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 November 10-18 at 8 p.m. nightly.

Crown Center Schedule of Events September 2009 - August 2010 Through September 7 The Art of the Brick (An Art Adventure with LEGO Bricks)

The Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the new stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, returns to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this holiday season for 61 performances only - guaranteeing New York a white Christmas!

That esteemed Merchant of Yonkers, Horace Vandergelder, proclaims, 'The world's going crazy. The asylums can't hold them all....and we're all in danger of being infected.' Join the award-winning Interact Theatre Company (ITC) for a frolicking romp, permeated with adventure, love, and a touch of insanity.

The historic Abbeville Opera House schedule for the upcoming Winter Theatre Season. For the past year, the one hundred year old theatre has been celebrating its Centennial Season and is now kicking off its 101st Winter Theatre Season with a new comedy called Leading Ladies. The Opera House production is being directed by Dr. Brad Christie, an Erskine College professor with scores of Opera House acting credits on his resume.

Iconic funny man Bill Cosby, who has been making audiences laugh for decades with his keen insight into everyday existence, will be honored by a variety of former co-stars and luminaries, including Len Chandler, James De Priest, Danny Glover, Dick Gregory Jimmy Heath, George Lopez, Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno, Willie Nelson, Phylicia Rashad, Carl Reiner, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Sinbad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in a salute at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8pm as Cosby receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Playing in repertory with the world premiere of Adam Klasfeld's The Report of My Death, Ron Crawford presents all-ages performances of his own one-man show Travels with Mark Twain on the deck of the Lilac Steamship, located Pier 40 near Houston on the Hudson, from July 25 to August 16 for Saturday and Sunday family matinees at 2pm.

Mark Twain docks in the Hudson for the World Premiere of THE REPORT OF MY DEATH On the Lilac Steamship (July 22-August 15)

Composer and performer Jeremy X. Halpern has been cast as Mark Twain's pre-show 'Mysterious Stranger' in Adam Klasfeld's The Report of My Death. Halpern and his band, Jeremy X. and the Weirdos TV Band will also play post-show concerts on the Lighthouse Tender ship, the Lilac, moored on Pier 40 at West Houston Street and West Street in Manhattan.

In conjunction with the Nashville Public Library's city-wide celebration of beloved author Mark Twain, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts has organized Thomas Hart Benton in Story and Song, which will be presented in a portion of the Ingram Gallery from Oct. 2, 2009 through Jan. 31, 2010.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts closes the 2009 exhibition year and welcomes the new with Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Times: American Modernism from the Lane Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on view in the Ingram Gallery from Oct. 2, 2009 through January 31, 2010.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts Announces their upcoming events. August 2009 Thursday, August 6 Music in the Grand Lobby 6-8 p.m. The Contrarian Ensemble

From noble crayons to musical pirates, the Geffen Playhouse ushers in its 2009-2010 family programming with a wide range of productions that provide an interactive alternative to Saturday morning cartoons. Geared to introduce children ages two and older to the magical world of theater and music, the 2009/2010 season is written and produced by some of the top artists in children's entertainment and boasts winners of the Parents' Choice Award and the ArtsReach Award.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities presents 'Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' running July 14 - August 9, 2009 in the Main Stage Theater.

The Apple Tree, a musical comedy at Crown City Theatre Company, has extended again through August 9th.

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will celebrate its 25th season of live, critically acclaimed theatre by welcoming a mix of familiar favorites and new faces.

Marin Theatre Company launches it's 43rd season with Aaron Posner's exquisite adaptation of the classic novel by Chaim Potok, My Name is Asher Lev. MTC's West Coast premiere is one of only two U.S. productions during the 2009-10 season, after the critically acclaimed world premiere at Arden Theatre Company in January 2009.

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will launch its 25th anniversary celebration with Nashville Scenes on Wednesday, July 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.(CDT) at The Acorn restaurant, 114 28th Avenue North.

Crown Center Schedule of Events August 2009 - August 2010 Through August 2 U:BUG:ME