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Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


Critics' picks on Philadelphia stages this weekend

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:56 AM PDT

John Jorgenson Quintet With his swinging, acoustic gypsy jazz tunes in the Django Reinhardt tradition, Jorgenson coulda/shoulda been on the French-focused PIFA schedule (see above). But he's caught our eye as one of the first attractions of merit at the

Star Power Bolsters Broadway

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT

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Baal | Malthouse Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Wow. Well. An unforgettable, rambunctious, theatrical event is this Malthouse/Sydney Theatre Company co-production of Bertolt Brecht's Baal. It doesn't usually rain incessantly on stage during a play and nor, usually, does the set collapse, but all

For master's students, all the stage is their world for three years

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:49 AM PDT

For 27 years, the students of the Denver Center's acclaimed National Theatre Conservatory master's program have been the greatest actors you hardly ever saw. Sure, they've helped fill out ensembles in Denver Center Theatre Company productions, and

Sting Doing Special Fan Club Only Show at NY's Apollo Theater

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:48 AM PDT

E-mail This Page| New York City's Apollo Theater is one of the legendary homes of soul music, but Sting is bringing some classical flavor to the venue later this month. On April 28th, the former Police frontman will do a special fan-club-members-only

Mr Benn Hawth Theatre, Crawley Mon 13 Jun - Tue 14 Jun Mr Benn is an ordinary man, who lives in an ordinary street, and makes the same ordinary journey every day to his ordinary office. Until one day, Mr Benn receives an extraordinary invitation. Mr Benn

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Mr Benn's world is turned upside down when he stumbles across a small dusty shop overflowing with costumes: a spaceman, a wizard, a chef, a diver, a knight and many more.

Ex Strangler rocks tiny village theatre

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell is all set to rock out at tiny Clitheroe's Grand Theatre this week.

The Kennedys: A presidential panto as real as a politician’s promise

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT

For half a century the US political dynasty, led by the ferociously ambitious Joseph P Kennedy, was only ever a heartbeat away from a headline. Passed like a hot potato from cable channel to cable channel in the US, thanks to a carefully orchestrated

Review: Uncle Vanya, at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

One of a handful of Chekhov plays against which so many of our finest stage actors have measured themselves over the decades, Uncle Vanya is seemingly an unassailable classic. Still, you don't need to subscribe to Soviet ideals of optimistic art to

Tall tales with king of comedy Greg Davies

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Roz Laws chats to Greg Davies, a comedian who has become something of a cult TV hit. He towers over everyone at 6ft 8in, so it's only natural that comedian Greg Davies should tell tall stories. His latest stand-up show is full of amusing tales about

Review: Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical, at Birmingham Hippodrome

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Looking for a good-time musical, loaded with songs of hope and love? Well then, move along, please. Your sort ain't wanted round here. This is a Jekyll & Hyde review, after all. A musical based on one of the great Gothic masterpieces, with a heart as

Old-school theatre tells of life on streets

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:39 AM PDT

DIRECTOR: Bheki Mkhwane CAST: Bheki Mkhwane, Bheki Khabela, Bhekani Shabalala and Sduduzo Kawula. VENUE: The Playhouse RATING: ***** WHEN the founders of the new Just In Time Productions announced their intentions to revive indigenous theatre on the

Musical Nine falls flat

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:31 AM PDT

The musical Nine, based on Fellinis classic film 81/2, is playing at Tacoma Musical Playhouse. It has everything going for it one could reasonably expect of a modern musical yet it is oddly less than engaging. Wonderful songs by Maury Yeston blend

Lady sings the blues at Historic Everett Theatre

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:26 AM PDT

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Bret Michaels discusses Tuesday State Theatre stop, Miley Cyrus and more

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Published: Friday, April 08, 2011, 12:33 AM Updated: Friday, April 08, 2011, 12:34 AM By The Express-Times Follow Tweet Share 0 Photo Courtesy of Caity Cudworth Poison frontman Bret Michaels performs Tuesday night at in Easton.Bret Michaels is best known

Sooner Theatre presents 'The Wedding Singer'

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:12 AM PDT

  Oklahoman    Leave a comment NORMAN — A rousing rock musical that comes right at you and keeps coming but has some wildly comic and warmly touching moments as well, is staged through Sunday at Sooner Theatre. Set in New Jersey in 1985, "The

Carpenter Square Theatre continues its season with "The Scarlet Letter."

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:11 AM PDT

  BY JOHN BRANDENBURG Oklahoman    Leave a comment It was a little hard to sort out the tortured emotions and bizarre behavior of the characters, but there was no denying that they made a vivid impression on the audience at a recent performance of

Brothers set to put new life into Blues

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:11 AM PDT

DUST off your pork pie hat and get ready to party like never before as the Blues Brothers are back in town. After sell-out shows throughout Europe, Jake and Elwood Blues are back with a new-look show. Featuring cast members from the original hit West End

Former militant arrested for West Bank murder of theater director

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Thursday, April 07, 2011 - Powered by JENIN, Occupied West Bank: Police in the West Bank have charged a former Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant with the murder of an Israeli-Palestinian theater director, security sources said Wednesday.Palestinian

For students in master's acting program, all the stage is their world for three years

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:03 AM PDT

/scriptAllison Pistorius, left, and Caitlin Wise will say goodbye to the Denver Center's National Theatre Conservatory program with performances of "As You Like It," above, and "Ah, Wilderness." (Provided by Eric Laurits ) if(requestedWidth 0)} For 27

San Francisco Eyewear Boutique Veo Optics Announces Expansion into Theater District

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:00 AM PDT

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The Reading Room: Childrens playwright David Wood on George’s Marvellous Medicine at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:00 AM PDT

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'Burn Deeply' staged in Capital Theatre in Beijing

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:57 PM PDT

Actors stage a drama named "Burn Deeply" in the Capital Theatre in Beijing, China, April 7, 2011. The drama, based on the story of the Oscar-winning film Burnt by the Sun, was directed by the acclaimed director Wang Xiaoying. (Xinhua/Li Yan) Weekly review

New show from the Parliamentary Theatre Company

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT

When Mr Rudd isn't performing centre stage he usually has something going off-Broadway. (ABC, Thinkstock) It takes a certain talent to appear self-effacing while making yourself the centre of attention. The Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd pulled it off on

Show will go on for theatre group despite cuts

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:48 PM PDT

by Clair Fullarton, Kilmarnock Standard CASH-strapped East Ayrshire Council has slashed membership of a youth theatre group. The East Ayrshire Youth Theatre will now no longer cater for those aged over 16 – meaning that nine young people aged 17 and 18

Russia's Cultural Week Starts at Opera Theatre in Damascus

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Damascus, (SANA) – The Russian Cossack Dance Group opened the Russian Cultural Week at Opera Theatre in Damascus. The group presented an artistic show from the traditional heritage of Russia. The show comprised dancing, singing, playing on musical

Cast: Ullman in Almeida City, Stubbs Leads Eyolf

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:41 PM PDT

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Sesame Street Live: 'Elmo's Green Thumb'

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:40 PM PDT

When: April 8 : 7 p.m. April 9 : 10:30 a.m. April 9 : 2 p.m. April 9 : 5:30 p.m. Price: $15.50-$29.50. Event Phone Number: 502-584-7777 Neighborhood: Downtown 315 W. Broadway Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 584-7777 Update/correct this listing 0 comments |

THEATRE REVIEW: The Wizard of Oz at Royal Court Liverpool

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:38 PM PDT

THIS Wizard of Oz is a romp down a yellow brick road paved with top 10 hits, celeb take-offs and slapstick comedy, with sentimental warbling about rainbows kicked firmly to the kerb. Could Oz beWizard without the classic songs? The show opened in Kansas

For The People Theatres of NY v. City of New York, 121080/02

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:34 PM PDT

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