Oregon Shakespeare Festival Opens Outdoor Stage, 6/15June 6, 2012The Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its flagship theatre the weekend of June 15-17, with two Shakespeare productions, Henry V and As You Like It, and a Shakespeare-inspired adaptation, The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa, by Alison Carey, director of OSF's American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle.
STAGE TUBE: SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian Releases 'Cornucopia'June 6, 2012Today Serj Tankian revealed his latest track 'Cornucopia' through his official website. 'Cornucopia' is the second song to be released from upcoming album, Harakiri. Fans can download the track for free in exchange for providing name and email at SerjTankian.com.
SURF THE MUSICAL Set for Planet Hollywood, 6/22June 6, 2012Surf the Musical is the feel-good production that transports audiences back to the happy times of 1960s California beach life, featuring the songs of The Beach Boys. Director Kristin Hanggi has created an upbeat summer production, complete with an all-star cast and crew, fantastic visuals, and great music, that will open at Planet Hollywood on June 22nd.
medici.tv Presents Final Installment of Domingo's OPERALIA, 6/10June 6, 2012On June 10 at 7:30am EST, medici.tv will present, live from Beijing, the final round of the 20th annual installment of Placido Domingo's Operalia, the iconic international competition that reveals the world's top young operatic talent. This is the third consecutive year medici.tv will be presenting Operalia in partnership with Rolex.
Photo Flash: First Look at CRT's THE LADIES MANJune 6, 2012Cortland Repertory Theatre kicks off its 41st season at the Little York Pavilion with the regional premiere of a hysterical new farce "The Ladies Man", written by Charles Morey, who "freely translated and adapted" this version from the French farce "Tailleur pour dames" by Georges Feydeau.
Patty Farmer Set for AUTHOR'S NIGHT 2012, 8/11June 6, 2012Patty Farmer, author of "The Persian Room Presents," joins a celebrated list of authors including Dick Cavett, Jack Cavanaugh, Hilary Knight, Jeffrey Lyons, Dr. Ruth Westheimer and more for "Authors Night," 2012. This years Honorary Chairs include Lynn Sher, Barbara Goldsmith, Dava Sobel, David Baldacci, Robert Caro, Dick Cavett and founding co-chair Alec Baldwin.
Brandi Carlile, PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and More Set for Wolf Trap, 6/26-30June 6, 2012Wolf Trap will feature the Latin Dance Company Ballet Hispanico; Contemporary Jazz Hits from Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson; Americana singers/songwriters Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter and The Lumineers; and the Comedic Opera Pirates of Penzance from the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, between June 26th and 30th.
STAGE TUBE: Ailey II Appears on Polish SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCEJune 6, 2012Ailey II recently completed a successful four week international tour with performances in Luxemburg, Germany, Poland and Lithuania. While in Warsaw Poland, Ailey II appeared on Poland's version of "So You Think You Can Dance." Troy Powell who will become Artistic Director of Ailey II next month, taught the four finalists choreography from his 2011 work Reference Point and the finalists attended Ailey II's performance at Poland's Palace of Culture and Science.
Broadway Workshop Series Announces SMASH Workshop, 7/8June 4, 2012White Plains Performing Arts Center and Stage Door Connections bring you the next program in their Broadway Workshop Series with cast and creative team of SMASH. Their program takes the students behind the camera for a in-depth seminar with members of the NBC hit SMASH.
ONE SLIGHT HITCH, Pinter Festival, Russian Readings and More Set for Summer 2012 at ACTJune 4, 2012A Contemporary Theatre's Mainstage switches from the farcical marriage comedy of Lewis Black's One Slight Hitch to the dark and haunting humor of Harold Pinter. The Hansberry Project also brings to the stage Seattle's second Multicultural Playwrights Festival. The Seagull Project presents their first in a series of Russian readings with The Great Soul of Russia, and in The Construction Zone, ACT will feature Steven Dietz and his new play, A Year Without Summer.