Kokandy Productions has announced casting for ASSASSINS, directed by Rachel Edwards Harvith with music direction by Kory Danielson and choreography by Mike Ford. ASSASSINS begins performances on Friday, June 13, 2014 with Press Opening on Saturday, June 14th, and runs at Theater Wit in Chicago through Sunday, July 20, 2014.
NYC cabaret artist Angela Shultz takes to the stage with her 2014 show 'Reality Check' on Saturdays, April 26 and May 10, both shows at 5:30pm, at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788; www.donttellmamanyc.com). There is a $20 cover charge plus a 2-drink minimum. (Members of MAC -- $15.) Reservations may be placed by calling (212) 757-0788 after 4pm daily or by visiting www.donttellmamanyc.com
The show tells the story of the irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi and her attempt to arrange a marriage for the miserly half-millionaire, Horace Vandergelder. Somehow she manages to find him the perfect mate-herself! But first she must win the heart of her unsuspecting "husband to be" before he gets hitched to somebody else. Join Dolly on a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the 20th century, following the adventures of America's most beloved matchmaker!
Princeton Summer Theater returns for its 45th Season with a strong line-up of four diverse, challenging plays, from Golden Age musical theater to contemporary drama. A full-time company of six actors, all current Princeton students or '13 graduates, fearlessly prepares to tackle this incredible range of roles and styles. PST introduces the remarkable young talents who will take the Hamilton Murray stage this summer.
Coeurage Theatre Company's ASSASSINS is dark, funny, and often unsettling, but it hits its mark in surreal solidarity by meeting the demands of the provocative material head-on.
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We're gonna tell ya…Today's actor/subject/model is the beautiful, talented and very busy Paula Makar, photographed by Kelly Dickson, when she visited the Gregory Agency (http://www.thegregoryagency.com/) in Wichita, Kansas..
The NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2012 Los Angeles Power of Choice Reception will be held at The Standard Hollywood Hotel; 8300 Sunset Boulevard; West Hollywood, Calif., tonight, May 24, 2012 at 7 pm. Sarah Brokaw, David Eigenberg, Felicity Huffman, Sally Kellerman, Sarah Kelly, Carol Leifer, Amy Madigan, Corky Hale and Mike Stoller will be among those attending.
The NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2012 Los Angeles Power of Choice Reception will be held at The Standard Hollywood Hotel; 8300 Sunset Boulevard; West Hollywood, CA 90069 on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 7 pm. Sarah Brokaw, David Eigenberg, Felicity Huffman, Sally Kellerman, Sarah Kelly, Carol Leifer, Amy Madigan, Corky Hale and Mike Stoller will be among those attending.
Carol Leifer, the award-winning writer of television's number one hit comedy, "Modern Family," will serve as Emcee of NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2012 Los Angeles Power of Choice Reception and MSNBC Political Analyst, Karen Finney, will serve as Keynote Speaker.
In the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical, Assassins, this is just the beginning of the mayhem audiences will experience in the 90-minute, one-act 'revusical' directed by Smithtown PAC's Artistic Director, Kenneth Washington.
Birdland Theatre has joined forces with Barrie's Talk is Free Theatre to present a mesmerizing production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's darkly comic piece Assassins. Fans of the show will no doubt want to see it, but others are well advised to take this scary ride and see for themselves.
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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who on September 5, 1975 famously pointed a gun at then-President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California, has just been released from federal custody according to CNN.
The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia announced that artist and educator, Dugald MacArthur will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Monday, October 5th at 7:00 PM at the Walnut Street Theatre. John P. Connolly, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, and a former student of Dugald's in Temple University's graduate program, will present the award.
Cheng/Ferrara Productions explores the nightmarish underbelly of the American dream in 'Assassins' at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this Tony Award winning musical are: Fridays, July 24 and 31 at 8 p.m., Saturdays, July 25 and Aug. 1 at 8 p.m., and Sundays, July 26 and Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on July 24.
The following nominees were announced at the Annual Barrymore Awards Press Conference on August 6. Award recipients will be announced at the 2008 Barrymore Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 6.