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Cuna, the contemporary Lakeview neighborhood bar serving globally-inspired shareable plates from chef Kendal Duque, will host an Oscars Viewing Party featuring a red carpet, drink specials, and costume and performance contests for starting at 5:30pm on Sunday, March 7.

The New School for Drama presents the New Voices Playwrights Festival, a novel series featuring seven original plays performed in repertory from April 8-24 at The New School for Drama Theater. This festival, advised by award-winning director and faculty member Jim Simpson, highlights the work of the graduating MFA playwrights, directors, and actors and is free and open to the public. Working with professionals in the New York theater world like Simpson is one of the foundations of the Drama students' experience at The New School.

tella Adler Los Angeles Theatre Collective (John Jack Rodgers, Artistic Director) announced full casting today for their inaugural production of the world premiere play THE CHARM OF MAKING by Collective company member and Award-winning playwright Timothy McNeil (Anything - 2007 LADCC Award / Best Play). Collective company member and Academy Award-winner Milton Justice (The Day I Stood Still - U.S. Premiere) directs a cast of nine in this new play that focuses on love, history, life and death in a small Southern town. Preview performances begin March 12 with an official press opening on Friday, March 19 at the Stella Adler-Los Angeles Theatre (6773 Hollywood Boulevard) in Hollywood.

Cuna, the contemporary Lakeview neighborhood bar serving globally-inspired shareable plates from chef Kendal Duque, will host an Oscars Viewing Party featuring a red carpet, drink specials, and costume and performance contests for starting at 5:30pm on Sunday, March 7.

It was announced today by John Jack Rodgers, the Executive Director of the Stella Adler-Los Angeles, that the academy and theatre has formed a new professional theatre company called the Stella Adler Los Angeles Theatre Collective.

David Del Rio is making his Broadway debut as Sonny in In The Heights. A recent graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, School of Film & Television, he is best known for his starring role in Nickelodeon's supernatural hit comedy, 'The Troop,' where Del Rio plays Felix, a shy teen trying to keep the global monster population under control. Del Rio's previous stage credits include The Elephant Man, Next to the Last Hamlet, The Odyssey and Joe: The Musical. He recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about premiering on the Great White Way, joining the Heights family and more.

Tony Award Winner B.D. Wong joins the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait on an all-American program that celebrates the sixteenth president's 201st birthday. Led by guest conductor Matthew Oberstein, the program includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Michael Boriskin, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Gould's American Salute. The concert is Friday, February 12 at 8 PM, at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

Tony Award Winner B.D. Wong joins the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait on an all-American program that celebrates the sixteenth president's 201st birthday. Led by guest conductor Matthew Oberstein, the program includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Michael Boriskin, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Gould's American Salute. The concert is Friday, February 12 at 8 PM, at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

Tony Award Winner B.D. Wong joins the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait on an all-American program that celebrates the sixteenth president's 201st birthday. Led by guest conductor Matthew Oberstein, the program includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Michael Boriskin, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Gould's American Salute. The concert is Friday, February 12 at 8 PM, at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

Tony Award Winner B.D. Wong joins the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait on an all-American program that celebrates the sixteenth president's 201st birthday. Led by guest conductor Matthew Oberstein, the program includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Michael Boriskin, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Gould's American Salute. The concert is Friday, February 12 at 8 PM, at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece, an exhibition exploring the human need for heroes through the arts of one of the oldest and most influential cultures in history, will open in the Frist Center's Upper-Level Galleries January 29, 2010, and remain on view through April 25, 2010.

The Rrazz Room has announced its lineup of Concerts and Events for February.

The New School for Drama has announced that the award-winning director Doug Hughes will be teaching this spring semester. Working with professionals, like Hughes in the New York theater world is a cornerstone of Drama students' experience at The New School. In the intimate setting of the classroom, Hughes will be teaching Directing Chekov and Beckett to second-year students earning an MFA in directing.

The New School for Drama has announced that the award-winning director Doug Hughes will be teaching this spring semester. Working with professionals, like Hughes in the New York theater world is a cornerstone of Drama students' experience at The New School. In the intimate setting of the classroom, Hughes will be teaching Directing Chekov and Beckett to second-year students earning an MFA in directing.

Arguably the most recognizable of Alfred Hitchcock's famous blondes, Tippi Hedren, has had an active and enviable career for more than 60 years. On Jan 19th, 2010 the screen icon celebrated her 80th birthday with both public and private gatherings. Her daughter and son-in-law (Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas) threw an intimate gathering at their home for family and friends, while fans and colleagues gathered in the Palace of Mystery Theatre at the world famous Magic Castle for a Q&A as part of the very popular Legend Series with host B. Harlan Boll. The program unveiled details about the actress pertaining to her childhood, career and activism that many in the audience were surprised to hear.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting was named a winner in Chase Bank's Facebook election, 'Chase Community Giving,' to name the top 100 charities in the United States. Each winner was awarded a $25,000 prize towards their programming.

Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star Trek TNG), and cover girl-turned-actress Claudia Mason (Vogue, Elle, W, Cosmopolitan) head the cast of Tennessee Williams' rarely produced classic, Orpheus Descending.

An exhibition of more than 100 photographs drawn from the historic LOOK magazine archive will open at the Museum of the City of New York on November 18, 2009.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting was named a winner in Chase Bank's Facebook election, 'Chase Community Giving,' to name the top 100 charities in the United States. Each winner was awarded a $25,000 prize towards their programming.

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