John Williams News

Director John Williams will hold open auditions on May 30 at 11am-2pm, June 1 and June 3 from 7pm-10pm for A. R. Gurney's SYLVIA, a modern romantic comedy about a husband, a wife and his dog at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28 in Cotuit. Casting is available for 4 actors, male/female, ages 16+.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Oscar®-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, the evening will celebrate the prolific lyricists through film clips, personal remembrances from their colleagues and friends, and live performances of several Oscar-nominated songs.

Filmmakers Gregory V. Sherman and Jeffrey C. Sherman explore the brothers' peripatetic childhoods, marriages, early careers and close personal and professional relationship with pioneering filmmaker and studio chief Walt Disney to create a unique portrait of these two extremely gifted but very different artists.

SYLVIA by A.R. Gurney, directed by John Williams Audition Dates: Saturday, May 30 at 11:00 am -2:00 pm Monday, June 1 at 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Reprise Theatre Company presents Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings Broadway, a program especially created for Reprise. It will have one performance only on Monday, May 11 at 8 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops open 124th season festivities with the consummate cabaret and concert star Barbara Cook and her trio

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Oscar®-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, the evening will celebrate the prolific lyricists through film clips, personal remembrances from their colleagues and friends, and live performances of several Oscar-nominated songs.

CAPA's 2009 Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, celebrates its 39th anniversary with a lineup of classics, cult favorites, and most beloved films. The 2009 series will run July 17 - August 30, at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.), and is made possible through the generous support of National City, now a part of PNC.

Music Director Designate Gustavo Dudamel, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has created the Dudamel Fellowship Program to provide a unique opportunity for promising young conductors from around the world to develop their craft and enrich their musical experience through personal mentorship and participation in the LA Phil's orchestral and education programs.

Director John Williams will hold open auditions on May 30 at 11am-2pm, June 1 and June 3 from 7pm-10pm for A. R. Gurney's SYLVIA, a modern romantic comedy about a husband, a wife and his dog at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28 in Cotuit. Casting is available for 4 actors, male/female, ages 16+.

'the boys: the sherman brothers' story' is an intimate journey through the lives of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the astoundingly prolific, Academy Award-winning songwriting team that defined family musical entertainment for five decades. The feature-length documentary, conceived, produced and directed by two of the songwriters' sons, takes audiences behind the scenes of the Hollywood magic factory and offers a rare glimpse of a unique creative process at work. It also explores a deep and longstanding rift that has kept the brothers personally estranged throughout much of their unparalleled professional partnership. BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you some images from the film.

Pianist Gabriela Montero brings her compelling interpretive and improvisational artistry to the Glenn Gould Studio for two performances on Wednesday April 1 and Thursday April 2, both at 8 pm. She will perform a selection of her Baroque-inspired improvisations along with improvisations built on suggestions from the audience.

Often hailed as one of the greatest musicians to ever play the guitar, Grammy Award-winning artist and Edison Award recipient, guitarist John Williams, brings his vast repertoire of musical talent to University Auditorium on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. for a performance that will leave audience goers spellbound.

WNET.ORG, New York's public media provider, teams up with leading American composer John Williams to score new theme music for THIRTEEN's award-winning performing arts series Great Performances.

Often hailed as one of the greatest musicians to ever play the guitar, Grammy Award-winning artist and Edison Award recipient, guitarist John Williams, brings his vast repertoire of musical talent to University Auditorium on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. for a performance that will leave audience goers spellbound.

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Pianist Gabriela Montero brings her compelling interpretive and improvisational artistry to the Glenn Gould Studio for two performances on Wednesday April 1 and Thursday April 2, both at 8 pm. She will perform a selection of her Baroque-inspired improvisations along with improvisations built on suggestions from the audience.

Producer David Shor has announced he is developing Sleepless in Seattle-The Musical through his entity Sleepless in Seattle Management, LLC. Shor acquired the rights to produce a play based on the hit TriStar motion picture and has brought in his longtime partner Jeff Arch, who penned the film's original story and co-wrote the screenplay, sharing 1994 Oscar, BAFTA and WGA nominations with Nora Ephron and David Ward. Arch will write the book for the show.

Rarely in the history of cinema have sight and sound combined as powerfully as in the STAR WARS Saga, and The O2 will bring the two together as never before in STAR WARS: A Musical Journey, which will premier on Friday 10 April 2009 before launching its European tour.