Sarah Brightman to Play Radio City Music Hall, February 2013October 3, 2012MSG Entertainment and Live Nation will welcome Sarah Brightman to Radio City Music Hall on Friday, February 8, 2013. Global recording artist and world's bestselling soprano, Sarah Brightman announces her "Dreamchaser" World Tour, in support of her highly anticipated new album "Dreamchaser," which will be released on January 22, 2013.
KRAPP’S LAST TAPE Opens 10/10 at the DouglasOctober 3, 2012 "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's searing meditation on the choices made in a lifetime, directed by the Gate Theatre Dublin's Director, Michael Colgan, opens at the Center Theatre Group/ Kirk Doulgas Theatre October 10, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Gate Theatre Dublin's production has one preview on October 9 at 8 p.m.; performances continue through November 4.
FICTION IN PHOTOGRAPHS to Offer 3 Free Presentations at New World StagesOctober 3, 2012Janet Brenner and Michael Coco will present Fiction in Photographs, a new musical featuring the music and lyrics of Dan Mills, conceived and directed by Randy Redd, and featuring the photography of Sasha Israel. Three free presentations, open to the public, will be offered at the New World Stages/Stage 1 (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Wednesday October 10th (4pm), Thursday October 11th (7pm) and Friday October 12th (7pm).
TCG Announces Seventh Round of Recipients of Fox Foundation Resident Actor FellowshipsOctober 3, 2012The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, are pleased to announce the seventh round of Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship recipients. The program is designed to support actors' professional and artistic development, to enrich relationships between actors and nonprofit theatres and to ensure continued professional commitment to live theatre. Funded by the Fox Foundation and administered by TCG, the fellowship is one of only a few programs of its kind for actors in the country.
2 Pianos 4 Hands to Play Park Square Theatre, 12/5-30October 3, 2012A sell-out in 2010, Park Square Theatre brings 2 Pianos 4 Hands, the delightful play about two piano whiz kids with stars in their eyes, back to the stage for the holidays December 5-30, 2012. A side-splitting celebration of dreaming of greatness, 2 Pianos 4 Hands is a perfect show for the entire family, children ages 11 and older.
Actors' Playhouse Presents GODSPELL, 10/10-11/4October 3, 2012Prepare ye for Actors' Playhouse's 25th Anniversary as the company kicks off its celebratory 2012-2013 Season with the hit Broadway musical Godspell. Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Godspell remains one of the most popular rock musicals of all time. Messages of love, generosity, and joy are presented in song, dance, and all forms of theatrical play in this exuberant, rocking, rolling, and riveting production playing from October 10 through November 4 at the Miracle Theatre.
Theatre Puget Sound's Gregory Award Nominees AnnouncedOctober 3, 2012Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) has announced R. Hamilton Wright as the 2012 recipient of the Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award. The committee of prior recipients has selected Mr. Wright, choosing to honor his dedication to the Seattle theatre community. This award along with 14 others will be presented at the 4th Annual Gregory Awards being held at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:30pm.
TACT Announces LOVERS Talkback TomorrowOctober 3, 2012TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically acclaimed and Drama Desk nominated Off-Broadway company "dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit," has scheduled a post performance discussion with the production design team and cast of Brian Friel's Lovers, the first play of the company's 20th Anniversary Season, on Thursday, October 4th following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The designers will each share their thoughts on their concept for the show and how they collaborated with the director to bring his vision to the stage. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of the design team and cast. The discussion will be moderated by Scott Alan Evans, Co-Artistic Director of TACT.
Steppenwolf Adds Public Performances of THE BOOK THIEFOctober 3, 2012Steppenwolf Theatre Company adds two Friday evening public performances to the world premiere of Markus Zusak'sThe Book Thief, adapted by Heidi Stillman, directed by Hallie Gordon, after selling out all school and public performances. The production is still scheduled to close on Friday, November 9 and plays in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Single tickets to all public performances are $20, and are currently on sale through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org.
Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting LIVEforFIVE Entries for THE WHALEOctober 3, 2012Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, October 3, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the New York premiere of THE WHALE, a new play by Obie Award winner Samuel D. Hunter (A Bright New Boise), directed by Davis McCallum (February House, A Bright New Boise, the upcoming Water By the Spoonful at Second Stage). Due to the overwhelming response to Playwrights Horizons' 2012/2013 season, all productions are now playing longer runs to accommodate the larger subscription base. The limited engagement of THE WHALE, originally announced through Sunday, November 18, will now play through Sunday, December 2.
National YoungArts Foundation to Create Headquarters at Landmark Bacardi Complex for Expanded ProgramsOctober 3, 2012Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. (Bacardi USA) announced today that National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) , a non-profit organization, has acquired the iconic landmark Bacardi Tower and Museum building complex in Miami, Florida. In an act of civic and cultural philanthropy, Bacardi has conveyed the property to YoungArts at a significant reduction of its market value, ensuring that an important part of Miami's architecture, social and cultural fabric will be preserved and honored. Bacardi has always maintained a core philosophy that design, art and architecture reflect a quality of life and the quality of the superior spirits brands produced and marketed by the company.
Sony Centre Presents SHAOLIN WARRIORS, 11/23October 3, 2012Nine years since their last sold-out appearances in Toronto, at the former Hummingbird Centre, China's SHAOLIN WARRIORS will make their triumphant return to the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts on Friday, November 23.
Joanna Strand Brings FLYING TRANSATLANTIC to the Metropolitan Room, 10/28 & 29October 3, 2012Joanna Strand will make her New York cabaret debut at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street - between 5th & 6th Avenues) in "Fly Transatlantic," described as 'an epic, yet beautifully contemplative, journey of musical discovery.' Performances are Sunday, October 28 and Monday, October 29 at 9:30 p.m. There is a $20 music charge and a 2-drink minimum requirement. For reservations please call 212-206-0440 or visit www.metropolitanroom.com.
PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh Announces STOMP, 10/30-11/4October 3, 2012The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh announce STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Avenue, Tuesday, October 30 through Sunday, November 4, 2012. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.
Bronx Community College Celebrates Daniel Hauben Exhibition, 11/4October 3, 2012The new North Hall and Library at Bronx Community College (BCC) is now home to one of the largest public art commissions the Bronx has seen since the late 1930s. On Sunday, November 4, 2012, artist Daniel Hauben's 22 paintings-collectively entitled A Sense of Place-at the North Hall & Library at BCC and an accompanying exhibitionCreating a Sense of Place (on view October 23-November 29, 2012) at the Hall of Fame Gallery, will be publicly celebrated.