TADA! Youth Theater Announces Summer Events, ClassesMay 25, 2012TADA! YOUTH THEATER, the Drama Desk and Coming Up Taller Award-winning organization, has announced summer events. First is the June 2nd kid-fueled Dance-A-Thon, then two 1-Day Camps on June 7 and July 2 and new for 2012 2-week mini camps for ages 4 and 5, as well as, week-long camps for ages 6-14. TADA! Youth Theater is located at 15 West 28th St. New York, NY 10001. Registration for all camps is available on the website at http://tadatheater.org/summercamps.asp.
WRITING ON TAP Set for American Tap Dance Center, 6/23May 25, 2012Hosted by Tony Waag at the American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher Street, #2B, NYC (between Greenwich and Washington Streets) the Collective for Dance Writing and New Media (http://collectivedwnm.com) and the American Tap Dance Foundation (http://www.atdf.org/) will present to 'Writing on Tap: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Tap But Were Afraid to Ask' on Saturday, June 23, from 12 Noon to 4pm.
Imagination Stage Announces 2012-13 Season: Roald Dahl in Rep and MoreMay 24, 2012Dancing birds. Flying peaches. Magical pixie dust. Bullying ogres. Not so clever pirates. Imagination Stage, the region's leading theatre dedicated to children, will be flying high during its 2012-2013 season of professional theatre. The upcoming season features the world premiere of Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger, and the East Coast premiere of the action-packed Anime Momotaro.
LiveWire Announces VISIONFEST 4 LineupMay 24, 2012LiveWire Chicago Theatre gets visual with this year's VisionFest 4: Where the Image Meets the Stage, an annual festival of 11 short plays inspired by two original artworks, Thursdays - Saturdays, June 14-30, 2012. Set in the Envision Gallery at Flourish Studios, 3020 N. Lincoln Ave., each play will be staged in a different area of the multi-level gallery. Drinking and mingling is encouraged as audiences move from play to play.
PRINCE OF BROADWAY Now to Arrive on Broadway Fall 2013; New Producers Announced; Cast UnknownMay 25, 2012Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Tom Viertel today announced that they are producing PRINCE OF BROADWAY, the new musical celebrating legendary Broadway director and producer Harold "Hal" Prince. The production is directed by 21-time Tony Award winner Harold Prince, co-directed and choreographed by 5-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, and features a book by Tony Award nominee David Thompson.
Norm Lewis to Receive Sardi's Caricature, 5/30May 24, 2012Tony nominee Norm Lewis, currently starring on Broadway as Porgy in The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS, will join the legendary walls of Sardi's (234 West 44th Street) when his caricature is unveiled and hung on Wednesday, May 30th at 5:00pm during a special ceremony. His portrait will be join the hundreds of Broadway and Hollywood celebrities, including his co-star and fellow 2012 Tony nominee Audra McDonald, as well as co-star David Alan Grier also Tony-nominated for his performance in The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS.
Boulder Theater to Present 'Black Swan Dance Party,' 6/9May 24, 2012Boulder's WHITE SWAN RECORDS Hosts Dance Party at Boulder Theater as part of HANUMAN FESTIVAL Black Swan Dance Party - An Evening of Beats With Devotion on Saturday, June 9th. Tickets are now on sale now for $25.00.
Geffen Playhouse Extends THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE Through 7/22May 24, 2012The world premiere of Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane has once again been extended an extra month through July 22, 2012 in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse. Adapted and directed by L.A. audience favorite Hershey Felder and featuring award-winning concert pianist Mona Golabek, this music-filled evening recounts the personal story of Ms. Golabek's mother in Nazi-occupied Europe.
THE ETIQUETTE OF DEATH Begins Previews 6/14 at La MaMaMay 24, 2012La MaMa will present the World Premiere of The Etiquette of Death, a Chris Tanner Production co-directed by Everett Quinton and Julie Atlas Muz, and choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz, with contributions by a slew of New York downtown artists.