Pittsburgh CLO’S 2011 Gene Kelly Awards Winners AnnouncedMay 29, 2011A capacity crowd gathered at the Benedum Center as Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh honored Allegheny County's finest high school performers at the 21st Annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
NewFilmmakers Presents 'Anatomy of the Lonely,' 6/1May 29, 2011The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. NewFilmmakers LA screens in the Stanley Kramer Theater at the Sunset Gower Studio. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online.
Melba Moore Recording New Album, 'Forever Moore'May 29, 2011Disco and R&B singer Melba Moore is recording a new album, 'Forever Moore,' for Universal Motown this summer, according to the NY Post. The album will be her first in almost 20 years.
Cape Rep Presents CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, Opens 6/23May 28, 2011Cape Rep Theatre will continue its 26th Season on June 23 with Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation. William Roudebush will direct. Performances will continue through July 17. Performances take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm and Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. There will be an additional performance on Sunday, June 26. . Tickets are currently available as part of a 3 and 4 play subscriptions. Individual tickets are also on sale. Tickets are $25. Bookings and information are available by calling the box office at 508.896.1888 or visiting www.caperep.org
Hedgerow Veteran Actors Star in 10th Annual Cooney FarceMay 28, 2011As Hedgerow Theatre opens its tenth annual Ray Cooney farce this weekend, there are two things audiences can count on. First, this year's play, Two Into One, will have all the door-slamming, double entendres and giddy hilarity they've come to expect. Second, the cast will include Hedgerow veteran actors Susan Wefel and Zoran Kovcic, who've appeared in each of the theatre's Cooney farces to date.
Trustus Theater Presents SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, Opens 6/17May 28, 2011While Vista patrons will undoubtedly be hearing the latest Britney Spears and Katy Perry tunes blasting from speakers in bars and clubs this summer, Trustus Theatre will be opening their doors on a new production that will be inviting entertainment-seekers into a rocking evening that gives them the most extraordinary 'night on the town' they can imagine. The songs of hit-writers Leiber and Stoller are the fare at Trustus as Smokey Joe's Café sizzles and pops onto the Main Stage. The show opens June 17th at 8:00pm, and runs through July 23rd, 2011.
OpenStage Theatre Presents KING LEAR, Runs 6/3-7/3May 28, 2011When the misguided King Lear presents his daughters with the keys to his kingdom, he unleashes a savage storm that reduces his realm to a land of cosmic chaos and earthbound human suffering
Roger Daltrey's TOMMY Tour Cancels 3 UK ShowsMay 28, 2011Roger Daltrey is touring a new rendition of 'Tommy,' the classic Who rock opera throughout the United Kingdom and North America. But according to Pollstar.com, three shows in England were recently cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Wants to Bring Melbourne's LOVE NEVER DIES to BroadwayMay 28, 2011Andrew Lloyd Webber has let the world know what he thinks of the Melbourne version of LOVE NEVER DIES, his sequel to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA which opened last Thursday. The $9 million production has many differences from the LOVE NEVER DIES that has been playing in London for over a year.