TWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD III, starring the Tony-winning, incomparable Mark Rylance, have adopted a creative leniency with the characters' gender - though Shakespeare's staple to command his characters to don the garb of a member of the opposite sex, for reasons interwoven in love and lust, greed and vengeance, is a common thread running throughout his romantic repertoire.
King Henry II and his estranged wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, are celebrating Christmas with their three sons, and you're invited to join them. But be prepared to experience duplicity, backstabbing and caustic barbs when Palm Beach Dramaworks presents James Goldman's classic comic-drama,The Lion in Winter opening on Friday, December 6 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Performances are scheduled through January 5, with specially priced previews on December 4 and 5.
STELLARTON, NS, Nov. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Just in time for holiday entertaining, Sobeys is launching a new line of products today, developed in collaboration with its partner, Chef Jamie Oliver. The line, labeled Compliments presents: Jamie Oliver Discovers Canada, is the next step on the brand's better food journey and features Canadian flavours, quality, fresh ingredients and higher welfare meat. A total of 14 items are included in the line ranging from Herby Lemon Flattened Chicken made with Certified Humane chicken and Scrumptious Seafood Pie to Sweet Cherry Focaccia and Banoffee Cakes.
Round House Theatre's 2013/14 season reaches its halfway point with the DC area premiere of Nicky Silver's The Lyons. John Vreeke directs this hit comedy, which runs November 27 thru December 22 at Round House Theatre Bethesda. Opening night is Monday, December 2, 2013.
Pittsburgh CLO has announced the return of the boys you know and love, back to perform their harmonious melodies in a show that is sure to lift your Holiday spirit. Plaid Tidings will open at the CLO Cabaret November 7 and run through January 12. Tickets start at $34.75 and are available online atCLOCabaret.com, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Call 412-325-1582 for group discounts and special event planning.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Alliance Theatre's annual holiday gift to Atlanta, returns November 29, 2013 for its 24th production. The most heartwarming story of the season comes to life with holiday carols, stunning stage magic and your favorite Atlanta actors. Directed by Rosemary Newcott, the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth, A CHRISTMAS CAROL has become a tradition for many families around the southeast. Opening night is Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.
With the holiday season in full swing, Evite (www.evite.com), the leader in digital invitations and social planning since 1998, today revealed its first-ever Holiday Party Trend Report which features monthly insight on party trends and tips for planning festive, stress-free celebrations. This month's report highlights two festive, family-oriented holidays which haven't landed on the same fourth Thursday of November since 1888Thanksgiving, one of Evite's most popular holidays with over two million invitations sent every year, and Hanukkah. So, this year, while some will celebrate one holiday, others will welcome rare "Thanksgivukkah" festivities.
The 5th annual 30A SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL--set for January 17, 18 and 20, 2014--has announced the initial line-up for the 2014 celebration of singers and songs. Taking place at venues along Florida's scenic Highway 30A and the northwest resort neighborhoods of South Walton, the event will feature performances from such esteemed artists as Kristian Bush (Sugarland), Loudon Wainwright III, Ani DiFranco, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Richard Thompson, Shawn Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, John Gorka, Jonathon Edwards, Mary Gauthier, James McMurtry, Bob Schneider, Glenn Phillips Band, Matthew Sweet, Jeffrey Steele, Jim Lauderdale and Tinsley Ellis, with more to be announced in the coming months.
The Human Race Theatre Company continues its tradition of producing endearing musicals with the Joseph Stein/Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick classic, Fiddler on the Roof, the second production in its 27th season. Click below to go behind the scenes with the director and choreographer!
On Christmas Eve 1983, the operator of a vintage movie palace on Southport Avenue decided to show a couple of old holiday movies and sing a few Christmas carols during intermission. On that snowy Chicago evening, no one could have predicted that 30 years later the Music Box Christmas Show would develop into a nine-day extravaganza that grows increasingly popular every year. Friends, families and film lovers from across the Midwesthave made this terrific, old-fashioned event part of their holiday tradition. The 30th annual Music Box Christmas Show - featuring White Christmas and/or It's a Wonderful Life - takes place December 13-24, 2013 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Avenue. www.musicboxtheatre.com/collections/30th-annual-music-box-christmas-show
The Human Race Theatre Company continues its tradition of producing endearing musicals with the Joseph Stein/Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick classic, Fiddler on the Roof, the second production in its 27th season. Welcome to the village of Anatevka, where tradition is everything. But change is sweeping across the land and into poor dairyman Tevye's house. When his daughters want to break with the old ways and choose their own husbands, Tevye must decide which he loves more - his family's happiness or his long-held beliefs. Filled with timeless songs and wonderful dance numbers, this Broadway hit is a heartwarming tale for young and old. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
FoodNetwork.com is the ultimate holiday destination including top-rated recipes and party tips Food Network gets in the holiday spirit with on-air specials and themed episodes throughout December.
The 2014 Adelaide Festival presents a program of outstanding music, theatre and dance events, a stellar literary festival and momentous visual arts exhibitions. The 29th Adelaide Festival line-up features 50 events with 29 premieres and 29 festival exclusives over 17 days, from Friday, 28 February to Sunday, 16 March.
Riverside Theatre's 2013-2014 Season will again be another ambitious one in celebration od the theatre's 40th Anniversary. On the Stark Stage four great musicals will be presented to delight our audiences. On the Waxlax Stage an uproarious comedy and musical revue are scheduled. Riverside's new season will build on the great success of last season, which brought a record number of patrons and lifted subscriptions to new heights.
Join two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy nominated Michael Feinstein as he rings in the New Year with two special performances on Tuesday, December 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Feinstein's at the Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco).
COCA Presents 2013-2014 stages four performances of The Turn of the Screw, tonight and tomorrow, October 25-26. Henry James' provocative psychological thriller has a contemporary re-telling by Jeffrey Hatcher. A governess alone in the English countryside suspects the orphans in her care are connected to spirits she sees roaming the estate. Does something sinister lurk behind the children's innocent faces, or are the ghosts just a product of her own fevered imagination?
Million Dollar Quartet, now the longest-running Broadway musical production in Chicago's history, has extended through March 30, 2014. With over 2,000 performances and 5 smash years in Chicago, the Tony Award-winning rock 'n' roll musical has set a new record for the longest-running Broadway musical in Chicago.
Today, October 24, the not-for-profit development group Musical Mondays Theatre Lab will launch its 14th season with a new name and a very heavy organizational heart. This summer, after years of presenting promising new musicals at the Snapple Theatre Center on Thursdays (because that was the only slot that was open in the schedule), the MMTL Board of Directors voted to change the organization's name to Manhattan Musical Theatre Lab (thereby retaining the corporate initials) with the vote and complete blessing of the group's founder and Co-Artistic Director Richard 'Bick' Goss. Less than a month later, Goss died from complications of Parkinson's disease. The director, choreographer and former Bob Fosse dancer was 75.
There will be a Celebration of legendary theatrical press agent Shirley Herz, on Monday, November 4th at 1:30 pm at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, NYC. Some of the participants are Jeffrey Alper, Sam Altman, Barry Brown, Jan Buttram, Robert Callely, Tyne Daly, Jane Friedman, Diane Judge, Angela Lansbury, 'Charlotte Moore, Tom Rhoads, Liz Smith, Iris Williams and La Cage aux Folles' Original cast members: Betsy Craig, Dan Grady, Cady Huffman, David Jackson, Eric Lamp, Tom Sesma & Jennifer Smith. Musical accompaniment by Mark Hummel and Don Pippin.
Tickets are now on sale for the fourth annual 'A Swinging Birdland Christmas' celebration at Birdland Jazz Club. To celebrate the holidays, Birdland regulars Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch will perform swinging arrangements of beloved seasonal specials like 'Christmas Waltz,' Kay Thompson's 'Holiday Season,' 'Sleigh Ride,' and 'I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm' among other favorites. The singers will be joined by Steve Doyle on bass and Carmen Intorre on drums.
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