Charles Strouse News

On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 PM, the Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - presents its esteemed faculty-based chamber ensemble, Eastman Virtuosi, in concert at Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall. The program features works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Francis Poulenc and Anton Dvorak, as well as the New York premiere of Sebastian Currier's Pulse (2002).

Gifted actor/performer/impersonator Tommy Femia will star in the new comedy 'Norma Doesmen' a parody of a popular 1950's film about a faded star of the silent screen, opening Monday, March 8th (7:30PM) at Off Broadway's Abingdon Theatre (312 W. 36th Street Sixth floor).

Israel Musicals Presents The National Tour Production of the family musical ANNIE.

Just named winners of the prestigious 2010 Nightlife Award as 'outstanding cabaret duo,' Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano will make their first joint appearance at the legendary Oak Room Supper Club in a special Valentine show, 'This Thing Called Love,' from February 9th through March 6th.

The Music Division of the Library of Congress will present the 1934 Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin/Yip Harburg musical revue 'Life Begins at 8:40' in concert, its first live performance in 75 years, in the Library's Coolidge Auditorium at 10 First St., S.E., Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 22, 2010, at 8 p.m. Aaron Gandy will conduct the cast of 25 and the 24-piece orchestra.

South Coast Repertory's 13th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will shine the spotlight on seven new plays written by America's finest writers, including five who will be familiar to SCR audiences and two who are making their SCR debuts. This year's festival, which takes place April 23-25, will feature fully-produced world premieres by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Julia Cho and staged readings of brand-new works by Amy Freed, Itamar Moses, Bathsheba Doran, Sofia Alvarez and David West Read.

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Long Wharf Theatre is pleased to announce the full company for Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie, directed by Gordon Edelstein with Patch Darragh (Tom Wingfield), two-time Tony® Award winner Judith Ivey (Amanda Wingfield), Keira Keeley (Laura Wingfield), Michael Mosley (Jim O'Connor).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with Long Wharf Theatre presents Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie, directed by Gordon Edelstein with Patch Darragh (Tom Wingfield), two-time Tony® Award winner Judith Ivey (Amanda Wingfield), Keira Keeley (Laura Wingfield).

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back for it's 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope.

Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company is premiering the new musical Time After Time at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse Feb. 26 through Feb. 28 and March 11 through March 14.

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back for it's 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope.

Kelrik returns to a simpler time in an all new production of the the ultimate feel-good musical. Winner of four 1961 Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, BYE BYE BIRDIE runs March 26 - April 3 for six performances only.

Legacy Theatre's next mainstage production will be BABY, with a book written by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. BABY will play from April 16 through May 2, 2010.

Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook finishes up its twelfth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song with a final week of different and dazzling concerts. For 16 nights of pop, folk, cabaret, country, rock, and show tunes, the series explored the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today's most dynamic contemporary songwriting.

Gifted actor/performer/impersonator Tommy Femia will star in the new comedy 'Norma Doesmen' a parody of a popular 1950's film about a faded star of the silent screen, opening Monday, March 8th (7:30PM) at Off Broadway's Abingdon Theatre (312 W. 36th Street Sixth floor).

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has taken on the task of breathing new life into an old idea by writing the book for a re-imagined version of a 1966 musical based on the adventures of Superman.

Gifted actor/performer/impersonator Tommy Femia will star in the new comedy 'Norma Doesmen' a parody of a popular 1950's film about a faded star of the silent screen, opening Monday, March 8th (7:30PM) at Off Broadway's Abingdon Theatre (312 W. 36th Street Sixth floor).

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back in 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. ANNIE will play its final performance on February 14 at the Paramount Theatre.

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back in 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope.

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back in 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope.