Ginger News

Possum Point Players have produced an excellent Les Miserables sure to sell out.

Red Zen, a popular Thai restaurant in Andheri, has been satisfying the palates of locals, business travelers, families and vacationers since it opened in the Courtyard Mumbai International Airport Hotel. Now, whether dining here for the 50th or the first time, guests will find someone new in the kitchen, whose expertise and background make him the perfect fit for this contemporary restaurant.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) opens its 2013-14 season next week with Burning by award-winning playwright Ginger Lazarus.

Obie- Award winning and Tony nominated director Austin Pendleton directs Tennessee Williams' Cat on A Hot Tin Roof in a new Indie theatre production with the Mississippi Mud. This is the play that Ben Brantley described as Williams' 'most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life.' It is brought to life in a new intimate bold raw space production that unfolds in 'real time' and places center stage the lush language of this modern classic fable.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will begin preview performances at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th Street) tomorrow at 8 PM with an opening night set for Thursday, October 10th.

It happens to everyone who works in the theatre, especially those who work on Broadway. Someone who thinks nothing of shelling out $20 for a 3D movie or $400 for a new phone will demand of you: “Why are theater tickets so expensive?” Journalist Peter Wayner has given you a terrific little book with all the ammunition you need.

The Human Race Theatre Company begins the 2013-2014 Eichelberger Loft Season-its 27th season of producing professional theatre in downtown Dayton-with Steven Dietz's hilarious Becky's New Car. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Mel B stopped by yesterday's ELLEN and hinted at a possible Spice Girls reunion in the not to distant future.

According to Billboard, Geri Halliwell, better known as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls, will release a new single, 'Half of Me' on October 25th through Sony music Australia. Halliwell also serves as a judge on AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT.

Battledish, an international chef competition comes to your city this fall. Chefs compete for the title "King of Battledish".

COCA announces its upcoming events, performances and exhibitions for 2013-14. Details below!

The Waterbury Festival Playhouse offers up something dark this season: Mark Roberts' PARASITE DRAG. ('Parasite drag' is an aeronautical term that refers to the resistance caused by parts of an aircraft that don't contribute to lift.) This psychological drama tells the story of a family ripped apart by a terrible secret - a secret that remains unknown to the audience until close to the play's end.

The Tony Award-winning musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture MONTY PYTHON and the HOLY GRAIL stars John Cauthen (King Arthur), David Sebren (Patsy) and JJ Rodgers (The Lady of the Lake). Cauthen was last seen in Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival. JJ Rodgers was last seen on the Kimball Theatre stage as Cindy Lou in The Marvelous Wonderettes. Her previous credits include the world premieres of Ginger and Me and Scream Queens and the regional premiere of Leaving Iowa. Her TV credits include Nashville, Two and a Half Men, The Hank Azaria Show and Third Rock from the Sun.

Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.

A new book, Blast of Silence, sheds light on a three-decade career in film and television, from the late 1950s to the mid 1980s.

New City Stage Company is thrilled to announce its 2013-14 season. New City Stage will be in residence at the Adrienne Theater for the fourth year in a row, located at 2030 Sansom Street in downtown center city Philadelphia. This is the company's eigith full season and includes 3 full professional productions, including a remount of last year's sold out hit, a Philadelphia premiere, and a world premiere original production. We will also be featuring a brand new another production from our educational program, the Voices for a New City Ensemble.

The customer is always right, and that belief led to this new cookbook featuring 21 recipes for preparing fresh trout. James Africano, executive chef for the last six years at Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, was inspired to create the book after being asked almost every night to cook trout caught by guests at the ranch. Readers will find recipes simple enough for average cooks faced with preparing freshly caught trout but creative enough to tempt more experienced gourmands.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) opens its 2013-14 season with Burning by award-winning playwright Ginger Lazarus. Running from September 26 to October 20, this new drama will be directed by Steven Bogart.

Atlanta residents and international travelers have a fresh, new option for Asian fare today as the P.F. Chang's in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport prepares to open its doors. As the popular Asian chain's first airport location, the restaurant features a new décor concept which is also being unveiled at select other locations this year as P.F. Chang's celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Beneath the rollicking good time (not to mention the sequined glitz and flashy feathers) of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Musical, is a story about the difficulties of living an authentic life when you don't fit into the social norm. In this case that norm is the hetero world of 1990s Australia where two gay men and one trans woman, drag queens all, team up to take a trip through the outback in order to perform at a casino owned by, of all people, the wife of one of the queens. Enter 'Priscilla' a dilapidated bus that's a traveling dressing room and bar for the trio of performers. Road trip! Playing now through August 31 at the Orpheum Theatre, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is boy-sterous, outrageous, campy fun, but it also heartwarming and touching.