Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/23/2013

Below is BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar updated on 2/23/2013. For the complete calendar of upcoming events, concerts, openings, closings and more, visit BroadwayWorld.com's Event Calendar.

Chicago Opera Theatre Opens New Season With THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - 2/23/2013 Andreas Mitisek announced today Chicago Opera Theater's (COT) 2013 Season, his first as General Director. The season opens in February of 2013 with the Chicago Premiere of Philip Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher, followed by Ástor Piazzolla's Maria de Buenos Aires in April, and concluding in September with another Chicago Premiere, Giuseppe Verdi's Joan of Arc (Giovanna d'Arco). These three new productions will be presented at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.

Theatre For The New City Closes OFF THE KING'S ROAD - 2/23/2013 'Off the King's Road' is the first full-length theater production in New York for emerging playwright Neil Koenigsberg, who is well-known in the Hollywood community as a veteran publicist, producer and personal talent manager.

New York City Opera Closes POWDER HER FACE - 2/23/2013 New York City Opera opens its spring 2013 season with a new production of Powder Her Face (1995), composed by Thomas Ades (b.1971) to a libretto by Philip Hensher (b. 1965).

MANILOW ON BROADWAY Adds Two Weeks of Performances - 2/23/2013 It was announced today that, due to popular demand, Grammy Award-winning superstar Barry Manilow's hometown concert event, MANILOW ON BROADWAY, has added two additional weeks of performances and will now play through Saturday, February 23, 2013. The iconic performer will begin this limited Broadway engagement on Friday evening, January 18, 2013, at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Opening Night is set for Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Castillo Theatre Opens DEMONSTRATION 2013 - 2/23/2013 For its first production following the sold-out run of Katori Hall's Children of Killers, the Castillo Theatre will premiere Demonstration 2013, a multi-media performance piece written by artistic director Dan Friedman that will run for seven performances (February 23, 24 and March 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues.

Museum of the Moving Image Celebrate Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER - 2/23/2013 Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced traditional Chinese kung fu to the United States. Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, a new film about Chan, directed by his daughter Mimi Chan, will screen at the Museum on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. as part of its Fist and Sword martial arts showcase. Mimi Chan will appear in person at the screening, with special guests who will perform a traditional Chinese lion dance.

Marvell Rep Opens NIGHT GAMES - 2/23/2013 NIGHT GAMES by Lenny Leibowitz, was originally scheduled to open at Marvell Rep on Thursday, February 14 at 8 PM. It will now be opening Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m. in its world premiere, adapted from the novella Spiel im Morgengrauen by Arthur Schnitzler.

Tenor Heath Huberg Opens the Baltimore Orioles' 2013 Spring Training Season - 2/23/2013 A great Sarasota baseball tradition continues as Sarasota Opera will help open the 2013 Baltimore Oriole's Spring Training Season with the singing of the National Anthem on Saturday, February 23rd, at the opening game against the Minnesota Twins. Tenor Heath Huberg, who is currently singing the role of Nadir in Sarasota Opera's 2013 production of The Pearl Fishers, has been selected to sing.

HARDBODY Begins Previews on Broadway - 2/23/2013 The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody will begin preview performances this Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), with an official opening night of Thursday, March 21, 2013.

VIRGINIA WOOLF Extends Through February 24 - 2/24/2013 Producers of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have announced that the 50th anniversary Broadway revival has been extended, and is now on sale through February 24, 2013. The production, which was originally on sale through January 27, 2013, officially opened on October 13, 2012, at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street), exactly 50 years to the day of the play's original Broadway opening on Saturday, October 13, 1962.

SCOOBY DOO LIVE! Leaves The Beacon Theatre - 2/24/2013 The much-loved Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang takes center stage in an all-new family musical, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES, presented by Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Life Like Touring. Featuring everyone's favorite characters from one of television's longest-running animated series, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES is set to thrill audiences at the Beacon Theatre from Friday, February 22 to Sunday, February 24, 2013. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 31 at 11AM.

Opera San Jose Closes Verdi's IL TROVATORE - 2/24/2013 Opera San Jose continues its 29th season with Giuseppe Verdi's powerful drama, Il trovatore. Eight performances are scheduled from February 9 through 24 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San Jose.

Barbra Streisand To Perform On The Oscars - 2/24/2013 Just announced! Two-time Academy Award winner Barbra Streisand, who has sung on the Oscars only once before, will perform on the upcoming Oscar telecast on February 24. Streisand last sang the love theme from 'A Star Is Born' on the March 28, 1977 show, winning the Best Original Song Oscar for 'Evergreen' that same night.

Kristin Chenoweth to Co-Host Oscars Pre-Show, 2/24 - 2/24/2013 According to the Hollywood Reporter, Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth with will co-host the 2013 Oscars pre-show along with Good Morning America's Lara Spencer and Entertainment Weekly's Jess Cagle. The show will be executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who will also produce the actual Oscars telecast. Tune in at 4pm on ABC to watch Chenoweth in action!

Photo Flash: First Look at The Shelter's GHOST LIGHT - 2/24/2013 The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors, actors and designers developing original works for the stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work, GHOST LIGHT, a collection of six original short plays performed on a bare stage below a single light. Preview performances of GHOST LIGHT began February 21 prior to an official press opening of February 24 at the Gloria Maddox Theatre (151 West 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001) in Manhattan. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

JACKIE Begins Previews at Women's Project Theater - 2/24/2013 Previews begin Sunday (February 24) for Tina Benko starring in Jackie, the North American premiere of the play by Nobel Prize winning Austrian Elfriede Jelinek, best known in the United States for her novel The Piano Teacher and the 2001 film based on it. Directed by Tea Alagic from the English translation by Gitta Honegger, Jackie opens Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30pm at Women's Project Theater's new home, New York City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street.

Tom Wopat Celebrates Release of I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER at 54 Below - 2/25/2013 2013 promises to be a banner year for Tom Wopat. From the Feb. 12 release of his eighth recording I've Got Your Number, to his role in Quentin Tarrantino's highly anticipated film Django Unchained, (released 2012 Christmas) and the release of the ABC -TV family musical movie Lovestruck, in which he stars with Jane Seymour. While one can't help recall his starring role in the '80's hit television series The Dukes of Hazzard, it is Tom Wopat, jazz vocalist and the Tony nominated star of Broadway that's been garnering high critical acclaim for the last two decades.

Photos: First Look at Mint Theater's KATIE ROCHE - 2/25/2013 Mint Theater (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) is presenting the first-ever American Production of Katie Roche by Teresa Deevy. The Mint production will run through March 24th only at their home (311 West 43rd Street). Opening Night is set for Monday, February 25th. Get a first look at the actors onstage in the photos below!

New Collaborators, Cast & More Set for MAMA AND HER BOYS - 2/25/2013 The New York premiere of the new musical Mama and Her Boys will feature brand new material contributed by some of musical theatre's most exciting up and coming composers. Sam Carner and Derek Gregor, Drew Overcash and Tony nominee Lucy Simon have all contributed material to the new Off-Broadway musical.

Spanish-Language Sundance Hit MADRID, 1987 Now Available on DVD - 2/26/2013

COLLINS Leads Sizemore and a COMPANY OF HEROES for Sony - 2/26/2013

Hammond, Pendleton & More Reunite in Shakespeare Reading - 2/26/2013 Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' on February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including Austin Pendleton as Angelo and Darrell Hammond as Pompey, together with Frog and Peach company members Ted Zurkowski as Lucio, Amy Frances Quint as Isabel, Eric Doss as Provost, Ryan Tramont as Escalus, Erick Gonzalez as Claudio and Jonathan Reed Wexler as Elbow. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.

DETROIT '67 Begins Previews at The Public - 2/26/2013 The Public Theater will begin previews for the world premiere of DETROIT '67, a Public Lab production by Dominique Morisseau, on Tuesday, February 26. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, DETROIT '67 will run through Sunday, March 17 in The Public's Shiva Theater, with an official press opening on Tuesday, March 12.

SHINTOHO MIND WARP Film Series Features 8 Premieres at Japan Society - 2/27/2013 Born of the fires of dissidence, pioneering Japanese film studio Shintoho was founded in 1947 by employees of the Tokyo-based Toho Company during a strike (Shintoho literally means "New Toho"). The fledgling studio promptly established itself as one of the major film producers of the second golden age of Japanese cinema, specializing in low- to no-budget productions that have become absolute cult classics.

PA's Media Youth Film Initiative Offers Classes to Young Filmmakers - 2/27/2013 MyFi is a new partnership between the Media Arts Council and the Media Youth Center. where Center Director Brent Hill says, 'The hope is to harness some of the energy young people have for digital arts and the internet and help them channel it into meaningful film projects.' New classes start this spring in Media. Completed student MyFi films will be screened for the public as part of the 6th annual Media Film Festival in April 2013.

Thomson Smillie Hosts DEMYSTIFYING OPERA Event at The Bard's Town - 2/27/2013 Many people are intimidated by the very word 'opera', yet would love to know more. IF University will team with Louisville writer and speaker Thomson Smillie to pull back the curtain on the complexity and meaning of opera. We'll delve into the music, the maestros, and the masterpieces and have fun learning the basics of the four hundred year-old art form.

Ryan Silverman Joins Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico in Classic Stage Company's PASSION - 2/28/2013 Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that Ryan Silverman has been cast as Giorgio, joining acclaimed/awarding winning actresses Judy Kuhn (as Fosca) and Melissa Errico (as Clara), in the company's upcoming new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Passion, to be directed by John Doyle (director of the acclaimed Broadway revivals of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company).

Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES Ends Four-Time Extended Run at The Duplex - 2/28/2013 Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES, written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark extends yet again at The Duplex through the end of the year-until February 28th, 2012!

Theater for the New City Presents TREVOR, Beginning 2/28 - 2/28/2013 Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Lesser America's World Premiere of Nick Jones' (Jollyship the Whiz-bang with Ars Nova/The Public; The Coward with Lincoln Center) Trevor, February 28-March 17 at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue between 9th and 10th Street). The production will be directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God with EST; My Base and Scurvy Heart with Studio 42) and will feature Steven Boyer* (Hand to God; Jollyship the Whiz-Bang), Geneva Carr* (Hand to God; Boise), Nathaniel Kent (The Three Seagulls at HERE; Doctor Faustus at The Brick), Andy Nogasky*, Shawn Randall* (Big Tex at EST; Blue Man Group), Amy Staats* (One Thing I Like To Say Is with Clubbed Thumb) and Colleen Werthmann* (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; The Mistakes Madeline Made). The creative team will include Set Design by Andrew Boyce, Props Design by Sarah Dowling, Costume Design by Elizabeth Groth, Lighting Design by Mike Inwood, and Fight Direction by RoBert Westley. *Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.

Rendezvous with French Cinema 2013 Begins - 2/28/2013

STOKER Director Park Chan-wook Appears at Retrospective Opening at Moving Image - 2/28/2013 Park Chan-wook, the South Korean director best known for his provocative and thrilling Vengeance Trilogy, will be the subject of a retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from February 28 through March 3, 2013. The series, which is presented in cooperation with The Korea Society, includes four feature films and three rarely screened short films. It opens with a personal appearance by the director at a preview screening of his latest film, Stoker-his first English language picture-which stars Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman, and is being released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in theaters nationwide on March 1.

THE LOST MEDALLION: THE ADVENTURES OF Billy Stone Opens in Theaters - 3/1/2013 As a poignant example of the significant surge in popularity and demand for family-friendly media, MeThinx Entertainment presents a new action-packed film, THE LOST MEDALLION: THE ADVENTURES OF Billy Stone.

TV: The Public's Eustis Talks Guillermo Calderon and NEVA - 3/1/2013 The Public Theater first fell in love with the work of Chilean writer-director Guillermo Calderon when his play, Diciembre was performed at Under the Radar 2011. This spring, the theater has invited him back as part of its regular season for the English Language Premiere of his new play, NEVA (March 1 -31). Click below to hear Artistic Director Oskar Eustis' thoughts on the upcoming production of NEVA and Calderon as an increasingly important international artist.

Oberon Theatre Ensemble to Present THE DRAWER BOY, Beginning 3/1 - 3/1/2013 Oberon Theatre Ensemble will kick off its 15th season with the long awaited, New York premiere of Michael Healey's THE DRAWER BOY, directed by Alexander Dinelaris (Playwright: "Red Dog Howls," "Still Life" ) with preview performances beginning March 1 prior to an official press opening on March 5 at the June Havoc Theatre in The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 W. 36th Street) in Manhattan.

NYICFF 2013 Kicks Off with ERNEST & CELESTINE - 3/1/2013 The New York International Children's Film Festival 2013 is here and will run March 1st through the 24th. This year's lineup of AMAZING new films from around the world features premieres, special events, filmmaker Q&As, filmmaking camp for kids, globe-spanning short film programs, audience voting, and the NYICFF Awards & Best of the Fest celebration.

Zanne Stapelberg Performs with USSO at Stellenbosch's Woordfees Festival - 3/1/2013 The flamboyant opera diva Zanne Stapelberg will perform in two Opera Gala concerts with the outstanding University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra (USSO), in Stellenbosch as part of the Woordfees festival, on 1 and 3 March 2013.

Madison Arts and Culture Alliance Brings Black Maria Film and Video Festival to Madison, NJ - 3/1/2013 Through a sponsorship from the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance, the Black Maria Film and Video Festival will make a stop at the Chase Room of the Madison Public Library, 39 Keep Street, Madison, NJ, on Friday, March 1 at 8:00 pm. The evening will feature a number of short films and videos from 50 winning films selected from over 700 entries.

Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola and More Join Lineup for FIRST TIME FEST at Players Club - 3/1/2013 Christine Vachon, Fred Schneider, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Barbara Kopple, Scott Foundas, John Anderson, Eric Kohn, Emily Russo, Jenny Lumet and Martin Scorsese have signed on to join the previously announced Darren Aronofsky, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Hartley, Peter Saraf, Nancy Savoca and Amy Ryan at First Time Fest.

TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 EXTENDED EDITION Now Available on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Download - 3/2/2013 Here is the chance to discover even more of the blockbuster film when The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Extended Edition, featuring eight minutes of never-before-seen footage, debuts only on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and UV), DVD (plus Digital Copy and UV) and Digital Download on Saturday March 2nd from Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE company.

MNEMONIST OF DUTCHESS COUNTY Closes at Theatre Row - 3/2/2013 The Attic Theater Company will present THE MNEMONIST OF DUTCHESS COUNTY, a new comedy written by Josh Koenigsberg (Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis, Al's Business Cards) and directed by Laura Savia, which will be performed at The Beckett Theatre -Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, at 9th Avenue) from Friday, February 8th through Saturday, March 2, 2013. THE MNEMONIST OF DUTCHESS COUNTY will open on Wednesday, February 13.

TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 Now Available on Blu-ray and DVD - 3/2/2013 TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, the final chapter of The Twilight Saga, will be released on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), 2-disc DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video On Demand and Digital Download on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE company.