Canyon Moon Theatre's 14th Season AnnouncedOctober 4, 2011There's no place like home. After all, home is where the heart is. And this season at Canyon Moon Theatre, home is where the drama is! From crazy families and quirky friends to unexpected love and unconditional devotion, Season XIV will bring you laughs and touch your heart. Get ready to experience shows that range from the thought-provoking to the laughably absurd to the all too familiar.
Teatro Luna Kicks Off Season 11 With CROSSED, 11/21-12/18October 4, 2011Chicago's All Latina Theatre Company comes back onto the scene with a brand new play, CROSSED, which opens for a main-stage run this fall. The show will launch an aggressive season entirely dedicated to discussing the various immigration, race, and U.S. border-related wars currently unfolding in the United States.
Musicians to Play for 'Occupy Wall Street' Protestors TomorrowOctober 4, 2011Local 802 Executive Board members voted unanimously on October 4th to support and participate in the Occupy Wall Street Community-Labor March on Wednesday October 5th. The vote came in the wake of mounting demonstrations taking place nationwide condemning business practices on Wall Street that adversely affect working families.
SEEWATCHLOOK Premieres 10/6October 4, 2011What do you see when you look at what you watch? With a grant funded by the Brazilian government, award-winning, multimedia Brazilian artist Michel Melamed has created SEEWATCHLOOK, a world premiere public play of short poetic and comic scenes to be held on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 17th Street and viewed (or SEEWATCHLOOKED) from the elevated stands and windows of the High Line's 10th Avenue Square.
Ragtag Entertainment's SWEENEY TODD Benefits Golden Rainbow This October and NovemberOctober 4, 2011RagTag Entertainment presents the theater classic "Sweeney Todd" at Ovation inside Green Valley Ranch Resort on select Tuesdays this October and November. Proceeds from the production benefit Golden Rainbow. Tickets for "Sweeney Todd" are $15. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 and 25 and Nov. 1. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Green Valley Ranch Resort website.
Since April 2011, RagTag Entertainment has raised more than $15,000 for the nonprofit from shows including "RENT" and "Side by Side by Sondheim." The entertainment company plans to present "Chicago" in 2012.
About Golden Rainbow
Celebrating 25 years of service to the Southern Nevada area, Golden Rainbow is a nonprofit organization that provides housing and direct financial assistance to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Founded by members of the entertainment industry in 1987, Golden Rainbow is committed to serving the HIV/AIDS community through fundraisers like Ribbon of Life and HIV/AIDS related education. For more information, visit www.goldenrainbow.org or call 702.384.2899.
Juliette Fairley Picks Up Starring Role in 'Colors of Love'October 4, 2011Broadway Actress Juliette Fairley has been tapped to star in Colors of Love, a tv series directed by Michael Pinckney. Fairley plays Mrs. Blackman in the episodic, which is about the trials and tribulations of four couples as they progress through various stages in their relationships.
Fox Riverside's FOREVER PLAID Opens 10/7October 4, 2011MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT & FX ARTS will open their all-new 'Broadway Series' of shows with one of the most popular musicals of all time, the heavenly musical, FOREVER PLAID written by Stuart Ross and directed and choreographed by one of the original 'Plaids,' David Engel. FOREVER PLAID will open on Friday, October 7, 2011 and perform for three performances only through Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Fox Riverside Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside.
Ogunquit Playhouse Announces ASL Performances for MISS SAIGONOctober 4, 2011Miss Saigon, now on stage at the Ogunquit Playhouse, is receiving rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. Thanks to funding by the Donato J. Tramuto Foundation, this stunning Broadway blockbuster will be offered to the hearing impaired and deaf communities during two special performances with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. The first is for the general public on Thursday, October 13, at 8PM during the regularly scheduled performance. The second is for a special performance exclusively for Middle and High School students on Wednesday, October 19th at 10AM.
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Performs at Petterino's, 10/10October 4, 2011LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE cast members featuring Nora Dunn, Felicia Fields, Roni Geva, Katie O'Brien and Barbara Robertson perform at Petterino's (150 N. Dearborn St., Chicago), the downtown theater district go-to restaurant, for 'Monday Night Live' on Monday, Oct. 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m., in addition to the singers who regularly showcase their talent during the cabaret-style 'open mic' showcase.
TITANOBOA: MONSTER SNAKE Comes to the Smithsonian Channel in Spring 2012October 4, 2011Slithering in at 48 feet long and weighing an estimated one-and-a-half tons, the largest snake the world has ever seen will be brought back to life for television viewers in the spring of 2012. Sixty million years ago, in the mysterious era after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, a colossal snake related to modern boa constrictors ruled a lost world that is only now coming to light. With exclusive access, Smithsonian Channel and Wide-Eyed Entertainment will tell the extraordinary true story in TITANOBOA: MONSTER SNAKE.
Dallas Opera's THE LIGHTHOUSE Cast AnnouncedOctober 4, 2011The Dallas Opera today announced the cast of the inaugural presentation in the new Dallas Opera Chamber Opera Series: THE LIGHTHOUSE, opening in March 2012, in collaboration with the Dallas Theater Center.