Neville News

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon will join soprano Lisa Delan and pianist Kristin Pankonin in an evening that features Gordon Getty's The White Election, a song cycle based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Ms. Nixon will read selections from Emily Dickinson's letters. The event will take place on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse (Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 165 West 65th Street, Manhattan).

Michael Attenborough, Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre will be presented with the Award for Excellence In International Theatre at a luncheon held today, 17 April 2012, at the Travellers Club, London. Neville Shulman, Director of the British Centre of the International Theatre Institute, will present Attenborough with the Award.

Jared Zirilli, a cast member of FAT CAMP (as well as Lysistrata Jones, Wicked's first National Tour, Aida at Drury Lane and more) goes backstage at FAT CAMP to collect exclusive and hilarious interviews with the show's stars and ensemble.

For the last two years, all 250 raffle tickets have sold out out for Chenango River Theatre's annual Spring Raffle. Cash prizes, including a $7,500 grand prize, will be drawn at the party Saturday, April 28 from 6-9pm. Winners do not have to be present to win.

Cincinnati Music Theatre (CMT) will present a musical tribute to the dreams and aspirations of those who sailed aboard the greatest achievement of "The Remarkable Age," the RMS Titanic. Join us May 11 - 19, 2012 at the Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater as we honor the memories of those lost on the maiden voyage 100 years ago, with our production of Titanic: The Musical.

Circle Players, one of the first resident companies at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, makes a triumphant return to that cultural edifice in downtown Nashville to mount its latest revival of Titanic the Musical just in time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking in the frigid waters of the north Atlantic.

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon will join soprano Lisa Delan and pianist Kristin Pankonin in an evening that features Gordon Getty's The White Election, a song cycle based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Ms. Nixon will read selections from Emily Dickinson's letters. The event will take place on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse (Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 165 West 65th Street, Manhattan).

At 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 25, Gil Morgenstern's celebrated Reflections Series ends the 2011-2012 season in its intimate home, WMP Concert Hall (31 East 28th Street, NYC).

THE ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (APAC) will reunite the creative team behind their The Human Comedy and Children of Eden with THE SECRET GARDEN, musical staging by Christine O'Grady, musical directed by Jeffrey Campos and directed by APAC Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Creative Chair John Adams leads the orchestra in three performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 4, 5 and 6, at 8 pm. All three programs feature Adams' Violin Concerto, played by Leila Josefowicz, a close and frequent collaborator with Adams, and the West Coast premiere of Philip Glass' LA Phil-co-commissioned Symphony No. 9. The Thursday and Saturday programs also include Arvo Part's Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.

The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced a new lineup of shows including Royal Southern Brotherhood and a special 50th Anniversary tribute to the Beach Boys and Frankie Valli.

Z2 Entertainment will present Soul Rebels Brass Band at the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 23rd. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 10th for $12.00 in advance and $15.00 day of show.

In the 200th ANNIVERSARY YEAR of Charles Dickens' birth, Aria Entertainment in association with The Landor Theatre are pleased to present the London revival of Rupert Holmes' Broadway musical THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Landor Theatre, London in April/May 2012.

Producers Carl Levin, Michael Minarik and The Dodgers announced today that the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival's Outstanding Musical winner FAT CAMP will begin performances off Broadway on April 12, 2012 at the American Theatre of Actors. FAT CAMP features a book by Randy Blair (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe) and Tim Drucker (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe), music by Matthew roi Berger (NY Neo-Classical Ensemble's 12th Night), lyrics by Randy Blair, choreography by Kelly Devine (Rock of Ages) and direction by Casey Hushion (In the Heights, Drowsy Chaperone and Elf - as Associate Director).

The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival has a knack for introducing Seattle audiences to up-and-coming African American directors - today Seattle, tomorrow Sundance! Alrick Brown (KINYARWANDA), Charles Officer (NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY) and Ava Duvernay (I Will Follow) have all been part of past festival events

Peter Gill, returns to his native city with a portrait of provincial life in 1890s Russia. Based on Chekhov's short story, A Provincial Life follows one young man's struggle to exchange his privileged position for the life of a worker.

The North Carolina Symphony's popular outdoor concerts return for another season as the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series brings thrilling music for relaxed listening to Cary's Booth Amphitheatre. This summer marks the 27th anniversary of performances at Regency Park and the orchestra's twelfth season in the stunning lakeside pavilion built by the Town of Cary.

Hundreds of supporters today saved the Melbourne Cabaret Festival, far exceeding its $15,000 fundraising goal via crowdfunding site pozible.com

The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced a new lineup of shows including Royal Southern Brotherhood and a special 50th Anniversary tribute to the Beach Boys and Frankie Valli.

In the 200th ANNIVERSARY YEAR of Charles Dickens' birth, Aria Entertainment in association with The Landor Theatre are pleased to present the London revival of Rupert Holmes' Broadway musical THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Landor Theatre, London in April/May 2012.