Historic Bethlehem Partnership Sponsors Civil War Encampment, 4/16-17March 16, 2011Historic Bethlehem Partnership will sponsor a Civil War living history encampment on April 16-17, 2011 in the Colonial Industrial Quarter. At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, a cannon blast will announce the opening of the event. Join the citizens of Bethlehem, as re-enactors portraying the 153rd PA Infantry parade down Main Street led by Bethlehem's Mounted Police. The troops will set up a recruiting table by the historic 1750-1761 Smithy at 425 Main Street. During the course of the weekend, the new war recruits will drill and slowly hone their new skills. Sunday at 3:30 they will form up for their final drill and review by President Lincoln. The ladies of Bethlehem will present them with their regimental flag after which they will march toward the train station, where in 1861 they would have boarded a train to take them to Camp Curtain in Harrisburg, PA.
Alter, Contreras, Gwon et al. Lead 'Composers Sing Composers' at Le Poisson Rouge, 4/6March 16, 2011Alina Gutiérrez and Ashley Mas are pleased to announce Composers Sing Composers featuring Gaby Alter, Joey Contreras, Drew Gasparini, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Adam Gwon, Brian Lowdermilk, Ryan Scott Oliver and Zoe Sarnak, a one-night-only concert event taking place Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7pm.
Ivoryton Playhouse Presents THE IRISH...AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, 3/16-4/3March 16, 2011The long winter is almost over and the green of spring is showing up all over the Shoreline. But nowhere will it be more Emerald Green that at the Ivoryton Playhouse when the 100th birthday season opens on March 16th with Frank McCourt's perennially popular The Irish...and How They Got That Way. First produced at the Playhouse in 2007, the show was such a tremendous success that extra performances had to be added and we are thrilled to bring it back as part of our Centennial year.
Fox Valley Repertory Seeks Male Actors for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYSMarch 16, 2011Fox Valley Repertory invites local male youth to submit their headshot and resume for a role in the professional mainstage summer production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; telephone 630-584-6342). They are seeking two male actors ages 9-13 years old that will portray a 10-12 year old boy. There is stipend pay.
Chicago Center for the Performing Arts Presents MADE IN PUERTO RICO, 3/25-5/1March 16, 2011Mike Oquendo Events presents the hilarious smash hit comedy MADE IN PUERTO RICO in a limited engagement previewing March 18th, opening March 25th, and running through May 1st at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green Street, Chicago. Written, directed and performed by Elizardi Castro, MADE IN PUERTO RICO has sold out over 50 times in cities including Chicago, Orlando and New Haven. Tickets are already selling quickly.
Emmanuel Thingue Wins 2011 Sloan Public Service AwardMarch 14, 2011Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined the Fund for the City of New York and the Sloan Public Service Awards Selection Panel on Thursday to announce Emmanuel Thingue, Senior Designer for Brooklyn Parks, as a 2011 Sloan Service Award Recipient. An intimate awards ceremony was held at Mr. Thingue's office at the Olmsted Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Parks Department's headquarters for park design and construction, landscape architecture and capital projects.
Liberty Showcase Theatre Presents THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET!, 4/1-16March 14, 2011Liberty Showcase Theatre ROARS back to the stage with THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET!, a frighteningly funny children's musical written by Angela D. Stuart with music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur. Directed by Ted McCadden and Lori Chapman, fantasy and reality collide in this eclectic and enchanting musical romp, relating the story of a girl named Emily, who discovers a monster in her closet. She invites her friends over for a slumber party, in an effort to capture the monster. The outcome is not what they expected and, with other wonderfully entertaining characters, the story showcases the manner in which friendship, ingenuity and a sprinkling of magic lead to a delightful solution to the monster problem.
About Face Theatre Celebrates the Royal Wedding with Wonka Ball 2011 Fundraiser, 4/21March 14, 2011Polish your tiaras! Before Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot across the pond, About Face Theatre is throwing its own royal wedding at WONKA BALL 2011! AFT's premier fundraising event will be held Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the School of the Art Institute Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave., at 6:30 pm with a VIP reception at 5:30 pm. Tickets are currently available at www.aboutfacetheatre.com or 773-784-8565.
Barbour, Murney, and Kennedy Star at UNLV Performing Arts Centre, 4/2March 14, 2011The UNLV Performing Arts Center presents Tony Award-Winning Hits from Broadway's Greatest Musicals as part of the New York Stage & Beyond Series at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 2. Join three of Broadway's brightest stars - James Barbour, Julia Murney, and Lauren Kennedy - as they perform an evening of Broadway's greatest songs from Tony Award-winning musicals like WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, GREASE, and WICKED.
O'Hara, d'Arcy James & More Honor Brown and Stitt, 4/11March 14, 2011CAP 21, now in its 18th year of creating new work and developing new talent as America's Musical Theatre Conservatory and Theatre Company, honors award-winning composers and lyricists Jason Robert Brown and George Stitt with its annual all-star benefit concert beginning at 7:30pm on Monday, April 11 at The Kaye Playhouse (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) in Manhattan.
Studio Theatre Presents AN ORDINARY MAN, 3/11-27March 11, 2011Shenghuo shi hao huan, san shi duo minghe shenghuo de ren de shi nian nianqing de shengming. Danshi zhe yiqie dou kaishi jinru yige wei jie laidian hou, zai shenzhen qijian, wanshang waichu de qinglu cuo le...
Akbank Children's Theatre Presents WHO IS THE HAPPIEST?, 3/5, 19, 26March 9, 2011Yavuz Pekman'?n yazd???, Hayrettin Arslano?lu'nun yönetti?i müzikli çocuk oyunu 'En Mutlu Kim' ile küçük büyük herkese çocuk olman?n de?erini ve hep çocuk kalabilmenin s?rr?n? anlatan Akbank Çocuk Tiyatrosu bu senede oyunlar?n? özel olarak tasarlanan 'sahne vagonda' sahneledi. Sahneledi?i 41 oyunla birkez daha onbinlerce çocu?a tiyatronun ne?esini, keyfini ve hüznünü ta??yan Akbank Çocuk Tiyatrosu sadece çocuklar?n de?il dedelerin, annelerin ve babalar?nda en çok ilgi gösterdi?i etkinlik oldu turne boyunca. Art?k hiç tereddüt etmeden söyleyebilirizki Akbank Çocuk Tiyatrosunun her gitti?i ilde ve ilçede yolunu gözleyen çocuklar var... Ya?lar? ne kadar küçük olursa olsun tiyatromuzu ve oyuncular?m?z? daha ilk görü?te tan?y?p bir anda onlar?n en yak?n arkada?? olan minikler...
La Comédie-Française Presents RED-HAIRED, 03/24-5/8March 9, 2011La troupe de la Comédie-Française présente Poil de carotte au Studio-Théâtre du 24 mars au 8 mai 2011, du mercredi au dimanche à 18h30, relâche le samedi 23 avril, dimanches 24 avril et 1er mai de Jules Renard, mise en scène de Philippe Lagrue.
Theatre Celcit Presents BLOOD WEDDING, 3/11March 4, 2011Federico García Lorca. Dramaturgia y dirección: Juan Carlos Gené . Script and direction: Juan Carlos Gené. Reestreno: 11 de marzo. Revival: 11 March. Viernes y sábados 20.30 hs. CELCIT , Moreno 431. Friday and Saturday 20.30 pm. CELCIT, Moreno 431. Teléfono: 4342-1026 Phone: 4342-1026