When a renegade Earth girl falls for a fugitive alien lead singer, their love - and their music - are all that stand between an evil pop diva and the destruction of the universe. Get ready for the Intergalactic Premiere of the hilarious, touching rock musical 'Earth Sucks,' with book, music and lyrics by Jonas Oppenheim. The 'stellar' cast features Emily Stern, Nakia Syvonne, Lucas Revolution, Christopher Fairbanks, Alicyn Packard, Jennifer Fenten and Scott Palmason.
God Machine, in Partnership with The Foundry Theatre, presents Ugo's Last Dance, a new musical by David Lefort Nugent & directed by Alec Tok, at The Medicine Show Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street, from September 10th to October 4th.
Ugo's Last Dance is a haunting tale about three clowns, whose fame as political commentators under the previous regime, leads them-under a tyrannical usurper-to languish their days away in a jail cell, where the play is set.
Artistic Directors Ronan Mara and Joseph Stearns announced the next two productions in Signal Ensemble Theatre's 2008-2009, sixth anniversary season, 'Six Degrees of Separation' and 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' presenting a diverse slate which focuses on different individuals and their struggles with the pressures of society and the consequences of their choices. Both productions will be directed by Artistic Director Ronan Marra.
Today, Berkeley Repertory Theatre begins enrollment for spring classes at its School of Theatre and a summer intensive for middle- and high-school students. The 10-week spring schedule includes courses for all ages and abilities in acting, directing, movement, voice, and playwriting. Among its highlights is a two-day workshop on physical theatre for professional actors taught by renowned clown Geoff Hoyle. The Summer Theatre Intensive offers two four-week sessions for middle-school and high-school students while school is out. All classes meet in the Nevo Education Center at 2071 Addison Street next door to the Theatre in downtown Berkeley, and are taught by instructors who are nationally recognized teaching artists and theatre professionals.
Almost Maine, the delightful, new comedy enjoying its Los Angeles premiere at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, is the best advertisement for our country's northern most state that any chamber of commerce could hope for...
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will present its annual Monte Cristo Award posthumously to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein in recognition of her distinguished accomplishments and contributions to the American theater exemplifying Eugene O'Neill's standard of excellence.
Bay Area favorites, Meg Mackay and Billy Philadephia, bring a special holiday concert tribute to Cole Porter to Berkeley's Aurora Theatre. 'A Little Cole in Your Stocking' runs Dec.20-23 and 27-30.
The New Conservatory Theatre Center's 2006 Summer In Concert Series presents 'From Ballads to Blues: The Songs of Harold Arlen' starring Meg Mackay and Billy Philadelphia.
Cynthia Nixon--currently Tony-nominated for her last Broadway turn in Rabbit Hole--will star in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which will be revived by the New Group in September
