Fireworks Finale Weekend Closes Out Hollywood Bowl Season, 9/16-18September 13, 2011An intoxicating adventure through the City of Lights envelopes over the Hollywood Bowl for three nights of high-kicking dancers from the legendary Moulin Rouge, jazzy French cabaret sounds of Paris Combo, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performing An American in Paris and other works led by Thomas Wilkins, Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, at 8:30 pm, and Sunday, September 18, at 7:30 pm. The summer season finale of the Hollywood Bowl's dazzling fireworks display tops off each evening's festivities.
David Copperfield Crowned 'King of Magic'September 13, 2011The Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) will award illusionist David Copperfield their highest honor today, 'Magician of the Century', and name him the ‘King of Magic,' an award which has never before been given by the association. S.A.M., the oldest and most prestigious magic organization in the world founded in 1902 and lead by past president Harry Houdini himself, is recognizing Copperfield for his efforts to preserve, promote and enhance the art of magic throughout his legendary career.
Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur Returns to the New York Philharmonic, 10/27-29September 13, 2011Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Schubert's Symphony in B minor, Unfinished, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, with baritone Serge Leiferkus, and the Men of the New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director, on Thursday, October 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 29, at 8:00 p.m.
Horse Trade Theater Group Presents BEACHES 2 THE FUTURE, 9/28September 13, 2011Beaches 2 is a sketch comedy group, and they have a monthly comedy show! This month, they will go back to the future. Maybe there will be robots. Maybe the future is only ten minutes from now. Who knows what will happen??!! The comedy show, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and Beaches 2, will play at Under St Marks Theater (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and A) Wednesday, September 28th @ 9pm. Tickets ($5) are available at the door. The theater serves beer and wine!
Wagner College Theatre Announces 2011 Fall seasonSeptember 13, 2011The Wagner College Theatre is pleased to announce its 2011-12 season, a mix of classic musicals, edgy comedies, Greek satire and even a new musical from Tony and Grammy award-winning composer Galt MacDermot. The theatre is also excited to share the news about its partnership with Staten Island's Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
Stages St. Louis to Present THE SOUND OF MUSIC, ALADDIN & More in 2012 SeasonSeptember 13, 2011STAGES ST. LOUIS today announced its 26th season! The season is a journey into the luminous sounds of the American composer. The season begins with the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Ain't Misbehavin', The Fats Waller Musical, which explores the ground-breaking time of the Harlem cultural renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s.
American Lyric Theater Announces Upcoming SeasonSeptember 13, 2011American Lyric Theater (ALT), home to the nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program, has announced the 2011-2012 public performance season, featuring workshop performances of seven new operas by Resident Artists; as well as lectures and master classes with some of the country's leading operatic writers. While the majority of ALT's programs are dedicated to mentorship of gifted emerging composers and librettists, six public events will take place over the course of the season to introduce these writers, their work, and other exciting trends in American opera to New York City audiences.
Sydney JERSEY BOYS to Close Dec. 18September 13, 2011JERSEY BOYS - The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, which opened September, 2010 at Sydney's Theatre Royal will be one of the longest running musicals in the history of the venue, breaking the Theatre Royal's weekly Box Office records as the highest grossing in the theatre's history.
AFRICA LIVE! Arrives in Leavenworth, 10/28September 13, 2011Vibrant rhythms and rhymes are set to resound as Sankusem's African Music Festival begins its Northwest tour at Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth, Washington October 28 -30 2011.
Photo Flash: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes to ArmonkSeptember 13, 2011Mayhem, mix-ups and a wedding mark the high-spirited hijinx of The Drowsy Chaperone, winner of five 2006 Tony Awards. The hilarious show-within-a-show begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and the show magically bursts to life.
Ensemble Theatre Announces 2012 SeasonSeptember 12, 2011As Ensemble Theatre enters it's 54th year, Co-Artistic Directors Sandra Bates and Mark Kilmurry today announced the 2012 season. There's a smorgasbord of choice for audiences with 11 plays on offer.
Meg Caswell Named HGTV's Newest Design Star; Show Debuts 9/17September 12, 2011Meg Caswell, 34, an interior designer and business owner from Chicago, Ill., has been crowned the season six champion of the hit reality competition HGTV Design Star. During tonight's season finale, panel member Vern Yip, along with Genevieve Gorder (Dear Genevieve), Candice Olson (Divine Design) and mentor David Bromstad (Color Splash), delivered the life-changing prize to Meg - a contract for her own show on HGTV.