One of the most beloved stories of all time comes to life in White River Junction when Northern Stage, the region's professional theater, stages L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz from December 8 - January 2.
One of the most beloved stories of all time comes to life in White River Junction when Northern Stage, the region's professional theater, stages L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz from December 8 - January 2.
Today we are taking a look at one of the most exciting DVD/Blu-Ray releases of the year - perhaps ever, at least as far as Broadway connoisseurs are concerned. Taped back in mid-March of this year, a week before the actual central celebratory event itself occurred, comes SONDHEIM! The Birthday Concert, which will also be shown next Wednesday on PBS as part of this season's sensational series of GREAT PERFORMANCES at 9 PM on WNET in New York and across the country. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that has been ever-so-lovingly rendered on disc in high definition preserving a heavenly host of the very best Broadway talent one could ever possibly ask to be assembled. SONDHEIM! has it all.
It pretty exciting to be a teenager cast in a semi-professional musical, but just imagine what it must be like for 14-year old Barry Riggins of Santa Rosa. Not only was he cast in the company of 'The 1940s Radio Hour' at Santa Rosa's 6th Street Playhouse, but the show has been adapted to feature the teen's acting and vocal talents.
It pretty exciting to be a teenager cast in a semi-professional musical, but just imagine what it must be like for 14-year old Barry Riggins of Santa Rosa. Not only was he cast in the company of 'The 1940s Radio Hour' at Santa Rosa's 6th Street Playhouse, but the show has been adapted to feature the teen's acting and vocal talents.
Share an intimate evening downtown with Petula Clark at the Tarrytown Music Hall on September 24th. The most commercially success female singer in British chart history, Clark embarked on her career at the tender age of 7 and first tasted the limelight during World War II when she entertained the troops. By the time she was 11 she was a fixture on British television and was dubbed 'The British Shirley Temple'.
Weber and Einstein's sketch show plays the Chicago Fringe Festsival: Please Love Me, High School Boyfriend. It will be performed at the Chicago Art Department (1837 S. Halsted) Sept 1-5th.
Share an intimate evening downtown with Petula Clark at the Tarrytown Music Hall on September 24th. The most commercially success female singer in British chart history, Clark embarked on her career at the tender age of 7 and first tasted the limelight during World War II when she entertained the troops. By the time she was 11 she was a fixture on British television and was dubbed 'The British Shirley Temple'.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will honor Oscar®-nominated actress Gloria Stuart's career in film and celebrate her 100th birthday with a program featuring film clips and an onstage conversation between Stuart and her longtime friend, film historian Leonard Maltin, on Thursday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m., at Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!
Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!
The RRazz room at Hotel Nikko is San Francisco's premier nightclub, offering the finest in world-class Cabaret, Jazz, Comedy and Popular music entertainment. This intimate and acoustically perfect venue has been the home for past performers such as: Ashford & Simpson, Oleta Adams, Larry Carlton, Bobby Caldwell, Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, Diane Schuur, Ben Vereen, Martha Reeves, Miki Howard, The Zapp Band, ConFunkShun, Pete Escovedo and Freda Payne. Host-escorted seating assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko announces their upcoming events and shows. The Rrazz Room is located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell) San Francisco, California 94102
The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko announces their upcoming events and shows. The Rrazz Room is located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell) San Francisco, California 94102
Librettist of the Off-Broadway hit THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, David Thompson, is currently working on new musical projects with composer Strew and director Scott Ellis.
Irina Brook's LA VIE MATERIELLE will end its run at La MaMa on March 21st.
Goodspeed Musicals will undertake a musical workshop production of an adaptation of the beloved children's book 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm', reports Variety. Henry Krieger (of 'Dreamgirls') will write the music, and Susan Birkenhead (of 'Jelly's Last Jam') will pen the lyrics. Daniel Goldfarb will write the book. The production will be directed by Christopher Gattelli who recently directed Goodspeed's 'Jim Henson's Emmett Otter'.
LEGACY CONTINUES... La MaMa's Multi-Generational Family of Artists welcomes IRINA BROOK (Daughter of director Peter Brook and actress Natasha Parry) In making her New York Directing Debute in LA VIE MATERIELLE.
Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column features Barbara Martinez at Weill Recital Hall, Ray Jessel at Don't Tell Mama, and more!
On Monday, March 15th at 6pm Tom Jones, creator of the The Fantasticks, will interview dancer and choreographer Marge Champion. Marge and her husband Gower Champion were legendary in the 1950s for their dancing in nightclubs, MGM musicals and on television. More recently, she appeared with her current dance partner, Donald Saddler, in a six-month run in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in 2001. In 2007 Ms. Champion, who began her dance career with Walt Disney as the live action model for Snow White, was honored with the Disney Legends Award. Following the interview, there will be a question and answer period.
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