Hoffman, Keener, Walken and Northam Set for 'A Late Quartet' FlickJanuary 10, 2011A Late Quartet, which is slated for release later this year, tells the story of a string quartet that has played together for a quarter of a century when the members must come to terms with losing one of their own to illness. The film will be directed by Yaron Zilberman, who previously directed the 2004 documentary Watermarks.
Dallas and Hollywood Unite for WAG ProgramJanuary 10, 2011Bruce Carter, founder of Dallas' W.A.G. Program that services close to 80,000 teens state-wide, has invited a few friends from Hollywood to push for educaton reform in Dallas, TX during 'The Big Game'.
NewFilmmakers NY Series Screens at Anthology Film Archives, 1/12-1/13January 10, 2011The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. NewFilmmakers LA screens in the Stanley Kramer Theater at the Sunset Gower Studio. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online.
Seanachaí Theatre Co Presents Midwest Premiere of THAT WAS THEN Beginning 2/26January 10, 2011Seanachaí Theatre Company presents the Midwest premiere of That Was Then by Gerard Stembridge, February 26th - April 3rd, 2011 in the 3rd Floor theatre at the Irish American Heritage Center. Ensemble member Carolyn Klein directs fellow members Anne Sunseri and Sarah Wellington, with Ira Amyx, Molly Glynn and Joseph Wycoff rounding out the cast. Ensemble member Erin Diener is stage manager.
INFINITY SOCK Premieres at the DR2 Theatre Before National TourJanuary 10, 2011That little guy from the Sun is making plans to land off-Broadway with an all-new family show! The world premiere engagement of Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock will take place at the DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St. NYC, with a run of Saturday performances extending from February 26 through April 2, prior to the show's national tour.
The Longest Lunch Presents SATURN NIGHTS, 1/27-2/5January 10, 2011Ticketing info: General $18/Student $14 - Cash only at the door. Purchase in advance at incubatorarts.org or by calling TheaterMania at 212-352-3101. Incubator Arts Project (inside St. Mark's Church) • 131 East 10th Street (at 2nd Ave.) L to First or Third Ave; R, W to Broadway/8th St.; 6 to Astor Place; N,Q, 4, 5 to Union Sq.
Angela Myles Beeching Hosts Workshop 1/11January 7, 2011At 5pm on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 noted career specialist Angela Myles Beeching will present a vocational workshop, Music Entrepreneurship De-Mystified, at the Juilliard Store (144 W. 66th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave, NY, NY 10023). Free and open to all, this interactive seminar for performing artists will focus on the business tools needed to thrive in today's do-it-yourself marketplace.
HYSTERIA Plays Central Square Theater 1/6-1/30January 7, 2011Two of the world's greatest and most eccentric minds, Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dali, collide in Terry Johnson's Olivier award-winning comedy, HYSTERIA, OR FRAGMENTS OF AN ANALYSIS OF AN OBSESSIONAL NEUROSIS, which will have its Boston-area premiere January 6-30 at Central Square Theater, produced by The Nora Theatre Company and directed by Associate Director Daniel Gidron.
‘Love and Hate’ Lincoln Center Debut Confirmed for 2/4January 7, 2011Guitarist/keyboardist/producer Jack Petruzzelli is proud to announce a riveting collaboration with multi-platinum artist Joan Osborne -- ‘Love and Hate' will premiere at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on February 4th as part of the popular ‘American Songbook' series.
Trey McIntyre Project and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Reunite Through NOBA, 2/4January 7, 2011The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) is thrilled to reunite two remarkable creative forces, Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) and Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB), in an extraordinary world premiere event on February 4 at 8pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This exclusive one-night only performance marks the second time that NOBA, TMP and PHJB have teamed up to create a shared evening of music and dance.
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Opens at the Main Street Theater 1/27January 7, 2011Joan Didion's dramatic adaptation of her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, unfolds, in her words, 'with the nonsequential inexorability of a dream.' The stream of consciousness delivery of this hugely personal and powerful one-woman show demands a tour de force performance from actor Claire Hart-Palumbo. With previews January 22, 23, and 25, The Year of Magical Thinking opens January 27 and runs through February 13 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Performances are on Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm.
Parks Employees Trained to Perform Rescues on Thin IceJanuary 7, 2011Today, at Lasker Rink in Central Park, Parks & Recreation's Directors of the Parks Academy trained Urban Park Service and Maintenance and Operations staff how to conduct an ice rescue in case of an emergency. The first part of the class was strictly verbal instructions including how to check the ice thickness, assess dangers, and identify hypothermia, as well as how to make a set of ice rescue claws.
Andrey Boreyko to Conduct NY Philharmonic; Branford Marsalis is SoloistJanuary 7, 2011Andrey Boreyko will lead the New York Philharmonic in Haydn's Symphony No. 60, Il distratto; Glazunov's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Schulhoff's Hot-Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, performed by Branford Marsalis in his Philharmonic subscription debut; and R. Strauss's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Wednesday and Thursday, February 16-17, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 18, at 2:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 19, at 8:00 p.m.
Surfside Players Announces Auditions for CITY OF ANGELS 1/30-31January 7, 2011Relive the romance and intrigue of film noir, and the glitz and glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Surfside Players, Cocoa Beach, is proud to announce open auditions for its spring musical, CITY OF ANGELS, Winner of the 1990 Tony Award for Best Musical. Music by Cy Coleman (Sweet Charity), lyrics by David Zippel (The Goodbye Girl), and book by Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H).
The Celebration Theater Presents TAKE ME OUT Through 1/30January 7, 2011Celebration Theatre in association with Sidney/Kern L.L.C. presents the Tony Award-winning play, TAKE ME OUT by Richard Greenberg about the repercussions about New York Empires star center fielder Darren Lemming's non-chalant admission that he's gay.