Members of the Naughton Family - two-time Tony Award winner and Weston, Connecticut resident James Naughton, daughter Keira Naughton, son Greg Naughton, and Greg's wife Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara - plus Blythe Danner, Jordan Coughtry, Edward Herrmann, Chad Kinsman, Jake Robards, Mark Shanahan, and Dana Steingold are cast in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of "The Philadelphia Story," the romantic comedy classic by Philip Barry, set for one-night-only on Monday, December 10, 7 p.m. Director is Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor.
Steve Truglia, ex Special Forces, record-breaking stuntman, and award-winning magician brings The Card Shark to the theatre at The Mayfair Hotel. Running from 15 December 2012 to 22 March 2013, The Card Shark will bring the audience into the underworld of gamblers and card cheats through the ages. The Card Shark's Artistic Director is Joanie Spina (David Copperfield Show/Ghost the Musical on Broadway).
Food Network gets in the holiday spirit with three weekends of themed cooking blocks with premiere episodes of daytime favorites featuring new specials: Holiday Kitchen Takeover with Giada and Sabrina, Barefoot Holiday: Back to Brooklyn and All-Star Cookies.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the international celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, Dickens 2012, with a World's Stage presentation of the Olivier Award-nominated production Dickens' Women, featuring actress Miriam Margolyes, December 18-22, 2012 in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.
The award-winning illusionist, Brad Ross-which ABC television hailed as "Illusionist Extraordinaire"-will perform on the Centenary Stage today, November 3rd at 2 p.m. in the Sitnik Theatre of the David and Carol Lackland Center in Hackettstown. Ross is an international star illusionist who combines magic, illusion, theatrics, comedy, and fun into a family-friendly experience for kids, parents, and grandparents.
Casting is announced for Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of "Over the River and Through the Woods" by Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro, a comedy about a single, Italian-American guy who visits his beloved, though annoying, grandparents every Sunday for dinner. Scheduled for one-night-only on Monday, November 12, 7 p.m., the cast includes Matthew Amendt, Nicole Lowrance, David Marguiles, Frances Sternhagen, Maria Tucci, and Lenny Wolpe. Director is Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor.
The award-winning illusionist, Brad Ross-which ABC television hailed as "Illusionist Extraordinaire"-will perform on the Centenary Stage on Saturday, November 3rd at 2 p.m. in the Sitnik Theatre of the David and Carol Lackland Center in Hackettstown. Ross is an international star illusionist who combines magic, illusion, theatrics, comedy, and fun into a family-friendly experience for kids, parents, and grandparents.
The St. James Theatre, in collaboration with Combat Stress, will mark World Mental Health Day tonight, 10 October with a Q&A session which will take place after the 7.30pm performance of Bully Boy. The panel will comprise Sandi Toksvig, Bully Boy's writer; Anthony Andrews, who plays Major Oscar Hadley in the production and Commodore Andrew Cameron, the Chief Executive of Veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress. Patrick Sandford, Bully Boy's director, will chair the event. The Q&A session is open to all audience members who have attended that evening's performance of Bully Boy.
Westport Country Playhouse will present two Script in Hand play readings this autumn with the family comedy, "Over the River and Through the Woods" by Joe DiPietro, on Monday, November 12, 7 p.m., and the romantic comedy, "The Philadelphia Story" by Philip Barry, on Monday, December 10, 7 p.m. Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor, will direct both readings. Casting will be announced soon.
The St. James Theatre, in collaboration with Combat Stress, will mark World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10 October with a Q&A session which will take place after the 7.30pm performance of Bully Boy. The panel will comprise Sandi Toksvig, Bully Boy's writer; Anthony Andrews, who plays Major Oscar Hadley in the production and Commodore Andrew Cameron, the Chief Executive of Veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress. Patrick Sandford, Bully Boy's director, will chair the event. The Q&A session is open to all audience members who have attended that evening's performance of Bully Boy.
A roster of acclaimed chefs return for a second chance to become a member of the Iron Chef culinary society this fall, with the premiere of THE NEXT IRON CHEF: REDEMPTION on Sunday, November 4th at 9pm ET/PT.
Mastering the craft of magic, the slight of hand, and the art of maneuvering around disbelief, according to Chicago-based magician Dennis Watkins, requires the mastery of multiple worlds. The Magic Parlour is currently playing an open run at The Palmer House Hilton. Showtimes are Friday nights at 8 and 10:30 PM, tickets are $75 and include an open bar. They are available online at http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/housetheatre/eventcalendar or by calling 773-769-3832.
Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal welcomes television and Los Angeles Ovation Award nominated theatre composer and performer Brett Ryback in the premiere of The Kid with The Keys tonight, September 16, 2012.
Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal welcomes television and Los Angeles Ovation Award nominated theatre composer and performer Brett Ryback in the premiere of The Kid with The Keys Sunday, September 16, 2012.
Magicians will descend upon Adelaide audiences for the first time at the Adelaide Festival Centre with The Illusionists exploding onto the Festival Theatre stage in a spectacular opening on New Year's Eve (31 December 2012) and running until 12 January 2013.
Westchester Broadway Theatre has announced its evening events through December 2012. Call the box office at 914-592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com for more details and check out the list below.
The West Coast premiere of HOUSE by Daniel MacIvor is extending its run schedule through September 1, 2012, at Rogue Machine. After August 11th, all Friday shows play at 10pm and Saturday shows play at 8pm (August 4th is now at 8pm).
