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Actress Natasha Dixon Performs Evolution of a Love Addict for Those in Need of a Little More Love or Love Addicts Anonymous
Hollywood actress Natasha Dixon, who’s appeared on NBC's CSI and CBS’s ER, performs her one-woman show Evolution of a Love Addict. - February 22, 2013 - Evolution of a Love Addict
Mr. Crispy to Perform at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Grand Prairie, TX for World Sword Swallower's Day
Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI) President Dan Meyer announced the 6th annual World Sword Swallower's Day to raise awareness of sword swallowers worldwide. Founded by SSAI and co-sponsored by Ripley Entertainment, World Sword Swallower's Day 2013 will be observed on February 23rd, 2013 in conjunction with February as National Swallowing Disorders Month. More than 30 sword swallowers are expected to "drop swords" at Ripley's Believe it or Not! locations worldwide. - February 20, 2013 - Mr Crispy Entertainment, LLC
Santa Clara Showtime Supports Senior Health Services with Plenty of Belly Laughs
A Santa Clara institution for more than 30 years to benefit senior health services, Santa Clara Showtime 2013's show "Doomstown Fractured Fairy Tales" opens March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara Community Recreation Center. The event has raised more than $350,000 for senior health services. - February 14, 2013 - Showtime Santa Clara
NuAfrikan Theatre Announces Its Spring 2013 Season with Two New Plays: The Negro Speaks by Marcus Dargan and Broken Motherhood by Miriam Tabb
The Negro Speaks, a Celebration of African American Poetry, Prose, and Music Compiled and Adapted by the Award-winning Playwright Marcus Dargan, Premiers on February 27, 2013 at BMCC. broken motherhood museum, Written and Directed by Miriam Tabb, Premiers on April 26, 2013 at the 133rd Street Arts Center. - February 11, 2013 - NuAFrikan Theatre
Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Granted 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status
Contributions donated to Brooklyn Children’s Theatre are now fully tax-deductible since they are officially a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. - February 11, 2013 - Brooklyn Children's Theatre
Judson Theatre Company Presents Driving Miss Daisy March 21-24
The Waltons’ Michael Learned And Treme’s Lance E. Nichols Headline Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic Play as Part of Palustris Festival. - February 07, 2013 - Judson Theatre Company
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company's "This Round’s On Us" Valentine’s Festival, Featuring a Play by Longtime Member of the LABrynth Theater Company Craig SirmuMsila Grant
Nylon Fusion Collective presents “This Round’s On Us” Valentine’s, their first play festival fundraising event for 2013 in support of their 5th season which will conclude with their full-lenght production, Incendiary Agents, written by Jack Karp and directed by Peter Jensen,... - January 25, 2013 - Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
"Have I Got a Girl for You" Set to Kick Off Rainbow Dinner Theatre's 2013 Season on January 25
Rainbow Dinner Theatre, the only all-comedy dinner theatre in the United States, is set to kick off their 29th year of making showgoers laugh on Friday, January 25, with the production "Have I Got a Girl for You." Written by Jon Lonoff, this modern comedy about romance tells the story of a blind date gone horribly wrong, leading to love gone terribly right, for two of the least likely people. - January 16, 2013 - Rainbow Dinner Theatre
Life-Line Drama Inspires Audiences with an Original Christmas Production
Life-Line Drama takes a unique approach to telling the traditional Nativity story in a "nontraditional" way. This year's production, An Unexpected Gift, is about a foster child whose life is changed at Christmas by a family who believes in her. This story inspires audiences in more ways than one as it was written and produced by local N.H. artists who love what they do and enjoy shaking things up a bit. - November 06, 2012 - Life-Line Drama
Comedy Night at Spuntino Restaurant
Spuntino Restaurant holds their first comedy night. - October 25, 2012 - Wilshire Comedy Group
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents "This Round’s on Us" Halloween Festival Fundraising Event in Support of 2012-13 Season, Featuring Two New John Patrick Shanley Plays
The writers and company at Nylon Fusion Collective scare up both intense drama and laughs with short plays about the frightening, the freaky and the just plain fun just in time for Halloween. - October 19, 2012 - Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
Sea Turtles: In San Francisco, Three Generations of Women Are Looking for a Beach
The tribulations of mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts shuttling between Tunis and Paris over the second half of the Twentieth Century. Based on a true story. A story of love given and love denied – and a comedy. - October 11, 2012 - GenerationTheatre
Founding Artistic Director Maia Knispel Returns to Out of Hand Theater with a New Original Show After Touring the UK to Rave Reviews
Founding Artistic Director Maia Knispel returns to Atlanta and to Out of Hand Theater with her new show Titus Clown. Ms. Knispel has been in the UK for the past two years completing a Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Exeter. While there, she and her husband, stage director Tyler Owens,... - October 07, 2012 - Out of Hand Theater
Manhattan Short Film Festival Coming to Danbury, Connecticut
Filmgoers in Danbury Connecticut will unite with audiences in over 300 Cities Spanning 6 Continents Unite for One Week for One Purpose... to Judge the 10 Finalists in the15th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. - October 02, 2012 - The Palace Danbury
Navy Veteran to Perform Award Winning Show "Over There: Comedy is His Best Weapon"
From a blue-collar upbringing to the White House, it’s been quite a ride for comedian PJ Walsh. The navy veteran is bringing his one-man comedy show, Over There: Comedy Is His Best Weapon, to The Palace Danbury theatre this fall. Over There illustrates the hardship and hilarity of PJ... - October 02, 2012 - The Palace Danbury
78violet and Mr. Orginal’s New Track is Almost Here
78violet and Mr.Original's mega mix Collaboration “Sucker For A Lover” is ready for release in October. - September 16, 2012 - Nation Records
Shop, Play, Laugh at The Palace Danbury Theatre
Shop till you drop and Laugh out loud at The Palace Danbury theatre. - September 06, 2012 - The Palace Danbury
Short Play Series - Smitten and Bitten: 8 Stages of a Relationship
A short play series basing the 8 Stages of a Relationship as the premise. - August 31, 2012 - Lightyear Production
Irish Storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy Includes Indy in US Tour
Storytelling Arts of Indiana is thrilled to announce that Irish Storyteller Clare Murireann Murphy will stop in Indy to perform during her US Tour. A hit during the 2011 National Storytelling Festival, Clare has been invited to perform in Utah, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana beginning in... - August 23, 2012 - Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Kentucky Man to Attempt Guinness World Record Axe Juggle
Erik Kloeker of the World-Renowned Pickled Brothers Circus to attempt to break the world record for juggling axes on Newport, Kentucky's riverfront overlooking the Ohio River and Sawyer Point in Cincinnati, Ohio. The attempt will take place on Thursday, August 30th 2012 at 7:30pm. - August 21, 2012 - Pickled Brothers Circus
"Think! For Yourself" a New Youth Musical
Diversity Youth Theater Summer Ensemble will be performing a whimsical musical story that follows a colorful bunch of vendors at Marv's Marvelous Flea Market. The market struggles to stay open until one charismatic saleswoman puts the place back on the map. What price will the lively bunch pay to keep Marv's Marvelous Flea Market open? An adventurous story, filled with music, laughter and dance. - July 28, 2012 - Diversity Youth Theater
Dialogue with Three Chords Hosts Readings of Short Plays by Independent Playwrights Which Explore How Family Histories Haunt and Inform Our Lives
Dialogue with Three Chords is hosting staged readings of work by independent playwrights. Curated by Stephen Gracia, the show features work selected from the community of artists who have lent their talents to previous Dialogue with Three Chords productions. “A Mad Woman’s... - July 27, 2012 - Dialogue with Three Chords
Calling All Fibbers: Storytelling Arts of Indiana Hosts Fourth Annual Liar's Contest at the State Fair in August
Storytelling Arts of Indiana is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Liar's Contest held during the Indiana State Fair. Contestants are invited to spin a tall tale in Pioneer Village on the fairgrounds Friday, August 3, 2012. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and the contest begins at 7 p.m. Cash... - July 25, 2012 - Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Wilshire Comedy Group Brings an All Star Comedy Show "Comedy In Paradise" to the Paradise Diner in Hauppauge, NY on Saturday August 18th
Another great night of dinner and comedy comes to Hauppauge, NY. - July 23, 2012 - Wilshire Comedy Group
Bizzare Hailstorm Cost Shakespeare Dallas Tens of Thousands
Supporters Announce Fundraising Campaign to Assist with Damages. Individuals can contribute through http://www.indiegogo.com/shakespeare-storm. - July 20, 2012 - Shakespeare Dallas
The Finest and Funniest Performers on Long Island, Live at the Plaza Cinema, Wednesday July 25, 7-9pm
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center will be hosting its first stand-up comedy show. - July 18, 2012 - Wilshire Comedy Group
DHM Productions is Bringing "Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant" to the Paramount Theatre for Its St. Cloud, MN Premiere
Never before seen in St. Cloud, the musical comedy, Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant will play August 9, 10 & 11 at the Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center. The production will feature the original Minnesota cast from the Don’t Hug Me series of musicals, including Doug Anderson from St. Cloud State. - July 09, 2012 - DHM Productions, Inc.
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents a Premiere of Ten (10) Plays Including French Waitress and Poland by John Patrick Shanley for "This Round’s on Us"
Third "This Round's On Us" this year. Hosted by Nick Walkonis, a member of Nylon Fusion Collective. Featuring two (2) new plays by Academy Award, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright John Patrick Shanley (Doubt) and six (6) playwrights including members of the Writers Collective Matt Cowley, Jack Karp, Penny Jackson, Lisa Reinke, Cassie M. Seinuk, Alisha Silver, and Joseph Samuel Wright. - July 04, 2012 - Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
Where’s My Lesbians’ Las Vegas International Drag Day Show to Feature Drag King/Queen, Burlesque and Comedy Acts at the LVCS Live Music Venue for Sin Sity Sisters Charity
For the 3rd consecutive year, Where’s My Lesbian is honored by having the charity “The Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” as the beneficiaries of the International Drag Day (IDD) Las Vegas celebration. The show will be at the LVCS Live Music Venue inside the Brass Lounge on Friday July 13th, 7pm – 9pm. The show will be followed by an after party at Drink in Drag, Krave’s newest LGBT bar. - June 18, 2012 - Where's My Lesbian
Outside Inside Presents Arch Oboler's "Night of the Auk." First Major New York Revival of 1956 Broadway Space Odyssey.
Outside Inside presents Arch Oboler’s Night of the Auk at the Sixteenth Annual New York International Fringe Festival. More than 50 years after its Broadway premiere, this interstellar adventure returns to New York in a sleek new 75-minute adaptation. Night of the Auk is a nail-biting adventure, a cautionary fable, and the most fun you're likely to have in the theatre this summer. - June 16, 2012 - Outside Inside Productions
Seabreeze Productions, Inc. Presents W-E ("West meets East"), a New Work by Tinatin Japaridze and Timothy Graphenreed at the Triad Theatre in NYC on July 2
Seabreeze Productions, Inc is an Entertainment Company dedicated to developing, and nurturing new works by musical theatre writers, composers, and lyricists by providing support and means to seeing their work unfold and mature by way of regional festivals, playwright workshops, and staged readings with a vision towards a commercial production. - June 13, 2012 - Seabreeze Productions, Inc.
Ryan Beil Returns to Vancouver TheatreSports League
Many may recognize the strapping young lad from his award-winning performances at Vancouver theatre productions, but it is safe to say that he draws a national following from his role as the helium-inhaling, free-meal-providing, trainee at the A&W Restaurant commercials. Two-time Jessie... - May 18, 2012 - Vancouver TheatreSports League
The Drifts Live at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
Author/actor Thom Vernon performs theatricalized excerpts from acclaimed novel at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. - May 16, 2012 - Thom Vernon
Award Winning Actress Johnnie Mae Returns to the Stage in NuAFrikan Theatre's Dream Deferred
Dream Deferred, the Award Winning Play on Gentrification in Harlem Runs through April 29, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center. - April 25, 2012 - NuAFrikan Theatre
"Sleeper" Extends World Premier After Performances to Sold-Out Responsive Audiences in Manhattan
The new play "Sleeper" by Stephanie Bramson has extended performances after an overwhelming positive response to the adventurous black box performances at the Manhattan Repertory Theater. The simply staged piece of theater is driven by breakout performances from Christina Roman and Rocco Chierichella and direction by Leal Vona. Performances continue April 11th, 12th, and 13th. - April 07, 2012 - Sleeper Production
The World Premiere of Two-Time Oscar© Nominated Screenwriter/Playwright Arnold Schulman’s Sleeping Ugly - A Very Adult Fairytale
World Premiere of two-time Oscar© nominated screenwriter/playwright Arnold Schulman's Sleeping Ugly opens at Santa Monica Playhouse in April. - April 06, 2012 - Santa Monica Playhouse
Singers for Hire Making the Most of Every Opera-Tunity
In 3 years “Singers for Hire” has grown from a one line mention on an online wedding forum to a niche agency specialising in wedding and corporate entertainment. Singers for Hire have arranged gigs in four continents for more than twenty classical and musical theatre singers at over two... - April 06, 2012 - Singers for Hire
Marcus Dargan of NuAFrikan Theatre Exposes the Truth About Gentrification in the New Play Dream Deferred
The Award Winning Play Dream Deferred Opens on April 20, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center in Harlem, NY - April 01, 2012 - NuAFrikan Theatre
Opera Manhattan Announces 2012 Opera Festival
Following the critical acclaim of February’s trio of monodramas themed ‘Women on the Verge’, Opera Manhattan is proud to announce the 2012 Opera Festival. Three riveting operas and a special performance of arias and ensembles presented by Opera Manhattan’s Artist Development... - March 28, 2012 - Opera Manhattan
Playwrighting Class
The Ohio Playwrights Circle is offering its first class in playwrighting. - March 24, 2012 - Ohio Playwrights Circle
NuAFrikan Theatre Announces the Cast of Dream Deferred
The Award Winning Play Dream Deferred Opens on April 20, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center in Harlem, NY - March 21, 2012 - NuAFrikan Theatre
French Dark-Wave, New Age Band Deleyaman Live in Concert: the "Change Things" Tour
Deleyaman creates music with spine tingling moments frequently lifting the music to emotional heights. Led by the American musician and front man, Aret Madillian, Deleyaman will be in Los Angeles to give a series of intimate concerts from April 20 - May 11, 2012 after having recorded and toured Europe. The band will introduce their music and upcoming album to an LA audience who's never before seen them live on stage. - March 17, 2012 - Santa Monica Playhouse
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents a Premiere of Eleven (11) Plays Including Tennessee and Hot Bubbles by John Patrick Shanley for "This Round's on Us" April 1st and 2nd
The second of three "This Round's On Us” is hosted by Kevin Melendez. Among the eleven (11) plays, Nylon Fusion Collective is showcasing two (2) new plays by Academy Award, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright John Patrick Shanley (Doubt) - March 15, 2012 - Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
Cherise Boothe, Sara Botsford, Marylouise Burke and Brad Fleischer Join Jane Kaczmarek and Jon Tenney in Good People
Matt Shakman Helms David Lindsay-Abaire’s West Coast Premiere Opens April 11, 2012 Geffen alums Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Jon Tenney (The Closer) are joined by acclaimed stage and screen actors Cherise Boothe (original cast of Ruined), Sara Botsford (Broadway’s The... - March 15, 2012 - Geffen Playhouse
NuAFrikan Theatre Premieres CCNY Jacob A. Weiser Award Winning Play in NYC
BMCC and CCNY Theatre Graduate, Marcus Dargan, opens his new play on April 19, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center in Harlem, NY. - March 15, 2012 - NuAFrikan Theatre
Everything Old is New Again - Especially in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN 2012, four one-act plays by the prolific writing team of Eugene O’Neill, Louise Bryant, Floyd Dell and Pendelton King, all writers of one-acts originally produced by the historic PROVINCETOWN PLAYERS performs on Tuesdays, March 27 and April 3 under the auspices of New... - March 11, 2012 - Group Theatre Too, LLC
Nuafrikan Theatre Reemerges in Gentrified Harlem; the Award Winning Play Dream Deferred Premieres April 19, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center in Harlem, NY
“I see white people. One day I counted 16 and I didn’t even have to go downtown to see ‘em!” exclaims Lovey Jones, a Harlem native in the new play Dream Deferred. Returning to the stage after three seasons of organizational restructuring, NuAFrikan Theatre celebrates its revival with the Jacob A. Weiser Playwright Award winning play Dream Deferred, written and directed by Marcus Dargan, opening on April 19, 2012 at the 133rd Street Arts Center. - March 04, 2012 - NuAFrikan Theatre
"Miss Representation" Director Siebel Newsom Stars as "Idealized Woman" in New Film Debuting April 1
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of former San Francisco Mayor and current California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, stars in the romantic comedy feature "Till You Get To Baraboo" which debuts on DVD and video-on-demand April 1, 2012. Siebel Newsom is the director of "Miss Representation," a documentary that questions the portrayals of women in media. - February 29, 2012 - Emmett Loverde
Wilshire Comedy Group Brings an All Star Comedy Show to Coram, NY
Randazzo's Restaurant to hold its 2nd comedy show on March 10th. - February 25, 2012 - Wilshire Comedy Group
SoBe Arts Presents the World Premiere of Hamlet Soundtheater/Opera Music and Libretto by Carson Kievman. Based on the Play by William Shakespeare.
SoBe Institute of the Arts presents the World Premiere of Carson Kievman’s Hamlet Soundtheater/Opera in the Little Stage Theater on Miami Beach. This provocative, sophisticated, and radically re-imagined musical setting of Shakespeare’s masterpiece was the final commission by legendary producer Joseph Papp for the New York Shakespeare Festival / Public Theater. Due to Papp’s tragic passing soon after the work was completed, Hamlet remained unperformed, until now. http://sobearts.org/hamlet.html - February 09, 2012 - SoBe Institute of the Arts