The 2013 theatre season brought some truly extraordinary productions, including Matilda, which is still playing at the Shubert Theatre. The musical earned thirteen Tony nominations- taking home five, including a special honor for the four girls playing the title role.
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Charles Crandall's first work of fiction, 'A Promise of Death' (published by AuthorHouse), is set in war-ridden 1943 Los Angeles, and tells the gripping story of a real-life crime that happened in the city during that period.
Entering its third year of residency, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) returns to the Harris Theater for the first of three performances in the Michael Hill Series during the Theater's milestone 10th season, beginning with the Bach Brandenburg Concertos on Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30 pm. The Wednesday night engagement marks the first time that CMS will perform the popular Brandenburg Concertos for an audience outside of New York and New Jersey - the start of a new annual holiday tradition at the Harris. The concerti, performed annually in New York to sold-out audiences, have become a staple of CMS' holiday programming.
ESPN will mark the opening of the college basketball season with the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon providing more than 29 hours of consecutive basketball coverage over today, Nov. 11 and tomorrow, Nov. 12. The schedule includes 16 men's matchups and two women's games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, ending with the third installment of the State Farm Champions Classic - featuring No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Kentucky and No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 4 Duke - from the United Center in Chicago.
Lady Somerset finds herself hosting an amicable if mysterious weekend on her estate only to be...wait...haven't we done this before?!? A classic murder mystery setup gets a wry post-modern bludgeoning with real and smart surprises.
Spellbinding premieres by Jiri Kylian and Crystal Pite join Kylian's sensual Petite Mort and raucous Sechs Tänze (Six Dances) in KYLIAN + PITE, Pacific Northwest Ballet's fascinating foursome of contemporary works.
ESPN will mark the opening of the college basketball season with the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon providing more than 29 hours of consecutive basketball coverage over Monday, Nov. 11 and Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre continues its season of new works with award-winning Boston playwright Steven Barkhimer's WINDOWMEN, a coming-of-age comedy set in Lower Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market. Brett Marks directs an ensemble of five Equity actors who bring to life the characters from Barkhimer's memory and imagination.
There is a happiness that is There Is a Happiness…
Indeed, it easily could lead to crappiness
Given how much it owes to poetry and rhyme,
Arts rarely found on stage in our time.
But writer Mickle Maher's play is full of wit
Which he manages to pepper with touches of grit
As he explores his characters of Bernard and Ellen.
Teatro Paraguas, northern New Mexico's premier multi-lingual theatre, celebrates its ten-year anniversary with the UNDER ONE UMBRELLA FESTIVAL, inviting the diverse populations, artists and community groups of Santa Fe to develop and share their creative expressions.
If you thought the bestselling 'Go The F***k To Sleep' wasn't appropriate for children - you haven't seen anything yet! Combining real Bible verses with whimsical illustrations, 'Awkward Moments (Not Found In Your Average) Children's Bible' offers much more than an irreverent gag gift for the coffee table. 'The goal of the project,' says author Horus Gilgamesh, 'is to challenge readers from all walks of life to gain a better understanding of the content of the Bible and its context in modern day culture. The fact that our fans report shooting milk out their noses from laughter is just an added bonus.'
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a special talkback at Bad Jews featuring NYC faith leaders, playwright Joshua Harmon and actor Michael Zegen following the 7:30pm performance tonight, October 24. The talkback is complimentary for ticketholders to this performance, and a limited number of tickets are still available to purchase.
During November and December the Brooklyn Museum presents a variety of public programs for adults and kids, including special Veterans Day Weekend programming, a Thursday evening listening event presented by StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, musical performances by the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra and the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, and the seventh annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair with readings by Brooklyn-based authors Adam Gidwitz and Oliver Jeffers.The full line up is as follows:
The Leonia Chamber Musicians launches its 40th anniversary season performing chamber music concerts in the borough with the 2013 annual Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc.'s Gala Benefit and follows with three special concerts from November to April in Leonia, New Jersey.
Imagination Stage will host its 2013 gala, Stories Make the World Go 'Round, chaired by Jane Fairweather andSusan Lacz, tonight, October 19. At the heart of the event is the power of storytelling, both in connecting individuals with one another and in helping everyone, child and adult alike, to embrace their own stories.
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a special talkback at BAD JEWS featuring NYC faith leaders, playwright Joshua Harmon and actor Michael Zegen following the 7:30pm performance on Thursday, October 24. The talkback is complimentary for ticketholders to this performance, and a limited number of tickets are still available to purchase.