Verona News

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE to be directed by Alexander Burns. The production will start previews on Wednesday, May 5 at 8pm and open on Friday, May 7 at 8pm.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, presented locally by Omaha Performing Arts and Broadway Across America, is coming to Omaha. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Orpheum Theater, Tuesday, June 22 through Sunday, June 27, 2010.

The gravity-defying, visually astounding choreography of modern dance company Pilobolus has captivated audiences around the globe for more than three decades with their remarkable and bizarre creative collaboration which applies no boundaries to the human form.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE to be directed by Alexander Burns. The production will start previews on Wednesday, May 5 at 8pm and open on Friday, May 7 at 8pm.

Marin Theatre Company Presents WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG 5/27-6/20

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will continue its popular Shakespeare Salon series on Monday, May 24 at 6 p.m. Shakespeare Initiative Director Barry Edelstein will moderate a discussion on 'Making Shakespeare in the Park: Onstage and Backstage,' featuring a cross-section of cast, crew and creative team members from this summer's repertory productions of The Winter's Tale and The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare in the Park.

Kristine learned to dance the Twyla way in 'Movin' Out' and is now in Tharp's Sinatra-scored production.

CENTERSTAGE Caberet presents vocal performer, Tracie Thoms, April 28 to May 2. Originially slated to open a day later, the April 28 performance was recently added. Featuring classics from both the pop and Broadway worlds, it was just announced that Thoms will be joined by Broadway performers Rodney Hicks and Ryan Duncan.

The plays of William Shakespeare have been reinterpreted many times over and set in a variety of places and times in order to use Shakespeare's words to tell other stories. Shakespeare has written such universal stories and characters that this can be done without changing the heart of the story. With ROMEO AND JULIET NJT does exactly this in order to shed light on history. In the NJT production, the setting is the British Mandate of Palestine in 1947-48 during the struggle to create the Jewish state of Israel. The show will end its run May 2nd.

North Coast Repertory Theatre will end its production of a classic and gripping theatrical event not to be missed...GHOSTS on May 2nd.

CENTERSTAGE Caberet presents vocal performer, Tracie Thoms, April 28 to May 2. Originially slated to open a day later, the April 28 performance was recently added. Featuring classics from both the pop and Broadway worlds, it was just announced that Thoms will be joined by Broadway performers Rodney Hicks and Ryan Duncan.

In April 2010, the Overtime Theater will proudly present the world premiere production of The Happy Couple, a new drama by playwright James Venhaus.

GreenStage's 22nd season is filled with love and lovers. Tragic, beautiful, silly, star-crossed, unrequited and out of their minds - they're all here.

For one night only Independent Shakespeare Co presents THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Please join us on this special afternoon as we inaugurate our new site in Griffith Park!

Two River Theater Co. is proud to present Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a hilarious and madcap comedy by Steve Martin, and directed by Hal Brooks.

Arts West in West Seattle is currently presenting Andrew Lloyd Webber's seldom produced one act, one woman musical "Tell Me On A Sunday". And while the show boasts one of the best singers in town, it ends up coming across as under directed and over produced.

What a way to end the Center Stage Cabaret Series. Baltimore native and Baltimore School for the Arts graduate, Tracie Thoms, rocked the Head Theatre before a sell-out crowd filled with family and friends Thursday evening. Thoms made a name for herself playing the role of Joanne in the film version of Rent (and even performed with the Broadway cast) and now has a recurring role on the CBS television show , 'Cold Case.'

CENTERSTAGE Caberet presents vocal performer, Tracie Thoms, April 28 to May 2. Originially slated to open a day later, the April 28 performance was recently added. Featuring classics from both the pop and Broadway worlds, it was just announced that Thoms will be joined by Broadway performers Rodney Hicks and Ryan Duncan.

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that Amari Cheatom, Brian D. Coats, Chuck Cooper, Maria Couch, Harriett D. Foy, Dion Graham, April Matthis, Jacob Ming-Trent, Seth Numrich, Stephen Plunkett, Michael Siberry and Shelley Thomas will be featured in its upcoming LCT3 world premiere production of ON THE LEVEE, a play with music, conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, with play by Marcus Gardley, and music and lyrics by Todd Almond.

CENTERSTAGE Caberet presents vocal performer, Tracie Thoms, April 28 to May 2. Originially slated to open a day later, the April 28 performance was recently added. Featuring classics from both the pop and Broadway worlds, it was just announced that Thoms will be joined by Broadway performers Rodney Hicks and Ryan Duncan.