Kelsey Denette - Page 63

Wavefront Music Festival, a three-day summer beachfront music festival headlined by the world's top electronic dance music artists, will return to the shores of Lake Michigan at Chicago's picturesque Montrose Beach. The Windy City's first and only beachfront festival will be held Friday, July 5, Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7, 2013. A limited number of Breaking Wave pre-sale tickets will go on sale for a special discounted price ($75 for a 3-Day General Admission Pass) at 11 a.m. CST/ 12 noon EST on Friday, February 15 at www.WavefrontMusicFestival.com.

Nine-time Grammy Award winner, Sheryl Crow will perform in the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on February 15, 2013, as part of the Van Wezel Foundation's 12th Annual Gala. Not only have her talents been recognized by the Grammy voters, but also by many of her musical peers, allowing her to perform duets with musical icons such as The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Sting, B.B. King, Tony Bennet, and Luciano Pavarotti. Having released seven hit studio albums, her live repertoire is loaded with hits that are definitive of the style and progression off this mainstream pop rock diva with a sexy folky twist! Featuring special guest Holly Williams!

Local funnyman, Nick DiPaolo, is set to return to Comix At Foxwoods this April after a two year hiatus, having last performed there in May 2011 when he shot his critically acclaimed hour-long special, "Raw Nerve" for Showtime. DiPaolo's hilarious act will be featured on Thursday, Apr. 18 at 8 p.m., Friday, Apr. 19 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Apr. 20 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are $25 for general advance admission ($35 the day of), while VIP advance admission tickets are $50 ($60 the day of). A two-drink minimum applies to all tickets. The show is 21+ and is for mature audiences only.

At its annual meeting on February 10th, the Peterborough Players announced the lineup of plays (including some of their greatest hits) for its 80th anniversary season this summer; the election of new board members; and the winner of the Flanders Award for best equity actor of the 2012 season.

As a kick off to their upcoming production of how i learned to become a Superhero, Apothecary Theatre Company (Dennis Flanagan, Executive Director; Tom Pelphrey, Artistic Director; Carrie Watt, Artistic Associate), will host a Anti-Valentine's Day Superhero Party at Brother Jimmy's BBQ in Union Square (116 E 16th St) . on Saturday, February 16th, 7 to 10PM. Tickets are $20-$40 and will include trivia, bingo, beer pong, and countless other Superhero worthy tasks.

SISTER ACT is coming to Cleveland this March for a limited engagement! SISTER ACT is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare.

With sold out audiences in Chicago screaming for more, and a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a 4-star review, the original parody 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL is coming for the first time to Sarasota at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on April 23, 2013 at 8pm.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for this spring's Ernst C. Stiefel "7@7" Reading Series.

Next on stage as part of the Steppenwolf for Young Adults' (SYA) season is the world premiere of How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence by Miles Harvey. How Long Will I Cry? is directed by Edward Torres as part of the citywide, season-long Now Is The Time initiative with Chicago Public Library and other local cultural organizations. Public performances of How Long Will I Cry? are March 2, 4, 9, 18 and 23 in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St); the press performance is on March 4 at 7:30pm; tickets for public performances are available through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org. School performances are Tuesday - Friday at 10am and are on sale now through SYA Education Assistant Lauren Sivak at 312-654-5643.

Presented by CAPA and Broadway in Columbus, the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times and "flat-out electrifying" by the Boston Globe, will make its Columbus premiere March 19-24 at the Palace Theatre.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) presents Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 1pm. All tickets are $15 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online at www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org. Recommended for ages six and up.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) presented its Songwriter Spotlight concert at 54 Below February 11 at 54 Below.

"We are not closing. We are stepping back because we need to change the way we operate our business," said Producing Artistic Director Matthew Wiener. "Our entire board has been deeply involved in strategic discussions leading to this action and fully supports this focus on evaluating our business model while staying true to our artistic mission. Our goal is to continue producing the quality, thoughtful and entertaining theater we've become known for and to develop a more relevant connection to the community. We had hoped to finish our season at the Herberger Theater Center but recently learned that two large foundation gifts we had anticipated receiving this fiscal year will not happen."

Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre presents Freckleface Strawberry - The Musical on Saturdays and Sundays beginning February 23 and continuing through March 30.

MadLab will present 3 in 30: She, the latest in the long running 3in30 series, featuring 3 plays, She, by Jim Azelvandre, BFFs, by Aran Carr, and Only Wide Enough, by Christopher Lockheardt at 10:30pm on Friday March 15th and Saturday March 16th at MadLab Theatre & Gallery, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus. Tickets cost $5. Call 614-221-5418 or visit www.madlab.net.

Two For One Comedy Night at The Wagon Wheel Theatre-WARSAW, Indiana (February 12, 2013) - Calling all folks needing a good laugh! On Saturday, March 9th, the Wagon Wheel Theatre presents two nationally touring comedians…at one low price! This dual/headlining night of comedy features Dave Dugan, who has appeared over 200 times on The Bob and Tom show over the past two decades and contributed to over 25 Bob and Tom albums. One of Dugan's most recognizable characters is the politically incorrect, old-school BART McCALLISTER (of Bart and Sid fame). Dave's ability to adapt to each audience has made him a highly sought after comedian. His first national exposure was on the then ratings-leading Arsenio Hall Show and since has (aside from Bob and Tom) become a regular at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and also has appeared numerous times on HBO, COMEDY CENTRAL and VH-1. You have likely heard Dugan on national commercials, as well. Also an award-winning voice actor, Dave can be heard on commercials that include Ford, Disney, Subway, Bass Pro, Edge Gel, Troy-Built Firestone, Erie Insurance, Dick's Sporting Goods and as a weekly voice for NASCAR programming on SPEED.

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) will continue its 34th Season in the Gothic setting of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (540 South Commonwealth Avenue) on March 16th and 17th with its performance of "Awakenings," featuring special guests Vox Femina Los Angeles (VOX) and the new youth chorus, Outside Voices.

Almost twenty-five years to the day John Waters' iconic film was released, the Kean Department of Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Hairspray from Friday, February 22nd to Saturday, March 2nd in Kean University's Wilkins Theatre. Featuring music by Mark Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Mr. Shaiman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, Hairspray is based on Mr. Waters' popular 1988 comedy of the same name, and received its Broadway premiere on August 15, 2002. Hairspray ran for nearly six-and-a-half years on Broadway (over 2,500 performances), and collected an unprecedented thirteen Tony Award nominations in 2003, going on to win in eight categories (including Best Musical), the most wins by any production nominated that year. It has subsequently toured throughout the United States and received several high-profile international productions, including a successful run in London's West End in 2008 that garnered a record eleven Laurence Olivier Award nominations, ultimately winning four awards (including Best New Musical). In 2007, a second feature film adaptation of Hairspray - based on the original film and Broadway musical - was released, starring John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Featuring an all-star line-up of musical acts from the '80s -- including Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Night Ranger, Skid Row, Warrant and Quiet Riot -- Bob Rocks invades Orleans Arena on March 22. Bob Rocks is an '80s Metal Festival presented by New Breed and Frederic Entertainment, and 107.9 Bob FM.

Chicago's The Gift Theatre explores the challenges of loss, love and letting go in the darkly comic one-act play Vigils, written by Noah Haidle (Stand Up Guys, Mr. Marmalade) and directed by Erica Weiss (A Twist of Water). In a gently whimsical take on a heartbreaking scenario, a young widow keeps her deceased fireman husband's soul in a box by her bed, but then has to make a tough choice when the possibility for new love comes into her life. Vigils runs February 28-April 21 at The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave (at Lawrence) in Chicago.