Genevieve News

Neil Berg's new cabaret show, RISE UP: The Theater Songs of Neil Berg, came to Feinstein's, hosted by Rob Evan, and featuring a star-studded cast, including current Wicked star Mandy Gonzalez, and special guest, Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham, and others for a performance last night, July 18, 2010.

Constantine Maroulis recently spoke with People Magazine about becoming a dad. Maroulis says that he is prepping for the experience by working hard and attempting to provide for his family on a long term basis.

Richard Pryor Jr. (1st-born son of the late great) stars in INTERNATIONAL CRINGEFEST '10, the seriously irreverent annual festival presented by NY Artists Unlimited at the Producers' Club, July 19-August 8. Richard appears in multiple roles in the theme evening SEX ENCOUNTERS OF A DISTURBED MIND, directed by Robert Bartley.

The New York Yankees announced that Yankee Stadium will host the 'Bombers Boomer Broadway Softball Classic' on Monday, July 19, 2010.

Tonight, Friday July 16, THE AFTER PARTY at the Laurie Beechman Theatre is thrilled to welcome SARAH RICE. Sarah played Johanna in the original production of Sweeney Todd!

Richard Pryor Jr. (1st-born son of the late great) stars in INTERNATIONAL CRINGEFEST '10, the seriously irreverent annual festival presented by NY Artists Unlimited at the Producers' Club, July 19-August 8. Richard appears in multiple roles in the theme evening SEX ENCOUNTERS OF A DISTURBED MIND, directed by Robert Bartley.

The River City Repertory Theatre of Shreveport, Louisiana has announced that Rosemary Printz will star in their production of MEMOIR. Printz will play legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt, who, in her seventy-seventh year, dictates her memoirs and reflects on her personal and professional life.

New Works Festival runs Saturday, July 10, 8 pm and Sunday, July 11, 2 pm, featuring new works by New England playwrights and performed by students in the NHTP Adult Performance Intensive. Join us after Sunday's performance for talk-back with playwrights!

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (ICT) opens the final full production of their 2010 season dedicated to the topic Redemption with a George F. Walker's Escape From Happiness, directed by ICT Founder Genevieve Thompson.

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (ICT) opens the final full production of their 2010 season dedicated to the topic Redemption with a George F. Walker's Escape From Happiness, directed by ICT Founder Genevieve Thompson.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater Training Program will present two classic works - Sophie Treadwell's Machinal (July 9 - 12) and William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (July 16 - 19) - performed by the Powerhouse Apprentice Company at Vassar's Outdoor Amphitheater. In 2007, these performances were named by Hudson Valley Magazine as the 'Best Way to Introduce Kids to the Classics' in the annual 'Best of the Hudson Valley.' All the programs will begin at 6:00pm each evening. (In case of rain, the performances will be held in the Mug in the basement of the College Center.)

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater Training Program will present two classic works - Sophie Treadwell's Machinal (July 9 - 12) and William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (July 16 - 19) - performed by the Powerhouse Apprentice Company at Vassar's Outdoor Amphitheater. In 2007, these performances were named by Hudson Valley Magazine as the 'Best Way to Introduce Kids to the Classics' in the annual 'Best of the Hudson Valley.' All the programs will begin at 6:00pm each evening. (In case of rain, the performances will be held in the Mug in the basement of the College Center.)

Audiences will be whisked away to 1960s Baltimore when Pittsburgh CLO presents Hairspray July 20 - August 1 at the Benedum Center. Adapted for the stage from John Water's 1988 film, Hairspray ran on Broadway for over six years and has since become a toe-tapping hit all over the world.

Following the enormous success of its award-winning, critically acclaimed House of Imagination brand film - one of the centerpieces of Syfy's ground breaking brand evolution which launched July 7, 2009 - the channel has reunited the same all-star international creative team to produce an eagerly awaited sequel, it was announced by Michael Engleman, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Global Brand Strategy and Creative.

Following the enormous success of its award-winning, critically acclaimed House of Imagination brand film one of the centerpieces of Syfy's ground breaking brand evolution which launched July 7, 2009 the channel has reunited the same all-star international creative team to produce an eagerly awaited sequel, it was announced by Michael Engleman, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Global Brand Strategy and Creative.

The River City Repertory Theatre of Shreveport, Louisiana has announced that Rosemary Printz will star in their production of MEMOIR. Printz will play legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt, who, in her seventy-seventh year, dictates her memoirs and reflects on her personal and professional life.

The Tudor City Greens Concert series will continue on July 6 at 12pm with 'A Child's Garden of Verse: Songs By, About, For, and With Children,' the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) has announced. The concert will be hosted by Raissa Katona Bennett, whose credits include THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and CHESS.

It has been announced that baritone William Michals assumes the role of Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, for a five week period beginning Tuesday, June 1st through Sunday, July 4th. The production's current Emile de Becque, Tony Award winner Paulo Szot, leaves the musical on May 30 for an opera engagement in Europe. He returns to South Pacific on July 6, 2010 and will play the role through the end of the show's run on Broadway on August 22..

Drag is big at the moment - La Cage Aux Folles and Priscilla are doing well both sides of the Atlantic - and London's theatre crowd are getting involved

On Saturday, November 13 at 8pm, actress Liz Callaway will perform 'In Good Company- Liz Callaway Sings Sondheim' at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, the center's website announces. In the event, which The Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts will present, Callaway will tell stories and perform Stephen Sondheim songs, including selections from COMPANY, SWEENEY TODD, INTO THE WOODS, and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.