Photo Flash: Sneek Peek at MoveOn WLA Council's THE FOLLY OF OUR TIMESMarch 19, 2012We've sourced a sneak peek at The MoveOn WLA Council's world premiere performance of Linda Holter's original play THE FOLLY OF OUR TIMES. The show will play on Saturday, March 24 from 1:00-2:30pm at Ocean View Park, located at 2701 Barnard Way in Santa Monica, CA 90405 with free entry.
Angela Lansbury Presents Liza Minnelli with Rolex Dance Award, 11/5March 19, 2012The Rolex Dance Award will be given to Liza Minnelli at JUMP FOR JOY: A DANCE VARIETY SPECTACULAR on November 5 at 7pm at New York City Center. This is the Career Transition For Dancers' 27th Anniversary Jubilee. Angela Lansbury will host, and the evening will be followed by a Supper at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.
Sydney Lyric's OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Musical Begins RehearsalsMarch 19, 2012Producers John Frost and Sharleen Cooper Cohen, along with NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, today welcomed the full cast and crew of the new musical An Officer and a Gentleman to their first day of rehearsals, ahead of the World Premiere on 18 May, 2012 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star.
RAISE THE ROOF to Benefit Coney Island USA, 4/7March 16, 2012Legs Malone has announced "RAISE THE ROOF!", a benefit for Coney Island USA's urgently required theater and building repairs. With an ensemble of burlesque and sideshow performers, this benefit will help support the CIUSA. The benefit will take place on Saturday, April 7th at 9pm at Sideshows by the Seashore, 1208 Surf Avenue in Coney Island and admission is $20.
9 Gay Marriage Plays Set for STANDING ON CEREMONY Program, 4/6-21March 16, 2012Artists Rep will add a short run of Standing On Ceremony to their 11/12 Season with eight performances of plays. This run is a follow up to a one-night event last November where over 30 theatre companies internationally presented the plays in solidarity to increase public awareness about marriage equality. Enthusiastic audiences from that event encouraged Artists Rep to bring the show back. Performances will be offered April 6 through April 21.
Blue Man Founders to Feature on The Next List, 3/18March 16, 2012Blue Man Group Co-Founders Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman will be featured on the upcoming episode of The Next List on CNN, airing on March 18 at 2pm EST. With theatrical productions and rock concerts running concurrently around the globe, content creation for television shows, advertising campaigns and digital media, and Grammy-nominated albums and film scoring, Blue Man Group has long been an innovator in the entertainment industry. With the development of their upcoming new Las Vegas production at the Monte Carlo, Blue Man Group is positioned once again to be an agent of change in the world of entertainment.
SUNSET BOULEVARD's Christopher Hampton to Write Lloyd Webber's Profumo Affair Musical?March 16, 2012Andrew Lloyd Webber is developing a musical about the Stephen Ward, the man who introduced call girl Christine Keeler to war secretary John Profumo. The resulting Profumo Affair scandal began the end of Harold MacMillan's government in 1960s Britain. According to a post by Michael Riedel on nypost.com, SUNSET BOULEVARD scriptwriter Christopher Hampton may be asked to write the script for Lloyd Webber's new project.
STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES' First Night on Broadway!March 16, 2012NEWSIES, opens for previews last night at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 W 41st St) for a strictly limited 101 performance run following its critically-hailed stint at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall. Check out DisneyOnBroadway's offical video for the first night below.
Melba Moore & Lillias White to Feature in WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS Discussion 3/26March 16, 2012The Riverside Theatre will host the 3rd annual Women's History Month celebration coined, "An Evening with Women of Excellence in the Arts," on Monday, March 26th at 6pm. Five women will share an intimate discussion about their personal journeys in the industry. The esteemed panel will be moderated by Image Activist and Writer Michaela Angela Davis and will include, Lillias White, Melba Moore, Beverly Bond, Malikha Mallette, and Winsome Sinclair. The theatre is located in the historic Riverside Church at 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights. The event will be followed by a V.I.P reception sponsored by Given Liqueur. Sponsors include City College, Ashley Battle of the WNBA, Carol's Daughter, Iman Cosmetics , Hue-Man Bookstore and Completely Bare.
Photo Flash: SCREWTAPE LETTERS Team Gets Ready for Tonight's First NightMarch 16, 2012THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, is returning to Chicago for two limited engagements. The production will be presented at the McAninch Arts Center Mainstage at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, tonight, March 16 through Sunday, March 18 and at the Paramount Theatre, 23 East Galena Boulevard, Aurora, Saturday, May 19.
Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces WILCOX'S SHOT for 3/29-4/29March 16, 2012Kumu Kahua Theatre will present the world premiere of O'ahu playwright Sean T.C. O'Malley's latest work Wilcox's Shot, a study of one of Hawaiian history's most interesting figures, on Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 8 p.m on March 29, 30, 31 and April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28; and Sundays at 2 p.m. on April 1, 15, 22, 29, 2012 (no show on April 8, due to Easter).