John Carpenter News

Shock rock icon and innovative showman Alice Cooper brings his Theatre of Death Tour to The Orleans Showroom for three nights, October 23, 24 and 25-just in time for Halloween.

Noel Coward's dazzling comic masterpiece comes to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre for a ten week season from 24 February 2010, following a two week run at the Theatre Royal Bath (10 - 20 February). Starring Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen, and directed by Richard Eyre, Private Lives remains one of Coward's most sophisticated comedy of manners.

Noel Coward's Private Lives comes to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre for a ten week season from February 24 2010, following a two week run at the Theatre Royal Bath (February 10 - 20). Starring Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen, and directed by Richard Eyre, Private Lives remains one of Coward's most sophisticated comedy of manners.

Michael Wanzie & Kenny Howard of Wanzie Presents are delighted to announce the world premiere presentation of a new musical with book, lyrics and music by John B. deHaas, opening at the Footlight Theater at the Parliament House Resort on Saturday October 3 playing through and including Saturday October 31 - Halloween!

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, continues its 44th season, themed Art Is..., with the west coast premiere of PO BOY TANGO, by Kenneth Lin. This production will be directed by the artistic director of The Chance Theater in Orange County, Oanh Nguyen. It will bring back to the EWP stage two of EWP's veteran actors, Jeanne Sakata and Dennis Dun and introduce African American actress Cece Antoinette.

The Belcourt Theatre has announced its upcoming October schedule. It will include the showings of THE HEADLESS WOMAN, directed by Lucretia Martel, opening 10/9, David Cronenberg's THE BROOD, and John Carpenter's THE THING.

Opening Friday, May 22 (preview Thursday, May 21) at 8:00 p.m. and performing through Sunday, June 6 at the 78th Street Theatre LAB, The Secretaries, originally written and performed by the award-winning New York theatre troupe The Five Lesbian Brothers, irreverently and unapologetically explores the ever-expanding human fascination with sex and violence, the journey from self-improvement to self-destruction and the question of what it means to be ?strong? women in a modern world. If Russ Mayer and John Carpenter were characters on ?The L Word,? had a baby and moved to Stepford, perhaps that child would dream up The Secretaries.

Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall confirmed that a sequel to last summers big screen version is in the works. It was fairly expected that there would be a follow up, but this is the first time a member of the 'Sex' cast has given confirmation on the subject. Cattrall revealed the news on the UK chat fest, The Paul O'Grady Show.

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