Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE Comes To Atlanta Ballet 10/15 Thru 10/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2009
Celebrate the past and ignite the future with Atlanta Ballet's start to the 80th Anniversary season, Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina, embark on a journey inspired by passion.
Atlanta Ballet Presents Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE, 10/15 - 10/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2009
The Atlanta Ballet will start to the 80th Anniversary season with Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina, embark on a journey inspired by passion.
Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE Comes To Atlanta Ballet 10/15 Thru 10/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2009
Celebrate the past and ignite the future with Atlanta Ballet's start to the 80th Anniversary season, Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina, embark on a journey inspired by passion.
Spike Lee's COUNTY OF KINGS Opens at The Public Theater Tonight, 10/12
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 12, 2009
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee, the award winning Culture Project, Steve Colman and Jayson Jackson in association with The Public Theater is presenting County of Kings. Written and performed by Lemon Andersen (Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam), and directed by Elise Thoron, County of Kings will open tonight, October 12 at The Public Theater. The show has been in previews since September 29 and will run for a six week limited engagement.
Atlanta Ballet Presents Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE, 10/15 - 10/24
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 7, 2009
The Atlanta Ballet will start to the 80th Anniversary season with Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina, embark on a journey inspired by passion.
Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Roundabout Broadway Premiere
by Eddie Varley - Oct 1, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to have Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine return to Studio 54 with Sondheim on Sondheim, a new original Broadway musical starring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Michael Arden & Leslie Kritzer. Music & lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim, conceived & directed by James Lapine. Sondheim on Sondheim will begin previews on March 19th, 2010 and open officially April 22nd, 2010 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street). This will be a limited engagement through Sunday, June 13th, 2010.
Spike Lee Presents COUNTY OF KINGS with Lemon Andersen At The Public Theater Beginning 9/29
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2009
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee, the award winning Culture Project, Steve Colman and Jayson Jackson in association with The Public Theater present County of Kings. Written and performed by Lemon Andersen (Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam), and directed by Elise Thoron, County of Kings begins performances Tuesday, September 29 for a six week limited engagement at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street.
Carl Sagan's CONTACT Launches at Centerstage September 25
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2009
South Puget Sound's Resident Professional Theatre, Centerstage is up to something big, really big, billions-and-billions-of-stars BIG. On September 25th Centerstage Theatre will present a world premiere musical, Carl Sagan's CONTACT.
Carl Sagan's CONTACT Launches at Centerstage September 25
by Robert Diamond - Sep 8, 2009
South Puget Sound's Resident Professional Theatre, Centerstage is up to something big, really big, billions-and-billions-of-stars BIG. On September 25th Centerstage Theatre will present a world premiere musical, Carl Sagan's CONTACT.
Spike Lee Presents COUNTY OF KINGS with Lemon Andersen At The Public Theater Beginning 9/29
by Eddie Varley - Sep 2, 2009
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee, the award winning Culture Project, Steve Colman and Jayson Jackson in association with The Public Theater present County of Kings. Written and performed by Lemon Andersen (Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam), and directed by Elise Thoron, County of Kings begins performances Tuesday, September 29 for a six week limited engagement at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street.
The Joyce Theater Announces Their 27th Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 17, 2009
The Joyce Theater will invigorate the New York dance scene this fall with an eclectic and exciting line-up, and will offer a special ticket price of $10 for front row seats.
Jackie Mason to Perform Comedy Workshop at Queens Theatre August 12 in Advance of World Tour
by BWW News Desk - Aug 12, 2009
In advance of his 2009/2010 world tour, we are pleased to announce that comedy legend Jackie Mason is performing at the Queens Theatre in the Park in Corona, New York to try out new material on Wednesday, August 12th @ 2:00 PM and Friday, August 14th @ 8:30 PM. As an actor, he has performed in several movies, on television, and in Broadway shows, and has won numerous Tony and Emmy Awards. As a comedian, he has been called ?extraordinary? and ?brilliant,? and is well known in the entertainment industry as the standard to which all others are compared. Mason?s stand-up routine is now more popular than ever, combining pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life, and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry, and critics raving show after show.
Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE Comes To Atlanta Ballet 10/15 Thru 10/24
by Ali Leskowitz - Aug 4, 2009
Celebrate the past and ignite the future with Atlanta Ballet's start to the 80th Anniversary season, Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina, embark on a journey inspired by passion.
Jackie Mason to Perform Comedy Workshop at Queens Theatre August 12 in Advance of World Tour
by Robert Diamond - Aug 4, 2009
In advance of his 2009/2010 world tour, we are pleased to announce that comedy legend Jackie Mason is performing at the Queens Theatre in the Park in Corona, New York to try out new material on Wednesday, August 12th @ 2:00 PM and Friday, August 14th @ 8:30 PM. As an actor, he has performed in several movies, on television, and in Broadway shows, and has won numerous Tony and Emmy Awards. As a comedian, he has been called ?extraordinary? and ?brilliant,? and is well known in the entertainment industry as the standard to which all others are compared. Mason?s stand-up routine is now more popular than ever, combining pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life, and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry, and critics raving show after show.
Signature Theatre Announces 3 New Musical Commissions & 2 Awards; Recipients Include Guettel, Foley, Michelson, Miller & Richards
by Charlie Piane - Jul 20, 2009
Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, today announced that Signature Theatre is expanding its American Musical Voices Project (AMVP) for a fourth year with the commission and production of a new musical by Adam Guettel for its 2011-2012 season. Also announced as part of The Next Generation segment of the AMVP were two additional musical commissions awarded to Peter Foley and Marisa Michelson as well as honoree grants given to Chris Miller and Scott Davenport Richards for the development of future musical ideas. Signature, with the support of The Shen Family Foundation, has awarded $595,000 to artists in honors and commissions in the past three years. The American Musical Voices Project is the largest single musical theater commissioning and producing initiative at any non-profit theater in America.
Photo Flash: American Ballet Theatre Presents ROMEO AND JULIET 7/16-19
by Reynard Loki - Jun 24, 2009
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center welcomes the return of American Ballet Theatre (ABT), America?s National Ballet Company®, led by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, July 16-19, with its full-evening production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. MacMillan's masterful interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring romantic tragedy entered American Ballet Theatre?s repertoire in 1985 and has since become one of the Company?s signature productions. Against the sumptuous setting of Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev's stirring music underscores the lyric beauty and passion of this beloved ballet's star-crossed lovers.
Final Programming Announced For Ojai Music Fest 6/11-6/14
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2009
Thomas W. Morris, artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival and Ojai's 2009 music director eighth blackbird have announced the final programming for the 2009 Ojai Music Festival, which takes place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, June 14, 2009. This season, the four-day Festival, which for six decades has become well known for its fearlessness in championing pioneering musical ideas and personalities, pushes the envelope again with programming that reflects the qualities that have made eighth blackbird a growing musical phenomenon-genre-defying variety in wildly collaborative and visually dramatic presentations.
Culture Project's BLUEPRINT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY Launces at Times Center 5/31
by Eddie Varley - May 31, 2009
Culture Project has announced that 'Blueprint for Accountability,' a thought-provoking new monthly series that gathers the world's foremost political experts and today's most visionary artists in a series combining the best of investigative journalism with the best of the performing arts, will launch Sunday, May 31, 2009, at 7:00pm at The Times Center with its inaugural presentation, 'Working the Dark Side.'
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo Closes Out A.C.T. Season
by Reynard Loki - May 11, 2009
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announces the final show of its 2008-09 season: Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, staged by acclaimed director Rebecca Bayla Taichman (world premieres of Theresa Rebeck's The Scene and Mauritius and Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone). This new spellbinder by the master playwright who also penned Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A.C.T.'s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, is a meticulously calibrated and dangerously brutal
look at relationships intimate and unexpected. The story opens with Peter, a tweedy book editor, and his wife, Ann, whose everyday conversation takes an unexpected turn into dangerously personal territory. It's the kind of conversation that can drive a husband out for a walk-to Central Park, where Jerry, a desperate outcast, awaits. An unforgettable pairing of Albee's original The Zoo Story with a freshly penned prequel, At Home at the Zoo (formerly titled Peter and Jerry) bares its teeth to threaten the delicately balanced world its characters inhabit. Artistic Director Carey Perloff has put together an all-star artistic team on this production, featuring Tony Award-nominated actor Manoel Felciano (Ragtime at The Kennedy Center, A.C.T.'s Rock 'n' Roll, and Sweeney Todd on Broadway) as Jerry and scenic designer Robert Brill, who received a Tony Award nomination
last week for his work on Guys and Dolls on Broadway. Hailed by critics as 'a thoroughly satisfying package of jagged-edged provocation' (Newsday) and 'an essential and heartening experience'
(The New York Times), Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo plays at A.C.T. June 5-July 5, 2009. Opening night is Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 8 p.m. Tickets-starting at $14-are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228, or at www.act-sf.org.
Signature Theatre to Honor Sondheim April 27th
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2009
Eric Schaeffer, the Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, tonight announced that Signature will honor Stephen Sondheim at a Gala Benefit in April and establish an annual award as a tribute to America's most influential contemporary musical theater composer. Signature will salute Mr. Sondheim at a black-tie Gala Celebration on Monday, April 27, 2009, in Washington, DC highlighted by a musical tribute, festive dinner, and dancing and inaugurate an annual honor to be known in future years as The Sondheim Award.