The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical, JERSEY BOYS received 3 South Africa Naledi Theatre Awards including Best Musical it was announced last night, March 17, at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg. The production also won Best Performance in a Musical (Grant Almirall who plays Frankie Valli) and Best Musical Director (Bryan Shimmel and Rowan Bakker).
The Daily Mail writes that Broadway's John Lloyd Young, who created the role of Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on the Great White Way, will be hopping across the pond to star in Jersey Boys in the West End, beginning March 15 at the show's new home, the Piccadilly Theatre.
Author Sherry Cottle Graham takes readers back to a time when the spiritual leaders held the ability to move through the various realms of the Spirit World that are currently discredited by societies in Blood Brothers. Readers will travel into many different worlds with these young healers. They will experience a wide variety of emotions while they are on this amazing journey with these blood brothers as they spy on these ancient giants and learn the secrets of the universe and discover who these giants were that carved their initials into their country, and who have ultimately been lost and forgotten over time.
The Great Camel Experiment of the Old West, Sherry Alexander, introduces us to a little known event in the mid-1800s that could have changed the American history of the old West. Taken from the diaries and official documents written by the men involved, her book chronicles the true story of the 'purchase of camels and importation of dromedaries for military purposes'. Readers follow the camels' journey from their arrival in Texas to their use throughout the Southwest. Twenty-two sidebars, three appendices, and twenty-one color photographs mainly taken during live reenactments by Texas Camel Corps make this ebook exciting as well as informative.
Exceptional local films along with others from as far away as Singapore, Italy and the United Kingdom will be shown as part of the Media Film Festival, April 4th and 5th. Now in its 7th year, the festival of short films has moved to the historic Media Theatre on State Street in downtown Media.
Chicago's most established resident theater presents a 90th anniversary "season to celebrate," a line-up of new and contemporary works on its two stages-the 856-seat Albert Theatre and 400-seat flexible Owen Theatre. Today, Artistic Director Robert Falls and Executive Director Roche Schulfer announced six plays (of eight)-half of which were developed by commission and/or workshop in the Goodman's new play development programs-that comprise the 2014/2015 Season, plus co-productions with Chicago's off-Loop theaters. Remarked Falls, "We are proud to present this Season in the same spirit that launched the Goodman in 1925: 'an array of dramatic fare, from classics to noteworthy contemporary works, innovative and oft controversial, embracing genres from farces to searing social dramas.' We hope to give our audiences compelling, relevant experiences from a range of culturally and aesthetically diverse artists, from bold new talents to acclaimed local and national voices." For a limited time, Subscriptions start at $90 in honor of the milestone season; call 312.443.3800 or visit GoodmanTheatre.org. Individual tickets go on sale in August. Two Albert plays are TBA.
Georgetown DE Winter may be slow to leave Delaware, but it's already sunny and tropical in Possum Hall as Possum Point Players rehearse the Tony Award winning musical 'South Pacific.' Palm trees and promises of magical destinations like 'Bali Ha'i' will entertain audiences April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in the players' Georgetown theatre.
Cast members from the Las Vegas company of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will perform on 'The Queen Latifah Show' tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11. The show airs in the New York metro area at 9am on WCBS-TV. Check local listings for other locations.
Theatrical singer, songwriter, actor, writer, model, dancer and DJ, Kenyon Phillips announced today that writer/blogger Michael Musto, writer/performer David Cale, and actor/singer and drag performer Flotilla DeBarge (HBO's Angels in America) will join the cast of the world premiere performance of The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips. Musto will play the role of Kenyon's therapist, Cale a reporter, and Flotilla will portray Kenyon's ex-girlfriend, Gina. The three join previously announced Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent, Anna in the Tropics).
Below watch the opening to what could be the most incredible and star-studded season of HELL'S KITCHEN ever!
This month, the authors of Jangala Tribal Warriors: Living, Growing and Learning From The Heart, Sherry Blair and Nancy Azevedo Bonilla, will be hosting a special celebration in honor of the children's book. 'Jangala Day' will be celebrated on Thursday, March 27th at Newark Public Library. Children, parents, and educators are invited to stop by a nd meet the authors at 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM, and 4:30 PM. There will be book readings, books for sale, book signings and giveaways for all those attending. The purpose of 'Jangala Day' at Newark Public Library is a preventative measure against bullying starting with kindergarten classes. The book for children ages 3 to 8 was written with the purpose of spreading positive psychology and teaching 'heart centered language' in the lives of children.
HOUSTON, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Hunting PLC announced today that 115 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2014 Hunting Art Prize.
The Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater will present the Twin Cities Premiere of the critically acclaimed one-man show, The Play About The Coach, written by Paden Fallis, performed by Thomas Ward, and directed by Sherry Jo Ward. Just in time for March Madness, The Play About The Coach is a tense look into the pressure packed world of college basketball through the eyes of a beleaguered head coach. It will run from March 14 to March 29, 2014 in a limited engagement at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, located at 810 West Lake Street in Minneapolis.
The 29th Annual Bistro Awards gala, set to take place tonight, March 4, has announced two new presenters. Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composer/lyricist, who wrote the scores to such musicals as Pippin, Wicked, Godspell, and The Magic Show, will present Ben Vereen, the Tony Award-winning actor-singer-dancer, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Red Branch Theatre Company (RBTC) will open its sixth mainstage season with The Last Five Years and john & jen in repertory billed under the series title 'The Love/Loss Cycle.' This is the first time that Red Branch will produce two shows in repertory since its inception in 2008.
HISTORY's(R) hit scripted drama VIKINGS (#Vikings) struck back with a vengeance during its season two premiere at 10:00pm last night, averaging 3.6 million Total Viewers, 1.8 million Adults 25-54, 1.7 million Adults 18-49, 1.2 million Men 25-54 and 1.1 million Men 18-49, remaining one of cable's top programs overall, finishing behind only The Walking Dead and American Horror Story: Coven among all cable dramas this year, according to Nielsen Research.
Jonathan Fielding (Broadway's Pygmalion, The Seagull) has landed a role in the NBC drama pilot Odyssey and must step out of Thomas Ward's International Falls, a dark comedy about a stand-up comedian and a hotel desk clerk. Ward will play Fielding's role in Greyman Theatre Company's inaugural New York production through March 7 at The Tank (151 W. 46th St.). The official opening is tonight, February 28 at 7 p.m. The March 8 and 9 performances have been canceled. Check out a first look below!
HISTORY(R) announces a digital partnership with BMW of North America for the launch of the second season of VIKINGS. The new season premieres tonight, Thursday, February 27, 10/9c.
Last spring, HISTORY® introduced viewers to a clan of Norse warriors with a rapacious appetite for warfare, knowledge and power. The gripping family saga of Ragnar, Rollo, Lagertha, friends and enemies was a tale of brutality and passion, alliances and infidelities, infighting and death. It portrayed life in the Dark Ages, a world ruled by raiders and explorers, through the eyes of Viking society.
Jonathan Fielding (Broadway's PYGMALION, THE SEAGULL) and Carrie Heitman (Off-Broadway's PHALLACY) will star in the New York premiere of Thomas Ward's INTERNATIONAL FALLS, a dark comedy about a stand-up comedian and a hotel desk clerk, directed by Daniel Hubbard. Greyman Theatre Company's inaugural New York production begins performances tonight, Feb. 27 at The Tank and continues its limited engagement through March 9.
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