Another Sunday night shift. The smell of bread baking. The industrial thump, thump, thump of the machines that never stop. The ovens are cranked up to full blast, the factory is humming, and everyone wants to be somewhere else. But this shift is going to be different. Because when a crisis hits the factory, the men have more to lose than just their wages. Following the smash sell out production in London and UK tour, Richard Bean's (One Man, Two Guvnors) hilarious and brilliantly observed play arrives in New York for a strictly limited Brits Off Broadway engagement.
Explore the options for ringing in 2016 at Walt Disney World.
Who needs to travel to a big city to celebrate the New Year when you can stay local? The Asbury Park Press reports two Jersey Shore hotspots that are hosting the best New Year's Eve parties of 2016: Tim McLoone's Supper Club and The Grand Arcade at Convention Hall
After a 13-month process Abarukas, a contemporary dance company full of power and communicative dance style, presents No Man is an Island. The world premiere of No Man is an Island is January 23 and 24, 2016 at the Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center in Dumbo, NYC. This newly renovated theater, formerly St. Ann's Warehouse, seats 300. Choreographer and founder, Yoshito Sakuraba is no stranger to creating evening-length work. His first full-length piece was performed to sold out audiences at Manhattan Movement and Arts center in 2013.
A double life adds up to a hilarious comedy in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's 2016 Season opener Run for Your Wife. The British farce by Ray Cooney opens Dec. 29 for performances through Feb. 7.
As the new year quickly approaches, many find they still don't know how they want to ring in 2016. From CHI-Town Rising with Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park and singing with Sinatra to Springsteen at Theatre at the Center to decedent, delicious meals at Chicago's 'Most Romantic Restaurant,' Geja's Cafe and Spanish tapas at El Tapeo, the below NYE events are sure to entice every last minute planner!
The new season will feature the Los Angeles premiere of Dry Land by Susan Blackburn Prize finalist Ruby Rae Spiegel, and four world premieres by Los Angeles-based playwrights including BED by Sheila Callaghan; Captain of the Bible Quiz Team by Tom Jacobson; One of the Nice Ones by Erik Patterson; and Blueberry Toast by Mary Laws.
Luis Bravo's FOREVER TANGO, the internationally celebrated entertainment event that has been seen throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia, rings in 2016 with a special performance on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 9 p.m. at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco).
BottleRock Napa Valley 2016, presented by JaM Cellars, announces the release of specially priced holiday pre-sale 3-day Platinum, VIP, VIP Plus Skydeck and General Admission passes to the music, wine, culinary, and craft brew festival, May 27 - 29, 2016 at the Napa Valley Expo.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering a variety of family-friendly, holiday-themed shows and concerts over the next two months.
The Second City's Fall 2015 Mainstage Revue, Click Bait & Switch, will feature two special shows on New Year's Eve with champagne, party favours and special guests during the improv sets. Like the ever-titillating web links that inspired the title, Click Bait & Switch is full of absurd characters and meme-worthy scenes worthy of wrapping up 2015. Click Bait & Switch must close January 19, 2016! For more information, please visit:www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/click-bait-switch-nye
BroadwayWorld is excited to report that BBC Two has commissioned UPSTART CROW -- a six-part series about the life of William Shakespeare -- as part of the BBC Shakespeare Festival 2016, a major season celebrating the genius of Shakespeare, 400 years after his death. David Mitchell will take on the lead role.
Join us at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., at 8 p.m. for the funky grooves of headliner Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band! Special musical guests include The Original Lakeside, Bloodstone and Chante Moore will keep the stage hot until the ball drops. A champagne toast and party favors help you bring in 2016 with fireworks, fun and soul music from many decades.
Blue Man Group will bring overjoy to the world this holiday season with the announcement of additional performances, including four special New Year's Eve shows, to its ongoing run at Chicago's Briar Street Theatre (3133 N. Halsted).
Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced the team that will create and implement this year's 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30,
Following a hugely successful eighth season, which included the Midwest Premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury's Social Creatures and the acclaimed short play festival, Today We Escape-inspired by Radiohead's OK COMPUTER -Tympanic Theatre Company is proud to announce its ninth season in Chicago, as well as the appointment of a new Artistic Director and co-Literary Managers. Outgoing Artistic Director Dan Caffrey, who will continue serving as part of the company's Literary and Marketing Committees, and incoming Artistic Director Christopher Acevedo are proud to announce the two plays that will be comprising Tympanic's ninth season:- Blueberry Toast by Mary Laws, and Paper City Phoenix by Walt McGough. In addition to announcing Acevedo as the new Artistic Director, the company also proudly announces the appointment of Ted Brengle and Joshua Ellison as co-Literary Managers.
Donmar Warehouse Announces the 2016 Spring Season!
Washington, DC's award-winning power pop trio for kids and families -- Rocknoceros -- will ring out 2015 and welcome 2016 in grand style with their 9th annual New Year's Eve parties for families
CSz Theater Chicago announces upcoming special holiday/winter programming in its 28th anniversary season - please add/update listings, and call for photos, media comps, and additional information:
Chris Isaacson Presents and the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City have announced NEW YEAR'S EVE 2016: A POP ROCKIN' CELEBRATION with special guest pop icon Belinda Carlisle and also starring Frenchie Davis, Rogelio Douglas Jr., David Hernandez, Maya, and Jake Simpson, performing hits from the 80s to today as well as fresh arrangements of favorites from the Great American Songbook and classic rhythm and blues. The festivities will begin at 7pm in the Hilton's elegant Sierra Ballroom.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering a variety of family-friendly, holiday-themed shows and concerts over the next two months.
On December 3, TheatreSquared will begin performances of the critically acclaimed Peter and the Starcatcher, a fast-paced theatrical adventure for audiences of all ages. Mark Shanahan (Around the World in 80 Days, The Quest for Don Quixote) will direct this new adaptation by Rick Elise, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, with music by Wayne Barker.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with the Chicago Neo-Futurists, is pleased to announce the return of TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND, an eccentric mini-play showcase and a staple of Chicago's underground theatre scene for more than 25 years.
After the success and popularity of its first NYE event in 2014, modern Spanish restaurant El Tapeo invites guests to ring in 2016 with the 2nd Annual New Year's Eve party on Thursday, December 31. Located on the 9th floor of Le Meridien Chicago - Oakbrook Center, El Tapeo will offer two dinner seatings, each featuring a complimentary glass of sangria or sparkling champagne, as well as a festive party from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Guests who book the second dinner seating will be granted complimentary access to the party, also open to guests who are not dining to attend, featuring live entertainment from Cherry and The Definitives, party favors, and a midnight toast.
Today, March 16, 2015, Asolo Repertory Theatre and the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training announced their highly anticipated 2015-16 seasons with a special presentation in the Mertz Theatre.
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