Hartley News

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT are thrilled to present the third production in its 2013-1014 season of shows, the 2009 Tony Award-winning play, GOD OF CARNAGE, written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Michael Arabian. GOD OF CARNAGE will preview on Friday, January 24, 2014 (with a press opening on Saturday, January 25) and run through Sunday, February 16, 2014 at La MiradaTheatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

American Stage Theatre Company kicks off the new year with August Wilson's 2 TRAINS RUNNING. They are excited to present their seventh installment of their August Wilson Century Cycle. Previews are January 22 and 23. Opening Night is January 24 and the production runs through February 23, 2014.

Todd Montesi and Pat Rigby present awesome comics in front of a cool supportive crowd in the epicenter of hip NYC the East Village. Featuring both established comic veterans you've seen on TV to the up and comers, UG guarantees a swell time all for FREE! We've also got tons of drink specials (Half priced drinks till 9pm)! So what are you waiting for? Come down and UG! it.

Transamerica Retirement Solutions today announced that Stig Nybo, Transamerica's president of pension sales and distribution, won two 2013 USA Best Book Awards for his book, Transform Tomorrow: Awakening the Super Saver in Pursuit of Retirement Readiness. Mr. Nybo received awards in the 'Business: Investing' and 'Social Change' categories.

Broadway's new musical BIG FISH will play its final performance on Sunday, December 29, 2013. This is your last chance to see two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can), Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin (Giant, Finian's Rainbow) and Bobby Steggert (Giant, Ragtime) onstage at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).

In the spirit of yesterday's post where I featured Keira Knightley wearing a Chanel dress that she - gasp - has worn three times already, I am featuring Catherine Duchess of Cambridge in a Roland Mouret gown she wore last year. Once again Princess Kate proves she's a modern girl who recycles her clothes just like everyone else. And why not? With a gorgeous dress like this one, she should wear it again and again. The trick is to style it differently every time.

Broadway Records will release the original Broadway cast recording of the new musical BIG FISH digitally on Friday, February 7, 2014 and everywhere music is sold on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The album will be produced by Andrew Lippa and Michael Croiter. Sign up to pre-order at http://amzn.com/B00H3UKZ6E. BIG FISH began performances on Thursday, September 5, 2013, officially opened on Sunday, October 6, 2013 and will play its final performance on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).

This Tampa Bay holiday traditional finds a home at New Stage Theatre after its highly acclaimed run in 2012 at Stageworks! Written by local talent Alison Burns and directed by Karla Hartley, this hilarious holiday treat follows three overworked, out of touch, people as they, once again, get caught up in the mad rush of the holidays-that is until a little holiday magic comes to the rescue. The Second Half of the evening is a unique Cabaret of holiday favorites. This production is inclusive of all holidays and is fun for the whole family! Holiday Party of One, will run tonight, December 5, 2013 thru December 20, 2013.

The Laguna Playhouse is thrilled to present film great Leslie Caron (An American In Paris, Gigi, Fanny) in a comic and heartfelt valentine to the human condition, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, written by Richard Alfieri and directed by Michael Arabian (Waiting for Godot). Additional exciting casting news to be announced shortly! SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS will begin previews tonight, November 26 and will open on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30pm and run through Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

This Tampa Bay holiday traditional finds a home at New Stage Theatre after its highly acclaimed run in 2012 at Stageworks! Written by local talent Alison Burns and directed by Karla Hartley, this hilarious holiday treat follows three overworked, out of touch, people as they, once again, get caught up in the mad rush of the holidays-that is until a little holiday magic comes to the rescue. The Second Half of the evening is a unique Cabaret of holiday favorites. This production is inclusive of all holidays and is fun for the whole family! Holiday Party of One, will run December 5, 2013 thru December 20, 2013.

On Stage at Kingsborough is pleased to announce its presentation of Sing For Your Supper, featuring leading Broadway performers, in association with Merkin Concert Hall's Broadway Close-Up Series. Sing For Your Supper will perform in an exclusive Brooklyn engagement on Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. at On Stage At Kingsborough.

The Viking Theater Company will present a reading of NARRAGANSETT 1937, a play by Louis Phillips, tonight, November 20, 2013, 7:30PM at The Salmagundi Club, Forty-Seven Fifth Avenue, New York City (between 11th and 12th Streets).

The Barn Theatre of Montville, New Jersey will be presenting 'Jerry's Girls', a musical revue of songs from award-winning composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. Performances will be tonight, November 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 8pm; and on November 9, 10, 17, 24 at 2pm. Tickets are $24 (senior/student tickets are $22 on matinees only).

Filming has begun in Los Angeles on New Line Cinema's 'Horrible Bosses 2,' directed by Sean Anders ('Sex Drive'). The follow-up to the 2011 hit comedy 'Horrible Bosses' reunites stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis as everyone's favorite working stiffs Nick, Dale and Kurt. Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey also reprise their starring roles, while Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz star as new adversaries standing between the guys and their dreams of success.

Manhattan Concert Productions has just announced the full cast for the second installment of its Broadway Series, with a concert performance of, Titanic The Musical. This concert performance will feature almost all of the cast members from the original Tony Award winning Broadway production.

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's award-winning opera Moby-Dick, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances tonight, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.

The Barn Theatre of Montville, New Jersey will be presenting 'Jerry's Girls', a musical revue of songs from award-winning composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. Performances will be on November 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 8pm; and on November 9, 10, 17, 24 at 2pm. Tickets are $24 (senior/student tickets are $22 on matinees only).

The Barn Theatre of Montville, New Jersey ail be presenting 'Jerry's Girls', a musical revue of songs from award-winning composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. Performances will be on November 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 8pm; and on November 9, 10, 17, 24 at 2pm. Tickets are $24 (senior/student tickets are $22 on matinees only).

TOP HAT at the Aldwych Theatre, and will close today, October 26, to make room for Andrew Lloyd Webber's new STEPHEN WARD musical, which is set to open in November 2013. Thare are plans for a UK tour in 2014-15.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Dinner with Friends by Pulitzer Prize winnerDonald Margulies, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon will open on February 13, 2014. The cast will include Jeremy Shamos as 'Gabe,' Darren Pettie as 'Tom', Marin Hinkle as 'Karen,' and Maria Dizzia as 'Beth.'