Oscar Wilde News

Albuquerque Theatre Guild announces August 2011 performance calendar- More theatrical performances take place every weekend here in Albuquerque than in any other U.S. city of its size.

Born Georgette Lizette Withers on March 12, 1917 in Karachi, India, she was known as 'Googie' from an early age. Her family returned to England when she was aged seven and she began acting at the age of 12, appearing at the Victoria Palace in The Windmill Man. A student at the Italia Conti Academy of Arts, she was a dancer in a West End production when she was offered work as a film extra in Michael Powell's The Girl in the Crowd (1935). She arrived on the set to find one of the major players in the production had been dismissed, and she was immediately asked to step into the role.

Advance tickets for the family musical The Giant's Garden at the Toronto Fringe Festivalsold out yesterday after buzz from the opening week began to spread. And now the show will be getting an extra performance on Sunday night as Patron's Pick which honours the most popular shows in the Fringe.

Taproot Theatre Company continues its 35th Anniversary Season this summer with Something's Afoot. 'The butler didn't do it!' So starts this murder mystery musical that has been delighting audiences for decades. When wealthy Lord Rancour is found dead at his lakeside estate, the race to find out whodunit begins.

Olivier Award Winning company Good Night Out Presents will stage the world premiere of the only unproduced Oscar Wilde play this September at their Islington home, the King's Head Theatre.

With a cast of 13 led by some of the biggest names in the Toronto musical theatre scene, The Giant's Garden is sure to have a big impact on this year's Toronto Fringe Festival. The show features music by Dora and Canadian Comedy Award nominee Scott White (Top Gun! The Musical, Sleepless) who also scored the Broadway World Toronto Award winning show Bosco & Jones, and a stellar cast led by Dora Award winning performer Paula Wolfson (Mrs. Potts in Beauty & The Beast, Les Mis, Shaking The Foundations), stage veteran Mark Terene (Pumbaa in the Canadian cast of The Lion King and Cogsworth in Beauty & The Beast) and Michael MacLennan as the Giant (Nine, Oklahoma, Man Of La Mancha).

The much anticipated world premiere of Posing by Jason Sebacher comes to The New Theatre Project stage July 5-24.

There's a lot of 'steam heat' on DC area stages and outside, so if you're visiting DC for the annual July 4th fireworks extravaganza, stop by and see a show before you roast on the Mall waiting for the concert and loud "booms" to fill up the sky. And if you couldn't get into the sold-out Oklahoma!, Aquarium, Clybourne Park, or The Importance of Being Earnest - earlier this year - you have a chance now! And then there's The Capital Fringe Festival with dozens of new shows to choose from.

Crown Center announces their Schedule of Events for July 2011- August 2012

Simon Callow will star in BEING SHAKESPEARE at Trafalgar Studios 1, opening on Wednesday 22 June, with previews from 15 June, running until 23 July.

Taproot Theatre Company continues its 35th Anniversary Season this summer with Something's Afoot. 'The butler didn't do it!' So starts this murder mystery musical that has been delighting audiences for decades. When wealthy Lord Rancour is found dead at his lakeside estate, the race to find out whodunit begins. Filled with booby-traps and belted songs, this hilarious spoof hums along as you play armchair detective to a zany cast of characters. Something's Afoot, directed by Scott Nolte, opens on July 15 and runs through August 13, with previews on July 13 & 14.

Anything Goes stars two time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin.' Anything Goes is directed & choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

The Lyric Theatre on N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles concludes its 2011 season of musicals with the world premiere of iGhost, book by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ, and lyrics by Russ and Haverty. Directed by Jules Aaron, performances begin on May 13, and opening night is set for Friday, May 20 at 8:00. The limited run will continue through June 18.

One of the nicest aspects of seeing a play in The Roundabout's beautiful American Airlines Theatre is that it has fine acoustics. Little, if any, amplification is used when drama or comedies are staged at that venue do nothing stands between the actors' voices and the audience's ears. Such is the case with the charming revival of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST which will be presented there until June 26th.

Cleveland Play House announces the hiring of Donald Carrier as the new Associate Director of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Acting Program.

On Twitter Watch, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote ' Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Oh, y'all like these freestyles? Come see us do it LIVE, this Thursday: reverbnation.com/c/fr5/artist_2… 9 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Last one, my fav: 'Joe Mantello, one of theater's greatest individuals/ is now a Tony-winning actor with Wicked Residuals!' #NPHrapouttakes 29 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda There's Mormons drinking in the lobby, screaming 'Golly, Is that Reno Sweeney slobbering w/ Bobby Cannavale?' #NPHrapouttakes @sfosternyc 31 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda 'BRIAN BEDFORD AS LADY BRACKNELL BEGUILED/ A TONY FOR BEING EARNEST AND MY HOMEY OSCAR WILDE.' #NPHrapouttakes 35 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda For @RoryOMalley: 'He turns it on like an Aurora Borealis, Rory O'Malley is pourin' Alize out of his pimp chalice!' #NPHrapouttakes 38 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda 'We popped Spumante for Laura Benanti/she thanked her hot husband and Patti LuPone, her auntie.' #freestyleNPHouttakes 1 hour ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Okay! More after lunch! 2 hours ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Our early @nikkimjames, which we replaced: 'Nikki James is so insanely talented n pretty/she won a Tony and a vacation to Salt Lake City.' 2 hours ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda You guys want to read some lyrics we wrote that didn't make the cut? 2 hours ago'

Political scandals are hardly new. But this Circle takes a different turn.

Fun, Fabulous, Food Filled Nights!...Coming together around a mouthwatering table of small plates, we create an experience in the theatre that is intimate and delicious.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, called 'a riotously funny and campy variety show' by Next Magazine, and 'a rollicking, wry affair complete with funny political commentary on current events' by Gay City News, will present their second annual Pride benefit for The Ali Forney Center at Joe's Pub on Monday, June 13 at 7:00 PM.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, called 'a riotously funny and campy variety show' by Next Magazine, and 'a rollicking, wry affair complete with funny political commentary on current events' by Gay City News, will present their second annual Pride benefit for The Ali Forney Center at Joe's Pub on Monday, June 13 at 7:00 PM. 'Night of A Thousand Judys' - which will honor the legendary singer and actress with special skits, tributes and songs from her storied career - will be directed by Christian Coulson. The show will feature appearances by Jackie Hoffman (The Addams Family, Hairspray), Kim Smith (Bistro Award for 'Outstanding Performer on the Rise'), Cole Escola (Logo TV's 'Jeffery & Cole Casserole'), Lady Rizo (Grammy winning singer and chanteuse) and Summer & Eve (the folk-musical comedy band featuring Nadia Quinn of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), with more to be added soon. The acclaimed monthly comedy/variety show is a gay romp through politics - sexual and otherwise - social news, music, skits, and other important life-changing information. Justin Sayre and The Meeting* were nominated for a 2011 MAC Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.