Photo Flash: ANNIE Past & Present at Broadway Artists AllianceApril 30, 2011With Annie returning to Broadway in 2012, Broadway Artists Alliance of New York City was pleased to present the first of several Annie-themed master classes on April 17th. 25 eager and very talented young ladies participated in a full day of triple threat training, including scene study, song interpretation, and learning choreography from a production number in the show.
Taymor Wins 'Failure is Impossible' AwardApril 30, 2011In spite of the various troubles that Broadway's SPIDER-MAN director Julie Taymor has recently encountered, on Friday she received the 'Failure is Impossible' award at the George Eastman House Film Festival in Rochester, N.Y.
Who Is Eligible for a 2011 Tony?April 30, 2011Just in from TonyAwards.com is a list of shows and performers who are eligible for Tony nominations this season. The live webcast of the 2011 Tony Award® nominations will take place on May 3.
Schicchi Opens Tonight at the St. Petersburg OperaApril 30, 2011Don't miss this hilarious show! TBT and the St. Pete Times are calling it a hot ticket, but we still have seats available! The music is Puccini, so you can be sure it's beautiful (and everyone knows the famous aria - even if you think you don't, trust me, you've heard it ...). The cast is ready to go (and terrific in these roles) and the musical ensemble rocks! What with Mark Sforzini on bassoon and conducting, Josh Quinn on keyboard, Fred Gratta on cello, and Michael Galvin on violin, what's not to like?
NYICFF Weekends Return with THE DREAMS OF JINSHA, 5/7 & 5/8April 30, 2011Five years in the making, Chen Deming's Oscar-shortlisted animated feature blends Chinese history and mythology in a time-travel, fantasy adventure - as a young boy from Beijing hurtles back in time 3,000 years to the Jinsha Kingdom and finds himself at the center of an ancient prophecy.
Coyote REP Presents Works in Development, DOGWATCHER Up First on 5/2April 30, 2011Coyote REP is committed to nurturing the original work of the company's playwrights. The annual Works in Development Series is an intensive, ten-month program which provides a structured series of workshops culminating in a public presentation of readings in May. This year, Coyote REP is excited to present 4 wildly different and unique projects. Talk backs are featured after each reading.
Shadow Youth Ensemble Announces CRUNK Summer Youth Program, Applications Now AvailableApril 30, 2011The CRUNK Summer Youth Program is a five week project with youth apprentices in all aspects of theatre, from writing, directing, acting, technical production, marketing and promotions. The Shadow Youth Ensemble- through prose, poetry, song, dance and artistry; will create a wonderful journey of the rediscovery of the roots and beauty, all from 'the heart of the human condition.'
STAGE TUBE: GLEE Stars Meet Mayor BloombergApril 30, 2011For the past week, the cast of GLEE has being filming Nationals in New York City. During the week, they got to dance on the TKTS booth and film with Patti LuPone at Sardi's. Most recently, they met with New York City major Michael Bloomberg outside of the entrance to the Gershwin Theatre.
Pull-Tight Players Theatre Announces Auditions, ElectionsApril 30, 2011Please join us for our next Artist Membership Meeting. These meetings are open to the public - anyone interested in learning more about Pull-Tight. We will hold a brief business and information meeting and then voting members will be electing 3 new members to our Board of Directors.
Special Price to See Comedian Butch Bradley 4/26 at Covina CenterApril 24, 2011One of the most popular stand-up comics on today's comedy circuit. A veteran of The Laugh Factory, The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Tropicana Comedy Stop, The Comedy Connection, and Comic Strip NYC, His experience has earned him opening spots for comics such as Ray Romano, Lewis Black, and Cathy Ladman. Also a featured comic at the 2001 Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Butch doesn't just warm-up an audience he sets them on fire!
Town Players Announce Auditions for SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 5/9 & 5/11April 24, 2011Auditions will be held May 9 and 11 at 7:00 at The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Rd., Newtown, for Town Players' July production, Oliver Goldsmith's 1773 comedy She Stoops to Conquer, directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner The famous eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson said of this play, 'I know of no comedy that has answered so much the great end of comedy-making an audience merry.'
Opera Idaho Presents La Fille du Régiment, 5/6 & 5/8April 24, 2011Hailed by the Times of London as an 'exceedingly yummy operatic cake,' Donizetti's rousing La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is one of Donizetti's most cherished - and perhaps one of the most vocally challenging - operas. It includes the famous tenor aria 'Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête,' often described as the 'Mount Everest' for tenors due to its nine high Cs! Opera Idaho's 2010-2011 Artist-in-Residence, Tara Victoria Smith, stars as Marie.