ROUGH CROSSING, LEAR, CACTUS CHRISTMAS et al. Set for Beowulf 2011-2012 SeasonAugust 21, 2011Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue in Downtown Tucson, presents a collection of activities for the 2011-2012 Fall Season of Performances. Offering various programs and activities suitable for a wide range of ages, Beowulf Alley Theatre is committed to reaching out to our community and encouraging participation as audience, performer and volunteer support. For more information about our programs, please explore our website at www.beowulfalley.org or call (520) 882-0555.
ZOMBIE to be Screened at NYC International Film Festival, 8/22August 21, 2011The short film ZOMBIE will be screened on Monday, August 22 at the New York City International Film Festival. The program of shorts is at 11:35 am - 1 pm at the Abingdon Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 2nd floor. ZOMBIE is the last film on that morning's program. Tickets are $5.
Second Saturday Reading Series Continues with MASHA, 9/10August 21, 2011With funding from the Station North Arts and Entertainment District Second Saturdays, the Strand Theater Company presents our first annual Second Saturday Reading Series. The Reading Series will give one new playwright each month, a chance to have their work produced for an audience. The series will be FREE to the public, and audience members will be asked to provide feedback to the playwright.
Photo Flash: TRANSLUNAR PARADISE Plays the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalAugust 21, 2011Theatre Ad Infinitum presents 'Translunar Paradise' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. After his wife passes away, William escapes to a paradise of fantasy and past memories, a place far from the reality of his grief. Returning from beyond the grave, Rose revisits her widowed companion to perform one last act of love, to help him let her go.
Boulevard Theatre Presents CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Thru 9/4August 21, 2011The Boulevard Theatre, 2252 South Kinnickinnic, opens its 26th season with the Wisconsin premiere of playwright Annie Baker's charming, quirky comedy ' CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION' (running Wednesday, August 17 through Sunday, September 4, 2011).
2011 FOLLIES to Receive New Double Album Cast RecordingAugust 21, 2011According to a tweet from Terri White, the Broadway transfer of the Kennedy Center's production of FOLLIES will receive a cast recording. Other online reports from cast members note that the recording will appear on the PS Classics label and will be a double album.
UP WITH PEOPLE SET FOR Woodbury Community Theatre August 20, 2011Arts Connection and Woodbury Community Theatre will partner with the international organization Up with People and their upcoming visit to Woodbury! The performance proceeds will benefit the new Merrill Community Arts Center - Rivertown Campus which serves as Woodbury Community Theatre's new 'backstage' home for auditions, rehearsals, set, props and costume making and storage.
Pilar Macchione to Show Latest Collection at Couture Fashion Week New York, 9/17August 20, 2011California-based fashion designer Pilar Macchione will show her latest collection at Couture Fashion Week New York at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday September 17, 2011. The fashion show will be held in the famed Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and will be followed by the showing of the latest collection by designer/producer Andres Aquino.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at KITCHEN MUSICALAugust 20, 2011The popularity of both culinary shows and musical series have risen in the past couple of years, and now UK distributor Ben Silverman plans to bring a combination of both genres to the US.
Guest Puppeteer David Stephens Set for Theater Works, 9/17-18August 20, 2011'Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman'... professional puppeteer David Stephens is coming to Theater Works to present the classic story Jack and the Beanstalk. He will also be teaching a Hand and Rod Puppet Manipulation Master Class.
Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 ExpoAugust 20, 2011Television icon Regis Philbin, Muppets creator Jim Henson, the extraordinary actresses who vocally brought to life many modern-day Disney Princesses including Jodi Benson (Ariel from The Little Mermaid), Paige O'Hara (Belle from Beauty and the Beast), Lea Salonga (singing voices of Jasmine from Aladdin and Mulan from Mulan), Linda Larkin (speaking voice of Jasmine from Aladdin), and Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog) were honored as official Disney Legends during the D23 EXPO at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 19, in the Anaheim Convention Center Arena.
Tod Petersen Set for Theater Latte Da's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEAugust 20, 2011Tod Petersen will play Vice Principal Douglas Panch in Theater Latte Da's upcoming production of TH 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, running October 6 - 30, at the Ordway Center's McKnight Theatre. Peter Rothstein and Michael Matthew Ferrell will direct and choreograph, with music direction by Denise Prosek.