The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces its Inaugural Season beginning with performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company, which open the 500-seat Goldsmith Theater on November 8 and 9, 2013, followed by the play Parfumerie by Miklos Laszlo, adapted by Edward P. Dowdall and directed by Mark Brokaw, from November 26 to December 22, 2013. The romantic tale Parfumerie inspired the films The Shop Around the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime, and Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail, as well as the Broadway musical She Loves Me. As a special program, an exhibition on perfume entitled Timeless Scents: 1370-2013, a history of iconic fragrances through the ages is being created especially for The Wallis by Chandler Burr, former New York Times scent critic.
The Joffrey Ballet kicks off its 2013-14 "Masters of Dance" season with a special addition to its home engagement line-up, a one-weekend-only program titled "Russian Masters" celebrating the centennial of Vaslav Nijinsky's ground-breaking 1913 ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), alongside George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante and two works byYuri Possokhov, the Chicago Premiere of Adagio and the return of his 2011 Joffrey commission, Bells. These four powerful works by Russian choreographers and composers are presented in four performances only in the Joffrey's home venue, the historic Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago at 50 E. Congress Parkway, September 19 - 22.
BroadwayWorld.com and World Theatre and Music Project, a non-profit endeavour, in cooperation with MusicArtes and Theater Actors Guild (TAG) of the Philippines, are giving away two pairs of tickets to French playwright Jean Genet's "The Maids" (Les Bonnes).
Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Directors Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack have announced a special WICKED LIT installation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart which will be staged exclusively at LA Mart in conjunction with ScareLA,during the first annual Los Angeles Halloween Convention (beginning today August 10, and running through tomorrow, August 11). The limited-seating eight-performance run will be staged throughout one of the vacant floors of the 14-story warehouse style building, and feature the full array of theatrical effects and creative artistry that fans of WICKED LIT have come to expect.
Second Quarter Highlights
Kansas City Repertory Theatre will kick off its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of The Tallest Tree in the Forest, a new work about the life of African-American performer and activist Paul Robeson, written and performed by Daniel Beaty and directed by Moises Kaufman. The show runs August 30-September 28 at the Rep's downtown theatre Copaken Stage, 13th and Walnut Streets. The Tallest Tree in the Forest is a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse.
The Deutsche Blätter für ein Europäisches Deutschland gegen ein deutsches Europa ranks highest among the numerous exile periodicals which were born between the years 1933 and 1945. Robert Cazden, author of German Exile Literature in America 1933-1950, recognized that 'it was often termed one of the finest of all German émigré literary periodicals' and adds his own categorical appraisal: 'The Deutsche Blätter represented the best of all German cultural achievement during the emigration...' Marianne Oeste de Bopp pronounced the periodical as being von hohem Niveau (high level), and found it to be far superior to other German émigré magazines published in Latin America.
Conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in two concerts, tonight, July 23, at 8 PM, and Thursday, July 25, at 8 PM. Tuesday's all-Russian program includes Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its Paris premiere, as well as Stravinsky's Fireworks and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, featuring soloist Augustin Hadelich. On Thursday, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform Liszt's Totentanz. The program also includes Respighi's Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome, and Liszt's Les preludes.
NEW YORK, July 22, 2013 - Travelzoo Inc. (TZOO), a global Internet media company, today marked its 15th birthday by launching a "Golden Giveaway" campaign on social media in the United States and Canada. The giveaway, one of a number of events planned to celebrate the company's 15th birthday, offers travelers the chance to win one of 15 dream vacations, including a luxury seven-night Tanzania safari, a five-night Cook Islands break, a vacation to Paris with a posh chateau stay in the French countryside, and an all-inclusive St. Lucia beach getaway.
Conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in two concerts, on Tuesday, July 23, at 8 PM, and Thursday, July 25, at 8 PM. Tuesday's all-Russian program includes Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its Paris premiere, as well as Stravinsky's Fireworks and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, featuring soloist Augustin Hadelich. On Thursday, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform Liszt's Totentanz. The program also includes Respighi's Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome, and Liszt's Les preludes.
Red Mountain Theatre Company's (RMTC) Professional Series brings the Broadway classic 42nd Street to life today, July 11-August 4, 2013, at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (800 19th Street North).
Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Directors Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack have announced a special WICKED LIT installation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart which will be staged exclusively at LA Mart in conjunction with ScareLA,during the first annual Los Angeles Halloween Convention (August 10-11, 2013). The limited-seating eight-performance run will be staged throughout one of the vacant floors of the 14-story warehouse style building, and feature the full array of theatrical effects and creative artistry that fans of WICKED LIT have come to expect.
Banff National Park welcomed visitors from across Canada and around the world this past Canada Day weekend with clear blue skies and temperatures soaring into the 30s. The weather lifted spirits, setting the stage for a sizzling month ahead for the arts scene as the Banff Summer Arts Festival kicks into high gear.
In watching 42nd Street at Creative Ministries Performing Arts Center (CM PAC), I couldn't help noticing that it seems the utmost important piece of this show is for the cast, wherever it may be running, be beyond top notch. There is no room for a weak link or it could come off really badly. Indeed, the cast of this Patrick Grossman directed incarnation is fantastic and delivers an energetic show.
A new CD, The Hours Begin to Sing, with songs by American composers performed by soprano Lisa Delan, has just been released on the PentaTone Classics label (PTC 5186 459).
Red Mountain Theatre Company's (RMTC) Professional Series brings the Broadway classic 42nd Street to life July 11-August 4, 2013, at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (800 19th Street North).
Gilbert Clark's new book titled A Victorian Naturalist's Odyssey pays homage to Dr. John Henry Salter. This book is an outstanding memoir, passing on the wisdom of an endeared friend and a scholarly man and recognizing both his contribution to the scientific community and to bringing the Red Kite back from the brink of extinction in Wales.
TONIGHT, Thursday, May 30, 2013, The Gold Coast International Film Festival is honored to present a screening of the film Portrait of Wally at Great Neck Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (entrance off Maple Drive). The evening, which is being produced by the Gold Coast International Film Festival and Gold Coast Arts Center (formerly known as the Great Neck Arts Center) in conjunction with the Town of North Hempstead and the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County and is sponsored by the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, will feature a reception at 6:30pm, film at 7:30 PM followed by a Q&A sessionwith Historian and Author Willi Korte after the film.
National Pastime, the baseball-themed new musical that recently played Off-Broadway, is planning an Arizona production at Peoria Theatre Works in March of 2014 prior to returning to New York, according to producer Jason Hewitt. This is the third upcoming production of the musical scheduled for regional theaters. Austin Theatre Works in Texas will mount the show in September of 2013 and the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania will run it in October of 2013. The production, with music and lyrics by Al Tapper and book by Tony Sportiello, debuted at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, and was subsequently presented at the Keegan Theater in Washington D.C. in spring 2011. It ran for a limited engagement at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in August of 2012. The goal is to come back to New York for a Broadway run in 2014.
MSG Entertainment (MSGE) announced today that tickets will be on-sale for the 2013 production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Embraced by generation after generation, this heart-warming production features dazzling dance numbers and costumes, classic favorites and a breathtaking new number with special effects that will transform the Great Stage into a glistening winter wonderland. The 2013 edition of the Christmas Spectacular will lift spirits and create lasting memories for new audiences as well as for families that have made this cherished production a holiday tradition. There is no better place to be this holiday season than the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Englewood Cliffs Cadillac took part in a special event this week as a gracious sponsor of the Community Chest's Annual Spring Event, "Celebrating 80 Years of Giving," at Montammy Golf Club in Alpine, New Jersey. The event, which featured a special performance by Kelli Agresta and Alexander Diaz and the Sklar Sisters, helped to raise critical funds for many local charities in Englewood, Englewood Cliffs and Tenafly, New Jersey.
Harbor Theatre to present an invite-only reading of The Mask of The Jaguar King, a project written by Stuart Warmflash and directed by Bram Lewis, with lighting by Dennis Parichy and original music by Peter Calo. For more details regarding this project please visit www.harbortheatre.org.
Scheduled for April 28 and 29, The Ten Minute Playhouse is the next entry in Playhouse Nashville's 2013 season in residence at Street Theatre Company located at 1933 Elm Hill Pike. Deadline for submissions by Tennessee playwrights is 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 7. Submissions may be sent as PDF attachments via email to TMPHSubmissions@gmail.com.
When Dana Lorge's run as a Variety Show hosted ended at the Iguana Restaurant last July-and after winning two 2012 MAC Awards for 'Best Variety Show' and 'Best Variety Show Host'-who knew she'd be reduced to being a cabaret audience member searching for a new showcase? But a Metropolitan Room Mentch has come to the rescue in the form of Bernie Furshpan (the Met Room's General Partner and Manager), who has provided Dana with a monthly forum for her unique brand of cabaret shtick beginning Friday, April 5 at 7-8:15 pm. While the new show won't be the two-hour plus extravaganza of yore featuring more than a dozen performers, Dana's new 'Variety Show' promises to feature a solid group of experienced and well-known cabaret and musical theater pros. For the April 5 opener, the Lorge Lineup features Richard Skipper, her former Award-winning Co-host from the Iguana days; film and stage actor Jim Brochu (of Zero Mostel One-Man Show fame), singers LaTanya Hall (from the CBS show 'Blue Bloods) and Peggy Herman Klat, Rick Crom (Creator of Newsical the Musical), and Mr. Furshpan, who will show off his stand-up comedy chops. But the real star of the show will always be the hilarious, unpredictable, darling Dana, who will both crack you up with her infectious humor and surprise you with her engaging singing performances.
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day 2013, RCP's Irish Players present: Is Life Worth Living?, a comical exaggeration by Lennox Robinson; directed by Jean Gordon Ryon. The production will run March 15-30, 2013 at MuCCC Theater, 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester NY.
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