STAGE TUBE: Lynn Redgrave Sings 'The Saga of Jenny'May 8, 2010The late Lynn Redgrave has a ball singing Ira Gershwin and Kurt Weill's 'The Saga of Jenny' from Lady in the Dark. This video is taken from a PBS special called 'Musical Comedy Tonight 2,' the second of 3 specials put together by Sylvia Fine Kaye and featuring selections from classic musicals. Reprising the number with her are Danny Kaye and Richard Crenna. The special aired February 11, 1981.
Peter Blum SoHo Displays 'Reflection' Exhibition, Opens 5/14May 7, 2010Peter Blum is pleased to announce the exhibition Reflection, with works by John Beech, Walead Beshty, Stephanie Brooks, Helmut Federle, Alex Fleming, Robert Irwin, Jacob Kassay, Rosy Keyser, Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Justen Ladda, John McCracken, Robert Ryman, and Ben Vautier, opening on May 14th at 99 Wooster Street, New York. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 14th from 6 - 8 p.m.
Levitt Pavilions Presents An Evening With Grammy Legends Webb and Houston 5/21May 7, 2010Two extraordinary careers, one unforgettable evening. Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb and celebrated R&B singer Thelma Houston will perform together for the first time in forty years. Jimmy Webb is the writer of "MacArthur Park" - the famous song inspired by the park in Los Angeles, where a Levitt Pavilion is now located. Proceeds from the event will support the free summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park. Houston's first album "Sunshower" was written, arranged and produced by Webb. Together, Webb and Houston will perform songs from this critically-acclaimed album. Webb will also perform his classic hits which have become a permanent part of the American music landscape.
John Waters' ROLE MODELS US Book Tour Dates AnnouncedMay 7, 2010John Waters' ROLE MODELS is a self-portrait told through intimate literary profiles of the author's favorite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road.
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Presents SWEET AND HOT Harold Arlen Revue 6/18-8/8May 7, 2010Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre in association with Michael James presents Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen at the intimate, 50-seat setting of No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood (Rogers Park by Morse el stop on Red Line). Sweet and Hot is musical revue of Harold Arlen's famous, toe-tapping songs, including Over the Rainbow from the film The Wizard of Oz and voted the #1 song of the 20th century.
Tickets Now On Sale For West End's WIZARD OF OZMay 7, 2010Today, Saturday 8th May, 2010, tickets go on sale for Andrew Lloyd Webber's much anticipated West End adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. There'll be no place like The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical, where the brand new show will premiere in early 2011, with tickets going on sale today for performances from 29th March 2011.
Kristin Chenoweth: Newsweek Article Was 'Horrendously Homophobic'May 8, 2010In a recent Newsweek article, author Ramin Setoodeh asks 'Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?' Hayes' co-star, stage and screen favorite Kristin Chenoweth has authored a response to the Newsweek article, which she refers to as 'horrendously homophobic.'
TheStage Repertory Company Presents MY FIRST TIME 5/15May 7, 2010On May 15th, TheStage Repertory Company, in conjunction with The Palace Theatre in Danbury, will present a 'one night only' performance of Ken Davenport's My First Time. The comedy marks the first production mounted by TheStage Repertory Company, a new Danbury-based theatre company.
Photo Flash: 30 ROCK Season Finale 'I Do Do' 5/20May 7, 2010Liz encounters the man of her dreams while dealing with the weddings of Cerie, Floyd, and Grizz. Jack is forced to choose between Avery and Nancy. Another woman comes between Jenna and her boyfriend. Kenneth fears receiving a promotion that would move him to Los Angeles.
STAGE TUBE: New Betty White SNL Promo!May 7, 2010Betty White hosts an all-new SNL on May 8th with special guests Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch, and musical guest Jay-Z.