Joey Arias News

The Theater Offensive's 18th Annual OUT ON THE EDGE Queer Theater Festival, happening October 23 through November 14, announces updates! The official line-up will begin with the world premiere of Come As You Are: Celebrate Queer Sex!, a nationally coordinated, locally produced series of performance events celebrating the role of sex in the queer liberation movement, 40 years after Stonewall.

On Thursday, October 15 join hundreds of NYC artists, theatre companies and service organizations in a festive celebration in Union Square with FREE performances, including; Kate D. Levin, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, proclaiming October 15th 'Free Night of Theater Day', special musical guests, celebrities, & booths, a 'Fame' flash mob with over 50 dancers, children's theater, NYC's top sleight of hand artists, con men & mentalists, make up artists, clowns of all shapes & sizes, the Ice Capades on roller skates, a dog in space and a fashion show extravaganza with famous costumes from TDF's special collection MCed by Joey Arias!

REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) proudly presents the West Coast premiere of Arias with a Twist, a bigger-than-life cabinet of curiosities created by Joey Arias (Zumanity's 'Mistress of Seduction') and legendary puppeteer Basil Twist. Arias with a Twist opens Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at REDCAT and runs for a limited four-week run through Sunday, December 13, 2009.

On Thursday, October 15 join hundreds of NYC artists, theatre companies and service organizations in a festive celebration in Union Square with FREE performances, including; Kate D. Levin, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, proclaiming October 15th 'Free Night of Theater Day', special musical guests, celebrities, & booths, a 'Fame' flash mob with over 50 dancers, children's theater, NYC's top sleight of hand artists, con men & mentalists, make up artists, clowns of all shapes & sizes, the Ice Capades on roller skates, a dog in space and a fashion show extravaganza with famous costumes from TDF's special collection MCed by Joey Arias!

Gary Beach received the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the role of Roger DeBris in the Broadway production of 'The Producers.' His other Broadway experiences include 'Les Miserables', 'La Cage aux Folles', 'Beauty and the Beast' (Tony nomination and Ovation Award nomination), 'Sweet Adeline' (Encores!), 'Doonesbury,' 'The Moony Shapiro Songbook', 'Annie,' 'Something's Afoot,' '1776', plus the national companies of: 'Les Misérables,' 'Legends!,' 'Lend Me a Tenor,' 'Closer than Ever,' and 'Of Thee I Sing' (Helen Hayes nomination).

BroadwayWorld.com is proud to announce the 'Starting Line-up' for STANDING OVATIONS V at Town Hall, right in the heart of Broadway on Sunday night, November 1, at 7:30 PM. As always, this special evening's proceeds will go to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 KICKS OFF 2009 FALL SEASON WITH AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA! With hosts Gina Vetro & David Ilku And special guests: Joey Arias, M. Lamar, Maria Hassabi, Carmelita Tropicana, Maureen Angelos and Carol Lipnik, Spookarama, Jackie Hoffmann, Beadz on Nude Illusion, enemyResearch, Adrienne Truscott, Reggie Watts, Scott Ewalt, Joro-Boro and an installation by Andrew Schneider

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 KICKS OFF 2009 FALL SEASON WITH AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA! With hosts Gina Vetro & David Ilku And special guests: Joey Arias, M. Lamar, Maria Hassabi, Carmelita Tropicana, Maureen Angelos and Carol Lipnik, Spookarama, Jackie Hoffmann, Beadz on Nude Illusion, enemyResearch, Adrienne Truscott, Reggie Watts, Scott Ewalt, Joro-Boro and an installation by Andrew Schneider

The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, presents SINsation, a program of burlesque, jazz, Broadway and humor, on September 11th and 12th, at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $25-$30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, presents SINsation, a program of burlesque, jazz, Broadway and humor, on September 11th and 12th, at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $25-$30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 KICKS OFF 2009 FALL SEASON WITH AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA! With hosts Gina Vetro & David Ilku And special guests: Joey Arias, M. Lamar, Maria Hassabi, Carmelita Tropicana, Maureen Angelos and Carol Lipnik, Spookarama, Jackie Hoffmann, Beadz on Nude Illusion, enemyResearch, Adrienne Truscott, Reggie Watts, Scott Ewalt, Joro-Boro and an installation by Andrew Schneider

The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, presents SINsation, a program of burlesque, jazz, Broadway and humor, on September 11th and 12th, at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $25-$30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

The Theater Offensive's 18th Annual OUT ON THE EDGE Queer Theater Festival, happening October 23 through November 14, announces updates! The official line-up will begin with the world premiere of Come As You Are: Celebrate Queer Sex!, a nationally coordinated, locally produced series of performance events celebrating the role of sex in the queer liberation movement, 40 years after Stonewall.

Mark Murphy, executive director of REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater), today announced programming for REDCAT's 2009 Fall Season. REDCAT's seventh season introduces Los Angeles to some of the most dynamic and influential developments in performing, visual and media arts from around the world.

Mark Murphy, executive director of REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater), today announced programming for REDCAT's 2009 Fall Season. REDCAT's seventh season introduces Los Angeles to some of the most dynamic and influential developments in performing, visual and media arts from around the world.

The 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held tonight, Sunday, May 17, 2009 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Drama Desk nominees received their official Nomination Certificates at a cocktail reception on Friday, May 1st at Il Bastardo restaurant, 191 Seventh Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets).

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 29 of this year's 41 media categories at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by IBM and Prudential at New York's Marriott Marquis on Saturday night.

The nominations for the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards have been announced, BILLY ELLIOT and Road Show were among the New York theatre related show nominees. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation also announced that Tyra Banks will receive the Excellence in Media Award and Suze Orman will be awarded the Vito Russo Award. GLAAD also give honors to comicbooks, advertising and journalism. Ceremonies will be held on March 28 in New York at the Marriott Maquis, April 18 in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre and on May 9 in San Francisco at the San Francisco Hilton.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival is set for January 7 -February 4, 2009, this year featuring 17 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it's not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival is set for January 7 -February 4, 2009, this year featuring 17 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it's not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.