Photo Flash: Interact Theatre Begins Run of BAT BOY at Great Lakes Theatre FestivalApril 10, 2010Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) will conclude its 2009-10 season in the company's revolutionary home at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, with a Spring Repertory that features Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming and Laurence O'Keefe's outrageous Off-Broadway Musical of the Year, Bat Boy: The Musical and William Shakespeare's magical masterpiece, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The productions will be performed in rotating repertory April 8 - May 16, 2010. The Spring Repertory features GLTF's resident artistic company of actors performing two alternating plays on the same stage over six weeks. Veteran Festival artist Victoria Bussert will direct Bat Boy: The Musical.
Laguna Playhouse Announces 90th Anniversary 2010/11 SeasonApril 10, 2010The Laguna Playhouse recently announced their upcoming 2010-2011 season, which marks the company's 90th anniversary. The 2010-2011 season begins July 6 with the award-winning hit musical Life Could Be a Dream. Other sensational shows on the season schedule include the World Premiere of the poignant dramatic comedy I Loved Lucy, the World Premiere co-production of the romantic musical Daddy Long Legs, Hershey Felder in MAESTRO: The Art of Leonard Bernstein, and the classic Noel Coward comedy Private Lives.
Willard, Vereen, & McCraney to be Honored at Depaul Theatre School’s Annual Awards, 4/19April 10, 2010The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to announce that FRED WILLARD (actor, For Your Consideration, Best in Show, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) will join BEN VEREEN (actor, Roots, Sweet Charity, Pippin) and 2010 Pulitzer Prize nominee TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY (playwright, The Brother/Sister Plays & Theatre School Alumnus) as recipients of the 2010 Awards for Excellence in the Arts on Monday, April 19, 2010, at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Creole Restaurant Hosts 'Dedication to Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillispie,' 4/10April 10, 2010Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club, located at 2167 Third Avenue (NE corner 118th St.), known for its great food according to ZAGAT, ambiance, and for bringing Jazz and R&B back uptown, proudly presents a Dedication to Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillispie for the inspiration of Afro-Cuban Jazz in America on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
'IDOL' WATCH: Down to 8April 8, 2010In a shocking turn of events, tonight featured the first of the top six gentlemen to head home. Each of the three ladies were called up first, eventually learning that they were each safe on the night. After that, the night was a complete shocker, ending on a sad note for one of the contestants.
'IDOL' WATCH: The Top 9April 7, 2010Tonight, the 'Idol' contestants were given the task of taking on the rather extensive Lennon/McCartney songbook. Given the sheer number of tunes to select from and the vast differences in types of songs, it would seem each contestant should have been able to find a song that would suit both their voice and personality. Many of the contestants, thankfully, did so, giving one of the best shows so far this year. As the competition heats up, it's interesting to see the bar set to a new level each week , although, each week it also becomes all the more clear who doesn't belong.
Donna Murphy Talks WHISTLE and Upcoming Disney FilmApril 4, 2010Donna Murphy, star of the upcoming production of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at City Center, recently sat down with the New York Daily News to discuss her feeling on the production and her upcoming Disney film.
Animal Cast of 101 DALMATIANS Receive Their Own Tour BusApril 4, 2010The New York Post recently took a look behind the scenes of the current tour of 101 DALMATIANS, specifically looking at the difficulties of having a cast of 15 dogs. According to the report, the dogs have received their own tour bus and enjoy more luxuries than many of the cast members.
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Begins Performances at The Quotidian Theatre, 4/16April 4, 2010Horton Foote's play, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, will begin performances at The Quotidian Theatre on April 16th. The theatre will continue with the production, despite the cancellation of The Tribute to the Life and Work of Horton Foote, which has been postponed until later this year.