England's China Rats are ready to come over to America for SXSW with a buzz they've created in Europe. After having released only three tracks, they're coming over to our shores with a fourth song 'Nip It In The Bud'. NYLON Magazine revealed the single today and you can grab a download HERE for a limited time.
Last night, I was invited to attend the final dress rehearsal of Country Playhouse and the Houston Masonic Library's World Premiere production of LEAVING SAN JACINTO by Diana Howie. The one act drama invites audiences to imagine what the journey on the Yellow Stone Steam Boat may have been like on a certain day in May of 1836. Texas is a new nation, having just won its independence. Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, and Santa Anna, three of Texas history's most iconic masons are all on board the Yellow Stone. The boat leaves Harrisburg, Texas and heads south on the San Jacinto River towards Galveston, allowing these three men a great opportunity to come together and even converse.
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage's tale of romance, ambition, and self-discovery, Intimate Apparel, March 1-9 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.
The Country Playhouse, together with the Houston Masonic Library and Museum Foundation, will present the new play Leaving San Jacinto by Diana Howie, on its Cerwinske main stage for four performances only, February 28 - March 3. Show times are Thursday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., plus a matinee on Sunday, March 3, at 2:00 p.m.
In 1998, Deva recorded the 'Gayatri Mantra' for her debut album, THE ESSENCE. Since then, the record has gone on to become a true classic in the yoga/chant/new age genres, with sales approaching nearly one million copies worldwide, and 'Gayatri Mantra' has become a perennial favorite of her fans and the standard opening piece in her concerts.
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the world premiere of Suzan Zeder's The Edge of Peace, February 1 - 10 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Set in the last days of World War II, a young soldier from a small Illinois town has been declared missing in action. Buddy, the soldier's little brother, refuses to believe what seems inevitable. Told through the visual poetry of sign language, the town's deaf postman shares the story of one community struggling to make sense of a world at war.
In this week's edition of 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week', we take you around the country - and beyond - with the most-read theater stories for the week of December 17! Scroll below to see what made news in your area!
It's Friday and time for another regional news recap! Today, we take you around the country - and beyond - with the most-read theater stories for the week of December 10! Scroll below to see what made news in your area!
The Country Playhouse, together with the Houston Masonic Library and Museum Foundation, will present the new play Leaving San Jacinto by Diana Howie, on its Cerwinske main stage for four performances only, February 28 - March 3. Showtimes are Thursday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., plus a matinee on Sunday, March 3, at 2:00 p.m.
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: Country Playhouse in Houston, Texas.
The Fordham College Theater Program at Lincoln Center, which is chaired by two-time Obie Award-winning actor and director Matthew Maguire, opens its newest season, tackling extremism as theme, with the New York premiere of Ruth Margraff's "Centaur Battle of San Jacinto" (an extended barroom brawl) at Pope Auditorium at Fordham College (113 West 60th Street [at Columbus Ave.]) until Friday, October 12.
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the regional premiere of Lisa D'Amour's The Cataract, October 19 - 28 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Set in Minneapolis in 1883, this poetic drama explores one week in the lives of Cyrus and Lottie Finch, a stalwart couple who take in two vagabond lovers from the South. The unlikely pairs' intersection unearths their deep-seated desires - ones that they fight to keep buried.
The Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston kicks off its its 2012-13 season, entitled Anticipations, tonight, September 21st at the Hobby Center's Zilkha Hall with It Takes Two.
¡Globalquerque! - New Mexico's 8th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center today, September 21 and 22, 2012. This year's event promises to be bigger and better then ever. The line-up is almost complete and it may well be the best mix of artists yet.
The Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston kicks off its its 2012-13 season, entitled Anticipations, on September 21st at the Hobby Center's Zilkha Hall with It Takes Two.
¡Globalquerque! - New Mexico's 8th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on September 21 and 22, 2012. This year's event promises to be bigger and better then ever. The line-up is almost complete and it may well be the best mix of artists yet.
Representing Los Angeles and Center Theatre Group, Tyler Edwards, a senior at the Orange County High School of the Arts, placed third at the National Finals of the fourth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) on Monday, May 7, 2012, at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre in New York City.
Fifteen local high school students from 10 different schools competed in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) regional finals at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Monday night, March 26, 2012. The top three student performers received scholarships and the opportunity to compete again in New York City.
Center Theatre Group, host of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) in Southern California, has announced that 15 finalists have been selected to compete in the AWMC regional finals to be held at the CTG/Mark Taper Forum on March 26, 2012.
The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance at Austin presents UTNT (UT New Theatre), February 16-26 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre and Lab Theatre. This annual showcase presents new plays from the M.F.A. Playwriting Program. Tickets for UTNT productions are $10 per performance and may be purchased at the F. Loren Winship Drama Building Box Office beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain.
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