Mating Dance

Are you bound for the Philadelphia area this fall.  There’s so much to see and do that our readers will like to know about. 

See photos and video from Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park, which raised $1,887,014!

When they say there's nothing to do this weekend - they definitely do not mean Philadelphia! The guide to spring and summer will keep you busy every single weekend for the new three months - and give tourists over 80 reasons to visit Philly in 2023. 

What did our critic think of BALLADS AND ROMANCES at Wroclaw Mime Theatre? Three different approaches to Mickiewicz's legacy. Three is a magic number, so combining three magics in magic would bring all the best to the new piece of Mims Theatre in Wroclaw.

After three years of climate research and patient self-discovery, Bangkok-born singer, producer and multi-modal artist Sirintip issues her sophomore release, carbon.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony-nominee Paul Sorvino has passed away at the age of 83. Sorvino was seen on stage in That Championship Season, Bajour, Mating Dance, Skyscraper, An American Millionaire, and The Most Happy Fella. Plus, watch a video of Sorvino singing 'Once Upon a Time.'

South Bay Musical Theatre has announced the complete cast and creative team for ON THE TOWN, the energetic WWII-era musical comedy featuring music by Leonard Bernstein with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

The prevailing theme of ISHIDA Dance’s new work You Could Release Me is love, and the many forms that love takes. You Could Release Me is broken up into four separate dance pieces, each exploring a different aspect of how we relate to each other. The show presents a moving and honest reflection on what it takes to be open, intimate, and vulnerable.

Scripps Ranch Theatre  opens Season 42 with HEISENBERG by Simon Stephens, directed by Charles Peters.

​​​​​​​Scripps Ranch Theatre, located on the campus of Alliant Int'l University in Scripps Ranch announced the reopening of their theatre. They will kick off with a Welcome Back Celebration! on December 4th at 7:30pm featuring musical and theatrical performances by some of their community's favorite performers - and have announced their 2022 Season which will start in January, 2022. 

When master visual artist Bernard Stanley Hoyes was first appointed to create an outdoor stainless steel sculpture for the Kingston Restoration Walking Museum Project in Jamaica, it was before Covid.

The manifestation and creation of the 400 pound 'Mating Dance of Hummingbirds,' now standing on historical Duke Street in downtown Kingston, is a tremendous testimony to perseverance, resilience and the magnetic power of creativity.

It left me with a tear in my eye. It was marvellous.

Hello, dear readers, from university quarantine. My school is hunkering down for two weeks before classes start this Monday.

This Spotlight focuses on Cate Caplin, a multiple award-winning producer, director and choreographer whose talents have ignited productions on television, in films, music videos, commercials, and in theatrical venues worldwide. But of course, her busy schedule was put on hold with the rest of the world, just as she was beginning to direct and choreograph a musical very close to her heart.

AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour spring premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including the highly anticipated debuts of AMC's The Walking Dead: World Beyond and three-part series Quiz, a third season of BBC AMERICA's award-winning Killing Eve, the fourth and final season of IFC's acclaimed series Brockmire and the return of SundanceTV's psychological thriller Liar. As previously announced, AMC's Better Call Saul season five debuts with a special two-night premiere event on Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c and Monday, February 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c and the new anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere premieres Sunday, March 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c. In addition, the next series in BBC AMERICA's Emmy® Award-winning Planet franchise, Seven Worlds, One Planet will air as a multi-network event across BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV this Saturday, January 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c.

Broadway World awarded musical, Be A Lion, written by Rory D. Sheriff, who recently won a?oeBest Directora?? at the Atlanta Black Theater Festival, returns with improvements and upgrades to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Duke Energy Theater, at Spirit Square.

Seven unique stories, one landmark event. Announced today, BBC AMERICA's Seven Worlds, One Planet will premiere Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 9pm/8c as a multi-network event airing on BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV.

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to present the New York premiere of I CARRY YOUR HEART written by Georgette Kelly and directed by Cate Caplin. Produced by Athena Theatre, I CARRY YOUR HEART begins performances on Saturday, March 30 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 14. Press Opening is Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Friday at 7:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM; Sunday at 2:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Single tickets are $25 ($20 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call the 59E59 Box Office at 646-892-7999 or visit www.59e59.org. The running time is 80 minutes with no intermission.

Playwrights' Arena, the first and oldest theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights, is presenting its annual Lee Melville Award to Actor/Director Dan Guerrero and to Choreographer/Director Cate Caplin.

The 2017 Tony Award nominee for Best Play and the most-produced play of the 2018-2019 season, A Doll's House, Part 2 makes its Boston debut at the Huntington Theatre Company at the Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue, Boston) in a co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Written by Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, performances will run January 4 through February 3. The press opening will be Wednesday, January 9 at 7pm. 

Heisenberg by Simon Stephens will be performed on the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis as a regional premiere September 21 through October 7, 2018. This contemporary drama filled with twists and turns introduces two strangers, an older man and a younger woman, who meet on a subway platform in the most unlikely of circumstances. A mistaken identity kiss occurs and two utterly dissimilar lives begin a life-affirmative mating dance. In this recent Broadway and London hit, an electric encounter opens the door to a theatrical give and take that is tender and funny and a master class on the thrill of uncertainty and unpredictability.

The Colony Theatre in Burbank has announced a four-performance engagement of Suburban Showgirl starring Palmer Davis from September 13-16. With musical direction by Ross Kalling, Suburban Showgirl is directed by multiple award-winner Cate Caplin.

Heisenberg by Simon Stephens will be performed on the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis as a regional premiere September 21 through October 7, 2018. This contemporary drama filled with twists and turns introduces two strangers, an older man and a younger woman, who meet on a subway platform in the most unlikely of circumstances. A mistaken identity kiss occurs and two utterly dissimilar lives begin a life-affirmative mating dance.  In this recent Broadway and London hit, an electric encounter opens the door to a theatrical give and take that is tender and funny and a master class on the thrill of uncertainty and unpredictability.

The Colony Theatre in Burbank has announced a four-performance engagement of Suburban Showgirl starring Palmer Davis from September 13-16. With musical direction by Ross Kalling, Suburban Showgirl is directed by multiple award-winner Cate Caplin.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will inaugurate its eighth season with the compelling new drama Heisenberg by Simon Stephens, author of the international hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Tampa Repertory Theatre has announced the slate for its 8th full season, kicking off in September 2018. Performances will be held at the HCC-Ybor Studio Theatre or at Studio 120 on the University of South Florida campus. The first night of each production is a paid preview performance.

Rosemary and Time, the mesmerizing new play written by award-winning playwright Jennifer Fell Hayes, opens next week at the Paradise Factory Main Stage in the East Village. The World Premiere is directed by Jennifer's long time collaborator, Kathy Gail MacGowan. Get a first look inside the rehearsal room with the photos below!

Award-winning playwright and published author Jennifer Fell Hayes, mesmerizing new play, Rosemary and Time is set to run at the Paradise Factory Main Stage February 2 through February 17, 2018. The limited run is directed by long time collaborator, Kathy Gail MacGowan who has worked extensively in Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre.

Award-winning playwright and published author Jennifer Fell Hayes, mesmerizing new play, Rosemary and Time is set to run at the Paradise Factory Main Stage February 2 through February 17, 2018. The limited run is directed by long time collaborator, Kathy Gail MacGowan who has worked extensively in Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre.

Celebration, under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, is thrilled to announce that the first show in its 2017-2018 season, the critically acclaimed hit musical, The View UpStairs, book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon, choreography by Cate Caplin, musical direction by Jake Anthony and directed by Michael A. Shepperd is extending through Sunday, November 12 at Celebration Theatre @ the Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave. in Los Angeles.

Celebration presents under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, the first show in its 2017-2018 season, the Off-Broadway hit musical, The View UpStairs, book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon, choreography by Cate Caplin, musical direction by Jake Anthony and directed by Michael A. Shepperd. The View UpStairs will begin previews on Thursday, September 15 at 8pm; will open on Friday, September 22 at 8pm and perform through Sunday, October 29 at Celebration Theatre @ the Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave. in Los Angeles.

Celebration presents under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, the first show in its 2017-2018 season, the Off-Broadway hit musical, The View UpStairs, book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon, choreography by Cate Caplin, musical direction by Jake Anthony and directed by Michael A. Shepperd.

Celebration presents under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, the first show in its 2017-2018 season, the Off-Broadway hit musical, The View UpStairs, book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon, choreography by Cate Caplin, musical direction by Jake Anthony and directed by Michael A. Shepperd.

Celebration presents under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, the first show in its 2017-2018 season, the Off-Broadway hit musical, The View UpStairs, book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon, choreography by Cate Caplin, musical direction by Jake Anthony and directed by Michael A. Shepperd.

Sleeping Beauty is playing through April 9th with a different, but just as talented cast, April 1st, 7th, and 9th. For tickets call 816-931-8993, online at www.kcballet.org , or in person at the Kansas City Ballet Box Office located at the Bolender Center at 500 W. Pershing Rd. (west of Union Station).

Watching this was like entering into an alien world of primitive creatures,

On Sunday, October 23rd, 2016, acclaimed pianist and Music Director Polly Ferman and the Glamour Tango ensemble brought together an all-female multi-media music and dance performance to pay homage to women who quietly wrote the pages of Tango from the very beginning. In this one-night only engagement at Le Poisson Rouge, audiences were exposed to the art of Tango from the Rio de la Plata region in South America in a different light.

Leading up to his sophomore album release, 'Spent' next month, Josh Franklin just released the album's first single, 'Masterpiece', complete with a fun, inspiring new video. The playful video uses beautiful choreography between two couples - one straight, one gay - to illustrate the initial mating dance that we've all experienced upon meeting a potential new love and the uncertainty that ensues.

Leading up to his sophomore album release, 'Spent' next month, Josh Franklin just released the album's first single, 'Masterpiece', complete with a fun, inspiring new video.

Experience the universal story that unites us with every ANIMAL on the planet. LIFE STORY, a Discovery Channel/BBC co-production, premieres tonight, June 6 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the Discovery Channel.

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Heisenberg, the new play by two-time Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Punk Rock), directed by Drama Desk Award winner Mark Brokaw (The Lyons, How I Learned to Drive) starring Denis Arndt (The Night Alive at Geffen Playhouse, 'The Practice') and Tony and Emmy Award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Proof, 'Weeds') opens tonight, June 3, as part of MTC's 2014-15 season of The Studio at Stage II. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Experience the universal story that unites us with every animal on the planet. LIFE STORY, a Discovery Channel/BBC co-production, premieres Saturday, June 6 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the Discovery Channel.

Mark Morris Dance Group has grown so busy touring to places as far off as China or Timor that the company has not performed at BAM since 2012.   Morris's work was certainly welcomed with its minimalist, serene, and exceptionally music quality, epitomizing Balanchine's quote, "see the music, hear the dance."

A Guy's Just Gotta Get a Girl

All the way from chilly Canada comes a hot romantic comedy about the joys of 'self ­discovery', voyeurism, and the 8­track tape. SPRING ALIBI set in the North, a place where spring fever erupts with an undeniable force. It's a place of rugged, masculine beauty, where the warmth of the sun finally melts frozen loins and suddenly everyone's pulled into the ritualistic mating dance!

This is yet another wonderful production from Bangarra Dance Theatre.

The new Broadway revival of On The Town, directed by John Rando (Tony Award for Urinetown) and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse (Emmy Award winner for 'Smash') officially opens tonight, October 16, 2014 at Broadway's Lyric Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say...

A few years ago, I reviewed a book called Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written About the Game. I love baseball, and I love that book because haiku succinctly catch baseball's essence. Now comes The Heart of the Order: Baseball Poems, edited by Gabriel Fried with a foreword by Daniel Okrent (Persea Books). The verses are not haiku, but I set aside my esthetic preference and found some fine poetry.

Walnut Street Theatre's 2013-2014 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with a musical fit for the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. Written by Joe DiPietro, with music by Jimmy Roberts, and directed by Christopher Sutton, the production opened May 1st and continues through June 29th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3. Scroll down for new photos of the cast onstage!