Mary Ann News

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011. Best known as co-writer and co-creator of the hit musical, Altar Boyz, the award-winning composer/lyricist will have a special one-night only CD release event on Monday, November 7 at 7:00 PM as part of 'Broadway at Birdland,' the weekly concert series at the legendary jazz club.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011.

Just announced is news that Lin-Manuel Miranda will star as 'Charlie' in the upcoming Encores! production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Merrily has been extended for a two-week run, and will play for 15 performances, February 8-19, 2012 at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011. Best known as co-writer and co-creator of the hit musical, Altar Boyz, the award-winning composer/lyricist will have a special one-night only CD release event on Monday, November 7 at 7:00 PM as part of 'Broadway at Birdland,' the weekly concert series at the legendary jazz club.

Festival Stage of Winston-Salem opens its second season with Joan Vail Thorne's enchanting comedy, 'The Exact Center of the Universe,' featuring daily performances, except Mondays, October 21 to November 6 in the Hanesbrands Theatre at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in downtown Winston-Salem.

You'll quickly forget the moppet-haired urchins of musical fame when Joel Sass designs and directs the Midwest premiere of an inventive new adaptation of OLIVER TWIST at Park Square. This theatrical adventure is told by a chameleon cast of 13, who combine Dickens' original text with Victorian music hall tunes. 'So much of the story hinges on our hopes and fears for little Oliver as he voyages through the exciting but highly dangerous world of Victorian London,' Sass explains. 'It's a grown-up world, even for streetwise ruffians-so placing one lone boy among a cast of grown-ups who are playing all the other parts instantly helps us feel the immensity of the challenge Oliver is facing.'

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a UK tour in October 2011 to promote his 9th studio album Dust Bowl.

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a UK tour in October 2011 to promote his 9th studio album Dust Bowl.

A Tribute To Harrigan and Hart: The Original Men Who Owned Broadway- A Concert Featuring Mick Moloney and an All-Star Line Up plays Thursday, October 13th, 8 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Colin Donnell, Betsy Wolfe and Elizabeth Stanley have been cast in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, the first New York City Center Encores! production of season. Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, will be directed by James Lapine with music direction by Rob Berman and musical staging by Dan Knechtges. Merrily has been extended for a two-week run, and will play for 15 performances, February 8-19, 2012 at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

VAMPURE returns for its second year beginning tonight -Dec 17th 10:45 PM at the Richmond Shepard Theatre (26 and 2nd)

The Community Theatre of Little Rock Fall presents if production of 'The Dixie Swim Club'

Irish Repertory Announces Upcoming Events

Festival Stage of Winston-Salem opens its second season with Joan Vail Thorne's enchanting comedy, 'The Exact Center of the Universe,' featuring daily performances, except Mondays, October 21 to November 6 in the Hanesbrands Theatre at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in downtown Winston-Salem.

Emelin Theatre 2011/2012 concert series begins. Please visit www.emelin.org for more information, tickets, videos and more.

'Please sir, I want some more.' Oliver Twist's famous line describing the struggles of the poor in Victorian England reminds us that hunger still exists in today's world. Many in our community rely on food programs to help feed themselves and their families.

A Tribute To Harrigan and Hart: The Original Men Who Owned Broadway- A Concert Featuring Mick Moloney and an All-Star Line Up plays Thursday, October 13th, 8 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

The Community Theatre of Little Rock is will present its Fall production of 'The Dixie Swim Club'.

Project 891 Theatre Co today announced the first show of its 2011-2012 season featuring 2 Chicago premiers that ask the question: 'How do we redefine normal after a national tragedy?'

Gifted jazz vocalist Jane Monheit sang the score of Cole Porter's Anything Goes to swinging new arrangements by bassist Mary Ann McSweeney at the Broadway at Birdland concert series on Monday, September 19. This event was a fundraiser for The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative. Broadway leading man Marc Kudisch joined in on the fun with a hilarious duet and dazzling solo turn during the sold-out, jazz-tinged evening of music.