STAGE TUBE: First Look at VAULT Festival 2015 TrailerJanuary 26, 2015VAULT, the six-week cultural festival in the labyrinthine tunnel network under Waterloo opens this week on 28th January2015. To celebrate their opening week, VAULT has released their brand new festival trailer and their first ever festival app. The app, designed to help festival-goers peruse the programme by date, genre and price will provide up to the minute information on the multifarious events. Available on all platforms (tablet and phone, android and apple), the VAULT app will offer unique discounts to downloaders. The new trailer can be viewed here and downloaded using the details below and the app is available for free for Apple here and Android devices here.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of THE WHO'S TOMMY at Aurora's Paramount TheatreJanuary 22, 2015Continuing its rapid ascent to the top of Chicago's musical theater landscape, Aurora's Paramount Theatre follows its smash hits CATS and Mary Poppins withThe Who's Tommy, a story of hope, healing and human spirit, filled with soaring anthems and bursting ballads, mind-exploding images and pulsating dance numbers. Check out a first look at highlights below!
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Trailer for Signature Theatre's KID VICTORYJanuary 21, 2015Virginia's Signature Theatre has announced the full cast for the world premiere production of Kid Victory, a new musical from legendary composer John Kander (Chicago, Cabaret) and acclaimed playwright Greg Pierce (Slowgirl). Check out a first look at the trailer below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes With Two River Theater's ABSURD PERSON SINGULARJanuary 16, 2015Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic DirectorJohn Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, continues its 2014/15 Season with Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular, directed by Jessica Stone. The production runs January 10-February 1, 2015, with the opening night on tonight, January 16 at 8pm. Tickets starting at $20 and ticket packages for Two River's season are available from 732.345.1400 or www.tworivertheater.org. Absurd Person Singular is supported by co-sponsor The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. Check out the videos below!
Review Roundup: THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD in Toronto; Updated!January 15, 2015The Heart of Robin Hood, opened in Toronto and will play through March 1, 2015. The show is currently set to play the Marquis Theatre on Broadway beginning March 10. Opening night is scheduled for March 29th. The production will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, August 23, 2015.
STAGE TUBE: New York City Ballet Presents Third Installation of Art Series With Dustin Yellin, 2/4January 12, 2015New York City Ballet will present the third installation of its acclaimed Art Series initiative during the
Company's 2015 Winter Season. Launched in 2013, the New York City Ballet Art Series features annual
collaborations between NYCB and contemporary visual artists who create original works inspired by NYCB
for exhibition at the Company's home, the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. For the 2015 Art Series, NYCB has commissioned an installation from Dustin Yellin, the Brooklynbased artist and founder of Red Hook's Pioneer Works. Yellin's body of work, which includes paintings, drawings, installation, performance and sculpture, has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries in New York, as well as internationally.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at The PIT's Theatrical Comedy, HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTSJanuary 9, 2015After being named one of the “Ten Best Comedy Shows of 2014” byTime Out New York, The PIT is proud to announce the return of acclaimed theatrical comedy Hold On To Your Butts, a LIVE shot-for-shot remake of the greatest epic dinosaur movie of all time, performed by just two actors and a foley artist.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Rehearsal Footage for THE MERRY WIDOW Starring Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara & More!December 30, 2014Renée Fleming will add a new role to her extensive repertory when she sings her first-ever performances of Hanna Glawari, the title role in Lehár's The Merry Widow, at the Met this season. Four-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman makes her Met debut as director and choreographer of a new production of the comic operetta, in which a wealthy widow's countrymen launch a romantic plot to keep her -- and her tax dollars -- within their borders.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and More in Trailer of WOMAN IN GOLD MovieDecember 29, 2014Academy Award winner Helen Mirren stars in the incredible story of Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who is forced to flee Vienna during World War II. Decades later, determined to salvage some dignity from her past, Maria has taken on a mission to reclaim a painting the Nazis stole from her family: the famous Lady In Gold, a portrait of her beloved Aunt Adele. Partnering with an inexperienced but determined young lawyer (Ryan Reynolds), Maria embarks on an epic journey for justice 60 years in the making.