4th Annual Culture Collision Set for 9/5August 13, 2012Local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2012-2013 cultural season. Culture Collision 4 will be held on Wednesday, September 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Generations Hall, with an after-party in the Big Room featuring Ratty Scurvics from 8 to 10 p.m.
Paper Mill Playhouse Tickets Go On Sale WednesdayAugust 13, 2012Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee- Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) has announced that single tickets for all five mainstage productions go on sale Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Beginning on Wednesday, August 15th, tickets can be purchased online at www.PaperMill.org or by calling our box office at 973.376.4343.
Theatre at the Center's Theatre for Young Audiences Announces 2012-2013 Season: CINDERELLA, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and MoreAugust 13, 2012Theatre at the Center's Theatre for Young Audiences, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, has announced its 2012-2013 season. Relive a musical adaptation of the enchanting fairytale Cinderella, running October 11 through October 13; 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, the magical timeless musical classic runs November 30 through December 15; the thrilling story of bravery, Freedom Train takes the stage January 14 through January 18; and the cherished, love story Beauty and the Beast comes to the stage April 10 through April 14.
Paul Adelstein's DORIS Plays the Coterie, 8/18August 13, 2012The Coterie will present Television star Paul Adelstein's band DORIS live in their supper club home at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on Saturday, August 18. Coming off a successful month-long residency at the M Bar in Hollywood, Paul Adelstein, the musical architect behind Doris, and his band will be performing new music from their latest full-length album, All The Details.
Anita Gillette Returns to Birdland, 9/24 & 10/1August 13, 2012The Broadway at Birdland concert series has announced that Tony Award Nominated actress and singer Anita Gillette will be presenting two evenings of music and memories while taking what's being described as 'an intimate, touching and hilarious look behind the scenes from Broadway to Hollywood' in her new autobiographical one-woman show "After All." The events will take place on Monday, September 24 & Monday, October 1 at 7pm at Birdland (315 West 44 Street, NYC).
Summer HD Festival Returns With Free Screenings of the Met’s Live in HD ProductionsAugust 13, 2012The Met's popular Summer HD Festival returns for its fourth year on August 25, with ten free outdoor screenings of acclaimed performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's recent world premiere hit The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche which stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, and Placido Domingo.
Guns N' Roses Announces Las Vegas ResidencyAugust 13, 2012Guns N' Roses takes over Sin City with their first-ever residency Appetite for Democracy at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this fall. The band will play 12 hows starting Wednesday, October 31 through Saturday, November 24.
Cirque du Soleil's AMALUNA Begins 9/6 in TorontoAugust 13, 2012Time is fast approaching forCirque du Soleil's big top return to Toronto with its latest production directed by Diane Paulus. Amaluna premieres on Thursday, September 6 for a limited engagement under the blue-and-yellow Big Top at Port Lands.
KC Rep's PIPPIN Opens 9/14August 13, 2012Kansas City Repertory Theatre opens its 48th season with the Tony Award-nominated musical Pippin, which features a score by Grammy-winner Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. The Rep's artistic director Eric Rosen will direct the musical, which runs September 14-October 7 in Spencer Theatre.
Megan Scully Joins Tara Cuzzi on WFUV’s Sunday Irish ProgramAugust 13, 2012Megan Scully, a Fordham University sophomore, will make her debut as co-host with Tara Cuzzi of Ceol na nGael on Sunday, August 26 between 12:00-4:00 p.m. Megan replaces Colleen Taylor, whose last program will be on Sunday, August 19.
Martha Graham Dance Co. Added to Carolina Performing Arts' RITE OF SPRING AT 100August 13, 2012Carolina Performing Arts (CPA) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) today announced the addition of an exceptional two-night program to the performance season of The Rite of Spring at 100. Presented at 8pm on Friday, April 26 and at 9pm on Saturday, April 27,Myth & Transformation by the renowned Martha Graham Dance Company will bring to a conclusion the performance season of this unprecedented nine-month festival celebrating the centennial of the premiere of the Stravinsky-Nijinsky-Roerich masterpiece.
THE FANTASTIC SHADOWS to Tour GermanyAugust 13, 2012Ausverkaufte Häuser, Standing Ovations und ein begeistertes Publikum: Die Kunstform der Schatten-Akrobatik erobert Deutschland! 'The Fantastic Shadows - Die Welt der Schatten' ist das neue Unterhaltungsphänomen, das Publikum darf sich auf etwas freuen, das es in dieser Form auf deutschen Bühnen noch nicht gesehen hat.
Kat Wildish Presents Performing in NY Showcase at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 8/25 & 26August 13, 2012Master ballet teacher Kat Wildish presents the semi-annual Performing in NY Showcase at The Ailey Citigroup Theater August 25 & 26, 2012 with over 150 local and international dancers. The spring program features guest companies Felice Lesser Dance Theater, Ballet Neo, and Arrhythmia Dance Company, in addition to multilevel adult students from all styles of open dance classes across the city.
Wycliffe Gordon Plays SUMMERFEST 2012, 8/18August 13, 2012The Central Park Conservancy welcomes New York Metropolitan area jazz buffs, swing dancers and nature lovers to "Great Jazz on the Great Hill," a free concert and celebration of jazz in one of New York City's most iconic locations.