Macy News

It was a gay ol' time here is Denver over past week as we played host to the GALA Choral Music Festival!

Pull on your boots, loosen your tie, and get ready for a summer musical that'll rope you in and leave you in stitches. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Karen Lund, with musical direction by Edd Key, Chaps! opens tonight, July 13 and runs through August 11.

Ravinia's 2012 Gala Benefit Evening, entitled "Leading Ladies" and featuring celebrated stars Patti LuPone and Patricia Racette, honors the 50th anniversary of the festival's Women's Board at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 21.

Due to air conditioning issues at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Public Library, Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights resident professional theater company will now present a FREE reading of the new play "Lady Susan Or The Captive Heart, A Jane Austen Bodice Ripper" by Lynn Marie Macy at the Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church at 21 Sidney Place (between Joralemon & State Streets) in Brooklyn Heights. The reading will include a brief talkback with the cast and playwright, after the reading.

Casa Mañana's critically-acclaimed Apprentice Program presents the Tony Award-winning musical Parade at Casa Mañana Theatre, July 27 - 29. Parade features a Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry, writer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy, and Jason Robert Brown.

Billy Elliot the Musical features music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, is directed by Stephen Daldry with choreography by Peter Darling. The production features scenic design by Ian MacNeil, the associate director is Julian Webber, costume design is by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Rick Fisher and sound design by Paul Arditti. Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch.

Melody Hollis, will make her desert debut in 'Melodyland' on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 2 PM as part of the Sundays In Summer Cabaret Series presented by Les Michaels at the Joslyn Center's Arthur Newman Theatre.

HERO Theatre has announced that Joe Manganiello of HBO's True Blood and feature film Magic Mike has joined previously announced Emmy Award winner William H. Macy, star of Showtime's Shameless and Academy Award nominee for Fargo, in a benefit reading of Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings", directed by John Frank Levey. The benefit will be held on Sunday, July 29 at 6pm at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, CA. The event will include a silent auction.

Annie takes center stage in what's being described as 'a charming production of one of the world's best-loved musicals,' now playing through July 8 at the Benedum Center. Little orphan Annie returns to the Pittsburgh CLO stage for the first time since 2003. Sally Struthers stars as the deliciously evil Miss Hannigan, along with a remarkable supporting cast of Pittsburgh CLO and Broadway veterans. BroadwayWorld has a first look of the production photos below.

CBS, SHOWTIME and the CW will make their mark at Comic-Con 2012 with star-studded sessions and signings, including premiere screenings of new series and first looks at the new seasons of returning hits.

SHOWTIME has announced its panel line-up for the Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012 which will feature stars from some of the network's biggest original series. This year's panels will include the Emmy®-nominated series DEXTER, as well as the hit drama series SHAMELESS.

Taproot Theatre continues its 36th season with the musical Chaps! Ever wonder what would happen if Monty Python met Roy Rogers? It's 1944 and America's favorite singing cowboys are saddled up to take the British airwaves by storm. There's just one problem: the crooners are no-shows. What's the BBC to do? These blokes must convince the whole of England that they're a band of guitar pickin' American singing cowboys. Pull on your boots, loosen your tie, and get ready for a summer musical that'll rope you in and leave you in stitches. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Karen Lund, with musical direction by Edd Key, Chaps!opens July 13 and runs through August 11, with previews on July 11 and 12.

This June, viewers are advised to fasten their seatbelts for the return of everyone's favorite intergalactic pizza delivery boy from the future. Fry, Bender, Leela and their alien friends are back on Comedy Central to premiere a brand-new season of the Emmy(R) Award-winning series FUTURAMA.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and legendary Broadway star Betty Buckley, present two benefit concerts featuring her recent Song Interpretation Workshop participants. The concerts are set for today, June 19 and tomorrow June 20th at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at 7:30pm.

Today, SHOWTIME kicks-off its 'Best in SHO' Emmy Free Weekend promotion, granting unprecedented access to members of the Television Academy with an awards-themed free preview weekend featuring marathon runs of the network's award-winning original programming.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, David Mamet's 1984 play Glengarry Glen Ross is heading back to Broadway, this time starring Al Pacino as leading man, 'Shelly "The Machine" Levene.' Pacino previously played 'Richard Roma' the the 1992 film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Daniel Sullivan is attached to direct the project. The New York Times has confirmed that the show will begin previews on October 16 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. Opening night is set for November 11.

In her first tour of Australia in over 12 years the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in association with David M. Hawkins brings the award winning, incomparable Macy Gray to the Concert Hall Stage for one night only on Thursday 20 September, 2012.

Tonight, June 11, 2012, Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) is pleased to present the return of DOGFIGHT star Lindsay Mendez and jazz pianist Marco Paguia for a one-night-only return performance at 9:30 p.m.

On Monday, June 11, 2012, Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) is pleased to present the return of DOGFIGHT star Lindsay Mendez and jazz pianist Marco Paguia for a one-night-only return performance at 9:30 p.m.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and legendary Broadway star Betty Buckley, present two benefit concerts featuring her recent Song Interpretation Workshop participants. The concerts are set for June 19 & 20th at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at 7:30pm.