CATHEDRAL Opens At Manhattan Theatre Source 4/22April 7, 2009Manhattan Theatre Source (Jim Lawson, Artistic Director) will present Cathedral, a drama about faith and trauma in today?s Catholic priesthood, April 22 through May 16, 2009 at the theatre's Washington Square Park home (177 MacDougal Street).
Photo Flash: Center Theatre Group's 'LYDIA'April 8, 2009Center Theatre Group's production of Lydia, a powerful and passionate new play by Octavio Solis, opens at the Mark Taper Forum on Wednesday, April 15, at 8 p.m. Directed by Juliette Carrillo, performances of Lydia continue through May 17, 2009.
THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS Comes To Center House 4/14 - 5/9April 6, 2009An Ethiopian American?s debut novel lends a singular perspective and a visceral poignancy to the issues of immigration in contemporary America. Dinaw Mengestu?s The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is the fourth world-premiere adaption in Book-It?s 2008-09 season and takes the stage April 14 ? May 9 at the Center House
Barry Levey's HOAXOCAUST Comes TO 59E59 April 18 And April 19April 6, 2009In the tradition of Mike Daisey and Nilaja Sun, acclaimed monologist Barry Levey returns with his latest show, this time exploring contemporary Jewish identity with some of the most celebrated Holocaust Revisionists in the field today. No lover of Truth will want to miss his startling discoveries!
Hoaxocaust! traces Barry?s attempt to challenge the sense of victimhood that he feels has been instilled into Jewish-American culture. His research took him to hell and back (literally), with stops in Chicago, London, Paris and finally Tehran to find out: is there a contemporary Jewish identity independent of ?The Holocaust?? Should there be? What if the Holocaust never happened?
April 21st Performance Of JACKIE MASON - NO HOLDS BARRED Canceled, New Dates AddedApril 6, 2009It was recently announced that the Tuesday, April 21st performance of Jackie Mason - No Holds Barred has been canceled. Performances have been added for April 22 and April 23. Jackie Mason returns to Centre East wit his one-man show for his farewell tour. For more information visit: http://www.northshorecenter.org/.
ECCENTRICS OF SAN FRANCISCO'S BARBARY COAST...A MAGICAL ESCAPADE Comes To The Chancellor Hotel Every Friday And SaturdayApril 6, 2009Cast members of Eccentrics of San Francisco's Barbary Coast...a magical escapade, in period costume will be present at Lotta?s Fountain to commemorate the 1906 Quake in the early morning of April 18th. They?ll pass out souvenir wooden-nickels and invite the crowd to visit the San Francisco Magic Parlor in the Chancellor Hotel that evening. This event takes place every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm. Tickets cost $30 (entertainment charge; refreshments available before show).
Photo Flash: RABBIT HOLE Opens 4/10April 3, 2009Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, presents Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. The production, directed by Chris Fisher, features Max Cole-Takanikos, Patricia Duff, Tom Harris, Jill Johnson, and Melissa McAlerney. Performances will begin at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, on Friday, April 10 and continue through Saturday, April 25.
FROST/NIXON Comes To The Portland Center Stage 4/17 - 5/10, Previews 4/14April 3, 2009Portland Center Stage presents Frost/Nixon, the play that became the Oscar-nominated film, about the conversation between David Frost and Richard Nixon that irrevocably changed the media's relationship to the American presidency. Frost/Nixon previews on Tuesday April 14th, opens on Friday, April 17th and runs through May 10th, 2009. Tickets range from $30.00 to $66.50, with student and under 30 discounts available. Rush tickets for Frost/Nixon are $15 and available starting 10 minutes prior to curtain. Show times are 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday, with a 2:00 pm Sunday matinee and alternating Saturday 2:00 pm and Sunday 7:30 pm performances. See the show calendar at http://tickets.pcs.org/buytickets/calendar.asp for the complete performance schedule.
Unseen Theatre Company Presents Pratchett's MAKING MONEY 4/10 - 4/25April 2, 2009Unseen Theatre Company presents Terry Pratchett's Making Money. Making Money will be performed at the Bakehouse Theatre (255 Angas Street, Adelaide) from April 10 to April 25 at 8pm. Tickets cost $18 (adults), $15 (concession, Fringe Benefits, and groups), $12 (preview night), $0 (Free Tix night). Free Tix night is for holders of Health Care cards (April 10).
Rep Stage Offers Dickens, 'HAMLET' & More in 2009-10 Season Lineup April 6, 2009Charles Dickens, Hamlet, Sigmund Freud, Salvador Dali and three time-traveling Victorian ladies will be brought to life during Rep Stage's 2009-10 season lineup, announced today by Producing Artistic Director Michael Stebbins. Opening with David Davalos' 'Wittenberg,' Rep Stage's 17th season will feature Tennesse Williams' classic 'The Glass Menagerie'; an Edward Albee play directed by Helen Hayes Award-winning director Kasi Campbell; a unique Dickens-esque holiday offering at Belmont Manor and much more. In additional to regular season extras like pay-what-you-can Wednesdays, pre-show lectures, post-show discussions and the Rep Stage Reading Series, Rep Stage will offer a 15 percent discount on single ticket prices when patrons subscribe to three or more shows. For more information on the 2009-10 season, as well as 'God's Ear,' the closing production of Rep Stage's 2008-09 season - now playing through April 26 - visit www.repstage.org or call the Box Office at 410-772-4900.