Sunday, January 23, 2011

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Cedar Lake rides ballet's resurgence

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - ‎13 hours ago‎
Who would have thought that ballet, traditionally among the least accessible of the fine arts, would become so hot? "Black Swan," a film about a dancer ...

The Great White Way hits the replay button

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Jon Bream - ‎Jan 22, 2011‎
From "Fela!" to "American Idiot," more Broadway musicals are marching to the beat of time-tested popular music.

Celebrating the Bolshoi Theatre in Orange County

Los Angeles Times (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Big celebrations were in order at the "Reflections" premiere at the newly renamed Segerstrom Center for the Arts (formerly the Orange County Performing Arts ...

Less $$ + extra work = More joy

SILive.com - Michael J. Fressola - ‎7 hours ago‎
Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresSusan Fenley gives direction to her young teen students during an acting class at the Staten ...

Local arts news & notes

Omaha World-Herald - ‎5 hours ago‎
Charcoal artist Edgar Jerins will give a free lecture at the Lied Art Gallery, 2500 California Plaza on the Creighton University campus, at 5 pm Friday.

Benet sends 7 students to state arts performances

Chicago Daily Herald - Joan Broz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Custom reprints are a powerful and strategic way to share your article with customers, employees and prospects. The YGS Group provides digital and printed ...

Future of Mahaffey Theater rides on who the City Council chooses to manage it

Tampabay.com - Michael Van Sickler - ‎18 hours ago‎
ST. PETERSBURG - Beethoven or Britney? The Moscow Ballet or Toby Keith? Arts education or Ke$ha?

This week in the arts

Columbus Dispatch - ‎5 hours ago‎
Men in tights: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male dance troupe, will parody ballet classics at 8 pm Friday in the Palace Theatre, ...

Nephew of Celebrated Detroit Architect Applauds Shen Yun

The Epoch Times - Shen Yun - ‎16 hours ago‎
Mr. Kiehler and his friend Lynne Bieniek at Shen Yun Performing Arts' Friday show in Detroit. (Valerie Avore/The Epoch Times) DETROIT—Shen Yun Performing ...

An unconventional pas de deux in Russia

Los Angeles Times - ‎18 hours ago‎
Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato has taken over a St. Petersburg ballet troupe. But will the home nation of the Bolshoi and 'Swan Lake' welcome this ...

Tulsa Opera turns up heat with 'Don Giovanni'

Muskogee Daily Phoenix - ‎14 hours ago‎
TULSA - Tulsa Opera brings the eternal conqueror of women's hearts to the Tulsa stage this Valentine's Day with the production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ...

Events in Westchester

New York Times - ‎Jan 21, 2011‎
A guide to cultural and recreational goings-on in and around the Hudson Valley. Items for the guide should be sent at least three weeks in advance to ...

Arts start strong in 2010

DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎Jan 22, 2011‎
Moscow Festival Ballet performs “Swan Lake” in Mason City and Ames. / SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER A man on a zip cord flies above the ocean in a 7-by-14-foot ...

Emma, Paul Gordon's Austen-Inspired Musical, Opens Jan. 23 at Old Globe

Playbill.com - Kenneth Jones - ‎14 hours ago‎
Old Globe Theatre's production of Jane Austen's Emma - A Musical Romantic Comedy, by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon, starring Patti Murin ...

Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer, Dies at 88

New York Times - William Grimes - ‎Jan 21, 2011‎
Theoni V. Aldredge, who designed the costumes for hundreds of Broadway and Off Broadway productions, including “Annie,” “A Chorus Line” ...

Stephanie J. Block Comes To The Long Center For The Performing Arts 1/22

Broadway World - ‎Jan 22, 2011‎
AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE continues its TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON with the incomparable Stephanie J. Block! This dynamic star will take our stage for three ...

The week in arts for Jan. 23, 2011

2TheAdvocate - ‎13 hours ago‎
BR JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: 1 pm and 3:30 pm, Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Screening of Max Minsky and Me, followed at 3:30 pm by three Israeli short ...

Fairfield County Calendar

Wilton Villager - ‎14 hours ago‎
"Seussical, The Musical": 7:30 pm Friday, Jan. 21 and 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 22, Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport.

A Full-Circle Mentor Moment

New York Times - Roslyn Sulcas - ‎Jan 21, 2011‎
Tiler Peck, in split, partners with Amar Ramasar in “Frankie and Johnny ... and Rose,” a new work for New York City Ballet choreographed by Susan Stroman, ...

PGHS presents 'The Phantom of the Opera'

Daily Herald - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Phantom (played by Evan Kirby) kidnaps the beautiful singer, Christine (Kylie Major), taking her to his basement lair, where he reveals his identity and ...

THEATER NEWS

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Emma, Paul Gordon's Austen-Inspired Musical, Opens Jan. 23 at Old Globe

Playbill.com - Kenneth Jones - ‎14 hours ago‎
Old Globe Theatre's production of Jane Austen's Emma - A Musical Romantic Comedy, by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon, starring Patti Murin ...

Broadway SD Presents NEXT TO NORMAL, Closes 1/23

Broadway World - ‎14 hours ago‎
Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning Next to ...

PRODUCERS & MISS SAIGON Headline 2011 Music Circus Season

Broadway World - ‎4 hours ago‎
California Musical Theatre Executive Producer Richard Lewis has announced the line-up of shows for the 2011 summer season of Sacramento Music Circus, ...

Broadway Marquees Will Dim in Tribute to Theoni V. Aldredge

Playbill.com - Kenneth Jones - ‎22 hours ago‎
The marquees of Broadway theatres will be dimmed for one minute at 7 PM Jan. 25 to honor the work and life of Tony Award-winning costume ...

An extra dose of Dolly Parton to liven up '9 to 5: The Musical'

Chicago Tribune (blog) - ‎Jan 18, 2011‎
Dolly Parton poses with Dee Hoty of "9 to 5: The Musical." The touring show is opening Wednesday at the Bank of America Theatre.

'Gutenberg! The Musical!' delivers 2 hours of crass, low-brow laughs

Buffalo News - Colin Dabkowski - ‎7 hours ago‎
By the time I trudged up the concrete steps of the Great Arrow Building to catch the Alt Theatre's production of “Gutenberg!

All things Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tonys

Los Angeles Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
In a startling upset, the Producers Guild of America gave its top prize to “The King's Speech” Saturday night, handing front-runner “The Social Network” its ...

Theatre Seeking Musical Director

Wheeling News Register - Jim Cochran - ‎14 hours ago‎
The Strand Theatre Preservation Society's Arts Council is accepting resumes for director of the summer musical production. Previous directing experience is ...

Ricky Martin Headed To Broadway In 'Evita'

On Top Magazine - ‎2 hours ago‎
By On Top Magazine Staff The new production marks the first return of the Perons to the Broadway stage since Evita's 1979 Tony Award-winning New York debut ...

Musical theater kicks off Mauckingbird Theatre Company's fourth season

Philly2Philly.com - Christopher Munden, Jeff Bowen - ‎Jan 21, 2011‎
I'm not the target audience for Mauckingbird Theatre Company's Philadelphia premier of "[title ...

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Philadelphia - 1/23

Broadway World - ‎5 hours ago‎
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), is the the national organization for theatre in the United States. Its member theatres produce outstanding professional ...

HAIR Closes at the Pantages Theatre, 1/23

Broadway World - ‎14 hours ago‎
The 2009 Tony Award-winning musical revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical conclude performances at the Pantages Theatre on January 23, ...

Medora musings: Medora Musical holds GF auditions for upcoming season

Grand Forks Herald - Ryan Johnson - ‎15 hours ago‎
He may not be a professional horse rider, and he's more of a violist than a fiddler, but Frank Matejcek thinks he's got what it takes to make it in the Wild ...

Actor's Playhouse Spelling Bee The Musical Spells Correctly

Examiner.com - ‎18 hours ago‎
Actors' Playhouse Spelling Bee The Musical Spells Correctly For Theatre Chat Audiences. Correct is the best way to describe this show about spelling, ...

Priscilla: Hit Musical Coming to Broadway in March

ThirdAge - ‎21 hours ago‎
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, a musical featuring well-known pop songs, will open on Broadway at The Palace Theatre, March 20, 2011.

JORT captures awards at state theater festival

Hattiesburg American - ‎7 hours ago‎
Just Over the Rainbow Theatre won The Warren McDaniel Award for best production recently at the Mississippi Theatre Association 2011 Festival in Meridian.

Theater Preview: Family ties in hard times

Arizona Daily Sun - ‎7 hours ago‎
Betsey Bruner Rob Peters, as the dance instructor Boris Kolenkhov, dips his student Essie Sycamore, played by Angela Cooper, as her mother Penelope paints ...

The Great White Way hits the replay button

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Jon Bream - ‎Jan 22, 2011‎
From "Fela!" to "American Idiot," more Broadway musicals are marching to the beat of time-tested popular music.

'High' is headed to Broadway, and the Rep stands to benefit

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - ‎Jan 22, 2011‎
Jerry Naunheim Jr. Kathleen Turner and Evan Jonigkeit in "High" at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (Jerry Naunheim Jr.

On a Clear Day: revival to star Harry Connick?

New York Theatre Guide - ‎Jan 21, 2011‎
Michael Riedel of the New York Post reports that a Broadway revival of Burton Lane's and Alan Jay Lerner's musical, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, ...