Fraser News

The original cast recording of William Finn's unusual and idiosyncratic first major musical IN TROUSERS is now available to order on iTunes.

The Royal Shakespeare Company will tour Henry IV Parts I and II, Shakespeare's celebrated history plays, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Salford, Bradford, Bath and Canterbury between September - November 2014. The productions will take to the road after a season at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon between March - September 2014, and before playing at the Barbican in London between November 2014 - January 2015.

Clea DuVall (Argo, pictured), Sheryl Lee (Winter's Bone), Emily Alyn Lind (J. Edgar), and Academy Award Winning musician/actor Ryan Bingham have joined the cast of the contemporary romance YOUR RIGHT MIND

What do you get when a born freak, a former beauty queen, and an award-winning maverick director take on a classic romance? From March 13-31, Abrons Art Center will present Beauty and the Beast, starring Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz, directed by Improbable's Phelim McDermott.

The new Cleve Carney Art Gallery presents the opening preview of its inaugural exhibition,'Selection of Artworks from the Cleve Carney Collection,' today, Feb. 6 from noon - 2 p.m. at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on display through March 29, 2014.

Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) presents Stepping Out! through February 16, 2014. Performances run 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 3 p.m. Saturday matinees on February 8 & 15. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

A hilarious journey into the plastic world of surgical enhancement! - THUNDERMAKER announces its next theatrical production, 'Never Mind The Botox' by Nick Reed and starring Ewen Mackintosh

Talisman Theatre will present The Aeneid, written by Olivier Kemeid, translated by Judith Miller, and directed by Zach Fraser, Thursday, March 6-Saturday, March 15.

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED will welcome Tim Kazurinsky as the Wizard, Nick Adams as Fiyero and Jenny Florkowski as Nessarose today, February 4 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Stalwart stage actress and IT COULD BE WORSE standout Alison Fraser discusses details on her upcoming new studio album centered on the theme of one of America's most respected and oft-revived playwrights, Tennessee Williams, as part of a new interview.

In just 20 days, streets, laneways, landmarks and cultural institutions spanning eight city blocks will burst into life overnight with 50 events and activities added to the White Night Melbourne programme.

Vancouver Opera unveils its bold, new look and feel - the first major rebranding of the company since 1985. The fresh contemporary look is part of the company's new long-term strategy aimed at broadening and deepening its connection with the communities it serves, while building a new generation of operagoers.

Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) presents Stepping Out!, running tonight, January 31 - February 16, 2014. Performances run 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 3 p.m. Saturday matinees on February 8 & 15. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!

BGL: immersing us in art Working together since 1996 and based in Quebec City, BGL strives to surprise spectators by immersing them in highly unlikely, yet not altogether impossible situations. 'We take genuine pleasure in breaking out of the traditional framework in which art is experienced,' says BGL, 'in order to bring the human being and art closer together and to give the alert, unsettled spectator a physical and active experience.'

Below are the National Museums Scotland listings until 16 March 2014. For more information, visit their website, http://www.nms.ac.uk/ or their Twitter, http://twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot or their Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/NationalMuseumsScotland.

Fresh off its critically-acclaimed world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse, new comedy UNDER MY SKIN is poised to open Off-Broadway at New York's The Little Shubert Theatre this Spring. The play is written by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser, the creative forces behind such television hits as "The Nanny" and "Who's The Boss?"

Justin Guarini and Alexander Fraser will make a joint appearance in Lambertville-New Hope's Annual Winter Festival Parade to represnt the Bucks County Playhouse's 75th Anniversary and the world premiere of the Justin Guarini Lovesick Concert at the Bucks County Playhouse. The parade will be held today, January 25, 2014 at 12:00pm in the New Hope and Lambertville boroughs.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2009 and 2011, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Wednesday, February 12 through Sunday, March 2. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now through the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Ticketmaster.

Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) presents Stepping Out!, running January 31 - February 16, 2014. Performances run 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 3 p.m. Saturday matinees on February 8 & 15. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!

The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2014 preview performances begin February 14, and the season will open Friday night, February 21 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre with Shakespeare's The Tempest (director, Tony Taccone). On Saturday, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Juliette Carrillo) takes the stage, as does the classic Marx Brothers musical The Cocoanuts (David Ivers), and Sunday afternoon Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors (Kent Gash) opens in the Thomas Theatre.