The Hub at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) will present six cutting-edge events in the first half of 2009, including plays, another great Purim party, and musical extravaganzas. Consisting of Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s (and friends), The Hub offers groundbreaking music, innovative films, literary events, DJs, dance parties and more, at choice venues around the city.
Romance will be in the air at The Metropolitan Room in February when one of the dreamiest voices in the music business takes the stage on Feb. 14 and 15 for a Valentine's Day engagement. Craig Pomranz, ?One of New York's most critically-acclaimed saloon singers,? (New York Magazine) will return to the 'Best Cabaret in New York' (New York Magazine-Best of New York 2008) with two evenings of songs celebrating love in all its guises. Enduring love, passion, lost love, lust--nothing is spared in an evening that promises to produce as many laughs as sighs. His shows will include selections from his highly anticipated new CD. Musical Director: Stephen Bocchino Craig Pomranz The Metropolitan Room Feb 14 at 9:45pm Feb 15@ 9:30pm 34 West 22nd Street, between 5th and 6th Ave, NYC Call for reservations: 212/206-0440 Zip Code: 10010 Closest Subways: R, W, 1 Venue Website: www.metropolitanroom.com ** The Metropolitan Room has a limited menu COST: $20.00 Cover - 2 drink minimum HOW: RESERVATIONS 212/206-0440 This will mark Pomranz's third engagement at the popular New York club. His July 2008 engagement at The Metropolitan Room in NYC garnered universal critical praise, and packed houses for the four-show run. He has headlined at Manhattan and L.A.'s most celebrated nightspots and internationally at London's famous Pizza on the Park.
The Hub at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) will present six cutting-edge events in the first half of 2009, including plays, another great Purim party, and musical extravaganzas. Consisting of Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s (and friends), The Hub offers groundbreaking music, innovative films, literary events, DJs, dance parties and more, at choice venues around the city.
The year was 1980, and Patti LuPone was starring as 'Evita' on Broadway. She was en route to winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and cementing her status as a Broadway star. But there was another Patti LuPone performance taking place -- one that only a comparative handful of people were aware of: Every Saturday night at midnight, for 27 weeks, after performing one of the most demanding roles ever, she made her way to Les Mouches - a legendary nightclub in New York City, to perform a solo concert...This was a one-woman tour de force that -- until now -- only the lucky few who were on hand knew about.
A former student of the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, the man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947 left school and immediately began his path in the music industry. His first band, Bluesology, was formed in 1961. He would later take his stage name from the Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and their charismatic frontman, Long John Baldry.
LAByrinth Theater Company (John Ortiz, Artistic Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Co-Artistic Director; John Gould Rubin, Co-Artistic & Executive Director) announces a $100 'Easy Action' ticket for their 6th Annual Gala Benefit 'Celebrity Charades 2008: We Will Rock You' on Monday, October 20, 2008 at event venue Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street, at 11th Avenue).
TimesTalks will present 'Broadway Divas as Gay Icons featuring Patti LuPone' on Monday, Nov 03, 2008 6:30 PM EST at TimesCenter Stage.
LAByrinth Theater Company (John Ortiz, Artistic Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Co-Artistic Director; John Gould Rubin, Co-Artistic & Executive Director) enters the arena of power chords and monster riffs on October 20th, to present the sixth annual benefit featuring Celebrity Charades: this year's event will be a battle of the bands, invoking the theme 'We Will Rock You' at concert venue Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street, at 11th Avenue).
Today, the Jefferson Awards announced the 150 nominations in 35 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2007 and July 31, 2008. Beginning with this season, the Jeff Awards is acknowledging the work of Large and Midsize theatres in separate categories for productions and technical elements.
It was announced today that in its European premiere production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Funk It Up About Nothin' has won the Dress Circle Award for Best Musical Production at the Scotsman Fringe First Awards Ceremony, following its world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST). This new'ad-rap-tation' of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is created and directed by The Q Brothers, GQ and JQ, co-creators of the international success The Bomb-itty of Errors (Fringe Stage Award-Best Ensemble, 2002) and the MTV cult classic, Scratch and Burn. The Q Brothers also star in this exuberant hip-hop extravaganza-Shakespeare's romantic comedy rapped to the rhythm of six MCs and a live DJ.
Edinburgh, August 22, 2008- It was announced today that in its European premiere production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 'Funk It Up About Nothin' has won the Dress Circle Award for Best Musical Production at the Scotsman Fringe First Awards Ceremony, following its world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST).
In its European premiere production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Funk It Up About Nothin' recently garnered a rave critical reception following its world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
The year was 1980, and Patti LuPone was starring as 'Evita' on Broadway. She was en route to winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and cementing her status as a Broadway star. But there was another Patti LuPone performance taking place -- one that only a comparative handful of people were aware of: Every Saturday night at midnight, for 27 weeks, after performing one of the most demanding roles ever, she made her way to Les Mouches - a legendary nightclub in New York City, to perform a solo concert...This was a one-woman tour de force that -- until now -- only the lucky few who were on hand knew about.
The critically acclaimed musical comedy by Scott Brown and Anthony King, 'Gutenberg! The Musical' will make its Chicago premiere at The Royal George Theatre on June 19.
Campbell Scott, Isaiah Sheffer and B. D. Wong will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Monday, May 19, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.
The new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning play CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, directed by DEBBIE ALLEN, will get a new 'Brick' when BORIS KODJOE joins the cast on April 15, 2008. Kodjoe will take over this pivotal role for an exclusive limited engagement.
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