A FOR ADULTERY Runs 9/14-30 at Little Times Square TheatreAugust 14, 2012'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented September 14 to 30, 2012 by Passajj Productions at Little Times Square Theatre (of Roy Arias Studios & Theatres,) 300 W 43rd Street (4 fl.), Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.
Olney Theatre Center Extends LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Through 9/9August 14, 2012Olney Theatre Center announces the extension of its current production, the musical Little Shop of Horrors. The show, which opened on August 1, is now set to run for two additional weeks through September 9th. This is the first time in Olney Theatre Center's history that a production has been extended for two weeks at one time as a result of positive responses it has garnered from audiences since its opening and the seats are going fast.
Photo Flash: New Artwork Revealed for West End SWEENEY TODD's Final WeeksAugust 14, 2012Sweeney Todd stars Michael Ball as the eponymous demon barber of Fleet Street and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton as the devoted Mrs Lovett. Jonathan Kent's acclaimed production will have its final performance on Saturday 22 September. View the new artwork, just revealed for the show's final weeks, below!
John Legend Announces Fox Theatre Show, 11/4August 13, 2012Nine-time Grammy Award winner John Legend announced his North American Tour today, which will perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
PCPA Presents THREE SISTERS, 9/6-30August 13, 2012Closing the PCPA 2011-2012 season is the classic masterpiece by Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters. It will play in the Severson Theatre September 6 - 30. Opening performance is Saturday September 8, 7pm. Chekhov's brilliant tragi-comedy invites us to provincial 19th Century Russia, and paints a portrait of a family in crisis and a world in transition. His belief in a dynamic future with all its possibilities is tempered by the harsh light of day, and a duel.
Nine Nobel Peace Laureates Call on NBC to Cancel STARS EARN STRIPESAugust 13, 2012Nine Nobel Peace Laureates today issued an open letter to the Chairman of NBC Entertainment, as well as General Wesley Clark and others involved in the new reality show premiering tonight on NBC-"Stars Earn Stripes"-calling on them to walk away from the show immediately.
LB Playhouse Announces New Works Festival Winners and FinalistsAugust 13, 2012One of the most popular programs at the Long Beach Playhouse is its New Works Festival. Conceived more than 20 years, the New Works Festival invites novice and experienced playwrights from all over the world to submit their un-produced plays to the Playhouse's New Works Literary Committee. Members of the committee then read the 100+ scripts that are submitted.
Gore Vidal Memorial to be Held August 23rd at the Gerald Schoenfeld TheatreAugust 13, 2012A public celebration will be held on Broadway to honor the literary and theatrical career of Gore Vidal from 12-1 PM on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), currently home to the Tony-nominated revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man, which concludes its limited engagement on Sunday, September 9, 2012.
The Last Waltz Revisited Returns to the Boulder Theater, 11/16August 13, 2012The Annual Last Waltz - Revisited will showcase members of Polytoxic together with 40+ musicians from across Colorado; this show has become an annual tradition, bringing the community together to kick-off the holiday season. The musicians will perform the music of The Band and recreate their historical performance, The Last Waltz.
The Second City Training Center to Present THE MIGHTY TED, Saturdays in SeptemberAugust 13, 2012The Second City Training Center will be presenting a new musical, The Mighty Ted: An Unexpected Journey, every Saturday in September at 9 PM in Donny's Skybox Theater, 230 W. North Ave. 4th floor. The show was written and will be performed by Ted Waltmire, a training center student who survived a stroke in April, 2009.
2013 Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal Awarded to Berkeley Rep's Susan MedakAugust 13, 2012The Berkeley Community Fund has announced that it will award the 2013 Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal to Susan Medak, managing director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The prestigious award, established in 1929, honors a person who has made significant, long-term contributions to the greater Berkeley community. The medal will be granted to Ms. Medak at the Fund's annual awards dinner on October 4.
Midsommer Flight Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, 8/18-26August 13, 2012Midsommer Flight brings a 'delightful and fast-paced outdoor production' of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Chicago this summer, with performances beginning this weekend. A new theatre collective dedicated to producing outdoor performances of Shakespeare's plays, Midsommer Flight is proud to produce the play as an arts partner with the Chicago Park District.