DTC Receives Mellon Grant for Playwright-in-ResidenceJanuary 7, 2013Dallas Theater Center announced today that The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded it a grant to support a three-year playwright residency. Award-winning playwright and 2010 Meadows Prize recipient Will Power will be DTC's new playwright in residence.
The Zarlengo Foundation Presents Billy Gardell at Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 4/13January 7, 2013The Zarlengo Foundation will present the star of the hit TV Series Mike and Molly, BILLY GARDELL, live at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday, April 13th, 2013. The Comedy Works All-Stars will open the show featuring local favorites Josh Blue (Winner of Last Comic Standing), Steve "Mudflap" McGrew (from Comedy Central and Showtime), and Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald (star of Animal Planet's Emergency Vets).
New Season Announced at Little Angel TheatreJanuary 7, 2013Little Angel sees in 2013 a wide range of visiting companies. Companies presenting work for children include Norwich Puppet Theatre (THE TINDERBOX / PIED PIPER), Horse + Bamboo (THE NIGHTINGALE) and Folded Feather (NICE). For adults, we welcome Flabbergast Theatre's anarchic BORIS AND SERGEY straight from their Soho Theatre run, and the successful Edinburgh hits by Theatre Témoin (THE FANTASIST) and The Wrong Crowd (THE GIRL WITH THE IRON CLAWS). The season starts with Santé Theatre's PASSING ON written by Mike Kenny.
The Columbus First Free Will Baptist Church Joins Gallery HopJanuary 7, 2013The Columbus First Free Will Baptist Church is gearing up to become a stop on the Short North's monthly Gallery Hop event. Located at 49 East Third Avenue, just one block east of High Street, the church will host a visual artist and musical artist for Gallery Hop each month beginning April 6.
School of Music Presents Guest Artist Concert with Joel Hastings, Carter Pann, 1/16January 7, 2013Steinway artist Joel Hastings, assistant professor of piano at Florida State University, and winner of the 1993 International Bach Competition at the Kennedy Center, will present the music of Carter Pann in a guest artist series concert at 8 pm Wednesday, January 16, in Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd. Composer, pianist, and Grammy Award nominee Carter Pann teaches composition at the University of Colorado and will join Hastings on the program, entitled "The Piano's 12 Sides: The Piano Music of Carter Pann."
Arts Council Announces Artists and Sites for ARTsites 2013January 7, 2013Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) has announced the 12 sites and sculptures selected for ARTsites 2013, its second public art initiative in Howard County, MD. The sculptures will be installed in April 2013 and will remain in place for one year.
The Ensemble Theatre Presents KNOCK ME A KISS, Beginning 1/26January 7, 2013The Ensemble Theatre will debut its first production by award winning playwright Charles
Smith as its 2012-2013 season continues. The show will be directed by visiting artist
Chuck Smith, resident director at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Announces 2013 DatesJanuary 7, 2013The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious theatre, music and film festival, has announced its dates and theaters for 2013 and is currently accepting theatre submissions through January 19th. Running from May 30th through June 23rd, the 2013 festivity is scheduled to take place at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) and The Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street).
BAJOFONDO Releases Presente Debut Album With Sony MasterworksJanuary 7, 2013Sony Masterworks announces the release of Presente, the new album by Latin Grammy-winning band Bajofondo, available March 5, 2013. The album's title refers to what the band is at the present moment: a stirring mix of tango, milonga, folklore, rock, hip-hop, electronica, jazz, classical, and a world of sounds from the Rio de la Plata, the river that separates and unites Argentina and Uruguay. One of the most acclaimed live acts in the world, Bajofondo's Presente is also the biggest 'present' (both in size and scope) the band has delivered to die-hard fans and new converts: an epic 21-track high energy tour de force that blends a multitude of traditionally dichotomous genres seamlessly.
ArcheDream for HUMANKIND Plays the Sedgwick Theater, 1/12-27January 7, 2013ArcheDream for HUMANKIND is performing DEEP BLUE at the Sedgwick Theater of Mt Airy (7137 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, 19119). DEEP BLUE is ArcheDream's longest running, globe trotting, and evolving show (since 2004). The performance has puppets, dancing, music, masks, and costumes created by our Philadelphia-based artists, performers and musicians. It is described as a captivating show that inspires people of all ages.
Tamsin Greig and John Sessions to Lead LONGING at Hampstead TheatreJanuary 7, 2013Tamsin Greig and John Sessions will lead the cast in William Boyd's debut play, directed by Nina Raine, which opens at Hampstead Theatre at the end of February. Other members of this outstanding cast include Jonathan Bailey, Natasha Little, Eve Ponsonby and Catrin Stewart.
'Big Horse' Sculpture Takes Shape on Arts Centre Melbourne's ForecourtJanuary 7, 2013Move over Joey, another Big Horse is about to gallop into Arts Centre Melbourne's inaugural Summer Season. Big Horse will be on Arts Centre Melbourne's Forecourt from Wednesday 16 - Sunday 20 January and continues the charge of summer entertainment including War Horse, family circus Oh Suivant!, gravity defying one-man-show Leo and the international dance sensation Blaze the Show.
Revolve Productions Presents A CONSUMING FIRE Reading TonightJanuary 7, 2013Revolve Productions presents a Staged Reading of "A Consuming Fire" a new play by Chris Phillips TONIGHT - Monday, January 7th, 2013 at 7:00 pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 West 46th Street the 8th Floor, NYC. The dynamic play features Cole Burden, Stuart Green, Scott Thomas Hinson, Lisa Tharps, and Dan Wilson. The public is invited to this exciting premiere presentation. For reservations contact consumingfireplay@gmail.com. There is a $5 Suggested Donation.