Stabler and Baumhower to Sponsor Bear Country Tailgate at ASF 1/13January 5, 2011College and professional football legends Ken Stabler and Bob Baumhower will team up to sponsor an ASF members and media indoor tailgate party prior to the opening of the first public performance of BEAR COUNTRY at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on January 13, 2011 from 5:30 to 7 PM.
Artscape Presents January Events Including MYTH OF ANDREW AND JO January 5, 2011With two of the successful holiday season performances at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre Centre ending this week, Artscape ventures to the outdoors with its annual summer Shakespeare production at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre. Artscape wishes all its patrons a prosperous new year.
FUDGE Theatre Company Presents BAREFOOT IN THE PARK 1/28-2/5January 5, 2011Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the Friends United Developing Genuine Entertainment or F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, has indeed found the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in Boston. And not a minute too soon. His no-holds-barred version of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Neil Simon's longest-running, award-winning Broadway smash hit about a marriage between a stunning, vibrant twenty-four year old New York woman with an unquenchable lust for life and a drop-dead handsome, Harvard-educated lawyer with a very sensible approach to everything on earth, opens at The Arsenal Center For the Arts (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.) on Friday, January 28 and continue to delight audiences through Saturday, February 5.
First Stage Presents Family Rock Musical U: BUG: ME 2/18-3/13January 4, 2011First Stage presents a folk-rock musical for all ages in the regional premiere of U: BUG: ME. U: BUG: ME runs February 18 through March 13 at the Todd Wehr Theater in the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water Street in downtown Milwaukee. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 N. Water Street, by phone at (414) 273-7206 or online at www.FirstStage.org.
EttaGrace Black Theatre Company Presents THE MEETING 1/12-19January 4, 2011EttaGrace Black Theatre Company performs THE MEETING. THE MEETING, written by Jeff Stetson, depicts the supposed clandestine meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, just after the burning of Malcolm X's home and one week before his assassination. In THE MEETING, the two men debate their varying approaches to the same grave social problems.
Bay Street Theatre Announces Kids School Vacation Camps 2/21-25 & 4/18-22January 3, 2011Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce the Kids School Vacation Theatre Camp February 21-25 and April 18-22; 9 am - 3 pm daily. Back by popular demand, each week long session will include classes and games incorporating every aspect of theatre that includes acting, singing, performance and dance. Students will write and perform in their own mini-musical!
JPAS To Host 2011 AACT Fest 2/18-19January 3, 2011Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is honored to host the 2011 Louisiana American Association of Community Theatres Fest (AACT/Fest) February 18-19, 2011 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave in Westwego, Louisiana.
Kobie Boykins Presents 'Exploring Mars: The Next Generation' At Mesa Arts Center 1/19January 3, 2011A charismatic, young mechanical engineer at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kobie Boykins, is at the forefront of Mars exploration having worked on remarkable projects from the Mars Expedition Rovers 'Opportunity' and 'Spirit', to the Ocean Surface Topography Mission. Boykins was responsible for the design, fabrication, and build of the solar arrays that power the Mars Expedition Rovers that continue to send data from Mars, our nearest planetary neighbor. He will present 'Exploring Mars: The Next Generation' at the Mesa Arts Center on Jan. 19 at 7:30, the third presentation in the four-part series with National Geographic Live, now in its fourth season in Arizona.
Andrew Belle Plays 3rd & Lindsley 1/16January 3, 2011Andrew Belle had an amazing 2010 playing 150 shows in support of his debut LP The Ladder and he finished the year having that album named by iTunes as a Singer Songwriter 'Best of 2010' in their annual Rewind.
Marty Thomas Joins MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING 1/13January 3, 2011Marty Thomas, best known for his Broadway appearances in XANADU, WICKED and THE SECRET GARDEN, takes over the role of Andrew, one of the prospective bridegrooms, in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING beginning Jan. 13 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre.
Lincoln Center Announces January-March TARGET FREE THURSDAYS LineupJanuary 3, 2011An exciting range of performances including a post-modern variety show, a contemporary psychedelic funk opera, a celebration for the acclaimed Apollo Theater in conjunction with its 75th anniversary exhibition, and the U.S. debut of Daorum, an innovative collaboration between Korean and Australian jazz musicians highlight the next three months of TARGET® FREE THURSDAYS at the David Rubenstein Atrium.
Photo Flash: DEAR EDWINA Onstage at DR2December 17, 2010Producer Daryl Roth is proud to present the musical DEAR EDWINA, a holiday favorite with critics and audiences alike, returning for its third season to the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street, NYC) for a limited run beginning Friday, December 17, 2010, playing through Friday, February 25, 2011. This musical comedy for all ages is written by Zina Goldrich (music) and Marcy Heisler (book and lyrics) and is directed by Timothy McDonald.
NY Philharmonic Announces 3 Year Extension Of Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival December 15, 2010The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the New York Philharmonic today announced a three-year extension of the Orchestra's annual Vail summer residency. This extension, which begins with the Festival's 25th anniversary season in the summer of 2012, will see the Philharmonic in Vail through 2014, for the orchestra's 12th summer residency.
Upright Cabaret Presents Davis, Taylor, And Smith In THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI 1/15December 15, 2010Upright Cabaret is thrilled to announce the performers for their second 'American Icons' concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. Grammy Award-nominee and American Idol finalist Frenchie Davis (American Idol Season 2, Broadway: RENT, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', DREAMGIRLS), Ty Taylor (CBS' Rockstar INXS, Broadway: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, CATS, GREASE; PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, CHESS at Reprise Theatre Company, front man of raw soul band 'Vintage Trouble') and Von Smith (American Idol Season 8) as Upright Cabaret expands their unique, one-of-a-kind cabaret experience to Thousand Oaks!
New York Theatre Intensives Announces Second New Play Summer Conservatory 6/28-8/5December 15, 2010New York Theatre Intensives/New Play Summer Conservatory in association with the artists of the Ensemble Studio Theatre is offering its second summer conservatory in New York City. The six-week play development program is an intensive and immersive process for student actors, writers and directors which was offered for the first time last year. This year the Conservatory will include a three-week intensive for student lighting designers.