Cheryl News

NRA Country and country music will be front-and-center on the streets of downtown Nashville next week, with free outdoor concerts set for Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 12.

I've never quite understood why Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's "Nine" is so under produced regionally. It's fun, flirty and sexy with some of the most stunningly beautiful songs that unfortunately too few are familiar with. It could be that in order to produce it correctly you need one killer ensemble of women (and Guido of course) who can handle the piece. Well, as is their way, Showtunes Theatre Company has taken this underdone gem and dusted it off and thankfully found that stellar ensemble to tackle it in their current concert version. Too bad it's only for two performances.

Good Theater presents Underwaterguy 2.0, a visually vibrant solo show by Steve Underwood. Directed by Cheryl King, Underwaterguy 2.0 runs from April 11 to April 21, 2015 at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland, Maine. The opening performance is on Saturday April 11th and 3pm.

Seattle-based SHOWTUNES Theatre Company wraps their 15th year with a fun, sexy concert version of the Tony award winning musical Nine.

Beatrix Potter's delightful story for children, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT will be at Artscape Theatre Foyer during the April Easter school holiday, presented by Stagecraft Drama Studio.

TSO POPS presents AS HEARD ON TV with Special Guest Nicole Parker and TSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke on April 14 & 15, 2015 at Roy Thomson Hall.

Registration for the Second Annual Poker for Hope tournament is now open online. Taking place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Saturday, April 11 at 12:30 p.m., Poker for Hope is held in support of TIA'S HOPE - a foundation whose mission is to bring joy to hospitalized children who are receiving treatment during the holiday season by providing them with a holiday gift.

On Saturday, May 9th, McCarter Theatre Center will host its annual Gala Benefit, which supports McCarter's many ongoing artistic and educational missions here in Princeton and around the region. This year's gala appears under a theme of "Shaken and Stirred" with offerings including a silent auction; a post-concert party complete with music and dancing; as well as other surprises in store for attendees.

The year is 1985. East Germany is in the grip of communism. Magda, a brilliant but disillusioned young linguist, is desperate to flee to the West. When a black market deal brings her into contact with Robert, a young Scot studying at Leipzig University, she sees a way to realise her escape plans. But as Robert falls in love with her, he stumbles into a complex world of shifting half-truths - one that will undo them both. Many years later, long after the Berlin Wall has been torn down, Robert returns to Leipzig in search of answers. Can he track down the elusive Magda? And will the past give up its secrets? Recent Praise for The Leipzig Affair: 'Deftly told in short, punchy chapters, the thriller is a page-turner that shifts from East to West and the dark days of the 1980s to present reunification.' - The Evening Times 'Rintoul pulls the reader through her story with craft and psychological precision, while trawling a satisfyingly long way into her characters' pasts and futures.' - The Scotsman The Leipzig Affair is available in print and ebook formats. Book Details: The Leipzig Affair By Fiona Rintoul Publisher: Aurora Metro Press Published: November 2014 ISBN: 978-1906582975 ASIN: B00P08PKNO Pages: 296 Genre: Literary Fiction, Spy Thriller About The Author: Fiona Rintoul is a writer and translator based in Glasgow in Scotland. She writes fiction and articles, and translates from German and French into English. Fiona's poems and short stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines, including Mslexia and Gutter, and she is a past winner of the Gillian Purvis New Writing Award. Background to the book: Fiona was herself sent on a student exchange program to Leipzig in the 1980s and her experiences there formed the basis for the novel. To see an interview on BBC News Scotland with the author about the writing of the book: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-31800376 For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact: Cheryl Robson Aurora Metro Press Email: Cheryl (at) aurorametro.com Website: http://aurorametro.com/products-page/fiction/leipzig/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiona-Rintoul-Books/1563127643909351?fref=ts Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuroraMetroPub Twitter: https://twitter.com/fifikinrocks

'Music Meets Art' at Laguna Art Museum when Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St.Clair joins the museum's Executive Director Malcolm Warner in a stimulating conversation about art and music tonight, March 26, at 7 p.m., with a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Canadian Stage celebrates an innovative vision of theatre, dance, music and visual art - taking guests on a seductive journey through their artistic work with Theatre Ball 2015.

In her debut book, Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen CEO Cheryl Bachelder describes how a counterintuitive and countercultural approach - Dare-to-Serve leadership - has driven the turnaround of a once-ailing restaurant chain and turned it into a pace-setting competitor. Sharing her personal and professional experiences, Ms. Bachelder illustrates the power of Dare-to-Serve principles to drive results in organizations, large or small.

It promises to be an evening of musical magic, touching accolades and tremendous excitement when the Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) honors at its annual Gala Bel Canto the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning songwriters behind Disney's 'Frozen,' Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and LACC President and Vice Chair Edward J. Nowak, Deputy General Counsel of The Walt Disney Company, on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 6 p.m., at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's Grand Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

Comix at Foxwoods presents stand-up comedy pioneer and Comedy Central's 'Top 100 Comics of All Time' Sinbad for a one-night-only, stand-up performance at the Fox Theater today, March 20, 2015 at 9:00 p.m.

Rihanna and Jim Parsons, the stars of the new film 'Home' held a red carpet premiere for GOOD MORNING AMERICA contest winner Cheryl Jackson at her food pantry. Check out the clip below!

Chicago's Cheryl Szucsits makes her New York City debut with hit songs that crossed over from country to pop to rock and beyond. She will perform at The Metropolitan Room on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

'Music Meets Art' at Laguna Art Museum when Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St.Clair joins the museum's Executive Director Malcolm Warner in a stimulating conversation about art and music on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m., with a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event also includes a musical performance by Pacific Symphony musicians, led by violist Cheryl Gates. This concert is part of a series of free and low-cost concerts called, 'Freshly Squeezed Music: Pacific Symphony in Your Orange County Neighborhood,' created in celebration of St.Clair's 25th anniversary leading the Symphony and championing access to quality music in the community. Tickets for 'Music Meets Art' are included with admission to the museum ($7, $5 for students). Reserve tickets at www.lagunaartmuseum.org. See calendar below for remaining Freshly Squeezed Music concerts.

'Luce,' a new drama by J. C. Lee, has its Michigan premiere at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University from March 18 through April 12.

What do you get when you mix 14 playwrights, 50 performers doing 30 plays in 18 days? This year's 7th Annual Left Out Festival, a tasty, spiked punch full of plays about Cowboy Bars, OraQuick, Homophobia, Tap-Dancing Lesbians, Cartoons, Plastic Bags, Bullying, Showbiz, Racism, Murder, Lesbian Camp Counselors and (gasp!) Narcissism all stirred with a Big Gay Swizzle Stick. The fun begins on April 14th and continues through May 5th at Stage Left Studio, 214 West 30th St. 6th floor. As always, The Left Out Festival proceeds will benefit Bailey House.

Canadian Stage celebrates an innovative vision of theatre, dance, music and visual art - taking guests on a seductive journey through their artistic work with Theatre Ball 2015.