Barbra Streisand Planning to See BUYER & CELLAR at the Taper in LA?July 16, 2014In an interview with the LA Times this week, playwright Jonathan Tolins and actor Michael Urie discussed their award-winning off-Broadway one-man show, Buyer & Cellar, and the possibility that the legendary Barbra Streisand may come to see it within the upcoming weeks. The show, which is playing at the Mark Taper Forum through August 17th, is about an unemployed Los Angeles actor who gets a job manning a pretend mall in Barbra's basement.
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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Presents GEIN'S FAMILY GIFTSHOP: VOLUME 1 at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 30 July - 24 AugustJuly 14, 2014"A TOUR DE FORCE...REALLY HIT HOME WITH THE AUDIENCE…I IMPLORE YOU TO WATCH THIS ACT AS SOON AS YOU CAN" - Salfordian
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex is proud to present the debut full-length show from Gein's Family Giftshop.
An hour of dark, absurd and fast paced sketches marrying the tragic with the riotous. This unique trio has rapidly (or should that be rabidly) become known for applying their very own warped world vision to the hilarious subject matter of abject misery and human tragedy.
STAGE TUBE: Caroline Bowman and Desi Oakley Discuss Playing 'Eva Perón' in EVITA TourJuly 9, 2014Caroline Bowman and Desi Oakley, the women who share the role of Eva Peron on the first national tour of EVITA, stopped by CBS Studios in Pittsburgh to discuss the show, their character, and opening night.
EVITA will be playing at The Benedum Center from July 8th to July 13th. Tickets start at $35.75 and are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Groups of 10 or more enjoy exclusive discounts and specialty packages. Visit http://www.evitaonbroadway.com/tour.html for further information.
STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal with Cast of NYMF's DEPLOYED THE MUSICALJuly 7, 2014DEPLOYED the Musical is set to open at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre on July 16 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and here's a glimpse of the actors in the rehearsal studio in the final stages of production.
Watch the video below!
Evanston's Next Theatre Company Faces EvictionJuly 7, 2014Due to its failure to keep up with rent payments for the past two years, Evanston's Next Theatre will be forced to relinquish its space in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. Since the theatre is indebted for over $76,000, city officials will be holding a meeting today to 'authorize enforcement' of the collection of the deficit. The council will also discuss plans to decline renewal of the theatre lease when expires in May 2015.
STAGE TUBE: Watch THE SKIVVIES in Concert at 54 Below with Guests Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor & More!July 2, 2014Last Night, the Skivvies returned to 54 below joined by Malcolm Gets, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jenny Lee Stern, Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor, Mitch Jarvis, Barrett Foa, and Heather Matarazzo! Some of the songs they sang include 'Pumped Up Kicks/Glitter and Be Gay,' 'Video Killed the Radio Star,' 'Happy Medley,' and more!
Malachite Theatre Company to Present RICHARD II at St. Leonard's Church, Begins TodayJuly 2, 2014Richard II by William Shakespeare, presented by Malachite Theatre Company, is playing at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch between Wed 2nd July and Sat 2nd Aug 2014.
Richard II is a story of plotting, intrigue, betrayal and power. Shakespeare's lyric masterpiece, it is a unique production taking place in the stunning site-specific location of St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch.
WICKED Author Gregory Maguire Sheds Light on Early Film Script of THE WIZARD OF OZJune 27, 2014Gregory Maguire was just a kid when The Wizard of Oz film came out, but every year, he and his family would cuddle up in front of their black-and-white television to watch the annual television broadcast of their favorite musical movie. It wasn't until years later that that same enchanted, young boy would grow up to author the untold story of the witches of Oz: Wicked.
Christopher Plummer Says He Wants to Bring A WORD OR TWO to New YorkJune 23, 2014Christopher Plummer, the Canadian actor who is most widely known for playing Captain Von Trapp in the movie version of The Sound of Music, told MetroFocus about his intention of bringing his self-assembled one-man show, A Word or Two, to New York in the near future.
Showboat Circus Presents DeadPan Alley Featuring Will Shaw TodayJune 21, 2014This year the Showboat Circus is once again coming to Tribeca with old-time family entertainment aboard a century-old covered wooden barge. DeadPan Alley, starring Will Shaw, is a one-hour, one-man performance of physical comedy, verbal wit and expert skill. Audiences of all ages will be thrilled with astounding and hilarious displays of juggling and balance, fancy cowboy roping, flying boomerangs, rare and amazing spinning top manipulations, hat tricks, sight gags, audience participation and clowning steeped in the traditions of the great comedians from the silent film era to the present. DeadPan Alley also features serious (and not-so serious) musical presentations with the piano and harmonica. Will Shaw has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Sesame Street and was an instructor for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown College.
CPCC Summer Theatre to Perform OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS, 7/5 - 7/12June 18, 2014WHAT: CPCC Summer Theatre is pleased to perform 'Over the River and Through the Woods' for July 5 - 12 in CPCC's Pease Auditorium.
A delightful family comedy, 'Over the River and Through the Woods' is about four grandparents who will do whatever it takes to keep their only grandson from moving from New Jersey to Seattle to take a new job. Over a series of Sunday dinners, Nick's scheming grandparents pull out all the stops so he'll keep visiting them. This includes bringing to dinner the lovely, and single, Caitlin O'Hare.
STAGE TUBE: David Byrne, Boy George & More Sing 'Summer Nights' from GREASEJune 18, 2014On Saturday June 14th, pop, jazz, and musical theatre stars from all over the world joined forces at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto to perform in 'If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway,' a concert showcasing and redefining love songs from classic Broadway musicals.
For the finale, the cast, which included David Byrne, Boy George, Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend), Josh Groban, Brent Carver, Steven Page, Brennan Hall and concert organizer Rufus Wainwright, sang their own rendition of 'Summer Nights' from Grease.