Native Voices at the Autry continues its cycle of play development with its annual Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays featuring top theater professionals serving as mentors to established and aspiring Native American playwrights. The program greatly increases the field of Native writers and brings greater visibility to Native theater.
The cast has been announced for the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre engagement of 'Monty Python's Spamalot,' which will open Center Theatre Group's 2009-2010 season at the Ahmanson Theatre of the Los Angeles Music Center, July 7 through September 6, 2009.
The Heroes star has auditioned for the role of Ariel Moore - a part for which Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough is also reportedly seeking - in the musical remake of Footloose, E! News reports. Lori Singer played the character of Ariel in the original film.
Written by seven indigenous playwrights, from nine North American First Nations, Mixed Blood Theatre?s world-premiere production Red Ink explores the issues of contemporary Native life. Red Ink runs April 23 through May 10 at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. Purchase tickets at 612.338.6131 or visit www.mixedblood.com. Price run $11-$30, discounts are available for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more. All performances are at the Mixed Blood Theatre, located at 1501 S. Fourth Street in Minneapolis.
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The 2008/2009 POW! Professional Performance season concludes in May 16, 2009 with a rare live appearance by the peerless screen legend Eva Marie Saint (On the Waterfront, Raintree County, North by Northwest, etc.).
Stage and screen stars ?eljko Ivanek and Ellen Greene will appear on NBC's 'Heroes'. The pair appear in the episode 'I Am Sylar', set to air on April 20th at 9:00pm Eastern.
The Adelaide Festival Centre and Artistic Director for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, David Campbell, are pleased to announce the program for the ninth annual Adelaide Cabaret Festival, 5 - 20 June, 2009.
Now more than ever this country needs a gay male comic that's as raw and real as Richard Pryor or Chris Rock . . . Billy Eichner, the creator and star of the critically acclaimed comedy hit Creation Nation, steps up with BILLY EICHNER: GAY, WHITE AND TERRIFIED! his first ever solo show.
Elaine Cancilla Orbach, Broadway dancer and widow of Jerry Orbach, has died at 69. From Balanchine to Bob Fosse to Chicago — her remarkable story.
Written by seven indigenous playwrights, from nine North American First Nations, Mixed Blood Theatre?s world-premiere production Red Ink explores the issues of contemporary Native life. Red Ink runs April 23 through May 10 at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. Purchase tickets at 612.338.6131 or visit www.mixedblood.com. Price run $11-$30, discounts are available for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more. All performances are at the Mixed Blood Theatre, located at 1501 S. Fourth Street in Minneapolis.
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN can be heard every Sunday 9-11 PM (ET) over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet at: www.wbai.org Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 9:00PM-11:00PM
Young actors from more than seven area schools are performing in the Alden Theatre's production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a delightful tale by the master of imaginative enchantment, C.S. Lewis. The show will be presented weekends, March 13-22, Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12, $8 for McLean tax district residents. The show is recommended for children ages 7 and older. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN can be heard every Sunday 9-11 PM (ET) over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet at: www.wbai.org Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 9:00PM-11:00PM
Among those on hand to celebrate 2008's the best of the best in the lavish world of mystery and illusion at the Avalon Hollywood (1735 N. Vine, Hollywood, CA 90028) for The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. 41st Annual Awards Show were Zach Quinto, Florence Henderson, Jeff Probst, Mac King, Erin Murphy, Gay Blackstone, Max Maven, Mike Caveney, Larry Wilmore, Christina Hendricks, and host, Broadway, television and motion picture star Neil Patrick Harris.
Young actors from more than seven area schools are performing in the Alden Theatre's production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a delightful tale by the master of imaginative enchantment, C.S. Lewis. The show will be presented weekends, March 13-22, Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12, $8 for McLean tax district residents. The show is recommended for children ages 7 and older. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.
Original New York cast members Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star when L.A. Theatre Works records This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan for broadcast on LATW's nationally syndicated public radio theater series, The Play's The Thing. Five performances will be presented by L.A. Theatre Works at the Skirball Cultural Center March 18-22.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi will receive The Wyler Award, one of The Humane Society of the United States' most prestigious honors, at The 23rd Genesis Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Given to a celebrity or public figure who has made news on behalf of animals, the award is named after the late Genesis Awards founder Gretchen Wyler, the Broadway headliner and animal activist. 'Ellen and Portia stand up for their beliefs, and they have had a major impact in spreading the message about animal protection,' said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. 'They had a particularly significant role in helping to pass Proposition 2, and they helped make the case to the people of California and to the rest of the nation that all animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.'
BloomfieldArts.org is proud to present the North Jersey New Found Theatre Festival during the month of February. The festival will be presenting original works of writers from across the Tri-State area as readings, workshops and performances.
Variety is reporting that production begins this week on a new independent film, Carmel, featuring Lauren Bacall, Alfred Molina, Dina Eastwood, Hayden Panettiere and John Hutcherson.
2009 promises to be a historical and exciting year filled with lots of hope, change and community service. To encourage ever greater levels of service throughout the country, MySpace and Katalyst Media, a production company co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, teamed up with celebrities to record their personal pledges of service.
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