Entertainment: theater news

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• 'Shibahama', Merlin Theatre Budapest, 23 September
• 'Purple Crayon' coming to Seattle Children's Theatre
• Theatre review - Grief, National Theatre, London
• Fated for Scoffing: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents Manos: The Hands of Fate' (Review)
• People's Choice Awards to Be Broadcast from Nokia Theater LA
• Love | Terrapin Puppet Theatre
• Friends of the CU Libraries Presents Len Barron and His Theater Piece
• WWII POW uses art to cope
• Woodward, OK: Mitchell Theatres Purchases Lakeside Theatres, Plans Staged Re-opening
• REVIEW: Product (Sydney Fringe) | The Reginald Theatre
• REVIEW: And They Called Him Mr Glamour | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
• Take That tribute coming soon! Updated 6:00am Friday 23rd September 2011 THE magic of Take That will be recreated at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Friday, September 30, with a concert by tribute band Back for Good.
• “Ghostbusters” Back In Theaters This October
• Broadway : Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway
• Australia new hotspot for Broadway-bound musicals
• St Albans Company of Ten open season with triumph
• Save on performances at London's Royal Court Theatre
• Huntington's 'Candide': It's all positive
• Review | 'August: Osage County' by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre
• Puppet theatre fest kicks off in Moscow
• Hallberg Talks About Joining The Bolshoi Ballet
• Award-winning theatre company to stage Blood Wedding
• 'Voices from the Womb' to Washington DC: Anti-Life Extremists Call it 'Fetal Theatre'
• STAGE: The Everyman theatre re-opens in Cheltenham
• Printed theater programs deserve more attention to accuracy
• "High" stays up on the road
• £1,000 help for theatre group
• On stage
• Musical satire
• Sing it loud! We're the Broadway musical hotspot

'Shibahama', Merlin Theatre Budapest, 23 September Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT "Who doesn't dream of suddenly becoming rich? In Shibahama, the Tokyo theater collective faifai tells the tragicomic story of Kuma, a drinker and good for nothing who does just that. Shibahama is one of the most popular stories in Rakugo, a popular

'Purple Crayon' coming to Seattle Children's Theatre Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:32 AM PDT (Source: The Seattle Times) Since first published in 1955, Crockett Johnson's picture book, "Harold and the Purple Crayon," has enchanted and inspired young readers with its depiction of a small boy drawing his world as he goes along — scrawling a

Theatre review - Grief, National Theatre, London Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT THERE has been a hush-hush quality about Mike Leighs new play, with even its title only announced days before the previews, but then Leigh is known for getting his trusted actors together without a script and letting them improvise. He is also known for

Fated for Scoffing: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents Manos: The Hands of Fate' (Review) Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Mystery Science Theater 3000 made its name making fun of bad movies—from '50s sci-fi flicks to the '80s experiments in mullet-haired fantasy. But few of the B-rated movies the cast of MST3K lambasted comes close to the dreadful incompetence of

People's Choice Awards to Be Broadcast from Nokia Theater LA Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:21 AM PDT (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The People's Choice Awards, an awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of music, movies and television, will air live from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 9-11

Love | Terrapin Puppet Theatre Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:21 AM PDT Finegan Kruckemeyer's most recent script for Hobart's Terrapin Puppet Theatre, Love, is, in it's best moments, charming and elegant theatre. Intended for a family audience, it has a number of levels of potential engagement, and they work very well for

Friends of the CU Libraries Presents Len Barron and His Theater Piece Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:21 AM PDT Extract not available.

WWII POW uses art to cope Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:19 AM PDT Ben Steele's "Men and Rice, or The Beggars," oil on canvas, circa 1950, is one of his images from the Bataan Death March on display at the University of Montana's Museum of Art and Culture. Most of Steele's 11 oil paintings and 78 charcoal drawings of

Woodward, OK: Mitchell Theatres Purchases Lakeside Theatres, Plans Staged Re-opening Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT Mitchell Theatres announced recently that it has purchased the Lakeside Theatres in Woodward, Oklahoma, which closed earlier this year. They plan to build a six-screen theater complex to replace the former three-screen operation. Construction will begin

REVIEW: Product (Sydney Fringe) | The Reginald Theatre Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:05 AM PDT As we enter, we see a woman, seated, her back to us, with a blindingly bright light, housed in a large, shiny black box, shining upon her. The lights go down, the black box slams shut, to reveal a man and a chair. It almost instantly becomes clear the

REVIEW: And They Called Him Mr Glamour | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:05 AM PDT Gareth Davies in And They Called Him Mr Glamour | Belvoir Street Theatre You?ve got to love the the Sydney theatre scene. Well, sometimes. One night you?re sitting, laughing your arse off, in the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre for Loot Nonetheless,

Take That tribute coming soon! Updated 6:00am Friday 23rd September 2011 THE magic of Take That will be recreated at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Friday, September 30, with a concert by tribute band Back for Good. Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:59 PM PDT Take That tribute coming soon! With amazing dance routines, numerous costume changes and sensational live performances, Take That fans will be singing and dancing within minutes and left feeling as if they are watching the real thing. The concert will

“Ghostbusters” Back In Theaters This October Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:57 PM PDT Who you gonna call? The 1984 sci-fi comedy Ghostbusters is being re-released in theaters just in time for Halloween! We ain't afraid of no ghosts! Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Thursday [...]

Broadway : Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:56 PM PDT Extract not available.

Australia new hotspot for Broadway-bound musicals Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:56 PM PDT Source: news.com.au Strictly Ballroom producer, Rob Brookman. Picture: Matt Turner Source: news.com.au Broadway producer Anita Waxman. Picture: Michael Perini Source: news.com.au Veteran musical theatre producer, John Frost. Picture: Supplied Source:

St Albans Company of Ten open season with triumph Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:55 PM PDT Helen Miller as Doris and Russell Vincent as George 3:51 PM AUDIENCES at the Company of Ten are not especially renowned for showing their appreciation vocally at the end of most productions no matter how good they are. To send a link to this page to a

Save on performances at London's Royal Court Theatre Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:52 PM PDT Don't miss the best deal in town10 tickets on Mondays. Tickets are available the day of performance, online at 9 am or in person at 10 am. View . Copyright © 2011 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.

Huntington's 'Candide': It's all positive Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT Boisterous and beautiful, "Candide" sweeps onto the Huntington stage, a lustrous overture to the company's 30th anniversary season.

Review | 'August: Osage County' by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT When good actors are at their best, they simply take my breath away. I've seen worthy actors succeed and fail, score triumphs and survive artistic catastrophes and face challenges in shows that were good, bad and indifferent. And every now and then, the

Puppet theatre fest kicks off in Moscow Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:42 PM PDT The Sixth International Puppet Theatre Festival is opening in Moscow today. This year, the festival honors the 110th birth anniversary of prominent Russian puppeteer Sergey Obraztsov and the 80th anniversary of the Moscow State Central Puppet Theatre,

Hallberg Talks About Joining The Bolshoi Ballet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:41 PM PDT Melissa Block speaks with David Hallberg, a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, about joining the Bolshoi Ballet. He's the first American to be recruited by the legendary Russian company as a permanent principal dancer. He's currently

Award-winning theatre company to stage Blood Wedding Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:39 PM PDT Balham's award-winning theatre company Southside is to stage a passionate drama of feuding families and forbidden love. The group will perform Blood Wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca next month. The billing reads: "When the first love of a young bride

'Voices from the Womb' to Washington DC: Anti-Life Extremists Call it 'Fetal Theatre' Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:28 PM PDT Sonogram technology is advancing the inevitable victory of great human rights movement of our age, the Pro-Life movement There is a wonderful event called scheduled for October 13, 2011 in our Nation's Capital. Among the many organizations and people

STAGE: The Everyman theatre re-opens in Cheltenham Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:27 PM PDT AFTER four months of waiting The Everyman is re-opening its doors today following its £3 million revamp. The first to test the stage will be Ken Dodd, the veteran comedian renowned for his infinitely long comedy shows. David Haig stars in Madness of

Printed theater programs deserve more attention to accuracy Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:27 PM PDT What's the first thing you get� when you go to the theater? The program, of course. The� program is a theater's way of saying "hello" and "thank you for coming."� It's a chance to put that� best foot forward. But on two recent trips to St. Louis

"High" stays up on the road Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:27 PM PDT Kathleen Turner and Evan Jonigkeit will continue to portray a tough nun and the young addict she tries to help for months to come, when "High" goes on the road. Written by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Rob Ruggiero, "High"� opened� the season last

£1,000 help for theatre group Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT ACT 1, the young people's music and drama group in Helston, clearly impressed members of the town council. At their grant-making meeting on Thursday, they donated £1,000 to the group, nearly a third of all grant money in the budget. The council also

On stage Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT — Hilberry Theatre, Wayne State University, 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit, 313-577-7899. "A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine," Sept. 23-Oct. 15. — University of Michigan Flint Theatre, 303 E. Kearsley St., Flint, 810-487-1901. "Animals out of

Musical satire Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT BITING satire and irresistible comic songs take to Swansea's Taliesin Arts Centre stage next week. Uplands Arts, the only society in Wales dedicated solely to the joys of Gilbert and Sullivan, present a double bill of Trial By Jury and of HMS Pinafore

Sing it loud! We're the Broadway musical hotspot Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:13 PM PDT Strictly Ballroom producer, Rob Brookman. Picture: Matt Turner Source: news.com.au Broadway producer Anita Waxman. Picture: Michael Perini Source: news.com.au Veteran musical theatre producer, John Frost. Picture: Supplied Source: news.com.au of 3

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