Wildhorn's Dacal Led WONDERLAND Premieres at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Tonight, 12/5August 11, 2009The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is delighted to announce that casting is now complete for Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure. Slated to have its world premiere in Tampa on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in TBPAC's Ferguson Hall, with Gregory Boyd, artistic director of Houston's Alley Theatre, directing. The music for Wonderland is from composer Frank Wildhorn (The Civil War and Jekyll & Hyde) with lyrics by Jack Murphy (The Civil War) and a book by Murphy and Boyd. Wonderland is the first initiative of the Broadway Genesis Project at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Broadway Genesis is intended to help create new works of American theater to play the Tampa market, and then possibly tour other performing arts centers or move to Broadway.
TV: WICKED Hits San Diego's Civic TheatreAugust 11, 2009After breaking box office records and selling out in record time for a two-week engagement in 2006, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, has returned to the SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE, playing from JULY 29 - AUGUST 30, 2009.
Photo Coverage: Katie Thompson Sings 'FROM HER NOTEBOOK' at the Laurie Beechman TheatreAugust 11, 20093 years, 7 notebooks, and 1 song on 'So You Think You Can Dance' later... Katie Thompson returned to the Laurie Beechman theater to sing 'songs from her notebook'. When she's not IN a new musical (Michael John LaChiusa's 'Giant' at The Signature Theater) or WRITING a new musical ('R.R.R.E.D. a Secret Musical' coming soon to the New York Musical Theatre Festival) Katie has spent her 'free' time writing pop songs. The concert decided the fates of those songs... because Katie is MAKING A NEW ALBUM and played through every bitter-sweet love, sexy dull-hate, and tragically funny moment she's had since 'KT LIVE' -or at least as many of them that she could fit in an hour!
Photo Flash: Ali Landry Visits 'JERSEY BOYS' Las VegasAugust 10, 2009Model, actress and former Miss USA, Ali Landry, was all smiles after taking in the story of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons smash hit JERSEY BOYS at The Palazzo in fabulous Las Vegas. She and her husband Alejandro stopped by following the performance to congratulate the cast on a great show and snap a photo.
Grosse Pointe Theatre's Youth on Stage Now Enrolling Young Actors Grades 3-8August 10, 2009A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (dramatized by Martha B. King) will be the Fall 2009 show for Grosse Pointe Theatre's Youth on Stage. Executive Director Emmajean Evans is now taking registrations from interested young actors, grades 3 through 8. The registration fee is $150 for 13 class sessions and two performances. Enrollment in Youth on Stage requires that a parent or grandparent be a member of Grosse Pointe Theatre.
Off-Bdwy's THE TEMPERAMENTALS Hosts Another Special 'Gay Men Night' 8/16August 10, 2009By popular demand, the hit show 'The Temperamentals' is having another special 'Gay Men Night' (singles and others) on Sunday, August 16th. The party starts at 7:00 pm with wine and hors d'oeuvres in the lobby. The play will begin at 8:00 pm, followed by a talk-back with director, Jonathan Silverstein and playwright, Jon Marans.