Miriam Cruz, Toby Love, and Obie Bermudez Play FESTIVAL LATINO 2012, 8/11-12August 11, 2012Now in its 17th year, Festival Latino returns to downtown Columbus' Genoa Park today, August 11, and Sunday, August 12. Produced by CAPA and presented by HONDA, the free, two-day event will offer children's activities, food, dance, and music from the heart of Latin America, including performances from tonight's headliner Obie Bermudez and Sunday night headliner Miriam Cruz.
John Anderson Will Be SWINGIN' At Spencer Theater, 8/11August 2, 2012John Anderson's jaw-dropping baritone voice helped make his million-selling "Swingin'" the biggest-selling country single in the history of Warner Bros Records. He is a singer-songwriter-musician who puts heart and soul into his pure country songs like no one else.
DIVORCE THE MUSICAL: BETTER MAD THAN SAD To Hold Workshop At Triad TheatreAugust 2, 2012Former St. Louisan Ruthe Ponturo stars in DIVORCE THE MUSICAL: BETTER MAD THAN SAD in New York City, along with Parkway Central alum Emily Peterson and Lindsay Naas. Parkway Central alum Dana Wilson is also part of the cast. The workshop production opens Sept. 28 and was co-written and produced by Ponturo.
MY SHRINKING LIFE Begins, Based on Life of Actress Alison Peebles, Tours ScotlandAugust 2, 2012MY SHRINKING LIFE is an exciting collaboration between one of Scotland's leading actors, directors and theatre/film makers, Alison Peebles and European experimental theatre-maker, Lies Pauwels. It was during rehearsals for David Greig's THE COSMONAUT'S LAST MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION,when a creeping numbness and too many falls led Alison to her doctor and an eventual diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis.
Watertower Theatre to Extend SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Revue Through 8/19August 2, 2012Terry Martin, producing artistic director of WaterTower Theatre, today announced an extension of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, which is now playing. The musical revue will be extended for one week through Sun., Aug. 19 with the addition of five performances: Wed., Aug. 15 at 7:30PM, Thurs., Aug. 16 at 7:30PM, Fri., Aug. 17 at 8PM, Sat., Aug. 18 at 8PM and Sun., Aug. 19 at 2PM.
NEXT TO NORMAL, SEMINAR Highlights Phoenix Theatre 2012-2013 SeasonAugust 2, 2012The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis proudly announces the 2012-2013 season, our 30th, which includes one NNPN Rolling world premiere, two Tony Award-winners, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, six Midwest premieres, and another entry in the ever-popular holiday variety show.
Forum Theatre to Screen BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S TonightAugust 2, 2012Tonight at 7:30, it's a Forum Theatre Ladies Martini & Movie Nite Out with a screening of the classic film BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S on the big screen in 35MM. Director Blake Edwards is at his funniest in this iconic classic, and Audrey Hepburn absolutely lights up the screen.
Railroad Playhouse Announces 2012-2013 SeasonAugust 2, 2012The Railroad Playhouse (RRP) is delighted to announce its 2012-2013 season, commencing on October 19, 2012 with the world premiere of playwright-in-residence Alex Goldberg's AMERICA'S BRIGHTEST STAR. Starting in December, there will be four staged readings introducing four new plays. In May 2013, the 2nd Annual One Act Play Festival will feature short plays from the current and new playwrights-in-residence. RRP friend Mission: Improv-able returns as the resident Improv troupe. Educational programs will continue with the after school workshops, Expanded In-School Playmaking Residency, and Glee Summer Camp.
Fourth London Show Added to JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Arena TourAugust 1, 2012Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London's West End, the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour, which kicks off in London on 21 September before visiting Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Nottingham, and Sheffield, added another date due to popular ticket demand.
KD Studio’s Imagination Players Presents FAME JR., Now thru 8/5August 1, 2012A host of talented actors, singers and dancers will burst on to the stage for FAME JR. when the KD Studio's Imagination Players and director Terri Ferguson open the doors for the explosive first performance tonight, August 2 at the KD Studio Theatre/Trinity River Arts Center (TRAC).
Peter Gallagher, Tommy Tune, Christine Ebersole & More to Play Feinstein's This FallAugust 1, 2012This fall, performers at Feinstein's On Loews Regency, the 'Nightclub of New York', include Peter Gallagher, Tommy Tune, Kenny Loggins, Christine Ebersole, and many more!
Olympic Story THREE YEAR SWIM CLUB Returns By Popular Demand At East West Players, Through 8/19August 1, 2012The popular and critically-acclaimed production THREE YEAR SWIM CLUB has returned to East West Players (EWP) for a second run. This play is inspired by the true life story of legendary swim coach Soichi Sakamoto, who trained Maui youth for the Olympics in the plantation irrigation ditches. Set on the island of Maui in the 1930's, this heartwarming play turns transcendent as the art of hula becomes the metaphor for competitive swimming.
No Name Presents THE UPTOWN CABARET, 8/13August 1, 2012No Name Presents: THE UPTOWN CABARET is an opportunity to play; to enjoy your music; your art; an opportunity to share this joy with your fellow singers, composers and lyricists. Bring that new audition song! Bring that song that you'd never get to sing otherwise! Bring that new material for your BMI class and test it out in a safe and fun place!
Tituss Burgess Appears in Debut of CURTAINS UP at XL Nightclub, 8/6August 1, 2012XL Nightclub will be premiering their new weekly show CURTAINS UP with nightlife host Marti Gould Cummings beginning on Monday, August 6th. The show will begin with an old fashioned musical theatre sing along and happy hour at 7PM followed by live performances by Cummings and a new weekly guest at 9PM. The concert is a free event.
United Solo Festival Presents One Hundred Productions in Its Third Year, 10/11-11/18August 1, 2012The world's largest solo theatre festival, established in 2010 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan, has grown to more than twice its original size. One hundred solo productions will be presented between October 11 and November 18, 2012, among them fifteen shows by artists who successfully performed at the United Solo Festival in the past.