Cape Rep Presents CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, Opens 6/23May 28, 2011Cape Rep Theatre will continue its 26th Season on June 23 with Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation. William Roudebush will direct. Performances will continue through July 17. Performances take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm and Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. There will be an additional performance on Sunday, June 26. . Tickets are currently available as part of a 3 and 4 play subscriptions. Individual tickets are also on sale. Tickets are $25. Bookings and information are available by calling the box office at 508.896.1888 or visiting www.caperep.org
Hedgerow Veteran Actors Star in 10th Annual Cooney FarceMay 28, 2011As Hedgerow Theatre opens its tenth annual Ray Cooney farce this weekend, there are two things audiences can count on. First, this year's play, Two Into One, will have all the door-slamming, double entendres and giddy hilarity they've come to expect. Second, the cast will include Hedgerow veteran actors Susan Wefel and Zoran Kovcic, who've appeared in each of the theatre's Cooney farces to date.
Trustus Theater Presents SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, Opens 6/17May 28, 2011While Vista patrons will undoubtedly be hearing the latest Britney Spears and Katy Perry tunes blasting from speakers in bars and clubs this summer, Trustus Theatre will be opening their doors on a new production that will be inviting entertainment-seekers into a rocking evening that gives them the most extraordinary 'night on the town' they can imagine. The songs of hit-writers Leiber and Stoller are the fare at Trustus as Smokey Joe's Café sizzles and pops onto the Main Stage. The show opens June 17th at 8:00pm, and runs through July 23rd, 2011.
OpenStage Theatre Presents KING LEAR, Runs 6/3-7/3May 28, 2011When the misguided King Lear presents his daughters with the keys to his kingdom, he unleashes a savage storm that reduces his realm to a land of cosmic chaos and earthbound human suffering
Roger Daltrey's TOMMY Tour Cancels 3 UK ShowsMay 28, 2011Roger Daltrey is touring a new rendition of 'Tommy,' the classic Who rock opera throughout the United Kingdom and North America. But according to Pollstar.com, three shows in England were recently cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Wants to Bring Melbourne's LOVE NEVER DIES to BroadwayMay 28, 2011Andrew Lloyd Webber has let the world know what he thinks of the Melbourne version of LOVE NEVER DIES, his sequel to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA which opened last Thursday. The $9 million production has many differences from the LOVE NEVER DIES that has been playing in London for over a year.
MY FAIR LADY Makes Shaw Festival Debut, Opens 5/28May 28, 2011Welcome home Miss Doolittle! It's so loverly to finally greet you. An innovative and fresh reinterpretation of My Fair Lady brings Eliza Doolittle's London vibrantly to life and reinvigorates the memorable melodies and lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Molly Smith, Artistic Director of Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, returns to The Shaw to direct a delight for the senses. MY FAIR LADY will officially open at the Shaw Festival on May 28, 2011.
Guthrie Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE Opens 5/28May 28, 2011Jennifer Blagen, Chris Carlson, Tracey Maloney and Bill McCallum will duke it out this summer in God of Carnage, opening May 28 2011, on the McGuire Proscenium Stage. Yasmina Reza's 2009 Tony Award-winning play, under the direction of Guthrie Associate Artistic Director John Miller-Stephany, pits two highly-strung couples against each other in a 90-minute laugh-out-loud comedy hailed as a 'four-way prize fight' by The New York Times.
Sum 41 Kicks-Off New Run Of Guitar Center Sessions Episodes On DIRECTV, 5/28May 28, 2011Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, and DIRECTV, launch a new series of episodes of the award-winning music series Guitar Center Sessions this Saturday, May 28 with a new episode featuring Sum 41. Guitar Center Sessions features exclusive performances and intimate conversations conducted by Nic Harcourt. The Sum 41 episode premieres Saturday, May 28 at 10pm ET/PT in 2D hi-definition on DIRECTV'S The 101 Network (channel 101) and in 3D on DIRECTV'S n3D powered by Panasonic.
Brightman, Manolakos, and Lisitza to Sing Songs by Riley Thomas and Mike Pettry 5/30May 28, 2011On Monday, May 30, 2011, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly platform, now in its 4th year, for emerging musical theatre writers at the D-Lounge (at the Daryl Roth Theater). Featured writers for the May 2011 installment include Riley Thomas and Jonathan Larson Award winner Mike Pettry (The Time Traveler's Convention). Performers for the evening include Alex Brightman (Wicked), Carrie Manolakos (Mama Mia, Things to Ruin), Lorinda Lisitza (Triumphant Baby, ReWrite), Lauren Marcus (ReWrite), Jeremy Morse (Bloodsong of Love), Jason 'SweetTooth' Williams (Bloodsong of Love, Things To Ruin), Jenny Donoghue, Raelyn Hennessee, Jared Miller, Anthea Neri, Riley Thomas, and Miranda Whaley. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.
Shula Koenig's Exhibition of Sculptures Opens at ET Modern Gallery 6/2May 28, 2011In 1982, in an old farm up Upstate New York, Shulamith Koenig found a trove of foundry wooden patterns and molds, hand carved by artists over a century ago. These were immigrants applying their artistic passion to making a living, contributing to the foundation of industry in the United States. Keeping these patterns intact Shulamith places them in her sculpture, highlighting the dignity of these unknown artists, giving them life in works of art. The products made with these molds are long gone but in their unaltered form in Shulamith's sculpture, their beauty will never be obsolete.