BILLY ELLIOT Comes to Milwaukee, 7/17-22June 14, 2012Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multiBawardBwinning Billy Elliot the Musical to Milwaukee from July 17-22. Based on the international smashBhit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim around the world and was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
CRT Presents GREASE, 6/20-7/7June 14, 2012Cortland Repertory Theatre invites one and all to travel back in time to the rockin' and rollin' 1950's with their next production, the blockbuster musical "Grease", which has book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES Closes Season Two of Public Access TheatreJune 14, 2012Concluding Season Two in Public Access Theatre, Oracle Productions today announced THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES, which runs July 14 through August 4, 2012. Performances at Oracle Theatre are Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights at 8PM. Sundays are devoted to touring area nursing homes and retirement communities. Press are invited to opening night, or any subsequent performance in the first half of the run.
Chris Isaak Plays Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 9/11June 14, 2012Nashville Symphony announces tickets for the Chris Isaak concert, September 11, 2012, will available at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Tickets are available at NashvilleSymphony.org, at the Schermerhorn box office or by phone at 615.687.6400.
Photo Flash: First Look at Michael Rupert, Leslie Hendrix, et al. in 7TH MONARCHJune 14, 20127th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to open June 24th at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42 Street (just west of Ninth Ave.) In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Michael Cullen, Gretchen Hall, Leslie Hendrix and Matthew Humphreys, under the direction of Scott C. Embler. View photos below!
FREUD’S LAST SESSION to Hold Talkback, 6/29June 14, 2012FREUD'S LAST SESSION will feature Love, Sex, the Meaning of Life and the Existence of God, a post-show talkback discussion with Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor of Christianity Today, Stanton L. Jones, Provost of Wheaton College, and W. Jay Wood, professor and chair in the department of philosophy at Wheaton College, following the 8 p.m. performance on Friday, June 29 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport in Chicago
Jagged Fence's THE ONLY TRUE HISTORY OF LIZZIE FINN Cast AnnouncedJune 14, 2012Jagged Fence presents? the UK premiere of The Only True History of Lizzie Finn, by Sebastian Barry. Directed by Blanche McIntyre and designed by James Perkins with ?lighting design by Gary Bowman and sound design by George Dennis, the cast features Justin Avoth, Penelope Beaumont, Lucy Black, Karen Cogan,? Oliver Hembrough, Andrew Jarvis, Andrew Macklin and Shereen Martin.
AMNH Opens FLYING MONSTERS, 7/1June 14, 2012Flying Monsters, a new giant screen adventure about the world of a group of reptiles who ruled the skies about 220 million years ago, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, July 1.
Shaw Festival Announces New Executive DirectorJune 14, 2012Gary Comerford, Chair of the Shaw Festival's Board of Governors, today announced the appointment of Elaine Calder as its new Executive Director. Currently President of the Oregon Symphony, Ms. Calder will return to Canada and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake to assume her new position, one she held earlier in her career from 1990 to 1994.
The Beach Boys' THAT’S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO Debuts at #3 on the Billboard Album ChartJune 13, 2012The Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary reunion celebration is well underway with a major international tour, and the iconic band has another big reason to celebrate this week with their highest-ever Billboard albums chart debut. Their 29th studio album, That's Why God Made The Radio, debuts today at number 3 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. The acclaimed new album, released June 5th by Capitol/BRI, sold 61,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week.
Penobscot Theatre Announces Community Block Party, 6/30June 13, 2012On Saturday June 30 the staff of Penobscot Theatre will throw their first COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY. The event is to be held at the Bangor Opera House as well as in the parking lot directly next door to the theatre (Union and Main) and will last from Noon-8PM. This is a free event but a $5 donation is encouraged.
Danny Bolero, Mel Johnson Jr., et al. to Lead STUCK at NYMFJune 13, 2012DANNY BOLERO (Broadway's In The Heights), MEL JOHNSON JR. (Broadway's The Lion King, Hot Feet, The Rink), BETH McVEY (Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, 42nd Street, Nine), ANITA WELCH (Avenue Q National Tour), TIM YOUNG (Broadway's Next To Normal) and EJ ZIMMERMAN (Avenue Q National Tour) will star in RILEY THOMAS' subway tuner STUCK in the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Theater Resources Unlimited, Back Stage and The Players Theater Announce 6/19 PanelJune 13, 2012Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its next monthly networking panel, Coloring the Great White Way; Part 2: Where are the Producers of Color?, an expansion of the April panel discussion that will focus on the experience of Latino and Asian American producers. The panel will take place at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7:00pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.
APASSIONATA Suspends North American TourJune 13, 2012APASSIONATA, Europe's most successful live entertainment show, featuring more than 40 horses, is suspending its North American tour effective immediately; including Joe Louis Arena's four performance engagement from Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15.
Mindy Smith Kicks Off 'Closer' Tour, 7/1June 13, 2012Mindy Smith will kick off the first leg of her "Closer" tour on July 1 at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville. Touring in support of her self-titled fifth album out June 26 on Giant Leap/TVX Records, the 20-city tour includes stops in Birmingham, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Knoxville, among others.
Jamie deRoy Plays 54 BELOW, 7/16June 13, 2012Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she hosts an evening of her multi- MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends, on Monday, July 16th (7PM) at the brand new Broadway nightclub, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues).