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Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


Plans to build holiday lodges on green belt land spark fury in Chipstead

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:36 AM PDT

By alice hemmings alice.hemmings@sevenoaks-chronicle.co.uk NEW plans for a Green Belt site formerly earmarked for a "mini-Center Parks" development have provoked fury among villagers. Canadian land tycoon Baron Deschauer spoke to Chipstead residents

Oprah Winfrey says au revoir to Chicago, but not goodbye: 'You will still see me eating at RL'

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:30 AM PDT

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has made its home in Chicago since its launch in 1986. Left, several blocks of Michigan Avenue were closed in Sept. 2009 for the taping of the premiere show for the 24th season. (Tribune photo by...

"Murder in Hollywood: The Case of the Boa Constrictor"

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:29 AM PDT

A 1960s Hollywood starlet is murdered. Presented by WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Dinner Theater.

Laugh the night away with stars

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT

THERE's a night of laughter in store at Derby's Assembly Rooms on Saturday, May 14, when The Comedians show off their stand-up skills. The show features Stan Boardman, Mick Miller and Johnnie Casson from ITV's iconic TV show The Comedians. Stan

Legendary Bengali playwright Badal Sircar dies

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Kolkata: Legendary Bengali playwright Badal Sircar, who gave Indian theatre a new dimension with plays like 'Pagla Ghoda' and 'Ebang Indrajit', died at his north Kolkata residence on Friday evening. He was 86. Sircar, who was awarded a Padma Shri in 1972

Two performances remain of original student theater production at High Tech High School in North Bergen; today at 3 and 7 p.m.

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Students from High Tech High School in North Bergen will continue performing their original pieces in "11:12 Time to Play" today. The show, which features original scenes, movement pieces, monologues and music written and composed by the student actors,

Denver schools' Shakespeare festival puts thousands of students on stage

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT

/scriptDenver Public Schools students take a break from the 27th annual Shakespeare Festival outside the Denver Performing Art Center on Friday. Thousands of students in Elizabethan garb performed on 12 stages throughout the day. (Photos by RJ Sangosti,

Clippings: Study supports downtown theater

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:09 AM PDT

thursday • A nearly $1 million study commissioned by Salt Lake City has confirmed what Mayor Ralph Becker and downtown big-box theater supporters believed all along: A 2,500-seat performing-arts center just south of the new City Creek Center makes both

Celebrate emerging local theatre artists

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:06 AM PDT

Theatre groups around the region are joining forces this weekend to stage ACTivate – A Festival for Inspiring Theatre. Opening with a series of workshops today (May 13), the inaugural event brings together local theatre companies and school drama

Broadway's Spider-Man revamped with new story

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Revamped Broadway musical has new storyline faithful to the original Spider-Man comics

Overhyped playwright seeks Israel's destruction. Details at six

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:46 PM PDT

In a world full of problems, we all must make choices about where to invest time and energy.

NO DAY AT THE BEACH Plays Street Theatre 514

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Murder, music and fun Sounds like the perfect spring recipe for Street Theatre Company's newest murder mystery musical event - Murder It's No Day at the Beach - set for Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14 at Nashville's Tulip Street Methodist Church, 522

'Spider-Man' stuntman returns

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark ( file photo) Christopher Tierney overcame serious injuries to make a triumphant return to his role in the troubled Spider-Man musical on Thursday night, calling the newly revamped production the "safest show on Broadway".

Ultimate Doo-Wop Show to be presented at Star Plaza Theatre

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Provided Jay Siegel's Tokens will be among the groups performing during The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show today at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville. For your information WHAT: "The Ultimate Doo–Wop Show" starring Jay Siegel's Tokens, Jay Traynor, The

Musical sensation set for packed theatre run

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:32 PM PDT

STARRING ROLE: Brian Conley plays Fagin in the production of Oliver! which runs at the Theatre Royal next summer TUNES glorious tunes: the hit-packed musical Oliver! is heading to Plymouth. Brian Conley will star as Fagin in the blockbuster show next

THEATER -- Boxborough resident stars in comedy

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Barbara Douglass of Newton and John McAuliffe of Boxborough battle it out as fading acting stars of the 1950s in 'Moon Over Buffalo' at Acme Theater in Maynard. Looking on is Aric Brown of Harvard. To reserve tickets, call 978-823-0003 or visit

Elvis Costello at the Wiltern Theatre

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Long before the word "interactive" became an entertainment-industry mantra, Elvis Costello was there with his fabled "Spinning Songbook." A quarter century after he first cooked up the idea that exponentially amped up the practice of taking requests

Cosi | Eagles Nest Theatre

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT

"They're coming to take me away" begins Louis Nowra's two hour play, set in 1971 in a Melbourne mental institution. Cosi was written almost twenty years ago and will undoubtedly remain a classic in the Australian theatrical repertoire. And there

BONNIE amp CLYDE, LA BETE, DEATHTRAP et al. Set for Asolo Rep's New Season

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Repertory Theatre's producing artistic director, announced today his selections for the 2010-2011 season. A major highlight of Asolo Rep's 52nd season is the pre-Broadway try-out production of Bonnie & Clyde opening on

A Month of Mormon Day 4: Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Go on a 'Religious Mission'

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells in 'The Book of Mormon' About the Show Ready for more Mormons? Broadway.com's daily The Book of Mormon video series marches on as Trey Parker and Matt Stone welcome the show's Tony-nominated stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells

Bitches to Belles: Kristin Chenoweth Pilot Set for ABC, With Name Change

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Broadway's good Christian belle is heading back to TV. Broadway darling Kristin Chenoweth is heading back to the small screen. The Tony and Emmy winner will headline the new ABC drama Good Christian Belles, formerly titled Good Christian Bitches. Based

Seattle Modern Orchestra closes season with ? what else? ? 20th-century concerti

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Seattle Modern Orchestra ends its season and brings 20th-century concerti to UW's Meany Hall on May 13, 2011. Seattle Modern Orchestra Seattle Modern Orchestra wraps up its inaugural season with a look at 20th-century concerti, including works by Luciano

The sad end of Poe's story

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT

In "Poe: A Life Cut Short,'' the biographer Peter Ackroyd writes that a few weeks before Edgar Allan Poe died, the author said: "I do believe God gave me a spark of genius, but He quenched it in misery.'' Poe's misery is certainly on abundant display in

From Boston Ballet, two extremes

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:10 PM PDT

In last night's mixed bill of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins ballets, the Boston Ballet played cool chivalry against diaphanous heat, architechtonics against glancing intimacy. That the dancers could swing between these extremes is a mark of their

The Grass Roots Return to Houston-Free Miller Outdoor Theatre Concert Set

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Let the parties begin! Nothing makes college students happier than to finish a semester. Late night cramming for finals, endless cups of coffee, and bleary eyes will be replaced by lawn chairs, ice chests, and Aggies in search of concerts. Not only

Theatre: Actress revisits My Fair Lady almost 50 years after West End appearance

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:57 PM PDT

Cardiff actress Anne Mason appeared in the original West End production of My Fair Lady in the '60s, now she's set to revisit her West End triumph almost 50 years later. Dave Owens finds out more "THAT'S possibly the most astonishing piece of

After Waking

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT

A Malaysian and American collaboration, the reTheatre Company's " " is a physical theatre piece inspired by the makyung epic "Dewa Muda." Three American performers working in Kuala Lumpur, Jaki Bradley, Conner Marx and Alex Amery, who are also the

GUYS AND DOLLS Opens At OCP May 27

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Guys and Dolls will run at the Omaha Community Playhouse May 27-June 26, 2011.

Capital Repertory Theatre: 'Kingdom of the Shore' Storm in the Hamptons

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:46 PM PDT

ALBANY, N.Y. -- David Bunce is listed as the fight choreographer for director Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill's insightful, purposefully played production of "Kingdom of the Shore" at Capital Repertory Theatre. And while Bunce's skills are put to good use,

Gulbenkian shortlist for National Theatre Wales

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:45 PM PDT

NATIONAL Theatre Wales has been nominated for the prestigious Gulbenkian award, which is worth £175,000 and would create a spectacular production involving local people. One of six shortlisted theatre companies, out of 62 bids, if they win they will use

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