NYMF Announces Show ExtensionsOctober 3, 2011Due to popular demand, a number of musicals at The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) have announced additional performances.
'Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off -'Shake It Up' Edition,' Premieres 10/14 on DisneyOctober 3, 2011Nearly 30,000 dance videos were submitted and now six talented finalists age 10-16 have been selected to showcase their dance moves for millions of viewers and celebrity judges, Selena Gomez ('Wizards of Waverly Place'), recording artist Sean Kingston and 'Shake It Up' choreographer Rosero McCoy, in Disney Channel's first-ever talent competition exclusively for kids and tweens, 'Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off - ‘Shake It Up' Edition,' premiering FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT).
Azuka Theatre Company Opens Season with Jordan Harrison's ACT A LADYOctober 3, 2011Azuka Theatre opens its season with a hilarious and clever comedy from company and Philadelphia theatre community favorite Jordan Harrison. Act A Lady is set to debut the Off-Broad Street consortium's new space, at First Baptist Church, 17th and Sansom Streets.
NT Live Will Broadcast THE KITCHEN Beginning 10/6October 3, 2011National Theatre Live continues its third season with Nicholas Arnold Wesker's extraordinary black comedy THE KITCHEN, set in a restaurant in 1950s London, directed by Bijan Sheibani, featuring an ensemble cast of 29 actors. National Theatre Live is an initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world. THE KITCHEN will be also broadcast to more than 200 additional U.S. movie theaters nationwide through NCM's digital broadcast network.
CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN to Host Opening Night TalkbackOctober 3, 2011Central Avenue Breakdown will celebrate its World Premiere at the at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival with a Post-Show Talk-Back with Sonny Simmons, following the Monday, October 10 performance. Central Avenue Breakdown features music & lyrics by Kevin Ray, book by Kevin Ray & Josh Sohn with additional Story by Suellen Vance. The opening night talk back is co-sponsored by The Jazz Foundation of America.
Comedy School Dropout Lineups Announced, 10/5-26October 3, 2011Negin Farsad, Amy Albert and Beth McGregor present the weekly standup show, Comedy School Dropout. In the grand tradition of East Village alternative rooms, Comedy School Dropout brings top-notch standup comics, the occasional comedy musical act, subversive duo, or extremely talented threesome, to the stage for the cut-rate price of zero dollars!
LA Phil Presents the 2011/12 Deck the Hall Holiday ConcertsOctober 3, 2011Los Angeles' collective holiday spirit is always palpable at the annual Deck the Hall holiday concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Eclectic programming from across the country descends upon the city's premiere concert venue, radiating the holiday spirit throughout. Beginning Tuesday, December 13, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents festive programming that features ten performances in December including two very special engagements on New Year's Eve.
MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH... Starts Performances 10/12October 3, 2011Steve Solomon's international hit comedy My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! starts performances next week starring Tony Award-winning stage and television star Paul Kreppel. The hilarious show has a 12-week run at the Bathurst St. Theatre from October 12, 2011-January 1, 2012. (The media performance is Wednesday, October 19 at 7pm.). Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster or www.italianjewish.ca.
MBS Productions Presents OCTAVIA, 10/13-11/5October 3, 2011MBS Productions presents a World Premiere of the Roman tragedy from circa 90 AD. It is the true story of Octavia and Nero and their doomed relationship. Octavia was Nero's first wife. Though she is in love with the very young Nero, she discovers that her spouse was complicit in the death of her brother Brittanicus who should have inherited the throne.
Joe Bonamassa Announces March 2012 UK Arena TourOctober 3, 2011Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a major UK arena tour in March 2012. Tickets go on sale Friday October 7th at 10am from the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 249 1000, or book online - www.thegigcartel.com.
Tenor Anthony Kearns Returns to Chicago, 10/15October 3, 2011Wexford Institute and the Irish American Heritage Center present Anthony Kearns in a solo concert of favorite songs from Ireland to Broadway to popular classics on Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at irish-american.org. Kearns insists that 'People need to come out and enjoy themselves...tap their toes, forget their woes, clap their hands, sing along, and have a good ol' time!'
The Goo Goo Dolls Reveal Fall Touring DatesOctober 3, 2011Having wrapped a three-month summer tour in support of their current album Something For The Rest Of Us, The Goo Goo Dolls have announced that they will continue touring through the fall, launching a new string of dates on October 12th in Milwaukee. Tickets go on-sale this week. Please visit www.googoodolls.com/tour for more information.
Cuqui Jerez, The Rehearsal has its U.S. Premieres 10/12October 3, 2011As part of the fifth edition of Crossing the Line, FIAF's acclaimed transdisciplinary festival of contemporary arts, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), in partnership with Performance Space 122 and the Performing Garage, presents the U.S. Premiere of The Rehearsal by Cuqui Jerez, Wednesday, October 12 through Saturday, October 15 at 8pm.