Mary Ann Hay, Darlene Hope and More Set for Off-Broadway Premiere of NORMALCYJuly 30, 2012Theatre East presents "Normalcy" by Bennett Windheim, Off Broadway at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 416 West 42nd Street, NYC. Benard Cummings directs the new play. Previews begin for the limited engagement on August 31 and the opening is Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm. For this opening of its 2012-13 season, there will be a series of talk-backs throughout the run, with the author, the producers and director, as well as experts in the respective field of this emotionally charged play. The schedule will soon be announced.
Contemporary Dance Fair in Düsseldorf Begins 8/29July 30, 2012With its winning combination of trade show and performances, the international dance fair "interrnationale tanzmesse nrw" has been a magnet for contemporary dance companies, professionals and artists from all over the world since 1994. The fair became a biennial event in Dusseldorf in 2002 and has since attracted a growing number of contemporary dance professionals, with the last event in 2010 being the largest ever: More than 1000 trade attendees from 42 countries came to Dusseldorf to meet with 246 dance-related organizations at 102 booths on the show floor and watch performances from 60 dance companies from 23 countries on stages in Dusseldorf and beyond over 4 days. This year's show dates are August 29 - September 1, 2012. 243 exhibitors from 34 countries are registered at this time with a 30% increase in the number of booths compared to 2010.
THAT DOROTHY PARKER Set for Parkerfest 2012, 8/23July 30, 2012That Dorothy Parker, written and performed by Carol Lempert, will be part of Parkerfest 2012. That Dorothy Parker is a one-woman biographical drama about the life and work of the famous writer Dorothy Parker.
PlayhouseSquare Announce Children's Theater Series 30th Anniversary SeasonJuly 30, 2012Illusion, acrobatics, zydeco music and beloved children's books coming to life on stage make up the 2012-13 Children's Theater Series, presented by the Community Engagement & Education Department at PlayhouseSquare. The Children's Theater Series, with a subscription price of $40 for four shows, has provided an affordable, entertaining way for parents and grandparents to introduce children to quality live theater and the arts for 30 years.
Boston Teen Acting Troupe Presents DOG SEES GOD in AugustJuly 30, 2012Snoopy is dead, Lucy is in jail, Sally is goth, Linus is a pot-head, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are alcoholics and Charlie Brown is questing his existence. The Peanuts gang has been turned upside down in Bert V. Royals' dark comedy Dog Sees God coming to the Cambridge YMCA Theatre this August. The Boston Teen Acting Troupe's production focuses on the raw uncensored life of high school students.
Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall Re-OpensJuly 30, 2012Close to 50,000 Victorians flocked to Arts Centre Melbourne over the weekend to explore and enjoy the reopening of Hamer Hall after a two-year $135.8 million redevelopment.
Tickets for Sarasota Opera 2012-2013 Season Go On Sale 8/1July 27, 2012Single tickets go on sale online at www.sarasotaopera.org to the general public Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 for Sarasota Opera's 2012-2013 Fall and Winter Festival seasons, the company's 54th consecutive season. Sarasota Opera continues its tradition of assembling casts of international talent to perform a mixture of classic favorites paired with rarely performed works of artistic excellence in the beautiful historic Sarasota Opera House.
Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's GOD OF CARNAGEJuly 27, 2012In God of Carnage, two sets of parents gather in an upscale Brooklyn home to discuss a playground altercation between their sons. At first civility is upheld, but as the conversation goes off track and the rum bottle opens, decorum flies out the window and leads to a hilarious afternoon of name-calling, tantrums and tears. Yasmina Reza's comedy is a four-way prizefight that is not to be missed.
Cape May Stage Presents Andrea Marcovicci, 8/13July 27, 2012Andrea Marcovicci will appear in an exclusive concert performance of her highly acclaimed show, "No Strings", on Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. at Cape May Stage's Robert Shackleton Playhouse.
Dan Hodapp and Nate Smith Complete TAIL! SPIN! Cast for NYC FringeJuly 27, 2012Casting is now complete for the world premiere of TAIL! SPIN!, a 'hilarious and heartbreaking verbatim reenactment of the preposterous sex scandals that brought down Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Wiener of New York, Former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, and Former U.S. Senator Larry Craig of Idaho.'