My Beginning - 1962 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 16

Television and movie superstar William Shatner will bring SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT to Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) for a limited engagement from February 14 - March 4.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents a special holiday event, PARRANDA NAVIDEÑA, a Christmas celebration featuring the unique jibaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico with three celebrated masters of the genre, on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8pm. The concert will feature FELITO FELIX Y EL TRIO LOS ANTARES in a tribute to Felipe Rodriguez, ODILIO GONZALEZ "EL JIBARITO DE LARES" and JOSÉ MIGUEL CLASS "EL GALLITO DE MANATÍ." Joining them will be Estampas de Borinquen, William Guzman and many more special guests.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents a special holiday event, PARRANDA NAVIDEÑA, a Christmas celebration featuring the unique jibaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico with three celebrated masters of the genre, on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8pm. The concert will feature FELITO FELIX Y EL TRIO LOS ANTARES in a tribute to Felipe Rodriguez, ODILIO GONZALEZ "EL JIBARITO DE LARES" and JOSÉ MIGUEL CLASS "EL GALLITO DE MANATÍ." Joining them will be Estampas de Borinquen, William Guzman and many more special guests.

Jackie Mason, legendary comedian who's set to play Wyndham's Theatre for five weeks with FEARLESS! beginning February 13, tells The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye that the show will be his last on the London stage.

Following acclaimed performances internationally, Theatre for a New Audience, in association with Baryshnikov Arts Center, will present the New York premiere of C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord's Fragments from the texts by Samuel Beckett for only 29 performances at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street.

In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia Records (beginning in 1952 through the present), as well as his recordings for Roulette (an historic encounter with Count Basie and Orchestra in 1959), MGM (1972-73), Improv (Bennett's own label from 1973-76) and Fantasy (a pair of sublime titles with pianist Bill Evans, released in 1975-76).

In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia Records (beginning in 1952 through the present), as well as his recordings for Roulette (an historic encounter with Count Basie and Orchestra in 1959), MGM (1972-73), Improv (Bennett's own label from 1973-76) and Fantasy (a pair of sublime titles with pianist Bill Evans, released in 1975-76).

Even before they hit the stage for Lipscomb University Theatre's production of Hairspray, it's pretty clear that cast members Renna Taylor, Nicolette Carney, Justin Boyd, Darius Cal and Carolanne Deaton truly are 'the nicest kids in town.' Bringing the hit musical to life for Nashville audiences, which will include a large contingent of alumni in town for homecoming (Hairspray runs November 3-6 in Collins Auditorium on the David Lipscomb University campus), the large ensemble of more than 40 actors are hard at work, sharpening their skills, running lines, rehearsing like it's nobody's business and immersing themselves in plenty of 1960s pop culture and nostalgia.

Without a doubt - and even before they take to the stage in Lipscomb University Theatre's production of Hairspray - it's pretty clear that the production's cast members are truly 'the nicest kids in town.' Bringing the hit musical to life for local audiences, which will include a large contingent of alumni in town for homecoming at the Nashville university (Hairspray runs November 3-6 in Collins Auditorium on the Lipscomb campus), the large ensemble of more than 40 actors are hard at work, sharpening their skills, running lines and rehearsing like it's nobody's business. And their spirit and energy is palpable!

Following acclaimed performances internationally, Theatre for a New Audience, in association with Baryshnikov Arts Center, will present the New York premiere of C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord's Fragments from the texts by Samuel Beckett for only 29 performances at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present the highly anticipated To Kill A Mockingbird beginning on October 12th and continuing through November 20th at The Theatre's Main Stage -the intimate F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present the highly anticipated To Kill A Mockingbird beginning on October 12th and continuing through November 20th at The Theatre's Main Stage -the intimate F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.

In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia Records (beginning in 1952 through the present), as well as his recordings for Roulette (an historic encounter with Count Basie and Orchestra in 1959), MGM (1972-73), Improv (Bennett's own label from 1973-76) and Fantasy (a pair of sublime titles with pianist Bill Evans, released in 1975-76).

In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia Records (beginning in 1952 through the present), as well as his recordings for Roulette (an historic encounter with Count Basie and Orchestra in 1959), MGM (1972-73), Improv (Bennett's own label from 1973-76) and Fantasy (a pair of sublime titles with pianist Bill Evans, released in 1975-76).

Wolf Trap Presents Pop-Rock Sensations Guster and Jack's Mannequin; Classics from Chicago, Chris Botti, and Paul Anka; Worldly Beats from Flamenco Superstars Gipsy Kings; and the Annual Summer Beach Bash with America's Band, and The Beach Boys

Wolf Trap Presents Pop-Rock Sensations Guster and Jack's Mannequin; Classics from Chicago, Chris Botti, and Paul Anka; Worldly Beats from Flamenco Superstars Gipsy Kings; and the Annual Summer Beach Bash with America's Band, and The Beach Boys

The Jewish Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people through its unparalleled collections, distinguished exhibitions, and related education programs.

Victoria Theatre Association announces tickets will go on sale to the public for the 2011 - 2012 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series presentation of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Friday, July 29, 2011, prior to the Michelob Ultra Cool Films Series showing of the 1974 film, Young Frankenstein, at the historic Victoria Theatre.

Hard on the heels of landing three Drammy awards for last season's productions, Lakewood Theatre kicks off an exciting and challenging new series of plays and musicals with the Portland area premiere of the recent Broadway smash-hit and Tony award-winning comedy Boeing-Boeing. The show opens on Lakewood Theatre's Headlee Mainstage Friday, July 8 and runs Thursdays through Sundays until August 21.

Switzerland's acclaimed Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve returns to Jacob's Pillow for the first time since its 2007 U.S. debut, June 22-26 in the Ted Shawn Theatre.

Hard on the heels of landing three Drammy awards for last season's productions, Lakewood Theatre kicks off an exciting and challenging new series of plays and musicals with the Portland area premiere of the recent Broadway smash-hit and Tony award-winning comedy Boeing-Boeing. The show opens on Lakewood Theatre's Headlee Mainstage Friday, July 8 and runs Thursdays through Sundays until August 21.

At this annual solstice ritual, the Paul Winter Consort celebrates the first sunrise of summer within the vast acoustics of the world's largest cathedral, New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Beginning in complete darkness, musicians surrounding the audience play continuously for two hours as the cathedral's stained-glass windows gradually illuminate to usher in the longest day of the year.

Switzerland's acclaimed Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve returns to Jacob's Pillow for the first time since its 2007 U.S. debut, June 22-26 in the Ted Shawn Theatre.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that The Old Globe will produce the World Premieres of four new plays and musicals in its 2011-12 Winter Season. The season will feature the World Premiere musicals Some Lovers by music legend Burt Bacharach and Tony Award winner Steven Sater and Nobody Loves You by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, as well as the West Coast Premiere of John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, recently nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. The two plays receiving World Premiere productions are Somewhere by Globe Playwright-in-Residence Matthew Lopez and The Recommendation by Jonathan Caren. The new season also includes revivals of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and the Eugene O'Neill classic Anna Christie directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Auburn. Special events include the World Premiere of Odyssey by Todd Almond, a music theater event conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet celebrating the Globe's 75th Anniversary, The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program production of Twelfth Night and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which returns for its 14th consecutive year.

At the heart of the sixth season from Artistic Director Jonathan Church and Executive Director Alan Finch will be 'a Festival within a Festival' celebrating the achievements of playwright Terence Rattigan in the centenary year of his birth.