Woody Guthrie News

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has scheduled two American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performances and two audio described performances of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess during the month of September.

Witness murder, mayhem and deception unfold in Arizona Theatre Company's world premiere thriller, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of The Suicide Club.

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Ronald K. Brown, begins previews on August 17 and opens for the reviewing press on August 31 at 7pm. Performances are at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets for preview performances are currently on sale, remaining tickets for the run go on sale on July 12. Check out a sneak peek of the production below!

Bubbling up from the underground of the Los Angeles music scene with an indelible Nashville-influenced sound, indie roots duo honeyhoney have announced that veteran label Lost Highway will release their new full-length album, Billy Jack. Produced primarily by Raymond Richards (Local Natives) and set to drop October 24th on honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway through Fontana Distribution, Billy Jack finds twenty-something musicians Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe threading sweet melodies with big acoustic guitar sounds, percussive banjos and countrified fiddles.

'You Know the Night,' performed by Jackson Browne with Rob Wasserman, will go for adds at Triple A Commercial, Non-Comm and Americana radio on August 22nd.

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will present The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, opening the A.R.T.'s 2011-2 season tonight, August 17 at the Loeb Drama Center. The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, is adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus. Check out the first production shots below!

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will present The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, opening the A.R.T.'s 2011-2 season on August 117 at the Loeb Drama Center. The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, is adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus.

'You Know the Night,' performed by Jackson Browne with Rob Wasserman, will go for adds at Triple A Commercial, Non-Comm and Americana radio on August 22nd.

Ivoryton invites the public to head on over to the Ivoryton Playhouse on Sunday afternoons through September 4th.

What happens when you give the gritty and rustic lyrics of Johnny Cash to highly trained, technically proficient, powerful Broadway vocalists? The result is a stunning, moving, uplifting musical that has played to sold-out houses across the country and is opening at the Ivoryton Playhouse on August 10th.

Playwright Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith focuses on the last thoughts of Woody Guthrie in his new play with music, 'Woody Guthrie Dreams,' directed by Isabel Milenski, that will be presented by Theater for the New City from September 8 to October 1, 2011.

Wolf Trap Presents Evidence, A Dance Company with a D.C. Premiere Piece Featuring the Music of Stevie Wonder; Three Consecutive Performances from the National Symphony Orchestra featuring Magical Disney Music, Martial Arts Films, and Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie; and 26-time GRAMMY Winners Alison Krauss & Union Station

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash is set to open August 10th at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

Wolf Trap Presents Evidence, A Dance Company with a D.C. Premiere Piece Featuring the Music of Stevie Wonder; Three Consecutive Performances from the National Symphony Orchestra featuring Magical Disney Music, Martial Arts Films, and Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie; and 26-time GRAMMY Winners Alison Krauss & Union Station

What happens when you give the gritty and rustic lyrics of Johnny Cash to highly trained, technically proficient, powerful Broadway vocalists? The result is a stunning, moving, uplifting musical that has played to sold-out houses across the country and is opening at the Ivoryton Playhouse on August 10th.

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Ronald K. Brown, begins previews on August 17 and opens for the reviewing press on August 31 at 7pm. Performances are at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets for preview performances are currently on sale, remaining tickets for the run go on sale on July 12.

Joe's Pub Announces an exiting line-up of upcoming performances: JUNE 13-16 The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre presents NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS: A Benefit Performance for The Ali Forney Center Monday, June 13 at 7:00 PM The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the acclaimed comedy/variety show for homosexuals and their friends holds its second annual Pride-month benefit for the Ali Forney Center

Premier Concerts and Kirschner Concerts are pleased to announce that Joan Baez will perform on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at The Palace Theatre in Stamford.

In a rare opportunity to see and hear Larry Hanks, a legendary songster from the west coast. Larry and his wife and musical partner, Deborah Robins, take to the stage at Sandglass Theater 7PM on Wednesday, June 1st.