Monday night was the third performance of a four-show Don't Tell Mama run of Watts' new show Shameless (the next one is on 10/19), directed by Richard Sabellico, who hired Watts for his first theater role after seeing him perform in cabaret. How, I wondered, would Lennie Watts follow his ballsy, 2013 MAC award-winning show, Bloody Bloody Lennie Watts!? Apparently by offering another rambunctious, personal evening, this one straddling the worlds of cabaret and theater. Self-described as "the most shameless, self aggrandizing show cabaret has ever seen" (a moot point) and "an extended audition" (not moot), the piece is custom tailored and beautifully put together, but ultimately achieves mixed results.
Quintessential American songwriter Irving Berlin left an indelible mark on the classic American songbook with hits like 'White Christmas,' 'Puttin' on the Ritz,' 'There's No Business Like Show Business' and, of course, 'God Bless America.' Arizona Theatre Company brings Berlin's story to vibrant, toe-tapping life in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, tonight, Oct. 8, through Oct. 25 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.
Just in time for Halloween, A Portable Theatre will offer public performances of the touring show TALES FROM THE GRAVE, a collection of spine-tingling stories adapted by Geoffrey Nelson from Dickens, Poe and Stevenson. Presented in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, Tales also includes humorous commercials and live sound effects-all performed by just four actors.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting for the Theatre Company's production of A Christmas Carol and Off-Center's production of The SantaLand Diaries.
BETC's Outside Mullingar is 'simply terrific: a moving story, beautifully told and impeccably acted,' according to The Denver Post, and audiences seem to agree. With show attendance and demand high, BETC has added two perfomances to the run.
Quintessential American songwriter Irving Berlin left an indelible mark on the classic American songbook with hits like 'White Christmas,' 'Puttin' on the Ritz,' 'There's No Business Like Show Business' and, of course, 'God Bless America.' Arizona Theatre Company brings Berlin's story to vibrant, toe-tapping life in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, Oct. 8-25 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. The best-selling author brings that wit and satire to the State Theatre on Thursday, October 15 for a lecture which includes a reading, question & answer period and book signing.
After several months of searching for an alternate venue to house the Christmas production "The Santaland Diaries," Barter Theatre management regretfully announces the cancellation of this production.
Cutting Ball Theater opens its 17th season with LIFE IS A DREAM by Pedro Calderon de la Barca. Following the sold-out success of last season's Antigone, Acting Artistic Director Paige Rogers (Tontlawald, Mud) helms this Calderon classic, in a new translation from resident playwright Andrew Saito, commissioned by Cutting Ball. Featuring David Sinaiko, Asher Sinaiko, Grace Ng, Sango Tajima, Matthew Hannon, Michael Wayne Turner III, Peter Warden, and Barry Despenza, LIFE IS A DREAM plays October 2 through November 1 (press opening: October 8) at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street) in San Francisco.
Two of the Valley's favorite and most-celebrated actors will bring their special gifts to the holiday season in limited engagement one-person performances of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, and David Sedaris' hilarious anti-holiday tale, The Santaland Diaries. Produced by Arizona Theatre Company in association with the Herberger Theatre Center, both shows will play in an intimate custom-built 250-seat stage-within-a-stage located in the grandly theatrical setting of Center Stage in downtown Phoenix.
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents An Evening With David Sedaris, Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 8PM. Purchase tickets for a night of sardonic wit at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030.
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey offers $20 tickets to select shows from now until September 7, 2015. Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030.
With authentic Midwest flavoring, Amy and David Sedaris, lightly satirize ascetic religious communities like the Amish and the Amanas. Then as their heroine breaks free and explores the outside world, we watch how zany and insular the people are on our side of the fence, viewed through the lens of Liz's inner purity. Directed by Glynnis O'Donoghue for Donna Scott Productions, the nuttiness of this cheese ball comedy keeps us from taking the satire too seriously.
The Kentucky Center is offering a wide variety of entertainment this fall, as it enters its 32nd arts season. Fall performances will feature author/humorist David Sedaris, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and international renowned dance company Parsons Dance, as well as many others, including orchestras, acrobats and even dancing vegetables. View the current season lineup at www.kentuckycenter.org/kcpresents. New shows will be added throughout the year, and the spring shows will be officially announced in December 2015.
Seattle favorite David Sedaris returns to Benaroya Hall for one night only, Sunday November 15, 2015 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now. 'Sedaristas' traditionally pack the house, and this reading and signing is not expected to be any different. The author always delights with twists of humor and intelligence. He is expected to share both published stories and works-in-progress.
This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Cleveland, Denver, Sacramento and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include WEST SIDE STORY at Music Circus, a 'must-see' HAIRSPRAY in Cleveland, and BONNIE AND CLYDE in Denver, just to name a few.
Today, Sedaris' work isn't just published in the New Yorker, not just in book form, he is now in huge demand as a reader. Who could have imagined that a snarky, off-beat short story writer could generate such a huge following? And with such a sarcastic, nasal baritone? And yet here he stood at Wolf Trap Farm Park's main stage the other night, surrounded by adoring fans, his old-tech file folder and sheafs of paper in hand. We loved it.
DPAC has just announced key event statistics for the venue's recently completed seventh season. Total attendance hit a new high mark of 448,998 guests, topping DPAC's last record of 421,000 set in the 2011 / 2012 season. The seventh season also set new records with total events (224 events), total sellouts (112 sellout performances) and number of season seat members (15,167) for the signature series, SunTrust Broadway at DPAC.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has released its new 45-page 2015–16 season guide, showcasing a star-studded lineup of music, dance, theater, comedy, film and more.
Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, announces its 2015/2016 season at The Melissa & Doug Theatre in Norwalk, CT. MTC MainStage will present four productions from October 2015 through April 2016. Subscriptions, flex-passes and single tickets are now available. Call 203.454.3883 or visit www.musictheatreofct.com
