'Out@AsoloRep' Upcoming Event Schedule & New Subscription Package
by Beau Higgins - Aug 27, 2010
SARASOTA, FL-Asolo Repertory Theatre announced OUT@AsoloRep dates, prices and introduces a subscription package for its new season of events. OUT@AsoloRep is a special event series launched last season that offers people a chance to hang out with friends and meet kindred spirits in a comfortable LGBT friendly environment. Asolo Rep fans represent a wide range of social, economic, ethnic and gender groups and anyone is eligible to attend.
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Celebrates Its 18th Year, Runs 6/21-8/23
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 23, 2010
Once again, Bryant Park will be a destination for film buffs on summer nights in New York City, with an all-star legendary film line up for the 18th year of the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Presented by Time Warner Cable in association with the Bryant Park Corporation.
Asolo Repertory Theatre Introduces TAGS to Engage Patrons
by Marivic Tagala - Aug 10, 2010
Asolo Repertory Theatre announces it will begin using leading edge smart phone technology, Microsoft TAGS, to engage patrons. The theatre is joins other Sarasota companies and non-profits to participate in TagSRQ, an area economic development initiative designed to drive new business via mobile phones. Patrons can look for Asolo Rep TAGS on all 2010-2011 materials.
Wildhorn's WONDERLAND Heads to Broadway Apr. 17, 2011; Gregory Boyd Directs
by Jessica Lewis - Aug 3, 2010
WONDERLAND: A New Alice. A New Musical Adventure will open on Broadway Sunday, April 17, 2011 and performances will begin Monday, March 21, at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. The musical will be directed by Gregory Boyd, the artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, with a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War -Tony nomination) and lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde - Grammy nomination, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War - Tony nomination, Dracula, Victor/Victoria) and choreography by Marguerite Derricks (Fame, Emmy Awards for '3rd Rock From The Sun' and 'Fame LA'). WONDERLAND: A New Alice. A New Musical Adventure will play a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ferguson Hall at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (Judy Lisi, President and CEO) in Tampa, Florida January 4 through January 16, 2011.
The Old Globe Presents Austen's EMMA 1/15/2011-2/27/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 19, 2010
Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that Jane Austen's Emma - A Musical Romantic Comedy with music, lyrics and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon will fill the final slot of the 2010-11 Winter Season.
Asolo Rep Presents THE INNOCENTS During 2010 UNPLUGGED Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 28, 2010
Asolo Rep announces the selection of Steven Drukman's new play The Innocents for a fully staged world premiere in 2011. Chosen from five plays developed during Asolo Rep's 2010 UNPLUGGED new play festival, The Innocents will open in April 2011 as part of the repertory season and in conjunction with the 2011 UNPLUGGED festival of new plays.
2010 Daytime Emmy Awards Broadcast on CBS Today, 6/27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010
The Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards will be broadcast from Las Vegas for the first time on June 27th, 2010 over the CBS Television Network. 'It is with great pleasure that the Daytime Emmy Awards returns to the CBS Network,' said Herb Granath, Chairman, NATAS. 'The Daytime Emmy Awards are one of the cornerstones of our business and this year's Las Vegas-based broadcast promises to be even more exciting.'
Noll, Butler, Foster, Doyle, Spangler etc. Join NYMTF BEST OF THE FEST 6/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2010
Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Kerry Butler (Rock of Ages, Xanadu), Hunter Foster (Million Dollar Quartet), Nick Spangler (The Fantasticks, Winner: 'The Amazing Race') Alex Brightman (WICKED), Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening), Jamie LaVerdiere (The Producers), Leo Ash Evens (West Side Story 50th Anniversary Tour), and Brian Gonzales (Shrek) have joined the cast of the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) kickoff to the 7th season: BEST OF FEST, a gala celebration to toast the achievements of the Festival's alumni.
5th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Held 9/23-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2010
For UNDER THE INFLUENCE artists from Los Angeles to New York and Chicago to Florida will converge on Provincetown to celebrate the enduring influence of America's great playwright in performances of plays, dance, music, art, and special events throughout the seaside village that inspired the writer during his early years.
The HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Celebrates Its 18th Year
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 15, 2010
Once again, Bryant Park will be a destination for film buffs on summer nights in New York City, with an all-star legendary film line up for the 18th year of the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Presented by Time Warner Cable in association with the Bryant Park Corporation.
Block, Sieber et al to Headline NYMF's 'Best of the Fest' 6/21
by Abigail Arnold - Jun 3, 2010
New York Musical Theater Festival will kick off its 7th season with BEST OF THE FEST, a gala celebration to toast the achievements of the Festival's alumni. The one night only benefit concert will take place on Monday, June 21st at 8 PM at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).
2010 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced!
by Jessica Lewis - May 12, 2010
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. Many of the major categories were announced this morning on 'CBS News' 'The Early Show,' by Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan on 'One Life to Live,' ABC) and Travis Stork ('The Doctors,' Syndicated) including the naming of the Lifetime Achievement honoree, Agnes Nixon, the grand dame of Daytime serial drama.
The Collegiate Chorale Presents ISRAEL IN EGYPT 5/12
by BWW
News Desk - May 12, 2010
The Collegiate Chorale presents George F. Handel's Israel in Egypt on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South), NYC.
The Collegiate Chorale Presents ISRAEL IN EGYPT 5/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 26, 2010
The Collegiate Chorale presents George F. Handel's Israel in Egypt on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South), NYC.
Wildhorn's BONNIE AND CLYDE Announces Casting Hunt for Leads
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2010
Asolo Repertory Theatre is seeking actors, both Equity and non-Equity, for the 2010--11 season of plays, including roles in the new Broadway bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. Asolo Rep's diverse 2010--11 season performs in rotating repertory from November through June.
Wildhorn's BONNIE AND CLYDE Announces Casting Hunt for Leads
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 16, 2010
Asolo Repertory Theatre is seeking actors, both Equity and non-Equity, for the 2010--11 season of plays, including roles in the new Broadway bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. Asolo Rep's diverse 2010--11 season performs in rotating repertory from November through June.
'Wildhorn & Friends' A Success In Japan, New Musical MITSUKO To Premiere Spring, 2011
by Charlie Piane - Apr 12, 2010
'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' performed in Osaka, Japan March 12 through March 21. The concert, presented in Tokyo and Osaka, was the first concert event in the history of Japanese theatre that features a whole program of music by a living American composer. Started March 12, 2010 at Tokyo's renowned Bunkamura Orchard Hall and followed by a run in Osaka, Wildhorn's music enchanted thousands of Japanese fans.