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Haren-Penna Productions Presents: Together We Can Win - Celebrity Sports Auction
November 17, 2009 will be an evening of good food and good fun for two good causes. JLive music by Crystal and a celebrity sports auction, benefiting Build A Better Planet, promoting environmental awareness and sustainable living, and A Mother’s Cry, an original play about social justice, to... - October 30, 2009 - Haren-Penna Productions, LLC
American Puppet Company to Perform at Festival in Iran
Natural Bridges Puppet Production Company from Cleveland, Ohio is proud to announce that they have been chosen to perform their comedy show “NBTV PRESENTS” Nutty & Friends at the 11th Iran International Student Puppet Theatre Festival in Tehran, Iran from November 28 to December 05,... - October 29, 2009 - Natural Bridges Lots of Laughs Company
"Chase N’ Essence" & "All 4 Charity" the Plight of Dating and Relationships in the New Millennium
Two one-act plays by Jenifer Singleton explore the plight of dating and relationships in the new millennium. - October 19, 2009 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
Love in Bloom
World premiere of a bawdy, bold, bodacious new Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy. - October 19, 2009 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
" Mr. Scrooge" to Kick Off Nine O’clock Players Theatre for Children's 80th Fall Season
Assistance League of Southern California Nine O’Clock Players Theatre for Children opens its 80th fall season with the timeless production of Mr. Scrooge. This classic tale teaches us to value the people in our lives above money or material possessions. Noted producer Conroy Kanter, who made... - October 18, 2009 - Nine O'Clock Players
The Foxboro Orpheum Theater Announces 4th Annual Haunted House
Regional Theater Foxboro Orpheum announces professional production of scary haunted house. For more information visit their website: www.baycolonyproductions.com The Foxboro Orpheum Theater has high quality productions throughout the year, but each October their production team sets out to scare... - October 02, 2009 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
Tickets to a 'Timeless' Sarasota Opera Season Are Available Now
With great music, compelling stories, and dazzling productions, Sarasota Opera promises a 2009-10 season that is Timeless. Tickets are now available to the general public. - September 30, 2009 - Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera Artists Get 'Up Close'
Music lovers will have the unique opportunity to be on stage with the singers starring in Sarasota Opera’s fall production of Verdi’s La traviata. Only a limited number of tickets are being sold for this October 17 special event. - September 27, 2009 - Sarasota Opera
Electronic Planet Ensemble Presents IN.CAR.NATION - a Celebration of Cool Cars
Electronic Planet Ensemble presents IN.CAR.NATION, a multi-media environment of sight, sound and words to celebrate the cultural elegance of cool cars. - September 25, 2009 - Electronic Planet Ensemble
Comic Strip Live Presents "Comic Strip Live Theater"
First Comedy Club to Produce One- and Two-Person Theatrical Shows. Submissions Gladly Accepted. New York City’s Comic Strip Live, (www.comicstriplive.com) the Guinness Book of World Records’ holder of the Longest Stand Up Comedy Show, presents Comic Strip Live Theater, one- and two-person theatrical shows. Comic Strip Live Theater will host its first production, “They Call Me Mister Fry,” beginning Friday, November 6 at 8 PM. - September 15, 2009 - Comic Strip Live
EBE Ensemble's Call for Submissions of New One-Act Plays
New York based theater group seeks world-premiere short plays for it's third annual festival. - September 02, 2009 - EBE Ensemble
“Company” is Coming. Portland Production of Sondheim Classic Set for the Winningstad.
Stephen Sondheim's (“Sweeny Todd,” “West Side Story”) groundbreaking musical “Company” follows Bobby, a turning-35-year-old bachelor, along with his favorite couples and current squeezes, in a series of quirky and hilarious vignettes that inspire him to tie the knot before it’s too late. On Broadway, Company earned 17 Tony Awards. Now, this award-winning, Portland-based production brings a little taste of NYC to PDX with a show the Oregonian calls “Lush,” “Delicious” and “Recommended.” - August 04, 2009 - JANE a theater company
Rockabilly Star Joins Be Bop A Lula At Edinburgh Fringe Festival 16-30 Aug
Scotland’s foremost rockabilly artist Paul Paterson is Music Director of revival of legendary stageshow Be Bop A Lula 16-30 Aug at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009. - July 30, 2009 - Be Bop A Lula
Record Breaking Crowds Attend "Brigadoon" Presented by The Aerospace Players
The Aerospace Players presentation of “Brigadoon” opens to record-breaking audiences. The Aerospace Players brought magic alive this past weekend with the hit musical, “Brigadoon” at the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance to a record-breaking number of viewers. This... - July 23, 2009 - The Aerospace Players
Live Cast Album of Banjo Boy Released: Musical about Meredith Willson
Announcement of release of the Live Album CD of the bio-musical-with-a-twist about the youth of Meredith Willson. - July 16, 2009 - Banjo Boy Entertainment
Dark Lady Players Demonstrate New Shakespeare Theory
John Hudson said "My series of columns for the arts and theater magazine The Clyde Fitch Report is showing that Shakespeare’s plays contain Jewish religious allegories, and were written as anti-Christian satires by the feminist poet Amelia Bassano Lanier (1569-1645). One of the world's most experimental Shakespeare companies, The Dark Lady Players, are doing their next demonstration production of these allegories on 5 September 2009 in New York City in Greenwich Village." - July 14, 2009 - DarkLadyPlayers
Summer Acting Program Has International Flair
John Strasberg Studios (JSS) and Accidental Repertory Theater (ART) kicked off their first summer acting program this week, presenting classes in acting technique, voice, and movement to students from around the world. “It’s something I wanted to do for myself,” said actor and... - July 12, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Accidental Rep’s Anne Pasquale is Young Audiences of NY Teaching Artist of the Year
Accidental Rep Vice President and Director of Arts-in-Education was named Teaching Artist of the Year by Young Audiences of New York at their annual Partners In Excellence award ceremony, June 2009. - July 11, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
The Sixth Annual Shakespeare Santa Monica - Presenting Free Outdoor Shakespeare in a Unique Location
The Sixth Annual Shakespeare Santa Monica. Outdoor Shakespeare Fun in Santa Monica. June 20-27. Tournament Tennis Court #1 at Reed Memorial Park corner of 7th & Wilshire Blvd. Always Free - Donations Accepted. - June 14, 2009 - Shakespeare Santa Monica
Announcing SoBe Arts Summer Program 2009
SoBe Institute of the Arts / SoBe Music Institute announces its SoBe Arts Summer Program 2009 (arts education program and workshops) for children, teens and adults (June 15/22 - July 31). SoBe Arts is located in the historic Carl Fisher Clubhouse and Little Stage Theater Complex on Miami... - June 11, 2009 - SoBe Institute of the Arts
New Theatre Company Brings Award Winning Musical, RENT to Chicago Suburbs
Introspect Theatre presents the Broadway musical RENT June 18-27, 2009 at 8 pm Bartlett High School Auditorium, 701 Schick Rd. Bartlett, IL 60120 - June 01, 2009 - Introspect Theatre
Launch of Santa Monica's New Comedy Spot: M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater
M.i's Westside Comedy Theater is Santa Monica's new home for comedy. The former Westside Eclectic Theater is being renovated and relaunched as a comedy mecca for all westsiders and beyond. The new owners are the founding fathers of the long touring Mission IMPROVable show - a short form improv show that is the most popular touring improv show in the country. A launch party will be held Thursday 5/14 through Saturday 5/16 including performances by the theater's top shows and celebrity guests. - May 13, 2009 - MI Productions
Accidental Rep Presents Working Sessions – Great Plays of the 20th Century
Accidental Rep presents its final working sessions as part of the Living Room Series, featuring scenes from great plays of the 20th century, drawn from our professional workshop, May 28-30 and June 4-6 at 8pm, 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403, in New York City. - May 12, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Alternative Theatre Company Brings Gay Theatre to New York
Original gay theatre comes to the New York stage with the premier of "Dirty Secrets" by Joe Marshall, opening June 4. Marshall tackles the sensitive topic of monogamy and gay relationships head-on in this thriller. - April 15, 2009 - Alternative Theatre Company
Pay Attention: ADHD in Hollywood, On the Rocks with a Twist
Frank South's true story of his life as a New York waiter and performance artist who is catapulted into fast track Hollywood TV writing unwittingly unleashing his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Hypomania, Alcoholism, and Issues with Authority. - April 07, 2009 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
Accidental Rep’s "Variations on ‘A Doll’s House’" Make Work in Progress the Goal
John Strasberg's Accidental Repertory Theater presents Ibsen's "A Doll's House" in a traditional translation, and in a new version, in repertory, opening April 23, at John Strasberg Studios, 555 Eighth Avenue, NYC. - March 27, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children to Premiere in Austin
To celebrate World Theatre Day, Austin Circle of Theaters teams with Cambiare Productions to present a free staged reading of Churchill’s controversial new work. - March 25, 2009 - Cambiare Productions
Join a Magical Journey Through Old San Francisco’s Colorful and Notorious Past: "Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast … a Magical Escapade"
Celebrating the 150-Year Anniversary of the 1849 Gold Rush, join a Magical Journey through old San Francisco’s colorful and notorious past. Audiences experience San Francisco’s wild, wacky, and romantic past, with world-class entertainers Spinning Tales and Weaving Enchantment. Performance-artists Walt Anthony, David Miller, Brian Scott, and Ruth Fraser deliver wonder to savor, bringing to life memorable portraits of wild-and-woolly characters from the Old West with a theatrical flair. - March 17, 2009 - San Francisco Magic Parlor
John Strasberg’s Accidental Rep Presents a Different Doll’s House Every Night
Accidental Repertory Theater's spring season features multiple contrasting productions of Ibsen's "A Doll's House," opening April 23. - March 11, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
New Concert Opera Organization to Offer Performances in Baltimore
Classical music fans have a new way to experience opera in Baltimore this spring with the launch of the Baltimore Concert Opera. The inaugural production, Don Giovanni, will be held on March 25, 2009 at The Engineers Club. Founded by Baltimore resident and accomplished bass-baritone, Brendan Cooke, the company will focus on introducing the concert opera format to Baltimore area residents of all ages and economic backgrounds. - March 05, 2009 - Baltimore Concert Opera
Push to Talk Theatre Presents Steve Connell’s Jumping the Median: an Evening of Five Unexpected Acts
Expect the unexpected in a sexy, outrageous, moving, provocative and unabashedly fun evening of five distinctly original new plays. Jumping the Median, by playwright and poet Steven Connell is a hilarious and unique exploration of love, loss and life as we know it, mixing theatre and live music to create a night at the theatre you don’t want to miss. - February 27, 2009 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
New Comedy Club in Dublin, CA to Feature Rising Stars
Laugh-A-Lot Productions, one of the Bay Area’s premier comedy production companies, announced today the opening of Bunjo’s Comedy Club in Dublin, CA. Bunjo’s will focus on booking top notch comedians, many whom have appeared on Jay Leno, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Comedy... - February 26, 2009 - Bunjo's Comedy Club
Boston Area's MetroWest Opera to Perform Ravel's Sensational "L'enfant et les sortilèges” in French and Mozart's Comic "The Impresario" in English March 21-29 in Weston
The Boston Area's MetroWest Opera said today that it will perform Maurice Ravel's "L'enfant et les sortilèges” (The Child and the Spells) in French and Wolfgang Mozart's "The Impresario” in English March 21-29 on the stage at Weston's First Parish Church. The church is located at 349 Boston Post Road. See www.metrowestopera.org - February 21, 2009 - MetroWest Opera
Extended Through March 2009: Made Me Nuclear, the Operetta. A Guest Production at Santa Monica Playhouse Presented by the Sarcoma Alliance.
This “feel good cancer musical” (LAT) is an “inspiring” tale that will “grab you in a bear hug right away and not let go. LA Times "Critic's Choice." “Touching…life-affirming…his songs are pitched in an intimate, jazzy, bluesy style,” - LA Weekly. - January 31, 2009 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
Accidental Rep and John Strasberg Studios Team Up for Summer Acting Program
John Strasberg, internationally recognized director, actor, and teacher, and artistic director of the Accidental Repertory Theater, announces a new summer acting training program July 7 - August 8, 2009 in New York City. - January 29, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
LA-Based Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show to Open New Location in Colorado
The Los Angeles-based Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show will hold its Colorado Grand Opening at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, Colorado, at 6:30 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14th, 2009. "We're very excited to be bringing The Dinner Detective to the... - January 26, 2009 - The Dinner Detective Boulder
Valentine's Day Gift Solution
Valentine’s Day Gift Certificates from Peterborough Players; Two Tickets to the Theater = Summer Romance. - January 24, 2009 - PeterboroughPlayers
For John Strasberg the Theater Company is Accidental (and on Purpose)
John Strasberg -- internationally recognized director, actor, and teacher -- announces Accidental Repertory Theater company. Spring season to present contrasting productions of Ibsen's "A Doll's House." - January 20, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Sarasota Opera Opens Its 50th Season
Sarasota Opera to open its 50th Season with Winter Opera Festival. - January 15, 2009 - Sarasota Opera
Electronic Planet Ensemble in Association with VORTEX Repertory Company Presents Spaceman:Dada:Robot
Spaceman:Dada:Robot is a multi-media event/performance created by collaborative improvisation and synergistic dada epiphanies; music, video and words. - January 10, 2009 - Electronic Planet Ensemble
Hip-Hop Theater Masterpiece Sets Sights on the Nation
Theori Productions Inc. launches national tour for the hit stage play “I Still Love H.E.R. (a tribute to Hip-Hop).” - January 04, 2009 - Theori Productions Inc.
“Brain Chemistry for Lovers” Blooms with Two Valentine Concerts
On Monday, Feb. 16, the full production of “Brain Chemistry for Lovers” will bloom with a 7 p.m. showing at the Newmark Theater in Portland, OR. Part concert, part cabaret and part science lecture, the show features Portland Chamber Orchestra, OHSU neuroscientist Larry Sherman Ph.D., pianist Darrell Grant, Nu Shooz’s Valerie Day. - December 19, 2008 - Nu Shooz Orchestra
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Hit Comedy "How We First Met" on Saturday February 14, 2009 at San Francisco's Historic Herbst Theatre
Valentine's Day hit "How We First Met" returns for a ninth year to San Francisco. Audiences are invited to celebrate love in all its hilarious glory with How We First Met. This enchanting one-of-a-kind live comedy show looks at the lighter side of finding that special someone. In How We First Met, couples are interviewed on-stage while an improv ensemble recreates pivotal story moments with improvised sketches and songs. - December 17, 2008 - HOW WE FIRST MET
Rising from the Ashes – Sylmar Girl Performs Lead Role in 11th Season of "the Snow Queen"
Rebecca Eberhard’s house is still standing as she dances the role of Gerda for the second year. - December 11, 2008 - California Contemporary Ballet
The Red Chair Children's Production Co. Presents "The Nutcracker" Thursday, December 4 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale
"The Nutcracker" by The Red Chair Children's Production Co., Thursday, December 4, 7:30 PM, One Night Only. Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA. Children and teens perform in principal and supporting roles in this enchanting production of "The Nutcracker" at the historic Alex Theatre. Tickets $14 to $24. Pre-show "Land of Sweets" character meet-and-greet, holiday refreshments and premium show seats, $55. - October 30, 2008 - Red Chair Children's Production Co.
World's First Comedy Gardening Show Premiers and is Immediately Featured on Youtube & Blip.TV
MI Productions in conjunction with the Independent Comedy Network has released the world's first comic take on the Gardening Show with their new series "We Grow Together." The show was immediately featured on Youtube's Comedy page and on the front page of Blip.tv. - October 22, 2008 - MI Productions
The Frida Kahlo Theater Presents the Los Angeles Premiere of the *Award-Winning Bilingual One-Woman Show “Chela”
In honor of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,” Grupo Teatro SINERGIA and Teatro Frida Kahlo Theater presents emerging playwright and actor Dulce Maria Solis’ award-winning play, “Chela,” on November 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2008 at 2332 W. Forth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057. Tickets are $20.00. Discounts are available to seniors, students, ESL students, and SAG and AFTRA actors. For tickets call 213-382-8133 or 323-206-2114. - October 11, 2008 - Dulce Maria Solis
Extended; Charlie Lustman's Made Me Nuclear, the Operetta
“Made Me Nuclear,” Charlie Lustman’s pop music operetta that celebrates life after surviving cancer, has been extended through November 15, 2008 at Santa Monica Playhouse. Lustman “shares this simple yet profound message in a cycle of folky, bluesy songs, which he performs with equal amounts of vulnerability and impishness. Simply irresistible,” says the L.A. Times, “Critics’ Choice.” - October 02, 2008 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse
Center Stage Theatre Company’s Chocolate Soup Playing at New York Musical Theatre Festival Wins 2008 Moss Hart Award
Center Stage Theatre Company is pleased to announce it had been awarded the Community Theatre Division of the prestigious Moss Hart Award from the New England Theatre Conference for its production of Chocolate Soup, which is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival on... - September 22, 2008 - Center Stage Theatre Company
Made Me Nuclear, the Operetta
They radiated him, but they couldn’t silence him - Charlie Lustman, surviving cancer one song at a time. Made Me Nuclear Lustman’s pop music operetta may have come from his personal story but it is a universal one familiar to survivors everywhere. Blending humor and intimacy this is a show for anyone who has faced a challenge in life. A theatrical adaptation of the album by the same name - Made Me Nuclear. - August 09, 2008 - Santa Monica Group Theatre/Santa Monica Playhouse