PURE Theatre Presents TIME STANDS STILL, Begins 9/23September 8, 2011PURE Theatre will present the regional premiere of Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies. Time Stands Still is directed by Randy Neale, and will feature Sharon Graci, Mark Landis, David Mandel, and Katie Smith. The show opens Friday, September 23, and will run through Friday, October 14th. This will be the opening show of PURE Theatre's Ninth Season titled Coming Home. After many years without a permanent location, PURE will be in its new home located at 477 King Street in Downtown Charleston.
Mercury Baroque Opens Season 10/8 With Encyclopedia Bach-tannicaSeptember 8, 2011Mercury Baroque officially opens its 11th season on Saturday, October 8th at 8:00pm with Encyclopedia Bach-tannica. The program will consist of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, which were originally written for a single harpsichord but has been adapted to be performed by a full orchestra.
Ethos Performing Arts and Steve Margetis Present Aron Eli Coleite's THE FAMILY ROOM, Opens 10/1September 8, 2011Producer Steve Margetis and Ethos Performing Arts will present the New York Premiere of The Family Room, a dramedy written by Emmy Award nominee Aron Eli Coleite and directed by Gwenyth Reitz. The Family Room runs from September 30 - October 23, 2011 in a limited engagement at the ArcLight Theater, located at 152 West 71st Street between Broadway & Columbus Avenue in New York City. Previews begin September 30 for an October 1 opening. For more information on the play visit http://www.TheFamilyRoomNYC.com.
LEGALLY BLONDE, DREAMGIRLS, et al. Set for Marriott Theatre SeasonSeptember 8, 2011The Marriott Theatre, Chicago's longest running musical theatre announces its 2012 season. Kicking off the season will be what TIME MAGAZINE raves as 'One ELLE of a good show', LEGALLY BLONDE, previewing January 18th, opening January 25th, running through April 1st; the swashbuckling comedic opera THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, previewing April 4th, opening April 11th, running through June 10th; the World Premiere of HERO, a quirky new musical by Aaron Thielen and Michael Mahler, previews June 20th, opens June 27th, runs through August 19th; the show stopping, Six time Tony Award-winning DREAMGIRLS previewing August 22nd, opening August 29th, and running through November 4th, and closing out the year with the Tap Spectacular, MY ONE AND ONLY, previewing November 7th, opening November 14th, and running through January 13, 2013.
Penumbra Theatre Company Announces TWO TRAINS RUNNING CastSeptember 8, 2011Penumbra Theatre Company, one of the nation's preeminent African American theatres, announces a powerhouse cast for its production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running directed by Lou Bellamy. Two Trains Running opens on the Penumbra stage September 29 and runs through October 30, 2011. Previews are September 27 & 28.
Hartford Children's Theatre Presents Pinkalicious, 9/23-10/9September 8, 2011Marking the beginning of its 2011-2012 Family Main Stage Series, Hartford Children's Theatre (HCT) proudly announces a pink-a-riffic new production of Pinkalicious the Musical, directed by HCT Artistic Director Ryan Ratelle and Summar Elguindy with musical direction by Louise Fauteux and choreography by Caitlin Sailer.
Seattle Center Hosts Italian Festival, 9/24-25September 8, 2011Seattle Center Festál: The Italian Festival offers entertainment, exploration and insights into the rich and vibrant culture of Italy, Sept. 24 - 25, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., in Center House, Fisher Pavilion and Seattle Center Pavilion.
SLOC Presents RAGTIME, 10/14-23September 8, 2011SCHENECTADY LIGHT OPERA COMPANY will present RAGTIME - Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens - at 427 Franklin Street in Schenectady, NY.
MadLab Announces The Second Annual Speakeasy Fundraiser, 9/24September 8, 2011MadLab will present its second annual Speakeasy Fundraiser on Saturday, September 24, from 8:00 pm - 1:00 am, at MadLab Theatre and Gallery, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus. Tickets cost $25 per person, or $40 per couple and include two drink tickets and $25 in casino chips.
McCarter Theatre's TEN CENTS A DANCE Opens 9/16, Featuring Donna McKechnie & Malcolm GetsSeptember 8, 2011McCarter Theatre Center will open its 2011/2012 season with John Doyle's Ten Cents A Dance: The Music of Rodgers and Hart Friday, September 16 and runs through Sunday, October 9. Ten Cent A Dance is a co-production with Williamstown Theatre Festival where it recently completed a successful run. The show previews Friday, September 9 through Thursday, September 15.
Big Noise Theater Company Celebrates Two AnniversariesSeptember 8, 2011When Big Noise Theatre Company's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opens this September 23, it will not only mark the theatre company's 10th season performing at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, but it also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the show itself!
VSC to Present GOD OF CARNAGE, 9/13-10/2September 8, 2011You might say it's a !#$%@ hit! Virginia Stage Company will open its 33rd Season with the Virginia premiere of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, September 13-October 2, 2011 at the historic Wells Theatre in Downtown Norfolk.
ROSLER'S RECORDING BOOTH Offers Free Track DownloadSeptember 8, 2011'You Won't Believe' is being offered as a free download from the acclaimed concept album Rosler's Recording Booth, written and produced by Don Rosler, featuring ten NYC-based eclectic artists (Spottiswoode, Jeremy Sisto, Terry Radigan, Isabel Keating, Tam Lin, Tamara Hey, John Margolis, Kathena Bryant, Jon Albrink & Rosler).
MSG Varsity’s Rockette Summer Intensive Presents Final Episode, 9/13September 8, 2011MSG Varsity's 'The Rockette Summer Intensive' television series wraps up with a very special final episode that features aspiring high school dancers from across the tri-state area as they fulfill their dream of training with the world-famous Radio City Rockettes.
Sebastian Arcelus, Marc Kudisch, Teal Wicks, et al. Set for Second Stage Theatre's THE BLUE FLOWERSeptember 8, 2011Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the complete cast for its upcoming production of the new musical THE BLUE FLOWER: Sebastian Arcelus (Buddy in Elf, Wicked, Jersey Boys), Marc Kudisch (Three-time Tony Award nominee for 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Meghan McGeary (The Blue Flower at A.R.T.), Joseph Medeiros (Irving Berlin's White Christmas), Julia Osborne (National Tour of South Pacific), Graham Rowat (Guys and Dolls), Aaron Serotsky (August: Osage County), and Teal Wicks (Elphaba in Wicked).
Photo Flash: GODSPELL's Lindsay Mendez, Lisa Lampanelli and More at Jim Caruso's CAST PARTYSeptember 7, 2011Jim Caruso's Cast Party is an extreme open mic that has been running every Monday for the past eight years at Birdland, the historic music room in Manhattan's Theater District. It's also a bi-monthly event at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Stars like Martin Short, Carol Channing, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Feinstein, Liza Minnelli, Melissa Manchester and Tony Bennett have all joined in on the fun and impromptu performances - sharing the stage with Broadway chorus cuties, jazzers and composers.
Carol Channing, Rex Smith, et al. Set for Channing/Kullijian Foundation Benefit Party, 9/18September 7, 2011Channing and celebrated friends will host a red carpet event featuring a live and silent auction, very special performances by Broadway personalities such as Jonelle Allen (Tony nominee for Two Gentlemen of Verona), Rex Smith (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Grand Hotel & Pirates of Penzance), Davis Gaines (The Phantom of the Opera & Camelot), Kamilah Marshall (Hairspray & Rent), and introducing Barbara Van Orden, as well as a special performance by young people representing the Valley's public schools' arts programs.