Lisa Marie News

SIS Productions is excited to present the Northwest premiere of 'Ching Chong Chinaman' a play by Lauren Yee running March 26 - April 24, 2010.

Charlotte Street Foundation's Urban Culture Project is pleased to present Cumulus, a multi-media, multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring select projects developed by current Urban Culture Project Studio Residents.

Producers David Richenthal, Eric Falkenstein and Randall Wreghitt have announced that Tobias Segal, Daniel Orsekes, Michael Cummings, Simone Joy Jones, Yvette Ganier and Lance Chantiles-Wertz complete the cast of the first revival of William Gibson's THE MIRACLE WORKER as the Tony Award® winning play celebrates its 50th Anniversary of opening on Broadway.

Charlotte Street Foundation's Urban Culture Project is pleased to present Cumulus, a multi-media, multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring select projects developed by current Urban Culture Project Studio Residents.

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - book and lyrics by Sean Grennan, music by Leah Okimoto . The production previews on Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th, 2009, with the Gala Opening Performance on Saturday, November 21st, 2009. A post-show discussion will be held on November 29th. The production is scheduled to run through December 20th, 2009.

According to reports, Jennifer Morrison, star of TV's 'House', Matthew Modine and Elizabeth Franz will join Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill in the Broadway revival of 'The Miracle Worker'.

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - book and lyrics by Sean Grennan, music by Leah Okimoto . The production previews on Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th, 2009, with the Gala Opening Performance on Saturday, November 21st, 2009. A post-show discussion will be held on November 29th. The production is scheduled to run through December 20th, 2009.

Cutthroat competition reaches new heights in Glengarry GLen Ross, David Mamet's Pulitzer prize-winning play presented by Deep Dish Theater Company running through November 14. This modern classic, directed by Deep Dish Artistic Director Paul Frellick, will continue the company's ninth season at University Mall.

Fred Willard, (Best in Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, WALL-E, 100 appearances on The Tonight show With Jay Leno) stars as the self proclaimed 'King of the Elvis Impersonators.' He is joined by Richard Horvitz (winner of the Inland Empire award for best supporting actor in MoonShine!,) as his brother, a Dean Martin impersonator.

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - book and lyrics by Sean Grennan, music by Leah Okimoto . The production previews on Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th, 2009, with the Gala Opening Performance on Saturday, November 21st, 2009. A post-show discussion will be held on November 29th. The production is scheduled to run through December 20th, 2009.

A. Sean O'Connell will direct the Middle Tennessee premiere of Avery Crozier's Eat the Runt, opening Friday, October 16 at Darkhorse Theatre, 4610 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville. The contemporary comedy will continue at Darkhorse through October 24. In the play, 'Crozier toys with ideas of perception, political correctness and societal and cultural norms as we follow a job applicant through an art museum interview process,' O'Connell said.

Fred Willard, (Best in Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, WALL-E, 100 appearances on The Tonight show With Jay Leno) stars as the self proclaimed 'King of the Elvis Impersonators.' He is joined by Richard Horvitz (winner of the Inland Empire award for best supporting actor in MoonShine!,) as his brother, a Dean Martin impersonator.

Fred Willard, (Best in Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, WALL-E, 100 appearances on The Tonight show With Jay Leno) stars as the self proclaimed 'King of the Elvis Impersonators.' He is joined by Richard Horvitz (winner of the Inland Empire award for best supporting actor in MoonShine!,) as his brother, a Dean Martin impersonator.

The first round of auditions for NYMF's Next Broadway sensation took place last Sunday night at New World Stages, with the live audience and the panel of judges, Bailey Hanks, Orfeh (Legally Blonde) and Marc Kudisch (9 to 5) selecting five finalists with a sixth finalist chosen by online voters who were able to see all of the performance at Theatermania.com thanks to DFD TV.

The Deep Dish Theater Company opened its 2009-2010 season with Summer and Smoke, Tennessee Williams? stirring drama of romantic yearning. Directed by Deep Dish Resident Director Tony Lea, the play ends its run September 19 at the company?s home in Chapel Hill?s University Mall.

Preliminary auditions were held over the weekend and out of hundreds of auditions, NYMF has selected the 10 finalists that will compete to be the 'Next Broadway Sensation.' Belting this year at New World Stages will be: Nathan Brisby, Catherine Brookman, Starr J. Busby, Lisa Marie Gargione, Nkrumah Gatling, Lyle Colby Mackston, Zak Resnick, Angelo Rios, Louise Stewart and Cassie Wooley

Britain's Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi has been invited by Michael Jackson's family to sing at his memorial service in Los Angeles today at the Staples Center.

Carmike Cinemas, Inc., a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, announced today that the Michael Jackson memorial service will be shown live tomorrow, July 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) in 28 markets, giving fans the opportunity to view a cinema-quality high-definition broadcast of the event for free.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Jackson family has released the official list of participants for tomorrow's Public Memorial Service for Michael Jackson. As was announced earlier Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson will attend and perform.

Michael Jackson's memorial service is expected to be a truly star-studded spectacular, according to news reports today, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson and r&b songbird Mariah Carey are set to perform at the memorial tribute concert.