jueves, 9 de junio de 2011

Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


West End debut for X Factor winner Ward

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:08 AM PDT

Former 'X Factor' winner Shayne Ward is to make his West End debut later this year. 1 of 1 Ward - To star in Rock of Ages The 2005 winner will appear in the London production of the hit US musical 'Rock of Ages', playing "disillusioned rock bad boy"

Online Travel Site Toronto Escapes, Launches New Information Showcasing Toronto Theatres and Museums

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:02 AM PDT

Toronto Escapes aims to provide a comprehensive trip planning module on their newly redesigned website. Two new pages are available, detailing the Toronto museums and theatre district. MIAMI - FL – The city of Toronto, Ontario in Canada is a vibrant

CURTAIN CALLS: 'Twelfth Night,' 'Imaginary Love' open strong

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:54 AM PDT

Town Hall Theatre Company opened a charming version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" last weekend in Lafayette.

Summer Six-Pac returns this weekend at Historic Yuma Theatre

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Summer Six-Pac: The schedule: Note: Watch upcoming listings in What's Going On for more details on upcoming performances. "Sin, Sex, and the C.I.A." Thespian members of the City of Yuma Employee Association, which stages a show every year, will

Bryan Ferry at Fox Theater: Pre-sale tickets 6/9

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Bryan Ferry, the charismatic singer who fronts Roxy Music and enjoys a successful solo career, announced ten dates in the U.S. supporting the album Olympia. Ferry will perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland Friday, October 14. Tickets...

Preview: Julian Cope at Stanley Theatre, Liverpool

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Julian Cope is a singer, poet, occultist and photographer who has enjoyed a 30-year career in the rock business. He is described by his Bloomsbury book publishers as a "visionary rock musician and musicologist, hip archaeologist and one-time front man of

Heritage Square players harmonize perfectly

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT

So your musical tastes are all over the map, and you have a bunch of favorite songs that run the gamut from "Showboat" and "Rent" to the Beatles to the theme song from "The Jeffersons." Short of tying up your friends and force-feeding them a solo karaoke

The 2011 Indy Theater Awards

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Paul Wellman Amanda Berning The 2011 Indy Theater� Awards Master Harold and Nils Lead the Pack at 19th Annual� Indies Thursday, June 9, 2011 Actors and theater people invaded the Santa Barbara Club on Monday, June 6, for the 19th annual Indy Theater

Shayne Ward to make West End debut

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Shayne Ward has been cast in a West End production of Rock of Ages.The 26-year-old former X Factor winner will play rock star Stacee Jaxx in the musical, which will also star Justin Lee Collins as nightclub owner Dennis Dupree.Ward said in a statement:

B'ville Theatre Guilds At First Sight showcases two terrific actresses

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Curtis Goldman (Jordan Glaski) plugs his ears during a rehearsal for the Baldwinsville Theatre Guild's production of "At First Sight." Curtis is reacting to the shocking news he just got from his mother, Julia Goldman (Robin Bridenbaker), standing.

WALTHAMSTOW: New show opens at theatre pub

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

AN award-winning theatre pub has begun a run of its latest musical production. 'Girlfriends', which opened this week at Ye Olde Rose and Crown in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, tells the story of two friends during World War Two. The show, which is written by

Royal journey leads to stage

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Royal women can be just as scheming and duplicitous as any of their male counterparts. Thats the word from Barb Mitchell, who plays Queen Margaret in The Shakespeare Companys production of Norman Chaurettes award-winning play The Queens currently running

Theater review: 'That Face' makes you squirm but not necessarily think

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT

In "That Face," the kids are most definitely not all right: Within the play's first 10 minutes, teenagers are subjected to incest, slipped drugs and tortured. Where the grown-ups are not predatory or psychotic, they are narcissistic and indifferent.

Veteran Heritage Square players perfectly harmonize with musical

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT

/scriptThe cast of Heritage Square's latest pop-music revue, "In Perfect Harmony," from left: Johnette Toye, Rory Pierce, Eric Weinstein, Annie Dwyer, Randy Johnson, Alex Crawford and T.J. Mullin. (Provided by Heritage Square Music Hall)

Max & Ruby take over the Tennessee Theatre

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Some bunny was very excited to have the bunny duo in Knoxville for one day only. Max & Ruby, the popular pair with their own show on nick, jr. have taken their show on the road, much to the delight of their young fans. We went down for a quick interview

Arab Spring hits NY Jewish theater

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:09 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AFP) The seemingly absurd struggles of the Middle East and the revolutions of the Arab Spring mingle on stage as the background to a new play by New York Jews about a love affair between a young Muslim woman and an Israeli secret agent. "SAIDA:

Moiss Kaufman's Adaptation of Tennessee Williams' One Arm Opens Off-Broadway

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:07 AM PDT

Photo by Monique Carboni Tennessee Williams' unproduced screenplay One Arm comes to life June 9 when the new stage adaptation by Moiss Kaufman, which features and Noah Bean, officially opens Off-Broadway. Kaufman (Bengal Tiger, 33 Variations, Laramie

Theater giant AMC expands dining options

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Cinema Suites offers premium dining for a $15 "experience" charge added to a typical $10 movie ticket. The bar-lounge MacGuffins offers food and drinks for before and after movies. Related Content AMC Entertainment Inc. is ramping up food and beverage

Relatable 'Passengers' boarding at Beatniks

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:54 PM PDT

By Tim Shellberg Times Correspondent nwitimes.com | Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 6:11 am | Loading… Font Size: Photo by Betty Howe Opening June 17 and running through June 26, "Passengers" is a look into the lives and predicaments of more than a

It's a triumph! Zhivago is wonderful

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

The opening night audience of Doctor Zhivago gave the show a resounding thumbs up with a strong standing ovation on Saturday night in Sydney. The opening night audience of Doctor Zhivago gave the show a resounding thumbs up with a strong standing

First pics: Zhivago ready for Sydney

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

The US creative team has been in Australia working with the cast during the rehearsal and preview period and is confident the show is eady to go. These are the first stunning images from inside the Lyric Theatre ahead of the opening night of the new

Priscilla's success rolls on overseas

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

The hit Australian musical Priscilla is making a splash on the world stage and is preparing for even bigger things, with a bow on Broadway just around the corner. Late last month, the show opened in Toronto to great reviews ahead of its New York premiere

Excitement builds as Mary Poppins lands

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Early reports from preview performances of Mary Poppins suggest the show will set the Australian theatre world alight. Early reports from preview performances of Mary Poppins suggest the show will set the Australian theatre world alight. The major

Exclusive: Lucy Durack's Wicked backstage tour

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

AussieTheatre.com has been granted special backstage access to the biggest musical in the country, and our cameras were there to see it all. AussieTheatre.com has been granted special backstage access to the biggest musical in the country, and our

Sydney awakens to a Broadway smash hit

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Spring Awakening, the hit musical merging Frank Wedekind's controversial, classic play with an indie-rock score by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, has its Australian premiere as part of Sydney Theatre Company's 2010 Main Stage season.  On Broadway,

Stage Director and Administrator Paul Curran to Vacate Norwegian Opera Post Following Contentious Tenure

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Stage director and administrator Paul Curran, who in January 2009 was appointed the general manager of Oslo's Den Norske Opera, is leaving the company two years earlier than the term of his contract originally specified after having drawn the criticism

Ekaterina Gubanova to Replace Pregnant ElÄ«na GaranÄa in Met's Season-Opening Anna BolenaÂ

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Ekaterina Gubanova to Replace Pregnant Elīna Garanča in Met's Season-Opening Anna Bolena  The Metropolitan Opera announced today that Latvian mezzo Elīna Garanča, who was to have sung the role of Giovanna Seymour in the company's season-opening

Newsmaker: Broadway Behind Scenes, Part I

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT

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Shayne Ward's West End rock role

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:43 PM PDT

SINGER Shayne Ward has proved he doesn't need Simon Cowell - by landing a lead role in a West End musical. The 2005 X Factor winner - dropped by Cowell's record label in April - will play bad boy rocker Stacee Jaxx in Rock Of Ages later this summer.

Weird '(title),' witty show at Actor's Theatre

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:41 PM PDT

I remember laughing consistently at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's "(title of show)," admiring the effervescent tautness of the acting ensemble and catching virtually all the in-jokes about Broadway flops. But marshalling my memories three hours later is

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