Perez Hilton Saves the Universe will play it's final two performances Thursday, June 3 at 7:30pm and Saaturday, June 5 at 10 pm (note new time) at DC Arts Center, 2438 18th Street, NW, Washington DC. Tickets are $25 and are available online at https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=190efacc911fbd04c3c98fa2513930ed&t=tix For more information visit http://www.landlesstheatrecompany.org/landlesstheatrecompany.org/Home.html
Camp Broadway is hosting Broadway-loving kids from around the country at its annual Tony Award celebration. Special guests include 2009 Tony Award-winning 'Billy' Trent Kowalik and his Billy Elliott cast members Thommie Retter and Tessa Netting on Sunday, June 13 at Bond 45 Restaurant. Dressed in their gowns and tuxedos, Broadway's youngest fans, ages 10-17, will gather at 4:00pm for a pre-show mocktail party and dinner prior to attending the Tony Awards presentation at Radio City Music Hall. For more details on attending, call Camp Broadway at 212.575.2929.
Camp Broadway®, Broadway's Original Summer Camp, is presenting three five-day musical theatre camps for children ages 6-9, 10-13 and 14-17 at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts during July and August 2010. New facility owner and producer, Bill Hanney invited Camp Broadway® to offer its acclaimed program at the theatre this summer as the first step in his long-range commitment to restore quality theatre arts programming for young audiences. Registration begins July 19 for more information and to register visit www.CampBroadway.com/NorthShore.
The line-up for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival features Genre-defying ensemble 2 Foot Yard opening the series on July 2, followed by ETHEL, one of America's premier post-classical string quartets, on July 9. The series concludes with Christopher O'Riley, a dynamic pianist and host of NPR's From the Top, in a July 30 program entitled 'Out of My Hands'. Tickets for each Extreme Chamber Music concert are $25 and $35 and may be purchased at the Caramoor Box Office, 914.232.1252 or ordered online at www.caramoor.org. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road in Katonah, New York.
Ruth Wolff, playwright and screenwriter, will read, talk, and sign books (FREE) at the Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street) on Thursday, June 3 at 6pm. For more information visit www.dramabookshop.com
The Young People's Chorus of New York City performs before heading to Europe and Japan with two concerts 'Spring Celebration' at the 92nd Street Y on Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m., and in a free Latino choral concert at Santa Rosa of Lima Church in Washington Heights on Sunday, June 13, at 5 p.m. Tickets for 'Spring Celebration' are $15-$50 and are available at the 92nd Box Office or by calling 212-415-5500.
South Street Seaport Museum is hosting various events in June for the whole family including miniMATES for toddlers on Wednesdays, Childrens Day on June 26, and the mariner musicians New York Packet Music Series on Tuesdays. Hours for the gallery are 10am - 6pm Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $15 for adults with $12 tickets for Students and Seniors. For more information visit http://www.seany.org/.
Four-time Grammy award winner Dianne Reeves will headline the 16th Annual Penumbra Jazz Jam, presented by Target, on Sunday, June 6, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. at The Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant. Featuring Master of Ceremony T. Mychael Rambo, the fundraiser will include a special appearance by Dennis W. Spears and Sanford Moore. Guests will enjoy a gourmet dinner by Dakota Chef Jack Riebel. All proceeds from the evening's silent and live auctions will benefit Penumbra's Summer Institute Scholarship Fund. Bellamy Balcony seats are $125 per person. Only a few remain. Call 651-224-3180 or visit www.penumbratheatre.org.
Dark Horse Theatre Company presents Oleanna by David Mamet June 4 - 19 at the DC Arts Center(2438 18th Street NW. Showtime is 7:30pm Friday through Saturday. Tickets are $20/ $15 DCAC Members. For tickets call DCAC at 202-462-7833 or visit darkhorsetheatrecompany.com.
Pull Together Productions inaugural production, a revival of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy Wonder of the World, opens June 10. The production is directed by Brian Gillespie, and runs through June 26 at the Shell Theater, located in the Times Square Arts Center, 300 West 43rd Street (at 8th Ave.) 4th floor in NYC. Performances will be held Thursday through Saturday at 8pm, with Sunday evening performances on June 13 and 20 at 7pm. There is an additional performance scheduled for Wednesday, June 16 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased through SmartTix: www.smarttix.com, (212) 868-4444. For more information, visit www.pulltogetherproductions.org
This coming Sunday, 30.05. runs to 18H: Christian Hirdes A wimp the hard way Music Cabaret As it stands now in their mid 30: Christian Hirdes, the comic poet and cabaret artist wortwitzige and notes: If you went through earlier than shy-oblique genius, is now decried as a wimp - and lost. But nostalgia does not help. Hard times require hard way: with anger and resistance, Mumm and Marshall amplifier, optical signal and songs where someone dies in the end!
Sean Millar of Silver Stars will perform Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at 19:30pm. Admission is free. Continuation of songs based on the lives of homosexuals, the success of this show presented at the Dublin Theatre Festival is gone interviews singer-songwriter Sean Millar. These songs illustrate stories of love, disappearances, family, spirituality, mistrust and joy. A moving story and compelling stories about real lives of ordinary people seeking fulfillment and happiness in a country where their existence and their preference is considered a threat.
1999 at the Schauspielhaus Hannover was the Jacques Brel tribute JACQUES UN POUR SOI, in which three men to mourn their dead friend Fernand. The acclaimed by audiences and critics, as it is now evening - including guest appearances by at theaters in Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt and the Berlin Theatre - Saturday, 5 be seen in Peacock in June for the first time in Switzerland.
The WICKED Young Writers' Award is proud to announce Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall as its patron from April 2010. The Award is separated into five categories between the ages of 5-25 and allows young people from across the UK and Northern Ireland to enter a piece of writing on a theme or subject of their choice. The final date for entries is Saturday 31 July 2010. Schools and individuals can download entry forms and find tips on entering the WICKED Young Writers' Award at www.WickedYoungWriters.com.
Marsha Heydt and the Project of Love perform at The Garage (99 Seventh Ave. South) on Sunday, June 6 from noon to 4pm. Marsha Heydt Alto, Soprano Saxophone and Flute is joined by Norman Pors, Keyboard; John DeCesare, Electric and Acoustic Bass; Rossen Nedelchev, Drums; and Renato Thoms, Percussion. For information visit http://www.garagerest.com/
Asolo Repertory Theatre will hold special auditions on June 5th in a continued search for the young Clyde Barrow, a principal character in the new Broadway-bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. YOUNG CLYDE is described as a male Caucasian 11-14 years old that can play ages 10-15 years. He must also be an excellent singer, preferably with an unchanged voice, and a little tall for his age. Auditions will be in three-minute slots from 1-3:30 p.m. at Asolo Rep Building 555 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The boys should be prepared to sing 16 bars and provide their own sheet music; and perform a one-minute monologue. For more information visit www.asolorep.org
Project: Humanity, Theatre Passe Muraille and Canadian Stage announced casting for The Middle Place by Toronto playwright Andrew Kushnir, directed by Alan Dilworth. The Toronto production will feature four of the original cast of five including Akosua Amo-Adem (who won the SummerWorks 2009 Award for best new emerging artist for her portrayal), Antonio Cayonne, Jessica Greenberg and Kevin Walker. Actor/playwright Andrew Kushnir will play himself in the production for the first time. The Middle Place runs October 21 to November 14, 2010, at TPM's Mainspace and moves to Canadian Stage's Berkeley Street Theatre, February 14 to March 12, 2011, before embarking on a tour to Ottawa and Victoria. For more informaiton visit http://www.canadianstage.com/
Classes at the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre's School of Theatre begin on July 6, and the summer session includes 12 classes for adults, three classes for students in elementary school, and a theatre intensive for teens. The first session, for students entering grades 6-8, takes place on weekdays from June 21 through July 16. The second session, for teens in grades 9-12, is held July 19 through August 13. Tuition is $1,050 for session 1 and $1,150 for session 2. For more information visit http://www.berkeleyrep.org/school/summer_index.asp.
Prescott Fine Arts Association is proud to present Earl and Alexis Hazell in AMERICAN SONGS Friday, June 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM and Sunday June 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM for two performances only. Tickets are $15.
The Arts Edge consultancy has created The Arts Edge Summer, a two-week intensive program with daily classes in musical theater, acting, voice and speech, and dance, delivered by well-known professionals in performing arts education. The summer program will be held in New York City August 9-20. Tuition is $1,950 and doesn't include housing. Additional information about The Arts Edge Summer, including the program schedule, application and audition can be found online at www.theartsedge.com.
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