All-American - 2011 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 15

Ironically parallel to the onset of the George Zimmerman / Trayvon Martin murder trial, GoKash Productions presents a spin on the powerfully captivating courtroom drama 12 ANGRY MEN. What seems like an open-and-shut murder case becomes a twisted puzzle of prejudice and intrigue. Twelve jurors in a murder trial are corralled in a room for the duration of their deliberation.

From sea to shining sea, there's no better place to celebrate the 4 th of July than in The Mile High City. Locals and visitors in 2013 will enjoy pro sports, free festivals, live music under the stars, and of course, spectacular fireworks displays, all with the 'Purple Mountain Majesty' of the nearby Rocky Mountains as a backdrop (the very same mountains that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write 'America The Beautiful' more than a century ago). One lucky winner and a friend will experience it all and much more.

Vulture reports that Fox, FremantleMedia, and 19 Entertainment have approached many of the stars churned out of the IDOL machine - including Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson - for the vacant judging positions. Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are also being considered.

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards ceremony was held tonight, May 20 at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street, NYC). Check out the the full list of winners below!

It was Kree vs. Candice on last night's AMERICAN IDOL. The ladies had to step it up and perform for the largest crowd they've seen all year at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Check out all the performances below!

Last night's AMERICAN IDOL on FOX earned a series ratings low, delivering only 11 million viewers overall for its Thursday night broadcast. Even more surprising, the show only scored a 2.5 rating among the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, representing a 7 percent dip from last week's show.

The Top 4: Take two! On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, the girls were feeling the pressure with the knowledge that someone will absolutely leave the competition on Thursday. They needed to perform their best and leave everything they had out on that stage. Check out all the performances below!

Midnight Releasing's All American Zombie Drugs released on DVD earlier this week and it's coming to all Cable and Internet VOD in June. In the meantime, due to incredible demand, we've made it available online exclusively at Vimeo On Demand until Sunday, May 5th.

AMERICAN IDOL's Final Four Amber, Angie, Candice and Kree, were ready for the battle of the century last night. With four talented diva-in-the-making artists, who would ultimately shine? Check out all the performances below!

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, HELL'S KITCHEN and GLEE, leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Monday, The Following ranked as the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49, while Bones and The Following tied as the No. 1 drama of the night among Adults 18-34. On Tuesday, HELL'S KITCHEN grew +11% among Adults 18-49 versus the previous week. American Idol was up week-to-week on both Wednesday and Thursday's telecasts and won its fourteenth consecutive Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Also on Thursday, Glee led its time period among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

Midnight Releasing's ALL AMERICAN ZOMBIE DRUGS will be hitting DVD shelves today, April 23rd, followed by a major Cable & Internet VOD release on June 23rd.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, each of the Top 5 sang two songs for the evening: one from the year they were born and one song by a diva of their choice. Check out the performances below!

Midnight Releasing's ALL AMERICAN ZOMBIE DRUGS will be hitting DVD shelves this April 23rd, followed by a major Cable & Internet VOD release on June 23rd.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, the Top 6 finalists battled it out to make it to the next round, each performing two songs for the evening. The finalists each performed a song by the legendary Burt Bacharach and 'a song I wish I had written.' Check out all the performances below!

The Season 12 Top 7 Performance show featured the final contestants performing rock songs which could not include rock ballads. Who was able to live up to the task? Check out all the performances from last night's show below!

On April 26, 2013, American Repertory Ballet will present "All About Pointe Shoes," an On Pointe Enrichment Series event. This lecture-demonstration will cover the ins and outs of pointe shoes from brand and material choices to fitting and personal customization tricks from ARB's ballerinas. "All About Pointe Shoes" will be held at 5:15 PM in the Princeton Studio, at 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ in the Princeton Shopping Center, above McCaffrey's Supermarket.

The excellent Top 8 rocked out songs that paid tribute to Motor City tonight. Detroit native and Motown legend Smokey Robinson was on hand to mentor our contestants and give tips on how they could best perform. Check out all the performances below!

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL on FOX, the Top 9 took on musical legends John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles this week. Check out highlight performances from last night's show below!

Elect A New Congress, Super Pac to All Americans, released its 'Declaration of American Liberty' today. The Declaration outlines the bare bones requirements for restoring Liberty back into the operation of government, centered upon restoring the constitutional powers of Congress as the only means by which to deny the powers of the state from the control of 'unprincipled men.'

AMERICAN IDOL ranked as the No. 1 program of the week across all key demos. In addition, BONES again posted its highest total viewers of the season. For the week, FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and was the No. 1 or No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 on all 7 nights.

AMERICAN IDIOT, Green DAy's explosive, award-winning Broadway rock musical, opened their UK Tour at the legendary HMV Hammersmith Apollo from December 4 - 16.

Punk/pop artist Matt Toka has announced that he will join The All-American Rejects on a string of U.S. tour dates. The dates find Toka visiting cities in California, Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alabama.

According to The Globe and Mail, Andrew Lloyd Webber's reworked stage musical The Wizard of Oz is set to launch a North American tour in fall of 2013. Danielle of La Salle, Ontario, has just been cast in the lead role of 'Dorothy' after competing in CBC's reality series 'Over the Rainbow.' She will also lead the all-Canadian cast on the tour.

On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, from 4-7 pm, Miffy, Spider-man, Curious George, Biscuit the Dog, Peter Rabbit, and Danny's Dinosaur are among the characters who will greet thousands of costumed children as they arrive at the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate Halloween.

Thinking Cap Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season, featuring all-american genderf*ck cabaret, The Drawer Boy, The Rover and Waafrika.