William Shatner Guest Stars on USA's 'Psych'June 9, 2011The multiple Emmy award winner actor and TV legend William Shatner will guest on the sixth season of USA's fan favorite series PSYCH. Shatner will play 'Frank O'Hara,' the estranged father of Detective Juliet O'Hara (Maggie Lawson), a charming con man who wants to mend his broken relationship with his daughter. But when the opportunity to pull off a dream con is presented to him, his decision to stay on the right side of the law becomes more complicated.
Disney Channel Starts Production on 'Jessie,' A New Comedy Series Starring Debby RyanJune 9, 2011Production has begun in Hollywood on 'Jessie,' a new comedy series starring 18-year-old Debby Ryan ('The Suite Life on Deck,' '16 Wishes') as an idealistic teen from rural Texas who moves to New York City and becomes a nanny for a high-profile couple with four kids. The series is scheduled to premiere in fall 2011 on Disney Channel.
Martha Graham Piece to be Performed for the First Time in Russia, 6/23June 8, 2011For the first time In Russia, at the Diana Vishneva Gala Performance, a Martha Graham piece will be performed. On June 23 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Diana Vishneva and Martha Graham Dance Company member Benjamin Robert Schultz will perform the Graham classic masterpiece Errand into the Maze. ?
Photo Flash: New York Stage and Film Meet & Greet!June 8, 2011New York Stage and Film and Vassar College recently announced the full line-up of their 2011 Powerhouse Theater season, now entering its 27th year. The result of a unique collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, the program consists of an eight-week residency on the Vassar campus (124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY) during which more than 200 professional artists and some 40 apprentices live and work together to create new theater works. The 2011 Main Stage season kicks off with Patricia Wettig's F2M (June 29 - July 10).
BoCoCa Arts Festival Opens 6/17June 8, 2011The Third Annual BoCoCa Arts Festival will be presenting strong lineups of plays, music and visual art from Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 26, in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. BAF places visual and performing artists in unconventional venues - like bars, art galleries and the New York City Transit Museum - in order to simultaneously showcase emerging artists, local businesses and the three unique neighborhoods.
Amphibian Presents WITTERNBERG, 7/7-24June 8, 2011Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to continue its twelfth season with the regional premiere of Wittenberg by David Davalos. Amphibian veteran, David A. Miller, directs an ensemble cast in this witty comedy that runs from July 7 to 24 at the Hardy & Betty Sanders Theatre in the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
Photo Flash: 'Thornhill' Stars Appear at Film FestivalsJune 8, 2011Juliette Bennett, Bill Connington, and Anthony Haden-Guest, the stars of the film THE THORNHILLS OF PARK AVENUE appeared at the inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival on June 4th on Long Island's famed Gold Coast, and at the NYC PictureStart Film Festival on June 6th in Manhattan. The film's production designer Nicola Walter also attended both screenings. GCIFF had a second screening on June 5.
High School Student Wins First Ever Adele Astaire ScholarshipJune 8, 2011At the 29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, the only awards to recognize excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film, actor, dancer & singer Corey Snide, a senior at Colonie Central High School in Albany, New York, danced his way into the Awards Committee's hearts and walked away with the first ever Adele Astaire Scholarship presented by the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation at the 29th Fred & Adele Astaire Awards.
STAGE TUBE: George Takei's 'Road to Broadway' Hits SISTER ACT!June 8, 2011With music and lyrics by Jay Kuo (Insignificant Others, Worlds Apart) and book by Kuo and Thione, 'Allegiance' is a family drama that explores love, loss and heroism during the Japanese American confinement in 1942 of approximately 110,000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans in no more than 465 cramped barracks in Wyoming. For more information, visit http://www.allegiancemusical.com.
The show is set to hit the Great White Way in two seasons, but in the mean time, star George Takei is seeking other ways to be on Broadway. Check out his SISTER ACT 'debut' below!
The Village Gate’s Old Fashioned Piano Party Celebrates the Tonys, 6/12June 8, 2011The Village Gate's Old Fashioned Piano Party will be celebrating The 65th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12th starting at 7pm! Come watch the awards in style. Admission is free and it will be a night full of drinking games, prizes, and our popular open mic to follow the telecast!
Gordon Ramsay Travels to South East Asia This July on BBC AmericaJune 8, 2011Announced today by BBC AMERICA, Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape is set to return this July for a 4-part series with Gordon Ramsay travelling to Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malyasia on the hunt for authentic South East Asian cooking. Gordon Ramsay, one of BBC AMERICA's original and biggest stars, first embarked on a pilgrimage to India for fresh flavors and inspiration and now he's setting out on a trip of a lifetime, a gastronomic adventure in South East Asia. Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape premieres Tuesday, July 12, 9:00pm ET/PT.
'So You Think You Can Dance' Offers Online Voting for First Time EverJune 8, 2011For the first time ever, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will allow viewers to vote for their favorite contestants online at www.fox.com/dance. Online voting begins immediately after the first performance show airing Wednesday, June 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. In addition to online voting, fans will continue to be able to vote via toll-free phone lines and text-messaging during the voting window (standard text-messaging rates may apply).
TNT Acquires Hit Crime Drama 'Castle'June 8, 2011In its latest high-profile acquisition, TNT has secured the exclusive off-network cable rights to the hit series, Castle, from Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Castle, which just completed its third highly rated season on ABC, is a crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT's The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice).
WEST SIDE STORY Plays the Orpheum, 7/12-17June 8, 2011West Side Story, the new hit Broadway revival of the groundbreaking Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical, will play Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, July 12-17, 2011. This 2009 Tony-nominated and 2010 Grammy Award-winning production features a score considered to be one of Broadway's finest, with such classics of American musical theatre as 'Something's Coming,' 'Tonight,' 'I Feel Pretty' and 'Somewhere.'
The Coterie Presents THE WIZ, 6/21-8/7June 8, 2011Join Dorothy and her friends on their fabulous journey as they ease on down the yellow brick road in a multicultural view of Oz in The Wiz June 21 - August 7 at the Coterie Theatre in Crown Center.