RENT Hits The Colonial Theatre 7/14-26July 15, 2009Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, stars of the original Broadway production and film adaptation of RENT, reprise the roles they made famous in this exciting new tour! Don't miss the show that transformed how a generation feels about musicals, changed Broadway forever, and inspired a major motion picture.Whether it's your 1st time or your 100th time, it's time you checked out RENT!
13th Annual Philly Fringe Presents Biggest Line-up In Festival History; Festival Features 185 ArtistsJuly 15, 2009The 13th annual Philly Fringe, which runs in conjunction with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival from September 4 - 19, will host 185 artists during sixteen days of performances in over 80 venues throughout Philadelphia. The 2009 Festival is the largest Philly Fringe in Festival history, topping 2008?s record breaking number of artists. Showcasing the work of Festival veterans and first-time participants, the diverse line-up includes theater, dance, comedy, performance art, music, poetry, puppetry, visual art, and work that incorporates multiple genres and disciplines, offering audiences the excitement of discovering new work from the region?s vibrant performing arts community as well as artists from around the country.
Cleveland Play House Awarded Job Preservation Grant From National Endowment For The ArtsJuly 14, 2009Managing Director Kevin Moore is proud to announce that The Cleveland Play House is a recipient of a $25,000 direct grant from National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the NEA?s share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a federal economic stimulus recovery package. The Play House is one of 631 nonprofit arts organizations receiving grants to support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn.
Boz Scaggs Plays The State Theatre, 9/24, Tickets Go On Sale 7/17 At 10 AMJuly 14, 2009Boz Scaggs, whose phenomenally successful 1976 breakthrough album ?Silk Degrees? (re-released in 2007) sold over four million copies, reached number two on the album charts and spawned hit singles including the smash ?Lido Shuffle? and the Grammy winning ?Lowdown,? will play Hennepin Theatre Trust?s State Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2009. The concert will highlight the talented soul, rock and, lately, jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter performing many of his greatest hits with a full band. An opening act will be announced later. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2009. Visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1-800-982-2787 to purchase or for more information.
HELLO, DOLLY! Hits The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 7/8-18July 14, 2009The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre continues its 49th season with Jerry Herman?s sensational musical Hello, Dolly!, running July 8th through July 18th. Based on Thornton Wilders? play, The Matchmaker, Hello, Dolly! won an impressive 10 Tony Awards in 1964 .
Horse Trade Theater Group Presents An All Female JULIUS CAESAR 8/13-16July 14, 2009William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar takes place in a world of male power and dominance. The Rome of Shakespeare?s play is an arena of male competition, in which the female characters attempt to avert tragedy but find themselves powerless to do so. The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company takes on this testosterone-filled play with an entirely female cast, exploring the performance of gender and challenging preconceptions of male and female. Alisha Huber directs a cast featuring Pigeon Creek actors Heather Folkvord as Brutus, Katherine Mayberry as Cassius, and Kate Bode as Caesar.
Providence's Columbus Theatre Set To Host 48 Hour Film Project 7/22-24July 14, 2009Providence's Columbus Theatre is set to host the 48 Hour Film Project (producer, Jay Walker). The premiere screening will take place from July 22-24, 2009 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM. Closing Ceremony for the Providence 48HFP will be on Saturday, August 15th at 7:00 PM. A combination screening/awards ceremony/wrap party for the Best of Providence 48 HFP will take place.
Join Westport Country Playhouse's On 7/28 For Taste Of Tuesdays And HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVESJuly 14, 2009Join Westport Country Playhouse for our next Taste of Tuesdays with appetizers from Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant, a wine-tasting from Castle Wine and Spirits and live music before the show! Live pre-show music provided by violinist Angela Marroy Boerger. Stay for the evening's performance of the delicious comedy How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by John Tillinger.
Arj Barker Comes To STG 9/12July 13, 2009Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Arj Barker on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:00pm at Showbox at the Market.
Space Panorama At Kennedy Center Now Free Event 7/18 At 2pm and 7:30pmJuly 13, 2009Imagine recreating the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, using only a black-draped table for a stage, and two human hands. Acclaimed British director and performer Andrew Dawson accomplishes such a feat when he performs Space Panorama at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Saturday, July 18, for two shows only, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A talk-back with the artist will immediately follow each show.
THE LAST BARBECUE Is Running Through 8/8 At The Berwyn Cultural CenterJuly 13, 2009Chris Cantelmi, last seen as The Jogger in Tanya Saracho's Our Lady of the Underpass, has stepped in to the role of Barry in 16th Street Theater's production of Brett Neveu?s The Last Barbecue directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer. The Last Barbecue is running now thru August 8, 2009 at the Berwyn Cultural Center.
Gretchen Bierbaum And Jeremiah Albrecht Win $60,000 Dream Wedding At The GuthrieJuly 13, 2009The Guthrie today announced that Gretchen Bierbaum and Jeremiah Albrecht have won the theater?s spectacular When We Are Married Dream Wedding Giveaway prize package valued at more than $60,000. After eight years of cold feet, this Minneapolis couple will be married on Sunday, August 16 by Guthrie veteran and Father of the Bride film star Peter Michael Goetz, who is currently performing in When We Are Married at the Guthrie.