Anna Shapiro to Direct YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Broadway Revival This FallFebruary 1, 2010Anna Shapiro will return to Broadway for the first time since winning the 2007 Tony Award for her direction of 'August: Osage County' when she directs Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, previewing November 5, 2010 and opening November 14 at a Broadway theatre (to be determined), it has been announced by the show's producers Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Joey Parnes.
CAPA Presents THE PEKING ACROBATS at the Palace Theatre, 2/23February 1, 2010Since their debut in 1986, the Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and are experts at treacherous feats of daring-trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. Accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music, the Peking Acrobats produce an exuberant entertainment event which infuses the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival with explosive energy.
Pattie Canova Presents SOULED OUT at the Abingdon Theater 2/21February 1, 2010Pattie Canova's SOULED OUT is an intimate, interactive evening of tarot tales and psychic glimpses. SOULED OUT, which has previously been presented at Primary Stage, Ars Nova and The Zipper Factory Theater, has Canova, a respected spiritual counselor and entertainer, giving impromptu tarot card readings to audience members while sharing tales of her own unbelievable personal journey.
Bay Street's Theatre Camp Set To Run 2/15-19, 3/29-4/2February 1, 2010With February school break right around the corner the question of what to do with the kids is a common dilemma for many parents. Bay Street makes it easy as School Vacation Theatre Camp returns for both the February and March school breaks.
League of Indianapolis Theaters Host Free Ticket FebruaryFebruary 1, 2010The League of Indianapolis Theatres announces its eleventh annual 'Free Ticket February' promotion. Free Ticket February is a collaborative program of the League of Indianapolis Theatres. Organizations participating in Free Ticket February make available a set number of FREE tickets for youths aged 13 to 19 to introduce young people to the performing arts. Each organization sets its own Free Ticket February policy. Some organizations do not have a February offering and make their free tickets available during a different month.
Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE Kicks-off UK Tour After Season at Sadler's WellsFebruary 1, 2010Premiering at Sadler's Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne's triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Following the huge success at Sadler's Wells over Christmas and the New Year, the multi award-winning hit is now on a national UK tour.
Seats Added to Performances of MCC Theater's American Premiere of THE PRIDEFebruary 1, 2010MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that, due to the extraordinary demand for tickets, the previously unavailable mezzanine seats have now been put on sale for all performances of THE PRIDE by Alexi Kaye Campbell, in its American Premiere. (MCC Theater traditionally utilizes only the orchestra section of the Lucille Lortel Theatre for its productions).
Sweet & Nasty Burlesque brings their LITTLE MONSTERS to Manhattan, 2/22February 1, 2010FEATHERS, FUR AND FABULOUSNESS: Sweet and Nasty Burlesque peels at Pink Monday, February 22 at 9pm Sweet and Nasty Burlesque presents LITTLE MONSTERS at Pink (@ Blvd) - 199 Bowery at Spring St., NYC. Admission is $10. The playground of the striptease gliterati has long been Sweet and Nasty Burlesque; and on Monday, February 22nd these beautiful beasts bare all at PINK as Nasty Canasta - 'Brooklyn's greatest burlesque star' (The Brooklyn Paper) - brings her tassel-twirling night of LITTLE MONSTERS to Manhattan.
Arthur Laurents to Join ROMEO AND JULET Talkback, 2/23February 1, 2010Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Arthur Laurents is set to participate in a talkback after the February 23rd performance of ROMEO AND JULET. The show, directed by Penny Metropulos, will open at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on February 19th and play through the 27th.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE to Play South Bend's Morris Performing Arts Center 1/29 & 1/30January 28, 2010The National Tour of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will hit South Bend, Indiana this weekend, playing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 29th and two performances on Saturday, January 30th. Original direction and choreography is by Tony Award® nominee Casey Nicholaw (Spamalot), with music and lyrics by Tony Award® winners Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Tony Award® winners Bob Martin and Don McKellar.
Orlando Shakespeare Theater Announces First Annual 'Sonnet-a-Thon'January 28, 2010Orlando Shakespeare Theater In Partnership with UCF will celebrate the lasting enjoyment and widespread significance of William Shakespeare's sonnets by presenting a reading of all 154 sonnets on February 12th from 11am-3pm. The Plaza Courtyard in downtown Orlando will become the stage as elected officials, supporters of the Arts, company presidents, celebrities, actors, and other members of the Central Florida community participate in bringing Shakespeare's words to life more than 400 years later. Orlando Shakespeare Theater's Artistic Director, Jim Helsinger, will act as the Sonnet-a-thon's Master of Ceremonies and host. Other readers include: Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, Senator Bill Nelson, Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley, Orlando Sentinel Theatre Critic Elizabeth Maupin, Commissioner Tony Ortiz, Roger McGuinn from The Byrds, and many more.