Tickets Now On Sale for MCC Theater's DON'T GO GENTLEAugust 23, 2012MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that individual tickets have gone on-sale for the first show of its 2012-13 season: the world premiere of Stephen Belber's Don't Go Gentle. Performances take place at The Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) and tickets go on sale at 11AM today Thursday, August 23rd at www.mcctheater.org or by calling (212) 352-3101.
Metropolitan Room Presents THE SOPHISTICATES Bi-WeeklyAugust 23, 2012The Metropolitan Room is proud to announce that they now have a bi-weekly Ole Fashioned Burlesque Show at The Metropolitan Room - THE BEST IN NYC. It's Sophisticated. It's Exciting. It's Entertaining. It's a MUST SEE. A guaranteed memorable experience.
LET IT BE Announces West End Arrival with Rooftop GigAugust 23, 2012LET IT BE, the forthcoming West End production celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles, today unveiled its company as they performed a spectacular rooftop gig in Central London, echoing The Beatles' famous 1969 performance on top of the Apple building on Savile Row.
Sullivan Summit Ends With The Spirit Of MalaboAugust 23, 2012Victor Mooney, AIDS activist and executive director of New York based - South African Arts International, Ltd. (SAAI) has pledged to keep the camaraderie alive; thereby, naming his Brazilian custom made ocean rowboat "The Spirit of Malabo" in a tweet earlier today.
Kermit Lynch to Release Fourth Album, 'Donuts and Coffee,' 10/9August 23, 2012On October 9 pioneering wine importer, author and singer-songwriter Kermit Lynch releases his fourth album, Donuts & Coffee, on Lynchmusic/MesaBluemoon Recordings. The LP is a follow-up to 2011's well received Kitty Fur, about which Amazon.com marveled, "…the biggest surprise is not that the wine industry's greatest trailblazer has made a record, but that Kermit Lynch has delivered an album as unique, expressive and flavorful as the artisanal wines he's championed to the world." The Tucson Citizen called it "as outstanding as any fine wine he's ever imported," and No Depression described Lynch's voice on the album as, "a bluesy instrument with the weathered edges of someone more partial to grain than grape, [which] adds new shades to each interpretation."
Circle Theatre to Present DEARLY DEPARTED, 9/19-10/28August 21, 2012In the tradition of Circle's mega-hit Escanaba in da Moonlight, Circle invites you to meet the Turpin family as they come together to plan a funeral with hilarious results in Dearly Departed by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, directed by Kevin Wiczer.
ArtsWest to Present Northwest Premiere of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, 9/19-10/20August 21, 2012Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is an emo-rock musical, a political satire, and it's both funny and disturbing. In keeping with the mission of ArtsWest, it's a fiercely compelling event that will surely inspire conversation. It's a blast from the past that parallels today's political climate, depicting the birth of Democracy soaked in Emocracy and testosterone. The show reveals our nation's growing pains, and those of Jackson himself. He was unexpectedly famous, and thrust into leading a country. He is sometimes called the American Hitler. He asked for forgiveness rather than permission for what he did.
Levin's Original Dramatization of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Podcast Set for 9/15-9/16August 21, 2012The Spellbound Development Company, with permission from the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, is set to present a podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost original radio play, ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, in honor of its 60th Anniversary. Not heard since the eve of Rosh Hashanah in 1952, when it aired nationally on CBS Radio, Levin's play was the first adaptation of Anne Frank's diary. A popular and critical success, Billboard described it as 'shattering to the emotions.'
Chicago Slam Works Presents 'The French Slam Connection,' 9/18August 21, 2012Chicago Slam Works (CSW) proudly presents 'The French Slam Connection', a benefit reception and performance featuring the Ligue Slam De France National Champion Damien Guillemin, a.k.a. M'sieur Dam, on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Raven Theater, 6157 N. Clark St. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m.
Award Winning Best Duo JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN Extends Through the Fall at Don't Tell Mama'sAugust 21, 2012'Judy and Liza Together Again,' starring internationally acclaimed entertainers Rick Skye and Tommy Femia, named 'BEST DUO' this year by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), has been extended through the Fall season at Don't Tell Mama's (343 West 46th Street). Teaming up for an evening of 'Just POW!', these MAC and Bistro Award winning performers pull out all the stops, singing classic solos, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/daughter team in show biz history in 'a high energy evening with an abundance of laughs!' (Edge).
Singer Laury Shelley to Make NY Solo Debut at the Metropolitan Room, 10/8 & 10/10August 21, 2012Lampkin Music Group is proud to present the NY Solo Debut of Singer, Laury Shelley, in 'My Time With Legrand' at the Metropolitan Room on Monday and Wednesday, October 8th and 10th at @ 9:30 p.m. Two Shows Only! Music Cover : $20.00. Two Drink Minium. MAC Member Discount - $15.00. 34 West 22nd Street, NY. RSVP @ 1-212-206-0440.
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Opens 17th Season with Remount of WRENS, 9/6-10/13August 21, 2012Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's Artistic Director Tara Mallen announces the first production in its 2012-2013 Season dedicated to the theme "reinvention" is WRENS, by Anne McGravie and directed by Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's co-founder Karen Kessler, September 6 - October 13, at Rivendell's new performance venue, 5779 N. Ridge. Previews are $15 and run Thursday, Sept. 6 - Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. There is a Gala Performance Sunday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. and opening/press night is Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. The regular performance tickets are $30 with the schedule Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. is a benefit performance of WRENS with the original 1996 award-winning cast reprising their roles. Tickets are on sale now; call 773.334.7728 or visit www.RivendellTheatre.org.
Peter Murphy to Perform at Bushwick, Brooklyn's The Well, 8/26August 21, 2012On Sunday, August 26 at Bushwick, Brooklyn's The Well, goth legend Peter Murphy and special openers Crystal Stilts, Small Black, and Airwaves will perform. The Well is located at 272 Meserole Street, two blocks from the Montrose stop on the L line.