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On Monday August 31st, Sacramento patrons of Wells Fargo Pavilion's Music Circus were treated to a rare and exciting engagement as three of the greatest leading ladies from Broadway took the stage - JoAnne Worley, Carole Cook, and Carol Channing. Besides having iconic careers on the boards of The Great White Way, they have one other thing in common.
Nicknamed the Black Venus, Josephine Baker, one of the United States?s most glamorous and legendary expats, is the dramatic subject of ?Looking for Josephine,? a wildly splashy musical revue, which after opening at Paris?s L?Opéra Comique in 2006 and playing to over 200 sold-out houses was seen in theaters throughout Europe before returning to Paris twice more, where it was once again greeted with standing-room-only crowds. Directed by Jérôme Savary and starring American musical artist Nicolle Rochelle, plus a cast of 22 Cuban, Chilean, French and American dancers, actors, tappers, singers and musicians, ?Looking for Josephine? makes its American debut at Peak Performances@Montclair, September 17-27.
Carol Channing, star of stage and screen for most of the 20th century, will finally make her Music Circus debut in a benefit performance Monday, August 31, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. 'Carol Channing and Friends,' a benefit in support of her Foundation for the Arts and for the nonprofit California Musical Theatre.
Carol Channing, star of stage and screen for most of the 20th century, will finally make her Music Circus debut in a benefit performance Monday, August 31, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. 'Carol Channing and Friends,' a benefit in support of her Foundation for the Arts and for the nonprofit California Musical Theatre.
Carol Channing, star of stage and screen for most of the 20th century, will finally make her Music Circus debut in a benefit performance Monday, August 31, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. 'Carol Channing and Friends,' a benefit in support of her Foundation for the Arts and for the nonprofit California Musical Theatre.
On one hand, 'Looking for Josephine' is a wildly over-the-top, splashy revue tribute to the glamorous Afro-American song and dance goddess Josephine Baker, who fled to Paris in 1924 for the fame and fortune she could not achieve in her own country
SHANGHAI QUARTET SEPTEMBER 12 @ 8pm Well-known champions of new and classical Western and Asian music, the Shanghai Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Montclair State University, turns to Western classics for its September 12 performance at the Alexander Kasser Theater.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by U.S. Congress as a vital American 'Cultural Ambassador to the World,' returns to the stage of New York City Center from December 2, 2009 - January 3, 2010 with exciting performances that have become a joyous holiday tradition.
The 2009 National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) is taking place Aug. 3-8 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Shows will be presented at multiple venues throughout the city. Ticket prices range from $7-$42. A NBTF Stimulus Discount Ticket Package is available.
The New McCree Theatre will host its First Annual Gala, July 17, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, in Davison. 'A Mid-Summer Night's Dream' Gala will include an evening of dinner, theatre, dance and more!
Carol Channing, star of stage and screen for most of the 20th century, will finally make her Music Circus debut in a benefit performance Monday, August 31, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. 'Carol Channing and Friends,' a benefit in support of her Foundation for the Arts and for the nonprofit California Musical Theatre.
JULY AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM. Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our nightly piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!
The 2009 National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) is taking place Aug. 3-8 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Shows will be presented at multiple venues throughout the city. Ticket prices range from $7-$42. A NBTF Stimulus Discount Ticket Package is available.
The New McCree Theatre will host its First Annual Gala, July 17, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, in Davison. 'A Mid-Summer Night's Dream' Gala will include an evening of dinner, theatre, dance and more!
Bucking the trend toward more modest offerings, Shadow Theatre Company expands its programming and offers six shows for its 2009-10 season. Celebrating its one-year anniversary in its new state-of-the-art facility in the East End Arts District in Aurora, Shadow Artistic Director Jeffrey Nickelson notes, 'One group that is under-represented in American theatre is women-especially African American woman; which is why our upcoming season celebrates women and is entitled 'Celebrating Women, Mothers and Daughters.' Women's work, energy, thought, and spirit help build the world we live in today, and each scheduled show demonstrates the strength and beauty of womanhood.' Nickelson goes on, 'Funding for Shadow and all arts institutions have declined over the past year but we have faith that this exciting season will bring people out to the theatre. In tough times, we celebrate tough women-because their devotion to goodness and community is what will bring us through the current crisis.'
Before there was the Disneyfied new 42nd Street, it was a street of sin and the spot where Jean Claude Baker plopped his restaurant Chez Josephine 24 years ago was a massage parlor called The French Palace which featured a sign on the window stating $10 Complete Satisfaction.
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE, Paul Adams, Artistic Director, and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present the Illuminating Artists- New Works Series, for three weeks at TADA Theatre. Performances begin Monday, April 27, 2009, and continue through Sunday, May 17, 2009.
MTC MainStage, Music Theatre of Connecticut's Professional Equity Acting Company, presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' a play with music by Lanie Robertson and directed by Kevin Connors. Set in 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' recreates one of Billie Holiday's final performances. Performances are April 24 - May 3, 2009 and take place at the MTC MainStage Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.
MTC MainStage, Music Theatre of Connecticut's Professional Equity Acting Company, presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' a play with music by Lanie Robertson and directed by Kevin Connors. Set in 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' recreates one of Billie Holiday's final performances. Performances are April 24 - May 3, 2009 and take place at the MTC MainStage Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.
For over forty years George Faison has reigned as one of the dance and theatre world's most respected director/choreographers. This season, AILEY II, the young and gifted second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will feature Mr. Faison?s highly acclaimed ballet 'Movin' On.' The AILEY II's anticipated two week season premieres Wednesday, April 15th at The Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 West 55th Street). The season will run through Sunday, April 26th.
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