Nikkieli DeMone to Bring HOW GLORY GOES Benefit to New World Stages, 6/6May 17, 2012EMMY and JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARD winner and Broadway performer, Nikkieli DeMone, takes center stage at the Time Out New York Lounge at NEW WORLD STAGES on June 6, 2012 in a new theatrical concert: NIKKIELI DEMONE HOW GLORY GOES. The concert is billed as a celebration of the music of today's most celebrated Broadway and Film composers and will benefit THE CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
IDOL WATCH: The Final 3 Perform!May 16, 2012We're in the home stretch of this season of American Idol, down to just three: Phil Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. Each of the contestants visited home and sang one song chosen by themselves, one chosen by one of the judges and one chosen by Jimmy Iovene.
Jeremy Kushnier Plays Birdland, 6/8May 16, 2012Jeremy Kushnier will perform a New York concert for the first time in several years at Birdland on Monday, June 18 at 7pm. Sonny Paladino will be musical director.
Katie Rose Clarke, Stephanie Gibson, et al. Set for THE CHAMPAGNE SET, 5/21May 16, 2012The Champagne Set at Flute, a cabaret series created as a platform to highlight the vast array of vocal talents of the Broadway community, will take place on Monday, May 21st at Flute Bar in Gramercy at 40 E. 20th Street, New York, NY. Performance begins at 8:00pm. This initial installation of The Champagne Set will feature smooth jazz standards. There is no cover charge.
Utah Shakespeare Festival to Present Shakespeare's 38 Plays Over 12 YearsMay 16, 2012Under the leadership of Artistic Directors David Ivers and Brian Vaughn, the Utah Shakespeare Festival recently announced its commitment to produce all of William Shakespeare's 38 plays over the next 12 years in a new program called Complete the Canon. This year, 2012, marks the beginning of the program with the rarely-produced Titus Andronicus, as well as The Merry Wives of Windsor and Hamlet.
11th Hour Theatre Company Set to Close Season With Philadelphia Premiere of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTESMay 16, 201211th Hour Theatre Company is set to close its season with the Philadelphia premiere of The Marvelous Wonderettes. This musical trip down memory lane, written and created by Roger Bean, begins previews June 1, opens Monday, June 4 at 7 p.m. and will close Sunday, June 24. The show will be performed at the Skybox at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street. Tickets cost $30. Discount tickets are available for students. Tickets and more information are available online at www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org or by phone at (267) 987-9865.
Children’s Theatre Network Announces Summer ClassesMay 16, 2012The Children's Theatre Network announces youth acting class, "The Play's the Thing!" Taught by accomplished instructor/performer, Anne Rhoades and CTN Director, Becky Fox, classes will be held at Performance Network Theatre, June 18th-29th, 2012, Mondays-Fridays, 4:30-6:00pm.
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents The U.S. Debut of Barcelona-based Dance Theater Collective, 6/14-17May 16, 2012Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) will present por instantes, a Barcelona-based performance group led by choreographer Julia Koch and theater director Daniel Zippi, Thursday through Saturday (7:30PM) and Sunday (2PM), June 14-17 in BAC's Howard Gilman Performance Space. For this, the company's U.S. debut, por instantes will perform the U.S. Premiere of La Travesia (2011), a work developed in residence at BAC in which music, movement, and text are combined to create dance theater episodes from passing moments at an urban intersection.
Cincinnati Fringe Festival to Presents ...Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe, 5/31-6/8May 16, 2012Two slightly loopy time-traveling Victorian women, eager for membership to The Royal Geographic Society, are setting course for the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Cecily and Gwendolyn's Fantastical Cincinnati Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe will take place Thursday, May 31-Friday, June 8 at 1425 Main, 1425 Main Street, Cincinnati. Tickets to the show cost $12 and are available online at cincyfringe.com or at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street. More information about Cecily and Gwendolyn is available at www.cecilyandgwendolyn.com.
Dawn Ward Lau's THE HOLE IN MY BUCKET LIST Plays Don't Tell Mama, 6/15 & 22May 16, 2012Dawn Ward Lau returns to the cabaret stage as Debbie Goldberg with her new show "The Hole in my Bucket List", at Don't Tell Mama 343 W 46th St 212 757-0788 for 2 performances in June, Friday June 15 and Friday June 22 at 9:15 p.m. Sharing the stage will be multi mac award winning musical director Ricky Ritzel.
Dallas Opera Announces New Commission, EVEREST, for 2015May 16, 2012The Dallas Opera today announced the commissioning of a new original one-act opera by renowned British composer Joby Talbot (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and the critically acclaimed American librettist Gene Scheer (Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain) in their first joint project.
Drayton Festival Theatre to Open Season With THE SOUND OF MUSICMay 16, 2012The Drayton Festival Theatre has launched its 2012 Season with one of the most popular musicals in theatre history. The Sound of Music, described as 'a timeless masterpiece about the power of love and music,' opens the theatre's 22nd Season on a high note.
RLTP Announces Inaugural Ensemble ClassMay 16, 2012Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP), a non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to the development and production of world-premiere plays by Western New York (WNY) playwrights, has announced the formation of an active and ongoing ensemble of associated theatre artists.
MARGARET Receives 7/10 DVD ReleaseMay 16, 2012Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that MARGARET, the follow up to two-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Lonergan's debut feature You Can Count on Me, will release on Blu-ray combo pack July 10.