The Public Theater kicks off the 2016-17 season this month with a free Public Works musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub.
There's a warming winter line-up at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre this year, including a brand new play by Alan Ayckbourn and the Scarborough directorial debut of the theatre's new Artistic Director, Paul Robinson.
Led by Music Director Peter Oundjian, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) opens its 95th season on Wednesday, September 21 at Roy Thomson Hall with a sumptuous performance by the radiant soprano Renee Fleming.
This September the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of the fact that 48 million Americans, including 15 million children, are food insecure, according to the USDA.
Join the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) for a rockin' fall concert as the orchestra partners with Windorne Music's tribute - The Music of Queen. Bridging the gap between classical music and rock, conductor Brent Havens will bring audiences to their feet at this extraordinary concert. Brody Dolyniuk's vocals capture the spirit of the music and of Freddie Mercury's one-of-a-kind delivery. It is obvious that Brody has done his homework and approaches the vocals with respect and skill.
David Mamet's award winning drama Glengarry Glen Ross, follows four real estate agents in Chicago as they come under intense pressure to be top performers at any cost. After successful runs in London and Chicago, Glengarry Glen Ross moved to Broadway in 1984 and to the silver screen in the 1992 film of the same name starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, and Kevin Spacey. The combined stage and film versions of Glengarry Glen Ross won the Pulitzer Prize, a Tony award, and several Academy Award nominations.
Veteran American Ballet Theatre dancer and internationally recognized dance teacher Kenneth Easter will join the faculty of the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the 2016 - 2017 fall semester, which begins on Monday, September 12.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) presents Josh Harman's runaway NY hit Bad Jews as its 2016-2017 Season Opener. Directed by MET Associate Artistic Director, Gene Fouche fresh off her direction of METs hit production of Superior Donuts, with Assistant Director Bethanie Herman. The play will run at MET for four weeks beginning September 16.
Season 3 of Morris S. Levy's hit web series COP SHOW starring Colin Quinn - features hilarious guest appearances by Jerry Seinfeld, Seth Meyers, Irina Shayk, Jim Norton and Bobby Kelly, among others. The series is a satirical police procedural, offering a fictional behind-the-scenes take on the making of a crime drama in New York City, debuting on Lexus' digital content channel, L/Studio.
Five seasons after the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the Kansas City Symphony's annual results show the organization is stronger than ever and consistently one of the hottest tickets around.
Producer Mark Cortale, nationally known for bringing cutting edge comedy to Provincetown, has announced that he will present New York comedy trio Unitard in Provincetown with their acclaimed show 'House of Tards' for one show only - in what the troupe calls 'an evening of 'Dangerous Adult Comedy' - on August 9 at 9:30 PM.
Following a sold-out run of The 39 Steps, The Collaborative Theatre Co. announces their next co-production: The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance. Winner of a Tony, Drama Desk, and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Elephant Man is based on the life of Englishman John Merrick. A horribly deformed young man living in 19th Century London, Merrick becomes the star freak attraction in traveling side shows. After being discovered abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London's prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati only to be denied his ultimate dream: to become a man like any other.
The Public Theater will kick off the 2016-17 season in September with a free Public Works musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, TWELFTH NIGHT will once again feature over 200 actors and community members alongside five equity actors, including this year Nikki M. James as Viola and Jose Llana as Orsino.
Just in time for National Root Beer Float Day, August 6,Small Town Brewery and Graeter's Ice Cream have teamed up to create the drink of the summer, the ultimate "adult" float featuring the brewer's popular "Not Your Father's Root Beer" and Graeter's premier craft ice creams. With the partnership, the first of its kind for both Small Town Brewery and Graeter's, special discounts will be offered with the combined purchase of Not Your Father's Root Beer and Graeter's Ice Cream.
The producers of ROCKIN' ROAD TO DUBLIN, the new sensation Irish Dance spectacle infused with modern rock music created by World Champion Scott Doherty and veteran Celtic rocker Chris Smith, are proud to announce that the new generation of Irish music and dance will embark on a 60 plus city national tour in its first season with an official launch at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in Henderson, NC on Thursday, September 22.
THE ESPLANADE THEATER, Singapore - There is no doubt that LES MISERABLES has taken the form of the mammoth blockbuster musical it is now thirty years after its first production and it is clear that this 2016 re-imagined production - currently taking over Southeast Asian theaters and filling them up to the rafters - is a decisive indication that this Cameron Mackintosh ticket is all set to march on for another 30 years, or perhaps even longer.
Producer Mark Cortale, nationally known for bringing cutting edge comedy to Provincetown, has announced that he will present New York comedy trio Unitard in Provincetown with their acclaimed show 'House of Tards' for one show only - in what the troupe calls 'an evening of 'Dangerous Adult Comedy' - on August 9 at 9:30 PM.
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