Kaplan News

Film executive and Broadway producer Henry Guettel died of pneumonia on October 7, 2013, in Southampton, New York, according to his wife Mary Rodgers Guettel. He was 85.

National public television series 'All-Star Orchestra' has been awarded the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Television Broadcast Award for outstanding broadcast and new media coverage of music. The award will be presented on November 14, 2013, to Music Director Gerard Schwarz, Video Producer John Forsen and Executive Director Paul Schwendener. 'All-Star Orchestra' airsSundays at 12:30 p.m. in the New York metro area on THIRTEEN & in Philadelphia on WHYY and Sundays at 3:30 p.m. in the New York metro area on WLIW21.

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Jonny Kaplan of Jonny Kaplan & The Lazy Stars is a travelling troubadour in the truest sense.

The Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society Presents DAVE STRYKER AND BLUE TO THE BONE tonight, October 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the Kaplan Concert Hall at Towson University*.

Lifetime's newest drama, Witches of East End, featuring an all-star-cast headlined by Emmy Award-winner Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin, Mad Men), Mädchen Amick (Mad Men, Damages), Jenna Dewan Tatum (American Horror Story) and Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight) as a family of witches living in the secluded seaside town of East Haven, will cast its spell beginning tonight, October 6, at 10:00pm ET/PT. Also set to star are Eric Winter (The Mentalist), Daniel DiTomasso (CSI), Jason George (Grey's Anatomy) and Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Anna Nicole).

The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively that Broadway vet Patti Lupone has signed on for Lorne Michael's HBO pilot PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY. The actress will join Sarah Silverman and Topher Grace on the half-hour comedy project from Girls scribe Bruce Eric Kaplan.

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s second stage and club theater venue, announces its fall programming continues its mission tobring exciting and original programming from October through December.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw, under the leadership of Artistic Director David Staller, presents Shaw New York 2013, the annual Shaw-based festival in New York City, with events now through October 13 at The Pearl Theatre Company's 555 West 42nd Street home. Tickets at www.pearltheatre.org or 212-563-9261.

The Hyde Collection, in association with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, is organizing a first-of-its kind exhibition that will closely examine the body of work created by O'Keeffe of and at Lake George, New York. The exhibition opens in Santa Fe on October 4, 2013 and will be on view through January 2014.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and the U.S. Premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Frieze - written in response to Beethoven's Ninth and co-commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society, New York Philharmonic, and BBC Radio 3 - tonight, October 3, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, October 4 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. Part of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2013 bicentennial, this program reflects the New York Philharmonic's historic link to the Ninth Symphony: the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) commissioned the work in 1817, and the New York Philharmonic gave its U.S. Premiere in 1846, for which it commissioned the first English translation of 'Ode to Joy.'

The California Guitar Trio (CGT) - three of the world's finest acoustic guitarists - bring their impeccable and eclectic musicianship to the Aronoff Center's intimate Jarson-Kaplan Theater for one night only tonight, October 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM. The concert is presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association as the first presentation in its 2013-14 Season.

THREE WAY STREET, with new music by new musical theatre song writers Christine Toy Johnson, Michael Mott and Bradford Proctor, will feature Jake Boyd, Hannah Elless and more on October 14, 2013 at 11:30 p.m. at 54 Below.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'The Book Of Mormon' and other significant local shows close this Sunday, with two productions of 'The Mikado' on the horizon, Gershwin at Light Opera Works, 'Ruthless!' and Linda Eder in the suburbs, Audra and 'Frog And Toad' downtown, plus 'Once' finally appears!!

Variety reports that NBC has cancelled its summer series CAMP after just one season.

Theatre Seven of Chicago brings together nine talented Chicago's playwrights to commemorate the 100th anniversary of suffrage in Illinois with the world premiere of UNWILLING AND HOSTILE INSTRUMENTS: 100 Years of Extraordinary Chicago Women.

Nick at Nite's brand-new, live-action family comedy, Instant Mom, had a strong debut on Sunday, Sept, 29, at 8:30 p.m. (all times ET/PT), bringing in over a million total viewers

About Face Theatre's sparkly, queer holiday hit musical WE THREE LIZAS is back and better than ever - with a new book and expanded score! Featuring book and lyrics by Scott Bradley*, music and additional lyrics by Alan Schmuckler, direction by Scott Ferguson*, music direction by Aaron Benham and choreography by Patrick Andrews*, WE THREE LIZAS will play November 27, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets will go on sale Friday, October 11 at will be available online at www.aboutfacetheatre.com or www.stage773.com, in person at the Stage 773 Box Office (1225 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago) or by calling (773) 327-5252. The press opening is Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 pm.

On Sunday September 29 at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal, Los Angeles theatre actor/singer Will Collyer presented Will Collyer in Concert directed by Mandy Kaplan and with musical direction by Brett Ryback. The 75-minute set featured guest appearances from Kaplan and Melissa Lyons. Collyer is an exceedingly affable 34 year-old openly gay actor who looks more like 19. Cute, drole and consistently mobile, Collyer did a retrospective of his life so far, which included his birth - very amusing segment on the music his mother was listening to in hospital when she gave birth to him - boyhood background, college days, his first kiss with another boy, local musical theatre, and a tribute to his life partner of 14 years... a mixture of banter and songs that he grew up with, some of which he actually performed in shows.

The Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society Presents DAVE STRYKER AND BLUE TO THE BONE on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the Kaplan Concert Hall at Towson University*.

Building on the success of its inaugural production, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Co-Founders Abby Felder and Robbie Jaeger introduce Asheville Creative Arts' MOBILE UNIT, a touring arm that will bring the company's signature theatrical style directly into the community. This October, the MOBILE UNIT will premiere with SLUG AND SNAIL, a table-top puppet show created and performed by Co-Founder Abby Felder, which features dramaturgy by renowned Czech puppet artist Frantisek X Watzl, original music composed and performed by sound artist Andrew Phillips, and additional direction by Co-Founder, Robbie Jaeger, director and choreographer of the musical hit FROG AND TOAD.@