Burning Coal Theatre Company and Mortallcoile Theatre Company Open NOCTURNE, 3/14February 20, 2013Burning Coal Theatre Company's 'Wait Till You See This' series and Mortallcoile Theatre Company presents Adam Rapp's Nocturne, directed by Dana Marks, and featuring Jesse Gephard. Nocturne will run March 14th-24th, 2013 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm (March 14-16, 21-23) and Sundays at 2 pm (March 17th and 24th.) All tickets are $10. For reservations and information, please call 919-438-3955 or visit www.burningcoal.org.
Asolo Rep's CLYBOURNE PARK Opens 3/15February 20, 2013Asolo Repertory Theatre leads off their Spring Rep 2013 Season with the 'exhilarating comedy Clybourne Park, the razor-sharp Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play about race, real estate, and urban revitalization.'
New Amp Radio 103.3 Morning Man Set to Release Debut Comedy AlbumFebruary 20, 2013 TJ Taormina, former co-host on the nationally syndicated “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show” and the new morning host on Boston?s Amp Radio 103.3, will release his debut comedy album, “No More Comedy Albums,” on February 20. The self-produced 18-track album of outrageously funny bits is written, produced and performed by TJ and comedian Jessica Kirson. “No More Comedy Albums,” which will be released through his production company, TJT Productions, for $9.99, will be available for purchase through the website nomorecomedyalbums.com and on digital album outlets including iTunes and CD Baby.
Virginia Stage Company Opens THE WHIPPING MAN, 2/26February 20, 2013Matthew Lopez' The Whipping Man opens at Virginia Stage Company this month. A co-production with Marin Theatre Company of Mill Valley, CA, The Whipping Man runs February 26 - March 17, 2013 at downtown Norfolk's Wells Theatre.
Alfred Molina and Jonathan Groff Will Record RED for LA TheatreWorksFebruary 20, 2013Winner of the Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award and six Tony Awards, Red is described as an intimate glimpse into the world of outspoken and opinionated artist Mark Rothko. Alfred Molina, reprising the role he created in London and was Tony-nominated for on Broadway, is joined by his co-star from the CTG production, Jonathan Groff in the drama the Associated Press calls 'an engrossing, enthralling new play about art, an artist and the act of creation.' All performances will be recorded live in front of an audience (without sets or costumes) to air on L.A. Theatre Works' syndicated radio theater series, which broadcasts weekly on public radio stations nationwide and can be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.
LES MISERABLES Comes to Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 3/5-10February 20, 2013Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, LES MISERABLES, March 5th - 10th, 2013 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Tickets Go On Sale for HERE LIES LOVE at the Public Theater; Cast CompleteFebruary 20, 2013The Public Theater announced complete casting today for the world premiere musical HERE LIES LOVE, with concept and lyrics by David Byrne, music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, additional music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo, and choreography by Annie-B Parson. Directed by Alex Timbers, HERE LIES LOVE begins performances on Tuesday, April 2 and runs through Sunday, May 5, with an official press opening on Tuesday, April 23.
Andre de Shields to Perform in Dumont, NJ, 3/9February 20, 2013North Jersey's Bridge Studio for the Performing Arts excitedly announces the addition of Andre De Shields to their amazing lineup of performers for their 3rd annual variety show, entitle SHOWSTOPPERS. SHOWSTOPPERS will take place on Saturday, March 9th at 7:30PM at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (344 Washington Ave., Dumont, NJ). Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door. They can be purchased by visiting www.bridgestudiofortheperformingarts.com, or by calling 201-394-9697.
Fleur du Cap Theatre Award Nominees AnnouncedFebruary 20, 2013The nominees have been announced for the prestigious 48th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards that will take place at a glamorous function on Sunday 17th March at 6pm at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
Concertmaster David Coucheron To Perform Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 3/7-10February 20, 2013Concertmaster David Coucheron will take center stage to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with guest conductor Robert Abbado and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra March 7 and 9 at 8:00 p.m., and 10, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Mr. Abbado will also lead the Orchestra in Schubert's Overture to Die Zauberharfe and the Atlanta Symphony premiere of Berio's Rendering - an inventive reimagining of Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony No. 10, which Schubert was working on at the time of his death. The program will also include Rossini's William Tell Overture.
Darren Goldstein Joins THE MADRID, 2/28February 20, 2013Darren Goldstein (Bloody, Bloody, Andrew Jackson; Abigail's Party) will join the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of THE MADRID in the role of Danny starting Thursday, February 28.
Brave New World Names Shannon Sindelar as Producing Artistic DirectorFebruary 20, 2013Claire Beckman, Board Chair and founder of Brooklyn's acclaimed Brave New World Repertory Theatre, has announced the selection of Shannon Sindelar as the company's new producing artistic director. Effective immediately, Sindelar's appointment was unanimously approved by the company's board of directors.
SPAMALOT Comes to Minneapolis, 3/15 & 16February 20, 2013Monty Python's Spamalot, the 2005 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, returns to Minneapolis for a limited engagement of only three performances, Friday and Saturday, March 15-16, 2013 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre. Lovingly "ripped off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," it turns the legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on its head with a chorus line of dancing divas, knights in tights, flatulent Frenchman and killer rabbits. Single tickets are on sale now. Monty Python's Spamalot is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Breaks Orpheum House RecordFebruary 20, 2013THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken its own house record in Minneapolis for the week ending February 17 at the Orpheum Theatre. THE BOOK OF MORMON first broke the record the week of February 10.
Guts to Start Over: A Benefit for High Schools Affected by Sandy Set for 3/4 at Soho PlayhouseFebruary 20, 2013As we approach the four-month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, more than a dozen area schools are still without simple supplies. At least ten are still in need of classroom furniture. Come join us in a performance of two award-winning solo shows set in the backdrop of high school that celebrate love, loss, and starting over: Love. Guts. High School. and Salamander Starts Over.
Soprano Nina Stemme Comes to Alice Tully Hall, 4/25February 20, 2013Midway through her engagement at Houston Grand Opera performing Tristan und Isolde this April, acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme joins the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in New York for a single performance on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 pm at Alice Tully Hall for the final concert of Lincoln Center's 2012-2013 Great Performers season.
Fortunate Youth Plays the Fox Theatre, 5/17February 20, 2013Z2 Entertainment will present Fortunate Youth with Inna Vision at the Fox Theatre on Friday, May 17th. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, February 22nd for $8.00 in advance and $10.00 day of show.