Silk Road Presents a Staged Reading of CALLIGRAPHY, 8/25-28July 12, 2011Silk Road Theatre Project's Al Kasida Staged Reading Series Presents CALLIGRAPHY, a play by Velina Hasu Houston, directed by Lisa Portes. Featuring: Cheryl Hamada, Christine Lin, Anthony Peeples, Jennifer Shin, and Lisa Tejero. Thursday, August 25 at 7:30pm, Saturday, August 27 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, August 28 at 2:00pm.
Shadowbox Live's Sketch Comedy Festival Announces LineupJuly 12, 2011Shadowbox Live, America's largest resident theatre company, is gearing up to host some of the best sketch comedy troupes in the country. Next week, five troupes go head to head in competition at the 3rd annual Shadowbox Live Sketch Comedy Festival, showing at The Easton Town Center on July 19th and 20th!
'Jim Henson's Fantastic World' Announces Full ScheduleJuly 12, 2011Museum of the Moving Image announced an updated schedule of screenings, special guest appearances, and workshops that will be presented in conjunction with the exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World, beginning Saturday, July 16, 2011.
ACT Theatre Announces IN THE NEXT ROOM, 7/29-8/28July 12, 2011A Contemporary Theatre prepares to stage another scintillating Sarah Ruhl modern masterpiece, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (July 29-August 28) , a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Blyth Festival Artists Support Summerworks, 7/15July 12, 2011A group of artists currently working at the Blyth Festival will be making a show of support for their colleagues at Toronto's Summerworks festival this week. Thirty-nine days prior to its annual opening date, Summerworks received news that its federal funding had been cut. The cut amounts to 20% of the festival's operating budget.
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Liberty Theatre's OKLAHOMA!July 11, 2011The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical 'Oklahoma!' takes the stage at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center July 15-17 and 22-24.
The sweet love story of farm girl Laurey Williams and cowboy Curly McClain has been a box office smash for decades. Presented by Liberty Theatre, Lincoln Park's resident professional theatre company, the show marks the debut appearance here of Broadway veteran and Pittsburgh's own Lenora Nemetz as Aunt Eller. 'Oklahoma!' is directed by Gavan Pamer.
Get a sneak peek by checking out the following behind the scenes videos of the production before it opens!
Photo Flash: ROUNDING THIRD Takes the Stage at Stage at KVPACJuly 11, 2011ou gotta love baseball! It is the all American game, filled with tradition, camaraderie and just plain fun. Rounding Third, the Odd Couple with a baseball background by Richard Dresser, holds us by the proverbial jersey collar on this tumultuous journey of two Little League coaches through an entire season, from their first tentative meeting to the climactic championship game.
DONNA/MADONNA Begins Performances 8/18 as Part of FringeNYCJuly 11, 2011Rizzo 39 Productions proudly presents the award-winning Donna/Madonna as part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. The solo musical comedy debuted in New York last November as part of the United Solo Theatre Festival, where it was named 'Best One-Man Show.' Fresh from its Los Angeles debut this July, Donna/Madonna will appear at the Players Theatre (115 MacDougal St, NYC 10012) under the following schedule: THU 8/18 @ 5:15PM; FRI 8/19 @ 2PM; SAT 8/20 @ 4:45PM; WED 8/24 @ 9PM; THU 8/25 @ 7PM (this date followed by a talkback as part of the FringeHIGH program for teenage theatergoers)
Disney's 'Phineas and Ferb' Unveil Bus Tour in Times SquareJuly 11, 2011Disney's 'Phineas and Ferb' debuted 'Perry the Platy-bus On Tour' today in New York's Times Square before crossing the country as part of Disney Channel's summer of 'Phineas and Ferb.' The tour celebrates the top-rated animated series and kicks off the countdown to the Disney Channel Original Movie, 'Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension,' premiering FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 (10:00 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.
OLIVER Comes to Music Circus, July 19-24July 11, 2011With memorable, sing-along songs such as 'Food, Glorious Food,' 'Consider Yourself,' and 'I'd Do Anything,' Oliver! comes to the Music Circus stage July 19-24. Based on the Charles Dickins' classic novel Oliver Twist, the musical brings to life the trials and tribulations of the iconic orphan who dared to ask for more.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Extended Hours for Alexander McQueen ExhibitionJuly 11, 2011The Metropolitan Museum of Art today announced extended hours for the final days of its extraordinarily popular Costume Institute exhibition, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. From August 4 to August 7, the exhibition will remain open to the public for extended hours until 9 p.m. The exhibition will also open an hour early for Museum Members, beginning on July 22, every day except Mondays.
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Returns to Southern California, 7/21-24July 11, 2011THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, will be presented in a limited engagement at Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, adjacent to University of California Irvine, from July 21 through July 24.
Performance Network Theatre Presents 'Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh' July 11, 2011Over 200 years ago the French Queen Marie Antoinette stepped up to the executioners side and muttered the words 'Excuse me, I did not mean to do it.' Hear the story leading up to this monumental moment in Joel Gross's 'Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh,' which begins in previews on July 28 at Performance Network Theatre. This sexy drama, running through August 28, will feature Jill Dion, Drew Parker ('The Sins of Sor Juana') and Chelsea Sadler ('The Little Dog Laughed'), as Marie. It is directed by Shannon Ferrante.