MadLab Presents 3 In 30: CHAIN, 12/6-12/7November 1, 2012The latest edition of MadLab's 3 in 30 is Chain. 3 in 30 will feature one 30 minute play chained together by three writers. Come and get buzzed at Age Of Bees at 8 and then stay connected for 3in30: Chain, featuring Double Date, by Christopher Lockheardt, Kara Fagan, and Amanda Bauer.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Opening 11/8November 1, 2012Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will lead his first Met performances of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, in a new production by renowned opera director David Alden, beginning November 8. The staging is the first of two new Verdi productions in the current Met season, which includes seven operas by the great composer in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
FIAF Welcomes Jos Houben's THE ART OF LAUGHTER Today, 10/27October 27, 2012The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, is thrilled to welcome back Belgian actor and master of laughter and physical comedy Jos Houben who presents his acclaimed The Art of Laughter, winner of the Total Theatre Award at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival, today, October 27 at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall.
Toto's Steve Lukather Releases New Solo Album, TRANSITION, Jan. 21October 25, 2012Mascot Label Group will release the highly anticipated seventh solo album "Transition" by guitarist, vocalist, composer/producer/arranger,Steve Lukather, on Monday 21st January 2013. The album will be followed by an extensive European tour that will include two UK concerts at London's Islington o2 Academy (March 29) and Bilston's Robin 2 (March 30).
THE MUDGE BOY Reading Set For 10/30October 25, 2012Brett Smock and Drew Brody will present a reading of the new musical, The Mudge Boy on October 30th, 2012. This powerful, controversial new work is based on Michael Burke's film, The Mudge Boy and has been in development for several years.
Unicorn Theatre Presents THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, Nov. 25October 25, 2012The Unicorn Theatre's Christmas show, The Prince and The Pauper is a lively adaptation by Jemma Kennedy of Mark Twain's classic story of confused identities. Set in a Tudor London, a young street urchin Tom Canty has a chance meeting with the heir to the throne, Prince Edward VI and by pure coincidence they find they look almost identical.
TheatreWorks Presents DANCE FOR NOTHING at 72-13, Nov. 23 & 24October 25, 2012TheatreWorks and Goethe-Institut will present Eszter Salamon performing at 72-13 on 23 and 24 November. In Dance for Nothing, Salamon will be performing choreography to John Cage's music, Lecture on Nothing (1949), followed by a discussion.
Photo Flash: First Look at Pittsburgh CLO's A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGINGOctober 25, 2012Pittsburgh CLO presents a Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute, A Grand Night for Singing, which will run October 25 through January 20 at the CLO Cabaret. Tickets are available at CLOCabaret.com, by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Box Office at Theater Square.
Singer/Songwriter Sierra West Earns First Out Music Award NominationOctober 25, 2012Rising folk-rock singer-songwriter Sierra West is celebrating her 2012 Out Music Award (OMA) nomination for Best Folk/Country Song for her song and title track to her new EP, 'Hold Your Fire." Sierra and other nominees will contend for top honors at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on December 14-16, 2012.
Skrillex and Boys Noize Present THE BANG: New Year's Eve in Detroit, Tickets On Sale 10/26October 25, 2012Paxahau, producers of the world famous Movement Festival in Detroit, have teamed up with two of modern dance music's brightest stars, Grammy-winner Skrillex and German electro god Boys Noize to ring in the new year with The Bang. The headliners are bringing friends from OWSLA and Boyznoize Records to the birthplace of techno for what is sure to be an unforgettable night.
THRILLER LIVE Announces Lyric Theatre's Halloween MakeoverOctober 25, 2012To celebrate Halloween and the upcoming 30th anniversary of the worldwide release of the iconic Thriller album on November 30, the Lyric Theatre, the West End home of Thriller Live, which recreates Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller zombie hit, is getting a ghoulish, blood-curdling makeover.
Michigan State University Theatre Department Presents MEASURE FOR MEASURE, 11/9-11/18October 25, 2012Michigan State University continues its 2012-2013 season with William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Hypocrisy and hysteria collide in this satire of religion and duty. Often referred to as one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays' and definitely one of the darkest comedies in the canon, it provides a compelling exploration of ethics and morality and explores the way we confuse lust and love, goodness and self-righteousness.
Lee Street Theatre Presents THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED), 11/3-11/17October 23, 2012From Washington to Watergate, yea verily from the Bering Straits to Baghdad, from New World to New World Order - The Complete History of America (Abridged) is a ninety minute rollercoaster ride through the glorious quagmire that is American History, reminding us that it's not the length of your history that matters - it's what you've done with it!
Focus Launches World Tour for Release of FOCUS XOctober 23, 2012Dutch rock legends Focus will be undertaking a worldwide tour beginning November 2012 in support of their new CD 'Focus X,' which will be released on November 5. With their unique brand of progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the '70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports.