The NORD/NOBA Center For Dance Selected To Perform At Three Upcoming Louisiana Arts Festivals On 10/10, 11/13, 11/14, And 11/15October 1, 2009The NORD/NOBA Center for Dance, a cultural community partnership between the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD) and the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) offering free dance programming to local youth, has been selected to perform at three upcoming Louisiana arts festivals. The company will appear at the fourth annual Louisiana Dance Festival in Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 3, at the 34th annual Red River Revel Fest in Shreveport on Saturday, October 10, and at the New Orleans Fringe Festival on November 13, 14, and 15..
CityRep Opens Season Eight With SPELLING BEE On 10/10October 1, 2009It's 'back to school' with CityRep! They're partnering again with UCO, who joined them in closing last season with Zombie Prom, and they're rocking the house and opening their eighth season with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Tickets are on sale now for this Oklahoma Premiere of the Tony-nominated Broadway hit musical. Click here to purchase your tickets online NOW, or call the CityRep Ticket Hotline at 405.848.3761.
Photo Flash: The Marriott Theatre Continues Its Highly Acclaimed 2009 Season With HAIRSPRAY, Running Through 12/6October 1, 2009The Marriott Theatre continues its highly acclaimed 2009 season with Hairspray, the show the New York Post calls "A great big fat gorgeous hit!" This all-new production of the Tony Award-winning international phenomenon explodes onto the Marriott Theatre stage September 23rd. Direct from Broadway, where it played for over 2,500 performances, the production begins previews September 23rd, opens Wednesday, September 30th at 8 p.m., and runs through December 6th, 2009. Chicagoland favorite and multiple Jeff Award winner Marc Robin (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Full Monty), has been tapped to direct and choreograph.
VIP Tickets Now Available For BPAC's Holiday Stage Spectacular JUNIOR CLAUSOctober 1, 2009VIP tickets are now available for the holiday stage spectacular Junior Claus. Don't miss the chance to give your family an extra-special holiday present with VIP tickets that include a pre-show dessert buffet, meet-and-greet with Santa, special offer from Best Buy, and the best seats in the house! VIP tickets are available only for limited shows and limited rows so act now!
NEVERMORE Hits The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company 11/5-7September 30, 2009The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company at the Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box, Watertown, MA is set to present Nevermore. The show features music by Matt Conner and book by Grace Barnes.
The lyrics are adapted from the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. Joe DeMita directs the show with muscial direction by Jason Whiting.
The Strand Set To Offer A Pay What You Can For The Closing Weekend Of Neil LaBute's THE MERCY SEATSeptember 30, 2009For closing weekend of The Mercy Seat, the Strand will be offering pay-what-you-can tickets for all three final performances! We want you to see this play, and we are putting our money where our mouth is. To take advantage of this special, awesome, unbelievable deal, simply show up at the Strand Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and give us what little money you can spare. We also accept hugs, smiles, and sexy winks.
MY FAIR LADY Lands On DVD 10/6September 30, 2009Fall in love all over again with one of the greatest musical films of all-time when My Fair Lady lands on DVD October 6 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. Winner of eight Academy Awards® in 1964 including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, director George Cukor's My Fair Lady features an all-star cast including Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Gladys Cooper.
Gregory Maguire And Megan Hilty Bring WICKED To The Muck On 10/15September 30, 2009The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, will host a special VIP event on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 p.m., featuring an exclusive appearance by Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel Wicked, and a special performance by Megan Hilty, reprising her role as Glinda, with Broadway guests singing your favorite songs from the Tony Award-winning musical inspired by the book. This will be Gregory Maguire's only appearance in California this year.
Photo Flash: CST Began Its 2009/10 Series With Barbara Gaines Directing RICHARD III 9/23-11/22September 30, 2009Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its 2009/10 Subscription Series with Artistic Director Barbara Gaines' staging of Richard III, one of Shakespeare's most enduring successes. Richard, the brilliant hunchback and witty manipulator, seduces and murders his way to the English throne in the Bard's epic history of this most fascinating and engaging villain.