sábado, 17 de septiembre de 2011

Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


A DREAM COME TRUE: Matt Kearney ‘still hungering,’ returns to Georgia Theatre

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Mat Kearney knew in an instant. Mat Kearney began writing music in college, and he draws on personal experiences to fuel his pop sound. Courtesy Pamela Littky "I don't even remember where it was," Kearney said. "But I do remember someone

Fringe Fever: We catch up with Bron Batten

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

AussieTheatre.com has invited independent artists from the Sydney and Melbourne Fringe festivals for a quick chat about their shows, their quirks and their thoughts on their fringe.

Arts preview: 2011-12 brings musicals, debuts to O.C. stages

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:32 AM PDT

This season marks the beginning of a new era for Orange County's two largest theater companies. At South Coast Repertory, incoming artistic director Marc Masterson takes the reins from the theater's founders, Martin Benson and David Emmes, who...

Theatre: Michael Sheen to return to stage in new production of Hamlet

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT

And 42-year-old Michael Sheen made world headlines for his gruelling three-day, open-air portrayal of a Christ-like figure in his home town of Port Talbot this year. He is also known to younger audiences as a vampire in the successful Twilight movies.

Comment on Family Self Defense Plan – Movie Theater by John

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT

It is simply thinking ahead. How many small children do you and Hiram have? Apparently none. I have to constantly remind my children (all under 10) how to cross the street, get in out of the rain etc. They need guidance, especially in an emergency, but

Theatre empowers local communities

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Savanna Trust is a non-profit making organisation that uses theatre to involve communities in various socio-political and economic issues. Director of the trust, Daniel Maphosa, believes that a people's theatre enables locals to engage with issues that

Rose Theatre Company season shifts

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:10 AM PDT

The Rose Theatre Company, which is opening Jane Bull?s ?Diva Academy? tonight, has made some changes to the season lineup. Rose co-owner Chris Manley reports that the latest DVC Jr. show, which serves up family-friendly sketch comedy, will play at 6 p.m.

Review | Kauffman Theatre opened in stunning fashion

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:08 AM PDT

Not long before the star-studded inaugural event at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts got under way, Mayor Sly James had this to say about the gleaming new facility: "This is the singular unifying event for the entire arts community This is the

Youngsters to walk the theatre tightrope

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:06 AM PDT

YOUNG people from Thurrock's It's Our Theatre are busy preparing for a new show at the London Cruise Terminal. Tilbury Tightrope, based on Gillian Cross' popular novel, tells the story of a 14-year-old called Ashley, a daredevil, heroine, young

Stage: Hitchcock in Park City

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:05 AM PDT

"The 39 Steps," as seasoned theatergoers know, is much more than the fast-paced dramatic romp you show friends who believe live theater must always be "dull, slow and hard to know." This stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, itself

Gielgud Theatre

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:44 PM PDT

The building is very tall and impressive, with 4 stories and is emphasised with a striking turret on top. It is a magnificent building, and looks stunning by night when lit up.Inside there is a beautiful circular regency staircase, oval gallery and

Versa-Lok updates UW ampitheater

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:43 PM PDT

A popular outdoor amphitheatre on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) got a new lease on life last year when crumbling limestone seating tiers were replaced with Versa-Lok seat walls and integrated stairs. Nothing beats sitting

BILLY ELLIOT Holds Open Call for Ballet Girls Today

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Today Billy Elliot the Musical will hold its second annual open call for Ballet Girls at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 W 44th St). Sign up begins at 10am. Billy Elliot is on the lookout for dancers with strong tap skills from 8-12 years old to shine as

Questions of skin tone cut deep in 'Yellowman'

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:37 PM PDT

THEATER REVIEW: 'Yellowman' at Stage 773 ★★★ NINA METZ reviews 'Yellowman' at Stage 773 ★★★ ... Transformed into a New York urban sophisticate, the young woman in Dael Orlandersmith's "Yellowman" breathes in the city as she swings her hips to

Dallas Theater Center’s ‘The Tempest’ is all fair weather

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:28 PM PDT

Simplicity and elegance haven't been frequent virtues in Dallas Shakespeare productions. That makes them all the more welcome in Dallas Theater Center'sThe Tempest. Oh, there's plenty of stage magic in the version that opened Friday at the Wyly

Curtains Up at WNY Theatres!

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT

North Korea Times The live shows all began at 8 p.m. sharp kicking off the fall season of theatre in the Queen City. "You don't have to come to New York or Toronto, you can come right here and have 23 theatres, all different types of theatre right at

I Don't Know How She Does It

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Beasts we can be, ravenous and cruel. Destruction is in our nature. We must be taught to build a thing. But to destroy? It's easy, like breathing. We beat and bend, crush and kick and tear. And once we get a taste for it, it's hard to walk away. Paddy

State Pantomime Theater opens new season

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:15 PM PDT

State Pantomime Theater opens a new season with a performance "Darkness" by Samuel Barclay Beckett. Bakhruz Vagifoglu directs the play. Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in

Open air theatre to debut in city

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Jaipur: JDA officials are planning to rope in private partners to run the Open Air Theatre it created near JLN Marg. JDA launched the theatre with much enthusiasm but they couldn't run the venture on its own. "Yes we have been calling private players for

Theatre: Georgina Jones makes her acting debut in The Cappuccino Girls

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:08 PM PDT

As singer Georgina Jones prepares to make her stage debut in Cappuccino Girls, she tells Karen Price why it's the hardest thing she's ever done... ALTHOUGH she's been singing for years, Georgina Jones admits that when it comes to her latest job

Broadway community marks 9-11 anniversary with iconic song sung 'New York, New York'

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joel Grey, Kara DioGuardi, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Vereen and Brian Stokes Mitchell — along with sailors, nuns, drag queens, ballerinas and a Spider-Man — helped mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with a

Burton's "Standing Sideways" World Premiere at the Ogden Theater

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Relive the World premiere of one of Burton's best movie's since "Chill." We are backing it 100 percent. read more

All the world's stage for Avner the Eccentric

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:37 PM PDT

For Avner the Eccentric, all the world's a stage. And he's bringing his gravity-denying highjinks, absurd pantomimes and one-of-a-kind hilarity to Amazing Things Arts Center Saturday night. Making his first Framingham appearance, the multipurpose clown

Theatre festival deemed success

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Organizers are hailing the first Fringetastic theatre festival a success. The four-day event saw eight theatre shows at three venues in downtown Nanaimo. Artists came from Mexico, Vancouver and the Island to perform small-cast theatre Sept. 8-11.

No "Liar": Nation's eyes are on Denver Center Theatre Company's bounty

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Season opens with titles other theaters are envying Denver Post Theater Critic Updated: 09/16/2011 11:18:35 PM MDT Drew Cortese stars in the season- opening farce "The Liar," which mingles classical and colloquial contemporary dialogue. (Terry Shapiro,

Cliff Robertson remembered in NY as family man

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:25 PM PDT

file photo, actor Cliff Robertson holds the Emmy he won for the outstanding single performance by an actor in a leading role in a drama at the 18th annual Television Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Robertson, the movie actor who

Theatre Review (LA): Jolson at the Winter Garden at the El Portal Theatre

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:24 PM PDT

Part of: StageMage Share Author: Robert Machray — Published: Sep 16, 2011 at 7:58 am 0 comments Many patrons of the theatre think Al Jolson was the greatest performer of all time. I once asked the doorman of a theatre if he ever watched what was

Theatre Review (LA): Falsettoes by William Finn at the Third Street Theatre

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:24 PM PDT

Part of: StageMage Share Author: Robert Machray — Published: Sep 16, 2011 at 6:41 am 0 comments Falsettos, with music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Finn and James Lapine, seems dated now. But that is not necessarily a bad thing. The music is

The Opposite Sex - Hilarious Fundraiser Play Showing At Strode Theatre

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:17 PM PDT

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STAGE TO SCREENS: A 2011-12 TV Season Packed With Stage Stars

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Photo by Will Hart/NBC Your favorite theatre stars Laura Benanti, Patrick Wilson, Katie Finneran, Mandy Patinkin, Cherry Jones and more will appear in TV shows this fall and winter. Here's a tube tour. * TV fans are filled with anticipation for Ashton

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