Artist Series Presents Johnny Mathis, 3/22March 6, 2013JOHNNY MATHIS - famous for his romantic hits "Wonderful, Wonderful," "It's Not For Me To Say," "Chances Are," "Misty," and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (recorded with Deniece Williams), among others - comes to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center's Moran Theater for one performance only on Friday, March 22nd at 8:00PM!
Ocean State Theatre Company Announces THEY WALK AMONG US CastMarch 6, 2013Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to announce the cast for the staged reading of They Walk Among Us, to be presented at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick on Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 pm.
Steppenwolf's Theatre Company's 2013/14 Season AnnouncedMarch 6, 2013Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey announced today the 2013/14 Subscription Season, including two world premieres, an American premiere and two Chicago premieres. The season begins in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre with Zinnie Harris's The Wheel, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau. Up next, ensemble member Austin Pendleton directs Tribes by Nina Raine. In the Upstairs Theatre, ensemble member Yasen Peyankov directs Russian Transport by Erika Sheffer. In April 2014, ensemble member Amy Morton directs the world premiere of The Way West by Mona Mansour. And in July 2014, the season concludes with the world premiere of The Qualms by Bruce Norris, directed by Pam MacKinnon.
Trumpeter Chris Botti to Perform with the Columbus Symphony, 4/12March 6, 2013Conductor Albert-George Schram and the Columbus Symphony will present trumpeter Chris Botti, touring in support of his newest release, Impressions, winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Botti's stellar parade of releases-starting with 2004's When I Fall In Love and continuing with To Love Again, Italia, and the CD/DVD Chris Botti In Boston-have firmly established him as the world's largest selling jazz instrumentalist with several Grammy nominations and three #1 albums on Billboard's Jazz Albums listings.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents Dorrance World Premiere, 4/4March 6, 2013Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) presents its resident ensemble BAM! performing a world premiere by 2012 Princess Grace Award winner Michelle Dorrance, commissioned by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University as part of its debut MUSIC + MOVEMENT FESTIVAL. The program, which takes place Thursday, April 4 at 6 p.m. at the Katten/Landau Studio at 425 S. Wabash, also features works by Chicago native and Broadway star Ted Levy, CHRP Founder Lane Alexander and BAM! member Kristi Burris, as well as live music by the Greg Spero Trio and Chicago jazz vocalist Tressa Thomas.
THE LION KING Opens 4/9 at Fox Cities P.A.C.March 6, 2013Casting has been announced for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 's engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING. The Fox Cities 'most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Center' s stage from Tuesday, April 9 to Sunday, May 5. The press opening night is Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The show's six-week premiere engagement in 2007 played a sold-out run at the Fox Cities P.A.C.
Signature's OLD HATS Extends Through 5/9March 6, 2013Signature Theatre has announced an additional four-week extension for the world premiere of OLD HATS, created and performed by Tony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner, with music by and featuring Nellie McKay, and directed by Tina Landau. This is the third extension for the production, which will now play through Thursday, May 9. The production opened on Monday, March 4 on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Tickets during the extension weeks are $75 each.
Spike Hill Celebrates St. Patrick's Day, 3/15-17March 6, 2013Spike Hill will present three days full of Irish food, beer, whiskey and music. The partying intensifies on St. Patrick's Day Sunday starting at 11:00 AM with a full day of prize giveaways, bagpipes and special guests. An Irish menu of favorites like corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, Guinness beef stew, shepherd's pie and Irish fry-up breakfast will be available all weekend to compliment Spike Hill's award-winning Guinness and superb whiskey and beer selection.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 4/14March 6, 2013Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) presents Fiddler on the Roof on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3pm. All tickets are $45/$36 (orchestra/mezzanine) and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online at www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org.
Target Margin Theater's THE ( * ) INN Begins 3/7March 6, 2013Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director; John Del Gaudio, Artistic Producer) continues the exploration of Yiddish Theater with the re-imagined classic play, The ( * ) Inn, *empty, vacant, abandoned; usually translated as "Haunted by Peretz Hirschbein. Under the direction of TMT's Artistic Director, David Herskovits, the cast will feature TMT Company Member David Greenspan with Ugo Chukwu, Rachel Claire, Amir Darvish, Susan Hyon, Meg MacCary, Julia Sirna-Frest, J.H. Smith III and Sam T. West.
Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk Makes BSO Debut Leading Pianist Simon Trpceski in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 4, 3/22-24March 6, 2013In his debut performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and pianist Simon Trp?eski in Rachmaninoff's Fourth Piano Concerto on Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore. The performance will also feature Rachmaninoff's The Rock and Shostakovich's powerful Symphony No. 11. Please see below for complete program details.
Lambda Literary Foundation Announces OUTWRITE! SeriesMarch 5, 2013Today the Lambda Literary Foundation announced OUTWRITE!, a special celebration of Los Angeles LGBT literary pioneers - Malcolm Boyd, Lillian Faderman, Katherine V. Forrest, John Rechy and Patricia Nell Warren --to be held on Saturday, April 27,
at the West Hollywood Public Library. The evening, marking the 25th anniversary of the organization, begins at 7 PM. A catered reception in the forecourt of the library begins at 6 PM. This celebration is being made possible through the generous support of the City of West Hollywood.