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Wiener Staatsballett Presents LA SYLPHIDE Beginning 10/26

Der Kosmos des Romantischen Balletts, als dessen Initialwerk die 1832 in Paris uraufgeführte Sylphide anzusehen ist, bezieht seine fortdauernde Gültigkeit aus der Tatsache, für den aufgegriffenen Inhalt ein adäquates tänzerisches Mittel - den Spitzentanz - gefunden zu haben. Das Ballett erzählt von einem Wesen aus einer anderen Welt, dessen Versuch, mit einem Sterblichen eine Verbindung einzugehen, tödlich endet. La Sylphide und seine Schöpfer - Filippo Taglioni als Choreograph und seine Tochter Marie als Sylphide - vermochten mit ihrem Ballett die Grundstimmung der Romantik idealtypisch auf die Bühne zu stellen. Dem leidenschaftlichen Engagement Pierre Lacottes für das Romantische Ballett ist die Wiederbelebung des Pariser Originals dieses Werks zu danken. (more...)

Wiener Staatsballett Presents LA SYLPHIDE Beginning 10/26

Der Kosmos des Romantischen Balletts, als dessen Initialwerk die 1832 in Paris uraufgeführte Sylphide anzusehen ist, bezieht seine fortdauernde Gültigkeit aus der Tatsache, für den aufgegriffenen Inhalt ein adäquates tänzerisches Mittel - den Spitzentanz - gefunden zu haben. Das Ballett erzählt von einem Wesen aus einer anderen Welt, dessen Versuch, mit einem Sterblichen eine Verbindung einzugehen, tödlich endet. La Sylphide und seine Schöpfer - Filippo Taglioni als Choreograph und seine Tochter Marie als Sylphide - vermochten mit ihrem Ballett die Grundstimmung der Romantik idealtypisch auf die Bühne zu stellen. Dem leidenschaftlichen Engagement Pierre Lacottes für das Romantische Ballett ist die Wiederbelebung des Pariser Originals dieses Werks zu danken. (more...)

St. Luke's Theatre Presents MY BIG GAY ITALIAN FUNERAL, Opens June 16

Staten Island native Anthony J. Wilkinson, most well known for brining 'Boys Just Wanna Have Fun' and 'My Big Gay Italian Wedding' to the Off-Broadway stage, is three weeks away from launching his latest endeavor, 'My Big Gay Italian Funeral.' The wedding is still currently running at St. Luke's Theatre and plays every Saturday at 8pm. The funeral will now join the St. Luke's line up and play every Sunday at 7pm after opening. (more...)

Cutting Ball Theater Announces 2013-14 Season

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 15th season. The season opens in October with the World Premiere of SIDEWINDERS by Basil Kreimendahl, directed by M. Graham Smith, followed by Alfred Jarry's UBU ROI in January, directed by Yury Urnov, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose. RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL returns in February with five new works, including two new plays from resident playwright Andrew Saito, in staged readings that push the boundaries of what theater can be. Rounding out the season in April is the American Premiere of Samuel Galett's COMMUNIQUE N°10 in a World Premiere translation, and directed, by Rob Melrose. In addition to the main stage season, Cutting Ball Theater continues its Hidden Classics Reading Series with six new installments. The entire 2013-14 season will be staged in San Francisco at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street at Ellis). Season memberships on sale May 13; single tickets on sale September 1. For tickets and information, the public may visit cuttingball.com or call 415-525-1205. (more...)

Photo Blast from the Past: Audrey Hepburn!

Today, we bring you Audrey Hepburn circa 1982. After appearing in several British films and starring in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi, Hepburn gained instant Hollywood stardom for playing the Academy Award-winning lead role in Roman Holiday (1953). Later performing in Sabrina (1954), The Nun's Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Charade (1963), My Fair Lady (1964) and Wait Until Dark (1967), Hepburn became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age who received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and accrued a Tony Award for her theatrical performance in the 1954 Broadway play Ondine. Hepburn remains one of few entertainers who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. (more...)

John Mincks to Star in Firehouse Theatre Project's POP!; Full Cast Announced!

Firehouse Theatre Project announces complete casting and the creative team for POP!, a new musical with book and lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman and music by Anna K. Jacobs, directed by Jase Smith. Sponsored in part by Yale Repertory Theatre's Binger Center for New Theatre, POP! will play for 18 performances, July 11 - August 10. Opening Night is Friday, July 12. (more...)

Rene Ricard Presents CHELSEA GIRLS at Anthology Film Archives Tonight, 5/1

The Tenant's Association of the Chelsea Hotel presents a rare screening of Andy Warhol's 1966 masterpiece, Chelsea Girls, introduced by poet and Warhol superstar Rene Ricard, tonight, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Anthology Film Archives, located at 32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street NYC. Admission is $25. (more...)

O'Hanlon, Cox, Hinds and Kirwan Announced For Donmar's McPherson Plays, April 2013

Risteard Cooper, Brian Cox, Dervla Kirwan, Peter McDonald and Ardal O'Hanlon will star in The Weir, directed by Josie Rourke from 18 April to 8 June 2013. Following this, The Night Alive will make its world premiere on 13 June, directed by McPherson himself. The cast for The Night Alive are Caoilfhionn Dunne, Brian Gleeson, Ciaran Hinds, Michael McElhatton and Jim Norton. (more...)

Donmar Warehouse Announces Cast for THE WEIR, Other McPherson's Plays

Today the Donmar Warehouse announces the cast for The Weir, which will be followed by the world premiere of a new play also by Conor McPherson this June. The casts for both shows represent a gathering of some of the finest exponents of McPherson's work and the back to back productions will allow audiences to see his latest work alongside his recognised masterpiece. Risteard Cooper, Brian Cox, Dervla Kirwan, Peter McDonald and Ardal O'Hanlon will star in The Weir, directed by Josie Rourke from 18 April to 08 June 2013. Following this, The Night Alive will make its world premiere on 13 June, directed by McPherson himself. The cast for The Night Alive are Caoilfhionn Dunne, Brian Gleeson, Ciaran Hinds, Michael McElhatton and Jim Norton. (more...)

LA Chamber Orchestra's WESTSIDE CONNECTIONS Series Features Author Jane Hamilton Tonight

Award-winning author Jane Hamilton adds her unique literary voice to the second program in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's (LACO) three-concert 'Westside Connections' series, which this season pairs novelists and musicians for a fascinating exploration of the relationship between 'Music & Story,' tonight, March 7, 7:30 pm, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. (more...)

Tada! Youth Theatre Presents UP TO YOU, 4/27-5/20

TADA! YOUTH THEATER announces the World Premiere of UP TO YOU. Book and music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, UP TO YOU will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens. The limited engagement will be at TADA! Youth Theater). Performances begin Friday, April 27 and continue through Sunday, May 20. (more...)

A Theatre Lover's Guide to DC/Capital Area Theatres – July 2011 Offerings

There's a lot of 'steam heat' on DC area stages and outside, so if you're visiting DC for the annual July 4th fireworks extravaganza, stop by and see a show before you roast on the Mall waiting for the concert and loud "booms" to fill up the sky. And if you couldn't get into the sold-out Oklahoma!, Aquarium, Clybourne Park, or The Importance of Being Earnest - earlier this year - you have a chance now! And then there's The Capital Fringe Festival with dozens of new shows to choose from. (more...)

Helmuth Rilling Conducts LA Chamber Orchestra in Mozart Program

Internationally acclaimed Grammy Award-winning conductor Helmuth Rilling, recipient of the 2011 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize, makes his 13th appearance with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to guest conduct two performances of Mozart's sublime Requiem in D minor, K. 626, featuring soprano Stacey Tappan, alto Callista Hoffman, tenor Nicholas Phan, bass Michael Dean and the acclaimed USC Thornton Chamber Singers, under the direction of Jo Michael Scheibe, on Saturday, January 26, 8 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and Sunday, January 27, 2013, 7 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. The all-Mozart program, which celebrates the legendary composer's 257th birthday, opens with his majestic Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543. (more...)

Kim Cattrall, KISS ME KATE, et al. Set for Chichester Festival Theatre in 2012

Chichester Festival Theatre celebrates its 50th birthday with an anniversary season that echoes and acknowledges the past while also looking to the future. Uncle Vanya was part of Chichester's very first season in 1962 and became a key part of its history and is revisited during Festival 2012. The Way of the World in 1984 has also become an emblematic production; the play will feature again this year. (more...)

MoMA Announces February Events

For over 100 years, glamour and celebrity have been used to promote film in countless fan magazines around the world. Singular among them was Pour Vous, published weekly in France from the arrival of sound film in 1928 to the start of the Second World War. An offshoot of the conservative daily newspaper L'Intransigeant (1880-1940), its tabloid size, bold use of photography, and broad-ranging editorial content significantly distinguished it from counterparts in the United States. While Pour Vous aggressively embraced the American star system, it also offered alternative images of race and gender, glimpses of a developing world cinema, and considerations of film history and aesthetics that anticipated ways of thinking about the moving image that later blossomed in postwar France of the 1940s and 1950s. This exhibition includes over 100 star-studded Pour Vous covers and spreads, all drawn from the Department of Film collection, that document an overlooked chapter of cinema history. (more...)

LA Chamber Orchestra's WESTSIDE CONNECTIONS Series to Feature Author Jane Hamilton, 3/7

Award-winning author Jane Hamilton adds her unique literary voice to the second program in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's (LACO) three-concert 'Westside Connections' series, which this season pairs novelists and musicians for a fascinating exploration of the relationship between 'Music & Story,' on Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. (more...)

Tada! Youth Theatre Presents UP TO YOU, Now thru 5/20

TADA! YOUTH THEATER announces the World Premiere of UP TO YOU. Book and music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, UP TO YOU will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens. The limited engagement will be at TADA! Youth Theater). Performances begin tonight, April 27 and continue through Sunday, May 20. (more...)

Rene Ricard Presents CHELSEA GIRLS at Anthology Film Archives, 5/1

The Tenant's Association of the Chelsea Hotel presents a rare screening of Andy Warhol's 1966 masterpiece, Chelsea Girls, introduced by poet and Warhol superstar Rene Ricard, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Anthology Film Archives, located at 32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street NYC. Admission is $25. (more...)

The LA Phil's SUBLIME SCHUBERT Celebrates the Works of Franz Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 4/16-22

The Los Angeles Philharmonic devotes a week to celebrating Franz Schubert's contributions to symphonic, chamber and vocal music with Sublime Schubert, presenting performances beginning Monday, April 16 and ending Sunday, April 22, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. (more...)

The LA Phil's SUBLIME SCHUBERT Celebrates the Works of Franz Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 4/16-22

The Los Angeles Philharmonic devotes a week to celebrating Franz Schubert's contributions to symphonic, chamber and vocal music with Sublime Schubert, presenting performances beginning Monday, April 16 and ending Sunday, April 22, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. (more...)

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