Stage III Community Theatre Presents Renaissance Faire, 8/18-19May 14, 2012The Renaissance Faire is returning to Casper August 18-19 at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds Arena Building. There are many venues for Renaissance Faire fans to get involved. Stage III is looking for volunteer musicians, jugglers, mask makers, face painters, hair and headpiece designers and crafters of all kinds.
Forever Flamenco Presents QUIEN YO SOY in LA, 5/27May 14, 2012The Fountain Theatre's acclaimed Forever Flamenco! series presents Arte y Pureza Flamenco Company in "Quien Yo Soy" ("This Is Me"), fusing flamenco and jazz at The Fountain Theatre on Sunday, May 27 at 8 pm. Forever Flamenco! is produced by Deborah Lawlor, who created the esteemed Flamenco program at the Fountain more than 20 years ago and has established it as the foremost venue of Flamenco in Los Angeles.
Franklin School for the Performing Arts Presents Spring Concert, 5/19May 14, 2012Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) presents its annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 19 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. at Franklin's Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street. The four Spring Concert performances feature FSPA students in all levels and disciplines of dance and musical theater, as well as the FSPA Youth Choir, performing troupes, dance ensembles, Groovemasters percussion ensemble, Jazz Krewe, and the international touring ensemble Electric Youth.
Hal Conkin Joins Grenada Theatre Board of DirectorsMay 14, 2012The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Hal Conklin, Executive Director for Local Public Affairs at Southern California Edison, has been appointed to the historic theater's Board of Directors effective July 1, 2012.
THE SECRET GARDEN et al. Set for Children's Theatre of Charlotte's 2012-2013 SeasonMay 14, 2012One of the national leaders in theatre for young audiences, the Children's Theatre - located uptown at ImaginOn - has announced a season full of colorful characters, Broadway-style productions featuring professional actors, a diverse lineup of "spotlight" guest performers and lots of ways for families to save on tickets.
THE KING'S MEN Set for Detroit's Fox Theatre, 10/12May 14, 2012Four of the most successful performers in gospel music history, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton, will share the same stage for the very first time when they embark on "The King's Men" concert tour this fall. The historic U.S. tour will hit Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m.
Yale School of Art Presents New Work by Jac Leirner, Now thru 9/30May 14, 2012The Yale School of Art presents an exhibition of new work by Brazilian conceptualist and sculptor Jac Leirner, one of the leading figures in the generation of Latin American artists that emerged in the 1990s. Titled Hardware Seda - Hardware Silk, the exhibition comprises an ensemble of hanging, freestanding, and wall-mounted sculptures, as well as a group of polychrome wooden floor-pieces and a series of watercolors related to them.
Artists in Partnership Presents 10th ANNUAL CABARET, 5/16-20May 14, 2012Artists in Partnership (AIP), a non-profit cultural arts organization, will host its 10th Annual Cabaret Festival May 16-20 at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY. All performances are free to the public. The festival will be a celebration of the cabaret genre honoring the Great American Songbook with performances by renowned local and New York City-based artists.
THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Set for Hollywood Fringe, 6/9-24May 14, 2012This June, three British talents bring one of the world's most beloved duos to Hollywood. Renowned Brit actors John Mawson and Mario Vernazza, team up with the directing talents of one of London's most beloved theatre practitioners, Amir Korangy, head of acting at the prestigious Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London for 14 years.
PORGY AND BESS, GODSPELL, GHOST, et al. Set for Intrepid Fleet Week, Beg. 5/23May 14, 2012The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, along with the City of New York and the United States Navy, celebrates the 25th annual Fleet Week, to be held from May 23 - May 28, 2012. Fleet Week is America's premier tribute and "thank you" to the men and women who serve in the armed forces.
FUSION Playwriting Winner Eric Eberwein's THE RETURN ENGAGEMENT Plays 6/7-10May 14, 2012FUSION Theatre Company, New Mexico's professional theatre company, has announced that playwright Eric Eberwein is one of the seven winners of FUSION's seventh annual short works festival, "The Seven". Huntington Beach resident Eberwein's work, "The Return Engagement", was chosen from a submission pool of 748 scripts from 43 states and nine countries. FUSION will produce the world-premiere of Mr. Eberwein's play June 7th-10th at The Cell Theatre in Albuquerque, NM. "The Seven" is the theatrical tentpole event of the Savor Albuquerque Arts Festival.