Gettysburg Community Theatre Presents THE KING AND I This SpringApril 3, 2016Gettysburg Community Theatre, the non-profit 501c3 organization located in the original Elks Lodge building at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in historic downtown Gettysburg, presents an all-youth cast production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical The King And I with special permission from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization in NYC. The production will perform at GCT Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm, weekends April 15-May 1, 2016. Tickets can be ordered online at www.GettysburgCommunityTheatre.org or by calling 717-334-2692.
Hershey Community Chorus to Hold Spaghetti Dinner and Bake Sale on 4/19April 3, 2016The Hershey Community Chorus will be holding a Spaghetti Dinner and Bake Sale on Tuesday, April 19, 2015, at The First United Methodist Church located at 64 W. Chocolate Ave, Hershey. Tickets for spaghetti with homemade meat or marinara sauce accompanied with tossed green salad, bread, butter, and beverage are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for children under 12. The dinner will be served from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm or until all is sold. Take outs are available.
Barn Players Presents JANE EYRE, Starting 4/15April 3, 2016"Jane Eyre" is a musical drama based on the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte - it premiered on Broadway in 2000 and received five Tony Awards, including "Best Musical". The Barn Players will present the musical opening Friday, April 15th through Sunday May 1st at the Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission. The play is rated "PG" and features husband and wife, Alisha and Matt Richardson, in starring roles; Alisha as Jane Eyre and Matt as Rochester.
10th Anniversary Season Set for Chenango River TheatreApril 3, 2016The greater Binghamton area's longest running Equity theatre will celebrate its 10th anniversary season by premiering four plays never seen before in this region. Included are two new plays just beginning to be produced around the country. Both are from authors whose previous work has been seen exclusively on CRT's stage in the Southern Tier.
Genesis Theatrical Productions Presents SATIE ET COCTEAU, Starting 5/12April 3, 2016Genesis Theatrical Productions will present the U.S. premiere of the play Satie et Cocteau: A Rehearsal of a Play of a Composer by a Poet by Canadian playwright Mike Czuba about the classical music composer Erik Satie and his complex relationship with the surrealist poet Jean Cocteau.
Kyo-Shin-An-Arts Presents Arianna String Quartet on 4/17April 3, 2016The Arianna String Quartet with Yumi Kurosawa, koto; Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen; and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi will play on Sunday, April 17, 2016, 4:00 PM at Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York City.
Patrick Barlow's THE 39 STEPS Opens at Little Fish Theatre on 4/28April 3, 2016Little Fish Theatre is excited to announce The 39 Steps as the fifth production in their 2016 season. Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan, The 39 Steps won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy and was a two-time 2008 Tony® Awards winner. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, then add a dash of Monty Python and you have a thrilling piece of theater magic for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This wild adventure, full of intrigue and humor allows LFT actors and designers to show what they can create from thin air, which is quintessentially what theater is all about.
MorDance Returns to New York This Spring with SEASON IV, FROM THE CENTERApril 3, 2016MorDance, in its mission to create modern, relevant movement that maintains the integrity of classical ballet, returns to New York's newest performing arts center as its resident ballet company this spring with Season IV, From the Center. The first company to perform on the Sheen Center stage in 2014, MorDance returns April 21-24 to present Propinquity and Apart from the Peripheral, both world premieres, and The Shape of Voice, a continuation of a work commissioned by the Columbia Ballet Collaborative in November 2015.
Possum Point Players Presents MOON OVER THE BREWERY Later This MonthApril 3, 2016A totally make-believe man who dresses properly for any occasion might seem unusual, but then, there's also the landscape painter who wears a lighted minor's lamp and only paints at night. These characters define "Moon Over the Brewery" as not the ordinary play about family dynamics. Possum Point Players present Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham's "mostly" comedy April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, $18 adults and $17 seniors and students, may be purchased on line at possumpointplayers.org or by calling 302-856-4560.
Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for April 4-10, Featuring Paulo Szot, Nick Adams, and More!April 3, 2016Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Nick Adams Hosts Broadway for Africa; Greg Hildreth at 54 Below; 54 Sings Chaka Khan Featuring LaChanze, Lindsay Mendez, and More; Paulo Szot at 54 Below; and The Cast of Broadway's Phantom of the Opera Sings the Music of Frank Wildhorn.
Emmy Winner Kelsey Grammer Ends Run in FINDING NEVERLAND TodayApril 3, 2016Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Kelsey Grammer is taking his final bow as Charles Frohman/Hook in Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND today, April 3rd. Grammer returned to the role on January 19th of this year after a brief hiatus. He originated the role when the production opened on Broadway in March of last year and garnered wide acclaim.
Ellie Nunn To Make Shakespeare Debut in the West End on Tuesday in TWELFTH NIGHTApril 2, 2016Ellie Nunn, the daughter of the legendary Shakespearean director Sir Trevor Nunn and Imogen Stubbs, makes her Shakespeare debut this Tuesday 5th April as Viola in Grassroots Shakespeare London's production of Twelfth Night. Sir Trevor memorably directed Imogen Stubbs as Viola in the 1996 film of 'Twelfth Night'. The play also stars John Pickard as Sir Toby Belch and Tamaryn Payne as Olivia.