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Following a critically acclaimed season which included the Pulitzer Prize finalist Becky Shaw and the Broadway transfer of its musical hit Next to Normal, Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) has announced three of the four plays scheduled for its upcoming 31st Season.
Take Christchurch comedy troupe The Court Jesters, mix them up with William Shakespeare, Quentin Tarantino and the insanity of NZ's longest-running comedy show Scared Scriptless and you've got an improvised show of epic proportions - PULP WILLIAM.
Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans announce the Chicago Premiere of The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by BJ Jones. The production runs April 29-June 7, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. The press opening is Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces four invited productions and the Short Play Festival as part of the 41st annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), April 14-18, 2009. Selected participants from eight regional festivals held in January and February at colleges and universities across the country are invited to showcase their talents at the nation's center for the performing arts, to be considered for scholarships and awards and to participate in master classes with some of the best artists in their field.
EW.com is reporting that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's recently taped 'American Idol' performance will air on the April 15th edition of the FOX hit program.
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will launch its 31st season this fall with the New York premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's LET ME DOWN EASY. Conceived, written, and performed by Ms. Smith and directed by Leonard Foglia, LET ME DOWN EASY will begin preview performances on Tuesday, September 15 and will officially open in early October.
Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans announce the Chicago Premiere of The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by BJ Jones. The production runs April 29-June 7, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. The press opening is Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
Prepare for non-stop, raw and brazen laughs with the bleeping hilarious series from the creator of 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' when Seth MacFarlane's CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY debuts on unrated Blu-ray and DVD May 12 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring exclusive new episodes too outrageous for television or the internet, the DVD is packed with 50 shorts in total and highlights all-new classic characters, 'Family Guy' voice talent and hilarious pop culture parodies of Jesus Christ, Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, Quentin Tarantino, Super Mario, Jeff Goldbum and more.
Tis Pity She's a Whore is the anti-Romeo & Juliet, a revenge play that mixes elements of the famed lovers tragedy with MacBethish gore with a twist worthy of Quentin Tarantino.
The Hollywood Report is reporting that Vanessa Redgrave is joining the cast of director Ridley Scott's untitled Robin Hood film project, which stars Russell Crowe, production will begin in the United Kingdom.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces four invited productions and the Short Play Festival as part of the 41st annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), April 14-18, 2009. Selected participants from eight regional festivals held in January and February at colleges and universities across the country are invited to showcase their talents at the nation's center for the performing arts, to be considered for scholarships and awards and to participate in master classes with some of the best artists in their field.
John Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, released a statement on Preston's official website on Sunday. Various news services are reporting that an autopsy on John Travolta's son is expected to commence on Monday in the Bahamas. One of Travolta's attorneys told reporters that it's likely Jett Travolta's body will be flown back to Florida where he will be buried. His mother is actress Kelly Preston, who's been married to Travolta since 1991.
Various news services are reporting that an autopsy on John Travolta's son is expected to commence on Monday in the Bahamas. One of Travolta's attorneys told reporters that it's likely Jett Travolta's body will be flown back to Florida where he will be buried. His mother is actress Kelly Preston, who's been married to Travolta since 1991.
TMZ has reported the sad news that John Travolta's 16 year old son, Jett passed away today.
Marcy Harriell joins the 2008 Tony Award Winning Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS tonight Tuesday, November 18, taking over the role of Vanessa. Marcy Harriell has starred on Broadway in Rent and Lennon and also in Encores! Kismet.
Marcy Harriell will join the 2008 Tony Award Winning Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS on Tuesday, November 18, taking over the role of Vanessa. Marcy Harriell has starred on Broadway in Rent and Lennon and also in Encores! Kismet.
Cloris Leachman confirmed this morning on ABC's The View that she did indeed get the offer to reprise her film role of Frau Blucher for the Broadway production of Young Frankenstein.
According to The New York Post's PAGE SIX, Mel Brooks might have changed his 'tune' when it comes to Cloris Leachman reprising her film role of Frau Blucher in his Broadway production of Young Frankenstein. Last year, Mel Brooks, creator and producer of the Broadway musical comedy, told Leachman that, at 81, she was too old for the role of Frau Blucher (the character she originated in his 1974 movie). Despite a stellar audition, Brooks was concerned that Leachman didn't have the 'stamina' for eight shows a week reports the Post.
Azusa Productions' Artistic Director, Maggie Speer is pleased to announce Chapter 3 in Azusa's Moveable Feast of Words Series, A Horrifying Evening: Short Stories and Poems of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. In these concert-style performances, the authors' words are the focus. Chicago actors expertly bring to life the terror and madness in the short stories by each author's ability to provoke horror by virtue of only words and imagination. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the Halloween season and be deliciously horrified as you savor the evocative language in these stories made truly terrifying by words and imagination alone.
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