renowned artists including: Alloy Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Rosanne Cash, Marilynne Robinson, and The Klezmatics. The celebration will also highlight Iowa-based talent with a special event called the Iowa City Song Project.
Luna Negra Dance Theatre Presents REENCUENTROS, 10/13September 6, 2012Luna Negra Dance Theater launches its 2012-2013 season with its annual fall program, this year titled "Reencuentros" (meaning "Reunions"), celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with new works by Brazilian choreographer Fernando Melo and Luna Negra Artistic Director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano.
York's CLOSER THAN EVER Now On Sale Through 11/25September 6, 2012A new block of tickets are now on sale for one of the best reviewed Off-Broadway shows of the year, Closer Than Ever with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire. Tickets are now on sale through Novembefr 18, 2012 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
Norbert Leo Butz to Lead BIG FISH in Chicago Pre-Broadway Premiere!September 6, 2012BIG FISH, a new musical based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will star Norbert Leo Butz as Edward Bloom, and have its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph Street) in a limited 5-week engagement beginning performances Tuesday, April 2, 2013, and playing through Sunday, May 5, 2013.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Atlanta Ballet's DRACULASeptember 5, 2012Back by popular demand, and just in time for Valentine's Day, is Atlanta Ballet's take on this tale of seduction and surrender. From the gripping original score, complete with howls of wolves and haunting heartbeat, to the thrilling sets and sensuous costumes - Dracula is described as 'a lush cinematic work with the masterful Count at its rich and bloody heart.'
59E59 Theaters Appoints Brian Beirne Managing DirectorSeptember 5, 201259E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Brian Beirne to the newly created position of Managing Director of 59E59 Theaters.
ONE NIGHT ONLY Begins 9/11 as Part of Araca ProjectSeptember 5, 2012A group of Chicago's premiere musical improvisers will perform One Night Only, a new musical, September 11-15 at The American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th Street NYC) as a part of the second annual Araca Project.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Tickets Go On Sale 9/21 in MinneapolisSeptember 5, 2012Hennepin Theatre Trust and the producers of the national tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announced today that single tickets will go on sale onFriday, Sept. 21, 2012 at 5 p.m. in person at the Orpheum Theatre Box Office and at 7 p.m. online throughHennepinTheatreTrust.org or by calling 1.800.982.2787. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express® cardmembers will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 and end on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 11:59 p.m. Ticket prices begin at $35. THE BOOK OF MORMON debuts in Minnesota February 5-17, 2013 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre and is part of the 2012/13 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season.