Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 5/5/2012

Roger Pines Returns to the Metropolitan Opera Broadcast's Opera Quiz, 5/5 - 5/5/2012

Roger Pines, dramaturg of Lyric Opera of Chicago, will make a return appearance as a panelist on the Metropolitan Opera broadcast's celebratedOpera Quiz on Saturday, May 5 – the final live radio broadcast of the Met's 2011-12 season. The radio broadcast of Jana?ek's The Makropulos Case begins at 11:30 a.m. CDT and is carried locally on 98.7WMFT and www.wfmt.com

RING KINGS: Mayweather vs. Cotto to Show Live in Movie Theaters Nationwide on May 5 - 5/5/2012

This Cinco de Mayo, boxing superstar and seven-time World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather will take on current WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto in the big screen event, Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto Fight Live on Saturday, May 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Broadcast in high definition to nearly 440 movie theaters nationwide from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the highly anticipated match-up will give fans a ringside seat as Mayweather steps up in weight to challenge Cotto for the super welterweight championship. Also featured on this blockbuster card, will be young superstar Canelo Alvarez facing six–time World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley.

Seattle Opera Screens Free MADAME BUTTERFLY Simulcast at KeyArena - 5/5/2012

Seattle Opera celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Seattle Center with a free, live, HD simulcast of Madama Butterfly. On opening night, Saturday, May 5, Seattle Opera will capture the McCaw Hall performance and project the live, multi-camera feed onto a 50' x 80' screen at KeyArena, bringing the joy and beauty of opera to thousands, free of charge.

Pittsburgh's City Theatre will present POP!- a rock musical about Andy Warhol. This brand new show will star Anthony Rapp (Rent, Dazed and Confused) as Andy Warhol and will be directed by Brad Rouse (Hedwig at City Theatre) and choreographed by Billy Porter (Broadway star and international recording artist). Audition for a chance to star as one of the members of Andy's Factory in this hit new musical to be performed at City Theatre May 5-27, 2012.

Tada! Presents UP TO YOU Pride Musical with BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE - 5/6/2012

TADA! YOUTH THEATER will present, in conjunction with the now playing world premiere musical UP TO YOU, IT'S UP TO YOU, a open forum event on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 11am to discuss bullying through leadership, moderated by Miss New York Kaitlin Monte, featuring an special opening number from BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE. The event is free and parents and kids are especially encouraged to attend. Miss New York Kaitlin Monte has spent the year engaging discussion in schools and working with State Senator Klein to create legislative reform.

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