Nashville Ballet Announces 2012-2013 SeasonApril 8, 2012Nashville Ballet announced its performance line-up today for the 2012-2013 season, which includes a new contemporary work featuring Nashville music and the return of several classic story ballets showcasing the versatility of Nashville Ballet dancers.
Photo Flash: NAKED BOYS SINGING! Opens at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre!April 8, 2012Naked Boys Singing!, the outrageous musical comedy that ran off Broadway for thirteen years before closing five weeks ago, is back - bigger and better than ever! New staging, new boys, same costumes. Based on the successful long-running Provincetown production, from Drama Desk nominee Tom D'Angora (NEWSical The Musical) and Michael D'Angora, the show is an hour of non-stop comedy, nudity, dancing, and as the title says, singing! Naked Boys Singing! opened on April 5th at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre. Check out the photos of the opening night arrivals below!
Laurel Mill Playhouse Presents Improv Now!, 4/15April 7, 2012LMP announced the next appearance of Improv Now! on Sunday, April15 at noon. Improv Now! is the in-house improv comedy troupe at LMP. Under the artistic direction of Mike Young, they are dedicated to bringing to their fans the freshest and ripest improvisational comedy possible. Their distinct blendof performers, stage and ambiance come together to create a comfortable yetadventurous atmosphere to completely satisfy everyone's delights. Their shows are entirely improvised - made upon the spot - based off of suggestions from the audience.
Great Lakes Theater Presents WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Conversation, 4/27 April 7, 2012Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, will present an extraordinary pre-show discussion and performance event exploring the science behind attraction, entitled What's Love Got to do With It?: The Science of Attraction, in conjunction with the company's production of Shakespeare's classic Romeo & Juliet, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Friday, April 27th. Commencing at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-show discussion featuring area experts in the area of Psychiatry, Anthropology and Health in the Hanna Theatre's Salon, the event will culminate in a performance of Great Lakes Theater's main stage production of Romeo & Juliet at 7:30 p.m. as part of GLT's Classics and Conversations audience engagement series.
Great Lakes Theater Presents RAISING ROMEO & JULIET Conversation, 4/22April 7, 2012Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, will present a pre-show discussion and performance event with parenting coach and national presenter with Loving Guidance, Inc. and Senders Parenting Center, Amy Speidel, entitled Raising Romeo & Juliet, in conjunction with the company's production of Shakespeare's classic, Romeo & Juliet, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Sunday, April 22nd. Commencing at 1:30 p.m. with a pre-show discussion featuring Amy Speidel in the Hanna Theatre's Salon, the event will culminate in a performance of Great Lakes Theater's main stage production of Romeo & Juliet at 3:00 p.m. as part of GLT's Classics and Conversations audience engagement series.
TV: Sterling's Upstairs Opens at The FederalApril 7, 2012Continuing its six year reign as the most popular and award-winning supper club of its kind in the greater Los Angeles area, dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway performers and nightclub artists dedicated to the Great American Songbook, Sterling's Upstairs had its Grand Opening Sunday, April 1st at The Federal Bar and Restaurant in North Hollywood's trendy NoHo Arts District. Sterling's presented Bruce Kimmel's Kritzerland production of Take Me Along: The Songs of Bob Merrill as its premiere offering. The six member cast starred musical theatre stars Julie Garnye and Juliana Hansen, Broadway's Melody Hollis and Kristofer McNeely, and musical theatre star Jeffrey Christopher Todd, with Special Guest... Broadway, film, TV, concert and recording star Lainie Kazan. Christy Crowel served as the evening's Musical Director, with Shelly Markham serving as Musical Director for Lainie Kazan. Bruce Kimmel conceived, produced and directed Take Me Along, with Adryan Russ on board as Associate Producer.
Penguin Rep Theatre Announces 2012 SeasonApril 7, 2012Penguin Rep Theatre's 2012 season opens Friday, May 18 and runs through Sunday, October 28, artistic director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn announced today.
Pamela Anderson to Join CHICAGO?April 7, 2012According to parezhilton.com, Pamela Anderson is headed to Broadway. The actress is set to star in the hit revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO.
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME With Lin-Manuel Miranda Plays at the Gramercy Tonight April 7, 2012Lin-Manuel Miranda and his hip-hop/rap group, Freestyle Love Supreme, will perform at New York's Gramercy Theatre at 7:30 pm tonight, April 7. Miranda founded the group at Wesleyan University along with Bill Sherman, Anthony Veneziale, and Thomas Kail; others joined the group in New York. In performance, Freestyle Love Supreme uses words supplied by the audience in order to create new rap songs.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Comes to The Civic Center, 5/29-6/3April 7, 2012The national tour of the new musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will play at The San Diego Civic Theatre on May 29 through June 3, 2012. Tickets are on sale now!