Open House - 1947 - Broadway Articles Page 14

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the third show in their 2010 season, a new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's classic THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, translated by Eric Bentley with original music by Elizabeth Swados (Runaways), musical direction by Dean Mora and directed by Charles Otte (The Devil with Boobs).

The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the third show in their 2010 season, a new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's classic THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, translated by Eric Bentley with original music by Elizabeth Swados (Runaways), musical direction by Dean Mora and directed by Charles Otte (The Devil with Boobs).

The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the third show in their 2010 season, a new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's classic THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, translated by Eric Bentley with original music by Elizabeth Swados (Runaways), musical direction by Dean Mora and directed by Charles Otte (The Devil with Boobs).

Following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the subsequent public survey along the Sixth Principal Meridian, the Great Plains was officially opened to development and the surveyor's grid provided the basis for cataloguing the open expanse.

The New York Philharmonic will present The Russian Stravinsky: A Philharmonic Festival conducted by Valery Gergiev on April 21-May 8, 2010. The three-week festival - one of several initiatives launched during Alan Gilbert's first season as Music Director - will offer an in-depth look at Stravinsky, exploring how his Russian roots informed his works. Led by the Russian-born Mr. Gergiev, the festival will feature eight programs over three weeks, including concerts, lectures, pre-concert talks, radio broadcasts, podcasts and an Archives exhibit.

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Joe Deal West and West: Reimagining The Great Plains currently on view at Robert Mann Gallery through May 8, 2010 has been acquired by the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Robert Mann Gallery located at 210 Eleventh Avenue New York NY 10001 (between 24th & 25th Streets) is open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm. Gallery information is available www.robertmann.com.

The New York Philharmonic will present The Russian Stravinsky: A Philharmonic Festival conducted by Valery Gergiev on April 21-May 8, 2010. The three-week festival - one of several initiatives launched during Alan Gilbert's first season as Music Director - will offer an in-depth look at Stravinsky, exploring how his Russian roots informed his works. Led by the Russian-born Mr. Gergiev, the festival will feature eight programs over three weeks, including concerts, lectures, pre-concert talks, radio broadcasts, podcasts and an Archives exhibit.

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the subsequent public survey along the Sixth Principal Meridian, the Great Plains was officially opened to development and the surveyor's grid provided the basis for cataloguing the open expanse.

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

The New York Philharmonic will present The Russian Stravinsky: A Philharmonic Festival conducted by Valery Gergiev on April 21-May 8, 2010. The three-week festival - one of several initiatives launched during Alan Gilbert's first season as Music Director - will offer an in-depth look at Stravinsky, exploring how his Russian roots informed his works. Led by the Russian-born Mr. Gergiev, the festival will feature eight programs over three weeks, including concerts, lectures, pre-concert talks, radio broadcasts, podcasts and an Archives exhibit.

Following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the subsequent public survey along the Sixth Principal Meridian, the Great Plains was officially opened to development and the surveyor's grid provided the basis for cataloguing the open expanse. Drawing on the remarkable history of 19th century survey photography, Joe Deal's new series of photographs, West and West, serves as a meditation on landscape and history, and their place in the realms of imagination and representation.

Phoenix Artistic Director Steven C. Anderson has adapted the much beloved character for the stage, and Blacklick resident Jackie Bates will undertake the role of the unconventional and adored Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. The rest of the cast will be rounded out by Chris Storer of Columbus, Ian Short of Gahanna, Liz Wheeler of Grove City, and Michelle Schroeder of Bexley. With the exception of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the all-adult cast will play multiple characters, including the roles of the badly behaved children and their beleaguered parents.

Play directors are now being sought for the 2010-2011 season of the Purdon Studio Theatre (PST), a performance arm of Grosse Pointe Theatre. Among the venues for the PST is the Activities Center at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.

Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Michael Bloom announces the 2010-11 Season lineup - the final one at the historic venue on 85th and Euclid Avenue before relocating to downtown Cleveland's Theater District in the fall of 2011. A re-imagining of an American classic by Horton Foote, Midwest premieres of acclaimed literary adaptations, modern musicals and clever comedies are all contributing to the wide variety of entertainment Bloom has designed for The Play House's 95th consecutive season.

Phoenix Artistic Director Steven C. Anderson has adapted the much beloved character for the stage, and Blacklick resident Jackie Bates will undertake the role of the unconventional and adored Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. The rest of the cast will be rounded out by Chris Storer of Columbus, Ian Short of Gahanna, Liz Wheeler of Grove City, and Michelle Schroeder of Bexley. With the exception of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the all-adult cast will play multiple characters, including the roles of the badly behaved children and their beleaguered parents.

Phoenix Artistic Director Steven C. Anderson has adapted the much beloved character for the stage, and Blacklick resident Jackie Bates will undertake the role of the unconventional and adored Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. The rest of the cast will be rounded out by Chris Storer of Columbus, Ian Short of Gahanna, Liz Wheeler of Grove City, and Michelle Schroeder of Bexley. With the exception of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the all-adult cast will play multiple characters, including the roles of the badly behaved children and their beleaguered parents.

Following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the subsequent public survey along the Sixth Principal Meridian, the Great Plains was officially opened to development and the surveyor's grid provided the basis for cataloguing the open expanse. Drawing on the remarkable history of 19th century survey photography, Joe Deal's new series of photographs, West and West, serves as a meditation on landscape and history, and their place in the realms of imagination and representation.

Art,the smart, adult, Tony Award-winning play by Yazmina Reza and translated by Christopger Hampton is the first show to be produced in the new Purdon Studio Theatre (PST) by Grosse Pointe Theatre.

Now in it's 14th season - Making Books Sing, the New York-based company dedicated to turning books for young readers into musical works for the stage, will present the world premiere of the new family musical TEA WITH CHACHAJI - with Book & Lyrics by Gwynne Watkins and Music by Denver Casado, with performances set for the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in The Bronx; BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan; the Goldstein Theatre at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn; and Stanford Lively Arts in Stanford, CA.

The Huntington Theatre Company presents another in its series of American stories by American writers for its 28th season. Arthur Miller's 1947 Tony Award-winning play 'All My Sons' aims a powerful lens at one family's quest for the American Dream and the repercussions of mixing politics and profit. David Esbjornson directs a gifted cast with Karen MacDonald and Will Lyman at the fore.

Grosse Pointe Theatre offers a warm and funny musical based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown opens Sunday, January 17th with a 2:00 p.m. matinee at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial Fries Auditorium, 32 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms.