Lanyard Theatre Company, founded and based in Bath, will present the world premiere of Temporary Living Arrangements, the first full-length dramatic work written by new Co-Artistic Director Elizabeth Lardie.
Polish pianist Rafa? Blechacz (pronounced Ra-FAW BLEH-hatch) has been named the recipient of the 2014 Gilmore Artist Award, it was announced today by Daniel R. Gustin, Director of the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. One of the most prestigious honors in music, the Gilmore Artist Award is presented every four years on a non-competitive basis to an exceptional pianist who, regardless of age or nationality, has the potential to sustain a career as a major international concert artist. Mr. Blechacz will receive $300,000 in support of his musical and career goals over the next four years. Previous recipients of the Gilmore Artist Award are Kirill Gerstein (2010), Ingrid Fliter (2006), Piotr Anderszewski (2002), Leif Ove Andsnes (1998), Ralf Gothóni (1994) and David Owen Norris (1991).
The project follows Leary as a 'middle-aged rock star' who longs for a rebound in his career, and comes from the Jim Serpico and Leary's Apostle, FX productions, and Fox Television Studios. Should FX network decide to move forward, SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL could either end up on the flagship network, or on the newly-launched FXX.
Tickets are now on sale to the general public and rehearsals begin this Friday, January 10 for Playwrights Horizons' (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) New York premiere production of STAGE KISS, a new play marking the eagerly-anticipated return of two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl (Dead Man's Cell Phone at PH; The Clean House, In the Next Room…, Eurydice) to the theater company. Directed by Rebecca Taichman (Milk Like Sugar at PH; Marie Antoinette, Orlando, The Scene, Luck of the Irish), the production will begin previews Friday evening, February 7 at 8PM with an Opening Night set for Sunday, March 2 at 7PM. The limited engagement will play through Sunday evening, March 23 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) announced today that in less than ten months, it has met and exceeded its goal of raising the museum's endowment to an historic high of over $100,000,000, thereby securing independence as the only public museum in Los Angeles dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art. Building on this overwhelming expression of support and commitment to the future of the museum, fundraising continues with the next goal to raise the endowment to $150,000,000.
Over 12 years and 7 critically acclaimed albums, ambient pop-rock collective Blow Up Hollywood has created an expansive and adventurous body of work that manages to be both highly emotionally charged and majestically anonymous. Helmed by Steve Messina, and backed by trusted friends and collaborators, Blow Up Hollywood has put its distinct fingerprint on warped Americana, dark wave, post rock, noise, jazz, classical, freak folk, and any other music medium they felt like inhabiting. But when Messina's personal life became painfully complex, he stepped out front and crafted the most direct and vulnerable album in Blow Up Hollywood's career, the stunning, BLUE SKY BLOND (Out TODAY, January 7, 2014).
Parson's Nose Theater (PNT), the acclaimed classical comedic theater company led by Artistic Director, Lance Davis, begins the second half of their 2013-14 Season with a Readers' Theater Series production of 'As You Were: Stories for American GIs in WWII'.
The tour never ends, the words and music still flow, onstage and on album. More than half a century after he first performed in Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan remains the master. His songs have becomes beacons of the times, from the fire of the 1960s to the embers of revolution that burn today. He's that rare artist where cover versions of his material have sometimes taken on lives of their own: the Byrds with 'Mr. Tambourine Man' or Hendrix transforming 'All Along The Watchtower.'
In today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway,' check out the show's FULL history from it's inception in 2007 to future plans for a run in Las Vegas.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced its January 2014 lineup. Details below!
Today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' focuses on the show's beginnings, recalling Spidey's journey from its inception in April 2007, until previews began at the Foxwoods Theater on November 28, 2010. For over three years, rumors circulated about the comic book hero's trip to Broadway, and after a major cast shuffle and a few initial production delays, the first version of the musical at last performed for Broadway audiences.
Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's 'Photo Blast From the Past' series. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.
As a narrative and visual account of an extraordinary work of architectural reconstruction underway in Nara, Japan, 'The Genius of Japanese Carpentry' reveals the ambition and stunning artistry of a craft preserved in time. The book follows the story of the twelve-hundred-year-old Yakushiji monastery and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time, fire, and warfare. Written by the prolific author, Azby Brown, 'The Genius of Japanese Carpentry' is now being published in its second iteration with 140 black and white photos, 67 color photos, and 83 drawings.
The 10-episode first season of OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES premieres Tuesday, January 14 at 10/9c only on Investigation Discovery.
Magnet Releasing has just released the official trailer for GRAND PIANO, hitting theaters on March 7, 2014. Get a first look at the thriller below!
REPUBLIC RECORDS and BRUSHFIRE RECORDS are proud to announce The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture soundtrack.
Wave Productions in association with Shetler Studios & Theatres present the World Premiere of Charles Cissel's ORGANIC SHRAPNEL, directed by Robin A. Paterson. Previews begin January 31 at Theater 54 with opening slated for February 7.
In its 14th annual holiday concert the professional chorus, Cantus Columbus, continues its tradition of recounting the Christmas story with classical works today, December 16 at 7:30 pm.
Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents its first season at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center - Air Supply on Saturday, January 25 at 8 pm; America on Saturday, February 22 at 8 pm; Broadway star Susan Egan, the original Belle of Beauty and the Beast, on Saturday, March 1 at 8 pm; and The Temptations on Saturday, June 7 at 8 pm.
The Second City's 'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!' opened on Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/ Kirk Douglas Theatre. Written by Second City alumni Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort and directed by fellow Second City alum Marc Warzecha, 'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!' continues through December 29, 2013. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
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