TRU Now Accepting Submissions for 2012 New Musicals Reading SeriesAugust 20, 2012Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is extending the submission deadline for the 2012TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series to August 23 (for musicals without a producer) and August 30 (with a producer attached). Two to three musicals will be chosen and read on Mondays in December at a theater to be confirmed. Submission guidelines are available at www.truonline.org/Musicals12guidelines.htm.
Herbie Hancock and Friends to Play the Hollywood Bowl, 8/29August 20, 2012Los Angeles Philharmonic Creative Chair for Jazz and musical icon Herbie Hancock and a host of his friends return to the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, August 29, for a one-of-a-kind show that has become Hancock's signature at the Bowl.
MEMPHIS Comes to Segerstrom Center in NovemberAugust 20, 2012MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, and the show that's currently blowing the roof off Broadway, opens at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on November 6 for a limited engagement.
Stoneham Theatre Opens LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE, 9/13August 20, 2012A new musical comedy is coming to Stoneham Theatre, Lumberjacks in Love. The Boston premiere of Lumberjacks in Love is from the creators of Stoneham Theatre's Season 7 favorite, Guys on Ice.
Ballet Hispanico Announces BHdos Performance, 9/2August 20, 2012Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the preeminent Latino dance institution in the United States, announces the first performance of the Fall 2012 Season for BHdos, the company's pre-professional troupe. On September 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm, the company will perform at Central Park's Charles A. Dana Discover Center. The performance is the closing event of the Harlem Meer Performance Festival. The event is free and information can be found at http://support.centralparknyc.org/site/Calendar/1221481553?view=Detail&id=117125.
Karen Allen to Star in Rattlestick's A SUMMER DAY, Beginning 10/10August 20, 2012Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long have announced that Karen Allen will star in the American premiere of Jon Fosse's A Summer Day, translated and directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde, which begins performances Wednesday, October 10 and opens Thursday, October 25 at the Cherry Lane Theatre.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2012-13 SeasonAugust 20, 2012Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 58th season of music, dance, theater, and family programming reflecting the multicultural diversity of Brooklyn. The outstanding line-up features performances from Jamaica, Russia, China, and Canada, as well as the United States, and includes both Brooklyn premieres and returning favorites.
Opera House Players' THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Runs 9/7-23August 20, 2012The Opera House Players will present THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, the solve-it-yourself musical, from September 7 through 23, 2012, at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.operahouseplayers.org or by calling the box office at 860-292-6068. The show will be directed by John Pike, with musical direction by Melanie Guerin.
MADEA GETS A JOB to Play 4 Shows at Madison Square Garden, 11/16 & 17August 20, 2012The Theater at Madison Square Garden will present Tyler Perry's "Madea Gets a Job" starring Tyler Perry live on-stage on Friday, November 16 at 8PM and Saturday, November 17 at 1PM, 5PM and 9PM. This show is in response to the overwhelming demand for Tyler Perry's return to the stage, following a successful first season run.