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Garth Fagan, Martha Myers, American Indian Dancers and More Set for 2017 American Dance Guild Festival


The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Today, September 7 through Sunday, September 10 at this year's Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, New York City.

Garth Fagan, Martha Myers, American Indian Dancers and More Set for 2017 American Dance Guild Festival


The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Thursday, September 7 through Sunday, September 10 at this year's Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, New York City.

Garth Fagan, Martha Myers, and American Indian Dancers Honored at American Dance Guild Festival


The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Thursday, September 7 through Sunday, September 10 at this year's Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, New York City.

American Dance Guild Announces Festival Lineup and Honorees


The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Thursday, September 7 through Sunday, September 10 at this year's Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, New York City.

BWW Review: Stratford Festival Opens its 65th Season with a Splendid Production of TWELFTH NIGHT


The 65th season of the Stratford Festival officially opened on Monday night with a production of William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT. Director, Martha Henry has assembled a fabulous group of players and they do not disappoint. Just the thought of Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom Rooney, and Brent Carver sharing comedic scenes together had me rushing to the Festival Theatre to see this play. All three are as fantastic as one could hope for, but everyone else is equally as enchanting in their roles as well.

Warner Bros. Begins Filming on CRAZY RICH ASIANS


Filming began today on Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Crazy Rich Asians,' based on the acclaimed worldwide bestseller by Kevin Kwan.

Robert Mann Gallery Presents Newest Works by Susan Rankaitis in Exhibition 'Grey Matters'


Just as scientific study is an ongoing venture of discovering, negating and reinventing, the work of Susan Rankaitis is a forever open ended endeavor. Robert Mann Gallery is pleased to present the newest works by Rankaitis in the exhibition Grey Matters. Although her work is continually evolving, Grey Matters is the most recent intersection of the artist's ongoing exploration of artistic and scientific processes.

Final Casting Announced for FROM PAGE TO STAGE


The From Page to Stage season of new musical theatre announces casting and creative details for its four showcases including Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 Chump Street

Pennington Dance Group to Celebrate 15 Years with Pair of Concerts at State Playhouse, 3/26-27


Internationally acclaimed Pennington Dance Group celebrates its 15th Anniversary with two concerts on March 26 and March 27 at the State Playhouse, located on the campus of Cal State LA (just east of downtown Los Angeles).

Amused Moose Soho Welcomes 'Hot Starlets' Talent at Above The Arts Tonight


AMUSED MOOSE SOHO presents exceptional comedy from a great bunch of the best new comedians around who are featured in this Amused Moose Comedy's Hot Starlets special, having won through in Amused Moose Laugh Off - they are in the top 5% of new comedians across the UK. So you are guaranteed a laughter packed evening from these already splendidly skilful stand-ups, at Soho's only multi-award winning comedy club, just one minute from Leicester Square tube at 'Above The Arts' tonight 20 June 2015.

It's Hog Heaven! West Coast Premiere of THREE LITTLE PIGS Opens Today at MainStreet Theatre


MainStreet Theatre Company is delighted to announce their first show of the 2014/2015 season: the west coast premiere of Stiles and Drewe's The Three Little Pigs. Jessica Kubzansky is the Director, with Musical Direction by Janice Rodgers Wainwright, and Choreography by John Pennington. The production opens to the public today, October 4th at 4pm. The strictly limited engagement will run through Sunday, October 19th only.

It's Hog Heaven! West Coast Premiere of THREE LITTLE PIGS to Open 10/4 at MainStreet Theatre


MainStreet Theatre Company is delighted to announce their first show of the 2014/2015 season: the west coast premiere of Stiles and Drewe's The Three Little Pigs. Jessica Kubzansky is the Director, with Musical Direction by Janice Rodgers Wainwright, and Choreography by John Pennington. The production will play eight school performances from September 29th - October 3rd, and open to the public on Saturday, October 4th at 4pm. The strictly limited engagement will run through Sunday, October 19th only.

WSR Signature Theatre to Present 1776, 7/2-3


It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence...if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.

The Who's TOMMY Pop-Up Pinball Arcade In London, 11/7-15


A pop-up pinball arcade will be opened in London later this month, celebrating the release of the new Super Deluxe Edition of The Who's classic rock opera TOMMY and paying homage to one of the enduring musical's most popular elements and its famous song, 'Pinball Wizard'.

Jon Faddis Set for SIX DECADES OF JAZZ Concert at NJCU, 9/20


Acclaimed trumpeter Jon Faddis will perform as a special guest with the NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band in Six Decades of Jazz at NJCU, a free concert series launched in celebration of the inauguration of Dr. Sue Henderson as New Jersey City University's 12thpresident. The concert will take place at the J. Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place in Jersey City on Friday, September 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Justin Willman, ROAD TO PALOOZA Variety Show and More Set for Pasadena Playhouse's CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA, Beg. Today


The Pasadena Playhouse announced the full schedule for its new summer festival, CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA - Summer Spectacle & Comic Calamity, created and directed by Stefan Haves. Mainstage feature acts will include two performances of magician/entertainer Justin Willman's Tricked Out, Frank Ferrante's one-man show An Evening With Groucho and a special night with some of the greatest magicians of The Magic Castle. Road to Palooza: A Variety Show Spectacular will also be a Mainstage event for five performances featuring a number of the amazing acts playing the festival and rotating special guest performers. The Carrie Hamilton Theatre will host an eclectic variety of specialty acts over the three-week period. The CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA festival will launch today, July 19 and perform through August 11, 2013.

Justin Willman, ROAD TO PALOOZA Variety Show and More Set for Pasadena Playhouse's CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA; Lineup Announced!


The Pasadena Playhouse announced the full schedule for its new summer festival, CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA - Summer Spectacle & Comic Calamity, created and directed by Stefan Haves. Mainstage feature acts will include two performances of magician/entertainer Justin Willman's Tricked Out, Frank Ferrante's one-man show An Evening With Groucho and a special night with some of the greatest magicians of The Magic Castle. Road to Palooza: A Variety Show Spectacular will also be a Mainstage event for five performances featuring a number of the amazing acts playing the festival and rotating special guest performers. The Carrie Hamilton Theatre will host an eclectic variety of specialty acts over the three-week period. The CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA festival will launch on July 19 and perform through August 11, 2013.

VIDEO: First Look - Trailer for Offbeat Assassin Flick VIOLET & DAISY


Yahoo! Movies has just debuted the first trailer for VIOLET & DAISY, starring Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel. Check it out below!

Key Largo Accommodations Welcome Big Events for May


From a film festival to a fundraising marathon, Key Largo has a lot on the calendar for May, and this Dolphins Cove hotel is the best location from which to experience it all.

Cinedigm Scores Rights to Offbeat Assassin Flick VIOLET & DAISY


Cinedigm Entertainment Group, a division of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), has acquired North American distribution rights to writer-director Geoffrey Fletcher's VIOLET & DAISY, which world premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. Fletcher recently earned the Cinevation Award for his work on VIOLET & DAISY at the 2012 Savannah Film Festival. Cinedigm's theatrical distribution will commence in 2013, with subsequent roll out across on-demand, digital and DVD.

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