sábado, 3 de septiembre de 2011

Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


Today's News: Theatre Royal panto is still as popular as ever

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:07 AM PDT

It has been the fastest-selling panto in the country ? 55,000 tickets snapped up so far, a 6% increase on last year ? and will be one of the longest-running, with about 90 performances. But what about the new carpets and fittings in the expensively

The Buzz | Star babies; Sting trying musical theater

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:05 AM PDT

Sting has written a batch of songs for a planned musical. / Charles Sykes Filed Under Star babies First came love. Then came marriage. And soon comes Kim Kardashian with a baby carriage? "Hopefully soon. Being a mom is something I've always wanted,

Ground-breaking star leads the way for Maori theatre

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Wellington, 1957: Playwright Bruce Mason had just written a powerful new play. It was called The Pohutukawa Tree. Unusually for that time, its three leading characters were Maori. As Richard Campion, co-founder of the New Zealand Players, set about

Explore Warwick theatre today

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:51 AM PDT

WARWICK-based youth drama company Playbox Theatre is welcoming young people to an open day today (Saturday). As well as showcases of the organisation's drama and dance opportunities, there will be games, tours, circus skills, sessions for younger

New Orleans Ballet Theatre brings together dancers from top U.S. troupes in 3 performances

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:48 AM PDT

For all that, however, this husband-and-wife creative team has saved its most jaw-dropping artistic feats for its offstage work with the New Orleans Ballet Theatre. Since 2002, the two have recruited some of the nation's best dancers for annual concerts,

Beyond Broadway ice show at CNE Special

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:48 AM PDT

Toronto - Beyond Broadway is this year's ice show at Toronto's Canadian National Expo (CNE) featuring the talents of Olympians Joannie Rochette and Vaughn Chipeur on ice, trapeze artists and vocals from Yvan Pedneault and Sabrina Ferland. During the 2010

Theatre Cambrian seeks directors

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:47 AM PDT

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Historical epic film gets rare honor in Taiwan

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng will lead scores of aboriginal actors to attend a gala premiere in Taipei of his historical epic "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale." The epic about a 1930 aboriginal uprising against Taiwan's Japanese rulers is

Actor Duhamel returns to flooded ND hometown

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT

photo, actor Josh Duhamel attends the German premier of the movie Transformer 3 in Berlin. The Hollywood actor is returning to his hometown of Minot over the Labor Day weekend to raise awareness and money for victims of a devastating flood that swamped

Trial over Golden Globes rights delayed a month

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2009 file photo, celebrities arrive at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. trial scheduled to begin Tuesday to settle television rights to the glitzy awards show has been postponed for a month, pushing a

10th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Win two tickets to Grapes With the Apes wine tasting at the National Zoo Win tickets to see WHY? Win tickets to see David Wax Museum Win advance screening passes to see Dream House Win a $25 gift certificate to UMI Japanese Cuisine Win tickets to see

Playwrights Realm Presents World Premiere of CRANE STORY

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Borrowing myth and storytelling from east and west to fuse Japanese Bunraku-inspired puppetry with magical realism, Jen Silverman's odyssey of a Japanese-American girl's quest to rescue her brother's soul from the Land of the Dead, Crane Story directed

PLAY IT COOL Opens Off-B'way At Theatre Row

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:36 AM PDT

"PLAY IT COOL" a new musical will be presented Off Broadway at Theatre Row - Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street. Previews for the limited engagement begin on Thursday, September 2nd and the Opening is 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 14th. Get More Info

Back story: Writer-actress Sarah Lau

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT

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Costa Rica’s own ‘El Regreso’ hits theaters

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

The film starring and written and directed by rising Tico cinema star Hernán Jiménez was named best international feature film at the New York International Latino Film Festival. Returning: Hernán Jiménez plays Antonio in "El Regreso," opening

Archers' stars to appear at theatre

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

FANS of the world's longest-running radio soap, The Archers, will have a rare chance to meet two of the cast in Tewkesbury. Actresses Sara Coward and Sunny Ormonde, who provide the voices for the characters of Caroline Stirling and Lillian Bellamy, will

A.R.T.'s passionate 'Porgy'

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:29 AM PDT

CAMBRIDGE — It's nearly impossible to look closely at "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" at American Repertory Theater without using a double-sided yardstick: how the show compares with the past and how it stands on its own. The 1935 original is

The New Season: Theatre — 2011-2012

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Broadway Across Canada Touring productions presented at the National Arts Centre. Nov. 15-20: Mamma Mia; Dec. 27-Jan. 1: Blue Man Group; March 13-18: West Side Story. 1-888-991-2787; www.broadwayacrosscanada.ca Centrepointe Theatre Sept. 22-25:

It's curtains for Center Theater

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:26 AM PDT

The mayor's words in July appear prophetic now that theater owner David Siddiq, frustrated that the City Council denied him a permit to expand operations, has obtained a different permit -- this one to gut the inside of the 64-year-old single-screen

Armenia to participate in California International Theater Festival

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:17 AM PDT

YEREVAN.- The Armenian Mihr theater will stage Komitas 10 Commandments and The Colors plays within the framework of California International Theater Festival, Azg newspaper writes. The performances, given on September 8-11 in Los Angeles Theater Center,

T.I. back in prison

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT

BLADE NEWS SERVICES A ride in a luxury bus from Arkansas to a halfway house in Atlanta has landed Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. back behind bars just two days after his release from federal prison. The Atlanta entertainer, whose real name is Clifford

ECHO review: Down your street, Unity Theatre, Liverpool

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:12 AM PDT

But Brian McCann finds magic in the grit and dust of the yard in his unique musical based on its fortunes, cramming it with humour, poignancy, nostalgia – and some quite sensational song and dance numbers. Down Our Street, shipped across the Mersey by

Theatre Arts plans exciting season of classics

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:11 AM PDT

: Mitzi Bible/Liberty University News Service Rachel Webb, costume manager for Liberty University's Department of Theatre Arts, designs costumes for Oklahoma!, opening Sept. 23 at Tower Theater. Liberty University's Tower Theater will welcome some new

Madonna needn't see Ruby Wax's show

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:11 AM PDT

Ruby Wax, the comedienne, says that Madonna and Sarah, Duchess of York, are both "narcissistic", but not mentally ill. In her West End show, Losing It, Ruby Wax shares her experiences of mental illness and hopes to help fellow sufferers. She says,

Godhi Huggi Gangayya - Play

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:03 AM PDT

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Art Exhibition: Showers of Tranquility

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:03 AM PDT

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Symone Wins Naacp Theatre Award

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:55 PM PDT

Former child star Raven-Symone was among the big winners at the 2011 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Naacp) Theatre Awards in Los Angeles. The actress, who shot to fame as Olivia in The Cosby Show, picked up the Spirit Award

Spacey Using Twitter for Theatre Casting

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:55 PM PDT

Actor Kevin Spacey has turned to Twitter.com to find fresh talent for a stage project at his London theatre, the Old Vic. The Usual Suspects star, who is creative director at the Old Vic, is onthe hunt for young actors, writers, directors and producers

Kennedy Center Presents the 10th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Fest

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:51 PM PDT

The Kennedy Center hosts its 10th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Saturday, September 3, 2011 to Monday, September 5, 2011, featuring more than 40 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work.

Chicago Fringe Presents MY SALVATION HAS A FIRST NAME 9/3-11

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:51 PM PDT

New York-based writer and comedian, Robin Gelfenbien, will present her one-woman show, My Salvation Has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey, as part of Chicago's Fringe Festival. The piece, written and performed by Gelfenbien, is based on the true

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