Bay Street Presents GIRLS NIGHT OUT, 1/17December 21, 2012Bay Street Theatre has announced GIRLS NIGHT OUT, on Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 pm. Join hosts Diana de Castro, Emma Jacobs, Barbara Kushner, Summer Loucheim and Susie Sabin for a night of pampering and partying! Tickets are $25 per person available at the door, and include one drink of your choice and one raffle ticket good for entry into any of the evening's many raffles.
ImprovBoston Kicks Off 2013 With 100 FIRST JOKESDecember 21, 2012January 1 marks the start of a new year and ImprovBoston is starting the new year with big laughs. After a wildly successful debut in 2012, 100 New England comedians will be telling their first joke of the year over two shows at the theatre. The first show is at 7 p.m. and the second show is at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10. ImprovBoston is located at 40 Prospect Street. Tickets are available online at www.improvboston.com.
Music Box Announces Oscar-Winning Films SeriesDecember 21, 2012Oscar Season is in full swing; the big, end-of-year releases are hitting theaters and nominations voting began Monday. From now until the awards ceremony on February 24, the film world is abuzz with Oscar predictions. The Music Box Theatre takes this opportunity to take a look at some past award winners and see how this year's crop stacks up! Oscar-Winning Filmsmatinee series features a roster of movies that have racked up at least three Academy Awards apiece. Oscar-Winning Films show weekends, December 29, 2012-February 24, 2013, 11:30 a.m. at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Tickets are $7.25 at the box office.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre to Present THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE, 1/25-2/10December 21, 2012Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional Theatre in Residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will present the New Jersey premiere of Julia Cho's Off-Broadway hit, The Language Archive. This comedy of the heart explores the mysterious language of love, which often fails when it is needed most. Recently produced at both the Roundabout in New York and South Coast Rep in California, The Language Archive plays January 25 through February 10.
Pratt Welcomes New Development DirectorDecember 21, 2012Pratt Fine Arts Center will welcome Susan Clifford Jamroski as its Development Director in January 2013. Jamroski joins Pratt with over 20 years experience as a development professional for grassroots and international organizations, most recently she spent seven years as Major Gifts Officer for Seattle University.
CCM's 'A Moveable Feast' Fundraiser Returns 1/18December 21, 2012Cincinnati's premiere fundraiser returns in early 2013 when the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) presents "A Moveable Feast!" The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, and this year's "Feast" celebrates the theme "A Star is Born."
Seattle Theatre Group Launches STGTV 12/31December 21, 2012On December 31st 2012, the Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is launching a new web initiative, STGtv, our online channel for all things behind-the-scenes. What you will find on STGtv are interviews with artists, show rehearsal clips, video highlights from some of our most treasured community programs and more. This is our way of extending the experience in our theatres for our fans, friends, and community.
Teatro Paraguas Presents TWO WAY MIRROR, Opening 1/25December 21, 2012Two-Way Mirror is a sexually charged, semi-autobiographical play about Miller's relationship with his one-time wife, the legendary Marilyn Monroe and consists of two parts - Elegy for a Lady and Some Kind of Love Story. Two compelling man-woman relationships presented in the unique style of one of America's greatest writers!
RUN FOR YOUR WIFE Opens 2/15 at Imagination TheaterDecember 21, 2012Imagination Theater has announced the British Farce, Run for Your Wife, opening Friday, February 15 and running through Sunday, March 3. Shows are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.
FLAT STANLEY Performs at Kauffman Center, 1/18-20December 21, 2012The beloved children's book, Flat Stanley, comes to life when Starlight Children's Theatre presents The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, January 18-20 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
MARY POPPINS Comes to Jacksonville, 1/22-27December 21, 2012Producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh are pleased to announce full casting for the Jacksonville premiere engagement of MARY POPPINS. Jacksonville's most eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Times-Union Center's Moran Theater on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 for 8 performances only through Sunday, January 27. Opening night is also the 11th Annual Family Night on Broadway, with pre-show activities beginning in the lobby at 6:30PM for the 7:30PM show. Buy one Adult ticket for Family Night, get the Child's ticket free with passcode: CHILD. Restrictions apply; please inquire at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) or purchase online at www.artistseriesjax.org.
The Guthrie Announces First-Ever Tweet Seats for THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERSDecember 21, 2012The Guthrie Theater today announced that beginning December 27, the theater will offer its first-ever "Tweet Seats" during four consecutive Thursday performances of The Servant of Two Masters, allowing social media users an opportunity to interact during the show. A limited number of seats located in a balcony level of the McGuire Proscenium in a section that will not be disruptive to other patrons will be designated as Tweet Seats. Tweet Seat tickets are $15 and are available by calling the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, and mentioning "Tweet." Tickets are not available online, with other offers, or on previously purchased tickets. Handing fees may apply.
SILENCE! The Musical Will Resume Performance 1/18 Following 12/30 Announced Closing DateDecember 21, 2012After announcing that SILENCE! The Musical will end its run December 30th at the Elektra Theatre, ticket sales have unexpectedly soared, shattering all previous box office records for the show so far. As a result, the producers have determined that performances of the smash hit show will resume on January 18th. Originally announced as a strictly limited engagement through August 13, 2011, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, which was constructed especially for the show. SILENCE! opened at Theatre 80 on July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews and spawned a highly successful L.A. production starring Davis Gaines and Christine Lakin.
Jet City Improv Starts 2013 With a New Feature Show, AUSTEN TRANSLATIONDecember 21, 2012Start the New Year off elegantly -with improv? Really? Austen Translation is an extraordinary unscripted play based on the works of Jane Austen -the grande dame of English romantic fiction. With hits like Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice, Austen's books have turned mortal women (and men) into slobbering mounds of tearful flesh. Jet City Improv has partnered with Book-It Repertory Theatre to help turn those tearful mounds into giant balls of laughter and joy. In this brand new feature-length improvised comedy, audience suggestions are translated into Jane Austen's very dignified, and very proper, world of landed gentry, grand ballrooms, English manor houses, love, valor, sense and… sensibility.
Smuin Ballet's FLY ME TO THE MOON Gala Set for 1/26December 21, 2012A galaxy of San Francisco civic stars will join Smuin Ballet for lift off next month, when the sparkling company launches its 2013 fundraising gala Fly Me to the Moon. Organizing the event are honorary chair Willie L. Brown, Jr. and co-chairs Athena and John Konstin and Chris and Ed Schweitzer, with honorary committee members Wilkes Bashford, Ann Caen, Honorable George Gascon, Anette L. Harris & Marc Loupe, and Senator Mark Leno.
School of Seven Bells Remixes RAILBIRD on Consequence of SoundDecember 21, 2012Brooklyn-based experimental psych-rock band RAILBIRD is excited to premiere a new School of Seven Bells remix of their recent single 'MIRRORs' today on Consequence of Sound. To RAILBIRD, the remix is 'A journey in three movements. Benjamin [of SVIIB] established his own dreamy world within the song, then dropped it while simultaneously playing with mood and meaning throughout.' Consequence agrees, stating the Benjamin's methodically slowed down version of the original jittery cut creates a 'dreamy pool of contemplative reverberation and airy synth.' Check out the premiere of 'MIRRORs' (the original cut) on MTV Hive.
Ars Nova Will Open 2013 With THE NETFLIX PLAYSDecember 21, 2012Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) will kick off its 2013 season with The Netflix Plays, the newest installment from Ars Nova's Play Group. Set to play 10 performances only from January 30 - February 9, this year's incarnation of Ars Nova's annual Play Group production features original short plays and live music inspired by the recommendation categories on the Netflix website.