Andrew Kober's KOBERET Concert Plays 45th St Theatre at NYMF TonightJuly 16, 2012'One time Tony-eligible actor Andrew Kober's totally self-indulgent concert,' Koberet, returns to the New York stage tonight, Monday, July 16 as part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival. After storming downtown NYC venues Joe's Pub and (Le) Poisson Rouge, Kober is back where he belongs - midtown Manhattan (just off Broadway) - with a sold-out performance at 7pm and an encore showing at 10:30pm at the 45th Street Theatre.
Playhouse on the Square's 5th Annual Great Wine Performances Set for 8/21July 16, 2012The 5th Annual Great Wine Performances is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21 from 6 - 8pm at Playhouse on the Square. The fundraiser is part wine tasting and part theatre trivia contest. Ten wine stations are set up throughout the theatre and characters from various shows perform a description of the wines being sampled. Guests must guess the shows the characters are from to win one of 50 available prizes. This year's theme is "Shows That Require an Explicit Theatre Advisory."
Terrence McNally To Be Honored at Westport Country Playhouse Annual GalaJuly 16, 2012One of America's most distinguished playwrights, Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, will be honored at "The Full McNally: A Celebration of the Writing and Works of Terrence McNally," presented by Westport Country Playhouse at the theater's annual fundraising gala on the evening of Monday, September 24.
Florida Grand Opera Appoints New Artistic AdministratorJuly 16, 2012Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces the appointment of a new Artistic Administrator, Cassidy E. Fitzpatrick, effective July 30, 2012. She will report to Managing Director Kevin Mynatt as well as work closely with other executive staff, such as the Music Director and General Director, to carry out the artistic vision and direction of the company.
Cirque du Soleil Adds Two TOTEM Performances in Boston, 8/3 & 4July 16, 2012Cirque du Soleil announced today that 2 additional matinee performances have now been added to the Boston engagement of TOTEM, on August 3 and 4, 2012 at 4pm. TOTEM is now playing under the blue-and-yellow Big Top at the Marine Industrial Park through Sunday, August 5.
LORD OF THE DANCE and SPAMALOT Join Fox Cities P.A.C. SeasonJuly 16, 2012The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has announced two additional titles to its 2012/13 10th Anniversary Season adding Lord of the Dance created by Michael Flatley on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 and Monty Python's Spamalot on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Both performances are returning to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for the second time for one night only. For a full listing of events, visit foxcitiespac.com.
Bianca Marroquin, Brian O'Brien Join CHICAGOJuly 16, 2012On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, Broadway's celebrated revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO will welcome back Mexican stage and screen sensation Bianca Marroquin in the starring role of Roxie Hart.
GOD OF CARNAGE, NEXT FALL and More Set for Astonrep SeasonJuly 16, 2012AstonRep Theatre Company will present God of Carnage and the Chicago Premiere of Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts which captured the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New American Play and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. In June, AstonRep will conclude the season with the 5th Annual Writer's Series.
GAY CAMP Opens at HERE, 8/11July 16, 2012Comedic actors Christian Mansfield (Broadway Bares, National Tour of 42nd Street), Ken Urso, and Philip Mutz (also co-author) will star in the upcoming production of Gay Camp in this year's New York International Fringe Festival, running from August 11 - August 22.
SUMMER SHORTS 2012 Begins 7/26 at 59E59 TheatersJuly 16, 2012Throughline Artists (J.J. Kandel, Executive Producer; John McCormack, Producing Artistic Director) will present SUMMER SHORTS 2012, their sixth annual festival of new American short plays from established and emerging writers, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street). Performances will begin Thursday July 26th, and continue through Saturday September 1st.
Wagon Wheel Theatre to Present CHICAGO, 7/18-22July 16, 2012Are you ready to "paint the town and all that jazz"? On July 18-22, The Wagon Wheel Theatre presents one of the biggest musical blockbusters of all time, Chicago. This 6-time Tony Award winner 'combines comedy and show-stopping vaudeville dancing and jazzing.'
FREUD'S LAST SESSION Enters Final Week of PerformancesJuly 16, 2012FREUD'S LAST SESSION by Mark St. Germain will end its run this Sunday, July 22nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The date also marks the show's two-year anniversary. Upon the New York closing of FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the production will have played a total of 775 performances and eight previews.
NVA'S SPEED OF LIGHT Set for Edinburgh International Festival 2012July 16, 2012Edinburgh's iconic mountain Arthur's Seat will resonate to an electronic score during Edinburgh International Festival 2012. Thousands of walkers will create the music, which is triggered by altitude and movement, as they participate in NVA's Speed of Light.
The Australian Museum Announces 'Alexander the Great' ExhibitionJuly 16, 2012The Australian Museum is currently preparing for the 24 November opening of Alexander the Great: 2000 years of treasures, the largest collection of treasures ever to come to Australia from the world famous State Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia. It includes over 400 objects from classical antiquity through to the modern age.
Hudson Music Club Presents IN THE MOOD, 7/25-29July 16, 2012The idea for IN THE MOOD - A Time to Remember came to Gail Marchand, President of the Hudson Music Club, while her family was listening to Big Band music one evening and her father began reminiscing about WWII and how met her mother. Marchand took the concept to James Milvain who agreed to write the script. With Jean-Claude Olivier's vintage set, the musical support of Sheila Engel Katz (Musical Director) and Philippe Gobeille (Staging & Direction), and a talented group of on-stage and backstage volunteers, a touching original story, brimming with 1940's melodies, comes to life at Hudson Village Theatre.