NYMF Presents CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN, 7/19-22June 22, 2012The 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Central Avenue Breakdown, an American musical with music and lyrics by Kevin Ray, book by Kevin Ray and Andrea Lepcio, additional story by Suellen Vance, and directed by Christopher Windom. Central Avenue Breakdown runs July 19th at 8:00pm, July 10th at 5:00pm and 9:00pm, July 21st at 1:00pm, July 22nd at 5:00 pm and 9:00pm at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd Street).
KALEIDOSCOPE NYC Parade Set for 7/7June 22, 2012Kaleidoscope is described as 'an EPIC colors parade that runs July 7th on the streets of NYC. A sneaky, lush undisclosed SUMMER spectacle, participants come all dressed in their most phantastic & brightest getup.'
Pomegranates Announce New TourJune 22, 2012Cincinnati's Pomegranates will hit the road this summer to embark on a US tour in support of their new full-length studio album Heaven - out now on Modern Outsider. The trek kicks off with a hometown show at Bunbury Music Festival on July 15thwhere they will be playing alongside a number of notable artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Neon Trees and City and Colour. This marks the band's first tour in support of the new album.
Stages Theatre Company Opens SEUSSICAL, 6/29June 22, 2012Stages Theatre Company (STC) brings Dr. Seuss to life in Seussical-Theatre for Young Audiences Version (TYA) opening June 29 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. This musical extravaganza is 75 minutes in length, and includes everyone's favorite characters: the Cat in the Hat, Horton, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos and Gertrude McFuzz who will teach an unforgettable lesson about loyalty and the power of community.
LMAO Returns to NY for Summer Performances, 7/3-9/2June 22, 2012Improv troupe, EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH (www.eightimprov.biz), is returning LMAO (Formerly Off Broadway, www.lmao-nyc.com/lmao) to Times Square this summer at the Broadway Comedy Club (318 West 53rd St, New York, NY 10019). Performances for the interactive musical comedy are July 3 and 25 at 8pm, September 2 at 3pm. Tickets to the shows are available via Ovationtix for $20-35 (866-811-4111). No drink minimums for VIP ticket holders (1st beverage from bar included).
The Palace Theatre Begins New Seat InstallationsJune 22, 2012The Palace Theatre will begin installing 489 new seats next week to replace the theater's smaller, aging seats. The new seats will have a classic aesthetic to match the historic theatre, but with modern materials and comfort for patrons. The wider seating will be configured to add 33 additional seats which will include adding an extra row in the front center of the theatre's Golden Circle Seating.
Pantochino Productions Launches Kickstarter CampaignJune 22, 2012Pantochino Productions Inc. has launched an on online fundraising campaign via Kickstarter to continue to bring original theatre for the entire family to New Haven. The company, led by Bert Bernardi and Jimmy Johansmeyer, is scheduled to launch it's second season in October.
NPR's CABINET OF WONDERS Continues With 5th EpisodeJune 22, 2012NPR's "Cabinet of Wonders," a new series for public radio featuring the best of the acclaimed New York variety show which finds leading novelists, musicians and comedians each performing as part of a rare showcase of talent hosted by musician and author John Wesley Harding, is now airing nationally as a six episode radio program (WXPN Philadelphia and WFUV in New York are among the first to carry the show).
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Burry Fredrik Tribute, 7/1June 22, 2012A celebration of the life of Tony Award-winning producer and noted director Burry Fredrik (1925-2012) will be hosted by Westport Country Playhouse on Sunday, July 1, 3 p.m. The tribute will be in the campus' Lucille Lortel White Barn Center's Sheffer Rehearsal Studio, 25 Powers Court, Westport, CT. A reception will follow. Fredrik died in her Weston, Connecticut home on May 22 caused by complications from a stroke she suffered over two years ago.
Laurel Mill Playhouse Opens ROMEO & JULIET, 6/29June 22, 2012The Laurel Mill Playhouse Annual Summer Youth Shakespeare Theatre, located at 508 Main Street in historic Laurel, MD., presents Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Michael Hartsfield and produced by Maureen Rogers, this Shakespearean tragedy opens Friday, June 29.
Woody Allen, Andrea Marcovicci and More Set for the Café Carlyle This FallJune 22, 2012The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, has announced the 2012 fall season of performers at the Cafe Carlyle. In the upcoming season, the Cafe Carlyle will remain the only place in town to see Judy Collins, John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey, Steve Tyrell, and Woody Allen, as the great Andrea Marcovicci joins the venue's exclusive list of resident stars.
South Bend Civic Theatre Presents INTO THE WOODS, 7/27-8/12June 22, 2012What happens after 'happily ever after?' Fairy tale favorites Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack (of beanstalk fame), Rapunzel and others find out the very real truth of 'be careful what you wish for.' Told in the gorgeous music of the legendary Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods is a fun and fascinating grown-up take on dreams, wishes, and the price paid when our fantasies come true.