TUTS Presents JEKYLL & HYDE, 10/9-21August 6, 2012Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the international musical sensation and four time Tony Award nominee Jekyll & Hyde will run at Hobby Center For The Performing Arts Oct. 9 - 21, 2012 as TUTS' opening show for its 2012-2013 "A Lot To Love" season. After four thrilling, chilling years on Broadway and multiple world-wide tours, this 'dark and dangerous love story returns in a stunning new production' that includes all the classic songs ("This is the Moment," "A New Life," and "Someone Like You") that first grabbed audiences by the throat and transformed Jekyll & Hyde into a theatrical phenomenon.
TACT/The Actors Company Theatre Announces Grants for Upcoming SeasonAugust 6, 2012TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors) today announced that it has been given a $50,000 matching grant from arts philanthropist Adrienne Arsht to be used to subsidize actors salaries for the upcoming 2012/13 season.
Gustavo Dudamel Returns to the Hollywood Bowl Throughout AugustAugust 6, 2012Music Director Gustavo Dudamel kicks off his two-week return to the Hollywood Bowl, summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with an exciting series of shows that pair Dudamel with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Tuesday, August 7, and with prodigious pianist Yuja Wang on Thursday, August 9. In what is becoming an annual summer tradition, Gustavo Dudamel also continues to share his passion for opera in a special, one-night-only performance of Verdi's Rigoletto on Sunday, August 12, featuring an international cast led by baritone Željko Lu?i?, in his signature role as the hunchbacked court jester doomed by a sinister curse.
A MERMAID'S TALE Plays The Triad Theatre, Opening 9/15August 6, 2012Friends Always Creating Theatre, a not-for-profit Theatre Company founded by Jack Dyville and David Gillam Fuller announce the transfer of Mr. Dyville & John Stutte's Children's musical A MERMAID'S TALE to the TRIAD THEATRE, 158 W. 72md Street, OPENING SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 for an Open-End Run, playing Saturdays @ 3:00pm.
Pumpkin Theater Announces 45th Anniversary SeasonAugust 6, 2012Pumpkin Theatre has announced its 45th Anniversary Season. Five, four, and three Play Subscriptions available online, as well as individual tickets, by visiting www.pumpkintheatre.com or calling 410-828-1814, Monday through Friday, 11 to 3pm.
Sandgate Theatre's ALL MY SONS Opens 8/10August 6, 2012Arthur Miller's All My Sons is based upon a true story, which Miller's then mother-in-law pointed out in an Ohio newspaper. The story described how a woman informed on her father who had sold faulty parts to the U.S. military during World War II.
Sheryl Crow to Play the Van Wezel, February 2013August 6, 2012Free-spirited, fearless and fierce, Sheryl Crow has garnered nine Grammys, performed duets with musical luminaries such as Sting and Mick Jagger, and released seven studio albums which sold more than 35 million records worldwide, is a cancer survivor and passionate humanitarian. From humble beginnings as a jingle and back-up singer, Crow has reached the pinnacle of professional solo success.
Ruskin Group's SIDEWAYS THE PLAY Extends Through 9/2August 6, 2012Adapted by Rex Pickett from his own novel, SIDEWAYS THE PLAY is the story of two friends - Miles and Jack - and their journey across the Santa Ynez wine country, on one last blowout trip before Jack gets married. Miles and Jack must face their uncertain futures…just as soon as they figure out how to survive their chaotic present.
Segerstrom Center Welcomes Pat Metheny Unity Band, 9/28August 6, 2012Multiple Grammy® Award-winning guitarist and composer Pat Metheny and the stellar Unity Band with saxophonist Chris Potter, drummer Antonio Sanchez and bassist Ben Williams come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a very special performance on September 28 in Segerstrom Hall.
Cloris Leachman, Amy Madigan and More Set for RECIPE Reading, 8/26August 6, 2012Cloris Leachman, Amy Madigan, Wendie Malick and Jean Smart star in a staged reading of Recipe, a new play by award-winning playwright Michael Gene Sullivan. What do a group of middle-aged ex-hippies do to fight the good fight after the "revolution" has long since ended?
UH Theater Alums Return to Campus, 9/7August 6, 2012The University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance has a long tradition of producing successful show business professionals. This fall, six esteemed alums are returning to the university to pay tribute to the program that helped launch their careers.
Konza Theatre Company Presents FASHIONISTAS: A NARCISSITIC LOVE STORY, 8/8-18August 6, 2012The House of Narcissus is gearing up for the fashion show of the season, but life on the runway can be treacherous. An activist plots to destroy the show, the supermodels can't find their shoes, Echo is in love with Narcissus, and Narcissus is consumed by the one thing he can never obtain: himself. In this world of unrequited love, insatiable desire, and fabulous clothes, what is the cost of falling in love with illusion?
DANNY VISCONTI IS HILL-BENT Opens at NYC Fringe, 8/11August 6, 2012The 2012 New York International Fringe Festival presents "Danny Visconti is HILL-BENT: My Night with Hillary Clinton".Performances will take place 8/11 at 2:15pm, 8/12 at 8:45pm, 8/17 at 4pm, 8/18 at 4pm, 8/19 at 2:15pm, and 8/24 at 7pm, 2012 at The Huron Club 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY. Tickets are $15-$18. For tickets please visitwww.FringeNYC.org
Quest Theatre Presents MALES ORDER BRIDES, Opening 9/7August 6, 2012Quest Theatre Ensemble offers a deep dish of melodrama with Males Order Brides or Big Harry Deals Scandalous Scheme, directed by James T. Scott III. Opening is Friday, September 7 at 8:00 p.m. at The Blue Theater, (On the campus of St. Gregory the Great Church) at 1609 West Gregory (Gregory and Ashland). Tickets and information are available at www.questensemble.org or through reservations@questensemble.org or 312-458-0895.
Regina Spektor Performs at Bass Concert Hall, 11/5August 6, 2012C3 Presents and Texas Performing Arts present Regina Spektor, Monday, November 5 at Bass Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall ticket office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org and C3concerts.com, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.