Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Offers Italian Summer Kamp 4 KidsJune 21, 2011The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will offer two sessions of Italian Summer Kamp 4 Kids in July. The program will include Italian language immersion with games, songs, movement, arts and crafts and imaginative play to create a fun, age-appropriate, natural learning environment. Lesson plans are specifically tailored to each age group, teaching basic language skills in the context of everyday situations. Snacks and drop-off will be provided.
Canyon Moon Presents Tom Tayback and the Daddy O’s, 6/25June 21, 2011Tom Tayback and the Daddy O's are back at Canyon Moon to shake the rafters with the Golden Oldies of the 50's and 60's! There'll be some shama lama in your ding dong as you return to the days of rolled up t-shirts and pedal pushers at 7:30 on June 25. The stroll down Memory Lane has never been so much fun!
Chrystian Signs Record Deal and Enters Studio With Midi MafiaJune 21, 2011Columbus, Ohio native Chrystian has inked a deal with brand new record label, NZ Beersa and is working on his debut album with famed production duo Midi Mafia. The 19 year old R&B pop and dance artist initially met the Grammy winning duo when he won an online music competition which awarded him studio time with them in Los Angeles. During the recording process, not only was an incredible song created, but even more rewarding was the musical kinship that formed between Chrystian and Midi Mafia, who have subsequently described him as 'the total package'.
Ryan Murphy Says GLEE Spinoff Possible; Wants Lea Michele in FUNNY GIRLJune 21, 2011In the short amount of time since GLEE hit the airwaves, the series has racked up two Platinum and two Gold albums, two Grammy Award nominations, more than 22 million song downloads, the No. 1 soundtrack of 2010 ('The Christmas Album') and an incredible 19 Emmy and 11 Golden Globe nominations, as well as four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical.
Colburn School Student Down to Final Eight at Prestigious Tchaikovsky CompetitionJune 21, 2011Colburn School Conservatory student Nigel Armstrong arrived in Russia this week to compete at the prestigious XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Armstrong recently came to international attention with his silver-medal wins in the 2010 Menuhin Competition's Senior Division and the First International Violin Competition of Buenos Aires. Armstrong, 21 years-old, currently studies at The Colburn School under the esteemed Robert Lipsett.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Announces Open AuditionsJune 21, 2011Maryland Ensemble Theatre is holding open auditions for its upcoming season (September 2011 - June 2012). The MET will be looking for non-union actors 18 and over of all types. Actors are being asked to prepare two contrasting 1-2 minute monologues. All roles are paid. Auditions are being held on June 27 & 28 from 7-10pm at the MET. If interested please contact the MET at 301-696-4744 x1 or info@marylandensemble.org.
Ma-Yi Theatre Company Announces 2011-2012 SeasonJune 21, 2011The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company - one of the country's leading Asian-American theater companies - will present the World Premiere of Carla Ching's THE SUGAR HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WILDERNESS and the Off-Broadway premiere of Qui Nguyen's critically acclaimed play THE INEXPLICABLE REDEMPTION OF AGENT G during its 2011-2012 theatre season, it has been announced by Ma-Yi Artistic Director Ralph B. Pena.
Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest and The ARTery Announce Festival for 8/20-21June 21, 2011What: The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) is a free, weekend-long event, drawing approximately 10,000 visitors per day, celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The Fest includes a street art fair, indoor art displays, and live entertainment on three outdoor stages featuring 48 acts. Experience art, theater, music, as well as food and drink, on the brick-laid streets of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District in Chicago's historic Rogers Park neighborhood.
Photo Flash: Creede Rep Theatre's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYINGJune 21, 2011An ambitious young window-washer aims for the corner office - but will his hilariously unorthodox business practices destroy the World-Wide Wicket Company - and his office romance? Before The Mary Tyler Moore Show or The Office, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical was the original corporate comedy, giving life to such classics as 'I Believe in You,' 'Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm,' and 'Brotherhood of Man.'
Lea Salonga, Stephanie J. Block, et al. Set For 'Do You Hear the People Sing? The Dream Concert!' 10/7-9June 21, 2011The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra today announced the cast for Do You Hear the People Sing? The Dream Concert!, a world premiere pops production of music from renowned Broadway composers, Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the creators of the hit musicals Les Misérables and Miss Saigon among others. Conducted by the Orchestra's Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly, Do You Hear the People Sing? The Dream Concert! will open the ISO's 2011-2012 Printing Partners Pops Series on Oct. 7 and 8 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis and also will be performed at The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Ind., on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Broadway Theatre of Pitman Presents Doug Church, 12/2-3June 20, 2011Join Broadway Theatre of Pitman for a special holiday show performed by the one and only Doug Church! Doug will be singing a variety of Holiday songs, including I'll be Home for Christmas, White Christmas, Blue Christmas, Silver Bells, Winter Wonderland, The First Noel and Silent Night.
Grauman's Chinese to Host LARRY CROWNE Premiere, 6/27June 20, 2011LARRY CROWNE writer/director/producer/cast member Tom Hanks; cast members Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wilmer Valderrama, Pam Grier, Rita Wilson, George Takei, Ian Gomez, Rami Malek and Maria Canals-Barrera; writer Nia Vardalos; producer Gary Goetzman; executive producers Philippe Rousselet, Steven Shareshian, Jeb Brody, Fabrice Gianfermi and David Coatsworth
Britney Spears to Host the Official Grand Opening of Club Nikki, 6/25June 20, 2011Club Nikki at Tropicana Las Vegas will celebrate its grand opening by hosting 'The Official After Party' for pop superstar Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Britney Spears will serve as host of the evening and help christen Club Nikki as the hottest nightclub in Las Vegas.
MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL Opens at Seymour Centre, 7/26June 20, 2011MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL is touring nationally to over 50 venues around Australia over 44 weeks. The show premiered in Melbourne in February, has toured to Tasmania, Perth & regional WA, Northern Territory, North Queensland and Brisbane and is currently in South Queensland before Northen NSW, Sydney, Regional Victoria and Adelaide.
Ryan Tracy's ALL ABOUT MARRIAGE Plays HOT! Festival, 7/26June 20, 2011The HOT! Festival, Dixon Place's annual summer queer performance series, will present a semi-staged reading of the evening-length first act of ALL ABOUT MARRIAGE, the epic marriage play by RYAN TRACY, on July 26, 2011 at 9:30pm.
Cygnet Theatre Hosts THE LARAMIE PROJECT, 6/25June 20, 2011Last weekend, Cygnet Theatre launched its final show of Season Eight, Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN - a classic look at life from one community's various residents and characters.
Jane Kaczmarek, James Patrick Stuart et al. Set for 'Standing on Ceremony' Final PerformanceJune 20, 2011Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays - A funny, provocative evening of new plays by award-winning playwrights starring a rotating celebrity cast to benefit marriage equality. This engaging theatrical event of nine exciting short plays includes a 'wedding reception' audience talkback following each performance. Come for the shows but stay for the cake! A portion of the net proceeds will benefit the work of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
Spencer Theater Presents An Evening With Pat Boone, 7/2June 20, 2011Balladeer, actor, writer, raconteur -- Pat Boone has been a steady force in America entertainment since his early 20s, when first recording his own version of Fats Domino's 'Ain't That a Shame' in 1955 and selling more copies than Domino's original. He would repeat his magic over the next few years, recording such covers as 'Tutti Frutti', 'Long Tall Sally,' 'At My Front Door,' and 'I Almost Lost My Mind,' along with many others, becoming second only to Elvis Presley with Billboard chart hits. His voice and wholesome boy-next-door good image launched dozens of classic hits and steamed up the car windows of many at 50s romance.