Harvey Fierstein Set for The Wendy Williams Show, 3/30March 29, 2011Four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein will be featured tomorrow, Wednesday, March 30 on 'The Wendy Williams Show.' Fierstein won a 1984 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for the original production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Now, 28 years later, he is starring as Albin in the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street), which just re-opened to rave reviews.
Level Ground Arts Auditions for ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BIG GAY DANCE PARTYMarch 29, 2011In Abraham Lincoln's Big, Gay Dance Party, a fourth-grade Christmas pageant in Lincoln's rural Illinois hometown sets off a firestorm of controversy when it calls into question Honest Abe's uh . preferences. A thought-provoking, laugh-out-loud funny, and uniquely American story unfolds, offering surprises at every turn.
Chance Theater Presents World Premiere of THE BOY IN THE BATHROOM, 4/15-5/22March 29, 2011Chance Theater presents the World Premiere production of the quirky award-winning musical, The Boy in the Bathroom, April 23 - May 22, 2011. The play is directed by Chance Theater Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen. The production is a proud participant in both the 4th Annual Festival of New American Musicals and Arts Orange County's Imagination Celebration.
DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: Performance Week Two!March 29, 2011This week on 'Dancing with the Stars' was all about the contestants' agility and energy, with six teams performing the quickstep, and the other five performing the Jive. The scores from tonight's show are not only being combined with audience votes, but also with the scores from last week, which gives some contestants a chance to try to catch up with bad scores, and others pressure to match good ones.
Texas Performing Arts Presents FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN'S VOICES, 4/10March 28, 2011Texas Performing Arts presents a remarkable evening of music with The Choir of St John's, Cambridge, in concert with the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra (UTSO), and the University of Texas Festival Youth Chorus. The 150-voice Festival Youth Chorus consists of young choristers from Austin area schools, churches, and area choirs.
The Guthrie Theater Announces Cast for IN THE RED AND BROWN WATERMarch 28, 2011Pillsbury House Theatre, in a co-production with The Mount Curve Company and presented by the Guthrie Theater, today announced complete casting for the area premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's In the Red and Brown Water, May 12 - June 5, 2011, in the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie.
MISS COCO PERU: THERE COMES A TIME Plays the Renburg Theatre, 5/13-22March 28, 2011The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center proudly announces the return of the celebrated monologist/singer/actor-actress Miss Coco Peru in an all-new, cabaret-style evening of stories, songs, lots of laughs, and a surprise or two! There Comes a Time is written and performed by the multiple-award winner Clinton Leupp (aka Miss Coco).
WAIT UNTIL DARK Opens 4/1 at Lonny Chapman TheatreMarch 28, 2011The Group Rep presents Broadway's hit thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK by Frederick Knott, directed by David Colwell, produced by Richard Alan Woody. The play runs Friday, April 1 through Sunday, May 8; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood.
Broadway Review Roundup: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Take 2!March 28, 2011Georges (Christopher Sieber) is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (Harvey Fierstein), the pair live a charmed life - until Georges' son announces his engagement to the daughter of a conservative right-wing politician who's coming to dinner. Did the new leads charm critics as well? Find out now!
ACTORS FUND Presents MUSICAL MONDAY: Billy Barnes & Friends 5/9March 28, 2011The Actors Fund is hosting another Musical Monday at The Pantages, celebrating the life and career of beloved composer and lyricist, Billy Barnes with a special evening of 'Billy Barnes and Friends.' Joining Billy will be Eileen Barnett, Carole Cook, Nancy Dussault, Jane A. Johnston, Karen Morrow, Barry Williams and JoAnne Worley with others to follow.
Greg Mottola to Direct Aaron Sorkin's Series on HBOMarch 28, 2011According to Deadline.com, 'Arrested Development' and 'Superbad' director Greg Mottola will drect Aaron Sorkin's HBO series: MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS. Sorkin's long-developing drama, set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show. 'Social Network' producer Scott Rudin will reunite with Sorkin for the project, which will be executive produced by both. Filming on the pilot will not begin until later in the year.
Herbert Siguenza's One Man Show Comes to LA, 3/30-5/1March 28, 2011Acclaimed actor-writer Herbert Siguenza (of the famed Chicano/Latino performance troupe Culture Clash) returns to Los Angeles with his first one man show. Siguenza brings his virtuosic writing, acting and painting skills into Picasso's private studio, 'Le Californie' on the coast of France in 1957 for an intimate and revealing weekend into the creative mind and work of one of the most inspiring artists of modern history
Aquila Theatre Returns to New York for One Week Only 4/20-23March 28, 2011AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) is proud to announce their only NY appearances this season: four performances at NYU's Skirball Center (566 Laguardia Place). On Wednesday, April 20 at 8PM and Thursday, April 21 at 8PM, Aquila will present Luigi Pirandello's classic Six Characters In Search of An Author.
Mutineer Theatre Company's THE WOODPECKER Extends Through 4/10March 28, 2011Mutineer Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that their world premiere play, THE WOODPECKER, written by Samuel Brett Williams, directed by Jon Cohn and produced by Stephanie Chang and Taylor Coffman is EXTENDING through Sunday, April 10 at the Studio/Stage Theatre.