The historic Fulton Theatre in downtown Lancaster launches its 2012/2013 season with Gypsy, often held up by critics as the best book musical written in the 20th century. Gypsy is loosely based on the memoirs of vaudeville and burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It features some of the best-known and loved musical songs, such as 'Everything's Coming up Roses,' 'Some People,' 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rose's Turn.'
Geva Theatre Center's 40th Anniversary Season gets off to a stellar start with You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Mark Cuddy.
Tacoma Musical Playhouse presents its final production of the 2011-12 Tacoma Children's Musical Theater season with Rudyard Kipling's seafaring classic, Captains Courageous. Based on both the novel and the classic Academy Award-winning 1937 film starring Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Mickey Rooney and others, this timeless coming-of-age story is sure to please theatergoers ages 4-104!
Needing no introduction, popular TV star of the 60s, 70s and 80s impressionist Rich Little, who is known for his impressions of Ronald Regan, Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, Richard Nixon, among others, will appear at the Welk Resort in Escondido Wednesday February 29 thru Sunday March 4. In our interview he gives us a little preview of his latest solo show Jimmy Stewart and Friends, which he hopes to eventually take into New York.
According to the Nielson ratings for the past holiday weekend, NBC's airing of the classic Christmas movie IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was the number one show on Saturday night, bringing in an estimated 4.55 million viewers.
Bonnie and Clyde, the Musical will open on Broadway December 1, 2011. In the weeks before the opening I will be rebroadcasting interviews I did with the stars and the creative team when they worked on the show at the Asolo Theater in Sarasota FL., and adding new interviews.
Launching PCPA's 48th season is the inspiring holiday masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. This song-filled adaptation of Dickens' classic tale reawakens the true spirit of Christmas in a heart-stirring Carol of profound beauty and redemption.
The big reason for the audience's enjoyment, however, is the performance of Nigel Reed as Barrymore, who absolutely inhabits the legendary old ham's persona, grandiose and gross and catty and orotund. A strong physical resemblance to the man does not hurt either.
Bonnie and Clyde, the Musical will open on Broadway December 1, 2011. In the weeks before the opening I will be rebroadcasting interviews I did with the stars and the creative team when they worked on the show at the Asolo Theater in Sarasota FL., and adding new interviews.
Launching PCPA's 48th season is the inspiring holiday masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. This song-filled adaptation of Dickens' classic tale reawakens the true spirit of Christmas in a heart-stirring Carol of profound beauty and redemption.
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, conceived by Mark Setlock is a funny and heart-warming theatrical re-enactment of the Frank Capra holiday classic movie, It's a Wonderful Life. 40 characters are played by one man,'the narrator' who, much like many families, has made watching the movie a holiday tradition. In Dramatic License's case, the actor tackling 40 roles in 75 minutes, is St. Louis stage veteran, Kevin Kline Award nominee and Actors' Equity Association member, Alan Knoll.
The classic film It's a Wonderful Life is brought to the stage by Dramatic License Productions in a unique presentation, re-imagined as THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, and finding one actor taking on all the roles. Mark Setlock and Steve Murray's adaptation condenses 130 minutes of screen time into 75 minutes of pure fun. It's a tremendous undertaking with the wealth of diverse characters that parade through this venerable work based on Philip Van Doren Stern's story 'The Greatest Gift', and actor/director Alan Knoll is more than up to challenge.
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, conceived by Mark Setlock is a funny and heart-warming theatrical re-enactment of the Frank Capra holiday classic movie, It's a Wonderful Life. 40 characters are played by one man,'the narrator' who, much like many families, has made watching the movie a holiday tradition. In Dramatic License's case, the actor tackling 40 roles in 75 minutes, is St. Louis stage veteran, Kevin Kline Award nominee and Actors' Equity Association member, Alan Knoll.
Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue, announces its schedule of radio shows from December 2010 though March, 2011. All performances are held at the theatre.
