Leopold News

An interview with Walnut Street Theatre's Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Macbeth WHEN: November 30 - December 2 (No performances Thanksgiving weekend); Fri-Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM. HOW MUCH: $25 General; $15 Students/Seniors

Sandy Duncan, Fred Willard, Shonn Wiley and Mara Davi will join previously announced cast members Rosie O'Donnell and Beth Leavel in No, No, Nanette, the final 2008 Encores! presentation of the New York City Center season.

Jam packed with new stuff this week! CSC goes to jail! New audition notice! TWO Best Bets! Plus news of Laurel Mill, McDaniel College, and Readers Write!

CSC Brings The Bard Behind Bars! Readers Write! Two Best Bets! CENTERSTAGE's New Play! New discounts! A New contest!

The Chamber Dance Project announced that its 2007 repertory season will include two world premiere ballets by Diane Coburn Bruning and Matthew Prescott, a commissioned score by Giovanni Spinelli, and two contemporary ballets by Victor Quijada and Adam Hougland. The season, which runs December 6 - 9, opens with a Benefit Performance and party hosted by Bebe Neuwirth. All performances will take place at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

Filled with all the mystery of an Agatha Christie novel laced with plenty of passion, The Wilma Theater brings us Mozart.

The Leopold Group, a new Chicago-based modern dance company, will produce the original musical Green Eyes at Theatre Building Chicago in July.

The 34th Annual Jefferson Awards presented seven trophies to House Theatre of Chicago's production of 'The Sparrow.' 'Side Show,' 'Fiorello!' and 'Blues for an Alabama Sky' also took top honors.

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's As You Like It WHEN: Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 5PM, through July 8: Sun. 6/10, Fri 6/15, Sat 6/23*, Sun 6/24, Fri 6/29, Sat 6/30, Sat 7/7, Sun 7/8. Saturday, June 23rd, As You Like It at 4PM, Henry V at 8PM. WHERE: Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park in Ellicott City. HOW MUCH: Adults $25, Seniors 65+ $22. Buy tickets to both, and they are just $40.00. Kids are FREE with paying adult. CONTACT: 410-313-8874 or www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com

Stage and screen star Jason Alexander, who was recently announced as the new artistic director for Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles, will honor Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Founding Director John Mauceri at the 2007 Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Concert on June 22...

The Leopold Group, a new Chicago-based modern dance company, will present a concert version of Green Eyes, a new song cycle fusing musical theatre, pop/folk music, modern dance, and video-dance.

Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy star in a new Broadway production filled with wholesome Americana small-town pageantry.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents annual summer of outdoor Shakespeare in true repertory. This year, they are closing the prestigious Shakespeare in Washington Festival.

The North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), one of the premier arts conservatories in the United States, will present a new production of West Side Story to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the work

San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center announces its 2007-08 season, which includes eight full-scale productions, a special holiday cabaret series, and a limited engagement of an off-Broadway hit!

The North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), one of the premier arts conservatories in the United States, will present a new production of West Side Story to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the work.

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, a dramatic musical about two of the most infamous murderers of the 20th century, opens at ArtsWest Feb. 28 with the playwright and composer Stephen Dolginoff in one of the two lead roles.

Year-end round up of the best in regional/Equity theatre productions seen in Baltimore in 2006.

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Love's Labor's Lost WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM WHERE: Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City HOW MUCH: $20 General, $18 for Seniors, $15 for children under 18. Anyone under 18 FREE at all Sunday matinees.