Loretta Devine Will Return to 'Grey's Anatomy'February 12, 2011Broadway vet Loretta Devine will return to to the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy in the role of Adele Webber for five episodes, beginning on February 17, according to EW.com.
Alive Theatre & Hellada Gallery Present Cupid's Speakeasy Valentine's Sunday Fundraiser, 2/13February 12, 2011Get your Anti-Valentine on in style by joining Alive Theatre & Long Beach's Hellada Gallery, Sunday Feb. 13th, for an evening of drinks, dancing, and merriment - with good food, live music, burlesque dancers, a backroom speakeasy & cash bar, and a roast of Cupid himself. It's going to be a night to remember, and it's all in support of the arts!
Westport Community Theatre Holds Auditions For MIXED COUPLES, 2/13 & 2/14February 12, 2011WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE Announces AUDITIONS for Mixed Couples By James Prideaux and Directed by Jessica Denes. Auditions will be held on: Sun., February 13 & Monday, February 14th at 7:00 PM at Westport Community Theatre (Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT.)
MY DULL FRIEND Gets Limited Run at Ringwald Theatre, 3/4-3/13February 12, 2011Who Wants Cake? is excited to present Margaret Edwartowski's GPS-winning short play, My Dull Friend. After overwhelmingly winning the audience favorite award at the 2010 GPS Festival, My Dull Friend will receive a limited engagement run at The Ringwald Theatre. Performances for My Dull Friend will play March 4th through 13th at 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 5pm on Sunday afternoons. Tickets are $5 for all performances and can be reserved online at www.WhoWantsCakeTheatre.com or by phone at 248-545-5545.
'Celebrity Autobiography' Performs at the Triad Featuring Rosie Perez, 3/28February 12, 2011The 2009 Drama Desk Award winner and 2010 Bistro Award winner Celebrity Autobiography performs Monday, February 28 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, with a cast that is scheduled to include Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Eugene Pack, Rosie Perez, Dayle Reyfel, and Alan Zweibel.
Madden and Johnson Team Up for 'Catwalk to Concrete' CampaignFebruary 12, 2011Steve Madden and Betsey Johnson celebrate Betsey's Fall 2011 runway show with the launch of a multi-platform online, mobile and social media campaign, during New York Fashion Week. 'Catwalk to Concrete', a design philosophy developed by Madden and Johnson, makes fashion accessible and attainable for the masses, not just those sitting in the front row.
Barbra Streisand to Appear on Glee? 'Not if I can help it'February 12, 2011Music and screen star Barbra Streisand was honored on Friday night at the Grammy's MusiCares event, where ET's Nancy O'Dell spoke to her about GLEE's interpretations of her songs and asked if she would ever consider appearing on the show.
STAGE TUBE: NY1 Reviews FREUD'S LAST SESSION February 12, 2011FREUD'S LAST SESSION centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, who invites the young, rising academic star C.S. Lewis to his home in London. Lewis, expecting to be called on the carpet for satirizing Freud in a recent book, soon realizes Freud has a much more significant agenda. On the day England enters World War II, Freud and Lewis clash on the existence of God, love, sex, and the meaning of life - just two weeks before Freud chooses to take his own. NY1 reviewed the show, which can be viewed by clicking below.
O'Connor, Mos Def, Talib Kweli to Replace Andre Previn 2/7-9 at Blue NoteFebruary 6, 2011ANDRE PREVIN HAS CANCELLED*** his upcoming February 7 - 9 shows due to illness. In place of those performances, we have booked the following shows: Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing! ft. Frank Vignola & Julian Lage (Feb. 7); Mos Def (Feb. 8); Idle Warship: Talib Kweli & Res (Feb. 9). New show times, prices and other information below:
Casting Announced for Galleon Theatre Company's THE MAIAS, Opens March 8February 6, 2011José Maria Eça de Queirós (1845-1900), was the founding father of the Portuguese novel. He was a remarkable writer whom Émile Zola described as being ‘far greater than my own master, Flaubert.' He was a master of satire who sought to expose the hypocrisy of a provincial Lisbon society which slavishly paid homage to the cultural eminence of Paris and Romanticism. Eça's fiction is characterised by its barbed humour and lyrical descriptions but it is also tempered by a touching sympathy for humanity's foibles.
ELTC Presents Mysteries and Acting Classes February 6, 2011The award-winning East Lynne Theater Company is partnering with three Cape May B&Bs for three exciting winter weekends in February and March: two involve murder mysteries, and one involves acting classes and a performance.
Kevin Spacey Plans Middle East Theater AcademyFebruary 6, 2011According to The New York Times, actor and theater producer Kevin Spacey has announced plans to create a theater arts academy in the Middle East. Spacey held a news conference on Sunday in Dubai. On Monday, he hosted the Laureus sports awards in Abu Dhabi.
STAGE TUBE: Writers Guild East Awards Show Opening NumberFebruary 6, 2011The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City.