James Miller News

On the eve of the official opening of Schwartz's: The Musical, Centaur Theatre Company is proud to announce that more than 75% of tickets to this musical meat-acular are sold, with the first two weeks of the four-week run completely sold out! The demand has been steadily increasing this past week for tickets to Centaur's latest show, running in its larger theatre, with performances ready to roll for over 400 spectators on a full-house night.

Centaur is very excited to announce that Schwartz's: The Musical, the much-awaited musical inspired by Bill Brownstein's popular book, "Schwartz's Hebrew Delicatessen: The Story," will be premiering on March 29th on our main stage.

Manoa Valley Theatre will present Tracy Letts' August: Osage County from May 19 to June 5. Purchase your tickets now for the play The New York Times called, 'Fiercely funny and bitingly sad...(a) turbo-charged tragicomedy...'

The Diamond Head Theatre in Honolulu will hold auditions for its upcoming production of Altar Boyz. Directed by Tammy Colucci, the auditions will be held on Friday, April 8 at 7:00 pm, Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at 2:00 pm. Altar Boyz will play from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, June 5.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts will present SHREK THE MUSICAL, the Broadway hit touring America, from May 3 to May 8. SHREK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone!

Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that the critically-acclaimed touring production Alegría will perform in Tampa at the St. Pete Times Forum from June 22 - 26, 2011 for eight performances only.

Monty Python's Spamalot, the musical comedy hit touring the country, will play the Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts on Tuesday, April 19 at 8:00 PM.

This spring, the St. Petersburg Opera Company and American Stage Theatre Company will co-produce Johnny Schicchi, an English-language version of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. The show will run From April 30 to May 8.

As part of their 45th Anniversary Tour, The Monkees will perform at the Florida Theatre on June 6 at 8:00 pm. This one-night-only evening of nostalgia and rock 'n roll is on sale now, so get your tickets before the best seats are all gone!

Theatre Downtown will hold auditions for Evil Dead: The Musical, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit, on Monday, March 28th from 6:00-10:00 PM. Auditions will be held at Theatre Downtown, 2113 North Orange Avenue, Orlando. Please call (407) 841-0083 to make an appointment.

Theatre Jacksonville's production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, which will run from June 10-25, will hold auditions on Sunday, March 27 at 4:00pm. The show will be directed by Dave Thomas, with music direction by Samuel Clein and choreography by Curtis Williams. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE features a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music & lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.

The Miramar Cultural Center will present Chitram: A Portait of Indian Culture, a marvelous production highlighting India's cultural diversity, on Saturday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Widely acclaimed for its original musical score and a fresh approach to theater, Chitram features a large cast of more than 60 musicians and dancers directed by internationally renowned musician/composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran.

Broadway extraordinaire Kevin Spirtas will take the stage at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center at Nova Southeastern University on Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for an electrifying concert as Spirtas takes you on a tour of his career featuring highlights from his Broadway debut to his years as Dr. Craig Wesley on Days of Our Lives.

The national tour of SPRING AWAKENING, Broadway's youthful, smash hit musical, will play the Parker Playhouse at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27.

New Britain's Hole in the Wall Theater will present a new production of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Directed by Warren Dutkiewicz, Earnest will run from April 1 to April 23.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is making its Connecticut premiere March 29-April 3, 2011 as part of The Hartford Financial Services Group Broadway Series. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

The Weekend Theater will continue its 2010-2011 season with Alfred Urhy's comedy The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Directed by Andy Hall, the production will perform on April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23.

Painter and photographer Chuck Close will bring his latest exhibition, A Couple Ways of Doing Something, to the Alice Pratt Brown Atrium and Galleries at the Arkansas Arts Center from April 29 to June 26. This travelling exhibit was organized by Aperture and sponsored by Lannan Foundation, Carey C. Shuart and Marti and Henry Thomas.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre, or The Rep, will present the musical comedy favorite Hairspray from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, May 8. Two preview performances will play Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m., with a preshow discussion with the directors at 6:15 p.m. This production will be directed and choreographed by Michael Barnard and Robert Kolby Harper.

Anchorage Community Theatre will finish its 2010-2011 season with the riotous 1982 musical comedy Pump Boys and Dinettes, written by John Foley, Mary Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. Directed by Wayne Mitchell, the show will run from April 29 to May 22. The cast will be announced soon.