Tom Waits News

Johnny Hoy and The Bluefish, the Martha's Vineyard rockin' blues band brings its unique brand of bluesy dance music back to CCftA on July 9 for what promises to be another sell-out. Put on your dancing shoes and join in the fun.

Due to popular demand, The Jewish Museum has just added two performances to its popular SummerNights series, presenting live world music in a concert setting. This cosmopolitan concert series features critically acclaimed musicians offering innovative interpretations of music from all over the world.

Last weekend, I had the exceptional privilege of conducting an InDepth InterView with 2010 Tony-winning Best Featured Actress In A Play: the luminous and winsomely witty film and stage star Scarlett Johannson. We talked about her work in the theatre on this year's highly-praised revival of Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, as well as her feelings on musicals, Stephen Sondheim, and growing up in New York, which then veered off into a considerable discussion of her film work and working with actors like Hugh Jackman, Robert Downey Jr. and Penelope Cruz, as well as directors like Woody Allen and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, we discussed her love of musicals, her favorite shows, scores and cast albums, singing showtunes with Hugh Jackman, her thoughts on a Woody Allen musical, what Sondheim roles she would like to play, GLEE, and, of course, a detailed and descriptive discussion of the entire process of bringing BRIDGE to the stage. This is the complete InDepth InterView you have all been waiting for - of course, two sneek peek samples have gone up on BWW this week and have so far been quoted and reprinted in US WEEKLY, Perez Hilton and Oh No They Didn't, just to name a few, all of whom also reprinted her e-mail response to me. She is without a doubt one of the brightest stars of our age and it was a extreme privilege for me to help her shine some light on the more obscure corners of her career, as well as the highs - on Broadway, in Hollywood and elsewhere. Enjoy!

The Abbey Pub established in 1973 as Chicago's Irish pub. Our full-service restaurant offer brand new brunch, lunch and dinner menus, featuring traditional Irish and American food.

This weekend, I had the exceptional privilege of conducting an InDepth InterView with 2010 Tony-winning Best Featured Actress In A Play: the luminous and winsomely witty film and stage star Scarlett Johansson. We talked about her work in the theatre on this year's highly-praised revival of Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, as well as her feelings on musicals, Sondheim, and growing up in New York, which then veered off into a considerable discussion of her film work and working with actors like Hugh Jackman, Robert Downey Jr. and Penelope Cruz, as well as directors like Woody Allen and Christopher Nolan. In this second sample portion of the forthcoming interview we talk about her love of musicals, her favorite shows, scores and cast albums, singing showtunes with Hugh Jackman, her thoughts on a Woody Allen musical, what Sondheim roles she would like to play, GLEE, and more. The complete InDepth InterView will be available next Friday, but here is another small sampling to curb your appetite until then. A special early-summer treat!

Horse Trade Theater Group is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy.

Sherie Rene Scott, star and creator of Everyday Rapture, along with her co-creator Dick Scanlan and co-stars Betsy Wolfe, Eamon Foley and Lindsay Mendez celebrated the release of the Everyday Rapture Cast Album (out by Ghostlight Records) with a CD signing for fans at the American Airlines Theatre.

The Abbey Pub was establish in 1970s as Chicago's traditional Irish pub. The full service restaurant offers menus featuring traditional Irish and American food. The Abbey is Chicago's premiere venue for live music seven nights a week, featuring local, regional and national acts from indie to traditional Irish music. To purchase tickets online visit www.abbeypub.com or at Abbey's Box Office, 3420 W. Grace St. at Elston. For more information call 773-478-4408.

To celebrate the worldwide, in-store release of the original cast recording of Everyday Rapture, the much raved about musical co-written by and starring Sherie Rene Scott, the entire cast will be holding an in-theater CD signing immediately following the 7:00 PM performance on Tuesday, June 15.

Fans of Everyday Rapture now have their shot at semi-semi stardom! Log on to www.facebook.com/RoundaboutTheatreCompany to submit a video of yourself lip synching a song from the musical before June 27th.

To celebrate the worldwide, in-store release of the original cast recording of Everyday Rapture, the much raved about musical co-written by and starring Sherie Rene Scott, the entire cast will be holding an in-theater CD signing immediately following the 7:00 PM performance on Tuesday, June 15.

Abbey Pub (3420 W. Grace St. at Elston) announces its line-up for the rest of June, July, August, and September. Every week there will be an open mic night on Tuesdays and a traditional Irish session on Sundays. Preferred seating available at all music events when a dinner reservation is made. All shows are 21+ at the Abbey Pub. Please visit the website (www.abbeypub.com) for complete listings and for more information. Ticket orders can also be made over the phone at (866) 777-8932.

Horse Trade Theater Group is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy.

Ute Lemper y Mario Gas estrenan hoy The Bukowski Project en la Sala Roja de los Teatros del Canal, como parte del XXVII Festival de Otoño, compartiendo escenario como ya hicieron en Noviembre de 2009 en el Teatre Municipal de Girona como parte del festival Temporada Alta.

This weekend, Everyday Rapture's Sherie Rene Scott, will appear on WCBS 2 News on Sunday, May 30th between 8:30AM-9AM on channel 2.

This weekend, Everyday Rapture's Sherie Rene Scott, will appear on WCBS 2 News on Sunday, May 30th between 8:30AM-9AM on channel 2.

Leslie Sanazaro has been reviewed for her musical and cause related efforts many times in and outside of St. Louis, including articles about her environmental tour, The Green Light Tour 2007, which played 20 cities throughout the US and Canada in just over three weeks last May, teaming up with environmental sponsors, planting trees and raising awareness about global warming in each city she played.

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, has announced that it will host CABARETION! [KA-ba-'RAY-sh-un !] , noun - The fusion of contribution, performance, and celebration of the Off-Off Broadway community at Carolines on Monday, May 17th from 6-9pm.

In a special New York Times feature out today, Scarlett Johansson reflects on her experience performing in A View From the Bridge, which ended its limited Broadway run on April 24, 2010. Last week, Johansson received a Tony nomination for her performance as 'Catherine.'

Horse Trade Theater Group is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy.