Randall Anne Brooks and Jerry Sharell Give LA Concert, 10/30September 30, 2011Singer Randall Anne Brooks, who portrayed orphan "Duffy" in the original Broadway cast of Annie, will, on October 30, 2011, perform a new cabaret show with her best friend, Jerry Sharell, who was "Mickey" on the 80's Disney musical TV series, Kids Incorporated. The one-night performance will take place at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City, CA.
Broadway Theatre League Presents IMAGINOCEAN, 11/17September 30, 2011Broadway Theatre League is pleased to present our 2011-12 season children's show, John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean, November 17, 9:30 am and 12:00pm. Through generous donations from BTL patrons, sponsorships from Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Chandler May, Inc. and grant support from the Alabama State Council of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, BTL is able, for the first time ever, to present a children's show completely free of charge to area schools, pre-schools and home-school programs. Both performances of ImaginOcean will be free.
5th Annual New York City Greek Film Festival Debuts 10/16September 30, 2011The fifth annual New York City Greek Film Festival debuts with a screening of My Sweet Canary and a live concert at the Center for Jewish History on Sunday, October 16. Over a period of twelve evenings, nine films will be shown at venues around New York City, including the Rubin Museum, the Museum of Moving Image, Auditorium on Broadway, the SVA Theater in Chelsea, and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.
Pace Presents Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway in BOOM!, 10/15September 30, 2011On October 15 Tony-nominated actors Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway come to Pace Presents in BOOM!, their acclaimed show featuring music by such artists as Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Carly Simon, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb and Stevie Wonder. Over the course of a single evening, the two sisters will lead audiences through humorous and heartwarming stories of their Chicago and New York pasts putting their unmistakable stamp on classics like 'Both Sides Now,' 'Up, Up and Away,' 'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be,' 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow?' and 'Downtown.'
RADIO AND JULIET Comes to Columbus, 10/27September 30, 2011Ballet Maribor's nationwide tour of their groundbreaking production, Radio and Juliet, will stop in Columbus for a one-night-only performance. This innovative, modern ballet is choreographer Edward Clug's translation of the world's greatest love story set against the epic work of alternative rock band Radiohead.
'Walled In' Plays IRT Theater, Previews 10/21September 30, 2011Frances Black Projects, in association with The Room (theatre company), presents Zack Fine's Walled In at IRT Theater, located on the third floor of the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, NYC. Previews October 21; Opening and Press Night October 22.
Fifth Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival Cast & Creatives AnnouncedSeptember 30, 2011Casting has been announced for the Fifth Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival, hosted by Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. The New York One-Minute Play Festival will take place Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street), the Off-Broadway home of Primary Stages. Seating is extremely limited.
Theatre at the Center Presents MARK TWAIN AND THE LAUGHING RIVER, 12/27-31September 30, 2011Theatre at the Center, located at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Indiana presents actor and musician Jim Post in Mark Twain and the Laughing River. Beginning Tuesday, December 27th and running through Saturday, December 31st, this will mark the first time Theatre at the Center has presented programming during this time period. Join this milestone production as Post takes us on a journey of the American author and humorist's life using Twainian wit and wisdom paired with the triumphant music that is characteristic of Post's productions.
Christopher Durang to Speak at Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre, 10/6September 30, 2011In the first in a series of conversations with playwrights presented by the Suffolk University Theatre Department, acclaimed playwright and actor Christopher Durang and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Robert Brustein will speak at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 6. The Modern Theatre is located at 525 Washington St. in Boston's Theatre District.
CAPA's Educational Series Kicks Off with ArtsPower's LAURA INGALLS WILDERSeptember 30, 2011ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder's own childhood experiences, which she began recording in her 60s, this original musical delights young audiences with the adventures of the spirited girl and her pioneer family.
Pride Films and Plays Presents LOVE SUCKS, Opening 11/3September 30, 2011Pride Films and Plays will present its first full production - Love Sucks by Rob Mersola, a not-so-romantic comedy of bad manners, opening November 3. In Love Sucks, we follow six romantically challenged philanderers through a 48-hour maze of the bars, back seats, and bathroom stalls of New York's Lower East Side.
MARY POPPINS Tour Opens Tonight in San AntonioSeptember 30, 2011The San Antonio premiere of MARY POPPINS opens tonight, Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre as part of the Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio 2011-12 season.
BURLESQUE TO BROADWAY Comes to Buffalo and KelownaSeptember 30, 2011With one show-stopping number after another, Burlesque to Broadway splashes onto the stage, starring Quinn Lemley, star of the critically acclaimed THE HEAT IS ON! Celebrating the life of Rita Hayworth, her two sexy sidekicks, Gracie (played by Natalie Loftin Bell) and Raz (Jane Bunting) and a sizzling 10-piece big band musical direction, W Brent Sawyer directed by Tony Award winner, Joseph Hardy.
Ira Brind School of Theater Arts Presents Top Girls & High FidelitySeptember 30, 2011Two emerging female directors and University of the Arts alumni will lead a new generation of undergrads in October productions produced by the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts. Award-winning director Jackson Gay will direct Caryl Churchill's Top Girls (Oct. 6 - 9). Megan Nicole O'Brien, a Barrymore nominated director and co-founder of Philadelphia's 11th Hour Theatre Company, will direct the Philadelphia premiere of the musical High Fidelity (Oct. 14 - 16 & 20 - 22).
Cesear's Forum to Present Joanna McClelland Glass’ TRYING, 11/4-12/10September 30, 2011Cesear's Forum will present Joanna McClelland Glass' TRYING at Kennedy's Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland, Ohio, in a limited November/December engagement. The semi-autobiographical play concerns the evolving working relationship between cantankerous 81-year-old Judge Francis Biddle (FDR's Attorney General and the Chief Justice of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials) and his newly appointed young secretary.
THE JUDY SHOW Extends at the DR2 Through 11/27September 30, 2011The Judy Show - My Life As A Sitcom, the new comedy starring Judy Gold, will extend its limited engagement at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre (103 E 15th Street). Due to critical and popular success of the show, producers Daryl Roth and Eva Price have announced that the engagement has been extended through November 27th. This marks the second time The Judy Show has been extended since the show opened on July 7th.