Victory Gardens Theater announces the lineup for the 2017 IGNITION Festival of New Plays, including Tuvalu, or The Saddest Song by Antoinette Nwandu; This Land Was Made by Tori Sampson; Spin Moves by Ken Weitzman; Tell Them I'm Still Young by Julia Doolittle; Wolf Play by Hansol Jung; and Suspension by Kristiana Rae Colon.
Artistic Director Chay Yew and Managing Director Erica Daniels announce a one-week extension to the World Premiere, hit production of A Wonder In My Soul, written by ensemble playwright Marcus Gardley and directed by Chay Yew, with music direction by Jaret Landon. A Wonder In My Soul will now run through March 19, 2017 at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Based on the true story of six-time world champion boxer Emile Griffith, Man in the Ring charts Emile's humble beginnings in the U.S. Virgin Islands to his infamous match against his archrival Benny "Kid" Paret. When Benny challenges Emile's sexual identity, Griffith responds in the ring and leaves a mark that lingers long after their legendary encounter. Man in the Ring is a story of violence, love, and life under the public eye-and one man's fight to get the world back in his corner.
Court Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert, presents the World Premiere of Man in the Ring by Michael Cristofer, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell.
Court Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert, presents the World Premiere of Man in the Ring by Michael Cristofer, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell.
Feinstein's at the Nikko is thrilled to welcome Bay Area vocalist, Rose Armin-Hoiland, for one performance only - tonight, September 30 at 7 p.m. Armin-Hoiland will perform The Lost American JazzBook, original songs written in the style of the Great American Songbook. The Lost American JazzBook - with Ms. Armin-Hoiland singing - recently won the prestigious 'Jazz Vocal Album of the Year' from the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards, a worldwide competition whose judges include Arturo Sandoval and Judy Collins. Ms. Armin-Hoiland's intoxicating and nuanced vocals will be joined on-stage by Grant Levin on piano, Hugo Wainzinger on guitar, Sheldon Brown on saxophone, Evan Price on violin, Fred Randolph on bass, and Bryan Bowman on drums. Tickets for Rose Armin-Hoiland range in price from $25- $40 and are on-sale now and available by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.
Feinstein's at the Nikko is thrilled to welcome Bay Area vocalist, Rose Armin-Hoiland, for one performance only - Wednesday, September 30 at 7 p.m. Armin-Hoiland will perform The Lost American JazzBook, original songs written in the style of the Great American Songbook. The Lost American JazzBook - with Ms. Armin-Hoiland singing - recently won the prestigious 'Jazz Vocal Album of the Year' from the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards, a worldwide competition whose judges include Arturo Sandoval and Judy Collins. Ms. Armin-Hoiland's intoxicating and nuanced vocals will be joined on-stage by Grant Levin on piano, Hugo Wainzinger on guitar, Sheldon Brown on saxophone, Evan Price on violin, Fred Randolph on bass, and Bryan Bowman on drums. Tickets for Rose Armin-Hoiland range in price from $25- $40 and are on-sale now and available by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.
Summer in New York City is always a great time to brush up on your Shakespeare. It seems there is always some novel way to (re)experience the works of William Shakespeare. Fitting into this idea, Alex Ates and Patrick Greeley's THE SHAKESPEAREAN JAZZ SHOW is a triumphant tour de force that pristinely blends Shakespeare's poetry with a catchy New Orleans jazz beat.
Vocalist Laurie Antonioli delivers the most personal and soul-baring statement of her esteemed career with the release, on August 19, of 'Songs of Shadow, of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell.'
Bad Habit Productions stages Frank McGuinness' 1992 play in the intimate confines of Deane Hall in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. The actors are chained to the set and to each other, and the audience is glued to their seats watching this intense drama about hostages pulling together to survive their captivity.
Tennessee Williams' "new" play set in hotel bedroom where its characters can play out their psychosexual fantasies in front of an intimate audience. Company One presents Boston premiere in collaboration with Chris Keegan and The Kindness and Director Travis Chamberlain.
Part of the Arts and Ideas series of performances, lectures and conversations, The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) presents a wide array of Performing Arts programming from January through June of 2012. Highlights include performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company, the West Coast premiere of Up From the Stacks and the musical, The Man that Got Away.
This week's shows at Yoshi's Oakland (510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, California 94607) include Mose Allison & Bob Dorough and Vidya.
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