Clemons News

Saturday, November 17th promises to be a decadent night of improv to remember! Back by popular request the team HarmoNIC will be performing an entire improvised Broadway Musical that will take you on an emotional journey though improvised song & story, along with the cast of Infinite Jest who will be bringing back their popular improvised Shakespearean play! We also will be performing games and scenic short form throughout the night. Featuring our high energy and fresh take on improv this will be a night to remember.

Julien's Auctions announced its Icons & Idols Rock n' Roll Auction Event to take place at the Julien's Auctions Beverly Hills Gallery on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 and Sunday, December 2nd, 2012. Music enthusiasts, collectors and the curious will have the opportunity to bid on iconic music memorabilia dating back from the1930s to modern day. From the fascinating world of Lady Gaga to the historic legacy of The Beatles, this auction will be the Rock n' Roll auction of the year to watch.

Romance, Soul & Rock N' Roll, invite you to Music Sweet Music, directed by Ted Concepcion with Musical Direction by David Picard and choreography by Becky Clemons, at The Colonial Theatre on October 25 and 26 at 7:30pm. Now in their 11th year, RSRR promises that this year's show, with live band and multi-talented cast, will be just as exciting and entertaining as ever!

The universal language of the blues 'speaks eloquently in this scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The twenty-six hot, torchy numbers that tell the sweet, sexy and sorrowful stories of four colorful inhabitants of a 1930s Chicago saloon, will leave audiences energized, inspired and ready to wail. This dynamite revue features blues classics from Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Bessie Smith and many more, packed into a larger-than-life score that'll bring down the house!'

On Tuesday, October 2nd at 9 am EDT, a limited number of tickets will go on sale at littlekidsrock.org/tickets for the Right to Rock Celebration - a charity benefit for Little Kids Rock that will feature performances of Steven Van Zandt's music by an epic lineup including Elvis Costello, Dion DiMucci, Tom Morello, Darlene Love, Southside Johnny, Kris Allen, Ruben Blades, Gary U.S. Bonds, Michael Des Barres, Michael Johns, Jesse Malin, Jake Clemons, NYC Hit Squad and other surprise guests expected to attend. Actress Maureen Van Zandt and E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg will co-chair the event, which is sponsored by the House of Marley and 1Love and will take place on Tuesday, October 16th, in New York City at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom.

Before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band finish the second U.S. leg of its world tour, many of its members will attend Little Kids Rock's 10th anniversary Right to Rock Celebration, sponsored by the House of Marley and 1Love. On October 16th in New York city Steven Van Zandt will be presented with the 'Big Man of The Year Award,' given annually to honor the legacy of the late, great Clarence Clemons. Van Zandt joins past honorees Lady Gaga and The Big Man himself. The event is being co-chaired by actress Maureen Van Zandt and E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg.

Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables has been announced for the premiere St. Louis engagement at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

11th Hour Theatre Company is set to bring audiences a mix of high-energy Mainstage musicals next season and a provocative blend of new musicals with their Next Step Concert Series. The season will also include their 8th annual Philly Rocks concert.

Arden Theatre Company will present Robin Hood by Greg Banks as the second selection of its 2011/12 Children's Series.

Fans of ABC's hit drama PRIVATE PRACTICE will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Kate Walsh, who will be on Twitter at @katewalsh during the East Coast broadcast of the show, and Paul Adelstein, who will be on Twitter at @adelsteinPaul during the West Coast broadcast, TUESDAY, APRIL 17 from 10:01-11:00 p.m., ET on ABC.

Fans of ABC's hit drama PRIVATE PRACTICE will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Kate Walsh, who will be on Twitter at @katewalsh during the East Coast broadcast of the show, and Paul Adelstein, who will be on Twitter at @adelsteinPaul during the West Coast broadcast, TUESDAY, APRIL 17 from 10:01-11:00 p.m., ET on ABC.

Arden Theatre Company will present Robin Hood by Greg Banks as the second selection of its 2011/12 Children's Series.

Join Mercer County Community College Theatre students, community actors from the James Tolin Memorial Fund (JTMF), and several other community actors for the musical 'Hairspray' at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre.

The 70th birthday of Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, winner of 15 Grammy Awards® and the first female ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will be celebrated on March 25, 2012. In honor of this momentous occasion, and also in advance of Black History Month in February, KNEW YOU WERE WAITING: THE BEST OF ARETHA FRANKLIN 1980-1998 will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting January 31, 2012, through Arista/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

The 70th birthday of Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, winner of 15 Grammy Awards® and the first female ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will be celebrated on March 25, 2012. In honor of this momentous occasion, and also in advance of Black History Month in February, KNEW YOU WERE WAITING: THE BEST OF ARETHA FRANKLIN 1980-1998 will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting January 31, 2012, through Arista/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

In honor of Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10, Amnesty International will premiere Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/amnestyusa).

Theatre Horizon continues its holiday show tradition with Voices of Christmas, an evening of songs and stories directed by Theatre Horizon's Resident Director and Barrymore Award winner Matthew Decker.

Theatre Horizon continues its holiday show tradition with Voices of Christmas, an evening of songs and stories directed by Theatre Horizon's Resident Director and Barrymore Award winner Matthew Decker.

To be or not to be the author of 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous epic poems. That is indeed the question posed by ANONYMOUS, the new historical drama opening in theaters nationwide this Friday, October 28th. Set in the political turmoil of Elizabethan England, the film dares to challenge the authorship of the works of William Shakespeare. BWW sat down with cast members Joely Richardson and Rhys Ifans, as well as the film's acclaimed director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter, John Orloff to get their thoughts on this most intriguing theory.

Today, the Provincetown Theater company will continue to enrich its legacy of debuting vital new American plays with the world premiere of Myra Slotnick's profoundly moving new drama The Weight of Water.