Entertainment: theater news

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• Theatre group to help hospice
• Keep It Brief, Heller Theatre’s Annual Short Play Contest 2011
• Bay Area theater openings, Feb. 20
• Theater pick: 'A Man's Home' at Central Works
• Folk art featured in Dayton Art Institute exhibition
• ETLA Laker Kobe Bryant Gets Prints Enshrined At HollywoodS GraumanS Theatre
• Victory Gardens Closes THE BOYS ROOM, 220
• Next Theatre Presents Rodgers' MADAGASCAR 120-220
• Northlight Theatre Closes Eclipsed 22011
• 'Judas' theater production offers challenging religious themes, strong language
• Parkway Theater could reopen in different location
• Theater Review: 'Sex Is Good For You!'
• The Met will stage 'Ring' opera in 3-D
• Andrew Motion to debut as playwright with work about Afghanistan
• Broadway plans play on Magic Johnson, Larry Bird
• What's coming up on Broadway and beyond
• Musical theater? Try Aisle A
• LA Laker Kobe Bryant Gets Prints Enshrined at Hollywoodâs Graumanâs Theatre - ET
• Lewis Black shares his (humorous) anger with sold-out Michigan Theater crowd
• Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Presents Gala Extravaganza White Night
• Paul Mesner Puppets Presents FLOSSIE AND THE FOX 22-20
• Legendary West Coast blues Band Hot tuna to Perform at Carolina Theatre in Durham
• Interactive Feature: Stepping Into Place at Center Stage
• Kobe immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theater
• Frist Center's VISHNU HINDUISM'S BLUE-SKINNED SAVIOR Opens, 220
• SIMEN JOHAN UNTIL THE KINGDOM COMES Opens At The Frist 220
• Theatre A La Carte to hold auditions for 'Curtains'
• Starmites Musical Theatre
• Small Craft Warnings
• LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Closes In Calgary 2202011

Theatre group to help hospice Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:07 AM PST MEMBERS of Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company are tuning up for an evening of songs from the shows to raise money for Stourbridge's Mary Stevens Hospice.

Keep It Brief, Heller Theatre’s Annual Short Play Contest 2011 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:03 AM PST The best presents often come in small parcels.� Similarly, some of the best dramatic writing can often come in shorter formats, such as the one act play. � These often provide a way for fledgling writers to test their wings and for more experienced

Bay Area theater openings, Feb. 20 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:57 AM PST IN PREVIEWS Ruined A brothel serves as an unlikely refuge for the raped and maimed women of Congo in Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about pain and resilience in war-torn central Africa. Liesl Tommy directs the Bay Area premiere. Previews

Theater pick: 'A Man's Home' at Central Works Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:57 AM PST A Man's Home ... an Ode to Kafka's Castle: Playwright-director Aaron Henne takes off from Kafka's endlessly celebrated and intriguingly endless novel to explore the interplay of power and authority between a writer and his characters in a collaboratively

Folk art featured in Dayton Art Institute exhibition Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:50 AM PST DAYTON - Nancy Lehren was so taken with the folk art that hung on her company's office walls that she felt it deserved to be shared with a larger audience.

ETLA Laker Kobe Bryant Gets Prints Enshrined At HollywoodS GraumanS Theatre Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:41 AM PST Content Provided by: NBA all-star Kobe Bryant has received his hand and footprints permanently enshrined at Hollywood's historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre -- home to the world famous Walk of Fame. Bryant is the first sports figure to have his hands and

Victory Gardens Closes THE BOYS ROOM, 220 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:34 AM PST Victory Gardens continues its 201011 Season with the world premiere of The Boys Room by Ensemble Playwright Joel Drake Johnson, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sandy Shinner. The Boys Room marks Shinner and Johnson's sixth collaboration-A Guide

Next Theatre Presents Rodgers' MADAGASCAR 120-220 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:34 AM PST Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar, directed by Kimberly Senior, January 20 - February 20, 2011 927 Noyes Street in Evanston.

Northlight Theatre Closes Eclipsed 22011 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:34 AM PST Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents Eclipsed by Danai Gurira, directed by Hallie Gordon.

'Judas' theater production offers challenging religious themes, strong language Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST is not your mother's Acts of Faith Festival offering. "Every time I introduced the idea of doing this play to board members or other people within the community, people said, 'You want to do that in Richmond?' " Henley Street Theatre's artistic director,

Parkway Theater could reopen in different location Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:17 AM PST Popcorn, beer, love seats and big-screen movies may be on tap at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland if the operators can nail down a lease for an old heavy metal nightclub or a former car dealership. is negotiating with the owners of two locations -- the

Theater Review: 'Sex Is Good For You!' Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:03 AM PST Comedy comes in all shapes and sizes. Sex Is Good For You!, now on display at the Secret Rose Theatre in the NoHo Arts District, is the tender yet in-your-face kind. Written by veteran playwright Art Shulman ( The Rabbi and The Shiksa , Old Broads

The Met will stage 'Ring' opera in 3-D Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST (By Daniel J. Wakin and Steve Lohr, New York Times) Purveyors of entertainment, in the ever-urgent quest to grab audiences' attention, have used 3-D imagery in movies and, more recently, television. Now it is coming to live theater. In a rare case of

Andrew Motion to debut as playwright with work about Afghanistan Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:59 PM PST Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate, is to make his debut as a playwright with a controversial work about the war in Afghanistan. Incoming will tell the story of Danny, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, his grieving widow Steph, and their young son

Broadway plans play on Magic Johnson, Larry Bird Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:54 PM PST NEW YORK ? The playwright behind the Broadway play "Lombardi" is moving from the gridiron to the hard court. Eric Simonson is working on "Magic/Bird," a new play that will chronicle the lives of basketball Hall of Famers Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry

What's coming up on Broadway and beyond Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:54 PM PST From the season's most-anticipated (and delayed) musical, to a musical version of Whoopi Goldberg's "Sister Act" to a revival of "That Championship Season," here's a look at what's coming up this spring. "That Championship Season." Opens March 6: The

Musical theater? Try Aisle A Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:52 PM PST finition, a "flash mob" is supposed to surprise an unwitting audience, but the shoppers at Acme Fresh Market in Kent weren't the only ones who were surprised when Theodore Roosevelt High School students began performing a number from

LA Laker Kobe Bryant Gets Prints Enshrined at Hollywoodâs Graumanâs Theatre - ET Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:49 PM PST Extract not available.

Lewis Black shares his (humorous) anger with sold-out Michigan Theater crowd Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:47 PM PST Lewis Black publicity photo Comedy Central It seems only fitting that Lewis Black - a comedian who regularly appears on "The Daily Show" and had a sold-out show at the Michigan Theater on Saturday night - responds to audience members who convey

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Presents Gala Extravaganza White Night Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:46 PM PST Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents a benefit gala White Night on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 70in at Space on White at 81 White Street (between Lafayette and Broadway).

Paul Mesner Puppets Presents FLOSSIE AND THE FOX 22-20 Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:45 PM PST Paul Mesner Puppets Presents FLOSSIE AND THE FOX 22-20

Legendary West Coast blues Band Hot tuna to Perform at Carolina Theatre in Durham Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:35 PM PST Hot Tuna, known for their mix of acoustic and electric blues, will appear at the Carolina Theatre in Durham (North Carolina) on Tuesday, February 22 at 8 p.m. From their days playing together as teenagers to their current acoustic and electric blues,

Interactive Feature: Stepping Into Place at Center Stage Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST Extract not available.

Kobe immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theater Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the first athlete on Saturday to be immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theater, the movie industry landmark in Hollywood, Los Angeles. At a ceremony, Bryant laid his hands and

Frist Center's VISHNU HINDUISM'S BLUE-SKINNED SAVIOR Opens, 220 Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:12 PM PST Vishnu Hinduisms Blue-Skinned Savior, the first major museum exhibition to focus on the Hindu deity Vishnu has been organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and will open with a free community preview day Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. The exhibition

SIMEN JOHAN UNTIL THE KINGDOM COMES Opens At The Frist 220 Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:12 PM PST The Frist Centers Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery will feature Simen Johan Until the Kingdom Comes, comprising nine large-scale digital photographs and three sculptures. The exhibition opens Feb. 20, 2011, and will remain on view through May

Theatre A La Carte to hold auditions for 'Curtains' Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:08 PM PST Theatre A La Carte will hold auditions for "Curtains" at 7 p.m...Feb. 26 at The Dance Studio in its new location, 1690 Raymond Diehl Road in the Osaka Plaza. One of the final musicals by the legendary team of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret)

Starmites Musical Theatre Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:07 PM PST STARMITES creates an outrageous mix of Pop Broadway, Hip Hop, Boy Bands, Girl Groups, and Rap while conjuring up the sci fi worlds of Spielberg and Lucas, with a touch of inspiration from J.R.R Tolkein and C.S. Lewis.

Small Craft Warnings Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST Mother of Invention at the Studio Theatre Reviewed by In a 1971 letter to his producer about the upcoming Off-Broadway debut of his latest play, " ," Tennessee Williams wrote: "Since this play is so much talk and character, stock players, even the best

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Closes In Calgary 2202011 Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:04 PM PST The NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL begins performances at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on February 15, 2011 and play through February 20, 2011. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. through all

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