Join Westport Country Playhouse's On 7/28 For Taste Of Tuesdays And HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVESJuly 14, 2009Join Westport Country Playhouse for our next Taste of Tuesdays with appetizers from Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant, a wine-tasting from Castle Wine and Spirits and live music before the show! Live pre-show music provided by violinist Angela Marroy Boerger. Stay for the evening's performance of the delicious comedy How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by John Tillinger.
Arj Barker Comes To STG 9/12July 13, 2009Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Arj Barker on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:00pm at Showbox at the Market.
Space Panorama At Kennedy Center Now Free Event 7/18 At 2pm and 7:30pmJuly 13, 2009Imagine recreating the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, using only a black-draped table for a stage, and two human hands. Acclaimed British director and performer Andrew Dawson accomplishes such a feat when he performs Space Panorama at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Saturday, July 18, for two shows only, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A talk-back with the artist will immediately follow each show.
THE LAST BARBECUE Is Running Through 8/8 At The Berwyn Cultural CenterJuly 13, 2009Chris Cantelmi, last seen as The Jogger in Tanya Saracho's Our Lady of the Underpass, has stepped in to the role of Barry in 16th Street Theater's production of Brett Neveu?s The Last Barbecue directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer. The Last Barbecue is running now thru August 8, 2009 at the Berwyn Cultural Center.
Gretchen Bierbaum And Jeremiah Albrecht Win $60,000 Dream Wedding At The GuthrieJuly 13, 2009The Guthrie today announced that Gretchen Bierbaum and Jeremiah Albrecht have won the theater?s spectacular When We Are Married Dream Wedding Giveaway prize package valued at more than $60,000. After eight years of cold feet, this Minneapolis couple will be married on Sunday, August 16 by Guthrie veteran and Father of the Bride film star Peter Michael Goetz, who is currently performing in When We Are Married at the Guthrie.
Green Eggs And Ham Sizzles With SEUSSICAL At Thomaston Opera House, Opens 7/25July 13, 2009Even if you?ve never muttered the words, ?I do not like green eggs and ham,? the Thomaston Opera House has cooked up a treat that will certainly appeal to your tastes. A musical extravaganza filled with toe-tapping tunes, Seussical borrows its plot directly from the characters and occurrences in various Dr. Seuss children?s books. In fact, Seussical integrates the storylines from more than 20 of Seuss? works, using each tiny town and bizarre species of creature as inspiration. The result is a production that takes the audience on an unpredictable ride through the depths of fantasy, from the miniature houses of Whoville to the wild greenery of the Jungle of Nool.
COMEDY IN THE PARK Comes To Two Roads Theatre 7/31-8/1July 14, 2009A World Premiere of Comedy in the Park is set to be performed at Two Roads Theatre on July 31st and August 1st at 8:00pm. The show is conceived by Lauren Lewis and is written and directed by Lauren Lewis & Cullen Kirkland. It features Mckenna Kelly-Eiding, Lauren Lewis, Cullen Kirkland and Houston Rhines.
Photo Flash: Plaidheads Nation-wide Gathered On 7/9 To Celebrate A Screening Of FOREVER PLAIDJuly 13, 2009Jay Leno once coined the phrase Plaidheads, referring to fans (such as himself) of the hit stage production, Forever Plaid. Well on July 9th, Plaidheads nation wide gathered to celebrate the screening of one of Off-Broadway's most popular and critically acclaimed musicals, as it made its first appearance on the big screen in the Forever Plaid 20th Anniversary Special event on Thursday, July 9th. Select members from the original ?Forever Plaid?cast with narration provied by David Hyde Pierce for the pre-taped anniversary performance, as they introduce the event live from the red carpet at Los Angeles' Club Nokia to fans in 500 movie theaters across the country and Canada, followed by a specially-taped 20th Anniversary performance of ?Forever Plaid.? Audiences across the country experienced a memorable evening, combining the 20th Anniversary event classic production with new and interactive twists, including a first-ever live, coast-to-coast in-theater sing-a-long with ?The Plaids.?
CATS Set To Hold Auditions For SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS 10/17-18; Performances Begin 3/18July 12, 2009?Snow Falling on Cedars?, written by David Guterson, adapted for the stage by Kevin McKeon, and directed by Kevin McKeon is set to be presented by Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) March 18 - April 10, 2010, at the Nevada Theatre. Auditions for the show will take place on Saturday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Sunday, October 18, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.. Callbacks by invitation: Monday, October 19, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.. Auditions are set to be hled at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad St., Nevada City. Rehearsals will commence on February 8, 2010.
THE COLUMBINE PROJECT OPENS 7/27 At New York's Actor's Temple TheatreJuly 12, 2009On April 20th 1999, the world watched as two young men presumed to be outcasts walked into their high-school, and attempted to massacre hundreds of their peers. Although failing in their original mission to kill 250 students, the two teens left twelve students and a teacher fatally wounded, and many others scarred for life.
'The Columbine Project' examines exactly what went through the minds of several students including the killers, who at one time, were just normal kids. We follow as the plan is kept secret and as the soon-to-be victims prepare for a future they would never see.
Chekov's IVANOV Comes To PS122 7/15-19July 12, 2009Ivanov is returning as part of the undergroundzero festival at PS122. Tickets cost $15 and are available now! To purchase, visit ps122.org or phone 212-352-3101. The show will be performed July 15 ? 19 (Wednesday at 9:30pm, Thursday ? Saturday at 7:00pm, and Sunday at 5:00pm).
Art In Changing Perspecitves: BWAC's Summer Pier Show Runs Through 8/16July 13, 2009BWAC opened the 19th century iron gates of its historic Red Hook waterfront gallery on July 11th to exhibit 800+ new works in every medium, many that interpret and reveal the world in novel and experimental ways. The show is free of charge and take place from July 11 - August 16 (weekends 1-6pm).
Faith HIll To Make Her Hollywood Bowl Debut In LA Phil's 2009 Weekend Spectaculars Series Concert 7/1718July 10, 2009Five-time Grammy-winner Faith Hill makes her Hollywood Bowl debut with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and fellow Grammy-winner, conductor David Campbell, for a special evening of music from the iconic performer?s multi-platinum recording career, Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, at 8:30 p.m. The first half of the concert, performed by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (HBO), features an unexpected mix of movie scores and other eclectic selections chosen by Campbell and Hill. No strangers to each other, Hill and Campbell?s previous collaborations include her 2002 release, Cry, Christmas CD, Joy to the World, and Hill?s recording of the Oscar-nominated ?There You?ll Be,? from the Pearl Harbor soundtrack, arranged and conducted by Campbell. For the second half of the concert, Hill joins the orchestra to delight the audience with some of her best-loved No. 1 hits from her multi-platinum career, including ?Breathe,? ?This Kiss,? ?The Way You Love Me,? ?Cry? and ?Piece of My Heart.?