Valentina News

Single tickets to Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Harvey Fierstein's CASA VALENTINA, are on sale today, Monday, September 23 at 12PM. Directed by Joe Mantello, CASA VALENTINA will be produced by special arrangement with Colin Callender, Robert Cole, Frederick Zollo and the Shubert Organization. The limited engagement will begin previews on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 and open Wednesday, April 23, 2014 on Broadway at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

With Music Director Peter Oundjian's tenth season in full swing, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents 24 concerts in October and November. The October performances range from Benjamin Britten's brilliant Violin Concerto performed by James Ehnes; to a special appearance by Rufus Wainwright, whom Elton John called the 'the greatest songwriter on the planet'; to a new performance experience featuring mesmerizing acrobats in Cirque de la Symphonie; to acclaimed Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska performing the Piano Concerto by esteemed Polish composer, Witold Lutos?awski.

The opening night reception of the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of the Royal Ballet's production of The Metamorphosis at The Joyce Theater, starring acclaimed Royal Ballet principal dancer Edward Watson, directed/choreographed by Arthur Pita, is set for Tuesday, September 17 at 9:15pm at the Chelsea restaurant (address given upon RSVP).

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of THE COMMONS OF PENSACOLA, the new play by Amanda Peet, directed by MTC's award-winning artistic director Lynne Meadow, begins rehearsals today. The limited engagement will start previews Tuesday, October 22 and open Thursday, November 21 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

Dopo un primo showcase tenuto quest'estate e qualche data estiva di try-out, L'Ultima Strega - frutto dello sforzo produttivo di GiuliaEventi - debutta al Teatro Brancaccio, tentando il contatto con il pubblico romano (che, si sa, non e certo uno dei piu facili da conquistare!). Cominciamo dalle definizioni. Nel corso del tempo, in locandina, sono apparse varie diciture: pop musical, il musical - pop drama, musical drama... ma, in fin dei conti, cos'e L'Ultima Strega? Sicuramente, non e un musical (almeno, non in senso stretto). Abbandonando le solite disquisizioni scolastiche sulla distinzione piu o meno netta delle varie declinazioni di teatro musicale, il musical - nell'accezione piu americana del termine - e una produzione teatrale, televisiva o cinematografica che fonde dialogo, canto e danza per raccontare una storia convincente in modo convincente.

Fans of the former ABC Family series, “The Nine Lives of Chloe King,” will finally know how the series ends when the network and Alloy Entertainment makes the script for “The Nine Lives of Chloe King: Salvation,” the two-hour movie of the week, available online. The series conclusion will be posted on Alloy's Entertainment's official site (http://alloyentertainment.com/) on Friday, September 13 at 9:13AM PT.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer), have announced that Manhattan Theatre Club, by special arrangement with Colin Callender, Robert Cole, Frederick Zollo and the Shubert Organization, will produce the world premiere of CASA VALENTINA, the play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello.

Yes, you cancan! Cinnabar Theater in Sonoma County is transformed into one of France's finest nightclubs for "La Cage aux Folles," the exuberant show that's earned 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical. After Cinnabar presents a comedy called "The Pavilion" in September, "La Cage aux Folles" kicks off on Friday, October 18 and sashays across the stage through Sunday, November 3.

Angelina Fiordellisi, Founding Artistic Director of Cherry Lane Theatre, announces the following productions for the company's 2013-14 season:

There's no need to stretch one's imagination when people jump to their feet and dance in the aisles, shaking and grooving the night away. They've already formed their own images and feel the magic. Motown's a fun show with 12 pretty great singers and a full orchestra center stage under the nifty musical direction of Andrew Reyes.

Each one-hour episode of Supermarket Superstar follows three home chefs as they pitch their product concepts to titans of the food world for the opportunity to have their creation launched nationally in a major grocery chain.

Marcelo Katz , Marcos Arano y Martin Joab presentan LOS FABULOSOS SINGER, Sabados 23 hs y Domingos 20:15 hs, A partir de agosto: Sabados 22:30 hs y Domingos 19:30 hs. Centro Cultural de la Cooperacion, Sala Gonzalez Tuñon, Av. Corrientes 1543 C.A.B.A.

Summer in Chicago wraps up in August with the final weeks of the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grammy Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra, along with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park. In August, the Festival's dynamic programming features the Grant Park Chorus, saxophone virtuoso James Carter, pianist and YouTube sensation Valentina Lisitsa,a collaboration with the Lyric Opera's Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center and two performances honoring the hundredth anniversary of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

There have been a number of changes and additions to the programme for Edinburgh Festival 2013 since the launch in March. The Festival has announced the casts for Gate Theatre Dublin's productions of Eh Joe and First Love.

on tour with the Bolshoi Ballet in the US, she defected and immediately was in great demand internationally as a guest artist. She marked her Broadway debut in 1982 as Vera Baronova in the revival of On Your Toes, featuring Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue ballet. Ms. Kozlova joined the New York City Ballet in 1983 as Principal Dancer and remained with the company until 1995, dancing lead roles choreographed by such dance icons as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Richard Tanner and Eliot Feld.

Lifetime's all-new drama DEVIOUS MAIDS (#DeviousMaids) averaged 2.0 million Total Viewers in its premiere last night.

Lifetime will premiere its highly-anticipated new drama DEVIOUS MAIDS, executive produced by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives) and Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), tonight, June 23, at 10PM ET/PT.

Choreographer/writer Antonia Katrandjieva presents her Overground Physical Theatre Company in X-Stream, which received its world premiere last April, presented by BAM at the Fisher Theater. The Bulgarian choreographer/writer Katrandjieva deftly follows nine characters living on the edge of uncertainty. They are challenged to co-exist in a muted world, deprived temporarily of sensory perception, and are required to 'exit, extract, excavate, expand, and exhale' in order to reset their natural balance. Katrandjieva's colleagues for film, visuals, costumes, and music include three-time Emmy winner Kalin Ivanov, video artist and filmmaker. June 20-22 at 8 PM at St. Mark's Church, Second Avenue & 10th St.

Choreographer/writer Antonia Katrandjieva presents her Overground Physical Theatre Company in X-Stream. The Bulgarian choreographer/writer Katrandjieva deftly follows nine characters living on The Edge of uncertainty. They are challenged to co-exist in a muted world, deprived temporarily of sensory perception, and are required to 'exit, extract, excavate, expand, and exhale' in order to reset their natural balance. Katrandjieva's colleagues for film, visuals, costumes, and music include three-time Emmy winner Kalin Ivanov, video artist and filmmaker.

Amanda Ferrandino, author of The Beanies and the New Baby, returns to the world of children's literature with The Beanies and How They Lost Their Color. Ferrandino's latest storybook will once again have readers following the adorable Beanie children in an adventure filled with fun and valuable lessons.