A. Barbara News

Flurry of Last-Minute Cast Changes as Metropolitan Opera Company Arrives in Japan To Begin Tour of Tokyo and Nagoya

If you were lucky enough to see An Evening with Stephen Schwartz at last year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival, then you were lucky enough to see the wonderful Carrie Rawlings from the UK. Her debut show at the 2011 Adelaide Cabaret Festival is When I Was Young, I Listened to the Radio.

Spring Dance Concert 2011 - Directed by Nancy Lyons, Kristen Daley and guest artists Mark Haim and Scott Wells

In May-June 2011, the Overtime Theater presents the world premiere of The Decorator, a new, original comedy written by Texas playwright Jeffrey Strausser and directed by Matthew Byron Cassi.

Called 'The biggest hit on Broadway' by WOR Radio the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced today dates and cities for the U.S. national tour of the critically acclaimed production.

Spring Dance Concert 2011 - Directed by Nancy Lyons, Kristen Daley and guest artists Mark Haim and Scott Wells

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM.

THE 16th ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE (LES) FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS brings together under one roof in just three days over 100 performing arts organizations, local and international celebrities, independent artists, poets, playwrights, musicians, puppeteers, film makers and many others - all of whom reside, work or have their roots in the culturally diverse, willfully anarchistic Lower East Side - for New York City's most diverse FREE 3-day festival, from Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29, at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between E. 9th and 10th Sts.) in Manhattan. OBIE Award-winning actress Crystal Field is co-founder and Artistic Director of Theater for the New City.

The 29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards nominees were announced by choreographer & director Lee Roy Reams at a special reception hosted by Carolyn Kendall Buchter, Ronald Buchter and Patricia Watt, Producer of the Astaire Awards at Theater Row's Firebird Russian Restaurant,. The 'Astaires' are the only awards to honor excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film. Check out photos from the reception below!

Victoria Theatre Association presents The Soundtrack of Your Life featuring Jimmy Webb, Barry Man and Paul Williams, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the historic Victoria Theatre, starting at 8 PM.

Spring Dance Concert 2011 - Directed by Nancy Lyons, Kristen Daley and guest artists Mark Haim and Scott Wells

Currently on the road with G. Love and Special Sauce through April, The Belle Brigade have announced that they will hit the road this summer as special guests of Canadian songstress kd lang.

Victoria Theatre Association presents The Soundtrack of Your Life featuring Jimmy Webb, Barry Man and Paul Williams, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the historic Victoria Theatre, starting at 8 PM.

Theatre 167 announces the extension of YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER OF THIS SUITCASE through April 3rd!

Sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway, are set to bring their cabaret BOOM! back to New York City this May. Performances will take place at Birdland May 3-7 at 8:30PM and 11PM. For additional information, visit: www.Birdlandjazz.com.

The month of April brings more guest stars to the hilarious Off-Broadway Van Zandt & Milmore comedy hit, 'You've Got Hate Mail,' as Julia Duffy (April 22) and Khrystyne Haje (April 8) take turns performing in the relentlessly funny tale of cyberspace lies, sex, and emails. Curtain time is 7:00 p.m. at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street, NYC.

Currently on the road with G. Love and Special Sauce through April, The Belle Brigade have announced that they will hit the road this summer as special guests of Canadian songstress kd lang.

Please join us for our spring musical, 'Man of La Mancha'. We are offering a special $3 discount off the $18 ticket price for the opening night performance (Friday, April 29th) when you order tickets online and enter coupon code LAMANCHA.

Managing Artistic Director Marco Paulo Carneiro has announced the cast for the New England regional premiere of the Satori Group's iLove:. This premiere is directed by Marco Paulo Carneiro and Amanda Coffin. Performances run April 22-24, 2011 at the Factory Theatre. An extension is anticipated.

Theatre 167 announces the extension of YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER OF THIS SUITCASE through April 3rd!