Michelle Obama News

The Berenstain Bears LIVE! and sponsors NY Metro Parents, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center and Theatermania partner to bring Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' to Bear Country, featuring a FREE performance of The Berenstain Bears LIVE! The first 100 families who download our 'Let's Move in Bear Country' pledge found at www.BerenstainBearsLive.com/LetsMove will be awarded two tickets to the event, which includes a pre-show Healthy Snacktime, a FREE performance, a post-show dance lesson, and face painting and photos with the Bears. 'Let's Move in Bear Country' takes place on Sunday, September 25th at 3:30pm at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center.

Talk show listings for Monday, August 29.

The John W. Engeman Theater's production of Hairspray will close on August 28, 2011.

Talk show listings for Monday, August 29.

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice.

BET Networks honors the legacy of the civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., with a special day of programming on BET and CENTRIC in celebration of the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, August 28.

On July 23, 2011, at 12pm, in the Baldacchino Tent of Fort Fringe (607 New York Ave), Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT)'s award-winning student theater ensemble, the Young Playwrights' Workshop, will perform Out of the Shadow, their original play about bullying.

First Lady Michelle Obama, and her daughters Sasha and Malia, spent the evening of Friday, July 15 in the Presidential Box at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC catching a performance of the ever ‘popular' musical WICKED. But that was not the first time the three have seen Broadway's biggest blockbuster. Michelle and her daughters first saw the musical in its sit-down engagement in their hometown of Chicago in 2007, and then again in 2008 before the family moved to Washington, DC.

The National Theatre's production of FELA! has received an extraordinarily popular and critical reception. Stephen and Ruth Hendel are proud to announce that the first European engagement signed for the international tour is a return to London for a six-week run at the prestigious Sadler's Wells Theatre.

The Globe Guilders Fashion Show is one of the premier annual fashion events in San Diego, which benefits The Old Globe (www.theoldglobe.org), the sixth largest regional theatre in the country, and this year will feature Naeem Khan, one of the most sought-after fashion designers in the world.

On July 23, 2011, at 12pm, in the Baldacchino Tent of Fort Fringe (607 New York Ave), Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT)'s award-winning student theater ensemble, the Young Playwrights' Workshop, will perform Out of the Shadow, their original play about bullying.

The John W. Engeman Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for Hairspray, the first show of their 5th Season.

The Globe Guilders Fashion Show is one of the premier annual fashion events in San Diego, which benefits The Old Globe (www.theoldglobe.org), the sixth largest regional theatre in the country, and this year will feature Naeem Khan, one of the most sought-after fashion designers in the world.

Project Girl Performance Collective (projectgirlperformance collective.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of young women (ages 12- 21) through the performing arts, today performed their show Project Girl: Congo at the White House.

The John W. Engeman Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for Hairspray, the first show of their 5th Season.

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Geffen Playhouse Board Member, Cynthia Stafford, will host the 1st Annual Cynthia Stafford's 'Gifted Day at the Geffen' at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15th at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, Calif. Stafford is teaming up with Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, an initiative of the Mayor's Office, and the Geffen Playhouse to host 250 students for a day of theater education.