McDaniel College is offering a diverse calendar of music, theatre and art events throughout December. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 410-857-2599.
Critics and audiences alike can't get enough of FAT PIG. Aurora Theatre Company announces that it will add six additional performances of its current production of FAT PIG, bad-boy playwright Neil LaBute's exploration of body consciousness in contemporary America.
For most any actor, there is nothing better than performing on Broadway night after night alongside some of the industry's most celebrated talent. Tell that to the teens currently performing in the current Roundabout Revival of Bye Bye Birdie, who frequently rush off the stage following their final bows to collectively gather in their pajamas in front of the television to watch the latest GLEE episode.
No, that steady rumble you may hear and feel beneath your feet as you walk along 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues these evenings is not the A train making its way to Columbus Circle. It's the sound of laughing audiences having a swell time in the underground quintet of auditoriums called New World Stages. The former movie multiplex turned Off-Broadway house seems to be experiencing a happy renaissance, with its long-running anchor production, Altar Boyz, having been joined by laughter-inducing hits like The Toxic Avenger, Naked Boys Singing, My First Time and The Gazillion Bubble Show (which I haven't seen but I'm sure brings out many giggles from the youngsters). The hilarious Love Child, which previously ran at 59E59 will be moving in shortly, but first the welcome mat (and perhaps a red carpet) has been set for the center's new crown jewel as the Tony-winning Avenue Q completes its successful Broadway run and returns to its Off-Broadway roots.
While there are laws restricting the tattooing of minors, the unseen infant title character in Christina Anderson's Inked Baby has the unfortunate honor to be indelibly marked even before birth. The play's premiere production at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater is honored with a fine cast and some truly captivating moments provided by both the playwright and director Kate Whoriskey. But once the very human story is firmly established, the plot takes a twist that - while certainly based on realistic situations - abruptly changes the mood of the piece into something akin to sci-fi mystery. The awkward clashing of the two worlds of the play reduces what is no doubt meant to be a pivotal scene into the kind of silliness that, at least on the night I attended, draws loud giggles from a good part of the audience.
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, October 22, 2009.
Actors' Gang company members April Fitzsimmons (The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Our Town) and Daisuke Tsuji (Love's Labours Lost, 1984) bring their acclaimed solo works to the Ivy Substation company home, kicking off a new performance series with two remarkable journeys.
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
Eclectic 2-month Arts Event includes Music, Film, Dance,Theater Literature, Poetry and more to raise funds for The Actors' Gang. Week 2 features Jackson Browne, Tim Robbins and filmmakers Patricia Foulkrod and Liam Lynch
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
The Actors' Gang presents the WTF?! Festival, Tuesdays through Saturdays, October 13 - December 19.
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).
Actors' Gang company members April Fitzsimmons (The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Our Town) and Daisuke Tsuji (Love's Labours Lost, 1984) bring their acclaimed solo works to the Ivy Substation company home, kicking off a new performance series with two remarkable journeys.
In an effort to reach out to its community during difficult economic times, The Actors' Gang is lowering ticket prices for the upcoming performances of Two Remarkable Journeys: The Need to Know: A Veteran's Journey from Fear to Freedom and Sock & Shoe: One Man Circus from Cirque du Soleil performer Daisuke Tsuji.
Actors' Gang company members April Fitzsimmons (The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Our Town) and Daisuke Tsuji (Love's Labours Lost, 1984) bring their acclaimed solo works to the Ivy Substation company home, kicking off a new performance series with two remarkable journeys.
UK editor-in-chief Carrie Dunn muses upon the flop's exit from the West End, and wonders when we will see its like again.
Florida Studio Theatre announces the 2009 Kids Komedy Cabaret. A hit at the recent Sarasota Improv Festival; performances are an eclectic mix of improvisation and sketch-comedy written and performed by kids for kids. Giggles and rib tickling laughs abound as the young performers show us their comical take on the world from a fresh and silly perspective.
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