Mary Ann News

Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, will present an extraordinary pre-show discussion and performance event exploring the science behind attraction, entitled What's Love Got to do With It?: The Science of Attraction, in conjunction with the company's production of Shakespeare's classic Romeo & Juliet, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Friday, April 27th. Commencing at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-show discussion featuring area experts in the area of Psychiatry, Anthropology and Health in the Hanna Theatre's Salon, the event will culminate in a performance of Great Lakes Theater's main stage production of Romeo & Juliet at 7:30 p.m. as part of GLT's Classics and Conversations audience engagement series.

Next Theatre Company will present the Midwest premiere of Amy Herzog's After the Revolution, directed by Kimberly Senior, April 5 - May 13, 2012, at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. Previews are April 5 - 8 and the opening/press night is Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Sundance Institute today announced the eight projects selected from nearly 900 submissions to participate in the 2012 Theatre Lab, July 9-29 at the Sundance Resort. Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Producing Artistic Director, and Associate Director Christopher Hibma, the Lab is the centerpiece of the Theatre Program's year-round work and is designed to support emerging and established artists and to create a place where their original work can be effectively mentored and challenged.

Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest premiere of Amy Herzog's After the Revolution, directed by Kimberly Senior, April 5 - May 13, 2012, at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street.

Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Liev Schreiber and John Leguizamo recite poetry set to classic Disney animation in new installments of the acclaimed short-form series A POEM IS... premiering during National Poetry Month, MONDAY, APRIL 2 through SATURDAY, APRIL 21 (8:25 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel's Disney Junior.

Telly Leung, currently appearing on Broadway in Godspell, will play Birdland on May 14 under the direction of Alan Muraoka and featuring musical direction from Gary Adler, it was announced today.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series announced that jazz vocalist Jane Monheit will be performing new Mary Ann McSweeney arrangements of the Cole Porter classic, Anything Goes on Monday, March 26 at 7pm. Robert Creighton will be Jane's special guest.

The Open Book, Marvin Kaye Co-founder and Artistic Director announces that 'BOB, Blessed Be The Dysfunction That Binds' written and performed by Anne Pasquale and directed by Mary Ann Hay, has been invited to perform at the 2012 WHEN WORLD'S COLLIDE Conference at Columbia Theachers College, 525 W 120th Street on Friday, March 23rd at 7:00 pm. Regularly scheduled performances continue Sunday, March 11th at 2 pm and Sunday, March 18th at 2 pm. All tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased on-line at www.smarttix.com or by calling (212) 864-4444. The 78th Street Theatre Lab now know as the The Soter/Lee Black Box is located at 236 West 78th Street, just east of Broadway.

Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside of American Blues Theater (ABT), Chicago's second oldest Equity ensemble, today announced the Ensemble's 27th season. The season kicks off with the world premiere of Illegal Use of Hands by Emmy Award-winner, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and ABT Artistic Affiliate James Still, directed by Sandy Shinner, August 31 - September 30 and followed by the critically acclaimed It's a Wonderful Life: Live on State Street! , now at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, directed by ABT Artistic Affiliate Marty Higginbotham, November 16 - December 30. ABT's final 2012 -2013 production is Pulitzer Prize playwright Donald Margulies' 2010 Broadway script Collected Stories, co-directed by Steppenwolf Artistic Affiliate Jessica Thebus and Mary Ann Thebus.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company concludes its 2011/12 season with Anton Chekhov'sThree Sisters, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St).

The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that helps everyone-performers and those behind the scenes-who works in performing arts and entertainment, helping more than 12,800 people directly each year, and hundreds of thousands online. Serving professionals in film, theatre, television, music, opera, radio and dance, The Fund's programs include social services and emergency assistance, health care and insurance, housing, and employment and training services.

Rebecca Faulkenberry, the star of Broadway's Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, will be the Special Musical Guest of Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/Tony-winning orchestrator Jonathan Tunick in his Birdland concert this coming Monday, March 19 at 7pm.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and Gala Chair Patti Rueff just announced Expect the Unexpected!, A.C.T.'s 2012 Season Gala, starring A.C.T. Young Conservatory alumnus Darren Criss (TV's Glee, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Broadway), two-time Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Scapin at A.C.T., Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway), A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program graduate Patrick Lane (Brian Hawkins in A.C.T.'s world premiere production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City), and Betsy Wolfe (Mary Ann Singleton in A.C.T.'s world premiere production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, 110 in the Shade and Everyday Rapture on Broadway). Proceeds from the Gala support A.C.T.'s acclaimed actor training and arts education programs. The Gala will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at the historic Regency Center (1300 Van Ness Avenue) in San Francisco. Individual tickets range in price from $1,000 to $2,500, with patron levels ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. An extremely limited number of $500 tickets are available online only. For more information or to purchase tables or tickets, please visit www.act-sf.org/gala or contact Luz Perez, A.C.T. Special Events Manager, at 415.439.2470 or lperez@act-sf.org.

The Open Book, Marvin Kaye Co-founder and Artistic Director announces that 'BOB, Blessed Be The Dysfunction That Binds' written and performed by Anne Pasquale and directed by Mary Ann Hay, has been invited to perform at the 2012 WHEN WORLD'S COLLIDE Conference at Columbia Theachers College, 525 W 120th Street on Friday, March 23rd at 7:00 pm. Regularly scheduled performances continue Sunday, March 11th at 2 pm and Sunday, March 18th at 2 pm. All tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased on-line at www.smarttix.com or by calling (212) 864-4444. The 78th Street Theatre Lab now know as the The Soter/Lee Black Box is located at 236 West 78th Street, just east of Broadway.

The Community Theatre of Little Rock will present its Winter Season production of 'We All Hear Voices". Remaining show dates are March 9th and 10th at 7:30 pm and 11th at 2pm. It is being held at the Public Theatre, located at 616 Center Street, next to Horn's Men's Store in downtown Little Rock.

Next Theatre Company will present the Midwest premiere of Amy Herzog's After the Revolution, directed by Kimberly Senior, April 5 - May 13, 2012, at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. Previews are April 5 - 8 and the opening/press night is Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

South Bend Civic Theatre will open its 2012 Studio Theatre season with Jean Giraudoux's classic play "The Madwoman of Chaillot."

The Broadway at Birdland concert series today announced that jazz vocalist Jane Monheit will be performing new Mary Ann McSweeney arrangements of the Cole Porter classic, Anything Goes on Monday, March 26 at 7pm. Robert Creighton will be Jane's special guest.

LML Music is announcing the February 14, 2012 release of "Ain't We Got Fun!", the debut CD of actor/singer/dancer/writer/composer, Robert Creighton.

Z2 Entertainment is set to present SBTRKT at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, April 10th. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 27th for $20.00.