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Stage West Presents the Area Premiere of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer Through Feb. 22
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2009
Master Irish tale-spinner Conor McPherson pulls us inexorably into a story full of twists and humor, with just a whiff of the supernatural, as Stage West presents the area premiere of The Seafarer, which previews on Thursday, January 29 and runs through Sunday, February 22 at 821 W. Vickery Blvd. in Fort Worth.
KVPAC Creative Photography Classes Begin 2/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 20, 2009
Join the friendly group, ages 14 to adult, at KVPAC on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00pm and learn to view the world in a whole new way with the Creative Photography Course. The classes begin February 23 and runs through April 6 (no class on March 16) and will include informal discussions, constructive critiques and professional guidance to help you improve in the art of photography in a non-technical way. Photographic examples will be viewed, followed by simple photo assignments to help hone your craft. Students provide their own cameras.
Black, de Guzman & Heflin Head Alley's 'THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER', Performances Begin 2/20
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2009
Tony Winner John Rando returns to Houston's Alley Theatre to direct Two-time Tony Nominee Josie de Guzman as Maggie Cutler, Theatre World Award Winner James Black as Sheridan Whiteside and Alley Company Member Elizabeth Heflin as Lorraine Sheldon in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, beginning performances on February 20 on the Alley's Hubbard Stage.
Casa Manana Presents MISS NELSON IS MISSING 2/20-3/8
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2009
Casa Ma?ana Children's Playhouse presents Miss Nelson is Missing at Casa Ma?ana Theatre, February 20 - March 8, 2009. The students in room 207 just won't follow the rules and are not being respectful to their teacher, Miss Nelson. One morning, Miss Nelson is missing from school, which makes her students believe they have succeeded in driving her away. Their celebration quickly ends when the substitute teacher, the mean and scary Miss Viola Swamp, descends upon the classroom. You'll love what happens next in this new musical based upon the popular children's books by Harry Allard and James Marshall.
Rover Dramawerks to Presents World Premiere of Around the World in 80 Days March 5-21
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2009
Rover Dramawerks presents the World Premiere adventure comedy Around the World in 80 Days by award-winning playwright Carol M. Rice of Plano at the Courtyard Theater, 1509 H Avenue in Plano (next to the Cox Building Playhouse). Performances are March 5-21, 2009, with shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with an additional matinee performance on Saturday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Meadows School of the Arts at SMU Announces Season Line-up
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 19, 2009
Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Winner of five national awards for best play, including the New York Drama Critics Circle award, Intimate Apparel revolves around the character of Esther, an African-American seamstress living in New York at the beginning of the 20th century who creates beautiful lingerie for society women and prostitutes alike. She falls in love with a Panama Canal laborer who woos her through romantic letters, though she is also admired by the shy Jewish merchant who sells fabrics to her. Nottage, who based the play on the life of her great-grandmother, called it 'a lyrical meditation on one woman's loneliness and desire.' Directed by Molly Murphy, senior directing student in the Division of Theatre.
Laura Bell Bundy to Appear at Houston's Books-A-Million for Record Signing Feb. 19
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2009
Laura Bell Bundy, who originated the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway hit musical Legally Blonde, will be signing copies of the 'Legally Blonde' soundtrack at Books-A-Million, 1201 Main St. in the Houston Pavilions next Thursday, February 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come on down and meet this talented, Tony Award-nominated musical gem!
Circle Theater Announces Their 2009 Season Line-up
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 18, 2009
Circle Theatre, a professional, contemporary regional theatre company in Sundance Square, is proud to announce the line-up for their 2009 season. Unveiling a new look and new productions in 2009, Circle will produce a full season, with previews for the first show beginning on March 19, 2009. Shows this season include: ART, Hail Mary!, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Incorruptible and Lone Star Christmas Carol. Circle Theatre also hosts a resident emerging theatre company, FireStarter Productions, which will present Tapas, April 16 through 19.
THE CRUCIBLE Comes To The Crighton Players On 2/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 18, 2009
The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie-and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. The Crucible (Drama) Written by: Arthur Miller Directed by: Larry Calhoun
Stage West Presents the Area Premiere of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer Through Feb. 22
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2009
Master Irish tale-spinner Conor McPherson pulls us inexorably into a story full of twists and humor, with just a whiff of the supernatural, as Stage West presents the area premiere of The Seafarer, which previews on Thursday, January 29 and runs through Sunday, February 22 at 821 W. Vickery Blvd. in Fort Worth.
See The US Through Collages In BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 17, 2009
Artist Bob Rauschenberg presented new ways of looking at life, the world and the United States through groundbreaking collages - 'Combines' - that incorporated everyday objects and assorted images of people, places and things. Random at times, and deliberate at others, each collection of items told a host of stories within a single canvas. Thanks to playwright Charles L. Mee, the artist's spirited, yet unconventional, vision was transplanted to a theater setting by New York's SITI Company in 'bobrauschenbergamerica' in 2001. Soon, Houstonians will have the opportunity to experience this unique stage production when it is presented by the University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance.
DCT Celebrates 2008/09 Season W/ THE LITTLE FOXES 2/27-3/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2009
DCT Celebrates its 2008/09 Season with Lillian Hellman's - The Little Foxes February 27 - March 8 Lillian Hellman's cynical play of family greed and revenge, The Little Foxes, is her most popular piece of drama. It was acclaimed an instant hit after a hugely successful opening night in 1939. Certainly moral dissembling lies at the heart of the play: the Hubbard siblings steal, deceive, and plot against each other in their efforts to invest in one of the first cotton mills to industrialize the New South, a plan that stands to win them millions of dollars.
4th Annual DFW Fringe Festival Runs 3/27-4/25 At Dallas Hub
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2009
Beginning on World Theatre Day (March 27th) and going through April 25th, 2009 the Dallas Hub Theater will be the Hub of performances, workshops, talk-backs and other exciting activities featuring groups on the fringe in areas of theatre, dance, music, film, spoken word, comedy, and a few that have invented their own. Many artists, groups and shows have experienced success, exposure and noteriety by being part of our previous three festivals. On a local level, the festival is a great way get new and fringy projects in front of new audiences. It is an ideal place to celebrate the wonderful arts in the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex. The DFW Fringe Awards have proven an excellent bonus for the artists and groups that earn them as they take their projects around the world or to the next level.
Level Ground Arts Returns To Dallas Hub W/ JULIUS CAESAR
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2009
Level Ground Arts returns to the Dallas Hub Theater with this new look at Shakespeare's classic. Beware the Ides of March: There are ten actors on stage acting out characters that are playing actors in Shakespeare's Caesar....a play within a play within a play. This is a fascinating and engaging performance of the classic text with a brand new twist. There is no backstage. The actors do everything. They create the lights. They create the sound. They become the scenery. Our Caesar is a living, breathing theatrical experience. Everything is live. Everything in plain sight. Come join us for a look at Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, as you have never seen it before.
Uptown Players' 'TRAILER TRASH HOUSEWIFE' Runs Thru 3/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2009
Uptown Players continues its eighth season with the Southwest premiere of The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, running Friday, February 13 - Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the KD Studio Theatre. This production is under the direction of Cheryl Denson with music direction by Scott Eckert. Written by Del Shores, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife is a tragic-comedy about domestic violence, set in small town trailer-park Texas. The play explores the lives of Willadean Winkler (Cindee Mayfield), her abusive husband J.D. (TA Taylor), her best-friend LaSonia (Laura Warner) and trashy cocktail waitress Rayleen Hobbs (Melissa Jobe). The play is scored around soul-soaring blues songs (sung by Crystal Ramon).
Casa Manana Holds Auditions ROCKIN' WITH MOTHER GOOSE 2/14
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2009
Casa Ma?ana Conducting Auditions for ROCKIN' WITH MOTHER GOOSE Saturday, February 14 at Casa Ma?ana Theatre Youth and adult auditions for Casa Ma?ana Children's Playhouse production of Rockin' with Mother Goose will be held Saturday, February 14 beginning at 10:00 am for adults and 1:00 pm for youth in the Rehearsal Studio at Casa Ma?ana Theatre. The engagement of Rockin' with Mother Goose is produced by Casa Ma?ana at Casa Ma?ana Theatre, March 31 - April 19, 2009. The Rehearsal Studio at Casa Ma?ana Theatre, 3101 West Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, 76107 (in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District).
Joe Steptoe's MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS Begins 2/14
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2009
Dallas Children's Theater proudly presents John Steptoe's, MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, a gorgeous Caldecott Award winning Cinderella tale that celebrates goodness, generosity, love and traditional African song. Adapted for the stage by Karen Abbott, MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS is part of the Discovery Theater Series for Families at PlayhouseSquare. When a great African king desires a wife, only the most perfect maidens in the land are invited to meet him. Mufaro, a dignified and caring African villager, has two beautiful daughters. When he leaves for the hunt and the sisters are alone, Manyara is always angry, while Nyasha is positive and kind. Chenzira, a messenger, brings word that the Great King is inviting all of the 'Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land to appear before him' so that he might choose his Queen. Mufaro is very pleased that both of his daughters should be selected and agrees to accompany them at sunrise. That night, Manyara, believing herself better and prettier than her sister, sets out alone so that she can be presented to the king first. What will happen to each girl as she responds to hooting owls, enchanted trees laughing and the other strange beings she encounters along the way? DCT's Executive Artistic Director and director of the play, Robyn Flatt, states, 'This wonderful folktale celebrates virtue and kindness of the heart. Its ethical lesson is simple yet powerful: ?as you sow so shall you reap', or as a hungry beggar in the play says, ?pretty is as pretty does'.'
Laura Bell Bundy to Appear at Houston's Books-A-Million for Record Signing Feb. 19
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2009
Laura Bell Bundy, who originated the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway hit musical Legally Blonde, will be signing copies of the 'Legally Blonde' soundtrack at Books-A-Million, 1201 Main St. in the Houston Pavilions next Thursday, February 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come on down and meet this talented, Tony Award-nominated musical gem!
Tix Now On Sale For LEGALLY BLONDE In Memphis
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 12, 2009
Tickets are on-sale now and may be purchased at the Orpheum Box Office from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday, David-Kidd Booksellers, and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone (901) 525-3000 or go online at www.orpheum-memphis.com. Tickets range from $15-$80. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take 'no' for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
Black, de Guzman & Heflin Head Alley's 'THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER', Performances Begin 2/20
by Eddie Varley - February 11, 2009
Tony Winner John Rando returns to Houston's Alley Theatre to direct Two-time Tony Nominee Josie de Guzman as Maggie Cutler, Theatre World Award Winner James Black as Sheridan Whiteside and Alley Company Member Elizabeth Heflin as Lorraine Sheldon in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, beginning performances on February 20 on the Alley's Hubbard Stage.
The Alley Theater Holds Open Auditions For Boys Ages 7-12
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2009
The Alley Theatre is holding auditions for boys with unchanged voices between the ages of seven and twelve to be considered for singing roles in the Alley Theatre's upcoming production of The Man Who Came to Dinner. Those wishing to audition must be available for rehearsals and performances beginning February 10 through March 22, 2009. Boys must be age twelve or younger; and may not be members of AEA, SAG or AFTRA.
Gulsvig Led LEGALLY BLONDE Tour Hit TUTS 2/10-2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2009
Theatre Under The Stars announced today that LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL begins performances at The Hobby Center for Performing Arts in downtown Houston, February 10 - 22, 2009!
Lyric Stage's CABARET '09 Fundraising Event Presented On 2/7
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2009
On February 7, 2009, the Lyric Stage League presents CABARET '09: THE LEGENDARY DAYS OF LAS VEGAS, the annual fund-raising event for Lyric Stage. Marilyn Maye, fresh from her latest New York City triumph, will headline this year's gala at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort and Club. Billy Stritch, direct from his engagement with Liza Minnelli on Broadway at the Palace Theater, will accompany Ms. Maye. Call 972-594-1904 for tickets or more info. Marilyn Maye was one of the brightest lights of television, supper clubs and the recording industry during the 1960's. She became a fixture on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Steve Allen and Johnny Carson and enjoyed a great recording career with RCA. After an absence of over 15 years, she made a triumphant return to New York City last fall. THE NEW YORK OBSERVER's Rex Reed proclaimed 'This woman has everything. She can belt, and she can sing ballads with the kind of warmth that makes your heart smile. She has a theatrical flair that captivates and enthralls, and jazz-spiced chops that can reach notes most singers one-third her age can't even hit in their dreams. The standing ovations were unlike anything I've seen since the halcyon days of Lena Horne at the Waldorf. She's the real deal.'
Casa Manana Presents MISS NELSON IS MISSING 2/20-3/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 06, 2009
Casa Ma?ana Children's Playhouse presents Miss Nelson is Missing at Casa Ma?ana Theatre, February 20 - March 8, 2009. The students in room 207 just won't follow the rules and are not being respectful to their teacher, Miss Nelson. One morning, Miss Nelson is missing from school, which makes her students believe they have succeeded in driving her away. Their celebration quickly ends when the substitute teacher, the mean and scary Miss Viola Swamp, descends upon the classroom. You'll love what happens next in this new musical based upon the popular children's books by Harry Allard and James Marshall.
Last Chance To Catch A Simultaneous Dose Of Shakespeare
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 05, 2009
LAST CHANCE TO SEE Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilenstern Are Dead Our most ambitious endeavor to date is proving a success. Taking two of the most challenging plays in the English Language and performing them SIMULTANEOUSLY between our two intimate theaters utilizing the same cast. Casting some of the best local talent with fresh perspectives on these classics, both of these shows are strong in their own right. Many are commenting about Hamlet's unique spiritual insight with this production, and of course the interaction between the two stages with multi-media, sword fights and swinging from ropes in addition to the actors entrances and exits makes this a once in a lifetime experience. Critics and audiences agree that this event pushes the boundaries of live theater in a way never before seen, and after this weekend it will be gone.

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