"VeggieTales Live! Happy Birthday Bob & Larry," based on the popular, Christian-themed children's videos starring anthropomorphic vegetables, is coming to the Gallo Center for the Arts as part of a national, 35-city tour. It is the first time "VeggieTales Live!" is touring on the West Coast.
Brad Alexander, David Are, Carner & Gregor, Bobby Cronin, Drew Fornarola, Michael Holland, Rob Rokicki, Georgia Stitt, Katie Thompson, & Michael Patrick Walker star in INSPIRED: A Benefit Concert for the ASPCA of NYC and The Last Resort Rescue of NJ, tonight, September 22nd, 7pm at Stage 72/Triad.
Based upon the Academy Award(R)-nominated film, How To Train Your Dragon, DREAMWORKS DRAGONS is back for its second season of epic adventures and high-flying hijinks tonight, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network.
A former Perth arts student described as 'sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive' in a musical career that has taken the world by storm has been awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.
The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey is proud to open its 2013 - 2014 season with the New Jersey Premiere of SHREK THE MUSICAL from September 27th through October 27th with performances Friday evenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4:00 PM. Based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks Motion Animation Picture and book by William Steig, SHREK THE MUSICAL features music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. This production is under the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks, The Growing Stage's Executive Director with musical direction by Laura Petrie and Choreography by Jillian Petrie.
James Rocco (Vice President Programming and Producing Artistic Director of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts) is being recognized for his 25 Years of Dedication to the theatre at 3:30 p.m. on September 24, 2013 at the Times Square Visitor Center. The Broadway League and Coalition of Broadway Unions will be inducting James as well as Rob Ashford, Karen Azenberg, Jeff Calhoun, Sheldon Epps, Joey McKneely, Gregory Mosher and Susan Stroman into BROADWAY SALUTES.
Family entertainment leader Chuck E. Cheese's, Reel FX and Relativity announced today a partnership for the iconic restaurant brand to be featured in the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday animated comedy, 'Free Birds.' In turn, Chuck E. Cheese's locations will feature exclusive 'Free Birds' merchandise as part of the company's fall in-store promotion. The film stars Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler and Woody Harrelson in the story of two turkeys from opposite sides of the track who must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the menu for good. Relativity will distribute the Reel FX-produced 'Free Birds' in theaters across the country on Nov. 1.
As one of the twenty largest professional regional theatres in the U.S., Children's Theatre Company is the national leader in creating work for young audiences, ages two through eighteen. The 2013-2014 Season will be among the most innovative with three world premieres, two extraordinary guest companies, a new preschool piece and a Broadway musical. The season will also include a beloved classic never before seen at CTC and a Philip Pullman masterpiece brought to the stage for the first time. The Wong Kids in The Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! by Lloyd Suh is CTC's first ever sci-fi anime inspired production. This world premiere will be co-produced with the Ma- Yi Theater Company and run at CTC before playing in New York.
?Renowned actors and directors Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso return to the Centenary Stage to lead the popular Great Authors Out Loud Series this season, opening with the legendary classic Oedipus Rex today, September 15th at 3 pm in The Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Center in Hackettstown.
Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures' “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and '70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the open road so enticing. Get a first look at the stars on screen in the two stills below!
BPA "goes green" in October with the Tony Award-winning SHREK! Full of all-new songs, great dancing, spectacular costumes, and fairy tale misfits, SHREK, THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone! With SHREK, THE MUSICAL, Broadway gives us the back story for characters we thought we knew, such as Shrek, Princess Fiona, and even evil Lord Farquaad. The stage version has everything you liked about the movie plus more about the characters, all while keeping the irreverent humor that spices up the plot.
In The Bramble a beautifully illustrated and mostly wordless picture book published by Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group Cameron desperately wants to play tag with the older kids, but he's just not fast enough, or big enough, or bold enough, to fit in. Or at least that's how things are on this side of the Bramble. But when he tumbles over to the other side, he finds a different world, full of unique creatures and extraordinary challenges. For Cameron, the Bramble will change everything.
An all-star cast will take the stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre this fall in the celebrated organization's 15th new musical, Secondhand Lions. Based on the beloved film starring Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, Secondhand Lions springs to musical life in Seattle with a superbly talented cast of Broadway stars and Seattle musical theater actors. Lead by Tony Award nominees Gregg Edelman and Mark Jacoby, this adventure story also features Jason Danieley, Jenny Powers, Kevin Earley, Jared Michael Brown, Kendra Kassebaum, Sophia Anne Caruso, and Justin Huertas. Johnny Rabe, star of Broadway's A Christmas Story, takes center stage as Walter.
Stage industry veteran Andy Perez has been ap pointed press director of the Geffen Playhouse. Perez oversees publicity, social media, and external communication for one of the area's most known regional theaters. Perez was formerly was tour publicist for Cavalia, the Montreal based touring production, West Coast regional public relations manager for Feld Entertainment, Inc., and a publicist for Radio City Entertainment leading publicity campaigns for five consecutively running productions of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Branson, and Myrtle Beach.
"Shrek: The Musical" opens Friday Sept. 13 and continues Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 5 @ 7:30pm at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem. Reserved seat tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65+) and students (w/ID). They are available from 10am-6pm weekdays and Saturdays from 12Noon-6pm at the main office at SCERA Center, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, or online atwww.scera.org.
A murder mystery to stun audiences, first class ballet performances to leave them in awe, and affordable events to fit every entertainment need will create an exciting atmosphere at The Centenary Stage Company.
?Renowned actors and directors Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso return to the Centenary Stage to lead the popular Great Authors Out Loud Series this season, opening with the legendary classic Oedipus Rex on Sunday, September 15th at 3 pm in The Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Center in Hackettstown.