The Power of Yes - 2009 - West End Articles Page 19

REVEALED... Brought to you by the Power Couple of Burlesque (GiGi La Femme and Doc Wasabassco) is a cutting-edge burlesque show with a sinfully dirty twist. This unique and extra-sultry night features the sexiest, most notorious burlesque performers in New York City, as you've never seen them before! Revealed promises you more bang for your buck than any other show in town. What surprises will the girls have in store for us this month? Come find out and experience an evening of salacious striptease and skin, where the climax of each number leaves everything...Revealed.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts announces an extraordinary month of amazing entertainment! Once again, it's MARCH MADNESS in La Mirada - and 2009 is the best ever - featuring everything from Led Zepplin to Groucho Marx; The Smothers Brothers to Three Redneck Tenors, there is absolutely something for everyone in a month full of fantastic musical events and theatrical wonder! MARCH MADNESS 2009 will include: Classic Albums Live! Presents Led Zeppelin II Live! March 7 - 8pm $55, $40, $30 Close your eyes and let Classic Albums Live! transport you into a blissed-out Led Zeppelin haze! Open them again and rediscover your favorite songs performed without camp or irony by gifted musicians with a truly heavy appreciation for this timeless music. This is a show of note-for-note honor celebrating one of the crowning achievements in Rock and Roll history. If you enjoyed following Classic Albums Live! to Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon,' you'll definitely want to join us for Led Zeppelin II. Frank Ferrante in 'An Afternoon With Groucho' March 8 - 2pm $50, $40, $30 Come spend 'An Afternoon With Groucho.' In this hilarious and touching triumph from award-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante, the punchy dark humor of the one-and-only Groucho comes faster and funnier than ever before! Take one part impersonation, one part inspiration, connect the past with the present and the present with the past, throw in an ad-libbing genius who interacts with his audience, and call it quite simply, 'An Afternoon with Groucho.'

Pig Iron is proud to bring you In-Hog-Ural Ball, a glitzy, hope-and-change-fueled benefit cabaret and auction, guaranteed to set us up for a brand new era. For the Love of Pig Iron: In-Hog-Ural Ball will be held at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch Street, on Friday, January 16, 2009. Doors open at 7:00pm, show starts at 8:00pm. Tickets are a measly $20 before January 9, $30 afterwards. $75 preferred-seating tickets and $500 tables for 6 (including a pre-show reception with heavy appetizers and drinks) are also available.

After the holidays have passed, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will still have a gift for local families: free activities throughout the year. Its monthly Family Series continues in 2009, promising family fun for everyone. The classes take place in the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre at 2071 Addison Street in downtown Berkeley, near bus lines, bike routes, and parking lots - and only half a block from BART. There is no cost to attend; Berkeley Rep suggests instead that each family bring a book as a donation for the library at the nearby John Muir Elementary School.

HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, in association with UK-based I.P. Live, announce the debut of Bob the BuilderTM LIVE! Spud's Big Mess - Bob the Builder's first touring stage show in the US in five years. Presented by Magic Arts & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tix Corporation (Nasdaq: TIXC), Bob the BuilderTM LIVE! Spud's Big Mess will visit The Whiting on February 6 for 2 performances at 4pm & 7pm as the production travels to more than 70 cities nationwide through June 2009. Tickets prices range from $15 - $37 and are available online at TheWhiting.com, by phoning (810) 237-7333. For more information visit www.TheWhiting.com.

Pig Iron is proud to bring you In-Hog-Ural Ball, a glitzy, hope-and-change-fueled benefit cabaret and auction, guaranteed to set us up for a brand new era. For the Love of Pig Iron: In-Hog-Ural Ball will be held at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch Street, on Friday, January 16, 2009. Doors open at 7:00pm, show starts at 8:00pm. Tickets are a measly $20 before January 9, $30 afterwards. $75 preferred-seating tickets and $500 tables for 6 (including a pre-show reception with heavy appetizers and drinks) are also available.

What a year it has been here at BroadwayWorld, truly an astonishing 12 months of talent and excitement in the world of theatre and beyond! As always we have strived to bring you the very best, but as always you've got the final say and boy did your numbers show it in regards to what you found most exciting story wise. We tallied the numbers, combed the archives and are proud to bring you the top twenty articles of 2008! Relive the memories, revisit the opening nights and remember the magic of 2008, we can't wait to bring you whats ahead in 2009! Happy New Year from the entire BroadwayWorld.com team.

After the holidays have passed, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will still have a gift for local families: free activities throughout the year. Its monthly Family Series continues in 2009, promising family fun for everyone.

After the holidays have passed, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will still have a gift for local families: free activities throughout the year. Its monthly Family Series continues in 2009, promising family fun for everyone. The classes take place in the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre at 2071 Addison Street in downtown Berkeley, near bus lines, bike routes, and parking lots - and only half a block from BART. There is no cost to attend; Berkeley Rep suggests instead that each family bring a book as a donation for the library at the nearby John Muir Elementary School.

A man steals a credential, sneaks into the White House, and while there gets a job working as a volunteer, before becoming a homeless heroin addict, going to prison, and getting clean. Yes it is a true story.

A man steals a credential, sneaks into the White House, and while there gets a job working as a volunteer, before becoming a homeless heroin addict, going to prison, and getting clean. Yes it is a true story.

Anna Bella Eema is a trailer-park odyssey about a precocious 10-year-old girl and her mother who live on the edge of extinction. As her home is threatened so a city can expand, Anna Bella breathes life into a girl made out of mud who catapults them onto a pulse-quickening rollercoaster ride filled with vampires, wild animals and police chases.

Anna Bella Eema is a trailer-park odyssey about a precocious 10-year-old girl and her mother who live on the edge of extinction. As her home is threatened so a city can expand, Anna Bella breathes life into a girl made out of mud who catapults them onto a pulse-quickening rollercoaster ride filled with vampires, wild animals and police chases. Crackling with the heat of the mother/daughter bond, this family's secrets and deepest instincts vividly remind us not only of how many in America are mistreated, silenced, and forgotten but also the tremendous power of their inner resources and resiliency.

Inevitable Theatre Company proudly follows up its inaugural season with a dynamic selection of music and madness in 2008-09, including the area premieres of two cutting-edge plays and the world premiere concert reading of a new alt-rock musical.

Happy New Year! News of Spotlighters, QuestFest, Run of the Mill, FPCT, more! Plus! Job openings and audition notices!

The Up and Comers and The Masters: 46 men, women, and a few youngsters who made their mark on the Baltimore theatre scene in 2007.

JUST IN!! CONTEST UPDATE! 3 BEST BETS! New Plays by Local Playwright to be Produced! MAJOR CONTEST ANNOUNCED! 2008 Preview!

NEW THIS WEEK! A New Best Bet! News of the BPF and Spotlighters! Plus Holiday Show round up and CENTERSTAGE, AVENUE Q and much more!