(11/22/2009) Fresh from an acclaimed four-city debut tour which garnered New Orleans' Big Easy Awards for Best Comedy and Best Director and included a sold out three-month run in Provincetown, Mass., Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte! comes to the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center located at the Nova Southeastern University campus in Davie. Performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 2 and 7 p.m. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Entertainment Events Productions today announced that the Off-Broadway premiere of the smash UK hit GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL, written by Louise Roche and directed by Jack Randle, will now continue through November 22nd only, when it must close. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) While America's Black churches have been battling racism and poverty for decades, and rightfully so, their newest opponent -- American gay citizens fighting for equal rights and same-sex-unions -- has caused them to inappropriately funnel millions of dollars to wage war on an undeserving enemy; all the while neglecting to focus their attention, energy, and resources on the growing AIDS pandemic that threatens to claim the lives of millions of their children. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Bay City Players will present the comedy; Charley's Aunt, by Brandon Thomas, November 13-15 and 19-22, 2009 at the Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue, in Bay City. Performance times are 8:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Charley's Aunt is directed by Robin Devereaux. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Slant Theatre Project will produce MINE, a new play by Bekah Brunstetter, at the Sanford Meisner Theatre, November 12 - 22, 2009. Written by Brunstetter (OOHRAH! at Atlantic Theatre Company), the cast features Lucas Kavner, Amelia McClain (Dance Dance Revolution), and Zach Shaffer (B'way revivals of The Man Who Came to Dinner and A View From the Bridge). Wes Grantom directs. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Boxcar Theatre presents Museum by Tina Howe and directed by Stephanie Renée Maysonave. The show will run from November 2 – November 22, with the opening night performance on November 2. Performances will be held at various locations, which are to be announced via the theatre’s website. The opening night performance is set to be held at the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf located at 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) In Castillo's season opener, Negro League baseball great Josh Gibson hits yet another towering home run, but as he rounds the bases, he meets Albert Einstein (the genius), Amelia Earhart (the aviator), and Otto René Castillo (the revolutionary poet), all on third base with no way home. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) MADISON STREET PRODUCTIONS in association with BOO-Arts PRODUCTIONS are pleased to announce their production of the 2008 Midtown International Theatre Festival nominated play, PENANG by James L. Larocca, directed by Donya K. Washington. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program will present William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Old Globe Arena Stage at the James S. Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art. Directed by Program Director Richard Seer, The Two Gentlemen of Verona will run Nov. 14 - Nov. 22. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) PETER GALLAGHER, DON'T GIVE UP ON ME is a new musical play by stage and screen star Peter Gallagher. Featuring great American song selections from "Pal Joey," "Guys and Dolls," and songs by Cy Coleman, Bart Howard, Lyle Lovett, Leon Russell, Burt Bacharach, Dan Penn and others, this new musical play is the story of an actor's apprenticeships with the legends he admires: James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Peter O'Toole, Stubby Kaye and more and the journey he takes with them. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Washington National Opera has unveiled its complete schedule of activities for National Opera Week, the nationwide celebration sponsored by OPERA America and the National Endowment for the Arts. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) The Des Moines Playhouse continues its 91st season with an Iowa and U.S. community theatre premiere of Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention," Nov. 6-22. Tickets may be purchased at The Playhouse ticket office, by phone at 515-277-6261 and online at www.dmplayhouse.com. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) On the heels of the well-received ensemble piece, "Three Tall Women," and the daring and quirky "The Lady from Dubuque," Muddy Waters Theatre Company wraps its 2009 Edward Albee season, Mothers and Other Strangers, with what is probably his best known and most respected play, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The play will run Nov. 6-22 at the Kranzberg Art Center in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Building at Grand and Olive. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Were you around when video killed the radio star? Do you remember when Donkey Kong and Pac Man were the height of video game technology, Molly Ringwald and Rick Astley were, like, totally awesome, and you could buy Michael Jackson's Thriller as a record? If you lived through it or if you want to experience it, Playhouse South invites you this November to the Dayton/Cincinnati area premier of the new musical, Back to the '80's. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Amaryllis Theatre Company opens its 2009-2010 season with Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, from November 10 through 22 at Amaryllis Theatre Company's home in The Playground at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom Street). (read story...)
(11/22/2009) La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment in association with the Laguna Playhouse are proud to present the second production of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, the critically-acclaimed co-production with The Laguna Playhouse of MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Andrew Barnicle. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Tickets are now available for Broadway Theatre League's presentation of the national tour of MAMMA MIA! The show will run for five performances only at the VBC Concert Hall from November 20th to November 22nd. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre at 11 South 6th Avenue, Downtown Tucson between Broadway and Congress, presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire. Sara Falconer makes her directorial debut at Beowulf Alley with this powerful production that earned the 2006 Tony Award for Best New Play and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) The “Page to Stage” staged reading series has a Halloween treat that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seats! A staged reading of Misery will be held at the TheatreWorks New Milford Theatre on Thursday, October 22nd, for an 8 p.m. curtain. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Ric Averill’s Halloween play comes to life under the co-direction of Elizabeth Sullivan and Susanna Pitzer. Don’t miss the OPENING NIGHT PET PARTY on October 22nd with special guests from Pet World, plus homemade Root Beer and Popcorn for everyone immediately following the 7 pm show. (And remember: there’s no school the next day!) (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Indianapolis resident Doug King has something in common with Kym Johnson on "Dancing With The Stars." He, too, has performed on stage with Donny Osmond - not as a ballroom dance partner, but rather as part of the National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, which starred Osmond in the title role. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) PERSISTANCE OF MEMORY, three one-act plays to benefit the charitable organization Cause Celebre. The night will feature performances by Joan Copeland, Tandy Cronyn, Rose Gregario, Bernie McInerney, Marian Seldes, Michael Citriniti, Talia Castro-Pozo, and Lee Van Bradley. Performances take place November 1 through November 22. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Columbia Psychiatry. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Diversionary Theatre and ion theatre company are pleased to announce an eagerly-awaited collaboration of the seminal, riveting Holocaust love-story, Bent, co-directed by ion artistic directors, Glenn Paris and Claudio Raygoza.
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(11/22/2009) T. Schreiber Studio (Terry Schreiber, Artistic Director) opens its 2009 - 2010 season with ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play directed by Cat Parker. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) In Castillo's season opener, Negro League baseball great Josh Gibson hits yet another towering home run, but as he rounds the bases, he meets Albert Einstein (the genius), Amelia Earhart (the aviator), and Otto René Castillo (the revolutionary poet), all on third base with no way home. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Dolcissimo, an exciting new vocal group specializing in classical, light opera and Broadway show music will debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on November 22nd at 7pm performing "STARLIGHT" an evening featuring works by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Lehar, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kern, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Donizetti and Shemer. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders and the producing team of the Broadway smash hit THE COLOR PURPLE, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Jacksonville will host the first North American Touring production of THE COLOR PURPLE for 8 performances only on November 17 - 22, 2009 at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Actors Inc announces CHRISTMAS BELLES November 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 20, 22 at The Village In Restaurant 544 Broadway, Dracut MA. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) In the Golden Age of Broadway, Ethel Merman was the Queen of Broadway. She sang all the great songs, played all the great plays and knew all the great personalities! Ethel Merman's Broadway recreates a theatrical era filled with charm, wit, personality, and most of all, wonderful music. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Central Works presents Blastosphere!, a new comedy about the biological imperative written by Aaron Loeb and Geetha Reddy and directed by Molly Aaronson-Gelb. The show runs from October 24 ? November 22. It is a Central Works Method Play developed in collaboration with Molly Aaronson-Gelb, Gary Graves, Gwen Loeb, Mick Mize, Kendra Oberhauser, Cathleen Riddley, Gregory Scharpen & Jan Zvaifler. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Mustard Seed Theatre presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF October 30 - November 22, 2009 at the Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre in the Fine Arts Building at 6800 Wydown Boulevard in Clayton. Celebrate the lives of Tevye and his family as they navigate tradition, progress, love and hate. You'll see this well-loved musical in a new light: staged in an intimate setting, focused on the characters and the melodies of their relationships.
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(11/22/2009) Trinity Repertory Theatre will open its production of Steven Dietz’s 'Shooting Star' on October 16 with stage couple Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson in the lead roles. Fred Sullivan, Jr. directs the production which will run until Nov. 22. An official opening night has been set for Oct. 21 in the Dowling Theatre. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Blumenthal Center for Performing Arts made several announcements today regarding upcoming events. They will premier A CHORUS LINE on September 29th and will offer tickets for future acts starting Friday, October 9th. The lineup will include performances by Garrison Keillor, Rockapella, and more. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Forum Theatre starts its sixth season next week with its most ambitious production to date, both parts of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) What was the Utopian ideal of the Bauhaus School, and how does it apply to contemporary society? This is the subject of a multi-disciplinary theater work now being developed by The Nerve Tank, to debut at The Brooklyn Lyceum October 9 to November 22. (read story...)
(11/22/2009) Portland Center Stage invites you meet one of America's unlikeliest Ben Franklin scholars, monologist and fringe theater performer Josh Kornbluth, as he loses some hair and gains a fresh perspective on the costs of independence, the meaning of revolution and the vagaries of Founding Fatherhood in Ben Franklin: Unplugged. (read story...)