The Barns at Wolf Trap Announces 2011-2012 SeasonAugust 5, 2011Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the bulk of its 2011-2012 season at The Barns at Wolf Trap, Wolf Trap's sophisticated yet casual indoor venue that provides a distinctively intimate experience with the arts and boasts some of the finest acoustics in the Mid-Atlantic region. While the following represents the bulk of the season, there will be several additions and revisions throughout the fall.
VOCA PEOPLE Visits Jimmy Fallon Tonight, 8/5August 5, 2011VOCA PEOPLE (www.VocaPeopleNYC.com), has arrived at the Westside Theatre (407 W. 43rd Street, Upstairs), and audiences and critics alike are cheering. This out-of-this-world musical combines vocal sounds, a-cappella singing, comedy and the art of beat box into an evening that is truly 'impressive' (The New Yorker). To celebrate, VOCA PEOPLE will be performing on The Late Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday evening, August 5th and on Good Day New York on Tuesday, August 9th at 9:50am.
Barrow Street Theatre Presents The Civillians in GONE MISSING, 8/8August 5, 2011Barrow Street Theatre is proud to present a concert performance of The Civilians in Gone Missing, a wry and whimsical musical documentary, crafted from company interviews with real-life New
Yorkers about things gone missing, from keys cell phones to dogs and friends...even sanity! BST produced, with The Civilians, the critically acclaimed commercial Off-Broadway production of Gone
Missing that ran for 7 months in 2007. Directed and written by Steven Cosson with music by award-winning composer Michael Friedman, The Civilians portray more than thirty characters in their signature storytelling cabaret style.
Tribe of Fools to Debut 'Heavy Metal Dance Fag' at Philly Fringe, 9/2-11August 5, 2011Tribe of Fools is bringing the premiere of Heavy Metal Dance Fag to this year's Philly Fringe. The show is a satirical exploration of identity, sexuality, bullying and gender roles. Tribe of Fools puts their signature movement style and generous amounts of comic dancing into this story about South Philly dock worker Timmy Bagley, or T-Bag as his friends call him, who has a secret love of dancing - to 80's hair metal. The show runs September 2-11 at St. Stephen's Theatre, 10th and Ludlow Streets. Tickets cost $20. Tickets are available at the Philly Fringe Box Office and online at livearts-fringe.org.
YES, PRIME MINISTER to Play at Apollo Theatre Thru Sept. 17; Gielgud Transfer NextAugust 5, 2011One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's YES, PRIME MINISTER has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and is currently playing at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. At the end of the current run on September 17th, the production will pack up at the Apollo and move next door back into The Gielgud Theatre for a final 8 weeks.
Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra Signs with Universal Music GroupAugust 5, 2011Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Desi Hits! (www.desihits.com) The world's premier east/west fusion entertainment platform have signed award-winning Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra to a worldwide recording agreement.
Sketchy Black Dog to Play Set at Birdland, 8/28August 5, 2011Experience the daring, explosive mix of classic rock and originals; sonic temptations that are both seductive and unpredictable. This piano trio with string quartet plays unique spins of Bowie, Zeppelin, Hendrix, and more. Sketchy Black Dog takes timeless rock songs and originals to places both irreverent and fragile. Sketchy Black Dog is the brainchild of pianist Misha Piatigorsky and drummer Chris Wabich - both internationally recognized musicians.
Libra Theatre Company Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary with MIDSUMMER MUSICALS, 8/11August 5, 2011Libra Theater Company presents MIDSUMMER MUSICALS, a concert reading of four short musicals by Joshua H. Cohen, Sophia Chapadjiev, Mat Eisenstein, Mark T. Evans, Allison Leyton-Brown, Sara Nicholson, and Sunny Dahlia Turner. MIDSUMMER MUSICALS is directed by MK Lawson and Jeff Raab, with music directed by Shannon Collins. MIDSUMMER MUSICALS opens Thursday, August 11th, at 8:30 pm at The Underground. Doors open at 8:00 pm.
Kaiitheatre to Stage GREGORIA, 8/26August 3, 2011Lorsque l'auteur flamand Maurice Gilliams meurt à 82 ans, il n'a toujours pas terminé Gregoria. Une moitié de vie humaine n'a pas suffi pour donner forme à toute cette époque de sa vie. S'agit-il bien d'un roman d'amour? Ne serait-ce pas plutôt une histoire d'horreur, un roman gothique? Bart Meuleman le monte pour le théâtre.
Heinz Geyer Auditorium to Stage SEX- A COMEDY, 8/12August 3, 2011A Comédia traz para o palco de forma leve e despretensiosa um dos mais polêmicos assuntos de todos os tempos. Seu texto, permeado de improvisos e passando longe de abordagens intelectuais ou didáticas, é dividido em cinco esquetes: A Indústria do Sexo, Amor Possessivo, Adultério, Chantagem e Swing.
Palace of the Arts to Stage LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, 8/5-8/7August 3, 2011O Grande Teatro do Palácio das Artes recebe o espetáculo Gaiola das Loucas, comédia com adaptação, direção e atuação de Miguel Falabella, com texto do francês Jean Poiret, de 1973, que ganhou inúmeras adaptações pelo mundo. De 05 a 07 de agosto o público mineiro poderá conferir a apresentação.
Buenos Aires Lirica to Stage Suor Angelica/Pagliacci, 9/9-17August 2, 2011Del Tríptico de Puccini pudimos apreciar dos partes en la temporada 2007. Ahora, la tercera: el trágico capítulo de la monja repudiada por su familia. Y a continuación Pagliacci, la famosa historia de celos y muerte, todo un emblema del estilo verista en ópera.
Celcit Argentina Presents FRIDA LIVE YOUR LIFE, 8/5-8/16August 1, 2011En 'Su Frida viva la vida' se despliegan cuatro elementos: teatro, danza, música y plástica, provocando sensaciones y sentimientos que invitan al espectador a transportarse al 'universo Frida', un mundo luminoso, atormentado, fascinante.