MY FAIR LADY Makes Shaw Festival Debut, Opens 5/28May 28, 2011Welcome home Miss Doolittle! It's so loverly to finally greet you. An innovative and fresh reinterpretation of My Fair Lady brings Eliza Doolittle's London vibrantly to life and reinvigorates the memorable melodies and lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Molly Smith, Artistic Director of Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, returns to The Shaw to direct a delight for the senses. MY FAIR LADY will officially open at the Shaw Festival on May 28, 2011.
Guthrie Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE Opens 5/28May 28, 2011Jennifer Blagen, Chris Carlson, Tracey Maloney and Bill McCallum will duke it out this summer in God of Carnage, opening May 28 2011, on the McGuire Proscenium Stage. Yasmina Reza's 2009 Tony Award-winning play, under the direction of Guthrie Associate Artistic Director John Miller-Stephany, pits two highly-strung couples against each other in a 90-minute laugh-out-loud comedy hailed as a 'four-way prize fight' by The New York Times.
Sum 41 Kicks-Off New Run Of Guitar Center Sessions Episodes On DIRECTV, 5/28May 28, 2011Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, and DIRECTV, launch a new series of episodes of the award-winning music series Guitar Center Sessions this Saturday, May 28 with a new episode featuring Sum 41. Guitar Center Sessions features exclusive performances and intimate conversations conducted by Nic Harcourt. The Sum 41 episode premieres Saturday, May 28 at 10pm ET/PT in 2D hi-definition on DIRECTV'S The 101 Network (channel 101) and in 3D on DIRECTV'S n3D powered by Panasonic.
Brightman, Manolakos, and Lisitza to Sing Songs by Riley Thomas and Mike Pettry 5/30May 28, 2011On Monday, May 30, 2011, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly platform, now in its 4th year, for emerging musical theatre writers at the D-Lounge (at the Daryl Roth Theater). Featured writers for the May 2011 installment include Riley Thomas and Jonathan Larson Award winner Mike Pettry (The Time Traveler's Convention). Performers for the evening include Alex Brightman (Wicked), Carrie Manolakos (Mama Mia, Things to Ruin), Lorinda Lisitza (Triumphant Baby, ReWrite), Lauren Marcus (ReWrite), Jeremy Morse (Bloodsong of Love), Jason 'SweetTooth' Williams (Bloodsong of Love, Things To Ruin), Jenny Donoghue, Raelyn Hennessee, Jared Miller, Anthea Neri, Riley Thomas, and Miranda Whaley. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.
Shula Koenig's Exhibition of Sculptures Opens at ET Modern Gallery 6/2May 28, 2011In 1982, in an old farm up Upstate New York, Shulamith Koenig found a trove of foundry wooden patterns and molds, hand carved by artists over a century ago. These were immigrants applying their artistic passion to making a living, contributing to the foundation of industry in the United States. Keeping these patterns intact Shulamith places them in her sculpture, highlighting the dignity of these unknown artists, giving them life in works of art. The products made with these molds are long gone but in their unaltered form in Shulamith's sculpture, their beauty will never be obsolete.
MARY POPPINS Comes to Sacramento, Runs 6/2-6/19May 28, 2011The Northern California premiere of MARY POPPINS begins Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Sacramento Community Center Theater for a limited 3-week engagement through Sunday, June 19, 2011. MARY POPPINS plays Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., with an additional evening performance on Sunday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Good News Foundation Holds Discussion Panel 'What Is Your Plan B'May 22, 2011'We actually love being called girls,' says Wendy Burch (Chairman & reporter for KABC, Los Angeles), as she introduced her fellow Good News 'Girls' - Christine Devine (co-chair & Fox News Evening Anchor), Pat Harvey (Co-Chair & Broadcast Journalist/anchor on KCAL, Los Angeles), Ana Garcia (Treasurer & reporter/co-anchor on KNBC, Los Angeles), and Dorothy Lucey (Secretary & reporter on KTTV in Los Angeles).
U2 360 Tour Returns to Denver May 22, 2011The U2 360 tour returned to North America last night with a sold out show at Invesco Stadium at Mile High in Denver, Colorado.
Ticket 2 Eternity Productions Presents HERE COMES THE NIGHT, 5/23May 22, 2011Written and Directed by Matthew Ethan Davis and starring Nick Neglia in this one-man play, Here Comes the Night, about a man discovering that he has a dangerously, dangerous, sleep disorder, sleepwalking. Sleep, the time for rest, becomes a time of terror. Yet, how do we live, unless we find the humor and how to laugh again? Mr. Davis is a man on a mission, 'I don't think many people realize how dangerous sleep disorders can be and I am here to spread the word.'
Drag Queen Extraordinaire Hedda Lettuce Presents INTERACTIVE MOMMIE DEAREST, 6/23May 22, 2011Hedda Lettuce, the six-time Drag Queen of the Year Award-winner (H/X Magazine), marks ten years of doing live, hilarious, audience-involved screenings of cult movies with a special one-time 'INTERACTIVE 'MOMMIE DEAREST' presentation at the Ziegfeld Theatre, 141 W. 54th St., on Thursday, June 23rd at 8PM. This special event -- a melange of 'Rocky Horror' and 'Mystery Science Theater' with barbed wit will usher in this year's Gay Pride celebration.
STAGE TUBE: GLEE Tour Kicks Off in Las VegasMay 22, 2011The cast of GLEE embarked on a national, sophomore summer tour beginning May 21 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. To watch videos of performances from the concert, including 'Firework,' 'Teenage Dream,' and 'Born This Way,' click below.