CERN Welcomes Julius von Bismarck as First Artist in ResidenceMarch 13, 2012Creative collisions have begun at CERN with the arrival of Julius von Bismarck as the laboratory's first Collide@CERN artist in residence. A rising star of the international arts scene, von Bismarck will team up with theoretical physicist James Wells as he works alongside the lab's engineers and scientists for the next two months before moving to the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz, Austria for the second part of his residency. Von Bismarck and Wells will give a public presentation in CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation on 21 March. Doors open at 18:45.
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Releases Tickets Up To Feb 2013March 13, 2012More than 250,000 new tickets have today been released for sale for the West End hit musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, now booking through to 23 February 2013. Jonathan Church's Chichester Festival Theatre production transferred to London's Palace Theatre last month, where it has been playing to packed houses, standing ovations and huge critical acclaim.
CHALI 2NA Will Play at the El Rey Theater 3/19, LAMarch 13, 2012THE EL REY THEATER and PUCCINI PRODUCTIONS will present CHALI 2NA (TU - NA) Live in Concert at the El Rey Theater Monday, March 19th 2012. Doors will open at 7:00pm, the show starts at 8:00pm.
Photo Flash: Jesse Berger & More at The Benefit Gala for Red Bull's THE MAIDSMarch 13, 2012Red Bull Theater are presenting Jean Genet's The Maids for a strictly limited engagement at Theater at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). Mr. Berger directs a company that features Ana Reeder, Jeanine Serralles, and J Smith-Cameron. The Maids will run 90 minutes, with no intermission. Their annual BENEFIT PERFORMANCE & PARTY was held Sunday, March 11th. Among the guests in attendance were playwrights Kenneth Lonergan and Nicky Silver, actors Michael Emerson, Matthew Rauch, and Oscar winner Estelle Parsons.
The New Theatre Project Announces Lineup for A PLAYWRIGHT’S ROUNDTABLE, 3/18, YpsilantiMarch 13, 2012The New Theatre Project will host A PLAYWRIGHT'S ROUNDTABLE: PLAYWRIGHT'S AND THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS at the Mix Studio Theater on Sunday, March 18 at 8 pm. The evening will be hosted by Davi Napoleon and welcome several playwrights to join the conversation. The roundtable will focus on the collaborative process of theatre and the essential, and varying, roles of the playwright in this creation. The audience is welcome to join the conversation at any point in the evening.
BEAT GENERATION by Jack Kerouac Set for Staged Reading 10/10-14 in Lowell, MAMarch 13, 2012Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell announced yesterday - which would have been Jack Kerouac's 90th birthday - they will present the world premiere of the Lowell native and literary icon's only full-length play, "Beat Generation," in a staged reading for eight performances only.
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW To Return to Royal Festival Hall Dec 17-Jan 7March 13, 2012Following a sell-out winter season in 2011, SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW returns to London's Southbank Centre for a white Christmas season in 2012. The show's return to the Royal Festival Hall follows a UK Tour in 2011 which saw unseasonable snowstorms in Nottingham, Plymouth, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Salford, Milton Keynes and Birmingham. Tickets go on sale to Royal Festival Hall Members on Tuesday 13 March and to the general public on Thursday 15 March.
Pre-West-End Performances of TOP HAT Begin TonightMarch 13, 2012Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen take the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont in Top Hat which receives its West End stage premiere at the Aldwych Theatre previewing from 19 April, with press night on 9 May 2012. The show is currently booking at the Aldwych Theatre until 26 January 2013. Tonight (13 March 2012) Top Hat opens at the New Victoria Theatre Woking where it will play until 17 March 2012 before visiting Bristol Hippodrome (21 - 31 March 2012) prior to its West End run.
Photo Flash: First Look at Tom Chambers & Summer Strallen in Pre-West-End TOP HATMarch 13, 2012Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen take the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont in Top Hat which receives its West End stage premiere at the Aldwych Theatre previewing from 19 April, with press night on 9 May 2012. The show is currently booking at the Aldwych Theatre until 26 January 2013. Tonight (13 March 2012) Top Hat opens at the New Victoria Theatre Woking where it will play until 17 March 2012 before visiting Bristol Hippodrome (21 - 31 March 2012) prior to its West End run.
Fox Theatre to Host AUGUSTANA on 5/4, Boulder, COMarch 13, 2012Z2 Entertainment has announced Augustana at the Fox Theatre on Friday, May 4th at 9pm. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, March 16th for $20.00 in advance and $22.00 day of show.
99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown Announces 30th Anniversary Concert for 6/8-10, Ferndale, DetroitMarch 12, 2012A new concert experience awaits Detroit's country music fans at the 30th annual 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, presented by Ram Truck Brand, Arby's and Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. 99.5 WYCD officially announced this year's lineup, led by four-time, 2011 ACM winner, Miranda Lambert, this morning on The All New Dr. Don Morning Show and simultaneously on www.wycd.com. The weekend-long event will move to a new location for the first time in 30 years, the secure, expansive grounds surrounding Comerica Park, and will be held on June 8-10, 2012.