Lauren Wolman - Page 8

Weekend movie box office estimates: October 21-October 23, 2011.

The musical JERRY'S GIRLS by Jerry Herman opens at the Manatee Players on October 27 and plays through November 13. Performances are Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 including facility fee for adults and $11 including facility fee for students. Tickets may be reserved by calling 748-5875 Monday - Friday from 9-5 and one hour before curtain on performance days or on the Manatee Players' website: www.manateeplayers.com. All performances are at 102 Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton.

Click below to hear what Uwe Kröger and Wietske van Tongeren have to say about the return of THE SOUND OF MUSIC to Salzburg, on Chinese Channel CCTV 9 (English Channel).

Antaeus, L.A.'s multiple award-winning classical theater company, presents the U.S. premiere of Noël Coward's rarely produced anti-war drama, Peace In Our Time. Casey Stangl directs the fully double-cast production of a new adaptation, with music, by Barry Creyton. Gala openings took place on October 20, 21, 22 and 23, with performances continuing through December 11 at The Antaeus Company‘s interim North Hollywood home at Deaf West Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the event below.

Goodspeed Musicals delves into the sultry and shadowy world of 1940s film noir with their clever production of CITY OF ANGELS. Promising lots of laughs and plenty of jazzy tunes, this witty musical comedy will run fthrough November 27 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. City of Angels is sponsored by Liberty Bank and Connecticut Light & Power.

Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Directors Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack have announced two waves of expansion to their popular horror story adaptation series WICKED LIT. On Thursday, October 20, The American School of Yaoundé in Cameroon, presented Josephson's adaptation of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In addition, WICKED LIT's free staged reading series will expand from Los Angeles- based events and schools to two locations in San Diego: Lestat's (October 23 and 27 at 6:30pm) and The Egyptian Tea Room (October 26 at 8:00pm).

From September 14 through November 12, 2011, The Grolier Club presents a public exhibition of vintage Hollywood photography tracing the careers of the leading photographers and many of the great stars of the 'Golden Age' of motion pictures. Silver Screen/Silver Prints is drawn from the collection of Grolier Club member Robert Dance and curated by Anne H. Hoy.

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

Work has begun on designing the costumes for a new revival of the 1994 Madison Square Garden A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL revised and directed by Alan Souza for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre Dec 1-25, 2011. the creative team includes Rafael Castanera (Production Manager), Robert Hupp (Producing Artistic Director), Michael Bottari and Ronald Case (Costume Design), Olivia Koach (Costume Shop Manager), Mike Nichols (Set Designer) and Marcos Santana (Choreography).

On October 22, ABC-7 aired a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin, Hugh Jackman ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVATE LIVES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING and VENUS IN FUR. To watch the special, 'Broadway Backstage: Fall Preview,' click below.

Kritzerland at the Gardenia will present KIMMELSONGS on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The Brown Paper Box Co. is proud to present the world premiere of award-winning writer Aaron Golden's TO TREE January 12-29, 2012 at Bohemian Theatre Ensemble's Heartland Studio in Rogers Park.

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of 'Bring It On: The Musical' took part in a celebration kicking off the ation tour of the musical on October 22, 2011. Also there were cheer squads from Narbonne High School (Harbor City), Mira Mesa High School (San Diego), Hart High School (Santa Clarita) and Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica); dance squads from St. Genevieve High School (Panorama City) and Los Alamitos High School (Los Alamitos); Glendale Community College's cheer squad, UCA cheer and dance instructors and a pep band. Guest hosts included KIIS FM's JoJo, Telemundo's Jorge Bernal and Hannah of 'The Glee Project.'

Bootleg Theater and Circle X Theatre Co. come together for the second year in a row to explore, rehearse and present free readings of four new plays.

The DIY Trunk Show, featuring 129 area artists, presented by the Chicago Craft Mafia, is one of the longest-running indie, craft shows in Chicago, now in its ninth year. Admission is FREE. The DIY Trunk Show will partner with Wishcraft to provide a kids crafting area, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 4 and up. Complete artist list below. Free on-site workshops include Blue Buddha Boutique's earrings or zipper pull decorations (one per person). Free goody bags, including vendor products and coupons, will be given to the first 150 shoppers who make a purchase - first come, first served.

Dreamcatcher Entertainment Announces First Annual Ghost Light Series, celebrating horror theater by Emerging Playwrights; New Plays East in Red and The Death of Emily Webster running in repertory.

Timothy Babcock will return to the role of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in the Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama by Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife. Provincetown Counter Productions presents 6 performances only December 9-18. Show times are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30pm at the Provincetown Counter Productions Studio, 237 Commercial Street in the Whaler's Wharf. Susan Grilli directs. Tickets will go on sale October 28 and are available by calling 508.413.1000 or visiting Counter's website at www.counter-productions.org.

Multi award winning Sell a Door Theatre Company return to the Greenwich Playhouse this festive season with their heart-warming version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Canyon Moon Theater will present EMBRACEABLE ME by Victor L. Cahn from October 13- October 30.