Mark Twain News

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).

The party starts on January 29 at The Cleveland Play House with Ain't Misbehavin', a Tony Award-winning celebration of the music of Thomas 'Fats' Waller.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

THE DAVID BERGER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - the acclaimed band featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and PBS TV - introduces the groundbreaking new album Sing Me A Love Song: Harry Warren's Undiscovered Standards, on January 19, 2010.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

Piano-playing political satirist Mark Russell returns to Ford's Theatre with material ripped from today's headlines in One Man. One Piano. One Nation. Indivisible. from February 17 to 20, 2010.

WeildWorks is pleased to announce the New York Premiere of Fêtes de la Nuit, Charles L. Mee's sexy meditation on lust, beauty and the divine experience of love. Fêtes de la Nuit is directed and choreographed by Kim Weild, who incorporates American Sign Language into a production that features three Deaf actors.

What happens when a group of poor artists stage the death of a friend to drive up the price of his paintings? A fake funeral, cross-dressing, and lovers' deceptions, to name a few.

Formed in 2006, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile are already playing to sold-out crowds around the world. Composed of five young and fiercely talented musicians-Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo), and Paul Kowert (bass)-the band has captured the attention of music lovers across several genres.

The events listings for NYC Discovery Tours Walking tours has been released. Below are listings from January 10 to January 24.

Now in it's 14th season - Making Books Sing, the New York-based company dedicated to turning books for young readers into musical works for the stage, will present the world premiere of the new family musical TEA WITH CHACHAJI - with Book & Lyrics by Gwynne Watkins and Music by Denver Casado, with performances set for the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in The Bronx; BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan; the Goldstein Theatre at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn; and Stanford Lively Arts in Stanford, CA.

Theater for the New City will present a special production of 'Duet for Solo Voice' by David Scott Milton, directed by Stanley Allan Sherman and acted by Jonathan Slaff, from January 28 to February 14, 2010.

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.

The year 2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.

From Broadway to Billboard charts, Tony Award-winning and multi-Grammy Award-nominated performer Heather Headley has mesmerized audiences with her soulful voice and captivating essence.

The 41st NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced today during a press conference at The SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. Taye Diggs ('Private Practice' - ABC), Michael Strahan ('Brothers' - FOX) and 'FOX NFL Sunday'), Wanda Sykes ('The Wanda Sykes Show' - FOX), Kyle Massey ('That's SRaven,' 'Cory in the House' - Disney Channel), Chris Massey ('Zoey 101' - Nickelodeon) and Tatyana Ali (Young and the Restless - CBS) joined NAACP Image Awards Committee Chair, Clayola Brown, and Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Producer of the telecast, to announce the categories and nominees. The 41st NAACP Image Awards will air live on Friday, February 26 (8:00 - 10:00 PM ET/PT Tape-Delayed) on FOX.

Rover Dramawerks announces revised auditions for their production of Mark Twain's 'A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage'. The auditions will take place on January 4 and 5.

Rover Dramawerks announces revised auditions for their production of Mark Twain's 'A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage'. The auditions will take place on January 4 and 5.