St. Petersburg Opera hosts 'An Evening in Seville' 5/15April 15, 2010On May 15, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., Seville comes to the Bay area. St. Petersburg Opera is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the opera company and as a prelude to its upcoming production of Bizet's Carmen, which is set in Seville, Spain.
David Alan Grier To Perform At The Mandalay Bay Theatre 7/2April 15, 2010The multi-talented actor, singer and comedian David Alan Grier will take the stage at Mandalay Bay performing his hilarious routine for one-night only. Grier, known for his work on the stage and screen, will appear Friday, July 2 at 9 p.m. in the Mandalay Bay Theatre.
Performance Network announces Fireside Festival of New Works, Plays 5/2-5April 15, 2010Performance Network Theatre presents staged readings of new plays from local playwrights at the Fireside Festival of New Works Sunday, May 2nd - Wednesday, May 5th at 8 pm. The Fireside Festival is an exciting, affordable way to see brand new plays produced by Performance Network, Michigan's premier professional theatre. Admission for all shows is pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $10. The festival is generously underwritten by Joseph Walters.
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Presents THE 39 STEPS 4/23-5/2April 15, 2010Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep) presents the Tony, Drama Desk, and Olivier Award-winning comedy, THE 39 STEPS. THE 39 STEPS just recently ended its Broadway run on January 10, 2010, making it the longest-running Broadway play in seven years.
REDCAT Celebrates The Late Betty Freeman 5/5April 15, 2010In January of 2009, the new music world lost one of its greatest champions. The late philanthropist, photographer and writer Betty Freeman was without question the most significant American advocate for contemporary classical music in the second half of the 20th century. In her will, Ms. Freeman requested that no funeral be held, but instead a party be thrown in her memory. REDCAT is delighted to honor Ms. Freeman's request with Party for Betty!, a celebration of the life, work and legacy of Betty Freeman held at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 8:30 pm.
POWER LIVE: THE DREAM + OMARION At The Highline Ballroom 4/22April 15, 2010Having worked with everyone from B2K to Britney Spears and Madonna, The-Dream is finally in the building, combining all of his hit-making talents for his debut, Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter. Throughout his career, Dream has seen people change like the weather, but in the coming months he is forecasting a 100% chance of reign!
'The Tonight Show' And 'Late Night' Collect April 5-9 Late-Night Wins For NBCApril 15, 2010NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' has won the week of April 5-9 in adults 18-49 and total viewers over all cable and broadcast competition, delivering bigger audiences than CBS's 'Late Show with David Letterman' and ABC's combination of 'Nightline' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in most key demographics, including adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Monday, Thursday and Friday 'Late Show' telecasts were delayed by sports and are excluded from these averages.
Christopher Plummer To Narrate TCM's 'Moguls And Movie Stars'April 15, 2010Two-time Emmy(R) winner and 2009 Academy Award(R) nominee Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) will narrate Turner Classic Movies' (TCM) ambitious, seven-part original production MOGULS AND MOVIE STARS: A HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD. This comprehensive true story behind the making of the American movie industry is being co-produced by TCM and Bill Haber's Ostar Productions. The series is slated to premiere in November 2010.
York Theatre Company Announces Writers For 6th Annual Neo Concert; Benefit Held 5/10April 15, 2010The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) will present NEO6, a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers, on Monday, May 10 at its home in Saint Peter's Theatre. Following the 7:30 PM performance (featuring the voices of many of today's top musical theatre talent, to be announced within the coming weeks), there will be a champagne and dessert reception to end the evening.
Senator McCain Meets With GI Jams Founders To Welcome 3 Musical Soldiers Home From IraqApril 15, 2010Senator John McCain met with hit songwriter/artist/producers Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers in Downtown Scottsdale, AZ, this last Saturday, April 10, 2010, during a welcome home event for one of their GI Jams(TM) musical groups. Randell & Schippers are the founders and co-directors of GI Jams(TM), the new and fast growing company and project they founded to showcase and support the musical talents of U.S. military artists, and were in Scottsdale to welcome home the three members of the GIJams.com musical group, Joe Speed Band, from active duty in Iraq.
Serj Tankian Performs 'Elect The Dead Symphony' Show At Denver Botanic Gardens 7/11April 15, 2010Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock's most unconventional frontmen, will perform Elect the Dead Symphony - a very special orchestral interpretation of Tankian's critically acclaimed solo debut Elect the Dead - at the Denver Botanic Gardens on July 11th, 2010. The show is part of the 2010 Denver Botanic Gardens Summer Concert Series.