Gamm Theatre Boosts Management During 25th Anniversary SeasonOctober 1, 2009Yvonne Seggerman, Executive Director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jessica Hill as the non-profit theater's first general manager, as well as the promotion of former Development Associate Brian Platt to development manager, also a newly created position. The combined hiring and promotion within the professional non-profit theater's staff is expected to help manage the company's consistent growth and new opportunities.
Village Players Training Center Announces Fall Intensive Workshops For Adults And TeensOctober 1, 2009Village Players Theater is proud to announce two new Educational Opportunities housed under the Village Players Training Center: Village Players Youth Training Center and Village Players Professional Training Center. This fall the Village Players Professional Training Center will be offering Weekend Intensive Workshops at Village Players Performing Arts Center on Sundays in November and December from 9am-2pm for Adults. There will also be accompanying Weekend Intensive Workshops for Teens offered through the Village Players Youth Training Center in 'Mastering the Audition Process' and 'Off of the Page and Onto the Stage: A Shakespeare Intensive'. Cost is $75 per Adult Intensive; $50 per Teen Intensive.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Opens MTW's 57th Season On 10/30October 1, 2009Musical Theatre West is proud to present Meet Me in St. Louis. Meet Me in St. Louis previews on October 30th and opens October 31, 2009 and runs through November 15, 2009 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC Hits The Rosemont Theatre This NovemberOctober 1, 2009Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, directed by Bartlett Sher, will premiere in Chicago coming in November at the Rosemont Theatre. Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific swept the 2008 Tony Awards®, winning seven honors including Best Musical Revival and Best Director for Bartlett Sher.
The NORD/NOBA Center For Dance Selected To Perform At Three Upcoming Louisiana Arts Festivals On 10/10, 11/13, 11/14, And 11/15October 1, 2009The NORD/NOBA Center for Dance, a cultural community partnership between the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD) and the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) offering free dance programming to local youth, has been selected to perform at three upcoming Louisiana arts festivals. The company will appear at the fourth annual Louisiana Dance Festival in Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 3, at the 34th annual Red River Revel Fest in Shreveport on Saturday, October 10, and at the New Orleans Fringe Festival on November 13, 14, and 15..
CityRep Opens Season Eight With SPELLING BEE On 10/10October 1, 2009It's 'back to school' with CityRep! They're partnering again with UCO, who joined them in closing last season with Zombie Prom, and they're rocking the house and opening their eighth season with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Tickets are on sale now for this Oklahoma Premiere of the Tony-nominated Broadway hit musical. Click here to purchase your tickets online NOW, or call the CityRep Ticket Hotline at 405.848.3761.
Photo Flash: The Marriott Theatre Continues Its Highly Acclaimed 2009 Season With HAIRSPRAY, Running Through 12/6October 1, 2009The Marriott Theatre continues its highly acclaimed 2009 season with Hairspray, the show the New York Post calls "A great big fat gorgeous hit!" This all-new production of the Tony Award-winning international phenomenon explodes onto the Marriott Theatre stage September 23rd. Direct from Broadway, where it played for over 2,500 performances, the production begins previews September 23rd, opens Wednesday, September 30th at 8 p.m., and runs through December 6th, 2009. Chicagoland favorite and multiple Jeff Award winner Marc Robin (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Full Monty), has been tapped to direct and choreograph.
VIP Tickets Now Available For BPAC's Holiday Stage Spectacular JUNIOR CLAUSOctober 1, 2009VIP tickets are now available for the holiday stage spectacular Junior Claus. Don't miss the chance to give your family an extra-special holiday present with VIP tickets that include a pre-show dessert buffet, meet-and-greet with Santa, special offer from Best Buy, and the best seats in the house! VIP tickets are available only for limited shows and limited rows so act now!
NEVERMORE Hits The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company 11/5-7September 30, 2009The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company at the Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box, Watertown, MA is set to present Nevermore. The show features music by Matt Conner and book by Grace Barnes.
The lyrics are adapted from the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. Joe DeMita directs the show with muscial direction by Jason Whiting.