The Directors Studios Works with ACTivation to Create its First FilmMarch 3, 2010The Directors, which is the parent company of The Directors Studios, is producing its first film this spring for a new start-up company, ACTivation. With a working title of 'Set to Spark,' by Trista Baldwin, this will be the first film in a library of online content that ACTivation will make available to teachers, parents, community leaders and other youth influencers.
COLLECTED STORIES Begins Rehearsals at MTC Today, 3/3March 3, 2010The Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway premiere of COLLECTED STORIES, by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (TIME STANDS STILL, DINNER WITH FRIENDS), directed by Lynne Meadow (THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE, THE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC) starts rehearsals today in preparation for a Wednesday, April 28 opening night at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The production will start previews on Friday, April 9.
42nd St. Moon Announces Upcoming Season Including BABES IN ARMS & STRIKE UP THE BANDMarch 3, 2010Greg MacKellan, artistic director of 42nd Street Moon, and Stephanie Rhoads, producing director, today announced details of the upcoming 2010-11 season of uncommon musical theater. For its eighteenth season, merriment abounds in a season rife with Lovers, Liars and Clowns at the Eureka Theatre. The great American composers, lyricists, and librettists featured in 2010-11 are Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, John Kander and Fred Ebb, George S. Kaufman, Stephen Sondheim and more.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Set for Drury Lane Oakbrook’s Theatre for Young Audiences, 4/3-5/22February 26, 2010HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, the theatrical version of Disney's Emmy Award-winning mega-hit, sings and dances its way onto Drury Lane Oakbrook's Theatre for Young Audiences' stage from April 3 through May 22, 2010. It's expected to be the hottest ticket in the Chicago-land area for families and young audiences. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is directed and choreographed by Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre for Young Audiences favorite, Rachel Rockwell.
SAINT-EX wins Weston Playhouse New Musical AwardFebruary 26, 2010Saint-Ex, a musical inspired by the life of author/aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (The Little Prince), has won the fourth annual Weston Playhouse New Musical Award, announced Weston Producing Director Steve Stettler.
Renée Fleming's New Album to Feature Songs by Muse, Death Cab for Cutie & MoreFebruary 26, 2010World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, who has sung many different genres including jazz, show tunes, holiday music, and film soundtracks, will now tackle the music of indie-rock bands including Muse, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, and Death Cab For Cutie.
HAIR Tour to Play Bushnell Theatre in 2011February 25, 2010According to published reports, as part of The Bushnell Theatre's 2011 season, the national tour of HAIR will play from April 26 through May 11. The tour of Tony award-winning revival has been directed by Diane Paulus with choreography by Karole Armitage.