Beau Jest is, in director Samantha Goldstein's words, 'a family comedy about a principled girl, Sarah, who is trying to find her way in life but really wants to please her quirky parents, too. Her desire to make everyone happy lands her in a love triangle that leads to some hilarious situations. But the show also has a lot of heart, and audiences may recognize their own family dynamics in these characters, and feel a little misty about it, too... Beau Jest reminds us that, at the end of the day, (our) parents usually just want us to be happy.'
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's concludes its 56th season with its sixth and final Main Stage production, The Winter's Tale. Last seen at The Shakespeare Theatre in 2008, Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte directs this production of Shakespeare's tragicomedic romance. Veteran company members Jacqueline Antaramian, Jon Barker, Erin Partin, John Keabler, Raphael Nash Thompson, Seamus Mulcahy, Patrick Toon, and Ames Adamson are among a cast of 20 actors. Performances begin December 5. Patrons can purchase tickets at The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre located at 36 Madison Avenue in Madison by calling the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or by going online at www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
Last month, Rostam has released a brand new single 'In A River'. Today, he offers a fully reinvented acoustic version, that gives new depth and feeling to the song.
On December 5 Town Hall will host The Ally Coalition's Fifth Annual Talent Show, a night that channels the power of music and comedy toward equality. The evening will benefit organizations serving queer and trans youth, including New Alternatives for LGBTQ Youth in New York City. This year's event will feature performances from musicians Andrew Dost, Bleachers, Hayley Kiyoko, Lana Del Rey, Mitski, Regina Spektor, Rostam, with comedians Jacqueline Novak and Sasheer Zamata - more special guests to be announced in the coming weeks. Ticketmaster and Spotify Ticket Pre-sales are live today, with tickets on sale to the general public Wednesday, November 7 at 1pm ET.
In its latest offering, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the Short North Stage presents a musical that is a fine cocktail of flamboyance and subtlety and leaves its audience with a powerful, timely message without overtly stating it.
Indio's Desert Theatreworks continues their strong 2018/19 season with a stylish production of Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE NILE. Smartly dressed characters with distinct, larger-than-life personalities, come together in the early 1940's onboard an Egyptian riverboat. One of them gets shot through the head, and the remainder of the show deals with the characters figuring out whodunnit.
MOVING ARTS presents the Los Angeles production of the Joint World Premiere, presented by Moving Arts at Atwater Village Theatre in association with Moxie Theatre of San Diego and Promethean Theatre of Chicago, of BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!), written by Jami Brandli (Through the Eye of a Needle) and directed by Darin Anthony (Apocalypse Play). BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) will preview on Thursday, November 1 & Friday, November 2 at 8pm; will open on Saturday, November 3 at 8:00pm and will run through Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave. in Los Angeles, 90039.
Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre are delighted to announce that KEN LUDWIG'S 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will return to Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) by popular demand for a limited engagement that runs November 3 through December 30, 2018. Individual tickets will go on-sale on September 6, 2018.
Wayne State University's Department of Music is proud to present its 52nd Annual Salute to Greater Detroit concert on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. as part of its Centennial Series celebrating 100 years of the department. The concert will be held at St. Ambrose Church, 15020 Hampton in Grosse Pointe Park. This annual WSU concert, celebrating Detroit's rich cultural heritage, is free and open to the public. The department is part of Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
Wayne State University's Department of Music is proud to present its 52nd Annual Salute to Greater Detroit concert on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. as part of its Centennial Series celebrating 100 years of the department. The concert will be held at St. Ambrose Church, 15020 Hampton in Grosse Pointe Park. This annual WSU concert, celebrating Detroit's rich cultural heritage, is free and open to the public. The department is part of Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
Emerging theater for young audiences, Rebel Playhouse, is thrilled to announce the cast of its next world premiere production, THE FANTASTICAL DANGEROUS JOURNEY OF Q, written by Ric Averill with music and additional lyrics by Dax Dupuy, directed by Sarah Sutliff, with music direction by Christina Bottley, and co-presented by The Theater at the 14th Street Y. The show tells the story of Q, an upper elementary student struggling with gender and identity issues.
Strawdog Theatre Company celebrates the holidays with its world premiere adaptation of the family classic HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS, based on the book by Eric Kimmel, with book and adaptation by ensemble member Michael Dailey*, music and lyrics by Jacob Combs, direction by Jacqueline Stone and music direction by Rachel Hoovler.
One of the theater world's most prestigious playwriting prizes, the Yale Drama Series Prize, was given to Leah Nanako Winkler for her play God Said This. The 2018 award recipient was chosen by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar. The winning play received a private staged reading at Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow Theater on October 30, 2018.
John Morton has spent his life immersed in sound. As a composer, his passion is to make musical connections between unintentional events. Simple things like bird song masked by a passing truck, a creak in a floor, or "the very specific envelope of dissolve" made by the slamming of a hot dog cart lid, are among his inspirations. Morton's sound installations have graced public parks, village greens, pedestrian bridges, historic and industrial sites, libraries, and now the Morris Museum with Sound Garden, starting November 16th and continuing through February 24th in the Main Gallery. Sound Garden consists of two interactive, sound-immersive installations: Fever Songs (2018) by Morton and The Voyage Out (2009/2018), in collaboration with Jacqueline Shatz. John Morton's work showcases the sonic beauty in the world around our ears. If we're often advised to "stop and smell the roses," Morton asks us to stop and listen to them and to all the other auditory splendors that we take for granted or are too busy to hear. He crafts these moments into "sonic events" and weaves them into fluid, expansive, and user-friendly experiences.
Chicago Children's Theatre and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, with the support of The Chicago Community Trust, have released a spirited new Hunger Awareness music video featuring the original hit song "Serving Up Love" from Chicago Children's Theatre's smash hit family musical Last Stop on Market Street.
When Helen's lesbian partner of twenty years dies unexpectedly in minor surgery, Helen and her daughter want answers. Confused by the hospital's silence around the death, they bring a lawsuit against the doctors. Now Dr. Becca Neal must confront her feelings about losing her patient while she juggles the demands of a lawsuit. Love Alone tracks the fallout in both the patient's and the doctor's homes, as both households navigate uncharted waters of anger, humor, and longing. This powerful story of how we grieve and how we heal speaks to an essential truth: We will all be patients one day.
It is summer, 1961, and in Celestial, Alabama, it's hotter'n a blister bug in a pepper patch. It is especially steamy in the kitchen of the Sage household where the matriarch, Ida, has gathered her friends around her to meet the new girl in town. How will Rose from Ohio fit in with the ladies of Celestial who bake pies, sell Avon and belong to the Ku Klux Klan?
Join Goldenstein Gallery on Friday, November 2nd, as they kick off 'The 15th Annual Women's Show' from 5-8pm with live music by LauRha Frankfort. This dynamic show features the work of their female artists and focuses on the feminine perspective of the visual arts. Gallery owner Linda Goldenstein has been a champion of women in the arts throughout her career. Throughout November the art of 21 noted female artists, in a broad range of styles and mediums, will be featured in the gallery and satellite exhibits.
