Irving Berlin's White Christmas Tour 2009 - Articles Page 9

Take some of the greatest songs of the 1940s; add a healthy dose of comedy and romance; mix it all together with an award-winning cast and some of Southern California's finest creative staff, and what do you get?

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce that Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James will join the cast of the New York premiere of Donald Margulies' TIME STANDS STILL at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress).

Broadway star Meredith Patterson, most recently seen in Irving Berlin's White Christmas, will bring her new show, 'Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl,' to acclaimed club Birdland. Her show will play the club on March 15th at 7:00pm.

Marin Theatre Company will produce the world premiere of its 2009 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize winner, Sunlight by Sharr White, January 21 through February 14, 2010. In addition to the Sky Cooper Prize, Sunlight has garnered substantial national recognition. Following MTC's premiere, this searing political thriller will be produced at three other theaters as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere-Arts West in Seattle, Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, and New Jersey Rep.

Dreamgirls, the smash hit musical about an up-and-coming 1960s singing girl group, debuts in Minnesota at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, through Jan. 17, 2010.

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress).

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), who 'redefined the song recital with daring and dramatic programming' (The New Yorker), presents its fifth annual program with the Department of Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School on Wednesday January 13, 2010 at 8 PM, Killer B's-American Song From Amy Beach to the Beach Boys.

Fred Applegate, George Hearn, David Patrick Kelly, Michael McCormick, Rondi Reed, Elena Shaddow, James Snyder and Ted Sutherland have been cast in Fanny, the 50th Encores! musical produced by New York City Center since 1994 and the second Encores! production of the season. Fanny, running February 4 - 7, has music and lyrics by Harold Rome and book by S.N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, and is based on Marcel Pagnol's trilogy Marius, Fanny and Cesar. Fanny will be directed by Mark Bruni and choreographed by Lorin Latarro with music direction by Rob Berman.

Dreamgirls, the smash hit musical about an up-and-coming 1960s singing girl group, debuts in Minnesota at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, Jan. 12-17, 2010.

Take some of the greatest songs of the 1940s; add a healthy dose of comedy and romance; mix it all together with an award-winning cast and some of Southern California's finest creative staff, and what do you get?

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), who 'redefined the song recital with daring and dramatic programming' (The New Yorker), presents its fifth annual program with the Department of Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School on Wednesday January 13, 2010 at 8 PM, Killer B's-American Song From Amy Beach to the Beach Boys.

Happy Holidays New York! The Tony Award® nominated hit musical Irving Berlin'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Randy Skinner, with music supervision by Rob Berman, returns to Broadway!

ASU Gammage and the national touring company of ANNIE is looking for any past cast members from the Broadway production of ANNIE that played in New York from 1977 and 1997. The ANNIE tour will be returning to ASU Gammage, December 29, 2009 through January 3, 2010.

Annie Get Your Gun plays 3 October 2009 - 2 January 2010 at the Main House Jane Horrocks, Julian Ovenden and multi prize-winning director Richard Jones unite to mount a major London revival of Irving Berlin's great hit song-fest Annie Get Your Gun this autumn at the Young Vic.

Carole W. Nussbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cabrillo Music Theatre, is pleased to announce the addition of a seventh performance of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, dedicated to our active military.

Happy Holidays, Southern California! You are cordially invited to the theatre event of the holiday season when Cabrillo Music Theatre presents IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS featuring some of Cabrillo and Southern California's best loved talent.

ASU Gammage and the national touring company of ANNIE is looking for any past cast members from the Broadway production of ANNIE that played in New York from 1977 and 1997. The ANNIE tour will be returning to ASU Gammage, December 29, 2009 through January 3, 2010.

2009/10 SEASON: A Concert Tribute to Irving Berlin EXPLORE! EVERYMAN SERIES, Musical Direction by HOWARD BREITBART, Directed by Matthew Gardiner December 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Happy Holidays, Southern California! You are cordially invited to the theatre event of the holiday season when Cabrillo Music Theatre presents IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS featuring some of Cabrillo and Southern California's best loved talent.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Adapted for the stage by Richard Hellesen Music by David de Berry Directed by Bruce K. Sevy November 27 - December 26, 2009 (Opening Thursday, December 3) at The Stage Theatre

2009/10 SEASON: A Concert Tribute to Irving Berlin EXPLORE! EVERYMAN SERIES, Musical Direction by HOWARD BREITBART, Directed by Matthew Gardiner December 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Happy Holidays, Southern California! You are cordially invited to the theatre event of the holiday season when Cabrillo Music Theatre presents IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS featuring some of Cabrillo and Southern California's best loved talent.

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress). Silber is joined by Robert Patteri as Billy Bigelow ('Scarlet Pimpernel,' 'Beauty and the Beast'.) Veteran character actor M. Emmet Walsh appears as the Starkeeper. Michael Michetti, co-artistic director of The Theatre at Boston Court, will direct, with choreography by Lee Martino and musical direction by Darryl Archibald.

WCBS- TV 'EYE ON NEW YORK' host Dana Tyler sits down with IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS star Melissa Errico this Sunday morning, December 20 at 6:50am to discuss the Tony Award nominated leading lady's return to Broadway to play 'Betty Haynes' in the hit musical.