Fox PAC Presents DREAMGIRLS, 1/10December 24, 2012FOX OPERATOR BILL MALONE OF FX ARTS will present the second production of its 2012-2013 BROADWAY SERIES of shows with the Tony Award-winning masterwork, DREAMGIRLS. DREAMGIRLS will dazzle audiences on Thursday, January 10 at the Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside.
'Beyond Merritt' Short Film ReleasedDecember 24, 2012Beyond Merritt, a short film directed by Reuben Johnson starring Alysia Rogers (Boyz N The Hood, Class Act), sets out to reveal startling facts about single moms and the battles they face with poverty and drug addiction.
Photo Flash: Deborah Gibson Visits NEWSIESDecember 24, 2012Last night, stage and recording star Deborah Gibson and husband, Dr. Rutledge Taylor, attended a performance of Newsies to see Gibson's nephew Nicholas Lampiasi, who plays the role of Les, in the Tony Award winning new American musical.
ZACH Announces TRU, Starring Jaston Williams, 1/10-3/10December 24, 2012Greater Tuna star Jaston Williams inhabits Truman Capote in what's described as a virtuoso performance of the charming, acerbic, fragile, and enigmatic writer. In this one-man tour de force, Williams' astonishing portrayal of the In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's author is by turns hilarious, vulnerable, and confessional. The audience becomes confidants to TRU's trademark wit and honesty. Packed houses, standing ovations, and waves of laughter characterized this show in its initial run at ZACH Theatre 12 years ago making it the hottest ticket in town. This production promises to be even more fun this time around.
Marcus Goldhaber Brings New Year's Eve Concert to Fabio's, NYCDecember 24, 2012Acclaimed New York jazz pop singer-songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER will be back at Fabio's, NYC, for his 6th Annual NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT (9:30 and 11 p.m.). It's his last concert before opening Off-Broadway (Jan. 10) as one of the stars of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Song,' a musical salute to legendary composer Harold Arlen.
PCA Readers Theatre Presents THIS WE'LL DEFEND, 1/24-26December 24, 2012PCA Readers Theatre will Present THIS WE'LL DEFEND. This play is described as an astounding look at PSTD and the lives torn apart by soldiers returning home as they try to cope with the affliction, along with their families. Adult content.
Alex Katz Exhibition Opens at Yale School of Art 32 Edgewood Gallery, 1/14December 24, 2012KATZ X KATZ, a synoptic overview of the work of Alex Katz (b. 1927), among the most ubiquitous American figures in the international art world today, opens on January 14, 2013, at the Yale School of Art's 32 Edgewood Gallery, in New Haven, Connecticut. The exhibition, encompassing works in all media and in every scale, presents some seventy pieces, all drawn from the personal collection of the artist and some rarely, if ever, exhibited.
Hawk and Dove to Release HIS YESTERDAY WILL NEVER END in AprilDecember 24, 2012Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Hawk and Dove is an indie rock band whose calm-before-the-storm sound has been described as the "loudest quiet band you have ever heard" and "the psychedelic country David Bowie never wrote." On their forthcoming debut album, This Yesterday Will Never End, the band mixes hauntingly beautiful ballads with thunderous stoner grooves to create a sound quite unlike anything else.
Mission Creek Festival Announces 2013 DatesDecember 24, 2012The eighth annual Mission Creek Festival returns April 2-7, 2013. The six-day event takes over music venues and art spaces in downtown Iowa City, creating a community-wide celebration of music, literature, and food.
LORD OF THE DANCE Comes to Akoo Theatre in MarchDecember 24, 2012Generations of audiences - more than 60 million people from 68 countries - have seen Lord of the Dance created by Michael Flatley (www.lordofthedance.com), the world's highest grossing Irish dance show. Presented by MagicSpace Entertainment and Global Entertainment Group, Lord of the Dance will play the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont on March 2 for two performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are now on sale.