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Broadway's Dee Hoty and George Dvorsky Lead Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Now thru 8/9
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2014


Get swept away by an all-star cast in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's lush production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, which runs today, August 5 through 9 at the Civic Center Music Hall.

FIAF Announces 2014 Crossing the Line Festival, 9/8-10/20
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 24, 2014


The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, today announces the full program for Crossing the Line 2014, the eighth annual edition of its celebrated fall arts festival, presenting interdisciplinary works and performances by artists from around the world. Crossing the Line runs from September 8 through October 20 in venues throughout New York City. Nespresso returns as Presenting Sponsor of Crossing the Line in 2014. Tickets will go on sale in late July.

Tony Nominee Emily Skinner Performs One Night Only at Lyric's Plaza Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2014


Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma celebrates the best of Broadway through special events with theatre's brightest stars. Tonight, July 17 at Lyric's Plaza Theatre, Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner is performing her one night only concert BROADWAY, HER WAY!

Tony Nominee Emily Skinner Performs One Night Only at Lyric's Plaza Theatre, 7/17
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 27, 2014


Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma celebrates the best of Broadway through special events with theatre's brightest stars. On July 17 at Lyric's Plaza Theatre, Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner is performing her one night only concert BROADWAY, HER WAY!

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, June 21, Part 2 - MATILDA Hits 500, Plus NEWSIES, HERE LIES LOVE, PHANTOM and More!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2014


BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our June 21st SIP round-up. Yesterday's SIPs come from the casts of the Public Theater's HERE LIES LOVE, NEWSIES, the national tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MATILDA, KINKY BOOTS, GREASE at Paper Mill, and regional productions of LES MIS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, SPAMALOT, CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and more!

Broadway's Dee Hoty and George Dvorsky to Lead Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, 8/5-9
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2014


Get swept away by an all-star cast in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's lush production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, which runs August 5 through 9 at the Civic Center Music Hall. The show, which features the popular song "Send in the Clowns", stars Broadway's own Dee Hoty and George Dvorsky. Called "heady, civilized, sophisticated and enchanting" by the New York Times, Lyric's production is directed by artistic director Michael Baron and includes an original scenic design, new costumes, and a full orchestra.

Bold Works in Performance, Film and Art Set for MASS LIVE ARTS, 7/7-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2014


Mass Live Arts, a summer festival of contemporary and experimental performing arts, returns for its second year to Bard College at Simon's Rock in the Berkshires, July 7 - 26. This year's festival presents three New England Premieres of critically-acclaimed, new and remounted works by choreographer Faye Driscoll, theater artists Sibyl Kempson and Mike Iveson Jr, along with two media based performances by director Phil Soltanoff.

Summer Stages: Top 10 Summer Theatre Offerings in Columbus, Ohio
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 2, 2014


As the summer months heat up, so do the Columbus stages. Check out BWW's top 5 picks that the whole family can enjoy without breaking the bank this summer:

Segerstrom Center to Welcome Shirley MacLaine, 9/20
by Tyler Peterson - May 28, 2014


Academy Award® winner, singer, dancer, writer and activist Shirley MacLaine makes her Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut in her remarkable one-woman show, sharing personal stories, photos and film clips from her illustrious Hollywood career and fascinating personal life on Saturday, September 20 at 8 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. During An Evening with Shirley MacLaine, the celebrated artist will use her trademark wit and candid spirituality to discuss everything from her childhood to her early show business career to hanging out with The Rat Pack, JFK and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. MacLaine will also open her program to a question and answer session with the audience.

Violet's America: A Journey Through the South in 1964
by Roundabout Theatre Company - May 16, 2014


In Violet, it's September 4, 1964 when Violet Karl boards a bus in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, bound for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her journey will take her across the American South during the cultural revolution of the 1960s. By 1970, civil rights, Vietnam, women's liberation, and rock and roll youth culture will have reshaped society.

Steve Blanchard, Dee Hoty and More Among Stars of Lyric Theatre's 2014 Summer Shows; Cast & Creatives Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2014


Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma today announced casting and production teams for its annual summer shows, featuring new and returning national talent, including Steve Blanchard, George Dvorsky, Dee Hoty, Victoria Huston-Elem, Meredith Inglesby, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Danny Rothman, Emily Skinner, Chuck Wagner, and more. All four productions- LES MISERABLES, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - will perform at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City.

European Premiere of Award-Winning Musical DOGFIGHT to Open at Southwark Playhouse, 8/8-9/13
by Courtnie Mele - May 8, 2014


November 21, 1963. On the night before their deployment to Vietnam, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, the unassuming and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet, she rewrites the rules of the game and opens his eyes to what really matters in life.

Hong Son Cheung Releases THE MYSTERY OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 28, 2014


The mechanism of health and disease has been a constant enigma to human beings. With this in mind, humans make it a point to maintain a healthy body and at all costs to avoid getting sick. Author Hong Son Cheung elucidates the reasons behind sickness and diseases, the workings of metabolism and presence of imbalance within the body with his book 'The Mystery of Health and Disease.'

Sneak Peek - Broadway Vet Shirley Jones Guests on GENERAL HOSPTIAL Tonight
by TV News Desk - Feb 5, 2014


Star of stage and screen Shirley Jones will guest star on ABC's daytime sudser GENERAL HOSPTIAL tonight, Feb. 5. The 'Partridge Family' matriarch will portray 'Mrs. McClain', described as 'a lonely widow who sees something strange and disconcerting while visiting her husband's grave.' Get a first look at left courtesy of TVGuide.com.

Lincoln Center Education Presents Performances by Kenan Fellows, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2014


From today, January 24 - 26, 2014, the Kenan Fellows studying arts and education will present their work at the Clark Studio Theater at LINCOLN CENTER EDUCATION, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Building, 7th Floor.

First Look - Broadway Vet Shirley Jones Guests on GENERAL HOSPTIAL
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 16, 2014


Star of stage and screen Shirley Jones will guest star on ABC's daytime sudser GENERAL HOSPTIAL on Feb. 5.

Lincoln Center Education to Present Performances by Kenan Fellows, 1/24-26
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2014


From January 24 - 26, 2014, the Kenan Fellows studying arts and education will present their work at the Clark Studio Theater at LINCOLN CENTER EDUCATION, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Building, 7th Floor. FREE ADMISSION.

Theater for the New City to Welcome Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, 1/31-2/9
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 6, 2014


Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, will present Thunderbird American Dancers in their annual Dance Concert and Pow Wow from January 31 to February 9, 2013. There will be dances, stories and traditional music from the Iroquois and Native Peoples of the Southwest and Great Plains regions.

Lyric to Open 2014 Season with Rousing Comedy THE ODD COUPLE
by Robert Diamond - Dec 12, 2013


Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will open its much anticipated 2014 Season with the classic Neil Simon comedy THE ODD COUPLE, running Jan. 29 through Feb. 15 at the Plaza Theatre. The lead roles of Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison will be played by Texas-based actor Martin Burke and local favorite Jonathan Beck Reed. The production will be the first of an eight-show season that includes LES MISERABLES, THE LITTLE MERMAID, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT and more.

There's a New Scrooge in Town with Chris Bloch in LYRIC'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Now thru 12/28
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2013


There is much anticipation as Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma prepares to present its holiday tradition, LYRIC'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL presented by Devon Energy, for the third year, today, November 29 through December 28 at the Plaza Theatre. Lyric will welcome, direct from Washington, D.C.'s Ford's Theatre's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, nationally-acclaimed actor Chris Bloch in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Boasting an impressive resume, Bloch is best known for his work as Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as in LES MISERABLES, 1776, TV's 'The West Wing' and much more.

National Theatre Celebrates 50th Anniversary Today
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 22, 2013


Today, October 22, 2013, marks the official 50th anniversary of the National Theatre of Great Britain. The National Theatre first opened its doors in 1963 at the Old Vic, under Laurence Olivier. 800 productions later, they are marking their half-century with a short season celebrating the remarkable people and plays that have made the NT one of the most cherished and creative of great British institutions.

There's a New Scrooge in Town with Chris Bloch in LYRIC'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/29-12/28
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2013


There is much anticipation as Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma prepares to present its holiday tradition, LYRIC'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL presented by Devon Energy, for the third year, November 29 through December 28 at the Plaza Theatre. Lyric will welcome, direct from Washington, D.C.'s Ford's Theatre's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, nationally-acclaimed actor Chris Bloch in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Boasting an impressive resume, Bloch is best known for his work as Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as in LES MISERABLES, 1776, TV's "The West Wing" and much more.

Robin Armstrong, Akin Babatunde and More Among WaterTower Theatre's 2013-14 Directors; Season Kicks Off Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2013


WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin previously announced the directors for the Company's 2013-2014 Main Stage season at the Addison Theatre Centre. Directing the season opener, Hank Williams: Lost Highway (tonight, October 11-November 3, 2013) will be Michael Serrecchia.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's 2013 'One Singular Sensation' Broadway Ball Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2013


On the evening of Today, October 4, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will prove that all that glitters is, in fact, gold, during its 18th Annual Broadway Ball, presented by Devon Energy, at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. The gala event, themed 'One Singular Sensation,' will feature decor dripping in gold, Lyric actors performing rousing numbers from the musical A CHORUS LINE and both a live and silent auction. The evening will be the capstone celebration of Lyric's 50th Anniversary and the theatre's largest fundraising event of the year. The Broadway Ball is chaired by Debbie Nauser and co-chaired by Aimee Harlow.

Lyric Theatre Celebrates Golden Anniversary with 'One Singular Sensation' Broadway Ball 2013, Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2013


On the evening of Today, October 4, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will prove that all that glitters is, in fact, gold, during its 18th Annual Broadway Ball, presented by Devon Energy, at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. The gala event, themed 'One Singular Sensation,' will feature decor dripping in gold, Lyric actors performing rousing numbers from the musical A CHORUS LINE and both a live and silent auction. The evening will be the capstone celebration of Lyric's 50th Anniversary and the theatre's largest fundraising event of the year. The Broadway Ball is chaired by Debbie Nauser and co-chaired by Aimee Harlow.

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