Michael Lew News

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts concludes its 2013-14 Programs for Young Audiences series with the exciting adventures of JIM HENSON'S SID THE SCIENCE KID LIVE! This 75-minute, wildly entertaining show is the live stage adaptation of the Emmy®-Award nominated series 'Sid the Science Kid' which airs on PBS KIDS. The show is recommended for audiences ages 4 and up. Performances are Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Carla Ching's comedy Fast Company, about a family of Asian American con artists on the trail of a million-dollar comic book, begins previews for its New York premiere at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street, Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00pm for an opening Thursday, March 20, at 7:00pm (for a run currently scheduled through April 6). Robert Ross Parker of the Obie-winning troupe Vampire Cowboys directs.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) continues its 2013-14 Target Storybook Series with Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid - Live!onSunday, April 6, 2014 at 2pm. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online at BrooklynCenterOnline.org. The performance is recommended for ages three and up.

The Jim Henson Company, in conjunction with Mills Entertainment, Gables Grove Productions and The Brad Simon Organization, announced today that the Emmy-Award nominated series 'Sid the Science Kid' which airs on PBS KIDS has been adapted as a live stage production, SID THE SCIENCE KID LIVE! The 40-city U.S. tour launches today.

A Finborough Theatre commission, and another in its series premiering the work of Canada's most acclaimed playwrights, the UK debut of award-winning Canadian playwright Matthew Edison - The Domino Heart, starring Amanda Hale - nominated for two Evening Standard Awards for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Actress, plays a limited run of nine Sunday and Monday evening and Tuesday matinee performances from 2 February 2014 (Press Night: Monday, 3 February 2014 at 7.30pm ).

Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised homage to an immortal woman.

Join Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don and all of their friends and family in this upbeat interactive, multi-media live trip back to the Mesozoic. Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train Live! Buddy's Big Adventure makes a stop for two performances at the Fox Theatre today, November 22 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Johan Botha, the world-renowned South African heldentenor who has been performing the title role of Verdi's Otello at Lyric Opera of Chicago, has been forced to withdraw from his final two performances on October 29 and November 2 because of severe back pain caused by a previous injury, Lyric's general director Anthony Freud announced today. Botha has returned to Vienna for treatment.

Johan Botha, the world-renowned South African heldentenor who has been performing the title role of Verdi's Otello at Lyric Opera of Chicago, has been forced to withdraw from his final two performances on October 29 and November 2 because of severe back pain caused by a previous injury, Lyric's general director Anthony Freud announced today. Botha has returned to Vienna for treatment.

Previews begin Thursday, October 24, for Year of the Rooster by Youngblood playwright Eric Dufault, directed by John Giampietro, at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street. Year of the Rooster is a comic, mythic elevation of the gritty subculture of American cockfighting by a 25-year-old playwright. It opens the Ensemble Studio Theatre's 46th season Monday, October 28, at 7:00pm .

Join Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don and all of their friends and family in this upbeat interactive, multi-media live trip back to the Mesozoic. Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train Live! Buddy's Big Adventure makes a stop for two performances at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 22 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Peter Van Wagner, star of this summer's DANCING ON NAILS at Theatre 80, will be this week's special guest on the popular WPKN (89.5 FM) Radio program 'State of the Arts' tomorrow (Friday) between noon and 1 PM. The interview, which was recorded before the producers announced the play's recent closing, can also be heard at www.wpkn.org.

Film & TV veteran Bryna Weiss is joining the cast of DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, for the final two performances tomorrow (Wednesday) at Theatre 80. She is replacing Lauren Klein (in the role of Luba Fogel) who had a prearranged departure after the July 24th opening to star as Linda Loman in the Denver Center Theatre Company production of Death of a Salesman, which is set to open next month.

DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, will end it's Off-Broadway run this Wednesday evening, July 31st at Theatre 80. Under the direction of Allen Lewis Rickman, the cast of DANCING ON NAILS features Peter Van Wagner (Isaac Ginsburg on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'), Lori Wilner (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK), Lauren Klein (LOST IN YONKERS, OTHER DESERT CITIES), Michael Lewis (THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, 'Blue Bloods'), and Jazmyn Richardson ('Party at Micah's'). DANCING ON NAILS had its official opening on July 24th.

Paul Manuel Kane's interracial May/December romantic drama is very much a work-in-progress.

DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, celebrated its Opening Night last evening, July 24th at Theatre 80. Celebrity guests included Terence Winter (Creator of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," Writer and Executive Producer for "The Sopranos"), Dominic Chianese (Junior Soprano on "The Sopranos"), and Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray, The Addams Family, Xanadu). Check out a look back at the evening below!

DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, is set to open tomorrow night, July 24, at 7 PM at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (just west of First Ave.)

DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, will play a special added preview performance tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 PM at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (just west of First Ave.) The official Opening is this Wednesday, July 24th at 7 PM.

The producers of DANCING ON NAILS, currently in previews with the Opening Night set for this Wednesday, July 24th, have instituted a student rush policy. $20 student tickets are now available at the box office beginning 30 minutes before each performance with a valid student ID (cash only). DANCING ON NAILS is playing a strictly limited engagement through August 29th at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (just west of First Ave.)

DANCING ON NAILS, a new play by Paul Manuel Kane, began performances July 10th, with the official Opening set for Wednesday evening, July 24th at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (just west of First Ave.) Check out a first look below!