Blood Drives Planned to Celebrate Release of IMMORTALS on Blu-ray and DVDFebruary 24, 2012To celebrate the Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD release of the epic film IMMORTALS on March 6th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and America's Blood Centers are organizing blood drives at 30 select universities across the country starting this week and continuing through March 9th. Students and participants will experience Director Tarsem Singh's visually stunning film, pick up exclusive IMMORTALS premium items, while donating blood at their local college campus.
Broadway Veteran, Tony Winner Gary Beach to Star in HELLO, DOLLY, 3/13-4/1February 24, 2012The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is heading into the final show of its 2011/12 season. The Tony Award®-winning classic musical Hello, Dolly! bursts onto the Theatre's stage March 13 through April 1, directed by Tony®-nominated director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge and starring Broadway veteran Vicki Lewis and Tony® winner Gary Beach.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Visits Vegas, 3/20-21February 24, 2012Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by U.S. Congress as a vital American "Cultural Ambassador to the World," will visit Las Vegas from March 20-21 for two performances led by dynamic Artistic Director Robert Battle. Following critically-acclaimed sold out performances in New York City, Ailey's extraordinary dancers will move audiences in a series of premieres and new productions that launch an exciting new era in Ailey history.
Edgemar Center for the Arts Presents GHOSTS, 3/10-5/13February 24, 2012Edgemar Center for the Arts presents “Ghosts,' a new adaptation of the classic play, adapted and directed by Doug Kaback and based on the play by Henrik Ibsen. Produced by Alexandra Guarnieri. With Michelle Danner as Mrs. Alving, James Giodano, Nate Golon, Lucy Honigman & Paul Stroili.
Previews begin March 10th. Opens Saturday, March 17th, 2012. Regular show times: Fri. & Sat. at 8pm Sun. at 5pm through May 13th, 2012. Ticket: $34.99. A limited number of seats will be available for each performance at a discounted price of $17.50 please type code Ghosts
RSVP required: (310) 392-7327.
Duke Ellington Center For The Arts Presents YES! THE MUSICAL, 3/5February 24, 2012The first public presentation of Wilson's new show, called YES! THE MUSICAL, will be given a single showcase salon performance on Monday, March 5, at 8 PM -- one year and one day later from the day he started it -- at the Rose Nagelberg Theater at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on 25th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue. The production, with book, music and lyrics by Wilson, is being presented by The Theater at the Duke Ellington Center For The Arts, with Mercedes Ellington as director- choreographer.
New Edition of CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Plays at Triad Theater, 3/5February 24, 2012The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, to the Triad Theater Monday, March 5 at 7pm. Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter performs at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street.
The cast is scheduled to include Bobby Cannavale, Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Gina Gershon, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly, and Alan Zweibel.
Second Stage Theatre's One-Week Extension of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE CanceledFebruary 24, 2012Due to a last-minute scheduling-conflict with lead actor Norbert Leo Butz, Second Stage Theatre's one-week extension of their critically-acclaimed production of How I Learned to Drive has been canceled. The limited engagement will now conclude on Sunday, March 11 as originally scheduled. Written by Paula Vogel and directed by Kate Whoriskey, the production features Mr. Butz and Elizabeth Reaser and is playing at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd Street). For tickets or more information, please visit www.2ST.com.
William Shatner To Make Appearance on TALK STOOP This WeekendFebruary 24, 2012William Shatner, currently starring on Broadway in SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT, recently paid a visit to Cat Greenleaf's Brooklyn brownstone and can be seen this weekend on "Talk Stoop" " this Saturday February 25 on "Saturday Today in New York" in the 6:30 AM half-hour, at 1:30AM on Saturday night (actually very early Sunday February 12th), and again on Sunday at 12:30pm. "Talk Stoop" is also syndicated nationally on NBC affiliates.
Janet Kane and Roberta Miles Host CAFE CABARET, 3/16February 24, 2012Janet Kane and Roberta Miles will be hosting 'Café Cabaret' a variety type cabaret show where the fun never ceases to amaze Friday, March 16th. From poignant to funny, mirth to disaster, and everything in between. It's all happening at Café Ballou, 939 N Western Ave, in Chicago. The entertainment begins at 7pm.
Photo Flash: Theater at the Center Presents ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE, 3/23-4/1February 24, 2012The musical play telling the story of legendary country singer Patsy Cline and her most devoted fan, ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE kicks off Theatre at the Center's 2012 season. Based on a true story of this unparalleled pioneer for female performers and a fan from Houston she befriended in a Texas honky-tonk, the production previews February 23, opens February 26 and runs through April 1. ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE will be directed by Brian Russell. Russell, making his Theatre at the Center debut, is the former Artistic Director of American Theater Company and Director of the 1996 Chicago Premiere of ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE which transferred from Northlight Theatre in Evanston to a lengthy commercial run at Chicago's Apollo Theater. Also making her Theatre at the Center debut, newcomer Heather Beck will star as 'Patsy Cline'.
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Gardenia Presents Andrea Marcovicci, 3/15-24February 24, 2012The Gardenia presents ANDREA MARCOVICCI: 'SMILE' Mar. 15 - 17 & Mar. 22 - 24, 2012 Thurs. - Sat. at 9:00PM. Musical Director: Shelly Markham. Reservations: (323) 467-7444.
John Waters to Perform His One-Man Show as Benefit for DiverseWorks ArtSpace, 3/14February 24, 2012DiverseWorks presents John Waters in his one-man show, This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier. This one-night-only benefit event in DiverseWorks' 97-seat theater replaces rge traditional spring gala and provides support for the visual and performing arts programming. A cocktail reception with Waters follows the performance. Tickets to the event on March 14, 2012 at 8:30pm are $250.
Arts Off Broadway Presents West Coast Premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL, 3/10-18February 24, 2012Arts Off Broadway (AOB) announces it will present the first West Coast production of 'Next to Normal' from March 10 - 18, 2012 at the Lyceum Theatre (Horton Plaza) in San Diego. Tickets are now available for the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama and Tony Award winning musical by calling 619 544-1000.
Photo Flash: TheatreWorks Presents the West Coast Premiere of NOW CIRCA THENFebruary 24, 2012TheatreWorks of Silicon Valley presents the West Coast Premiere of the off-beat comedy NOW CIRCA THEN by Carly Mensch, story editor for TV's popular series Weeds. Told with spunk and candor, the play follows the romance between two historical re-enactors in New York City, and what happens when past and present intertwine. NOW CIRCA THEN will be helmed by New Works Director Meredith McDonough and plays March 7 - April 1, 2012 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto (1305 Middlefield Road). For information or to order tickets ($19-$69) call (650) 463-1960 or visit theatreworks.org
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Paramount Theatre 2012-2013 Season to Include GREASE, ANNIE, THE MUSIC MAN and FIDDLER ON THE ROOFFebruary 24, 2012Today, the Paramount announced to its nearly 13,000 inaugural subscribers the four exciting musicals on tap for the theater's second spectacular Broadway Season: Grease (Sept. 12-30, 2012), Annie (Nov. 21-Dec. 30, 2012), The Music Man (Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2013) and Fiddler on the Roof (Mar. 6-24, 2013).
Photo Flash: The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences Presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOATFebruary 24, 2012The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, written by the musical duo Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, running February 22 through May 12 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, with a press performance on Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. Matt Raftery will direct and choreograph this must-see production for the whole family, with musical direction by Ryan T. Nelson.
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