Ben Allen News

Casa Mañana has announced the nominees for this year's Thirteenth Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, held Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Mañana Theatre.

The Guthrie Theater continues its 2012-13 season with the British company Propeller's all-male, modern and physical productions of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Propeller artistic director Edward Hall. The two plays, performed in repertory (audiences can choose either show, or both on two different nights), come to the Guthrie as part of Propeller's international tour running through August 2013. Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew begin performances at the Guthrie on February 27, and continue through April 6, 2013. Single tickets start at $29 and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE, 612.225.6244 (Group Sales) and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Carmen gehört zu den bekanntesten Opern der Musikgeschichte; die Arien Habanera, Toréador, en garde! Toréador!, La fleur que tu m'avais jetée sind weltberühmt. Das besondere an der Inszenierung von Peter Beauvais und Soren Schuhmacher (letzterer ist für die neue Überarbeitung verantwortlich) ist das scheinbar einfache im essentiellen. Beide Regisseure wissen genau wie sie die wichtigen Aspekte der Oper herausarbeiten und auf das vortreffliste auf die Bühne bringen.

Having earned international acclaim for their 2009 debut, 'RESERVOIR,' Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording group Fanfarlo has announced the upcoming release of their eagerly awaited new album. 'ROOMS FILLED WITH LIGHT' arrives in stores and at all DSPs on February 28th, 2012.

Having earned international acclaim for their 2009 debut, 'RESERVOIR,' Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording group Fanfarlo has announced the upcoming release of their eagerly awaited new album. 'ROOMS FILLED WITH LIGHT' arrives in stores and at all DSPs on February 28th, 2012.

The full company for Propeller's 2011-12 international touring productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale were announced today.

The final performance of 2009 year for the Court Jesters and what utter perfection is was. For those over the globe who don't know what Scared Scriptless is, let me explain. For nineteen years a 'troupe' of improvisers create and delight each and every Friday for their audience scenes made up out of thin-air. Simple in concept, but this show is no little hum-drum-tiny-out-the-back of a shady bar affair. These are improvisers at the top of their game in New Zealand. This is a show which has added shows on a Saturday night to keep up demand, it always sells out it 'usual' home of The Forge and this year as even filled to just under 300 people a per show some of the weeks.

A West End run has been confirmed for The History Boys, the Tony Award-winning Alan Bennett play that originated at the National Theatre before becoming a success on Broadway and in several UK and international tours