Vienna State Opera Announces Additional LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Cast ChangesJune 22, 2012Nach der krankheitsbedingten Absage der ersten beiden Vorstellungen von 'Lucia di Lammermoor' am 20. und 24. Juni 2012 wird Diana Damrau neben den letzten beiden am 27. und 30. Juni nun doch auch bereits die Vorstellung vom 24. Juni singen können. Hibla Gerzmava, die für Diana Damrau eingesprungen wäre und selbst erkrankt ist, wurde in der ersten von Brenda Rae ersetzt und musste nun auch die zweite Vorstellung absagen.
Eric Church Adds Detroit Stop to THE BLOOD, SWEAT & BEERS TOUR, 10/4June 22, 2012He's sold out over 25 dates on his inaugural arena headlining tour, but Eric Church's "The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour" isn't over yet. Announced today, the Fall leg of the tour will include a stop at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. Special guests Justin Moore and Kip Moore will join Church for this portion of the tour.
Gavin DeGraw, Glen Campbell and More Join Ravinia FestJune 22, 2012Ravinia announces a mix of artist debuts and festival favorites. In addition to the permanent screens flanking the pavilion stage, the festival will also install a temporary large screen on the north lawn for all pavilion performances from June 25 through July 1, in addition to the first live videocast ever from inside the Martin Theatre for the June 26 performance by Zukerman ChamberPlayers.
PARTY PEOPLE Joins OSF Rep; Liesl Tommy DirectsJune 21, 2012The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will open the world premiere production of Party People at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7 in the New Theatre. Written by UNIVERSES (Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, Steven Sapp, William Ruiz, a.k.a. Ninja), the play is directed by Liesl Tommy, who last directed Ruined (2010) at OSF. Party People will run through November 3.
The Gallery Players Present OTHELLO, 7/19-8/5June 21, 2012The Gallery Players will present The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, its fourth annual production of Shakespeare in the Summer. Othello runs from Thursday evening July 19th, through Sunday afternoon, August 5th. Long-standing member of the Pearl Theatre Resident Acting Company and former Gallery Players board president, Dominic Cuskern, produces. Mark Harborth, Gallery board president and admired director of many Gallery favorites--among them, Noises Off, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, and last year's Macbeth--will direct again.
Vital Theatre Announces Upcoming Season: ANGELINA BALLERINA, STINKYKIDS and MoreJune 21, 2012Vital Theatre Company has announced a three show summer season to include ANGELINA BALLERINA™ THE MUSICAL and the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award winner for Best Family Show STINKYKIDS® THE MUSICAL both to be presented at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue, beginning July 7th. The Company's long running hit PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL will return to 45 Bleecker, Saturday July 7th.
Boiler Room Theatre to Present PIPPIN, 7/6-28June 21, 2012The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, follows its successful run of Next to Normal with an imaginative take on the Stephen Schwartz/Bob Fosse extravaganza, Pippin. The production will run from July 6th through the 28th at the theatre's iconic namesake venue in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, in Franklin, Tenn.
Ballet NY's 2012 Season Set for 8/9-11June 21, 2012Ballet NY will pewawnr its 2012 Season, including the World Premiere of Trois Mouvements by Artistic Director Medhi Bahiriand the Company Premiere of emerging choreographerJohn-Mark Owen's Triptych, from August 9-11, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue).
SOLT's 2012 Laurence Olivier Bursaries Recipients AnnouncedJune 21, 2012Thirteen gifted students from drama schools across the UK have been awarded with £55,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) in order to help them complete their training. Previous bursary winners include Patterson Joseph, Daniel Rigby, Vinette Robinson, Bryony Hannah and Michael Sheen.