VTA Presents Dayton Opera at Mid-Day Arts Cafe, 10/23October 9, 2012Victoria Theatre Association presents the second of eight Mid-Day Arts Cafe lunches Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in the Mathile Theatre located in the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. October's Mid- Day Arts Cafe offers an up close and personal look at the shows presented by the Dayton Opera for the 2012-2013 "Occupy Opera" season, including their opening show, Lucia di Lammermoor.
Gulfshore Playhouse Adds Two Partnerships with Pay-What-You-Can Previews Benefiting Two Local CharitiesOctober 9, 2012Gulfshore Playhouse will present two Pay-What-You-Can preview performances for their "Reza in Rep" productions on October 16 & 17. These Pay-What-You-Can previews will provide opportunities for all members of the community to see two Tony Award-winning plays at a professional regional theatre. Half of the proceeds from each performance will benefit two local charities. Both previews will take place at 8 p.m.
Brandon Victor Dixon, Caitlyn Caughell and More Join ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, 10/14October 9, 2012For generations, musical theatre writers have come to New York City to change the world. 'Once Upon A Time In New York City' is about the people who have changed THEM. This concert will feature musical theatre writers- who are ages 19 to 90, who were born everywhere from Kansas City to San Francisco to Montreal, who are established and who are emerging- each writing a song about someone who has changed their idea of New York City.
The Vineyard Theatre Announces FULLY COMMITTED Reading, 11/2October 9, 2012Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director) proudly announces a one-night-only reading of Becky Mode's acclaimed play FULLY COMMITTED - with Mark Setlock returning to his "sparkling tour de force" (NY Post) performance - which will benefit The Vineyard's productions and programs in 2012-2013. FULLY COMMITTED, the first in a series of special celebrations during the Vineyard's 30th Anniversary Season, will take place on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at The Vineyard (108 E. 15 St., between Irving Place and Union Square East). Tickets, priced at $75 (which includes a pre-show toast in the Vineyard lobby), are available beginning today by calling The Vineyard box office at 212-353-0303, or online at www.vineyardtheatre.org.
Hennepin Theatre Trust and Theater Latte Da Launch BROADWAY RE-IMAGINED Series With AIDA, January 2013October 9, 2012Hennepin Theatre Trust and Theater Latte Da announced today the launch of Broadway Re-Imagined, a new collaborative partnership taking a fresh look at Broadway and other musical theatre productions. The series kicks off in January 2013 with a co-production of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, imaginatively directed by Latte Da's acclaimed artistic director Peter Rothstein, at the historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
SOMEWHERE SAFER Opens On the Square Productions' Write Angle Reading Series, 10/15October 9, 2012Lauren Ferebee's stirring drama Somewhere Safer will be the first play presented by On the Square Productions' Write Angle Reading series at University Settlement. The reading will take place on October 15th at 7:30pm in Speyer Hall where On the Square Production is an Artist-In-Residence for their 2012-2013 season.
Photo Flash: Jim Stanek, John Curcuru to Lead Off-Broadway's THE VELVETEEN RABBITOctober 9, 2012This season, Off-Broadway's acclaimed DR2 Kids Theatre (Daryl Roth, Producer) has partnered with Theatreworks USA (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director; Ken Arthur, Producing Director), the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for young audiences, to present 'Rabbit Season' at the DR2 Kids Theatre.
Lea DeLaria Brings THE LAST BUTCH STANDING to OBERON, 11/5October 9, 2012OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's second stage and club theater venue, presents THE LAST BUTCH STANDING, created and featuring singer and comedian Lea DeLaria on Monday, November 5 at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm.
The Temporary People Bring LESSONS AND REFLECTIONS to Balagan Theatre, 10/23-11/5October 9, 2012The Temporary People will perform in "Lessons and Reflections," October 23, October 30, and November 5, 8 p.m., at Balagan Theatre on Capitol Hill. "Lessons and Reflections" combines unexpected humor, observationalist wit, and a sense of the bizarre into one endearingly ominous, humanly sci-fi, grounded insanity of a show. Tickets are $15 at the door or online at www.balagantheatre.org.
Decca Celebrates Sir Georg Solti's Centenary With 9 Major ReleasesOctober 9, 2012Sir Georg Solti was an exclusive Decca artist for 50 years. In 1947 he signed his first contract with Decca as a pianist and that same year he made his first record as a conductor (with the Zurich Tonhalle in Beethoven's Egmont Overture). His last public concerts, also with the Zurich Tonhalle, took place just a few weeks before his death in 1997.
T. Oliver Reid Brings DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM to Feinstein's This November and DecemberOctober 9, 2012T. Oliver Reid, a veteran of numerous Tony Award winning Broadway musicals, 2012 MAC award recipient for Best Debut-male and the 2011 Julie Wilson award, will Debut at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue, Wednesday November 28, 2012, Sunday December 2, Monday December 3 and Sunday December 9, 2012. All four performances will be at 10:30 PM.
ALADDIN, CINDERELLA and More Set for 2013 Children's Theatre at Way Off BroadwayOctober 9, 2012One of the goals of The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has always been to provide entertainment for all ages. That is why, alongside the theatre's Mainstage season which features Broadway style productions, it launched the Children's Theatre in 1996. Since then, the Children's Theatre at Way Off Broadway has brought all of the most popular children's fairytales and stories to life on the stage. From productions of Jack and the Beanstalk and Dora the Explorer Live! to The Three Little Pigs and Disney's 101 Dalmatians, Way Off Broadway has been the home to some of the most well known children's characters of all time.
Strawdog Theatre Company?s PONTYPOOL Begins 10/13October 9, 2012Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Pontypool, directed by Hugen Hall Artistic Director Anderson Lawfer, October 13 - November 4 at the Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street. The performance schedule is Fridays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. and Sundays at 8 p.m. with an added Halloween performance, Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. Opening/Press Night is Sunday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Tickets may be ordered online at strawdog.org or by calling OvationTix toll-free: 866-811-4111.
Green Label Sound Signs Joey Bada$$October 9, 2012Today, Green Label Sound announces the signing of today's hotly-tipped young rapper and Cinematic Music Group artist Joey Bada$$ for a new single to be released this Autumn.
Premiere Stages at Kean University Launches LIBERTY LIVE, 11/1-4October 9, 2012Premiere Stages has announced Liberty Live, a new producing partnership with the Liberty Hall Museum, located on the campus of Kean University. Liberty Live dramatizes and celebrates the history that helped to make New Jersey what it is today. The event features a professional production of a new play about New Jersey, a tour of the Museum grounds and interactive programming and displays. The 2012 event will focus on Westfield and be held at the Liberty Hall Museum Carriage House from November 1st through 4th.