SAG-AFTRA Releases Statement on the Passing of Ernest BorgnineJuly 9, 2012SAG-AFTRA mourns the passing of actor Ernest Borgnine, who died yesterday at the age of 95. Borgnine was honored with the 47th Annual Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award® in 2010 for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Borgnine served on the Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors from April to November 1962 and again from November 1974 to November 1977.
Luna Stage Announces THE LUNA FUSION FEST, Beginning 7/28July 9, 2012Luna Stage initiates a new tradition in the Valley Arts District when it brings electric jazz and big band rock to its stages for the last weekend in July. Fans of arena rock, bebop, big bands and jam bands are all welcome to join some of New York's busiest studio musicians, composers, and teachers for two days of futuristic nostalgia. Afternoon events are free and each evening event is $20 for adults, $15 for students with ID.
Bit of a Stretch Theatre Co. Presents FIRST LADY SUITE, 7/26-8/5July 9, 2012In a series of four beautifully scored one-act musicals by Michael John LaChiusa, First Lady Suite journeys into the lives of four First Ladies - Jackie Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman, and Eleanor Roosevelt - and the people around them. "Weird, Funny, and Wigged out," according to the NY Times, the piece meditates on finding one's identity and how we all must struggle to find our own way while in the shadow of another.
PIECES Plays New York International Fringe Festival, Opening 8/11July 9, 2012Revolve Productions will present "PIECES" by Chris Phillips at the 16th New York International Fringe Festival this August. The new play is directed by Brian Zimmer and will be performing at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre in the Village at 38 Commerce Street, NYC. The performances are: SAT 8/11 12 Noon; TUES 8/14 5:45pm; WED 8/15 6:30; THURS 8/16 4:30pm and SUN 8/19 8:00 pm. The provocative drama is from Los Angeles. www.piecestheplay.com.
ALEX Set for Bastille Day Celebration, 7/14July 9, 2012The Piermont Business Council will once again host their annual Bastille Day Celebration on Saturday, July 14th, 2012 from noon until 10:00 pm and will feature a live performance from rising star, ALEX.
Paul Bigley Joins THE 39 STEPSJuly 9, 2012Today, 9 July, Paul Bigley (Man) joins other cast members Andrew Alexander (Richard Hannay), Catherine Bailey (Pamela/Annabella/Margaret) and Stephen Critchlow (Man) in the hilarious, multi award-winning comedy, The 39 Steps.
Photo Flash: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, et al. Lead Royal Court's LOOK BACK IN ANGER ReadingJuly 9, 2012Holed up in a cramped flat in a large Midlands town with his wife Alison and friend Cliff, Jimmy Porter has got something to say. Look Back in Anger 'rocked theatre and society in the summer of 1956, and blasted open the doors for a generation of angry young men'; Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matt Ryan and Julian Wadham led a reading of the play for the Royal Court's Playwright's Playwrights season on July 6. View photos below!
Casa 0101 Theater Presents LORCA IN A GREEN DRESS, 7/20-26July 7, 2012Casa 0101 Theater, Josefina Lopez, Artistic Director, and The Center for Collaboration with the Arts at Whittier College will present "Lorca in a Green Dress," written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Nilo Cruz, under the direction of Jennifer Sage Holmes at Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. 1st Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Height, CA 90033 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 5:00 p.m., July 20 - August 26, 2012.
Photo Flash: Beck Center's LEGALLY BLONDEJuly 7, 2012Beck Center for the Arts presents Legally Blonde The Musical on the Mackey Main Stage, July 6 through August 12, 2012. This award-winning Broadway hit musical is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the MGM major motion picture, Legally Blonde which starred Reese Witherspoon. With music and lyrics by a top-of-their-class creative team, Legally Blonde The Musical was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Score and Best Book of a Musical. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.
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STAGE TUBE: Meet NEWSIES' 'Albert,' Garett Hawe!July 7, 2012The Broadway company of Newsies features Jeremy Jordan as Jack Kelly, John Dossett as Joseph Pulitzer, Kara Lindsay as Katherine Plumber, Capathia Jenkins as Medda Larkin, Ben Fankhauser as Davey, Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Crutchie, and Lewis Grosso, and Matthew Schechter alternating the role of Les. Garrett Hawe plays Albert - meet him in the video below!
Un-Common Theatre Company Announces Boston Children's Theatre Festival EventsJuly 7, 2012On Sunday, July 15th 2012, theatre lovers of all ages will be joining hundreds of Boston area children and teens at the 5th annual CBACT Children's Theatre Festival, hosted this year by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston in Newton, MA, home of JCC Kaleidoscope Camp and JCC Showstoppers. This full day of theatre includes interactive workshops and live performances from children's theatres throughout the Greater Boston area -- one of which is Mansfield/Foxboro's Un-Common Theatre Company.
FALLING AWAKE Opens 7/21 as Part of Midtown International Theatre FestivalJuly 7, 2012Ticket 2 Eternity Productions Inc. in Association with Midtown International Theatre Festival will present Falling Awake by Matthew Ethan Davis. Falling Awake will be performed on Sat. July 21 @ 8pm, Sat. July 28 @ 6:30pm, Sun. July 29 @ 3pm, Wed., August 1 @ 4pm, Sat. August 4 @ 4:30pm, and Sun. August 5 @ 5pm in the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W 36th st, 1st floor, btw 8/9th ave. Falling Awake is an Equity Approved Showcase.