Peoples Improv Theater Presents BEAUTY LOVE TRUTH, 5/31May 18, 2012After a decade of performances at bars and theaters (UCB, PIT, Magnet, Barrow Street) Beauty Love Truth- improvised scenes inspired by a live musician - will hold a residency at the PIT on the last Thursday of each month at 8pm.
Vienna State Opera Releases Statement on the Passing of Dietrich Fischer-DieskauMay 18, 2012Die Wiener Staatsoper trauert um den legendären Bariton Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, der am heutigen Freitag, 18. Mai 2012 im 87. Lebensjahr in Berg bei Starnberg verstorben ist. 'Mit Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ist ein einzigartiger Gestalter von uns gegangen, der mehrere Sängergenerationen inspiriert und uns Musikliebhaber stets berührt hat.
Brooklyn Museum Announces Borough-Wide Initiative, Beginning 12/1May 18, 2012The Brooklyn Museum is launching a borough-wide initiative in which Brooklyn-based artists will be invited to open their studios, allowing community members to visit and nominate artists for inclusion in a group exhibition to be held at the Museum.
Jazz at Lincoln Center to Present Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs, 5/24May 18, 2012The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, and Jazz at Lincoln Center invite you to the Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs, in memoriam. The event will be held at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. There will be no printed tickets for this event. Doors will open at 12:30pm, and attendees will be seated on a first come, first served basis.
PSYCHO THERAPY Begins Final 11 Performances; Concludes 5/26May 18, 2012Frank Strausser's hit Off-Broadway comedy PSYCHO THERAPY must end its run at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) on schedule on May 26th, 2012 to make way for the previously scheduled Women's Project Theater's production of WE PLAY FOR THE GODS.
Billy Boyd, John Challis and More Announced as Special Guests for THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY RADIO SHOWMay 18, 2012Billy Boyd, John Challis, Neil Gaiman, John Lloyd, Terry Jones, Phill Jupitus, John Lloyd, Rory McGrath, Roger McGough, and Andrew Sachs are amongst the special VIP guests who will join the original cast of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY RADIO SHOW - LIVE! at various venues over the UK tour in the summer of 2012.
Zack Calhoon, Mark Souza to Lead Boomerang Theatre Company's HAMLETMay 18, 2012The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) announced addition casting for their 2012 outdoor production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Tim Errickson and starring Zack Calhoon as Hamlet and Mark Souza as Laertes. The production opens June 23rd, 2012 in Central Park, and is free to the public. Check out www.boomerangtheatre.org for more information.
15th Amici Vocal Competition Winners AnnouncedMay 18, 2012Opera Theater of Connecticut, the state's oldest professional opera company, held its 15th Amici Vocal Competition on Saturday, May 12, 2012, which featured some of the Connecticut's finest young opera singers in the intimate setting of the Andrews Memorial Theater in Clinton.
Our Lady J to Play La MaMa, 5/25-27May 18, 2012Our Lady J presents Beauty As God(dess), a concert 'celebrating the aesthetic of the Divine. Continuing her previously explored themes of non-traditional, post-religious forms of worship, Our Lady J and special guests perform songs honoring the ever-present, yet mostly unacknowledged modern deity : BEAUTY itself. Is there anything more valued in our 21st Century society? Is there anything more sacred and desired?'
Photo Flash: Scott Alan's LIVE, With Lea Salonga, Jeremy Jordan, Caissie Levy, Laura Osnes and More, Sets June 26 Release DateMay 18, 2012Cover art has been released for Scott Alan's newest CD, which was recorded live in April at Birdland. The two-disc recording, which is simply titled 'Live,' will be released physically and digitally June 26 via iTunes, CDbaby, Amazon, Dress Circle and everywhere digital music is available.
Warner Bros. Records Signs Nashville's JEFF The BrotherhoodMay 18, 2012Warner Bros. Records today announced that it has signed Jake and Jamin Orrall, aka JEFF The Brotherhood, to its roster. Described as 'latter-day pioneers of the Nashville rock scene, the duo is known for its rockin' live shows, prolific recorded output, relentless work and touring schedule, as well as its family-owned, super cool, vinyl-centered record label, Infinity Cat Recordings, which has been a pillar of support for Nashville bands since 2002 with over 70 releases to date.'
The Village Gate's Old-Fashioned Piano Party to Conclude 5/20May 18, 2012The Village Gate's Old-Fashioned Piano Party will play its last hurrah on Sunday, May 20, 9PM at The Gallery at le Poisson Rouge. The musical theatre themed open-mic night, created by Kevin Michael Murphy with music direction by Caleb Hoyer, has been delighting New York nightlife every Sunday night since October 2010. Over that time notable guests have included Kate Shindle, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, Adam Gown, Jason Michael Snow, Russell Fischer, and Jay Armstrong Johnson.
IDOL WATCH: The Finalists Revealed!May 17, 2012Tonight on American Idol, former finalist Adam Lambert performed along with Lisa Marie Presley, but most importantly, we found out who would be vying for the title of 'American Idol!' Find out which two made it to the final round now!