martes, 11 de octubre de 2011

Entertainment: theater news

Entertainment: theater news


Kashmiri play ‘Wattepaed’ selected in Asia’s biggest theatre festival

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:04 AM PDT

Filed Under: kashmir a Kashmiri theatre play which made a significant impact with it's premier show in Srinagar has now been selected in National School of Drama's annual International Theatre Festival, Bharangam-2012, a rear feat for a Kashmiri

Kentucky Theatre to host funeral for Lexington entrepreneur who got his start there

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:03 AM PDT

As a final nod to Rodney S. Hughley Sr.'s career as a projectionist, the funeral for the Lexington entrepreneur will be Wednesday at The Kentucky Theatre, where he got his start in the business as a boy. Mr. Hughley, 48, died Thursday. He owned companies

Going premium off-Broadway and critical spoilers

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:57 AM PDT

I've been thundering on (and on) about the absurd (and ultimately self-defeating, I fear) greed of producers trying to get an additional slice of the income pie by introducing premium pricing, on the basis that if that they can't beat the touts, they

Baton Rouge Little Theater holds public costume sale

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Prices range from 50 cents to $20 Entertainment Writer Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 00:10 MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE / The Daily Reveille Costumes hang on a rack at the Baton Rouge Little Theater costume sale. The theater is selling its old handmade

International City Theater Presents The Robber Bridegroom 1011-13

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Funny, rowdy and sexy. A rare revival of The Robber Bridegroom, with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman, opens at International City Theatre on October 14. Low-priced previews take place on October 11, 12 and 13.

Bangarra Dance Theatres 2012 Season

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced its 2012 season and will yet again showcase the compelling stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through its combination of traditional cultures and contemporary theatre. The award-winning dance

"Falling" heads to Off-Broadway

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT

Deanna Jent's drama "Falling" is heading for New York, where producer Terry Schnuck plans to produce it next year off-Broadway. The story of a family struggling to hold on as the parents try to raise their teenagers, a daughter and a severely autistic

Drama queens lead the way at Irish theatre fest

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT

With 28 productions on show over three weeks, 16 produced by Irish companies, the 2011 Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival, appears to bear little resemblance to its Edinburgh counterpart, even taken alongside the Absolut Fringe festival which

Events: Lucky @ New Theatre

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT

Ferenc Alexander Zavaros' Lucky is a strange piece. Ostensibly physical theatre, it aims to bring a personal, raw sense of lyricism to the plight of two young refugees, crossing the treacherous sea to find the brother who set sail before them. To this

1. Steve Jobs' agony and ecstasy to hit NY stage

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT

NEW YORK: A new play about Steve Jobs, the public's love affair with the devices he created, and the human cost of creating them, will go ahead next week despite his death, theatre representatives said on Thursday. The off-Broadway one-man show, "The

Theatre: Preview: Dreamboats and Petticoats, New Theatre, Cardiff

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:21 AM PDT

Inspired by the best selling albums, Dreamboats and Petticoats features some of the greatest hit songs of the rock 'n' roll era from stars including Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury and many more. The huge success of the first four

Home Theater Geeks 82

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:21 AM PDT

Calibrating With SpectraCal Host: Scott Wilkinson Scott chats Derek Smith of SpectraCal about video calibration and the future of home video. Guest: Derek Smith twit.tv/htg. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes .

Ugly Betty Star To Make West End Debut

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:19 AM PDT

UGLY Betty star America Ferrera is to make her West End debut in the long-running musical Chicago, it was announced today. The actress, known for wearing dental braces and eccentric outfits in the hit US comedy, will play an altogether more glamourous

The Opera House is No Man's Land

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:19 AM PDT

  Peter Carroll (pictured, right) most recently appeared in the musical  Dr. Zhivago  but this Australian actor has had an incredibly long and varied career. Having worked with all the State Theatre Companies, Carroll certainly knows his way around

Rocky Horror Show

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:13 AM PDT

Performances run through Oct. 31. This performance is rated R. For more information, call 615-794-7744 or visit www.BoilerRoomTheatre.com.

October South Bay theatre happenings

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Lots of exciting theatre happenings in October, highlighted by two productions from two theatres within steps from each other in Downtown San Jose. Solid stuff from the community theatres, the regional theatres, and a nice tribute to the legacy of...

?Little Women? to be staged at Sycamore High

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Sycamore High School Theatre Department will present its fall musical, "Little Women," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20-22 in the school auditorium. Tickets cost $5, and will be available from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 11-14 and Oct. 17-19 and one hour before curtain in the

?Wait Until Dark? is next production for Stage Coach

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Stage Coach Players' October production will be the drama "Wait Until Dark," which will run Oct. 13-23 at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. Directed by Jen Snow, "Wait Until Dark" is the suspense thriller about a sinister

Florida Public Relations Association, Southwest Florida Chapter, Monthly Meeting -- 10/11/11 at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:57 PM PDT

1380 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL Event Rating: Florida Public Relations Association, Southwest Florida Chapter, Monthly Meeting Description The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), Southwest Florida Chapter will help you learn to "Mind

Best Seat in the House: At Benedum Center, a $450,000 project will replace all of the theater's 2,881 seats (10/09/2011)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:56 PM PDT

Theatergoers often don't notice the comfort of their seats at Benedum Center, especially when they are transported by a Broadway musical, opera or theater production. But in the past five years, complaints about seats in the Cultural District's largest

A Clockwork Orange comes to Tobacco Factory

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Welsh theatre group Volcano Theatre will bring their own outrageous take on controversial storyline A Clockwork Orange at the Tobacco Factory next month. In what seems uncannily good timing following the summer riots, the new production of Anthony

Everyman Palace Theatre, B For Baby - 7 - 8.00pm

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:43 PM PDT

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Play poses questions about identity, gender

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:42 PM PDT

On an empty stage and with minimal costumes, the actors of  "Life is a Dream" bear the burden of proof. Their actions, like our own in the real world, are the most prominent and most important part of the production. "This show is part of

Langella shines again on Broadway in 'Man and Boy'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Frank Langella, left, and Adam Driver in a scene from the play "Man and Boy" in New York. / Boneau/Bryan-Brown, /Joan Marcus/AP Written by MARK KENNEDY | AP Drama Writer Filed Under NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff's massive multi-decade fraud was shocking

Theatre UMF will stage “Fuddy Meers”

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Cast members in Theatre UMF's production of "Fuddy Meers," from left, are Jared Boghosian, Brittney Blais, Cassidy Small, Matthew Theriault, Erin Wood and Austin Hayes. The Off-Broadway hit by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Albaire

Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo take the stage at the Blue Ocean Music Hall

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Throughout rock 'n' roll there has been an inequity that serves the spoils to the frontman of a group while leaving those who remain as nothing more than an anonymous being that should feel privileged to have just "been there." For some, this sentiment

Su Pollard returns to Malvern Theatres in Annie

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:34 PM PDT

STAR of stage and TV, Su Pollard returns to Malvern Theatres as the drunken, harassed Miss Hannigan in the all-time family favourite musical Annie. From its Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical, Annie's heartwarming rags-to-riches story has

Woman sues because Ryan Gosling's 'Drive' had 'very little driving'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:33 PM PDT

A movie titled "Drive" should be about, well, driving.But the Ryan Gosling thriller was not what one Michigan woman expected when she bought a ticket to see it -- so she's suing.Sarah Deming is going after the distributor of "Drive," FilmDistrict, as

Tennessee Williams memorial focuses on playwright’s complex relationship with St. Louis

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Washington University held a memorial last week to honor the centennial anniversary of playwright Tennessee Williams, one of the University's celebrated former students. Williams, playwright of works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The

Young actors brighten dark Bradbury classic 'Something Wicked' at Meadow Brook Theatre

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Jake Zelinski of Rochester Hills (left) and Ryan Lynch of Rochester in "Something Wicked This Way Comes" at Meadow Brook Theatre. Photo courtesy of Rick Smith of Rick's Photography Meadow Brook Theatre is celebrating the start of its 46th season with

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