Cirque du Soleil News

Jim Royce, Center Theatre Group's longtime Director of Marketing, Communications and Sales, will be leaving his position with the Los Angeles theatre company in February 2014 to further expand his arts consulting business.

Ling Ling Club inside Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has announced its DJ lineup for the month of October featuring the industry's top open-format artists each weekend. The action-packed month will welcome (in alphabetical order) DJ Five, DJ Irie, Jessica Who, Rev Runand Ruckus, among others, when they hit the turntables and transform the third level into the ultimate party destination.

America's number one bouffon Eric Davis - aka Red Bastard - will perform his dangerous, seductive comedy monster in his London debut this October for ONE NIGHT ONLY at the Brady Arts Centre, 192 - 196 Hanbury St, London E1 5HU tonight, October 4th at 8pm.

ArtsLab OnStage (http://www.ArtsLabOnstageNYC.com) will present a special evening of Italian theatre entitled Voices of Italy at New York City Center (131 W. 55th Street) on October 19 at 8:00 PM, featuring a preview of T'Ammore, 'The Spirit of Naples' and Belcanto, 'The Luciano Pavarotti Heritage'. This event will demonstrate the influence of Italy's contemporary artistic talents, and serve as an introduction to more Italian cultural performances produced by ArtsLab OnStage in New York. Performers from T'Ammore and Belcanto will also be featured in this year's Columbus Day Parade with Live TV performances from the 'Red Carpet'.

ROLEX presents BROADWAY & BEYOND! Celebrating Theatre & Dance - Career Transition For Dancers' 28th Anniversary Jubilee on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 7pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (btwn. 6th & 7th Aves) NYC, followed by dinner at the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton New York.

South African theatre legend Andrew Buckland and the Baxter Theatre Centre present the world premiere of Laugh The Buffalo, a new solo production from this internationally acclaimed theatre icon. It will be performed from 16 October until 30 November at 8.15 pm in the Golden Arrow Studio.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, Canadian Stage announced a surplus of $114,532, marking the second year in a row the company has ended the theatre season in the black, following a surplus of $30,880 for the 2012 fiscal year. Under the leadership of Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn, Managing Director Su Hutchinson and board chair Ron Lalonde, the not-for-profit company continues to support its artistic mandate as a home for innovative live performance from Canada and around the world by reducing the organization's accumulated deficit by seven per cent in fiscal year 2013 from fiscal year 2012.

Wharf Fest, the first free Fisherman's Wharf street festival, kicks off the weekend of October 26 and 27. With the majority of Fleet Week activities on hold and the Blue Angels grounded for 2013, the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District is throwing the ultimate festival to celebrate San Francisco's historic waterfront district and invite Bay Area locals to visit the district before San Francisco's fabulous fall climate fades away. This year's festival will include a chowder competition, live music, food & wine, art, craft beer tasting, a chef's demonstration kitchen, children's activities and rides, and more. Saturday will be topped off with a screening of the award-winning films from last year's San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival at the Bay Theater and a spectacular fireworks show at PIER 39.

Saying the name ANN-MARGRET is like an instant Rorschach Test or Word Association game and it's no wonder, as this woman who came to America from another country (Sweden) has surely achieved what is perceived as 'The American Dream' with a uniquely unparalleled career.

Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino announced its gripping Halloween lineup that will feature two weekends filled with spellbinding entertainment. The nightlife mecca will transform into a provocative forbidden city as it welcomes celebrated artists including (in alphabetical order) Calvin Harris,Dada Life, Hardwell, Tiesto and more. In addition to an alluring DJ roster, the hot spot will search for Vegas' sexiest Halloween costumes as they host three evenings of sultry contests October 26 - 27 and Thursday, Oct. 31 giving away a tantalizing $60,000 in total cash prizes.

Lipscomb University Theatre and New York City's Group Theatre Too will present "The Nashville Choreographer's Canvas," an evening of choreography from Nashville's emerging and New York's established choreographers, Oct. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m., and Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. in Shamblin Theatre.

Lorenzo Pisoni is such a damn agile and talented clown that the 90-minute set goes by in a flash, replete with tricks, virtuoso displays of ultimate precision and a lesson or two about the ups and downs of life learned from a father... that many, many can relate to.

Following a successful engagement at Joe's Pub in New York City, Joey Arias and Kristian Hoffman bring their acclaimed show Lightning Strikes to Feinstein's at the Nikko for one performance only - Thursday, October 24 at 8 p.m. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein's at the Nikko presents a wide range of entertainers from stage and screen all within an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting.

The motion picture 'Yellow' was awarded 'Best Film' at the Catalina Film Festival ('CFF') on September 22nd.

Lorenzo Pisoni has teamed up with friends Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, William Rexer and Sarah Dusseault to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund Humor Abuse: The Documentary, a doc based on his life growing up in the Pickle Family Circus with a clown for a father. Watch the campaign video below!

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) presents a tribute to the timeless music of The Beatles with The Fab Faux. At this camp, participants will learn to play classic Beatles songs, rehearse with members of The Fab Faux, record music and perform live

Ling Ling Club inside Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has announced its DJ lineup for the month of October featuring the industry's top open-format artists each weekend. The action-packed month will welcome (in alphabetical order) DJ Five, DJ Irie, Jessica Who, Rev Runand Ruckus, among others, when they hit the turntables and transform the third level into the ultimate party destination.

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil have announced that Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World TourTM will arrive in Australia in September this year. This once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production uses Cirque du Soleil creativity to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture. Written and directed by Jamie King, the show includes 49 international dancers, musicians and acrobats. Since its world premiere in Montreal in October 2011, the enormously successful arena production has thrilled audiences across North America, Europe and Asia.

Internationally renowned artist and Houston native Jef Johnson returns to Main Street Theater this fall. At MST's Theater for Youth, he is directing Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, and on the MainStage, he will be presenting his one-man show, Azar. "Azar is an interactive, improvisational performance piece created and executed by one of the most exciting, vibrant, and inventive artists I've ever worked with," says MST Artistic Director Rebecca Greene Udden.