STAGE TUBE: La Mama Presents The Movement Theatre Co.'s HOPE SPEAKSMarch 13, 2011La MaMa presents The Movement Theatre Company (back in the club space for a limited engagement of Hope Speaks. Hope Speaks is a devised story telling piece created by Hope Speaks ensemble [Chanel Carroll, Cherrye J. Davis, Eric Lockley, Jonathan McCrory, Kimberly Young, and Kisa Willis.] and directed/conceived by Jonathan McCrory. This play was developed through TMTC's Ladder Series in 2010 and since then it has toured in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD and is excited to be presented in the lower east side before it heads back on the road.
La Mama Brings Movement Theatre Co. to Lower East Side with HOPE SPEAKS, 4/1-4/9March 13, 2011La MaMa presents The Movement Theatre Company (back in the club space for a limited engagement of Hope Speaks. Hope Speaks is a devised story telling piece created by Hope Speaks ensemble [Chanel Carroll, Cherrye J. Davis, Eric Lockley, Jonathan McCrory, Kimberly Young, and Kisa Willis.] and directed/conceived by Jonathan McCrory. This play was developed through TMTC's Ladder Series in 2010 and since then it has toured in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD and is excited to be presented in the lower east side before it heads back on the road.
Marie Zamora Set for Concert at Lycee Francais, 3/23March 13, 2011French soprano Marie Zamora will perform 'An Evening of Songs from Musicals and Movie Musicals' at Lycee Francais New York on Wednesday, March 23rd at 7:30pm. She will be joined by Stephen Buntrock (Phantom of the The Opera) and Peter Lockyer (Les Miserables) and accompanied on piano by music director Gerry Steichen. The evening will be directed by Jen Bender
Mesa Encore Theatre Presents Man of La Mancha, Opens 4/8March 13, 2011A truly remarkable show, and one of the great theatre successes of our time! This is a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' 'Don Quixote.' We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. The well-known classic songs It's All the Same, Dulcinea, I'm Only Thinking of Him, The Impossible Dream, I Really Like Him and Little Bird remain in your thoughts and in your soul well after you see the show. His dream is Everyman's dream. His tilting at windmills is Everyman's great adventure. Somehow, the footlights disappear, time is telescoped and the 'Man of La Mancha' speaks for humankind. Winner of 5 Tony Awards!
Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces 2011-2012 Duke Energy B'Way Lights SeriesMarch 13, 2011Broadway's best new shows will be on stage in Charlotte next season in the 2011-12 Duke Energy Broadway Lights Series. The 2010 Tony Award® winners for Best Musical and Best Revival join five other hot, new hits and a return of the blockbuster JERSEY BOYS on the season. Seven and eight-show season tickets are on sale now. For more information, please visit BlumenthalArts.org/Broadway.
STAGE TUBE: SNL Weekend Update Spoofs SPIDER-MAN's Taymor March 13, 2011Last night's episode of Saturday Night Live featured a Weekend Update spoof in which Seth Myers interviewed 'Julie Taymor' about the recent events unfolding at SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. At one point, Taymor jokes that the mega-musicals bad luck comes from the two people in charge of props named Mac and Beth.
STAGE TUBE: Zach Galifianakis Pays Tribute to ANNIE on SNLMarch 13, 2011Last night on Saturday Night Live, host Zach Galifianakis paid a tribute to Little Orphan Annie when he took off his shirt and pants to don the red dress made famous by the comic book character. Galifianakis lip-synched to the classic song 'Tomorrow' from the musical while he turned the pages of a poster board which read things like, 'Thanks for the applause,' and 'Clap if you endorse legalized marijuana.'
STAGE TUBE: Lauren Molina's Newest Music Video 'Try to Say'March 13, 2011Lauren Molina has released her newest music video to the song 'Try to Say' off of her latest album 'Seat for Two.' According to Molina, the video concept was born out of the idea of an actor's nightmare, morphing int on 'Alice in Wonderland' like chacse through a mirror to find a run away heart. Molina teamed up with animator Noella Borie and the video was created using traditional paper cut animation.
Fowler, White et al. Set for Broadway on 22nd Street at The Metropolitan Room, 3/27March 13, 2011The Metropolitan Room is proud to present this monthly series that will feature some of the most talented performers from The Great White Way. Each Month three Broadway performers will be featured in this monthly series. No Sets,No Costumes and No Fourth Wall. Just them and a piano. The series kick off in February with Nancy Ticotin,Doreen Montalvo and Ruben Flores from Broadways TONY Award winning musical In The Heights.
MEMPHIS, LA CAGE, BILLY et al. Set for PNC Broadway Across America 2011/12March 13, 2011PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America, proudly announces the 2011/2012 season. PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, one of the city's premier entertainment series, is sponsored by The PNC Foundation. This season presents an exceptional array of live entertainment on the Cultural District's world-class stages.
Photo Coverage: Murney, Tartaglia, Locke et al. at Jim Caruso's Cast Party In HollywoodMarch 13, 2011This past Wednesday and Thursday, host Jim Caruso and musical director Billy Stritch oversaw another Hollywood edition of Cast Party, the wildly successful open mic night, which tours the country celebrating local talent. The event, made up of impromptu musical performances, has been running every Monday at Birdland in New York City for the past eight years.