San Francisco, CA, September 17, 2015 – Bay Area audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience dance from 40 world dance and music traditions as more than 1200 dancers in more than 100 dance companies audition for a coveted spot in the 2016 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, scheduled for the first three weekends in June 2016, at the historic Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco. The auditions will be held over two weekends— Saturday, November 7, 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, November 8, Noon to 8 pm; and Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, Noon to 8 pm at the Palace of Fine Arts. Each company will perform for 5–10 minutes and will be adjudicated by a panel of dance experts, along with Festival Artistic Directors Carlos Carvajal and CK Ladzekpo.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago presents the Chicago debut of Camille A. Brown & Dancers performing their newest work, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, November 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. (note new performance time) at The Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
PICNIC, the 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by William Inge about sexual repression, longing and disillusionment, and the narrow-minded limitations of life in a small Midwestern town, launches Palm Beach Dramaworks' 2015-2016 season on Friday, October 9 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre.
Stable Cable Lab Co. will present Max Baker's un-romantic comedy, Because Me. The production will play a limited engagement at the Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B) October 28-November 7. Performances will be October 29, 30, & 31, November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 at 7:30pm, Saturday, October 31 & November 7 at 2pm, and Monday, November 2 at 1pm. Tickets ($2-$20) can be purchased in advance at www.stablecablelabco.org or by calling OvationTix at(866) 811-4111. Tickets are being sold on a sliding scale, with the price increasing $2 every performance day.
Spotlight Theatre presents "To Kill a Mockingbird" October 10 through November 7 at the John Hand Theater in Lowry with performances on Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30.p.m; Sundays at 2 p.m and Saturday, October 31 at 2 p.m. (no evening performance on Oct. 31). Tickets are $19-$22 and available by calling 720-880-8727 or online at www.thisisspotlight.com.
Irish Theatre of Chicago is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season with the Midwest premiere of Geraldine Aron's touching and comedic one-woman show MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, directed by Siiri Scott and featuring ensemble member Barbara Figgins*. MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE will play October 7 - November 1, 2015 at Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant, 3471 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.irishtheatreofchicago.org. The press opening is Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 pm.
Axis Theatre will present the world premiere of The Vast Machine, a new play written and directed by Randy Sharp about the dilemmas facing the crew of a slave ship at sea in the Middle Passage. Performances will take place October 1- November 7 at Axis Theatre (1 Sheridan Square) in the West Village.
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ On November 7, 2015, some of the nation's most esteemed novelists will join together for a special event in support of the nation's elite warriors. The SEAL Legacy Foundation Tampa Bay Book Festival will take place on November 7, 2015 at the Westin Tampa Harbour Hotel (725 South Harbour Island Boulevard; Tampa, FL 33602).
Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to launch its 2015-16 season with the Midwest premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's heartbreaking comedy POCATELLO, directed by ensemble member Jonathan Berry (Punk Rock, Balm in Gilead), playing November 7 - December 13, 2015 at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave. in Chicago. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at www.griffintheatre.com or by calling (866) 811-4111. Season subscriptions are currently available. The press opening is Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 7 pm.
Considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards, the two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy nominated Michael Feinstein returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko with his brand-new show,Ira Gershwin & Me, for five performances only - October 7 - 11, 2015. Paying tribute to his close relationship with legendary lyricist, Ira Gershwin, Feinstein will present an evening of songs from the Gershwin songbook interspersed with personal stories from his book, 'The Gershwins and Me.' The evening will also honor Jean and Michael Strunsky, long-time San Francisco residents and trustees of the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trusts. Michael Strunsky is the nephew of Ira Gershwin. The performance schedule is as follows: Wednesday, October 7 (7 p.m.); Thursday, October 8 (8 p.m.); Friday, October 9 (8 p.m.); Saturday, October 10 (7 p.m.); Sunday, October 11 (3 p.m.) Tickets for Michael Feinstein range in price from $80 - $95 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.
The Midwest's premier Mixed Martial Arts promoter, Donofrio MMA, and The Impact Fight League (IFL) returns to Joe Louis Arena with MMA Fight Night at the Joe IFL 64 on Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m.
Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Twidde + The Werks at the Boulder Theater on Saturday, November 7th, 2015.
Following the October book release of Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to be a Great Italian Cook, join the Emmy-winning host of Public Television's Lidia's Kitchen and Lidia's Italy, Lidia Bastianich, Saturday, November 7 at Paramount Theatre for an evening of conversation and storytelling celebrating our love of Italian food.
Don Henley will launch the 'Cass County Tour 2015' following the September 25 release of Cass County, his fifth studio album and first solo album in 15 years. Henley will perform at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin will open the concert.
Irish Theatre of Chicago will launch its 2015-16 Season with the Midwest premiere of Geraldine Aron's touching and comedic one-woman show MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, directed by Siiri Scott and featuring ensemble Barbara Figgins*. MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE will play October 7 - November 1, 2015 at Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant, 3471 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, August 1 at www.irishtheatreofchicago.org. The press opening is Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 pm.
This August at the Athenaeum Theatre, Level 11 Productions will have their inaugural performance, a production of Eric Bogosian's subUrbia. The show will run July 30th through August 31st, 2015.
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Super producer Detail gave music fans a big gift on Christmas Day with the release of his remix to Beyonce and French Montana's smash hit '7/11'.
Even after 50 years, Americans still question who shot JFK and why. Investigative reporter and author Hillel Levin reveals the most persuasive proof to date - and sheds light on the Windy City's pivotal connection - in the world premiere of ASSASSINATION THEATER: Chicago's Role in the Crime of The Century, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox. Levin's theatrical investigation into nation's most infamous crime plays August 11 - November 7, 2015 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at assassinationtheater.com or by calling (800) 838-3006. The press opening is Tuesday, August 18 at 8 pm.
Happy Birthday Yul Brynner! His best-known role remains that of King Mongkut of Siam in the Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I which he played 4,525 times on stage over the span of his career. He appeared in the original production and later touring productions as well as a 1977 Broadway revival, London Production in 1979 and another Broadway revival in 1985. He also appeared in the film version for which he won an Academy Award as Best Actor and in a short-lived TV version (Anna and the King) on CBS in 1972. Brynner is one of only nine people who have won both a Tony Award and an Academy Award for the same role.
Curious Theatre Company continues Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brother/Sister Plays, a trilogy set deep in the Louisiana Bayou that follows one close-knit community across generations as they come of age through trials of heartache, love and kinship.
Haven Academy of the Arts, through a generous donation from Adrian and Betsy Gonzalez, will present the South Bay premiere of Mary Poppins tonight, July 9-11. LA Dodger Gonzalez' generosity is a unique example of sports and arts partnering together to better the future of our youth.
World Series of Fighting returns to NBC with a new installment in the “Unstoppable” series. “WSOF Unstoppable: The Road Ahead” showcases the best world championship action from the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, this Saturday, July 11, at 4 p.m. ET.
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