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Cincinnati Playhouse to Present MAD RIVER RISING
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 21, 2015


Dana Yeaton's sweeping, compelling MAD RIVER RISING brings a flood of forces - natural, generational and emotional - to the Cincinnati Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre Oct. 17 through Nov. 14. Family patriarch and farmer Angus Stewart, the anchor of Yeaton's captivating drama, escapes from his nursing home determined to save the land he loves from the rising tide of urbanization.

LEND ME A TENOR Opens Tonight at Peninsula Players
by BWW News Desk - Jul 29, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season tonight, July 29, through August 16 when it presents Ken Ludwig's hilarious comedy, 'Lend Me A Tenor.'

DIAL M FOR MURDER Opens Tonight at Peninsula Players
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season tonight, July 8, through July 26 when it presents the classic suspense-filled thriller, 'Dial M for Murder' by Frederick Knott. 'Dial M for Murder' was first staged on Broadway in 1952 and Knott adapted the script for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film.

DIAL M FOR MURDER to Open 7/8 at Peninsula Players
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season July 8 through 26 when it presents the classic suspense-filled thriller, 'Dial M for Murder' by Frederick Knott. 'Dial M for Murder' was first staged on Broadway in 1952 and Knott adapted the script for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film.

Joan Ellison to Honor Judy Garland at TheatreZone in 2016
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 23, 2015


         Artistic director Mark Danni today unveiled that actress and singer Joan Ellison will perform a one-night-only concert Love Finds Judy Garland, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 8 pm.         

Peninsula Players Theatre Kicks Off 80th Season with A REAL LULU
by BWW News Desk - Jun 16, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre and Door County's theatrical icon, presents its 80th season, running tonight, June 16 through October 18, 2015.

Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 80th Season Company; Kicks Off 6/16
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre and Door County's theatrical icon, announces company members for its 80th season, running June 16 through October 18, 2015. The mix of plays includes a world premiere comedy, a classic thriller, a madcap comedy, a sweet and prickly Irish love story and a nun habit-forming musical comedy.      

Canton Symphony Orchestra Announces Return of MUSICAL STORY TIME, 4/6
by Matt Smith - Mar 26, 2015


CANTON, OHIO (March 26, 2015) – Listen at the Library, the collaboration between the Stark County District Library and Canton Symphony Orchestra, is set to start April 6, 2015. The program pairs music with children's literature and is sponsored in part by The Dominion Foundation, The Albert W and Edith V. Flowers Foundation and the Stark County District Library.

CSO Celebrates Beethoven With Two-Month Festival
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2015


CANTON, OH (February 19, 2015) - This Spring, the Canton Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the music and life of Ludwig Van Beethoven with a two month festival. Throughout March and April 2015 the legendary composer will be the focus throughout Canton with four orchestra concerts in Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, a chamber concert performed by the Canton Symphony String Trio, two ConverZations programs at the Zimmermann Symphony Center and several films showing at the historic Canton Palace Theatre.

CSO to Celebrate Beethoven This Month; Festival to Kick Off, 3/5
by Matt Smith - Feb 20, 2015


CANTON, OH (February 19, 2015) - This Spring, the Canton Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the music and life of Ludwig Van Beethoven with a two month festival. Throughout March and April 2015 the legendary composer will be the focus throughout Canton with four orchestra concerts in Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, a chamber concert performed by the Canton Symphony String Trio, two ConverZations programs at the Zimmermann Symphony Center and several films showing at the historic Canton Palace Theatre.

The Canton Symphony Orchestra Presents ROCK THE 5TH PUB CRAWL, 3/5
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2015


“Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes,” said Ludwig van Beethoven. In celebrating the inspiring work of Beethoven, the Canton Symphony Orchestra kicks off its two month long Beethoven Festival with a “Rock the 5th” pub crawl on March 5 beginning at5:30pm.

Travel Channel Premieres New Original Series EXPEDITION UNKNOWN Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jan 8, 2015


From lost cities to buried treasure and stolen art, the world abounds with fascinating, iconic legends. In Travel Channel's new original series 'Expedition Unknown,' premiering tonight, January 8 with a special two-hour episode at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Travel Channel to Premiere New Original Series EXPEDITION UNKNOWN, 1/8
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 11, 2014


From lost cities to buried treasure and stolen art, the world abounds with fascinating, iconic legends. In Travel Channel's new original series 'Expedition Unknown,' premiering Thursday, January 8 with a special two-hour episode at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

'THE DEVIL'S MUSIC' Plays Tonight at On Stage at Kingsborough in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2014


On Stage at Kingsborough is pleased to present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, directed by Joe Brancato (Cobb) and starring Miche Braden, tonight, November 8, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. This performance is an exclusive Brooklyn engagement.

'THE DEVIL'S MUSIC' to Play 11/8 at On Stage at Kingsborough in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2014


On Stage at Kingsborough is pleased to present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, directed by Joe Brancato (Cobb) and starring Miche Braden, on November 8, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. This performance is an exclusive Brooklyn engagement.

Bilingual Play THE LONG ROAD/EL LARGO CAMINO DE HOY Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2014


Two years ago, with funding from The James Irvine Foundation and in partnership with Latino Health Access, South Coast Repertory launched a play-development project in Santa Ana called Dialogue/Dialogos. The project captured the stories and memories of nearly 1,000 of the city's Latino residents, which created the core of a new bilingual play, The Long Road Today/El Largo Camino de Hoy,written by Jose Cruz Gonzalez.

Dancer Marge Champion Set for Rare Live Interview at The Spiral Theater, 10/5
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2014


On Sunday, October 5th at 5:00 PM, Marge Champion and Richard Skipper will sit down at the Spiral Theater Studio to discuss Marge's vast and wonderful career and how she is doing today, at 95 years young. A Q&A with the audience and 'meet and greet' follows.

ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE Opens Tomorrow at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 2, 2014


The toe-tapping, heartfelt musical "Always…Patsy Cline" created and originally directed by Ted Swindley is based on a true story. It opens Sept. 3 at Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon. "Always…Patsy Cline" features more than 25 of Cline's classic songs and will run for seven weeks closing Sunday, Oct. 19 with a 4 p.m. matinee.

Peninsula Players' THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Opens 7/30
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 25, 2014


The frighteningly funny farce "The Mystery of Irma Vep- A Penny Dreadful" by Charles Ludlam opens July 30 at Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon. The Drama Desk-and Obie Award-winning comedy is a true mix of Victorian gothic romance and Universal monster movies.

Academy Brings Hollywood Costume To Iconic Wilshire May Company Building
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 10, 2014


This fall the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the final showing of the groundbreaking multimedia exhibition Hollywood Costume in the historic Wilshire May Company building

Backstage Tours at Ogunquit Playhouse - A Behind-the-Scenes View
by Dan Marois - Jun 30, 2014


Visitors at the famed Ogunquit Playhouse can now get a behind the scene tour of this historic theater. See what the actors see from the backstage area and beyond.

ELTC Presents THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, 6/29
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 23, 2014


'The High and the Mighty' directed by William Wellman will be shown on June 29 at 8:30p.m., and is the second of East Lynne Theater Company's and The Cape May Film Society's 'Sunday Film Series' with the theme 'Pilots and Pirates.' The "Pirate" films come later, with 'The Crimson Pirate' and 'The Black Pirate' on August 3 and 10 at 8:30p.m. In the fall, on October 19 at 8:00p.m., the final day of the Cape May Film Festival, it's an evening of spooky classic silent short films.

Meet the Playwright Sean Grennan of World Premiere of THE TIN WOMAN
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 21, 2014


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, opens its 79th season June 17 with the world premiere comedy "The Tin Woman" by Sean Grennan. The Players premiered another of Grennan' s comedies "Making God Laugh" in 2011.

THE TIN WOMAN to Premiere at Peninsula Players, Begin. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2014


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, opens its 79th season June 17 with the world premiere comedy "The Tin Woman" by Sean Grennan. The Players premiered another of Grennan' s comedies "Making God Laugh" in 2011.

THE TIN WOMAN to Premiere at Peninsula Players, Begin. 6/17
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 13, 2014


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, opens its 79th season June 17 with the world premiere comedy "The Tin Woman" by Sean Grennan. The Players premiered another of Grennan' s comedies "Making God Laugh" in 2011.

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