Warner Bros. Records to Release TRANSFORMERS Soundtrack 6/14May 26, 2011On June 14th, Warner Bros. Records will release the album to the hotly anticipated motion picture Transformers: Dark of the Moon - the third film in the Oscar®-nominated summer blockbuster Transformers series, which hits theaters nationwide on June 29th. A pre-order for the exclusive iTunes Deluxe edition begins May 31st at http://wbr.fm/t3preorder.
Crystal Pite to Receive the 2011 Jacob's Pillow Dance AwardMay 26, 2011Jacob's Pillow announces today that Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will soon present the fifth annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Award to Crystal Pite, an internationally renowned Canadian choreographer and Artistic Director of contemporary dance company Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM.
OR, BARRYMORE, & More Set for Rep Stage's Upcoming SeasonMay 26, 2011Producing Artistic Director Michael Stebbins announces the lineup for the 19th season of Rep Stage, the award-winning professional theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), featuring rarely seen plays produced with the creative and quality staging that audiences have come to expect.
MTV Kicks Off '2011 MTV Movie Awards Sneak Peek Week' 5/30May 26, 2011The summer box-office has started to simmer, but MTV will bring it to a full sizzle with a week-long of exclusives from some of summer's hottest films during the '2011 MTV Movie Awards Sneak Peek Week.' Beginning, Monday, May 30th through Friday, June 3rd, MTV and marquee talent from each film, including Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Aziz Ansari, Emma Roberts, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Michael Angarano and more will introduce a new exclusive clip at 11pm ET/PT on-air.
Photo Flash: Carey Mulligan, Chris Sarandon, et al. in THROUGH A GLASS DARKLYMay 26, 2011Directed by five time Tony Award® nominee David Leveaux, THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will begin previews Friday, May 13th; officially open Monday, June 6th; and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3rd Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop (79 East 4th Street) while Atlantic's main stage Linda Gross Theater undergoes renovation.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Hosts SHOWCASE NOIR, 6/5May 26, 2011The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Education and Community Engagement Department hosts Showcase Noir, the eighth annual exhibit and sale of artwork by African-American artists and designers, on Sunday, June 5, 2011, from 12 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Byham Theater.
Tom Judson kicks off HOT! Festival, 6/24May 26, 2011On Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th at 7:30pm, Tom Judson returns to Dixon Place with
The Tom Judson Show. This brand new cabaret show features Tom Judson aka 'Gus Mattox' at the piano, fresh on the heels of his great success touring to sold-out audiences with Canned Ham and Varla Jean Merman's The Loose Chanteuse in Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, Key West and most recently in Cancun for Atlantis Events.
COMEDY CENTRAL Live @ the Bonnaroo Comedy Theater to Live Stream 6/12May 26, 2011COMEDY CENTRAL Digital has linked up with Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival for the exclusive multi-platform rights to present comedy fans unprecedented access to the festival's top stand-up talent as well as the frenetic energy of the 10th annual event, it was announced today by Steve Grimes, senior vice president, digital media, COMEDY CENTRAL.
Touchstone Theatre Brings the Classics to Easton with Walden, 6/24-26May 26, 2011This June, Touchstone Theatre returns to Easton's Abbey Hill Theater, in partnership with Green Leaf Productions, for a production of Walden, a one-man performance adapted from Henry David Thoreau's famous reflections on living in the woods, directed by Augustine Ripa of Lehigh University. The show runs June 24-26.
Ice Factory Festival at 3LD to Feature Six PremieresMay 26, 2011Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 18th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory summer festival of new work. Ice Factory 2011 opens June 22, presenting six New York Premieres in six weeks, and wraps up July 30.
Loretta Michael Productions Presents THE OTHER DAY, 6/1-26May 26, 2011Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.
Taproot Theatre Hosts Neighbors and Strangers Event, 6/13May 26, 2011In conjunction with its Mainstage show Brownie Points, Taproot Theatre Company hosts a special free event called 'Neighbors and Strangers: Discussing Diversity and the Experience of Race in Seattle' on Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. Expanding on the themes in Brownie Points, Taproot has invited a panel of guests-including Pastor Patrinell Wright and her Total Experience Gospel Choice-to engage in a conversation about diversity and the experience of race in Seattle.
CSC Announces A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)May 26, 2011Now celebrating its ninth year at the ruins in Ellicott City, CSC presents a summer season that is bound to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages. Returning to the picturesque PFI Historic Park, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will present two wildly popular plays in repertory, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).
STAGE TUBE: A Backstage Peek at DESPERATE WRITERS!May 26, 2011The official opening for Desperate Writers is set for Monday, June 6. For tickets, please visit www.Ticketmaster.com, or call (800) 982-2787 or visit the Union Square Theater box office (beginning Friday, May 13) at 110 East 17th Street, at Park Avenue South, off Union Square. In the mean time, check out Jim Stanek chatting with Maddie Corman about the show's Off-Broadway premiere below!
STAGE TUBE: Stephen Schwartz Performs WICKED's 'For Good'!May 26, 2011Stephen Schwartz is arguably most widely known for his smash hit WICKED, which debuted in 2003 and still tops the weekly grosses to this day. The show's final duet has been popping up all over this week - from GLEE to OPRAH - and who better to hear perform the song than the composer himself? Click below to view Schwartz discussing his songwriting process, what gave him the idea for the song, and a performance!