James Miller News

The U.S. tour production of West Side Story, the beloved musical classic, will play the Majestic Theatre for one week only from March 22 to March 27.

Harry Connick Jr. will perform his new show, Your Songs In Concert, at the Michael & Susan Dell Hall at the Long Center on Mar. 26 at 8:00.

Famed magicians Penn and Teller will perform their new show, 35 Years of Magic and B.S., at the Paramount Theatre on April 7 and 8 at 8 p.m.

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, the abridged retelling of George Lucas' popular film series, will play the Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre in the Long Center from June 2-5.

Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, the hilarious mystery based on the classic 1935 film, will play the Paramount Theatre for one performance only on April 12 at 8 p.m.

Vendor applications are now available for this year's Sidewalk Arts Festival. All local artists, crafters, non-profit groups and food vendors are encouraged to apply for Washington Pavilion's largest annual fundraiser, which will take place on Saturday, September 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Olde Towne Dinner Theatre in Worthing will finish its 2010-2011 season with Larry Shue's The Foreigner. The show will play Thursdays through Sundays from April 28 - May 28.

Stand-up comedian Ralphie May will perform at the Orpheum Theater for one night only on Mar. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Ralphie's special brand of comedy combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical comedy with a touch of down-home flavor and quick wit, making him one of the most popular comedians in the country.

The touring companies of Riverdance and Disney's Beauty and the Beast will visit the Washington Pavilion later this spring. Riverdance will perform one night only on March 22, and Beauty and the Beast will perform April 5-7.

Tulsa Children's Museum's Family Music Series closes its 2010-2011 season at the PAC with a performance by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on Mar. 26 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 'Creole for Kidz' introduces families to the rich history and multi-layered sound of zydeco, the music of the French-speaking Creoles of southern Louisiana.

The tale as old as time comes to life in this lush, romantic Broadway musical for all generations as Disney's Beauty & the Beast returns to Tulsa! The show will perform at Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center from Mar. 1-6.

This spring, the Playhouse Theatre Tulsa will perform an Irish Repertory of Mark O'Rowe's Howie the Rookie and Conor McPherson's Shining City. Howie will be directed by Chris Crawford and Shining City will be directed by Courtneay Sanders. Both shows will be performed interchangeably from Mar. 16-19.

Theatre Tulsa's 2010-2011 season, entitled Transitions, will end with Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse's Life With Father, directed by Billie Sue Thompson, and Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters, directed by Vern Stefanic.

After a successful and well attended first performance last month, Loring Theater Live returns to the Loring Theater stage. Echoing the theater's vaudeville roots, the monthly modern day variety show brought the 90 year old theater space to life with an artists' market place, belly dancers, live music and art, comedy performances, dancing and aerial artists.

This March, The Straddler will present its second theatrical production, Trousers by Dan Monaco. A bruisingly comic play that pits two men against one another-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-the piece explores some of the more desperate corners of our society and aims to answer the question: just what does it mean to wear a pair of pants?

After a brief hiatus, the Amsterdam Marionette Company will resume performances of The Amazing Journey of Doctor Faust on Mar. 20. The play, which uses music by Gounod, Marenco, Wagner and Offenbach, started on Jan. 23 and continued until Feb. 13. Faust will now close on May 28.

Hartford Stage will celebrate the artistic partnership among director Michael Wilson, set designer Jeff Cowie, and sound designer John Gromada in Working with Michael, a multi-media exhibit in 'room,' Hartford Stage's new function space. At the same time, the theatre will unveil Part II of Capturing the Moment, a season-long retrospective of the work of company photographer T. Charles Ericson, commemorating his 25 years with Hartford Stage. The Ericson installation will be in the theatre's upper lobby. The exhibits coincide with the run of Divine Rivalry, a world premiere play by noted political journalist Michael Kramer, which is the last MainStage production Wilson will be directing as Hartford Stage Artistic Director. Cowie designed the sets for the production, and Gromada the sound and original music. Official opening of both exhibits is Wednesday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m., directly before the 7:30 performance of Divine Rivalry.

Chicago actors join the cast of Belarus Free Theatre's (BFT) acclaimed production of Being Harold Pinter for a one-night-only encore benefit performance on February 21 at 7:30pm. Tony-and Emmy Award-winning John Mahoney (Frasier, The Seafarer), Karen Aldridge (The Trinity River Plays, The Cook), Phillip James Brannon (The Brother/Sister Plays, Richard III), Joseph Foronda (Pacific Overtures, Miss Saigon), Ora Jones (Animal Crackers, The Brother/Sister Plays), Sandra Marquez (Boleros for the Disenchanted, Anna in the Tropics) and Teatro Vista Artistic Director Edward F. Torres (Electricidad, Elliot (A Soldier's Fugue)) join the Belarusian company on stage during the moving climactic moments of Being Harold Pinter, concluding an historic theatrical event for the City of Chicago. Two additional Chicago actors are still to be announced.

Celebrating the first 15 years of the Musical Theatre program, Missouri State University will present FOOTNOTES, a joint showcase of graduating students and alumni on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm at Joe's Pub in New York. The cast includes Kyle Dean Massey (Next to Normal), Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) and Andrew C. Call (American Idiot). The evening spotlights alumni instrumental in developing the musical theatre degree, as well as recent graduates and a handful of graduating seniors.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has announced the rest of its shows for February and March. The lineup includes Stephen Sondheim classics, Broadway tours, Beethoven concerts, ballet, jazz performances and more. Visit thehobbycenter.org for tickets and more information.