Raven Theatre has announced TAKE FLIGHT SUMMER CAMP 2020, featuring five training sessions in theatre arts for kids ages 6 - 16. Great for beginners looking to learn the basics of performance or more advanced actors looking to hone their skills, Raven's team of professional teaching artists will help kids feel the confidence to contribute to the artistic process and the courage to try something new.
This Abend Gallery is pleased to start the year off with a debut solo exhibition by Christopher Clark titled a?oeDiscoverya??. In this showing of new work, Clark will captivate the visitors with a variety of subjects, telling mesmerizing stories for them to discover.
Canadian actor and uber geek, Charles Ross, brings his solo madcap creation ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY to the Avenel Performing Arts Center Friday, January 10 at 8:00pm and Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm, in this mind-bending whirlwind of a show.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Fri., Dec. 13 at 10 AM for comedian DAVE CHAPPELLE, who'll be performing one 8 pm show MON., DEC. 30 at Playhouse Square's Connor Palace Theatre. There is a four-ticket purchase limit for tickets priced at $199.50; $149.50; $99.50; & $79.50, available at playhousesquare.org, 216-241-6000 and the Ticket Office.
Joe The Shark and Cherry Pitz Present: Hotsy Totsy Burlesque's Tribute to The Star Wars Holiday Special! Jedi Ghosts of Episodes Past Present and Future... at The Slipper Room NYC, 167 Orchard Street, NYC, Thursday, December 12th, 2019. Admission: $15 / $25 pre-sold reserved seating
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off its five-week holiday season with a one-night only gala benefit on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm, complete with an exceptional performance at New York City Center and dinner-party at the Hilton New York Grand Ballroom. The gala honors Philanthropist Elaine Wynn & The Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation for their generous contributions which have supported the creation of new works as well as the Elaine Wynn & Family Education Wing, which in 2017 added three floors a?" featuring four dance studios and two classrooms a?" to The Joan Weill Center for Dance, New York's largest building dedicated to dance. The event's co-chairs are Emily & Len Blavatnik, Paulette Mullings Bradnock & Howard Bradnock, Mellody Hobson & George Lucas, Daria L & Eric J. Wallach and Joan & Sandy Weill.
Sketchworks Comedy, Atlanta's award-winning live sketch comedy company, is back with an all new live stage show this December - 'The Holiday Special Part 2: A Very George Lucas Sketchmas.'
Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. returns with 'Mr' - his first album of original music. Over the past two years, Leslie quietly crafted what would become this new album. His vision crystallized during a writing camp he personally assembled at George Lucas's world-famous Skywalker Ranch in December 2018, featuring accomplished songwriters from a variety of musical genres. Threading together elements of soul, R&B, jazz, and pop, he now emerges with a singular style as powerful and passionate as it is personal.
Sketchworks Comedy, Atlanta's award-winning live sketch comedy company, has named Maria Liatis as their new Education Director - taking over the role from Sanna Erica. Additionally, Bill Szabrak has stepped down as Head Writer. John D. Babcock III takes over that position.
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Good Theater continues its 18th season with the East Coast premiere of the psychological thriller BOXES by Jule Selbo. The production opens November 6th and plays through December 1st, 2019 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 or visit www.goodtheater.com.
The 3rd Annual Founder's Gala for the Garry Marshall Theatre honors the original Happy Days cast -- Ron Howard, Don Most, Marion Ross, Anson Williams and Henry Winkler.
Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. will soon release his anxiously awaited first album of all-original material, Mr, which is set to arrive on November 8. The album will be available for pre-order HERE. Additionally, he is set to perform a?oeGo Crazya?? on The Late Late Show on October 24th and on The Today Show on November 5th. Check out the track below:
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced that three-time Tony award recipient and Golden Globe winning actress Bernadette Peters will accept the distinguished Prince Rainier III Award for her outstanding artistry and exemplary philanthropic give-back. The 37th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will be held on November 25, 2019 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
Strike back at the Empire! The Trade Federation: Or, Let's Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels, a new political comedy by Andy Boyd, will make its world premiere September 20-28 at IRT Theatre in the West Village. Allen MacLeod directs the allegorical farce about global trade, the International Monetary Fund, and (of course) Star Wars. Tickets are on sale now at www.irttheatre.org.
It's time to grab your best gal pals and head to Ogunquit Playhouse for the hilarious musical comedy Menopause The Musical®, on stage September 4 through September 14. A raucous celebration of womanhood created by Jeanie Linders and inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, Menopause The Musical® applauds women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived a?oeThe Change.a?? The show is produced by special license from GFour Productions, the producers of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, now in its 18th year, and 14th as the longest-running musical in Las Vegas history. The director of the Ogunquit Playhouse production is Tony Award®-winner Seth Greenleaf. This joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized classic hits from the '60s, '70s, and '80s features chart-toppers including a?oeI Heard it Through the Grapevine that You No Longer See 39,a?? and the disco favorite a?oeStayin' Awake, Stayin' Awake!a??
Ford's Theatre Society celebrated the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at its Annual Gala on Sunday evening, June 2, 2019, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). For more than 40 years, the Society has hosted this bipartisan event, which provides crucial support to the non-profit's theatrical and educational programs.
Karen O & Danger Mouse's "An Encounter with Lux Prima - The Art of Collaboration," a short documentary chronicling the 18-month development of their multisensory art installation "An Encounter With Lux Prima" debuts today via Variety. Watch the piece-directed by Luisa Conlon and Max Knight, produced in partnership with Dropbox and featuring interviews with many of the installation's collaborators-here.
Geffen Playhouse raised more than $1.3 million for the theater's education, community engagement and artistic initiatives at its 17th annual Backstage at the Geffen fundraiser held May 19, it was announced today. Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise, The Color Purple, Dreamgirls) presented the Artistic Impact Award for Harry Belafonte, which was accepted by daughter Gina Belafonte on his behalf, and Jane Fonda (Grace & Frankie, Book Club, 9 to 5) presented the Distinction in Theater Award to Lily Tomlin.
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