PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Releases New Block of Tickets Through September 30June 5, 2012The producers of Peter and the Starcatcher, the new Broadway hit written by Tony® Award-nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and directed by Tony® Award-winner Roger Rees (Nicholas Nickleby) and Tony® Award-nominee Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Pee-wee Herman Show), have announced that a new block of tickets are now on sale for the season's most Tony-nominated play. Tickets can now be purchased through September 30, 2012, via Ticketmaster and in person at the box office of the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47 Street).
Howard County Center for the Arts Seeks Artists for ART MARYLAND 2012June 5, 2012The Howard County Center for the Arts, a 27,000 square foot community facility located in Ellicott City, Maryland, is seeking proposals from artists for Art Maryland 2012, a biennial multi-media juried exhibit. The juror for Art Maryland 2012 is Philippa Hughes, Founder and Chief Contrarian of The Pink Line Project. A minimum of $1,000 will be awarded by the juror. The exhibit will be on view from October 26 - December 14, 2012 with a reception and remarks by Ms. Hughes on October 26 from 6-8pm.
James Earl Jones to Receive Philadelphia's 2012 Marian Anderson AwardJune 5, 2012Mayor Michael Nutter announced today that James Earl Jones-one of the country's most critically acclaimed stage and screen actors-will receive the 2012 Marian Anderson Award. Mr. Jones will accept the Award at a Gala Concert produced in partnership with The Philadelphia Orchestra on Monday, November 19, 2012, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
BANG ON A CAN’s 11th Annual Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA Begins 7/11June 5, 2012From Wednesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 28, MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA) explodes with the sounds of the 11th Annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, part of Bang on a Can's 25th birthday year. The Festival is dedicated entirely to today's most exciting, fresh, and innovative new music and includes public performances, recitals, and lectures.
Different Stages Opens IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?, 6/22June 5, 2012Different Stages continues its 2011 - 2012 season with Is Life Worth Living? by Lennox Robinson. A traveling repertory troupe comes to a small village in Ireland and after a week or so of Ibsen, Chekhov, and Strindberg, the town is driven mad.
Ralphie May to Play the Victoria Theatre, 7/24June 5, 2012Veteran comedian Ralphie May will perform at the historic Victoria Theatre on Tuesday evening, July 24th 2012. Show time is 7:30 PM with doors opening at 6:30 PM. Tickets will go on sale Friday, June 8 at 10 AM at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, by phone at 937.228.3630, 888.228.3630 or online atwww.ticketcenterstage.com.
Hauser & Wirth New York Opens Caro Niederer Exhibition, 6/27June 5, 2012Hauser & Wirth New York will present an exhibition of eighteen new paintings by Caro Niederer - the first New York solo show for an internationally admired Swiss artist whose practice encompasses painting, sculpture, tapestries, photography and video.
MoMA Appoints Quentin Bajac Chief Curator of PhotographyJune 5, 2012The Museum of Modern Art has selected Quentin Bajac as its next Chief Curator of Photography, MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry announced today. Mr. Bajac, who has been the Chief Curator of Photography at the Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d'art moderne in Paris since 2007, will assume his new position at MoMA in January 2013.
Opera School of the Vienna State Opera Seeks StudentsJune 5, 2012Die Opernschule der Wiener Staatsoper veranstaltet am 14. Juni 2012 um 17.00 Uhr eine Aufnahmeprüfung für Kinder im Alter zwischen 7 und 10 Jahren für den 1. Jahrgang des Schuljahres 2012/2013. Informationen/Anmeldung: (+43/1) 51444/2648 Anmeldeformular erhältlich per E-Mail: opernschule@wiener-staatsoper.at.
MAD MEN's Charlie Hofheimer to Replace Michael Esper in THE LYONS, 6/12June 4, 2012Charlie Hofheimer is set to join the cast of Nicky Silver's new comedy THE LYONS on Broadway at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48 St.) starting Tuesday, June 12. Mr. Hofheimer assumes the role of Curtis Lyons, joining the cast of THE LYONS which stars 2012 Best Actress Tony nominee Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa, Kate Jennings Grant, Brenda Pressley and Gregory Wooddell.
LE RÊVE Voted Best 2012 Production at SNHCA AwardsJune 4, 2012For the second year in a row, Le Reve - The Dream at Wynn Las Vegas has received the prestigious honor of being voted Best Production Show in the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association (SNHCA) Choice Awards.
PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS Opens 6/14 at Museum of the Moving ImageJune 4, 2012PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 stories of craftsmanship in film, a three-year exhibition series presented by Persol, celebrates stories of obsessive workmanship behind some of cinema's most iconic and compelling on-screen moments. The second installment of the exhibit will be on view from June 14 through August 19 at Museum of the Moving Image and will explore the work of ten esteemed filmmakers, designers, and technicians through a presentation of rarely seen props and costumes, behind-the-scenes research notes, sketches, video interviews, and materials used in the pre-production process.
Free After Work Outdoor Concerts Return to PlayhouseSquareJune 4, 2012Summer concerts return to PlayhouseSquare with the Labatt Blue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series presented by 106.5 The LAKE, three free outdoor after-work concerts on Star Plaza (located at E. 14th Street and Euclid Avenue) on Thursday, June 14; Thursday, July 19; and Thursday, August 9.