Managing Director Ric Hodgin confirmed today that A. D. Players will present the Houston Premiere of the romantic comedy The First Church of Texaco by award winning writer and director Andrew Librizzi.
World Premiere of Wayne Playwright Larry McKenna's New Comedy at Hedgerow Hedgerow Theatre is celebrating February as a month of romance with the world premiere of a new romantic comedy, Strictly Platonic, written and directed by Larry McKenna of Wayne. The show runs from February 7 to March 2.
Michael DuBois has been performing for over eight years with national appearances on The Tonight Show and The Jay Leno Show and now he's coming to the Sitnik Theater in the David and Carol Lackland Center to put on a one-man circus show that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. The Centenary Stage Company continues their Family Fun Series on Saturday, February 2nd at 2pm in the Sitnik Theater of the David and Carol Lackland Center with Michael DuBois' show, The Solo Circus.
The WhiteListed Theatre Company presents a new production of Serbian playwright Biljana Srbljanovic's award-winning play Belgrade Trilogy at the 4th Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street in New York City) Set in Prague, Sydney and Los Angeles, Belgrade Trilogy is a dark comedy, following the lives of young Serbians, spread across the globe in search of a better future. Edgy, sexy and heartbreaking, Belgrade Trilogy is a tale of love, rebellion and social misplacement.
Just announced is news that the Cole Porter classic, Can-Can, will kick up its heels in a new production to land on Broadway in Spring 2014. Presented by Jonathan Burrows, nephew of the musical's original book writer Abe Burrows, the new production features a revised book by David Lee (Two By Two and Gigi at Reprise, TV's "Frasier" and "Cheers") and Joel Fields (How I Fell in Love at Abingdon Theatre Company, TV's "Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar'). Lee directs the production, featuring choreography byPatti Colombo (Peter Pan) and musical direction by Tony Award nominee Steve Orich (Jersey Boys). Prior to the Broadway production, a workshop will take place in New York in October 2013. Casting has yet to be confirmed.
Despite being wholly busy and working on perfecting DON GIOVANNI with the Houston Grand Opera creative teams and cast, I had the pleasure of being able to spend a delightful 30 minutes with the talented and intelligent Rachel Willis-Sørensen. We discussed her career, including her impressive contest wins, preparing Donna Anna in DON GIOVANI for Houston audiences, performing in Houston, and the best aspects of being an opera performer.
Centenary Stage Company keeps things rolling in February with an entertainment packed schedule. A variety of family shows, two big musical acts, and a professional Equity show about a young Irishman just in time to get ready for St. Patrick's Day.
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.
Actors Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise break from PIPPIN to discuss their work in it, their characters, and the changes in theme from the original to Diane Paulus' circus-themed current production.
Pinole Players Stage East Bay presents the regional premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL, Feb. 1-16.
Rounder Records will release Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's inaugural duo effort 'Love Has Come For You' on April 23.
Pop Up Playhouse, Abingdon Theatre's reading series for family audiences, continues in 2013 with SMALL FISH, a new puppet operetta, today, January 5, at 11 a.m. at Abingdon Theatre Company, 312 West 36th Street, 1st floor, between 8th and 9th Avenues. SMALL FISH features music by Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls, The Tap Dance Kid); libretto and puppets by Susan J. Vitucci; direction by Jules Ochoa (How I Fell in Love); and musical direction by Ben Krauss.
Marin Theatre Company begins 2013 and the second half of its critically acclaimed 46th Season with Samuel Beckett's modern classic, Waiting for Godot, which runs from January 24 to February 17. MTC's artistic director Jasson Minadakis directs, returning to "this greatest of 20th-century plays" (The New York Times) over a decade after he first directed an "excellent, electrifying" (The Cincinnati Enquirer) production at Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival. MTC's production features a talented cast: Oregon Shakespeare Festival company member Mark Bedard, popular Bay Area actors James Carpenter and Mark Anderson Philips and Cirque du Soliel and Ringling Bros. clown Ben Johnson, as well as two local southern Marin youths. Opening night is on Tuesday, January 29.
The Centenary Stage Company continues their Family Fun Series on February 2 at 2pm in the Sitnik Theater of the David and Carol Lackland Center with a one-man circus routine fun for family members of all ages. Michael DuBois' show, The Solo Circus, is a fast-paced, audience interactive variety show featuring an all-original presentation of magic, juggling, mentalism, circus, and sideshow stunts all wrapped in a blanket of comedy. 'I fell in love with the circus when I was four at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey,' said DuBois. Michael DuBois has been performing for over eight years with national appearances on The Tonight Show and The Jay Leno Show, featured in several magazines, performed at over 500 colleges and universities across the U.S., as well as headlines multiple major cruise lines all over the world. The Family Fun Series - sponsored by Fulton Bank - will also feature The Catskill Puppet Theatre's performance, The Lion's Whiskers on April 13.
Isabel Marant's first West Coast store has opened on Melrose Place in West Hollywood. The 1,100-square-foot store is the French designer's second in the U.S. and 11th worldwide.
With 2013 officially underway, the Houston Theatre Scene is working hard to bring audiences theatrical delights to rival what we saw in 2012. Colton Berry, Artistic Director of Bayou City Theatrics, made a splash when his team opened an 80s Pop-Punk ROCKY HORROR SHOW. That was followed by their highly successful concert of RENT on New Year's Eve. Now, Colton Berry is putting his unique spin on a production of the Stephen Sondheim's classic piece INTO THE WOODS. Keeping a busy, frenetic schedule, Colton Berry spent a few minutes talking to me about his career, Bayou City Theatrics, Houston's Theatre Scene and his upcoming production of INTO THE WOODS.
Lea Salonga, who starred in the original stage production as 'Eponine' and the 2006 revival as 'Fantine' wrote the following review on the new film for Inquirer. Check it out below!
Kimmel recently spoke about his new, more competitive time slot, his all-time idol David Letterman and why he holds a grudge against 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno.
Pop Up Playhouse, Abingdon Theatre's reading series for family audiences, continues in 2013 with SMALL FISH, a new puppet operetta, on Saturday, January 5, at 11 a.m. at Abingdon Theatre Company, 312 West 36th Street, 1st floor, between 8th and 9th Avenues. Tickets are free.
Kids across America rank the top ten ways siblings get under your skin in the half-hour Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special, IF ONLY I WERE AN ONLY CHILD, premiering tonight, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Some of the frustrating things discussed include not sharing, copying, picking, tattling, and embarrassing them in front of friends.
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