Wilbur News

The 22nd Annual Movieguide Awards will air on Reelz today, March 1, 2014 at 2pm ET/ 11am PT, with an additional broadcast on Oscar Day, Sunday, March 2 at 2pm ET/ 11am PT.

Following his acclaimed New York Philharmonic debut on the ASIA / WINTER 2014 tour, jazz pianist Makoto Ozone will join Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic in a newly added concert Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. The all-American program will include Bernstein's Candide Overture; Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, featuring Mr. Ozone as soloist; Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; and Gershwin's An American in Paris. The concert will mark Mr. Ozone's U.S. orchestral debut; his appearances with the Philharmonic on the ASIA / WINTER 2014 tour marked his first performances with an American orchestra.

Fresh from a successful run of their annual Winter Panto and nine nominations for the 2014 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, imaginary beasts are at it again, this time pairing their innovative and unique style with the classic and timeless wit of beloved French playwright Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin-better known to audiences as Moliere. This coupling will have you doubled over in your seat and is not to be missed!

A heartfelt family drama exploring love, loss and life will have its world premiere at Roleystone Theatre this March. Written and directed by Mark Thompson, A House That Jack Built is about parties, family and friends and has equal doses of tragedy, humour and honesty.

Season 5 will begin with Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine who will discuss her latest book.

RCA Nashville recording artist DEE JAY SILVER is bringing his distinctive style of party rock country to radio listeners as he launches a weekly syndicated country radio show, “The Country Club with Dee Jay Silver.”

Gerry Cullity's Charlotte's Web will play Desert Stages Theatre, today, February 21st - March 30th, 2014, running Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Saturdays & Sundays at 1 & 3 pm.

BILL W. AND DR. BOB -- the critically acclaimed play by Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey -- will once again extend its Off-Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street), now through March 30, 2014, it has been announced by Dr. Shem and Dr. Surrey, and General Manager Darren Lee Cole. BILL W. AND DR. began its run at the Soho Playhouse on July 8, 2013 and officially opened on July 16, 2013; the Off-Broadway play is currently in its sixth month of performances and recently celebrated its 150th performance on December 27, 2013. BroadwayWorld has photos of the cast in action below!

Those who have wondered whatever 'happened' to the Black press will find answers in 'Whither the Black Press?' an informative and entertaining book that traces the historical roots of the medium and examines whether new media platforms of the 21st century can fill the void left by a segment of the declining newspaper industry.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse has an outrageous, terrific, enchanting, legendary season. The theatre's 96th season includes four iconic musicals, plus dramas, comedies, and family shows.

Tickets are now available for The Un-Common Young Performers Production of 'Charlotte's Web - The Musical' being presented at Qualters Middle School, Mansfield on March 14-16, 2014! Tickets are available for shows on Friday, March 14th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 15th at 2:00 pm and Sunday, March 16th at 2:00 pm. Pre-Sale Tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or on line at http://uncommon-charlottesweb.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets purchased at the door are $15 for Adults and $12 for Students. For Un-Common Members, group sales or handicapped seating please email uncommontheatre@verizon.net.

North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 34th season of free-admission concerts this coming Sunday afternoon February 16 at 3 PM when banjo virtuoso Ken Perlman -- 'the Heifetz of the Banjo' -- joins conductor Max Lifchitz and the Grammy nominated North/South Chamber Orchestra for the premiere of Harold Schiffman's Banjo Concerto.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's acclaimed educational touring company Shakespeare LIVE! will present colorful and dynamic performances of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar on March 8 and April 12 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, at Lancaster Road, in Madison. An engaging post-play discussion with the company of actors will follow each one-hour family performance. Tickets are $16. For tickets, call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

THEATER 2020, Brooklyn Heights' NY Innovative Theater award nominated professional theater company is pleased to announce its Winter 2014 run of the 40th Anniversary of the Hal Prince production of Leonard Bernstein's 'CANDIDE' running 12 performances, Friday, February 14th through Sunday, March 9th, 2014. Press is invited beginning Saturday, Feb 15th.

My first experience with Stomp was when I was working at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston in the late 90s as a theatre manager. I recall watching from the back as small bits of plaster floated to the ground. The old building didn't know what it was in for.

There's still time to buy good tickets to see ON KENTUCKY AVENUE on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 PM at Stage 72/Triad, 152 West 72nd Street in Manhattan and get home and watch the Superbowl on TV in the comfort of your home at 6 PM!

Molloy Irish Institute will host a St. Brigid's Day Feast of Gaelic Culture today, February 1, 2014 from 9:00am-3:30pm. It will take place at Molloy College in the Wilbur Arts Lobby at the Hays Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.

The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art presents two new exhibitions: The Art of Architecture, now open through February 15th, and The Empire Never Ended, opening February 2nd and running through April 12th.

Gerry Cullity's Charlotte's Web will play Desert Stages Theatre, February 21st - March 30th, 2014, running Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Saturdays & Sundays at 1 & 3 pm.