During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below.
Nashville-based artist Ron Pope's EP Worktapes is out now on his own imprint Brooklyn Basement Records. The second leg of his U.S. tour, a Midwest and West Coast run, begins February 7.
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre company is preparing to spend a month in New York this spring. The company is taking one of last summer season's hit shows, Alan Ayckbourn's A Brief History of Women, to the city to be part of the annual Brits Off Broadway festival organised by 59e59 Theaters. The show will be seen at the theatre - which is located at 59 East 59th Street - from 1 to 27 May.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Spring 2018 Music Series on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:30pm with a presentation of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg with lighting designed by Jennifer Tipton, performed in BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater. An all-star ensemble of instrumentalists - Joshua Rubin, clarinet; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Christopher Costanza, cello; and Sarah Rothenberg, piano - bring to life this timeless work, which Messiaen wrote and premiered in 1941 while in confinement at a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany during World War II.
Kicking off its 2018 season, Hershey Area Playhouse is proud to present The Secret Garden, a musical based off of the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett with script and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon.
Center Dance Ensemble brings two distinct programs to the Herberger Theater Center, a 1980s pop music version of Cinderella for a family matinee, and an exploration of the genius of Shakespeare in the evenings.
Nashville-based independent artist Ron Pope's Figure It Out off his forthcoming EP Worktapes premieres on Baeble. Link HERE and share HERE. The EP is scheduled for release January 26 on his own Brooklyn Basement Records and the second leg of his U.S. tour, a Midwest and West Coast run, begins February 7.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Spring 2018 Music Series on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:30pm with a presentation of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg with lighting designed by Jennifer Tipton, performed in BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater. An all-star ensemble of instrumentalists - Joshua Rubin, clarinet; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Christopher Costanza, cello; and Sarah Rothenberg, piano - bring to life this timeless work, which Messiaen wrote and premiered in 1941 while in confinement at a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany during World War II.
When given time to chat with yet another legendary performer of the stature of Austin Pendelton, you must take it. He continues to act, write, teach, and direct. About to take the stage again in the upcoming play, Delta in the Sky With Diamonds, or Maybe Not. He chats with me about his role in the show, as well as, his long career. Take a listen and enjoy.
What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:
Geva Theatre Center's 2017-2018 Season continues with The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed by David Ira Goldstein, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from February 13 through March 18.
Warwick Davis and Kevin Wood have announced that 'Star Wars' legend Mark Hamill as the voice of 'Kevin The Robot' in 'Eugenius! The Musical' which is currently playing for a strictly limited run at The Other Palace until 3 March 2018.
Casting is announced for the world premiere of Old Fools by Tristan Bernays, a surprising, touching and often humorous tale about a couple, one of whom is living with Alzheimer's, and their enduring efforts to hold their relationship together through the years.
Teaming up once again, writer Joy McCullough-Carranza and director Amy Poisson embark on their second journey of historical fiction about a strong woman making her way in a man's world. Macha Theatre Works announces the world premiere of SMOKE & DUST, a new play by Joy McCullough-Carranza, on Friday, March 23, 2018 produced in association with Theatre Off Jackson. Directed by Amy Poisson, the show will run through Saturday, April 14, 2018.
FBi Radio is thrilled to announce their 2018 fundraising art auction, bringing together iconic Sydney artists alongside exciting emerging artists and the most collectable next big thing.
American artist Nicole Eisenman will give the inaugural Winter/Miller Lecture at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY; the event is free and open to the public.
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County theatre for the year 2017 (Dec. 1, 2016 Nov. 30, 2017).
Following its premiere in autumn 2017 and sell-out shows across the UK and Italy, Motionhouse presents the London premiere of Charge, the company's latest electrifying multimedia production. Art and science collide in Charge as dance-circus, film and music trace the extraordinary story of electricity in our lives.
Gateway Center for Performing Arts' Youth Theatre Company opens its 2017- 2018 Mainstage Season with the A Little Princess, featuring the classic story of Frances Hodgson Burnett set to music by award-winning composer Andrew Lippa and lyricist Brian Crawley. A Little Princess performs January 26th-28th, 2018, at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
The Acting Company presents two one-night-only salon readings of new works from Tom Fontana and David Manis at New York's Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street). On Monday, January 29, Fontana's Screenplay By Stalin following two writers commissioned by Stalin to write of his biopic will be read. Pretending to Be Danish, Manis's collection of short plays about performing Shakespeare (directed by Richard Hamburger), will be read on Monday, February 12.