Hartley News

Random Access Theatre presents William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, set in Macao during its Golden Age in the 17th Century as a Portuguese colony and trading post in southeastern China. Shakespeare's witty comedy takes on a new life with a culturally diverse cast and a vivid Chinese/Portuguese inspired design concept. Adapter Jessica Ko and Director Casey Cleverly explode this beloved play to comment on power, race, colonialism, and sex in a wickedly funny and visually striking adaptation.

Following the recent sell out run of 20 Tiny Plays About Sheffield, four brand new short stories celebrating Northern cities take to the Studio stage from Thursday 23 May - Saturday 1 June.

The Kleban Foundation has announced that the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has gone to Daniel Mate and the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has gone to Alan Gordon. The 2013 prizes will be presented on June 24, 2013, in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI.

FAAM is pleased to present its spring auction schedule which will feature two back to back auctions on April 27, 2013 and May 2, 2013. The first, a traditional auction of important paintings and sculptures, will take place on April 27th, 2013 at FAAM's Wynwood location and the second will be an auction of an estate and important 20th Century design that will take place on May 2nd at a mansion on the prestigious and exclusive Star Island.

On Sunday night, Broadway Arts Factory presented Broadway leading lady Sierra Boggess in Lessons in Love- a very special evening in which Boggess shared her love of life, the theatre, and some very special people who influenced and changed her life forever. Realizing that the answers are within, this journey revealed inspirational moments, from humble beginnings to the bright lights of Broadway. Check out photos from the concert below!

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera and the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association today announced the details of the May 2013 Making Sense of Alzheimer's Month. This collaboration between the two organizations began four years ago with the goal of increasing concern and awareness regarding Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Utah.

Luminaries of stage and screen will come together on May 20th at LaGuardia Arts High School in Manhattan to pay tribute to treasured alumnus and show biz icon Ben Vereen (Pippin, Roots, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fosse, Jelly's Last Jam, Sweet Charity, Hair, Wicked). This evening of song and dance will include such notables as:

A first look at Prospect Park's online revival of the popular soap opera ALL MY CHILDREN has just debuted. Check it out below!

Boggess recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about the upcoming concert, her biggest influences, upcoming projects, and more!

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum announces that the Georgia O'Keeffe painting entitled "Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico/Out Back of Marie's II, 1930" is part of a brand new series of stamps issued in March by the United States Postal Service featuring the work of twelve important American modern artists. A treasure of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the painting will be installed and unveiled in the first gallery of the Museum on April 19 at 10:00 am in a free event to commemorate the honor; Rob Kret, director of the O'Keeffe Museum, Carolyn Kastner, curator, and Erik Setter, USPS representative will all speak. (To RSVP to attend the unveiling, email lisa(at)jlhmedia(dot)com)

The Hollywood Arts Council's 26th Annual Charlie Awards will take place at The Blossom Room in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel at noon today, March 29, 2012. This year's honorees will include James Burrows, Cirque du Soleil, Feast of San Gennaro Los Angeles, The Ricard Montalban Theatre, Hollywood Center Studios and Eric Garcetti.

TVLine reports that Bob Newhart will soon be stopping by the CBS hit comedy THE BIG BANG THEORY. The guest spot will mark his first half-hour sitcom appearance in almost a decade. The episode is set to air on Thursday, May 2.

Daytime sudsers All My Children and One Life to Live will be revived beginning April 29th via Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes. Prospect Park, the studio behind the incarnations, has released a first teaser promo for the dramas. Check it out below!

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum announces its new Director of Curatorial Affairs, Cody Hartley, who will take the position effective April 29, 2013. Hartley joins the O'Keeffe Museum from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he held the positions of Assistant Curator of Paintings, Art of the Americas, and later, the position of Director of Gifts of Art. The Museum also announces that Eumie Imm Stroukoff, currently the Librarian and Assistant Director of the Research Center, will become the Director of the Research Center.

Prospect Park's The Online Network has announced premiere dates for revived soap operas ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Both shows will make their debut on Monday April 29th and will air 30 minute episodes on Hulu and iTunes according to Deadline.

Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum, the first exhibition presented in the newly renovated Robert E. Blum Gallery on the first floor, presents a selection of more than a hundred rarely seen drawings and sketchbooks produced between 1768 and 1945 from the Brooklyn Museum's exceptional collection. The exhibition will feature the work of more than seventy artists, including John Singleton Copley, Stuart Davis, Thomas Eakins, William Glackens, Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Eastman Johnson, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and Benjamin West. Among the works on display will be Gaston Lachaise's Back of a Nude Woman (1929), Winslow Homer's Two Girls in Field (1871), and William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Hills (circa 1895). Investigating the place of drawing within the broader history of American art before 1945, Fine Lines showcases a variety of subjects, styles, and practices and demonstrates the variety and vitality of the graphic arts in America across nearly two centuries.

The wife and the girlfriend of two of the biggest names in '90s music swap lives and homes for one week, on CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP, tonight TUESDAY, MARCH 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Get a sneak peek below!

Prospect Park recently announced that it will be reviving the long running daytime dramas ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN. To celebrate, stars of the soaps got together for what ET calls a 'sexy photo shoot.' Check out the video below!

Harry Belafonte, Gay Talese, Michael Shannon and Ellen Burstyn have joined Christine Vachon, Fred Schneider, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Barbara Kopple, Scott Foundas, Eric Kohn, Emily Russo, Jenny Lumet, Darren Aronofsky, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Hartley, Peter Saraf, Nancy Savoca, Amy Ryan and Martin Scorsese as participants in First Time Fest.

Harry Belafonte, Gay Talese, Michael Shannon and Ellen Burstyn have joined Christine Vachon, Fred Schneider, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Barbara Kopple, Scott Foundas, Eric Kohn, Emily Russo, Jenny Lumet, Darren Aronofsky, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Hartley, Peter Saraf, Nancy Savoca, Amy Ryan and Martin Scorsese as participants in First Time Fest.