Imagine Dragons Announces 13 Summer Tour DatesFebruary 23, 2013Imagine Dragons, one of the biggest break-out rock bands of 2012, has announced 13 additional summer tour dates due to overwhelming demand. The summer tour announcement comes on the heels of the band's first ever headlining club & theater tour, which sold out quickly with many dates selling out the same day tickets went on sale. Tickets to their summer tour go on sale to the public beginningFriday, March 1st at LiveNation.com.
Southern Rep Presents 6X6: NEW PLAY SLAM, 2/27February 23, 2013Southern Rep continues its 'New Plays New Orleans' mission with 6X6: NEW PLAY SLAM by Jon Broder, Kerry Cahill, Matthew Holder, Becky Marie Retz, Brian Sands, and Paul Werner.
TEATROCINEMA Performs U.S. Premiere of 'Sin Sangre,' 3/21 & 22February 23, 2013Chile's TEATROCINEMA is described as an inventive and original theatre company who create an ingenious fusion of cinema and theatre. Their highly stylized staging is a seamless blend of live action and film projection - technical and theatrical wizardry. Texas Performing Arts presents the US premiere of TEATROCINEMA, performing Sin Sangre (Without Blood ).
James Conlon Continues Britten Centennial Celebration Throughout 2013February 23, 2013Conductor James Conlon will continue his three-year celebration of the music of composer Benjamin Britten throughout the remainder of the 2012-13 season and during the 2013-14 season with performances encompassing opera, orchestra and choral works including spearheading LA Opera's year-long, city-wide Britten 100/LA: A Celebration festival and returning to The Metropolitan Opera in October 2013 to conduct A Midsummer Night's Dream.
STAGE TUBE: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Begins Performances - Preview the Show Now!February 23, 2013The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody begins preview performances today, February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), with an official opening night of Thursday, March 21, 2013. Get a sneak peek - from the documentary that inspired the show to song previews - below!
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to The Smith Center, 4/16-21February 22, 2013"Disney's Beauty and the Beast," the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to The Smith Center as part of the Broadway Las Vegas series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage April 16 to 21.
Cal Shakes and Intersection for the Arts Announce Selections for Triangle Lab's Artist-Investigator ProjectFebruary 22, 2013California Shakespeare Theater and Intersection for the Arts today announced the Triangle Lab's selections for its Artist-Investigator project, a series of ten experiments to develop new models of theater making. The Artist-Investigator project seeks to support artists from a variety of disciplines-theater, dance, performance and visual art, multidisciplinary artists, and those exploring social practice-who are curious to invent, discover, or refine a particular way of working.
Warner Executive Director ResignsFebruary 22, 2013Effective March 10, 2013, John Bonanni will conclude his tenure as Executive Director of the Warner Theatre. In leaving, John plans to pursue his long-time professional goals as an executive producer via his company Big Fish, Big Pond, but has volunteered his services as an artistic consultant to the Warner Theatre, specifically its Stage Company.
Elaine Paige Plays Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall, 3/10February 22, 2013Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University (Enlow Hall) presents its third concert season featuring musical theater and internationally renowned star Elaine Paige in concert. As an actress, recording artist, producer and broadcaster, Ms. Paige has made a major contribution to the modern musical which ensures her own chapter in the entertainment world and justifies the title "The First Lady of Musical Theatre". This one-night-only concert will be performed in Enlow Hall on Sunday, March 10th at 3pm.
Nathan and Julie Gunn, Pacifica Quartet Concert Rescheduled For April 22February 22, 2013Carnegie Hall today announced that this season's Zankel Hall concert by baritone Nathan Gunn with pianist Julie Gunn and the Pacifica Quartet, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 19 and subsequently postponed due to illness, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. The program remains unchanged.
Gorilla Tango's BIKINI SHAKESPEARE: THE TEMPEST Begins 3/7February 22, 2013Gorilla Tango's Bikini Shakespeare returns with its latest installment, BIKINI SHAKESPEARE: THE TEMPEST, which performs Thursdays at 9pm, March 7-April 25, 2013 at Gorilla Tango Bucktown (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647). Tickets are $15; to purchase tickets visit www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549.
BULLET CATCH Set for Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 TheatersFebruary 22, 201359E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Glasgow-based The Arches to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of BULLET CATCH, written and performed by Rob Drummond and directed by David Overend. Part of the Scotland Week celebrations in New York, BULLET CATCH begins performances on Saturday, April 6 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 21. Press opening is Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.