Sade to Release The Ultimate Collection 5/3
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 23, 2011
As a follow up to the platinum-selling Soldier Of Love, which spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart and garnered a well-deserved Grammy, Sade is back with The Ultimate Collection on May 3.
Asolo Rep Presents LAS MENINAS 3/18-5/15
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2011
Asolo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to introduce Florida audiences to Las Meninas, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
Joyce DiDonato Embarks on U.S. Recital Tour, Capped by Carnegie Hall Recital
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 6, 2011
A singer could scarcely be hotter than Joyce DiDonato right now: recently named Artist of the Year by Gramophone magazine, the mezzo-soprano has a new Virgin/EMI album just out (Diva, Divo, released Jan 25); is currently starring in the lead role of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at Houston Grand Opera; and soon embarks on an eight-city U.S. recital tour (Feb 8 - March 6), capping it with her main-stage Carnegie Hall recital debut.
Bravo Announces New Competitors for TOP CHEF MASTERS
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 2, 2011
Bravo's 'Top Chef Masters' returns with a brand new format and 12 new award-winning chefs hungry to compete for the title of 'Top Chef Master' and win $100,000 for their charity. This season, the masters will no longer be judged on a scale, but in elimination style challenges just as the tried and true format of the original 'Top Chef.' In each episode, money will be at stake, with the winners of every quickfire challenge winning $5,000 and elimination challenges winning $10,000 for their designated charities. As previously announced, celebrity chef Curtis Stone will serve as the newly appointed host of the series along with returning judge and culinary expert, James Oseland, and new series judge, the legendary food critic and author, Ruth Reichl. The third season of 'Top Chef Masters' premieres on Wednesday, April 6 at 11 p.m. ET/PT and will move to its regular time period on April 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Grand Center Inc. Announces 2011 Honorees of the 9th Annual Visionary Awards
by Chris Gibson - Mar 1, 2011
Grand Center Inc. and presenting sponsor Brown Shoe proudly announce the 2011 honorees of the Ninth Annual Visionary Awards, which recognizes women for their contributions to the St. Louis arts community: Juanita Hinshaw, Noemi Neidorff, Helen Gannon, Barbara Harbach, Yvette Woods, Kathleen Sitzer and Dail Chambers. The ceremony will be held May 17 at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd.
Asolo Rep Presents LAS MENINAS 3/18-5/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 24, 2011
Asolo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to introduce Florida audiences to Las Meninas, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
Second Stage Theatre to Premiere SEX LIVES OF OUR PARENTS and THE TALLS This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 23, 2011
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the two world premiere plays which will be presented as part of the company's ninth annual Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series this summer: Michael Mitnick's Sex Lives of Our Parents, directed by Davis McCallum, and Anna Kerrigan's The Talls, directed by Carolyn Cantor.
Jackie Hoffman Extends JACKIE FIVE-OH! at Joe's Pub, Through 4/4
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 15, 2011
Due to popular demand and rave reviews, JACKIE FIVE-OH! has extended its run yet again at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) through April 4th. In the all-new JACKIE FIVE-OH!, the blisteringly funny, filter-free Hoffman muses on her own decay at 50, her career of playing 'bit' parts, her thoughts about being in The Addams Family and an array of other topics running the gamut from Queen Latifah to Kristen Chenoweth. Hoffman also sings five new original songs (written with musical director Bobby Peaco). Hoffman will also continue in her hilarious, scene-stealing performance as Grandma inTHE ADDAMS FAMILY into the summer.
ROCK OF AGES Announces New Broadway Cast with NY & Tour Alum
by Robert Diamond - Feb 14, 2011
Today, the producers of the smash hit musical ROCK OF AGES announced the ‘supergroup' they've assembled to kick off performances at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th Street on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Joyce DiDonato Embarks on U.S. Recital Tour, Capped by Carnegie Hall Recital
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 31, 2011
A singer could scarcely be hotter than Joyce DiDonato right now: recently named Artist of the Year by Gramophone magazine, the mezzo-soprano has a new Virgin/EMI album just out (Diva, Divo, released Jan 25); is currently starring in the lead role of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at Houston Grand Opera; and soon embarks on an eight-city U.S. recital tour (Feb 8 - March 6), capping it with her main-stage Carnegie Hall recital debut.