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Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


Broadway and 'Glee' star Menzel joins Symphony for Salk gala

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Idina Menzel, the Tony-winning powerhouse who created the role of Maureen in "Rent" and of Elphaba in "Wicked," reached a whole new audience with her portrayal of a teacher on "Glee." Menzel played Shelby Corcoran ---- coach of the rival Vocal Adrenaline

Riverside Theatre to Honor Phylicia Rashad & Roy Haynes During 2nd Annual Gala

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT

- NEW YORK, NY - August 19th, 2011- Since its inception in 1960, The Riverside Theatre of Morningside Heights in has aimed to bring a vibrant array of culture, performance, and arts to the surrounding community. Hosting a variety of programs from dance

"The Human Car Crash of Light Entertaiment"

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:11 AM PDT

Nick Helms award for best one-liner at Edinburgh comes four years after he began performing solo stand-up. Helm, who has been compared to Justin Lee Collins and even Brian Blessed, describes himself as "the human car crash of light entertainment". The

NMSU to host theater workshop

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:02 AM PDT

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State University Department of Theatre Arts will present an after-school program for students in first- through eighth-grade beginning Sept. 12.The Children's Theatre Workshop, which is in its 27th year, has garnered

Comedy ventriloquist Jeff Dunham gets in the last word

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:02 AM PDT

After decades of being upstaged by his own creations, Jeff Dunham finally is getting the last word. The ventriloquist-comedian, who presents two shows this weekend in Pala, recently published his autobiography, "All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed

Tim O'Malley's Phantasmagorical Three Ring Comedy Circus

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT

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Westfield theater embraces musical

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Tanya Haas plays Todd Crickmore's sweetheart in "Don't Hug Me." Her character wants to pursue a singing career; Crickmore's character wants her to stay home. Written by Filed Under Tanya Haas, as Bernice Lundstrom, and Adam Nichols, playing Aarvid

Theater camp students perform

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:56 PM PDT

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Jupiters Theatre in for $20m makeover

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:44 PM PDT

JUPITERS Hotel and Casino will more than double the size of its theatre as part of a $20 million upgrade announced today.Echo Entertainment Group has unveiled details of the refurbishment, the first step in Jupiters' proposed $625 million investment

Keb' Mo' will play State Theatre

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT

PORTLAND — Three-time Grammy winner Keb' Mo' will bring his brand of the blues, Delta blues and country blues to the State Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist plays electric guitars, acoustic guitars and

Glee cast wanted souvenirs from theatre (AAP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Lea Michele kept looking for things to steal when shooting scenes at a famous New York theatre.The actress is Rachel Berry in American high school show Glee. It's about a group of kids who love singing and the cast recently filmed in New York.They shot

$20 million upgrade revealed for Jupiters Theatre

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Echo Entertainment Group has announced plans for a $20 million upgrade to the theatre at Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast, the first step in a proposed $625 million investment program announced late last year. Work will commence in early September on

The Alternative Village Fête pitches up at National Theatre

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:35 PM PDT

This Sunday (1-5.30pm) and Monday (1-4pm), The Alternative Village Fête delivers a myriad of entertainment by unconventional artists and craftmakers outside National Theatre on the South Bank. Organised by Home Live Art which produces artistic work in

Theatre review: The F Word

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 This show has obviously had a great deal of time and money put into it. But, albeit performed with great conviction and enthusiasm, it was performed with little talent and a clichéd, predictable script that can best be described as

Theatre review: Unnatural Selection

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 PLAYWRIGHT and director Boris Mitkov deserves credit for trying to tackle the vampire genre from a more thoughtful, less sensational angle than most - in the programme notes for Unnatural Selection, he says he set out to write a play

Theatre review: Two Johnnies Live Upstairs

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 IF YOU like your theatre madder than a sack of badgers, catch this almost indescribably bonkers promenade performance before it's gone forever. On arrival at the venue - a grand Georgian townhouse on Randolph Crescent - we are met by

Theatre review: Totty Galore and the Expanding Suitcase

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 Goodness knows what drives people to hire a theatre, dredge the unconscious and create the play they have always dreamed of performing. But the Fringe would not be the same without them. This rambling and tragically dull production

Theatre review: Tearoom

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 Domestic tensions and secret desires spill out over cups of tea in Wendy's tearoom. Barbara, it turns out, has a few things to say to her bullying husband Derek; Julie is trying to write a "Dear John" letter; Sarah has a revelation

A minute of your time: Martha Lott, founder of Holden Street Theatres, Adelaide

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Published: 24/8/2011 What is the Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Fringe Award? The aim of the award is to take work of high artistic merit back to the Adelaide Fringe as part of Holden Street Theatres festival programme. We look out for something that

Finding inspiration in living: Next to Normal coming to Pioneer Theatre Company

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT

Mental illness has been tangled up with inspiration for centuries, with some of the world's greatest minds eventually spinning out of control and falling off the edge of a cliff in their own heads. But what about the...

Academy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Thelma & Louise 8/25

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen a new print of "Thelma & Louise" in celebration of the film's 20th anniversary on Thursday, August 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film journalist Anne

B.S. Productions and Theatre for the New City Presents Luminescent Blues

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Luminescent Blues is a fun, tragicomedy about the Internet generation. Set in three neighboring Manhattan apartments, it's many characters include; a woman who writes homoerotic Harry Potter fan fiction, a young man who creates stop motion Star Wars

The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Festival Kicks Off 8/25

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

ACT Theatre joins The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Festival, a 1950's lesbian pulp festival spanning seven months, involving the work of over 50 of Seattle's most talented actors, musicians, designers and neo-burlesque performers, produced by Cherry

House Theater Of Chicago Presents CYRANO, Previews Begin 8/25

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

The House Theatre of Chicago opens its 10th Anniversary Season with Cyrano, an original adaptation of Edward Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted and directed by House Company Member Matt Hawkins. Cyrano is the quintessential Renaissance Man. A natural

THE SEED OF ABRAHAM Comes To New York International Fringe Fest

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Love is a battlefield. From Jerome Avenue to Jerusalem, two brothers with big dreams for thestage and the beloved girl upstairs confront their own personal conflicts in The Seed of Abraham, a new musicalcoming to The New York International Fringe

Fox Concerts Presents RETURN TO FOREVER IV at Fox Theatre, 8/25

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Fox Concerts presents RETURN TO FOREVER IV at the Fabulous Fox Theatre onAugust 25th at 8 p.m. with ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA. Tickets are on sale now and are $60, $50, $40, and $30. A limitednumber of Gold Circle seats are also available. Return To Forever,

STG Presents Cloud Cult

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Cloud Cult, with special guest The Wilderness of Manitoba, on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 8:00pm at the Neptune. The Neptune is located at 1303 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA. Cloud Cult developed in 1995 as a solo

Hedgerow Theatre Presents THE GOOD DOCTOR, Previews 8/25

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Hedgerow Theatre moves into fall with comedy -- Neil Simon's "The Good Doctor." The show will preview on Thursday. Aug. 25, and open Aug. 26 for a run through Sept. 18. "Simon's a great act to come after our summer Cooney farce," said Producing Artistic

Ann Arbor band blazes new trail

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:23 PM PDT

Ann Arbor band Ella Riot is blazing a new trail BLADE STAFF WRITER ANN ARBOR -- Tyler Duncan, covered in glitter, powers up the synthesizer -- he's saving his bagpipes for the finale. Frontwoman Michelle Chamuel fist-pounds the air twice in rhythm with

TSO musicians perform, teach

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:23 PM PDT

Symphony musicians teach, perform through summer Sandra Clark, principal horn with the Toledo Symphony. Enlarge Just because the Toledo Symphony doesn't present concerts during the summer months does not mean its members -- professional musicians all --

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