Caps Lock Theatre Announce FOREPLAY THE PLAY for April 19 - May 6April 6, 2012Caps Lock Theatre will present The Foreplay Play by award-winning playwright Mariah MacCarthy from April 19 to May 6, 2012. It will run Thursday - Sunday at 8:00. This dark comedy is set in an apartment in Brooklyn, which is also the venue for this production directed by Leta Tremblay. In The Foreplay Play, a lesbian couple and a straight couple attempt a foursome with disastrous results.
Quixotic Announced ONE Showcase for April 14April 6, 2012The Quixotic artist ensemble will present a showcase, ONE, on Saturday, April 14 at the Midland Theatre. Doors open at for 7:00 PM special guests The Human Experience at 7:30pm and the Quixotic show at 8:30pm.
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba Comes to Edinburgh's Festival Theatre May 15-16, UKApril 6, 2012Danza Contemporanea de Cuba dance company return to the UK in spring 2012 with a programme including the world premiere of a piece by award-winning choreographer and influencer of modern dance Itzik Galili, and another chance to experience the incredible Mambo 3XX1. They will perform at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh on Tue 15 & Wed 16 May at 7.30pm.
Christopher Gattelli's SILENCE! Celebrates 200th Performance TonightApril 6, 2012SILENCE! The Musical, currently nominated for two Lucille Lortel Awards including Best Musical, will celebrate its 200th performance tonight, April 6th at The 9th Space Theatre at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue (at 9th St.) SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli. After opening on July 9, 2011 the show immediately became a sold-out phenomenon and was selected by Time Magazine as one of the year's Top 5 Musicals. Due to overwhelming ticket demand, the producers recently put a new block of seats on sale through September 2nd.
Queen City Theatre Company to Present Sondheim's PASSION May 3-19April 6, 2012Queen City Theatre Company (2010 Theatre Company of the Year) is proud to announce the regional premiere of the musical PASSION. This highly anticipated production marks the closing of the company's 5th season in Charlotte, NC and will run from May 3rd until May 19th at the Duke Energy Theatre.
STAGE TUBE: Trailer for WALT WHITMAN NEVER PAID FOR ITApril 5, 2012WALT WHITMAN NEVER PAID FOR IT is a black comedy about a semi-employed would-be poet, his criminal brother, and a Ukrainian prostitute in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Written by Angelo Berkowitz (based on his play), it stars Angelo Berkowitz, Joseph Cassese and Amanda Greer. It is directed by Anthony Marinelli. You can view the trailer for the 25-minute film below!
Justin Brill + Kef Theatrical Productions Announce METHTACULAR for This SummerApril 5, 2012kef theatrical productions has announced an upcoming partnership with Justin Brill (WICKED national tour) to present a four week run of Steven Strafford's METHTACULAR! The production will run at the Playroom Theatre at 151 West 46th Street in New York beginning August 30th. The show is currently slated to run through September 23rd.
Gypsy Death Star, Rumspringa & More Set for Brokechella Festival, April 21, LAApril 5, 2012The line up for this year's Brokechella underground music, art and dance festival has been announced. The festival will take place in Studio Six01, a 7,000 square foot warehouse at 601 S. Anderson St LA, CA 90023, on April 21. Doors open at 4pm, with swag bags for the first 300 attendees to arrive.
Lyric Hammersmith to Host THREE KINGDOMS this MayApril 5, 2012The Lyric Hammersmith will present the UK premiere of Three Kingdoms - a brand new thriller by Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens - in a European co-production with Tallinn's NO99 Theatre and Munich Kammerspiele from the 3rd to the 19th of May. Sebastian Nubling, the director behind the world premiere of Stephens' acclaimed Pornography, reunites with the writer to bring this ambitious new project to the London stage as part of World Stages London.
EVITA - Starring Ricky Martin, Elena Roger & Michael Cerveris - Opens Tonight on Broadway! April 5, 2012The Broadway production of EVITA opens tonight at the Marquis Theatre. The company of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical is led by world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che, Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger in her Broadway debut as Eva Perón and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón, along with Max von Essen as Migaldi, Rachel Potter as the Mistress, and Christina DeCicco as the alternate/standby for Eva Perón.
Betsy Wolfe and Co. Set for BROADWAY BALLYHOO TonightApril 5, 2012The creator/producer of The Broadway Ballyhoo, Scott Siegel, announced today that this evening's performance of The Broadway Ballyhoo at Feinstein's (Park & 61st Street) will begin the FIFTH MONTH of this critically acclaimed and popular musical revue series. The show starts at 11pm.
Broadway San Jose to Host MEMPHIS, ROCK OF AGES, BILLY ELLIOT, AMERICAN IDIOT & More 2012-13April 5, 2012Broadway San Jose, A Nederlander Presentation in association with Team San Jose, has announced its 2012-2013 Season, which includes the Bay Area Premiere of the Tony Award Winning MEMPHIS! The season also includes South Bay debuts of ROCK OF AGES, Tony Award-Winning BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL and GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT. Also in the season are family favorites CATHY RIGBY as PETER PAN and BLUE MAN GROUP. Broadway San Jose's 2012-2013 Season begins October 23, 2012 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.
Damian Cruden's Enormous YORK MYSTERY PLAYS Production Set for August, YorkApril 5, 2012The York Mystery Plays, a medieval cycle of plays which have been performed by the people of York for hundreds of years, will return to the city this year on an epic scale from 2 to 27 August. As well as a cast of professional actors, over 2,500 people will be involved in the staging of this production including over 1,500 local volunteers as the two casts of community ensemble, musicians, choir and crew.