November 2008 - Articles Page 13

According to Deadline.com, Broadway veteran, Stockard Channing is on board for NBC's 17th Precinct pilot. The supernatural cop series is being developed and produced by Ron Moore. The drama takes place in the 'fictional town of Excelsior where magic and supernatural elements rule over science.'

Nick Stefancci Band hosts Official CD Release Show in association with No Pulp Music Feb 12 @ arlene's grocery -8 pm hit

Nick Stefancci Band hosts Official CD Release Show in association with No Pulp Music Feb 12 @ arlene's grocery -8 pm hit

Double Emmy winner, Grammy nominee and NY Times Best Selling author Kathy Griffin announced today she is taking her stand-up comedy show to Broadway titled "KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY" for 8 performances only.

Double Emmy winner, Grammy nominee and NY Times Best Selling author Kathy Griffin announced today she is taking her stand-up comedy show to Broadway titled 'KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY' for 8 performances only. She will delight audiences with her outrageous candor and rapid fire wit. 'While I have been asked to understudy for Spider-Man and take over for Al when he has finished his run in The Merchant of Venice, instead I have decided to take my very own show to Broadway. Just me and the microphone. Every night will be fresh material due to the revolving door of pop culture, political and celebrity missteps. I won't be able to hold back. If you are in the market for an evening of laughter, swearing and negativity you've found the right show!'

Concern Worldwide will hold its annual Women of Concern Brigid Awards luncheon on Friday, February 25, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL.

I am a funnyman or so I've been told,' is the opening line of Cledus T. Judd's brand new studio album, which is the 10th of his career. The opening line is certainly dead on, and it's also the entrance to Cledus' first Country music project since his recent and very successful stint as a morning air personality in major market radio. In the liner notes on the new project, Cledus proclaims 'thanks for firing me, otherwise I would have not been able to sing with Kix and Ronnie!' He's alluding to a song on the new album, 'Garth Must Be Busy,' which is a great duet with Brooks and Dunn.

Famed film and stage composer John Barry passed away yesterday, January 30, of a sudden heart attack at the age of 77. He was best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and helping to brand the 007 series' distinctive style. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Barry received four Grammy Awards and five Academy Awards; two for Born Free, and one each for The Lion in Winter (also won a BAFTA), Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves. Addition films include Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, and Somewhere in Time.

I am a funnyman or so I've been told,' is the opening line of Cledus T. Judd's brand new studio album, which is the 10th of his career. The opening line is certainly dead on, and it's also the entrance to Cledus' first Country music project since his recent and very successful stint as a morning air personality in major market radio. In the liner notes on the new project, Cledus proclaims 'thanks for firing me, otherwise I would have not been able to sing with Kix and Ronnie!' He's alluding to a song on the new album, 'Garth Must Be Busy,' which is a great duet with Brooks and Dunn.

Famed film and stage composer John Barry passed away yesterday, January 30, of a sudden heart attack at the age of 77. He was best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and helping to brand the 007 series' distinctive style. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Barry received four Grammy Awards and five Academy Awards; two for Born Free, and one each for The Lion in Winter (also won a BAFTA), Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves. Addition films include Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, and Somewhere in Time.

The Board of Directors, Gala Committee, and staff (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director, and Ken Arthur, Producing Director) of Theatreworks USA, America's largest not-for-profit touring theatre company for young and family audiences, announces details for the company's Annual Gala, to be held on Monday, January 31 at the Hotel Pierre, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue.

IMPROV 4 KIDS, the outreach and educational arm of Improv troupe EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH, presents PIE A LA MODE at the Times Square Arts Center (669 8th Ave New York, NY 10036), Saturdays (1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 2/26 at 3pm).

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, present the U.S. premiere of The Old Masters by Simon Gray.

IMPROV 4 KIDS, the outreach and educational arm of Improv troupe EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH, presents PIE A LA MODE at the Times Square Arts Center (669 8th Ave New York, NY 10036), Saturdays (1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 2/26 at 3pm).

With some theatres already reporting that Midnight Tango is their fastest selling show of 2011, the producers of Midnight Tango have responded by adding further performances at certain venues on the nationwide tour, which begins in Southampton at the Mayflower Theatre on 6 April.

After moving around during his early years, Michael Palascak (Pal-a-sack) Midwest ended up in Wabash, Indiana--"The First Electrically Lighted City in the World."

After moving around during his early years, Michael Palascak (Pal-a-sack) Midwest ended up in Wabash, Indiana--"The First Electrically Lighted City in the World."

Theatre veterans Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon are set to star in The Painkiller at the Lyric Theatre. The production will be a new adaptation of the Francis Veber work by Sean Foley. The show will open on September 29.

The 50th anniversary of Aretha Franklin's arrival on the popular music scene is set for a major celebration in 2011.

The Board of Directors, Gala Committee, and staff (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director, and Ken Arthur, Producing Director) of Theatreworks USA, America's largest not-for-profit touring theatre company for young and family audiences, announces details for the company's Annual Gala, to be held on Monday, January 31 at the Hotel Pierre, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue.

After over 1200 performances on Broadway - the multi Tony Award-winning hit, In The Heights, closed on Sunday night. Here is video of the show's very emotional final curtain call featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show's cast, lots of alumni, the producers, creative team and more!

The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn and starring Tony, Grammy & Golden Globe Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony & Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch, will complete its critically acclaimed run this Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM after 20 previews and 425 regular performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Thomas Adès's multimedia In Seven Days (Concerto for Piano with Moving Image), Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m. The score, which the composer will perform at the piano in his Philharmonic debut, is synchronized with Israeli artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner's kaleidoscopic imagery, projected onto six large screens. Mr. Adès calls it a 'video-ballet in seven movements' that follows the story of creation. The program will also include Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson.

The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn and starring Tony, Grammy & Golden Globe Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony & Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch, will complete its critically acclaimed run this Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM after 20 previews and 425 regular performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Here, we take a look back at footage of Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters as well as a flashback to the show's original cast with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Thomas Adès's multimedia In Seven Days (Concerto for Piano with Moving Image), Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m. The score, which the composer will perform at the piano in his Philharmonic debut, is synchronized with Israeli artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner's kaleidoscopic imagery, projected onto six large screens. Mr. Adès calls it a 'video-ballet in seven movements' that follows the story of creation. The program will also include Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson.