A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will take the stage at the Shakespeare Theatre Company this holiday season. Making his STC mainstage directing debut, STC Associate Director Alan Paul heads up the hilarious and fun musical farce based on the classic plays of ancient Roman playwright Plautus. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from today, November 21, 2013-January 5, 2014.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will take the stage at the Shakespeare Theatre Company this holiday season. Making his STC mainstage directing debut, STC Associate Director Alan Paul heads up the hilarious and fun musical farce based on the classic plays of ancient Roman playwright Plautus. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from November 21, 2013-January 5, 2014. Check out the rehearsal photos below!
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STARZ announced today the involvement of internationally-renowned dancers in the original drama series 'Flesh and Bone' (previously announced as an 'Untitled Ballet Project') currently in development at the network, from award-winning 'Breaking Bad' Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Moira Walley-Beckett. 'Flesh and Bone' follows a young ballet dancer, Claire Robbins, who has a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York. The dark and gritty series will unflinchingly explore the dysfunction and glamour of the ballet world.
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STARZ announced today the involvement of internationally-renowned dancers in the original drama series 'Flesh and Bone' (previously announced as an 'Untitled Ballet Project') currently in development at the network.
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Aladdin, which will open on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, is currently playing at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre (formerly the Canon), where it will run through January 5, 2014. Opening night there is November 21, 2013. Below, go inside rehearsals with the cast as they prepare the show for the stage!
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One day, in the spring of 1958 when Eugene Mackey, III was a sophomore English major in college, his father invited him on a trip to Europe. Mackey Jr., an architect and professor, had studied European architecture, but had never been to Europe. Mackey III., who idolized his father, was thrilled to be his dad's travel companion on this special trip. Rather than take photographs of their travels, Mackey, Jr. decided to sketch their adventure. These beautiful sketches, archived and stored in a box for 55 years, have now been reproduced in this amazing 12 x 12, 120 page book which Mackey, III dedicates to his late father.
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An iconic canvas fit for a masterpiece Italian artist Nicola Verlato to paint the ceiling of a Fiat 500L on showroom floor during LA Auto Show 'Fiat 500L Italian Masterpiece' to pay homage to Renaissance period's Michelangelo; artist will lie on his back to paint inside vehicle Painting to take place over six days (Wednesday, November 20-Monday, November 25) LIVE on showroom floor Time-lapsed video will showcase Verlato's daily progress beginning November 21
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Pittsburgh CLO Academy has announced that its students will perform Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the New Hazlett Theater today, November 16 at 2:00 & 7:00pm.
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Aladdin, which will open on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, is currently playing at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre (formerly the Canon), where it will run through January 5, 2014. Opening night there is November 21, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!
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NBC Sports Group's Fight Night series returns this Saturday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC with a top-level slate of live boxing action. The evening's two-bout card is headlined by heavyweights Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov (15-0-1, 11 KOs) of Lugansk, Ukraine against Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (13-6-1, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia, Pa. Olympic bronze medalist and unbeaten Glazkov is determined to continue his streak and make an impression as he faces former USBA cruiserweight champion Wilson.
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Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. Join us on Wednesday, November 20 (2-4pm) for a career Conversations with Norm Lewis moderated by Richard Ridge.
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The web-based travel company Select Italy (http://selectitaly.com), has recently launched two novel wine road vacation packages that combines not only tasting experiences but cultural glimpses into the best wine regions of Italy through the properties of two of Italy's most prestigious wine families, Tasca d'Almerita and Allegrini.
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WICHITA, Kan. and DAYTON, Va., Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ In time for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, Wichita, Kansas-based Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, which operates Cargill's U.S. turkey business including its largest turkey complex in the Dayton, Va., area, is donating 1,000 turkeys to the Blue Ridge Food Bank in Verona, Va., 1,000 turkeys to the Salvation Army in Harrisonburg, Va., and 250 turkeys the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. These donations are incremental to the annual gift of turkeys made by the company to various charitable organizations.
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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 10, 2013 - Sunday, November 10, 2013.
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In California Shakespeare Ensemble's latest production, director Brian Elerding has adapted the text from three of Shakespeare's plays and crafted an episodic production starring three of his more complicated villains: Macbeth (Russ Bain), Shylock (Jeremy Radin), and Tybalt (Shahaub Roudbari).
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings his first Met performances of the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto beginning today, November 11, in the first revival of Michael Mayer's hit production, set in the decadent world of 1960s Las Vegas.
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It's back - the funny, smart, and irreverent musical Nerds! Philadelphia Theatre Company revisits the musical satire Nerds with book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner, music by Hal Goldberg, and a brand new cast and creative team. Directed by Casey Hushion with choreography by Joshua Bergasse, the ensemble features Stanley Bahorek, Matt Bradley, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Benny Elledge, Lexy Fridell, Raymond J. Lee, Alyse Alan Louis, Robert Morrison, Kevin Pariseau, Catherine Ricafort, and Blake Segal.
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Pittsburgh CLO Academy has announced that its students will perform Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the New Hazlett Theater on November 16 at 2:00 & 7:00pm. The cast members are all enrolled in the school's Musical Theater Production class and are being directed by Pittsburgh CLO Academy faculty members Justin Fortunato, Kiesha Lalama, and Bob Neumeyer.
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The Old Globe presents The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, running tonight, Nov. 9 - Nov. 17 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Opening night is tonight, Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m.
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The full cast for The El. Train, joining the previously announced Ruth Wilson, is Simon Coombs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Christian Edwards, Nicola Hughes, Adam Sopp, Ony Uhiara and Zubin Varla.
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