THE INVASION OF SKOKIE Begins Today at Mayer Kaplan JCC of the Jewish Community Center of Chicagoby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013ShPIeL-Performing Identity has announced the North Shore theatrical premiere of The Invasion of Skokie, by Steven Peterson and directed by Rachel Edwards Harvith at the theatre in the Mayer Kaplan JCC of the Jewish Community Center of Chicago, 5050 Church Street in Skokie, IL. Previews are Wednesday, May 22, Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. Opening/press night is Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. The regular performance schedule continues Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. through June 23. Preview tickets are $25. Tickets to The Invasion of Skokie are $28 and are currently on sale online at shpieltheatre.com or 800.838.3006. Student tickets are $10 to all performances, based on availability. Senior tickets are $20. Half-priced tickets are sold, one hour before curtain at box office, based on availability. Group Tickets for parties of 10 or more receive a discounted rate and are available by calling 847.814.8206. Free post-performance discussions are available Thursdays and selected additional performances. Go to http://shpieltheatre.com/ for complete post-performance discussions and the guest leaders schedule. (more...)
Mandy Patinkin and Pasadena POPS to Kick Off Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series, 6/9by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Ford Partnership Program, which nurtures locally based artists and arts organizations, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presents the inaugural Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series. This two-concert program benefiting the Ford Theatre Foundation pairs world-renowned performers with a local artistic treasure, celebrating Los Angeles as a destination for world-class artists, who find here both collaboration with, and inspiration from, celebrated local artists. (more...)
UME's 'ICON' Series Continues with 16 New Collections in Stores Todayby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Today, May 14, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) releases 16 new single-disc collections in its acclaimed ICON series from some of music's most legendary artists. (more...)
Film Society of Lincoln Center to Honor Jackie Chan, 6/10 & 11by Movies News Desk - May 13, 2013The Film Society of Lincoln Center and New York Asian Film Festival announced the details today for a rare series of appearances by international film icon, Jackie Chan on June 10 and 11, followed by the largest retrospective of his films ever held in North America (June 23-27). (more...)
Rogue Machine to Stage DYING CITY, 5/18-7/8by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013Rogue Machine presents Los Angeles Premiere of DYING CITY by Christopher Shinn, opening May 18, 2013 with reception to follow. The production runs 5pm Saturdays, 7pm Sundays, and 8pm Mondays through July 8, 2013, with Memorial weekend performances on May 23rd at 8pm and Sunday, May 26th at 7pm (No performance on June 24th). (more...)
Frances Conroy Reveals Details On AMERICAN HORROR STORY S3by Pat Cerasaro - Mar 8, 2013Broadway and Hollywood actress Frances Conroy has revealed exciting new details about her role on the upcoming third season of the mega-hit FX horror anothology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY, confirming that filming will commence in New Orleans later this year. (more...)
SIMPLE MINDS 'Celebrate - The Greatest Hits +' to be Released 4/16by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013Following the success and acclaim of last year's X5 box set and the “5 X 5 Tour,” Virgin/UMe will release Celebrate - The Greatest Hits + collection, a comprehensive overview of 35 years of one of Britain's most successful bands (more...)
Mandy Patinkin to Headline Long Wharf Theatre's 6/7 Galaby BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2013Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, will bring his critically acclaimed theatre concert to Long Wharf Theatre for one performance only at on Friday, June 7, 2013 on the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Mainstage Theatre. (more...)
Science Channel to Premiere New Series ODD FOLKS HOME, 2/9by TV News Desk - Jan 30, 2013Saturdays on Science Channel are about to get a whole lot weirder with a double helping of strange this February in the season four premiere of the hit series ODDITIES and the series premiere of ODDITIES' spin-off ODD FOLKS HOME. (more...)
Science Channel to Air Return of ODDITIES and Premiere of OLD FOLKS HOMEby TV News Desk - Jan 29, 2013Saturdays on Science Channel are about to get a whole lot weirder with a double helping of strange this February in the season four premiere of the hit series ODDITIES and the series premiere of ODDITIES' spin-off ODD FOLKS HOME. ODDITIES takes place at New York City's foremost destination for one-of-a-kind, bizarre and often shocking artifacts: Obscura Antiques & Oddities. (more...)
Broadway Songbook Series THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM to Play the Ordway, 1/18-27by BWW
News Desk - Jan 26, 2013The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents its second installment of the popular Broadway Songbook Series for the 2012-2013 Theater Season, 'The Words and Music of Stephen Sondheim,' Jan. 18-27 in the Ordway's McKnight Theatre. This three-event series highlights the lives, histories and stories of musical theater legends. (more...)
Broadway Songbook Series THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM Plays the Ordway, Now thru 1/27by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2013The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents its second installment of the popular Broadway Songbook Series for the 2012-2013 Theater Season, 'The Words and Music of Stephen Sondheim,' tonight, Jan. 18-27 in the Ordway's McKnight Theatre. This three-event series highlights the lives, histories and stories of musical theater legends. (more...)
Science Channel Airs Return of ODDITIES and Premiere of OLD FOLKS HOME Tonightby TV News Desk - Feb 9, 2013Todays on Science Channel are about to get a whole lot weirder with a double helping of strange this February in the season four premiere of the hit series ODDITIES and the series premiere of ODDITIES' spin-off ODD FOLKS HOME. ODDITIES takes place at New York City's foremost destination for one-of-a-kind, bizarre and often shocking artifacts: Obscura Antiques & Oddities. (more...)
Science Channel to Premiere New Series ODD FOLKS HOME, Todayby BWW
News Desk - Feb 8, 2013Todays on Science Channel are about to get a whole lot weirder with a double helping of strange this February in the season four premiere of the hit series ODDITIES and the series premiere of ODDITIES' spin-off ODD FOLKS HOME. (more...)
Ryan Murphy Confirms Frances Conroy For AMERICAN HORROR STORY Season 3by Pat Cerasaro - Feb 7, 2013Ryan Murphy has officially confirmed on Twitter that Season One and Season Two American Horror Story standout Frances Conroy will be joining the hit horror series for its third, as-yet-to-be subtitled season. This follows her story arc as a housekeeping ghost to the Harmon family in AMERICAN HORROR STORY's debut season and her role as the Angel Of Death as well as a tough-talking prison inmate in AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM. (more...)
MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF, ROMANCE/ROMANCE and More Set for North Coast Rep's 2013-14 Seasonby BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2013North Coast Repertory Theatre announces its 32nd Season. From its modest beginning in 1982, North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit organization, has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations, recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellence. North Coast Repertory's 32nd Season promises to be a season filled with laughter, romance, mystery and passion. With two World Premieres, two San Diego Premieres and two Musicals, this season promises to be one of the most exciting ever. (more...)
Performing Identity Announces THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, Beginning 5/22by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013ShPIeL-Performing Identity has announced the North Shore theatrical premiere of The Invasion of Skokie, by Steven Peterson and directed by Rachel Edwards Harvith at the theatre in the Mayer Kaplan JCC of the Jewish Community Center of Chicago, 5050 Church Street in Skokie, IL. Previews are Wednesday, May 22, Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. (more...)
TOMORROW Extends Through May 5 at Skylight Theatre Complexby BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013Now at the forefront of play development and producing new works, three award-winning theaters have joined forces for the first time. The beneficies are Los Angeles theatre audiences able to see this World Premiere staging of Donald Freed's new play, Tomorrow. Damian Cruden (Artistic Director from England's York Royal Theatre) directs a stellar cast, which includes Salome Jens, Kevin Quinn, and Jenn Robbins. Tomorrow runs at the Skylight Theatre Complex through May 5, 2013. (more...)
SIMPLE MINDS 'Celebrate - The Greatest Hits +' Released Todayby BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013Following the success and acclaim of last year's X5 box set and the “5 X 5 Tour,” Virgin/UMe will release Celebrate - The Greatest Hits + collection, a comprehensive overview of 35 years of one of Britain's most successful bands (more...)
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, Marion McClinton Directing OTHELLO and More Set for Guthrie's 2013-14 Seasonby BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced 12 mainstage productions of the theater's 2013-2014 season. The theater's 51st season includes first-time Guthrie productions of playwrights Beth Henley and Nina Raine, classics on the Wurtele Thrust Stage directed by Dowling and Marion McClinton, WorldStage Series presentations of returning companies Kneehigh Theatre and Out of Joint, as well as a summertime slate of a beloved musical and a Christopher Durang comedy that is currently a Broadway hit. (more...)
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