Tom Waits News

Don't tell anybody in Topeka, but Sherie Rene Scott is currently in her 27th year of rumspringa. But then, since she's only half Mennonite ('Amish Light' she calls it), I suppose different rules apply.

Celebrated pianist, songwriter, arranger, producer, Crescent City's own Allen Toussaint will be the headliner for Lincoln Center Out of Doors' 'Roots of American Music' concert in Damrosch Park on Saturday, August 22.

California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) today announced that Patty Gallagher will take over the role of Winnie, Samuel Beckett's eternal optimist, in Happy Days, directed by Cal Shakes Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone. Ms. Gallagher will replace Marsha Mason, who withdrew from the production because of personal reasons.

California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) today announced that Patty Gallagher will take over the role of Winnie, Samuel Beckett's eternal optimist, in Happy Days, directed by Cal Shakes Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone. Ms. Gallagher will replace Marsha Mason, who withdrew from the production because of personal reasons.

California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) today announced that Patty Gallagher will take over the role of Winnie, Samuel Beckett's eternal optimist, in Happy Days, directed by Cal Shakes Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone. Ms. Gallagher will replace Marsha Mason, who withdrew from the production because of personal reasons.

A nice Jewish Girl from New York finds herself singing at the famous Italian Restaurant Rao's, hosting the Ms. Italian-American pageant, dodging bullets, becoming a member of the exclusive Friar's Club, touring the country with Les Miserables and torturing her eighty-nine year old grandma because she's still not married. Friars, Famiglia and a Yiddish 'My Way' (Mein Veg) - it's in there!

A nice Jewish Girl from New York finds herself singing at the famous Italian Restaurant Rao's, hosting the Ms. Italian-American pageant, dodging bullets, becoming a member of the exclusive Friar's Club, touring the country with Les Miserables and torturing her eighty-nine year old grandma because she's still not married. Friars, Famiglia and a Yiddish 'My Way' (Mein Veg) - it's in there!

Enjoying the height of his career, Lyle Lovett remains one of the all-time great American singer/songwriters. His unique voice and artistry has brought together the trail blazed by Texas storytellers like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark and the crooked highway navigated by the sophisticated Randy Newman and Tom Waits.

Stephen Eich and Don Foster, the producers of Mark Roberts' RANTOUL AND DIE, A Romantic Comedy Wrapped in Razor Wire, will host a benefit performance for Music Menagerie on Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m., at The Lillian Theater (1076 North Lillian Way) in Hollywood.

Stephen Eich and Don Foster, the producers of Mark Roberts' RANTOUL AND DIE, A Romantic Comedy Wrapped in Razor Wire, will host a benefit performance for Music Menagerie on Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m., at The Lillian Theater (1076 North Lillian Way) in Hollywood.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Irish singer/songwirter Jack Lukeman, and an amazing classical string trio of young NYC siblings, are slated to perform on the Pier 17 stage at The Seaport as part of a free sunset concert the includes the summer's only major pyrotechnics show visible from both lower Manhattan and Brooklyn! FireworksScheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, June 13, the concert and fireworks wrap up the annual Children's Day at South Street Seaport (daytime activities noon - 5 p.m.).

Celebrated pianist, songwriter, arranger, producer, Crescent City's own Allen Toussaint will be the headliner for Lincoln Center Out of Doors' 'Roots of American Music' concert in Damrosch Park on Saturday, August 22.

Ardal O'Hanlon, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan are set to perform their critically-acclaimed stage event the The Fellas Live! in a limited U.S. tour -- 7 performances ONLY -- June 5 - 13. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs, this special limited engagement lands in five hotbeds of comedy: Boston*, Baltimore, Chicago**, Philadelphia and New York City.

The Colony Theatre Company presents the fifth and final production of its 2008 - 2009 season, the Los Angeles premiere of the Off-Broadway, Smash-Hit Musical Thriller, NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY, book, music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen, (based on the novel by William Goldman) and co-directed by West Hyler and Shelley Butler.

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The Colony Theatre Company presents the fifth and final production of its 2008 ? 2009 season, the Los Angeles premiere of the Off-Broadway, Smash-Hit Musical Thriller, No Way to Treat a Lady, book, music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen, (based on the novel by William Goldman) and co-directed by West Hyler and Shelley Butler. No Way to Treat a Lady will preview on Wednesday, April 15; Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, May 17 at The Colony Theatre, 555 North Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center.

March 2, 2009 Los Angeles - The Off-Broadway hit ?Back to Bacharach and David? will have a short 23 performance engagement at The Music Box @ Fonda April 15 to May 17 (opening April 19).

The Colony Theatre Company presents the fifth and final production of its 2008 - 2009 season, the Los Angeles premiere of the Off-Broadway, Smash-Hit Musical Thriller, NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY, book, music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen, (based on the novel by William Goldman) and co-directed by West Hyler and Shelley Butler.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre, in conjunction with the Seacoast Music Collaborative and WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio, presents 'Roots Night at the Rep,' an extraordinary evening of rock ?n' roll, blues, folk and more on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8pm, featuring Wooden Eye, along with special guests Dave Gerard, Dawn Boyer and Brett Hartenbach.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre, in conjunction with the Seacoast Music Collaborative and WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio, presents 'Roots Night at the Rep,' an extraordinary evening of rock ?n' roll, blues, folk and more on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8pm, featuring Wooden Eye, along with special guests Dave Gerard, Dawn Boyer and Brett Hartenbach.