Everyman Theatre Announces Fall Master Class SeriesAugust 20, 2012Everyman Theatre has announced a new series of Master Classes for the fall called "The Actor's Body." Designed for aspiring and professional actors, the series of three classes focuses on different movement techniques for the stage. The classes will take place on Monday evenings (6 PM to 9 PM) from September 10th through September 24th. Classes may be purchased individually or as the complete series.
Kentucky Center Presents RICHARD KOGAN: KOGAN ON BEETHOVEN, 9/22August 20, 2012Founded in 2000, the IdeaFestival is a world-class event that attracts leading and highly diverse thinkers from across the nation and around the globe to explore and celebrate innovation, imagination and cutting-edge ideas. This year, it takes place September 19-22 at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at ZACH Theatre's XANADUAugust 20, 2012Austin's Theatre and Texas' longest running theatre, in its last season before the new Topfer Theatre opens, presents the Austin premiere of XANADU, the over-the-top, roller-skating musical that spoofs the outrageously campy 1980s film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Get a first look below!
UP Comedy Club Announces Fall Lineup: Adam Ferrara, Tommy Davidson and MoreAugust 20, 2012Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's Fall roster of headlining talent and holiday shows, including Adam Ferrara, Tommy Davidson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Charlie Murphy, Maria Bamford, Jim Breuer, Jo Koy, Lyndsay Hailey, The Bicycle Men, Robert Klein, Kyle Kinane and 'The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue.' Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyclub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.
Blondfire Sign to Warner Bros RecordsAugust 20, 2012Los Angeles-based duo BLONDFIRE has signed with Warner Bros Records. Brazilian-American siblings Bruce and Erica Driscoll have been writing, producing, playing and performing together since they were kids, creating what's being described as 'bouncy electro-pop-n-roll that combines worldly sophistication with American accessibility.'
Joffrey Ballet Closes Jacob's Pillow 80th Anniversary Season, 8/22-26August 20, 2012The Joffrey Ballet, one of America's pioneering ballet companies of the 20th century, makes a rare East Coast appearance to conclude the Jacob's Pillow 80th Anniversary Season August 22-26. The Joffrey Ballet returns for the first time since its high-profile appearances at the Pillow in the 1950s and 60s, presenting an impressive program that features Taiwanese-American choreographer Edwaard Liang's Age of Innocence, Russian choreographer Yuri Possokhov's Bells, and the world premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony by Stanton Welch, Artistic Director of Houston Ballet.
Bradley Cooper in Talks to Join Beyoncé in A STAR IS BORN MovieAugust 17, 2012Actor Bradley Cooper may add a highly anticipated remake to his list of upcoming films. Cooper - who's aiming for Broadway and the third installment of the popular 'Hangover' series in 2013 - is also in talks for A STAR IS BORN, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre Announces New Board of DirectorsAugust 17, 2012The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) recently announced the election of a new Board of Directors. Stepping in as Chair is Douglas Rill, owner of Century 21 America's Choice in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. Mr. Rill has over 40 years of experience in the real estate industry and serves on the board of the PBC Film and Television Commission. He holds a BBA from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
Laugh Factory Chicago Kicks Off COMBAT TO COMEDY 8/29August 17, 2012In honor of the grand opening of the Chicago club, the Laugh Factory is spreading its message that laughter is the best medicine by offering free admission for all of America's returning warriors to its four locations for an entire year.
WFUV’S Rita Houston Named Music Director of the YearAugust 17, 2012Rita Houston was honored as the Music Director of the Year for non-commercial stations on August 11 at the Triple A Summit sponsored by FMQB, a radio trade publication, in Boulder, Colorado. "Triple A" is short for Adult Album Alternative as a radio format; WFUV calls it Rock and Roots Radio.
The Guthrie Announces Partnership With the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. PaulAugust 17, 2012The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul and the Guthrie today announced a new partnership that will link the two organizations in an ongoing series of film screenings and programming that will provide a new home for the popular filmed-theater series NT Live originating from the National Theatre of London, as well as films selected and curated by the Film Society inspired by the Guthrie's upcoming 2012-2013 season, its 50th. All films in the partnership will be screened at the Film Society's St. Anthony Main Theatre, located at 115 SE Main Street in Minneapolis.
BUBBLEOLOGY Comes to Theatre by the Sea, 8/24August 17, 2012Have you ever wondered "How bubbles do that?" The answer will be revealed when Keith Michael Johnson returns to Theatre By The Sea with his enormously popular production, Bubbleology on Friday, August 24, 2012.
Dancing Goats To Play NYC'S New Music Festival, 9/30August 17, 2012Rock/blues/jam band Dancing Goats have announced a special performance at the inaugural NYC's New Music Festival on Sunday, September 30th at 9 pm at Sullivan Hall in New York City. The band's performances feature 'a mix of original music interspersed with versions of popular songs with a Dancing Goats twist - from funk to high energy. The eight-piece band is known for weaving from song to song, using spontaneous jams to bridge one song's mood into another, making each performance unique.'
Ocean State Theatre Company to Conclude Role as Producer at Theatre By The SeaAugust 17, 2012Ocean State Theatre Company, Inc., the not-for-profit producing entity currently celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season at Theatre By The Sea and Bill Hanney, owner of Theatre By The Sea, announced today that Ocean State Theatre Company will conclude its role as the producing entity at the end of the current season.
Tim Realbuto, Eileen Tepper and More Set for PLAYGROUND Reading, 8/20August 17, 2012Tim Realbuto, most known as the co-writer and director of the musical Ghostlight (which starred Rachel York and Tony winner Daisy Eagan), will appear in the Equity staged reading of Jessica Ann Carp's new musical Playground. As an actor, Realbuto has been seen in Finian's Rainbow; The Winter's Tale Project (FringeNYC); and as Jackson Phieffer in the Universal Pictures release "The Emperor's Club", opposite Kevin Kline and Jesse Eisenberg. Realbuto will star in Playground alongside "All My Children"'s Eileen Tepper (Les Miserables; Fiddler on the Roof); Helen Hayes Award winner Brian Childers (Danny and Sylvia; Miracle on 34th Street); Anthony Zillmer (All Shook Up; "The Winning Season"); and Jessica Ann Carp, the creator herself (whose acting credits include appearing alongside Drew Barrymore in the major motion picture "Riding In Cars With Boys").