Kumu Kahua Theatre Will Present courage, 7/13 & 14July 5, 2012As part of the Dark Night Series at Kumu Kahua Theatre, Ruinedmap dance will be presenting a new work that features live stone flute accompaniment by Kazuya Yokozawa. "We are proud to collaborate with him on a dance work that will feature his talents paired with unforgettable choreography," says Director and Choreographer, Abel Coelho.
LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS Season Begins 7/25July 5, 2012Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which runs from July 25 to August 12, will feature 100 free performances across the plazas of Lincoln Center. Seventeen premieres and debuts highlight the three weeks of this latest edition of one of the country's longest-running, free, outdoor festivals. Week I descriptions and a chronological listing of performances follow, or visit: www.LCOutofDoors.org.
Secret Theatre Musicals Opens THE WILD PARTY, 7/12July 5, 2012Secret Theatre Musicals has announced their production of Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY. With a book, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, John and Jen, The Addam's Family), this exciting production is directed by Taryn Turney and will play a 3-week limited engagement. Performances will begin Thursday, July 12th and continue through Saturday, July 28th at The Secret Theatre. Evening shows Thursday through Saturday are at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm, with a special matinee performance on the 28th at 3pm. For tickets or more information, visit www.secrettheatre.com.
Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Theater Classes for AdultsJuly 5, 2012Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) has announced a wide array of classes and performance opportunities for adults. There is still time to sign up for the diverse adult class Theatre School offerings that begin mid-September. For more information or to register for Paper Mill Playhouse Theatre Classes, please call Mickey McNany at 973-315-1669 or fill out a registration form on Paper Mill's website www.papermill.org.
TTC of Hoboken Presents THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, 7/13-29July 5, 2012The Theater Company of Hoboken (TTC) will reprise its production of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE in not one, but two unique outdoor venues this month. This delightful, comic operetta, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, is directed by veteran TTC director/adaptor/actor Clara Barton Green. Great for all ages, performances will be July 13-15 & 20-22, 2012 at 7pm at Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken and July 28 and 29, 2012 at 4pm at The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery.
Media Theatre's Youth Ensemble Presents JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, 7/13-8/5July 5, 2012The Media Theatre's Teen Ensemble will perform JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR July 13 to August 5 in a contemporary style production. Featuring a live rock band with music direction by the theatre's resident music director Tom Fosnocht, the show brings Webber's stage musical to a new generation and is directed by Jesse Cline.
Ford Amphitheatre to Begin Construction in OctoberJuly 5, 2012Construction to improve the stage and floor of the historic outdoor Ford Amphitheatre is scheduled to begin in October 2012 immediately following the close of the Amphitheatre's current summer season.
24th Street Theatre Receives Peter Zeisler Memorial AwardJuly 5, 2012A national spotlight shone on Los Angeles-based 24th Street Theatre at the 2012 TCG (Theatre Communications Group) National Conference in Boston when the 15-year-old theater was honored with the Peter Zeisler Memorial Award for"Outstanding Achievement In The American Theatre."
David Zwirner Presents PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE Exhibition, 7/11-8/10July 5, 2012David Zwirner will present People Who Work Here, an exhibition in the gallery's 519 West 19th Street space. Comprising, as its title suggests, a group of artists who work at the gallery, the show is complementary to David Zwirner's main program, which features forty internationally acclaimed artists.
Westport Country Playhouse Opens TARTUFFE, 7/17July 5, 2012Westport Country Playhouse will stage Moliere's timeless comedy, "Tartuffe," featuring in the title role three-time Tony Award-nominee Marc Kudisch (Broadway's "9 to 5," "The Apple Tree," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Assassins," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Bells Are Ringing," "The Wild Party," "The Scarlet Pimpernel (3.0)," "High Society," "Beauty and the Beast," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," and "A Minister's Wife."). David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, will helm the production playing July 17 through August 4. The work is translated by Richard Wilbur.
Andrew Kober Reprises Sold Out KOBERET Concert at NYMF, 7/16July 5, 2012Koberet is returning to New York this summer as part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival. After storming downtown NYC venues Joe's Pub and (Le) Poisson Rouge, Andrew Kober moves back where he belongs - midtown Manhattan (just off Broadway) - with two performances at 7pm and 10:30pm on Monday, July 16 at the 45th Street Theatre.
Amphibian Stage Productions Announce JULIA PASTRANA, 10/25-11/18July 5, 2012Amphibian Stage Productions today announced that it would mount a new production of its 2003 hit The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World by Shaun Prendergast. This show will be the first in Amphibian's new home on South Main Street, running October 25 - November 18, 2012. Amphibian also announced that its previously scheduled fall show, Fiction, will be postponed until the 2013 season.
Gia Mora Plays the Coterie, 7/7July 5, 2012Nationally touring actor and vocalist Gia Mora brings her latest solo show, Sweethearts & Singletons, to The Coterie on Saturday, June 7, 2012. Show time is 8:30 p.m. The Coterie is located at 1755 N. Highland Ave. inside the Lowes Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
Cristian Solimeno Joins West End's CHICKENJuly 5, 2012The West End production of the 'dark and devilish comedy' CHICKEN has actor Cristian Solimeno joining the cast for the final week of its run at the Trafalgar Studio 2, from Monday 16 July until Saturday 21 July 2012.