South Camden Theatre Company Opens AWAKE AND SING!, 2/15January 28, 2013The South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre company located in Camden, New Jersey continues its eighth season titled "Home in Waterfront South" featuring a three week production of AWAKE AND SING! written by Clifford Odets and directed by Christopher 'Jumbo' Schimpf.
BEST MUSICAL! Returns 2/6 to Stage 773January 28, 2013Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the return of BEST MUSICAL! A Completely Improvised Musical Comedy, conceived by Second City veteran Matthew Loren Cohen, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave, February 6 - March 6, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are $15, student discounts are $10 and group discounts available. All tickets are available at stage773.com, porchlightmusictheatre.org or by phone at 773.327.5252.
Bill Blagg Comes to Milwaukee, 4/12-14January 28, 2013Illusionist Bill Blagg is coming to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts-Vogel Hall on April 12-14 for one weekend only! Bill has been hailed by critics across the country for his unique style of magic and illusion. His action packed show features random audience volunteers floating in mid-air while others vanish at a moments notice never to return.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Comes to Chicago, 4/2-14January 28, 2013Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN go on-sale to the public Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at 10 a.m. Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, the first national tour of the high-flying Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will land in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph) for a limited engagement April 2-14, 2013.
Music for Aardvarks Perform Family Concerts at The Jewish Museum, 2/10January 28, 2013David Weinstone and The Music for Aardvarks Band will perform two concerts for kids at The Jewish Museum on Sunday, February 10 at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm. Families will hear favorite songs that celebrate being a kid in New York City such asCity Kid, Taxi, Jack Hammer Joe and Modern Art. David Weinstone, founder of Music for Aardvarks, explains, 'our shows are rockin', and we try to have as much audience participation as possible. We've even had kids come up on stage with us to sing or dance.'
WAR HORSE Extends Through February 2014January 28, 2013The National Theatre's internationally acclaimed stage production of War Horse today releases over 100,000 new tickets for sale for the West End production, taking booking at the New London Theatre to 15 February 2014. War Horse, which has now been seen by over 1.6million people in London and by over 3 million people worldwide, received its world premiere at the National Theatre in October 2007.
Lenny Leibowitz's NIGHT GAMES Opens Marvell Rep's 2013 SeasonJanuary 28, 2013MARVELL REP presents NIGHT GAMES, a new play written & directed by Lenny Leibowitz, February 8 - March 5, at TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street. Scenic Design is by Kenichi Takahashi,Costume Design by Jennifer Raskopf & Lighting Design by Nicholas Houfek.
Equatorial Guinea Donates 30K to The Goree ChallengeJanuary 28, 2013The Goree Challenge received support from H.E., Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of Equatorial Guinea. Victor Mooney, AIDS activist and transatlantic rower of Queens will soon get another chance for a fourth bid to row across the Atlantic Ocean later this year from the Canary Islands to New York. Mr. Mooney has lost one brother to AIDS and has another battling the disease. With the immediate funding, Mr. Mooney can purchase an ocean row boat that's currently in Brazil.
Gustavo Dudamel Conducts The Colburn Orchestra, 2/19January 28, 2013Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, will be conducting the Colburn Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, February 19. The concert will feature International award winning clarinetist, Sang Yoon Kim, from The Colburn Conservatory of Music
DANCE FROM THE HEART Set for Cedar Lake Theater, 1/28 & 29January 28, 2013Dance from the Heart returns to New York City Tonight - Monday, January 28 and tomorrow Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with shows at 6:30pm & 8:30pm each night at Cedar Lake Theater, 547 W. 26th Street in Manhattan's West Chelsea Historic District. The exciting benefit will feature performances by more than a dozen of the most diverse dancers, dance companies and choreographers working today. Dance from the Heart will present a different program of performances for each night (see schedule below), a poignant anti-bullying number danced by teenagers and the world premiere of a piece choreographed by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Marcelo Gomes.
Christina Bianco to Return to NEWSICAL, 1/29; Carson Kressley Joins as Guest StarJanuary 28, 2013Original NEWSical cast member Christina Bianco returns to Off-Broadway's smash hit NEWSical The Musical on January 29th one week prior to Carson Kressley's premiere. Bianco replaces Hairspray vet Susan Mosher who is leaving the production to star in Gordon Greenberg's The Single Girls Guide at Capital Repertory. Bianco was seen in NEWSical for three years spoofing everyone and everything from Sarah Palin's political ambitions, to Kim Kardashian's short-lived first marriage, to Lady Gaga's fight for equality, to Christina Aguilera's memorable National Anthem mishap. With Bianco's return to NEWSical so will the fan-favorite sketch involving Celine Dion's take on "The Hokey Pokey".
Village Players Brings Festival of New Plays to Northern Kentucky, 2/15-23January 28, 2013The Village Players will present Swiss Cheese, Sweethearts and Shenanigans (a festival of six new, short comedies) by playwrights A.K. Forbes and Philip Paradis, both of Fort Thomas. The festival of six new comedies will be directed by Steve Myers and performed February 15-23, 2012 at the Village Players Theater, 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075. All tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling (859) 392-0500. For ticket information visit www.villageplayers.biz or www.villageplayers.biz/swisscheese.aspx.
Silk Road Rising Announces 2013 SeasonJanuary 25, 2013Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, have announced their company's 2013 season, including two world premieres, Rajiv Joseph's The Lake Effect and Motti Lerner's Paulus, and the Midwest premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Invasion!. All three productions will be presented in the company's venue in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago.
YOUNG ARTIST CONCERTO AND ARIA COMPETITION Sets Finals for 2/16January 25, 2013The Music Institute of Chicago, collaborating with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, the Lake Forest Symphony, and Maestro Alan Heatherington, presents the final round of competition in the annual Young Artist Concerto and Aria Competition Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The event is free and open to the public.