Mark Twain News

Lily Tomlin, one of America's most brilliant comediennes, will perform her unique brand of comedy in the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand March 11 - 17 at 8 p.m. nightly.

Atlanta-based professional actor, Kurt Sutton, will present his one-man, acclaimed performance 'An Evening With Mark Twain' at the Prescott Fine Arts Association on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for students and can be reserved by calling the PFAA box office at 928-445-3286.

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) continues its 12th season with the regional premiere of Is He Dead?, a newly discovered Mark Twain comedy.

After a successful premiere aboard the Manhattan-docked Steamship Lilac, THE REPORT OF MY DEATH sets out to follow the equator, re-creating Twain's international lecture tour from over a century ago.

OlentagyMusic is pleased to announce the US premiere production of American-born Melbourne actor Chris Wallace's The Mark Twain You Don't Know for a three-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Richmond Shepard Theatre (309 East 26th Street).

The musical version of Mark Twain's classic tale sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, which provides a theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company's production of the new musical Time After Time will close on March 14.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Kentucky Cycle at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Apr 09 - 24, 2010.

One of the most beloved characters of American literature comes to life in the exuberant musical, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. A pop rock Broadway version of Mark Twain's semi-autobiographical novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage Fridays, Mar. 12 and 19 at 7 p.m.; Saturdays, Mar. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sundays, Mar. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.

Two New York premieres will be featured in a concert by the Temple University Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 9, 2010, at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall (Broadway at 65th St., Manhattan). One of the works, Ansel Adams: America (in its New York premiere) by jazz great Dave Brubeck and his son, Chris, will feature 100 projected images by the eminent American photographer. The all-American program also includes works by Bill Cunliffe (also a New York premiere), Samuel Barber, and Leonard Bernstein.

Lily Tomlin, one of America's most brilliant comediennes, will perform her unique brand of comedy in the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand March 11 - 17 at 8 p.m. nightly.

Following a highly successful run at the Folger Theatre in Washington D.C., Two River Theater Co. is proud to present the world premiere of Orestes A Tragic Romp, Anne Washburn's razor sharp modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy by Euripides, directed by Two River Artistic Director Aaron Posner.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo, L.A.

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Rover Dramawerks is pleased to present the regional premiere of A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage, with book and lyrics by Aaron Posner and music by James Sugg, opening on Thursday, March 4.

Prescott Fine Arts Association is proud to present Kurt Sutton in AN EVENING WITH MARK TWAIN Saturday April 3, 2010 at 7:30 pm for one performance only.

NYC DISCOVERY TOURS PUBLIC TOUR Schedule for March through Independence Weekend 2010, including St Patricks and St Josephs Day, Easter Weekend, Mother's Day Weekend, the Birthday of the High Line, the Birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge, Memorial Day, and Fathers Day.

A world premiere musical, Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, performs at the Coterie Theatre in Crown Center January 26 - February 28. Based on Twain's autobiographical coming of age memoir, this is the musical that shows how the famous author's identity was forged with his years on the Mississippi.

WeildWorks' New York Premiere of Fêtes de la Nuit, Charles L. Mee's sexy meditation on lust, beauty and the divine experience of love, will end its run on Saturday, February 27.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo, L.A.