Recently retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland will be honored on stage as a special guest of "Detroit Legacies In Black and White", hosted by International best-selling author Mitch Albom and civil rights icon Judge Damon J. Keith, at the Fox Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 11.
Marin Theatre Company continues its 2013-14 Season with the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of I and You by San Francisco-based playwright Lauren Gunderson. Running for a limited time now through November 3, this highly anticipated new play written by a 'rising national talent' (Creative Loafing) will be directed by Sarah Rasmussen, the resident director for Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Black Swan Lab, and feature local actor Jessica Lynn Carroll and New York actor Devion McArthur. Opening night is Tuesday, October 15. Based in Mill Valley, MTC is a 47-year old professional nonprofit theater that is a destination for exhilarating performances, inspired new American plays and powerful theatrical experiences. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the soulful a capella ensemble, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, at the Byham Theater inPittsburgh, PA on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices start at $25. For tickets and information, visit www.TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.
A mystical Scottish village, which only appears one day every hundred years, is discovered by two American tourists in this rarely performed Broadway musical. With its rousing dance numbers and soaring, spine-tingling score with memorable songs including 'Once in the Highlands,' 'Come to Me, Bend to Me,' 'I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,' and 'Almost Like Being in Love,' plus magical special effects, 'Brigadoon' is a rare, enchanting and memorable theatrical experience for all ages.
American guitar maker Paul ReEd Smith presents a custom-made electric guitar to The Metropolitan Museum of Art today, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. The presentation will take place at the Museum's Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing and will be followed by a musical demonstration by legendary guitarist John McLaughlin.
American guitar maker Paul Reed Smith will present a custom-made electric guitar to The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. The presentation will take place at the Museum's Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing and will be followed by a musical demonstration by legendary guitarist John McLaughlin.
It's "a story that belongs in downtown Chicago" (Chicago Tribune). By popular demand, Goodman Theatre adds six performances of Cheryl L. West'sPullman Porter Blues, directed by Chuck Smith: October 23 at 7:30pm; October 24 at 7:30pm; October 25 at 8pm; October 26 at 2pm and 8pm; and October 27 at 2pm (closing). Tickets ($30 - $78) for the added performances are on sale now and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org/Pullman, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office (170 North Dearborn).
Effective Oct. 14, lifelong Las Vegas resident Lucy Klinkhammer will assume the role of vice president of development at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts after more than 25 years of dedicated service to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
International best-selling author Mitch Albom returns to the Fox Theatre stage 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 11, in conversation with the Hon. Judge Damon Keith, a Detroit icon and champion of the U.S. Civil Rights movement, to launch books for both and also raise funds to benefit S.A.Y. Detroit Charities and The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.
Having Previously Paid Tribute to Paul Simon, Cole Porter and Bobby Short to Acclaim, Singer Traces Arc of His Own Singular Life with Mix of Interpretations and Originals
A mystical Scottish village, which only appears one day every hundred years, is discovered by two American tourists in this rarely performed Broadway musical. With its rousing dance numbers and soaring, spine-tingling score with memorable songs including 'Once in the Highlands,' 'Come to Me, Bend to Me,' 'I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,' and 'Almost Like Being in Love,' plus magical special effects, 'Brigadoon' is a rare, enchanting and memorable theatrical experience for all ages.
Segerstrom Center's Cabaret Series welcomes two of music's consummate performers, Marilyn Maye and Clint Holmes, as they make their Center debuts November 14 - 16 in Samueli Theater. MarilynMaye has been called one of the greatest voices in the world and a national treasure. Her career has included Big Bands, cabarets, musical theater and television. Clint Holmes has been named Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year a total of three times and Singer of the Year four times.
Marin Theatre Company opens its 2013-14 Season with the Bay Area premiere of the national and Broadway hit play Good People by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Running for a limited time now through September 15. This new play will be directed by Tracy Young, an Oregon Shakespeare Festival regular, and feature a local cast that includes Bay Area and Sacramento veterans Amy Resnick, Mark Anderson Phillips, Anne Darragh and Jamie Jones. Opening night is Tuesday, August 27. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The House Theatre of Chicago announces the addition of 10 artists to its roster of Company Members. This marks first addition of Company Members since 2008.
Marin Theatre Company opens its 2013-14 Season with the Bay Area premiere of the national and Broadway hit play Good People by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Running for a limited time from tonight, August 22 to September 15, this 'poignant, brave and subversive' (New York Post) new play will be directed by TraCy Young, an Oregon Shakespeare Festival regular, and feature a local cast that includes Bay Area and Sacramento veterans Amy Resnick, Mark Anderson Phillips, Anne Darragh and Jamie Jones.
Six women rock the house with songs about first love, last chances, and all the good stuff in between. Ashley Campos, Katie Deal, Pam Dougherty, Thesa Loving, Carrie Smith and Martha Wilkinson star in the show and will be backed by a band on stage.
Marin Theatre Company opens its 2013-14 Season with the Bay Area premiere of the national and Broadway hit play Good People by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Running for a limited time from August 22 to September 15, this 'poignant, brave and subversive' (New York Post) new play will be directed by Tracy Young, an Oregon Shakespeare Festival regular, and feature a local cast that includes Bay Area and Sacramento veterans Amy Resnick, Mark Anderson Phillips, Anne Darragh and Jamie Jones. Opening night is Tuesday, August 27. Based in Mill Valley, MTC is a 47-year old professional nonprofit theater that is a destination for exhilarating performances, inspired new American plays and powerful theatrical experiences.
Music and romance return to Rose Valley as Hedgerow Theatre presents All I Ask of You -- A Musical Revue showcasing love songs from Broadway and film. The special event, which played to sold-out houses in at the theatre last year and in other area venues, will have only six performances from tonight, June 21 to 23 and June 28 to 30. The shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Music and romance return to Rose Valley as Hedgerow Theatre presents All I Ask of You -- A Musical Revue showcasing love songs from Broadway and film. The special event, which played to sold-out houses in at the theatre last year and in other area venues, will have only six performances from June 21 to 23 and June 28 to 30. The shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience, presents the Tony Award-winning musical The Sound of Music directed by Jay Manley for its 100th season in 2013.
