
c3: Center for Conscious Creativity and Vortex Immersion Media Announces Aaron Axelrod's MELTING RAINBOWSSeptember 21, 2012Los Angeles based artist Aaron Axelrod (aaronaxelrod.com) unveils 'Melting Rainbows,' a 360 degree Vortex Dome theater presented by c3: Center for Conscious Creativity and Vortex Immersion Media. Axelrod's 'Melting Rainbows' fully immerses viewers in the experience of both a filmed and live visual hallucination including melting, dripping and color-shifting imagery. This technique is accomplished by Axelrod's experimental use of 'fulldome' visual projection which combines multiple projectors to create a large seamless image on the dome. Axelrod has created both a short film and developed a live performance to showcase this technique. The film combines innovative visuals with an original score composed by solo electronica musician, Pepepiano, as viewers embark on a magical journey through sight and sound. Using the same experimental technique used to create his short film, Axelrod will collaborate with Jeff Smith of Eye Vapor to perform his hypnotic visual performance live to a contemporary array of music and sounds.
DETROIT Extends for Two Weeks; Will Play Through 10/28September 21, 2012Due to popular demand, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced an extension of its critically-acclaimed, sold-out New York premiere production of DETROIT, the new play by Obie Award winner Lisa D'Amour.
FUSE Announces MUSIC WEEK: LIVE FROM RADIO CITY MUSIC HALLSeptember 21, 2012Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, is bringing audiences a week of interviews and live performances with "Fuse Music Week: Live from Radio City Music Hall." Beginning on Friday, September 21, Fuse's newly created news division - Fuse News - will be stationed at Radio City Music Hall to capture exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage that will air on the linear network. In addition, Fuse's YouTube channel will feature live streams of some of today's hottest music acts. Artists involved in "Fuse Music Week: Live from Radio City Music Hall" include Bon Iver, Metric, Grizzly Bear, Gotye and more.
CBS Invites Fans to Tweet Week @ the CBS Connect Lounge, 9/24-28September 21, 2012CBS will roll out the red carpet for the new fall season with the return of #CBSTweetWeek, giving fans direct access to their favorite CBS Television Network stars with a week full of social media events from Monday, Sept. 24 - Friday, Sept. 28.
THE AUSTERITY OF HOPE Opens Off-Broadway 10/19September 21, 2012ELR Productions, LLC will present the Off-Broadway premiere of THE AUSTERITY OF HOPE, a new drama by Dan Fingerman about gay relationships set to the backdrop of the 2008 Obama campaign, with previews beginning Friday, October 19th on the mainstage at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th street. The official opening will be on Sunday, October 21, 2012. Dan Dinero Directs.
Photo Flash: THE MOST AMAZING STORY EVER SUNG at Lincoln CenterSeptember 21, 2012This weekend, direct from Colombia, the critically acclaimed international musical sensation 'The Most Amazing Story Ever Sung' (La más grande historia jamás cantada) makes its New York debut with a strictly limited, four-performance engagement at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street, inside the Time Warner Center), tonight, September 21-23, 2012.
Nicole Parker and Alli Mauzey to Perform With Houston Symphony, 10/5-7September 21, 2012On October 5, 6 and 7, Broadway divas Nicole Parker and Alli Mauzey will sing with the Houston Symphony in a Pops performance featuring powerhouse songs from Wicked, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, Titanic and other popular songs from Broadway and Hollywood. Steven Reineke, Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall series, will guest conduct the concerts. Having performed the Broadway roles of Elphaba and Glinda respectively, Nicole Parker and Alli Mauzey are sure to bring a stunning and dramatic presence to the Jones Hall stage while celebrating great women of the stage and screen.
NY Comedy Festival Adds THE BEN STILLER SHOW Reunion, Denis Leary and More to LineupSeptember 21, 2012The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, today announced over 70 additional shows taking place at more than 25 venues throughout New York City, to its 2012 schedule, highlighted by two events in partnership with The Paley Center for Media: a reunion of the creative minds behind the landmark TV series The Ben Stiller Show and a Conversation with Denis Leary in celebration of his new publication Merry F***in' Christmas. In addition, the NYCF's New York's Funniest Stand-Up competition, brought to you in partnership with JetBlue, and the festival's Comics To Watch program will offer emerging comics a platform to showcase their work to industry professionals in front of a live audience.
The Next 50 Sets OUR FUTURE WATERFRONT Event for 9/24September 21, 2012Big changes are coming to Seattle's downtown waterfront - a new seawall that protects the city and improves habitat, the world's largest-diameter bored tunnel to connect the city and the region, and 26 blocks of new parks, paths and public space that will reconnect Seattle to Elliott Bay. As part of The Next Fifty - a six-month celebration of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and its legacy - Seattle Center is hosting a special event on Monday to help people envision what the future holds.
Tickets for Porchlight's THE GIFT OF THE MAGI Go On Sale TomorrowSeptember 21, 2012Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the Chicago musical premiere of O.Henry's holiday masterpiece, The Gifts of the Magi, book by Mark St. Germain, music by Randy Courts and lyrics by Randy Courts and Mark St. Germain, November 17 - December 23 at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont Ave. Porchlight Music theatre's production is directed by Mark Lococo with music direction by Elizabeth Doran and choreography by Brenda Didier.
Hartford Stage Opens A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, Starring Jefferson Mays, 10/11September 21, 2012Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder withbook by Robert L. Freedman; music by Steven Lutvak; lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak; and directed by Darko Tresnjak. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will be on stage October 11 to November 11 and will feature Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays, playing eight of the more than 20 characters.
HARBOR LIGHTS Returns to Theatre at the Center, 10/26 & 28September 21, 2012Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, invites audiences of all ages to a musical journey through the greatest hits from the Doo Wop era with Collectables recording artist, Harbor Lights. On Friday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 28 at 2:30 p.m., Harbor Lights' stirring a cappella renditions of Under the Boardwalk, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and My Girl will 'transport audiences back to a more simple, romantic time when life was far less complicated.'
Old Library Theatre Presents JEKYLL & HYDE, 10/12-28September 21, 2012Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, Old Library Theatre, presents Jekyll & Hyde, a gothic musical conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. Under the direction of Patrick Stevens, of Dover, and musical direction of Anthony Bevilacqua, of Garfield, Jekyll & Hyde will be performed at the George Frey Center for Performing Arts from October 12-14, 19-21 & 26 and 28, with shows at 8pm on Friday and Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. Tickets may be reserved by calling (201) 797-3553.
The Howard County Arts Council's CULTURAL ARTS SHOWCASE 2013 Set for 3/1September 21, 2012The Howard County Arts Council is now accepting artist applications for its annual Cultural Arts Showcase, presented in partnership with the Recreation & Leisure Service Branch (RALS) of the Maryland Recreation & Parks Association (MRPA). The event will be held at Howard County Center for the Arts at 8510 High Ridge Road in Ellicott City on Friday, March 1, 2013 (snow date: Thursday, March 7, 2013).
Vienna State Opera Announces FIDELIO Cast ChangeSeptember 21, 2012Endrik Wottrich singt den Florestan (Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper) in 'Fidelio' am 1., 4. und 8. Oktober anstelle von Gary Lehman, der die Vorstellungen nach einer Rekonvaleszenz abgesagt hat. KS Ricarda Merbeth gibt ihr Rollendebüt am Haus als Leonore, Valentina Naforni** als Marzelline und Norbert Ernst als Jaquino. Albert Dohmen ist als Don Pizarro zu erleben, Lars Woldt als Rocco und Markus Eiche als Don Fernando. Es dirigiert Peter Schneider.