Westport Community Theatre Opens THE WOMAN IN BLACK, 11/23November 19, 2012Westport Community Theatre's next production is one of the spookiest, best-written ghost stories to hit theatres in years - Stephen Mallatrat's 'The Woman in Black.' Based on the novel of the same name by Susan Hill, 'The Woman in Black' tells the macabre tale of London solicitor Arthur Kipps, who travels to a very remote part of England, the small town of Crythin Gifford, to settle the estate of one of his recently deceased clients.
Ballet Hispanico Returns to The Apollo, 12/1November 19, 2012Ballet Hispanico will present the dance event of the holiday season at the legendary Apollo Theater on December 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm. The Apollo Theater is located at 253 West 125th Street, New York City. Tickets start at $33 and are available for purchase in person at the Apollo Theater Box Office, or through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Everyman Theatre to Move into New Home, 11/20November 19, 2012The theatre company has been preparing for its move for over five years. The staff will begin conducting business in the new facility at the end of November. Rehearsals for the cast of the inaugural production, August: Osage County, will begin on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. The production will open during Everyman's Grand Opening Week, which will occur from January 14 - January 20, 2013.
Laurel Mill Playhouse Opens ANNIE, 11/30November 19, 2012Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Performances run weekends from Friday November 30, 2012 through Saturday December 22, 2012 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday performances on December 9 and 16 at 2 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Announces Announces 2013 World’s Stage PresentationsNovember 19, 2012Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today four new World's Stage presentations in 2013-bold theatrical events from across the globe, each in its own voice, provoking discussion on issues of international significance. On the heels of celebrating the Year of Creative Scotland with two critically acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland productions this fall, Chicago Shakespeare Theater continues to demonstrate its commitment to engage audiences in global issues, bringing to Chicago conversations of searing social and political importance through the work of internationally acclaimed theater artists.
TheatreWorks New Milford Opens MUSICAL OF MUSICALS!, 12/7November 19, 2012On Friday, December 7, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut the hilarious musical tribute written in the spirit of "Forbidden Broadway," THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) with music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, and book by Rockwell and Bogart. Curtain goes up at 8:00 p.m. on this five-week run.
The Rockettes to Offer St. Louis Master Class, 11/18November 16, 2012The Rockettes announced today a new dance program, The Rockettes Master Class, as the Rockettes travel to cities across the U.S. providing dance students that cannot make it to New York the opportunity to learn alongside the legendary Rockettes and what it takes to become a part of the iconic dance company. The class will take place in St. Louis on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Downtown Dance Center.
Vanessa Redgrave-Helmed A WORLD I LOVED: THE STORY OF AN ARAB WOMAN to Play Miller Theatre, 11/28 & 29November 16, 2012The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and Miller Theatre at Columbia University (Executive Director Melissa Smey) will present the 2012 Brighton Festival production of A WORLD I LOVED: The Story of an Arab Woman, for two nights only, November 28 and 29, at Columbia University's Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway). Written by Mariam C. Said and Vanessa Redgrave, and directed and narrated by Redgrave, A WORLD I LOVED is a one-of-a-kind theatrical event based on the memoir of Said's mother, Wadad Makdisi Cortas, an Arab woman who lived through and chronicled one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history, interweaving her personal experiences as a student, teacher and then principal in a girls' school in Beirut with the wider political and historical narrative of Lebanon throughout the 20th century.
Teatro Vista Announces 2012-13 SeasonNovember 16, 2012Teatro Vista announced today its three-show line-up for the 2012-13 season - the world premiere of i put the fear of mexico in 'em by Matthew Paul Olmos, directed by Ricardo Gutierrez, running now through December 9 at Chicago Dramatists; the return of the break-out hit from this summer's inaugural Yo Solo Festival, Empanada for a Dream by Juan Francisco Villa, in a co-production with and at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, February 14-March 16, 2013; and special access for Teatro Vista subscribers to one of the hottest shows in Chicago next spring, the world premiere of The Happiest Song Plays Last by Quiara Alegría Hudes at Goodman Theatre, directed by Teatro Vista Co-Artistic Director Edward Torres, and featuring Ensemble member Sandra Marquez, April 13-May 12, 2013.
Park City Performing Arts Foundation Presents Parsons Dance Company, 12/15November 16, 2012Parsons Dance Company leaps into The Eccles Center spotlight on Saturday, December 15. Blending sexy athleticism and joyous movement, the troupe performs a mixed repertory show of new works and iconic pieces - including David Parsons' signature "Caught," which features a soloist leaping more than 100 times in six minutes with strobe lights creating the illusion of flight. Performance starts at 7:30 p.m.
CELEBRITY CHARADES 2012 Will Now Take Place January 14, 2013November 16, 2012Labyrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vazquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, announced today the new date for its annual signature benefit Celebrity Charades 2012, which will now take place on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Capitale. Labyrinth Theater Company's annual star-studded fundraising event remains one of the most popular 'happenings' of the year in New York City and was rescheduled from its original date due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.