Sage News

The frank and provocative SHIRLEY MACLAINE will appear at the VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL on Thursday, February 10 at 8 p.m.

The greatest family musical of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is touching down in San Diego as Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation brings this national treasure to the San Diego Civic Theatre; February 15 - 20, 2011.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY 10036

Dark Luna Productions presents the World Premiere AEA showcase of Us vs. Them, a dark and witty new play about broken people surmounting their inner cracks and outer conflicts.

Center Theatre Group (CTG) is now accepting submissions for the 2011 Richard E. Sherwood Award.

Now in the final year of its Legacy Tour, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) returns to New York City for a weeklong engagement at The Joyce Theater from March 22 through 27, 2011, with a newly added Saturday matinee on March 26.

The recently crowned World Loopstation Champion and acclaimed British beatboxer SHLOMO is about to take the UK on a mad one-man musical mashup, using nothing but his mouth, a microphone and a loop sampler, kicking off on Monday 7 February 2011 at Kingston's Rose Theatre.

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will present its production of the mind-bending dramatic thriller Yankee Tavern by Steven Dietz.

The recently crowned World Loopstation Champion and acclaimed British beatboxer SHLOMO is about to take the UK on a mad one-man musical mashup, using nothing but his mouth, a microphone and a loop sampler, kicking off on Monday 7 February 2011 at Kingston's Rose Theatre.

The recently crowned World Loopstation Champion and acclaimed British beatboxer SHLOMO is about to take the UK on a mad one-man musical mashup, using nothing but his mouth, a microphone and a loop sampler, kicking off on Monday 7 February 2011 at Kingston's Rose Theatre.

Former Stranglers front-man Hugh Cornwell hits the road for a series of UK dates from April 6th 2011, performing his critically acclaimed solo album Guilty in its entirety, plus the following Stranglers epics.

Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue.

ARIA Resort & Casino, the premier destination resort in Las Vegas, and Crystals at CityCenter, the exquisite shopping, dining and entertainment experience on the Las Vegas Strip, will host a one-on-one, two-on-one and group date in the fifth episode of The Bachelor, Season 15 Monday, January 31 at 8/7 central on ABC. The episode will feature an exclusive one-on-one date with a VIP shopping expedition at luxury retailers Ermenegildo Zegna, FENDI, Lanvin, Bally and Paul Smith inside Crystals at CityCenter as well as a first-of-its-kind private dinner on the Crystals rooftop with a beautiful fireworks presentation from the renowned Fireworks by Grucci; a two-on-one date in Sage restaurant with extraordinary cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Shawn McClain and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the cast of Viva ELVISTM by Cirque du Soleil; and a group date at ARIA's luxurious pools, all with the newest Bachelor, Brad Womack. Womack, who shocked Bachelor fans by rejecting both of his final bachelorettes in one of the most controversial finales in the series' history, returns three years later, having undergone a radical personal transformation he feels sure has readied him to make a genuine commitment to a relationship.

Building upon the success of last year's sold-out run at the Southern Theater, James Sewell Ballet returns with a very special set of world premieres from emerging choreographic voices. Featured dancemakers include Afro-modern hip-hop artist Kenna Cottman, eclectic James Sewell Ballet company member Chris Hannon, SAGE award winner Judith Howard and movement maverick Patrick Corbin, long time leading dancer with Paul Taylor and now artistic director of CorbinDances which is celebrating its 5th anniversary. The performance will also feature a new solo work by James Sewell.

ARIA Resort & Casino, the premier destination resort in Las Vegas, and Crystals at CityCenter, the exquisite shopping, dining and entertainment experience on the Las Vegas Strip, will host a one-on-one, two-on-one and group date in the fifth episode of The Bachelor, Season 15 Monday, January 31 at 8/7 central on ABC. The episode will feature an exclusive one-on-one date with a VIP shopping expedition at luxury retailers Ermenegildo Zegna, FENDI, Lanvin, Bally and Paul Smith inside Crystals at CityCenter as well as a first-of-its-kind private dinner on the Crystals rooftop with a beautiful fireworks presentation from the renowned Fireworks by Grucci; a two-on-one date in Sage restaurant with extraordinary cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Shawn McClain and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the cast of Viva ELVISTM by Cirque du Soleil; and a group date at ARIA's luxurious pools, all with the newest Bachelor, Brad Womack. Womack, who shocked Bachelor fans by rejecting both of his final bachelorettes in one of the most controversial finales in the series' history, returns three years later, having undergone a radical personal transformation he feels sure has readied him to make a genuine commitment to a relationship.

The frank and provocative SHIRLEY MACLAINE will appear at the VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL on Thursday, February 10 at 8 p.m.

A very special Valentines-themed Southern Songbook concert, Desire and Death: Love songs on yearning and loss, will be hosted by Honeydogs frontman Adam Levy and the Local Show's Dave Campbell on Monday, February 14 at 7:30pm. Guest musicians include John Munson, Aby Wolf, Darren Jackson, Alicia Wiley, Holly Newsom, Alexei Casselle, Chastity Brown, Minor Kingdom (Kristian Melom), Grant Cutler and Ryan Paul.

In The CW's new reality competition SHEDDING FOR THE WEDDING, nine overweight couples compete to see who can lose the most weight and win the wedding of their dreams.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is delighted to present The Arabian Nights, written and directed by Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman (Metamorphoses). The production, presented in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre Company, has been recognized as "Zimmerman's most theatrically complete and perfect creation" (Chicago Tribune).

'There are no small parts, only small actors,' goes the old theatrical saw that's tossed about willy-nilly to encourage budding thespians to take on roles they suspect might be beneath them and their lofty stature. But, of course, there's much truth to be found in the axiom and you will certainly see it brought to life in the efforts of the members of many acting ensembles, particularly those considered among the best in Nashville's 2010 theater season: