Magis Theatre Company Presents T-SHIRT MACBETH, 5/25May 21, 2011Magis Theatre Company's final Spring presentation of its 'MAGIS WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY' series - T-Shirt Macbeth, an abbreviated fully staged performance (in T-Shirts and jeans) of William Shakespeare's classic play - will take place on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:30 PM in the Arts & Athletic Center at Notre Dame School, 327 West 13th Street in Manhatta
Variety Reports on Broadway Shows That Have Yet to Recoup May 21, 2011According to a recent Variety article, the concept of a Broadway hit and a Broadway miss has become more complex as certain shows have found a way to continue running for extended period of times without paying back its investors.
Photo Flash: The Best Is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy ColemanMay 21, 201159E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Rubicon Theatre in California to Americas Off Broadway with their critically acclaimed production of THE BEST IS YET TO COME: THE MUSIC OF Cy Coleman, devised and directed by David Zippel.
Literature to Life Program Honors Junot Diaz, 5/23May 21, 2011The Literature to Life program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' and Piri Thomas, author of 'Down These Mean Streets,' with 2011 Literature to Life Awards and live performances of excerpts of their books at a gala May 23rd at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Diaz will attend the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed and Thomas will accept his award via video.
Casting Complete, Sandy Duncan to Star in BECKY'S NEW CAR at Aspen's New Hurst TheatreMay 21, 2011Casting is complete for Theatre Aspen's upcoming summer season, reported Artistic Director Paige Price. The award-winning regional theatre unveils the brand new Hurst Theatre in Rio Grande Park on June 24th with two musicals and a comedy. The new theatre tent was installed during a snow storm on May 19th, work on the interior will begin immediately.
The Warblers Join Glee Live 2011 Tour DatesMay 21, 2011Glee' co-creator Ryan Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox Television have announced that Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), and members of the Dalton Academy Warblers will join the thirteen cast members of GLEE initially scheduled to perform during the UK tour this summer, according to NewsQuod.com.
Sarah Quinn's OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS Comes to NYC in JuneMay 21, 2011Fresh off the back of a knockout Australian tour, and en route to Montreal for the Just For Laugh's alternative arm 'Zoofest', Aussie performer Sarah Quinn's hit solo show 'Other People's Problems' is coming to New York for a very limited run.
Star-Studded FOLLIES Opens at Kennedy Center 5/21May 21, 2011The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's FOLLIES will officially open tonight, May 21, 2011 after previews which began May 7. The cast will feature two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters as Sally Durant Plummer, four-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwellas Phyllis Rogers Stone, two-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein as Buddy Plummer, Ron Raines as Benjamin Stone and Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige as Carlotta Campion.
LOVE NEVER DIES Opens in Australia TodayMay 21, 2011The continuation of Broadway's longest-running musical The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies will open today, May 21 2011 at the Regent Theatre.