Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2013 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by CHAYA Downtown for the fourth year. Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead was on hand to present the awards. The LA Film Fest, presented by Film Independent, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor Los Angeles Times, Host Partner L.A. LIVE and Premier Sponsors DIRECTV and American Airlines, ran from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 23, in downtown Los Angeles.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) (Producing Artistic Director, Ty Jones), presents the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Artistic Associate Justin Emeka this summer in Harlem's Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park. Performances of the free play, which runs July 13-30 (on Tuesdays through Sunday) at 7:30 pm, are made possible by the Ford Foundation.
Peep behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane where the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are getting ready for another show before this week's opening night!
The Hudson Valley Singers present HYMN OF LOVE, featuring the music of Weber, Schumann, and Nielsen, conducted by Eugene Sirotkine and joined by the New York Metamorphoses Orchestra. The performance will take place tonight, June 22, 2013 at 8pm at the landmark Heckscher Theatre at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Avenue (at 104th Street), NYC. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $25 for seniors and students, and can be purchased at http://www.hudsonvalleysingers.org/tickets.htm#orderform, by calling 914-674-2865, or via email at tickets@hudsonvalleysingers.org.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, one of Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's top-five-selling shows of all time, is back by popular demand July 11-21 starring Boston television personality and IRNE Award winner Scott Wahle as Tevye. Reprising the role that earned him critical acclaim 10 years ago, Wahle leads a cast of 45 in this timeless musical based on Sholem Aleichem's beloved stories.Donna Sorbello, the IRNE Award-winning actress who starred as Mrs. Higgins in last season's My Fair Lady at Reagle Music Theatre, returns as Tevye's wife, Golde.
Goodspeed Musicals has announced the cast of LMNOP, an edgy new musical about an island whose citizens begin to lose their freedoms one letter at a time. The musical will run from July 25 to August 18 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. - Goodspeed's home for developing fresh, innovative, and original new musicals.
Jacqui Graziano is currently on tour with SISTER ACT. She has done numerous other tours including WICKED, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, SUNSET BLVD, and CATS. I recently got the honor to sit down with her and talk about SISTER ACT, being on tour, her future, and her dog, Willy.
Performances are Tuesday, June 25 to Saturday, July 6 on the Playhouse MainStage, 12 Park Street, Weston. All seats for the preview performances on June 25, 26 and 27 are just $35. A select number of VTix are available for all performances for just $25 (while they last -- phone/walk-up orders only.)
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's summer of comedy continues with Noel Coward's frothy delightFallen Angels. Fallen Angels begins performances on July 3 and continues through July 28th at The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
Following a critically-acclaimed, sold-out run in Austin as part of the Fusebox Festival, This Great Country, 600 HIGHWAYMEN's most ambitious work to date, will make its New York premiere July 10-13 as part of River To River 2013.
With the start of Memorial Day, hordes of summer visitors flock to Maine for an idyllic summer of sailing, swimming, hiking, kayaking, and reveling in the beauty of the rocky coast, serene lakes and mountains, and pine-scented air. But exploring the outdoors is not the only reason to visit the state whose moniker is 'Vacationland.' For theatre lovers there are some excellent opportunities to experience exciting professional and community theatre productions.
It's all about the 50's and 60's this summer in Orlando local theater. What better place to keep cool and avoid the tourists then at one of our many local theaters. Enjoy an outdoor dinner then catch a show in a comfortably air conditioned theater.
Following the tremendous success of last summer's first celebration, the second edition of the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal's A Cool Classical Journey will be held over two days, on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17. Thirty 45-minute concerts will feature masterpieces and favorites from the classical repertoire. Accessible to all, A Cool Classical Journey is intended for a broad audience including music lovers, tourists discovering the lively music scene of Montreal, and audiences connecting with classical music for the first time.
The cast has been announced for the Omaha performances of SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody! Omaha Performing Arts presents SPANK! for three performances tonight, June 13, at 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 8:00 p.m. in the Orpheum Theater. The musical comedy parody is part of the Omaha Performing Arts' 2012/2013 Season.
The Aurora Fox Little Foxes Children's Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (adapted by Richard R. George based on the book by Roald Dahl).
The Aurora Fox Little Foxes Children's Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (adapted by Richard R. George based on the book by Roald Dahl).
The World Premiere of playwright Paul Fontana's Resurrection of the Ants, directed by Gary Wolf and produced by Michael Abramson (Jekyll and Hyde), opens Friday June 21st at The Hayworth: Upper Level in Los Angeles (2511 Wilshire Blvd. 90057). Resurrection of the Ants plays Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. through July 28th. The price is $25 on Friday and Saturday, $20 on Sunday. Tickets may be purchased at plays411.com/ants or by calling (323) 960-4443.
Berkshire Theatre Group presents James Goldman's The Lion in Winter at The Fitzpatrick Main Stage in Stockbridge opening on June 29 at 8pm. Previews begin June 25 at 8pm and closing is on July 13 at 8pm.
