North Carolina Symphony Broadcasts on WUNC 91.5FM Continue MondayJune 8, 2012The North Carolina Symphony and WUNC 91.5FM have once again partnered to present great music for a summer evening all season long. Every Monday, now through August 27, favorite Symphony performances from the past concert season will be broadcast on Monday night, 10:00 p.m. to midnight.
Lucas Papaelias to Lead Page 73's A THICK DESCRIPTION OF HARRY SMITHJune 8, 2012Off-Broadway's Page 73 Productions will present its first "Page 2" presentation of 2012 - a developmental workshop of A THICK DESCRIPTION OF HARRY SMITH (Volume I) by Chicago-based playwright Carlos Murillo (DARK PLAY OR STORIES FOR BOYS) and directed by Kip Fagan (Page 73's JACK'S PRECIOUS MOMENT), with performances June 28 through July 2 at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street), it has been announced by Page 73's Executive Directors Liz Jones and Asher Richelli.
New York Choral Society Announces Guest ConductorsJune 8, 2012The Board of Trustees of The New York Choral Society announced today that The New York Choral Society has selected Julian Wachner and David Hayes to serve as its guest conductors for the 2012-13 concert season.
SOUL SISTER Announces UK TourJune 8, 2012Bill Kenwright and John Miller present a strictly limited West End season of SOUL SISTER, the new musical inspired by the music, life and times of Ike and Tina Turner, which previously played Hackney Empire. The show will then tour the UK and Ireland from 1 October - 8 December, playing York, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Coventry, High Wycombe, Southampton, Darlington and Edinburgh.
Single Carrot Theatre Announces Staff ChangesJune 8, 2012Single Carrot Theatre is changing and growing its staff for its upcoming season. Effective August 1, 2012, the company will be saying goodbye to longtime company member and Education Director Giti Jabaily and welcoming Steven Krigel and Ben Hoover into the Ensemble.
Bay Street Theatre's ROCK THE DOCK Set for 7/21June 8, 2012Bay Street Theatre is busy planning for the annual ROCK THE DOCK! SUMMER BENEFIT BASH on Saturday, July 21 with the water view location on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Tickets are available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling Jessica Lemire at 631-725-0818 ext. 129.
Angela Brown and Ben Crawford to Host Duke Energy Yuletide Celebration, 11/30-12/23June 8, 2012The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra announced today that renowned opera star and Indianapolis native Angela Brown will co-host this year's annual holiday production of Duke Energy Yuletide Celebration with noted Broadway actor Ben Crawford, who starred on the Great White Way in Shrek the Musical. Brown will become the first host of Yuletide Celebration who was born and raised in this city.
Cutting Ball Theater Announces 2012-13 SeasonJune 8, 2012San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater today announced the lineup for its 13th season. The season opens in October with Strindberg Cycle: The Chamber Plays in Rep, August Strindberg's Chamber Plays in new translations by Paul Walsh, directed by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose; this will be the first time all five of Strindberg's Chamber Plays will be performed together in repertory in any language.
DOMA Theatre Company Presents JEKYLL AND HYDE, 7/6-29June 8, 2012Caught between good and evil, one man must ultimately face the darkness that lurks within him. DOMA Theatre Company unleashes the third offering in an ambitious season of musicals with book/lyricist Leslie Bricusse and composer Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical. The Tony-nominated Broadway sensation is set for a limited run, July 6-29, at the intimate MET Theatrein Hollywood with DOMA artistic director Marco Gomez at the helm,Angela Todaro choreographing, and musical direction by 21-year-old prodigy Chris Raymond, a protege of Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown.
STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal for Irish Rep's OLIVER! With Brian Stokes Mitchell, Melissa Errico and More!June 8, 2012Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre presents its 2012 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Lionel Bart's OLIVER! - a glorious, Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of 1850's London in the time of the Industrial Revolution - on Monday, June 11 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Get a first look into rehearsal below!
LEAVING IKEA Opens 6/8 at the Brooklyn LyceumJune 8, 2012Brooklyn based theatre collective The Artful Conspirators present Leaving IKEA: a play in two cantos directed by David A. Miller. The play, written by Monica Flory and Dano Madden, will receive its World Premiere June 7 to 24, 2012 at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
The Barn Theatre Opens PAL JOEY, 6/19June 8, 2012Joey (Barn Theatre newcomer Joseph Anthony Byrd) has the voice of an angel, easy good looks, and a dangerous dream - to headline in his own nightclub. Joey intrigues virtually everyone he meets, but has some colossal character flaws to go with all those smooth moves.
Photo Flash: First Look - LCT3's SLOWGIRL!June 8, 2012The LCT3 production of Slowgirl, a new play by Greg Pierce, directed by Anne Kauffman and featuring Željko Ivanek and Sarah Steele will open on Monday, June 18 at 7 pm. This world premiere is the first production to be presented by LCT3 in its new home, The Claire Tow Theater, on the roof of Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). View photos below!