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Theatricum Botanicum Supports New Plays with 'Botanicum Seedlings' Series, 11/15 & 11/22
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With the 2009 Summer Classical Repertory Season at a close, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum broadens its scope to focus on activities such as its year-round educational programs and ongoing development series for playwrights, "Botanicum Seedlings." The program's Fall Playreadings are Laura Shamas' Trapper Joan on Sunday, November 15 and Twigs and Bone by Tiffany Antone on Sunday, November 22. Readings begin at 1 pm, and admission is free. »
Bww TV: John Tartaglia's Imaginocean! Video Blogs - Meet the Cast!
14 hours ago
John Tartaglia, Philip Katz of Broadway Theatrical and veteran musical theatre performer, Michael Shawn Lewis have teamed up to bring this innovative black light musical production to life on the high seas. Bww TV is excited to bring you John's Imaginocean! journey via his personal video blogs. In this segment John introduces us to the Imaginocean! cast. Get set to enjoy the "ride" and venture on this very creative trip! Stay Tuned for many more videos right here on Bww TV! »
New Hampshire Theatre Project's New Story Theatre Troupe Presents Tales & Tricksters, 11/21 & 11/28
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New Hampshire Theatre Project announces a brand new company, called the Story Theatre Troupe and led by Nhtp Teaching Artist Liz Krane. This dedicated group of seacoast area students is bound to delight all with its production of Tales & Tricksters, a whimsical collection of stories and poems that will tickle the funny bone and delight the young at heart. Tales & Tricksters is designed to captivate younger audience members and their families with tales and poems from Ireland, Africa, eastern Europe and the Us. »
Detroit Pistons Drumline To Perform At The Mall At Partridge Creek 11/21
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The Mall at Partridge Creek will light up the holiday season at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 21. The Detroit Pistons celebrated drumline will help Santa - the event's Grand Marshal - tip off the mall's third-annual tree lighting ceremony.
The drummer boys will lead Santa to the mall's Center Court where he will light a majestic 42-foot tree. Guests will be invited to assist the Jolly Old Elf with magical light wands, compliments of Partridge Creek. The tree is only part of an impressive display that will illuminate the shopping center with 300,000 twinkling lights.
Listen to the angelic voices of the Michigan Opera Theatre's beloved children's choir who will be performing holiday favorites during and after the ceremony. Later meet the evening's Grand Marshal who will pose for photos inside Parisian - don't forget to bring your camera!
Guests are invited to cozy up near the Center Court's 30-foot fireplace until 9 p. »
Nightwood Theatre Presents Live-Cinematic Production of No Exit, 11/11-11/21
19 hours ago
"Hell is other people". In Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist masterpiece, 'No Exit', three damned souls collide in hell, expecting to be subjected to torture for their mortal sins, only to be left at the mercy of one another. Sartre's philosophical journey into the human psyche will be staged as a 'live movie' in a hybrid film and theatre performance presented by Nightwood Theatre from November 11-21 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. The production is conceived and directed by Kim Collier. »
Zoso The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Comes To The City Theatre 11/21
21 November 2009 2:30 AM, PST
Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience is headed to the City Theatre at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, November 21.
In February 1995, Zoso, The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience was brought together in Los Angeles. Bound and determined to create the most mesmerizing and accurate portrayal of the original band, each individual member was selected to portray both the image and playing styles of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones. Together the quartet pays homage with its powerful and unmistakable Zeppelin sound.
Tickets ($23) on sale now and may be purchased OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Macy's and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.
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Florence Henderson Takes All The Lives Of Me...A Musical Journey on the Road this Winter
21 November 2009 2:30 AM, PST
Known to millions as Carol Brady, Florence Henderson, a multi-talented actress, talk show host, performer, recording artist, author and Broadway veteran, brings her critically acclaimed one-woman production of All the Lives of Me?A Musical Journey, under the musical direction of Emmy award-winning Composer Glen Roven, to Cabaret at the Castle. A crowd-pleasing evening with ?America?s Favorite TV Mom,? featuring songs from her starring roles in such Broadway hits as Oklahoma, South Pacific, Sound of Music and Annie Get Your Gun. Audiences will be treated to personal anecdotes of a life on the boards of Broadway and the Brady set. The event will take place on Monday, November 9th and Tuesday, November 10th at 8:00 pm at the The Inner Circle at the Magic Castle, 7001 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. »
Performance Network Presents Guy Louis' Family Fun Concert 11/21
21 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST
Performance Network Theatre presents Guy Louis' Family Fun Concert on Saturday, November 21 at 1pm. This all-ages show, part of The Children's Theatre Network's Saturday Series for Young Audiences, is followed by a free cookies and milk reception.
Join Guy Louis for a concert that will surely delight young people of all ages. Don't forget to bring grandma and grandpa too, as the entire family will be a part of the celebration. Put on your dancin' shoes, as Guy will have the entire audience rockin' and rollin' right along with him in the aisles.
Since 1985, Guy Louis has presented family shows that are as popular with adults as they are with kids. A blend of education, awesome musical instruments and active audience participation make
Guy's shows fast-paced musical adventures that celebrate community and original creative
expression. Check out Guy's website at www.guylouis.com, including his DVD series "Worlds of Music, »
Doyle To Direct Gemignani, Wood, Cuervo, & More In Cincinnati Playhouse's Three Sisters 10/24-11/21
21 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST
The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has finalized casting for its upcoming production of Three Sisters. This exciting new version, commissioned by the Playhouse, combines John Doyle, the Tony Award-winning director of Company, and Sarah Ruhl, one of America's most acclaimed young playwrights. Three Sisters, a poignant tale of love and dreams and the never-ending pursuit of happiness, begins previews in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre October 24 and continues through November 21. »
Cate Blanchett Stars in 'Streetcar' at Kennedy Center 10/29 -11/21
21 November 2009 12:30 AM, PST
Sydney Theatre Company's forthcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Liv Ullmann, is to tour to the United States. The production which will play at Sydney Theatre from 1 September to 10 October 2009, featuring Stc Co-Artistic Director Cate Blanchett as Blanche DuBois, and will run at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington from 29 October to 21 November 2009 and Brooklyn Academy Of Music (Bam), New York from 27 November to 20 December 2009. »
Bww TV: Extended Video Show Preview - Dreamgirls
20 November 2009 8:49 PM, PST
Catch this special Extended Video Show Preview of Dreamgirls right here on BroadwayWorld.com! Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. are presenting the premiere engagement of Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the groundbreaking musical. Dreamgirls introduces Moya Angela as Effie White and features, as The Dreams, Syesha Mercado as Deena Jones, Adrienne Warren as Lorrell Robinson, and Margaret Hoffman as Michelle Morris with Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Chester Gregory is James "Thunder" Early, Trevon Davis as C.C. White, Milton Craig Nealy as Marty Madison »
Photo Flash: Melinda Doolittle Debuts at Feinstein's
20 November 2009 7:33 PM, PST
Feinstein's At Loews Regency, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the New York debut Melinda Doolittle in her first-ever nightclub engagement from November 17 - 21. The "American Idol" finalist will perform an intimate evening of jazz standards, pop hits and Broadway classics, in addition to selections from her CD, Coming Back To You. All shows are at the Regency Hotel. »
Horman & Serafini Join Luker and Cassidy in Nso Pops Music Man Concert, 11/27 & 11/28
20 November 2009 3:34 PM, PST
Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming The Music Man concert produced by the National Symphony Orchestra Pops in the Nso Pops series. Todd A. Horman will play the role of Marcellus and Joseph Serafini will play Winthrop. Horman and Serafini join Shirley Jones, the original Marian from the film version of The Music Man, as well as Rebecca Luker and Patrick Cassidy as Harold Hill. »
Performance Network Theater's Black Friday Special
20 November 2009 3:12 PM, PST
In honor of Black Friday, otherwise known as the day after Thanksgiving and largest shopping day of the year, Performance Network Theatre is holding a holiday sale. Gift certificates, available in any amount, are on sale for 50% off their face value price. Gift certificates will be available for purchase on both Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th.
Performance Network is open on both Black Friday and Saturday 11am through 6pm. Downtown shoppers are encouraged to stop by to pick up some always appreciated, one-size- fits-all Network gift certificates for everyone on their holiday shopping lists. Performance Network is located at 120 E. Huron St, Ann Arbor, 48104. Gift Certificates are also available by calling the box office at 734-663-0681.
Beginning Monday, November 30th, Gift Certificates will be available for 20% off, through December 24th.
Founded in 1981, Performance Network Theatre has grown from a fledgling company to Ann Arbor's only resident, professional theatre. »
New York Stage and Film Honors Julianna Margulies & Marc Platt, 12/13
20 November 2009 2:19 PM, PST
New York Stage and Film (Saf) celebrates its 25th anniversary with its annual winter gala on December 13th at 7:00pm at The Plaza Hotel (770 Fifth Avenue). Julianna Margulies and Marc Platt will be honored for their extraordinary achievements in theater, film and television, as well as their ongoing commitment to live performance and support of New York Stage and Film. »
Bww Interviews: Ann Hampton Callaway Talks 100 Years of Johnny Mercer
20 November 2009 2:10 PM, PST
Tonight, November 20, The New York Pops celebrates the centenary of the birth of lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer with a special concert at Carnegie Hall. Joining Music Director Steven Reineke and the orchestra are multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, star of the Broadway musical Swing!; Broadway performer James T. Lane; and actress and opera singer N'Kenge. Together with the Camp Broadway Kids, they will perform treasured compositions from the vast Johnny Mercer songbook; highlights include "Dream," "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Moon River." »
Lion King's Alton White Presents Two Charity Benefit Concerts at Liberace Museum Cabaret Showroom, 12/4
20 November 2009 12:55 PM, PST
Alton Fitzgerald White, who currently plays the starring role of Mufasa in Disney's "Lion King" at Mandalay Bay, will present an evening of holiday music with two charity benefit concerts on Friday, Dec. 4 at the intimate Cabaret Showroom at the Liberace Museum, 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. at Spencer. White is donating all proceeds from ticket sales to benefit the Cabaret Fund for the non-profit Liberace Foundation & Museum »
It's Official: Oprah Show to Shutter September 9, 2011
20 November 2009 10:18 AM, PST
It is truly the end of a a talk show era. Variety reports that the Emmy-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show will broadcast its final interview in September 9, 2011 when Oprah's syndication deal ends. The show will have run for 25 years. Oprah Winfrey, the show's host, announced the shows end to staffers at her Chicago-based Harpo production company yesterday and will make the news public on her program today, November 20th. The Oprah Winfrey Show airs on ABC at 4pm Est. »
Stage Tube: 'Spider-man' Stars Carney and Wood Heat Up 'Love Me Chase Me'
20 November 2009 9:31 AM, PST
After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team of Spider-man, Turn Off The Dark, have selected Reeve Carney to play the role of Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man. Carney joins previously announced cast members Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker's girlfriend and Alan Cumming as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin). »
Norfolk And Norwich Festival Announces Five Highlight Shows
20 November 2009 5:07 AM, PST
Norfolk & Norwich Festival (Nnf) today announced five highlight shows from its May 2010 programme including the UK première of the highly acclaimed new work by legendary viola da gambist Jordi Savall, Jerusalem: a city of two peaces, the UK première of Alain Platel's new work for les ballets C de la B, Out of Context, a new commission by artist, performance-maker and writer Tim Etchells, a rare UK performance by electric guitar innovator John McLaughlin, and Parklife, an outdoor circus project by NoFit State Circus. »
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