Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 208th season with an exciting stage adaptation of the all-time classic musical THE WIZARD OF OZ. Directed by Glenn Casale, with choreography by Patti Colombo, THE WIZARD OF OZ begins previews on November 8th, opens on November 16th and runs through January 8th on the Walnut's Mainstage.
Each October for the past several years, I have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming the Halloween Season by attending WICKED LIT, produced by Unbound Productions at the spooky Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery in Altadena. This year audiences are being treated to three World Premiere short plays staged at various locations indoors and outside (yes, it is dark as you walk among the standing headstones with werewolves howling in the distance). When you arrive, you are issued a program on which there is either a red, yellow or green sticker denoting in which group you will view the three plays with a running time of almost 3 hours, including a pre-show and two intervals during which all audience members meet at Camp Mountain View, the outdoor staging area for the evening.
Tony Award winner and HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took on hosting duties for NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the plays that will be included in WICKED LIT 2016, the company's 8th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 7th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California. The production will run from October 1-November 12, 2016 and feature world premiere adaptations of HP Lovecraft's From Beyond adapted by Trey Nichols (The Car Plays), directed by Jeff G. Rack (The Fall of the House of Usher, WL15); Anansi and the Demons adapted by Jonathan Josephson (The Grove of Rashomon, WL15, 2016 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival), directed by Jaime Robledo (The Ebony Frame, WL15; Astroboy and the God of Comics, Sacred Fools); and Ellen Glasgow's The Shadowy Third, adapted by Paul Millet (The Fall of the House of Usher, WL15), directed by Bruce Gray (Black Coffee, Theatre 40). The frame for the show will be Camp Mountain View, written by Josephson and directed by Millet. The frame includes pre-show performances as well entertainment during the evening's two intervals.
THE EAGLE PROJECT is pleased to announce its upcoming production of LOST VOICES an evening presenting two World Premiere plays written by Larissa FastHorse and Elise Marenson both directed by Jessi D. Hill. LOST VOICES is an evening of two one-act plays that explore how Hurricane Katrina uncovered America's darkest secrets.
The Neo-Futurists are proud to present the world premiere of Neo-Futurist Ensemble Member Tif Harrison's Saturn Returns, A Neo-Lab production, supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, October 13 - November 19, at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.
The Cleveland Orchestra today announced that the 2016 Annual Gala held on Saturday, October 1 raised - for the third year in a row - more than a million dollars. This year's Cleveland Orchestra Gala raised $1,100,000, thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the sponsors, patrons, and long-time supporters.
Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the plays that will be included in WICKED LIT 2016, the company's 8th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 7th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California.
Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the plays that will be included in WICKED LIT 2016, the company's 8th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 7th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California.
Kandinsky, renowned for staging real, often dark subject matter with their innovative, distinctive use of movement and visuals, will tackle the contentious topic of psychosomatic illness and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in brand new production Still Ill, running 1-19 November 2016 at the New Diorama Theatre.
The Neo-Futurists creep into fall with a chilling Halloween performance of Too Much Fright Makes The Baby Go Blind, 30 plays in 60 minutes, written and performed by The Neo-Futurists, curated by Trevor Dawkins, on Sunday, Oct. 30; doors open at 10 p.m., performance begins at 10:30p.m. This Halloween spin on the long-running sensation Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is performed at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. Tickets are $20 and advanced reservations and costumes are strongly encouraged! For tickets and information visit neofuturists.org or call 773-275-5255.
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present the Maine premiere ofMurder for Two, a new musical comedy by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair. Bari Newport, the company's producing artistic director, is directing the vaudevillian musical murder mystery, which will run from October 20 through November 6 at the historic Bangor Opera House.
Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the plays that will be included in WICKED LIT 2016, the company's 8th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 7th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California.
On September 29 and 30, 2016, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Most will open the 2016-17 season at Severance Hall performing Ives's Symphony No. 3 ('The Camp Meeting'), Copland's Symphony for Organ and Orchestra featuring organist Paul Jacobs, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 2.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) will host its annual benefit to support the Center's programs on Monday, September 26, 2016, in BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater and Howard Gilman Performance Space. The festive, intimate evening will raise funds for BAC through ticket purchases and a silent auction of visual art works. Proceeds will support BAC's artist-centered programs and help to maintain affordable ticket prices.
On the next episode of GOTHAM on FOX titled "Burn the Witch" - Fish Mooney (guest star Jada Pinkett Smith) takes matters into her own hands to locate Hugo Strange (guest star BD Wong), forcing Gordon to reluctantly team up with journalist Valerie Vale (guest star Jamie Chung) to find her.
One of the biggest thrills I get as a theatre reviewer is to experience a show that I love in a new light, and to discover things about it that I never noticed before, no matter how many times I may have seen it. This was my experience viewing the first production in Playhouse on Park's eighth season, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.
The cast of Little Shop of Horrors has arrived to Playhouse on Park!
Executive Chef Rodolfo Cuadros of Carnivale, the global Latin-Fusion restaurant located in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, will accompany a group of culinary masters to Cuba for The Havana Culinary Exchange from September 24 through October 1. Hosted by James Beard Award-winning Chef and Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine Doug Rodriguez (who also mentored Chef Cuadros), The Havana Culinary Exchange features leading chefs from the United States and Canada, including John Mooney, Susur Lee, Kevin Sbraga, Fernando Martinez, Dean Corbett, Bernie Matz, Aaron May, Michael Isabella and Bradley Killgore.
Sydney, Australia's badass all-female folk foursome All Our Exes Live In Texas have announced the release of their debut full-length, When We Fall, out in early 2017.
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