Linda Lavin to Play 54 Below and Birdland in SeptemberAugust 28, 2012Tony Award winner Linda Lavin will make nightclub appearances in New York in September, including two shows at 54 BELOW (254 W. 54 St. in Manhattan) on September 17 at 7 p.m. and September 23 at 3 p.m. with musical director Billy Stritch and a 5-piece combo.
Michael Learned to Lead Delaware Theatre Company's THE OUTGOING TIDEAugust 28, 2012The Delaware Theatre Company announced today that
Michael Learned, of the 'The Waltons,' will be starring in DTC's October production of The Outgoing Tide. A drama by Barrymore Award-winning playwright Bruce Graham, The Outgoing Tide runs at the Delaware Theatre Company Wednesday, October 10 through Sunday, October 28, 2012 and marks the first show of DTC's 2012-2013 season. Directed by Executive Director Bud Martin, the production will then move to 59E59 Theaters in New York for six weeks: November 8 through December 16, following its three week run in Wilmington, Delaware.
Piedmont Players Announces the Youth Cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGAugust 28, 2012Much Ado About Nothing is described as 'one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. The sparkling wordplay of Beatrice and Benedick are at the centre of this romantic comedy, which also brims with villainy, schemes, and deceit. Much Ado About Nothing is a joyful comedy that ends with multiple marriages and no deaths.'
Town Hall Theater Screens SWAN LAKE, 9/13August 28, 2012Bourne replaced the traditional female dancers with a menacing male ensemble, creating a striking new context for the age-old story. The result is a breath-taking production that has won more than 30 international theater awards. And it's all steeped in the glorious, famous music of Tchaikovsky.
Road Less Traveled Productions Joins National New Play NetworkAugust 28, 2012The National New Play Network (NNPN), a national, non-profit theatre alliance that champions the development, production, and longevity of original new plays, officially has welcomed Western New York's (WNY's) Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) as its 27th member.
The Astoria Performing Arts Center Announces 12th SeasonAugust 28, 2012The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC), recipient of the 2012 Caffe Cino Fellowship Award from the Innovative Theatre Foundation, has announced their additional IT Award Nominations and their 12th Season featuring the New York Premiere of Gregory S. Moss's (punkplay, House of Gold) Billy Witch and Willy Russell's (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine) Blood Brothers. APAC is also fortunate to be working on a developmental piece with Grammy and Tony-award winning composer Galt MacDermot (Hair), Gone Tomoro. APAC's performance venue is located at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St (@30th Rd) in Astoria, Queens.
Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia to Play the Kentucky Center, 10/12August 28, 2012Zakir Hussain is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, but gained him worldwide fame. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable study.
ELVIS LIVES Opens the DuPont Theatre Season, 10/2August 28, 2012The DuPont Theatre will open its 2012-2013 Centennial Season with eight performances of ELVIS LIVES "THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST EVENT", on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012. "The DuPont Theatre, Delaware's Broadway Experience, is pleased that ELVIS LIVES will open its Centennial Season, which promises to deliver a sampling of the best cutting edge entertainment," said Annmarie O'Hara-Townsend, General Manager, DuPont Theatre.
Geva Theatre Center Presents 44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS, 9/22-10/6August 28, 2012Geva Theatre Center presents the Geva Theatre Conservatory production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Gevenvra Gallo Bayiates, Chloe Johnson and Karen Weinberg and directed by Sean Daniels in the Fielding Nextstage from September 22 - October 6, 2012.
Town Hall Theater’s Fifth Annual Flea Market Set for 9/15August 28, 2012Over 25 antiques dealers will sell country furniture, brass candlesticks, artwork, painting, jewelry of all sorts, hooked rugs, pottery, folk art, vintage collectibles and much more, plus tables of treasures to benefit Town Hall Theater.