The Des Moines Playhouse Presents CAPS FOR SALE 5/14April 19, 2010The Des Moines Playhouse presents 'Caps For Sale,' Friday, May 14. This story is part of the 2009-10 season of Friday Funday, a creative participatory story theatre program for children ages 4-6. Performances are at The Playhouse, Friday, May 14, at 9:30 and 10:30 AM, and 1:30 PM. Admission is $5 per person, adults and children. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling The Playhouse box office at 515-277-6261.
The Orleans Summer Comedy Series Starring Tom Papa Kicks off May 21-22April 19, 2010The Orleans Hotel and Casino will keep audiences laughing all summer long with The Orleans Summer Comedy Series starring comedian, actor and host of NBC's The Marriage Ref Tom Papa. The comedy series begins May 21 and 22 with special guest Ben Bailey, host of Discovery Channel's Cash Cab.
San Jose Rep Brings The Flying Karamazov Brothers To San Jose 11/10-14April 19, 2010San Jose Repertory Theatre is thrilled to add The Flying Karamazov Brothers to the 30th Anniversary Season! The Flying Karamazov Brothers are best known for bringing together the worlds of performance art, improvisation, word play, harmony and emotion for a stupendously entertaining evening! The Brothers bring their latest creation, 4PLAY, a ground-breaking blend of nouveau cirque, comedy, theatre, music and, of course, juggling to San Jose. This exuberant and hilarious off-Broadway rave is full of fast-paced virtuosity and fun as the four brothers, master practitioners of cheap theatrics, juggle ‘til they drop. This limited engagement will run from November 10 to November 14, 2010.
Milk Can Theatre Co. Goes Mental In Rep May 7-23 At Urban StagesApril 19, 2010Eccentric behavior and mental illness are often separated by little more than a razor's edge. The Milk Can Theatre Company looks at both sides of the equation with ML Kinney's full-length comedy Life Among the Natives, a story of coming out and coming to terms with one's roots; and The Disorder Plays, six short works both somber and satirical, about psychiatric disorders and mental illness, presented in one performance. Both shows will be performed in repertory at Urban Stages, located at 259 West 30th Street, beginning May 7th.
Lakewood Theatre Company To End Season With CURTAINS, Performs 5/7-6/13April 19, 2010Lakewood ends its 2009-10 season with the hit musical that closed on Broadway in 2008... Curtains. This hilarious show-within-a-show, murder mystery musical is a real knock-out tribute to show business, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb - the composer/lyricist team from Cabaret and Chicago.
Photo Flash: Sax, Munoz, Hanlon & More In VENICE At KC RepApril 19, 2010Eric Rosen and Matt Sax, creators of the Rep's hip hop sensation Clay, present their new musical, Venice, April 11-May 9 at Copaken Stage. Rosen, who is artistic director of Kansas City Rep, directs. Choreography is by John Carrafa (Tony Award nominations for Urinetown and Into the Woods) and Tanisha Scott (video choreography for Sean Paul, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Rihanna and many additional recording artists).