Ed Jones News

Hell in a Handbag is proud to announce that Christmas Dearest, their new holiday show is adding 4 performances to accommodate the incredible demand for tickets. The added performances will play Jan. 3, 5 7:30pm and Jan. 4 at 3:30pm & 7:30pm.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for Other Desert Cities. A riveting new play by Pulitzer Prize nominee and creator of TV's hit drama Brothers & Sisters, Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities was named the Outstanding Play by the Outer Critics Circle and called 'the best new play on Broadway' by The New York Times. Jackson Gay returns to direct this new production after helming the Alley Theatre's productions of August: Osage County, Red andIntelligence-Slave.

Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents a festive double-bill of holiday entertainment this December with back-to-back productions of the classic family favorite The Nutcracker and the new holiday musical Carol's Christmas. Performances of The Nutcracker are on Saturday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. Carol's Christmas premieres on Saturday, December 21, at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 22, at 2:00 p.m. All performances will take place at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, located at 224 Oak Street in Franklin.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents the acclaimed, recordbreaking musical LES MISERABLES tonight, October 18, 19 and 20 at the New England Chapel, located at 40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin. Today and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.

Christmas Dearest tells the tale of Hollywood superstar, Joan Crawford, and the important lessons she learns one Christmas Eve. The show runs Nov. 29-Dec. 29.

With its Centennial season well underway, the Houston Symphony shared record-shattering statistics from the first few months of activity for the historic 2013-14 season along with notable financial results achieved during the previous fiscal year that ended May 31.

BAM presents the New York Premiere of A Rite as part of 2013 Next Wave Festival. The collaborative work by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Siti Company deconstructs the legendary score through our current cultural moment. The production runs at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave), tonight, Oct 3-5 at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $20.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents the acclaimed, recordbreaking musical LES MISERABLES on October 18, 19 and 20 at the New England Chapel, located at 40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.

Mark Nelson, widely considered one of the UK's most exciting and significant emerging comedy talents, makes his Soho Theatre Debut with an hour of his uncompromising, no-frills and extremely funny stand up.

The premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps and the ensuing riot in response to its revolutionary sound and Vaslav Nijinsky's radical choreography has become music and dance legend. Since that fateful night in 1913, this innovative piece of music has inspired countless composers and choreographers. Coinciding with the centenary of the work, director Anne Bogart and choreographer Bill T. Jones present the New York premiere of their collaborative piece, A Rite, as part of the 2013 Next Wave Festival.

Mark Nelson, widely considered one of the UK's most exciting and significant emerging comedy talents, makes his Soho Theatre Debut with an hour of his uncompromising, no-frills and extremely funny stand up.

Hell in a Handbag Productions will remount of one of its most popular shows ever at The Coach House at Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. (Sheridan and Granville). Originally produced under Sweetback Productions, The Birds is not just a ridiculous parody of the classic Hitchcock film, but a look inside the mind of newcomer Tippi Hedren guided by author and American social critic Camille Paglia with a touch of David Lynch thrown in for good measure. Check out a first look below!

Tonight, July 6, the Houston Symphony will present a concert featuring Music of the Rolling Stones in the comfort of air-conditioned Jones Hall.

On July 6, the Houston Symphony will present a concert featuring Music of the Rolling Stones in the comfort of air-conditioned Jones Hall. Under the direction of guest conductor Brent Havens, the Symphony will perform a rock 'n' roll tribute concert to The Rolling Stones featuring many of the band's greatest hits including "I Can't Get No (Satisfaction)," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Start Me Up," "Ruby Tuesday" and more. Vocalist Brody Dolyniuk will perform alongside the Symphony, portraying the distinctive vocals of the band's lead singers, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. With the sounds of the band's blues infused rock 'n' roll, the concert will take audiences back to the 1960s when British rock and pop bands took American musical culture by storm.

In celebration of the birthday of iconic Hollywood legend Steve McQueen who would have turned 83-years-old yesterday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that THE GREAT ESCAPE will arrive on Blu-ray for The First Time today, May 7, 2013. Directed by Academy Award nominee John Sturges,* catch one of AFI's '100 Most Thrilling American Films' in an all-new masterful 4K transfer.

NAACP Award nominee Orlando Jones will now play the role of Mabel 'Madea' Simmons in the next installment of the Madea franchise entitled 'Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas'. He replaces creator Tyler Perry, who is focusing on the partnership between his company and Oprah Winfrey's struggling OWN network that was announced last October.

In celebration of the birthday of iconic Hollywood legend Steve McQueen who would have turned 83-years-old yesterday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that THE GREAT ESCAPE will arrive on Blu-ray for The First Time on May 7, 2013. Directed by Academy Award nominee John Sturges,* catch one of AFI's '100 Most Thrilling American Films' in an all-new masterful 4K transfer.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director), dedicated to the production of new plays and bold interpretations of classics that make immediate connections to contemporary audiences, announces its 2013-14 season, which will begin with A Streetcar Named Desire, the Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Rucker. OBIE Award winning resident director Evan Yionoulis will mark her thirteenth production at Yale Rep with Owners, the dark comedy by Caryl Churchill. Director Christopher Bayes and actor Steven Epp return for Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo.

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For those who long for "the grand old days" of radio, Jazz88 KBEM has answered the call. Jazz Noir is a new original radio series complete with live voiceover actors in front of a studio audience, just like in the days of radio's infancy. Jazz88's first episode is an original drama, Charles & Avon, that will be performed, recorded and broadcast in front of a live audience from the Artists' Quarter in downtown Saint Paul on Sunday, April 28, with shows at 5 and 8 p.m. The 8 p.m. performance will be broadcast live. Ticket information will be available at www.jazz88fm.com. The radio show will be re-broadcast on Jazz88 KBEM in June 2013 and on several AMPERS radio stations throughout Minnesota, with potential broadcasts on several public radio jazz stations nationwide.