Performing Arts News
This category features news about dance, theater, music and other live audience performances (magic shows, puppetry, circus, comedy, etc.), festivals, venues, artists, staging and ticketing. The spotlight is on news of interest to theater goers, producers and performing arts amateurs and professionals.
Moorpark College Stages Tony-Winning Broadway Rock Opera ‘Rent’
“Rent,” the award-winning Broadway rock opera, will lead off the Moorpark College 2010-11 Theatre season. Opening night is Friday, October 15, 2010, with weekend performances running through October 30. - October 08, 2010 - Moorpark College Foundation
EBE Ensemble Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the World Premiere of The Girl from Nashville
“Friday Night Lights” regular Steven Michael Walters’ new Southern Gothic tragedy begins performances December 2, opening December 3 at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre - October 07, 2010 - EBE Ensemble
Dick Pyatt Former WNYC Program Director Presents "A Christmas Gift" at the Largo Cultural Center
New York vocalist, actor, director Dick Pyatt has put together a Christmas Concert that evokes the warm spirit of Christmases past and features performances by well known Largo dancer and owner of Savoy South dance studio, Arlene Norman, the Junior Choir at the Palm Lake Performing Arts Center under the direction of vocal coach Terry Bartlett, pianist James Weaver and other surprises. - October 07, 2010 - DPP Productions - Dick Pyatt
Tacoma Comedy Club: Grand Opening
Something smells funny in Tacoma, WA. It’s the South Sound's newest comedy club. Tacoma Comedy Club, located at 6th and Tacoma Ave. It is run by veteran local comedians Adam Norwest and Riggs. The two funny men have been working on opening a club in Tacoma for the past couple of years. After... - October 07, 2010 - Tacoma Comedy Club
"Halloween Masquerade" Fundraiser to Benefit the Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Scholarship Fund
Brooklyn Children’s Theatre (BCT) will be hosting their 3rd annual fundraiser, Halloween Masquerade, to benefit the Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Scholarship Fund on Saturday, October 16 at St.Saviour’s Church in Brooklyn. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the BCT Scholarship... - October 06, 2010 - Brooklyn Children's Theatre
Pat Fraley Sheds Light on Improvisation for Voice Overs
Top voice over coach, Pat Fraley, appears on Voice Over Experts in his lesson on how to use improv in the voice over industry. - October 06, 2010 - Voices.com
Garfield Heights Welcomes Broadway Favorite "The Drowsy Chaperone" for Its Northeast Ohio Premiere
The Roaring '20s are back and better than ever! The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, The Drowsy Chaperone, a completely original musical comedy, is coming to the Garfield Heights Center for the Performing Arts October 29 thru November 14, 2010, as the Garfield Players (aka... - October 03, 2010 - Garfield Players
Leading Australian Dance Magazine Gives Cash to US Residents
Dance Informa, Australia’s leading Dance Magazine has entered the USA market with a huge incentive for new subscribers. All dancers who sign up to the bi-monthly online publication receive free entry into a cash draw of $4000 and a new Apple iPad. - October 01, 2010 - Dance Informa
Grand Finale: New Years Eve Concert 1999 on DVD Available October 26
Grand Finale: New Years Eve Concert 1999 Available on DVD October 26 Kultur is proud to announce the release of Grand Finale: New Years Eve Concert 1999 on DVD available October 26 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. An extraordinary program for an extraordinary night: The Berlin... - October 01, 2010 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Baroque Christmas Concert from the Cathedral in Freiburg on DVD October 26
Baroque Christmas Concert From the Cathedral in Freiburg Available on DVD October 26 Kultur is proud to announce the release of Baroque Christmas Concert from the Cathedral in Freiburg on DVD available October 26 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Freiburg in winter. Accompanied by the sound... - October 01, 2010 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Voices.com Features Debbie Munro and Elaine Clark on Voice Over Experts
Even coaches need to be coached! Listeners get to sit in on Debbie Munro’s lesson with Elaine Clark to get some ideas on how to interpret copy and use body language to better convey scripts. - September 29, 2010 - Voices.com
UF Graduate Martina Sykes Transforms Into Lady Broadway with Her First Role in The Showmen
St. Petersburg native and UF graduate Martina Sykes journeys to New York as Lady Broadway landing Off-Broadway role of The Showmen - September 27, 2010 - Lady Broadway
Wilshire Comedy Group Brings Another All Star Comedy Show "Comedy in Paradise" to Hauppauge November 7th
Another great night of comedy comes to Hauppauge, NY with headliner Mike Jacobs. - September 27, 2010 - Wilshire Comedy Group
The Visceral Company Presents "Tales to Die For" -- Horror Theatre in the Noho Arts District October 8-30
Ready for a good fright this Halloween? The Visceral Company presents “Tales to Die For” to help get you into the spirit of the Halloween season. “Tales to Die For” is an anthology of six shocking stories – think of an old 1950s horror comic book brought to life on stage. “Tales to Die For” is playing at T.U. Studios in the NOHO Arts District on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm from October 8-30. Information and tickets: www.thevisceralcompany.com - September 26, 2010 - The Visceral Company
Project Runway Contestants at UCB NY's the Same Sex-Tacular
The Same Sex-Tacular a popular variety/talk show, welcomes Project Runway Season 5's Jennifer Deiderich and Wesley Nault on Saturday Sept. 25th. - September 25, 2010 - UCB Theater NY
Tickets Available from Al Brooks Tickets for Touring Production of “West Side Story”
Tickets are still available from Al Brooks Tickets (www.albrooks.com) for the “West Side Story” tour that begins at The Fisher Theater in Detroit on September 30th, and comes to the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on November 30th. The revival of the ground-breaking Arthur... - September 23, 2010 - Al Brooks Tickets
EBE Ensemble Announces 2010-2011 Season
Including a world premiere, NYIT Award-winning one-act festival, and two free repertory Shakespeare productions - September 22, 2010 - EBE Ensemble
The Marsh Presents "Saturday Night Comedy," a New Series at the Marsh Cabaret in Berkeley, Featuring Performers from San Francisco and LA
The first two shows, on Saturday, September 25 and Saturday, October 2, 2010, will feature Ann Randolph, Betsy Salkind and Emily Levine, These three artists are known for their range of intelligent humor and outrageous physical comedy. Though very different, these envelope pushers are all fans of... - September 19, 2010 - The Marsh
Pat Fraley Teaches Voice Over Talent the Critical Skills of Voice Acting
World Renowned Voice Over Expert, Pat Fraley, Lends His Knowledge to the Voice Over Community Via Voices.com Podcast - September 18, 2010 - Voices.com
Hip-Hop Theater Festival Hires Boutique Public Relations Agency Pitch Control PR to Head Festival Initiatives
New York City based Pitch Control PR, a boutique public relations agency specializing in lifestyle, fashion, arts, entertainment and non-profit, announces the addition of Hip-Hop Theater Festival to their client roster. Pitch Control PR will work closely with HHTF to increase brand awareness and... - September 16, 2010 - Pitch Control PR
NLAPW Host Event ‘I Dreamed a Dream’
The National League of American Pen Women host event ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ - artwork, prose, renderings to the strains of the ancient, yet universal, harp. - September 16, 2010 - National League of American Pen Women
DHM Productions Presents the Plainview Premiere of A Don't Hug Me County Fair, Award-Winning Musical Comedy, Opening Sept. 16 at the Jon Hassler Theater
From Los Angeles, A Don’t Hug Me County Fair is the award-winning summer sequel to the musical comedies Don't Hug Me and A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, that have both played at the Hassler. The Don’t Hug Me musicals have played in over 100 cities around the U.S. and Canada. - September 16, 2010 - DHM Productions, Inc.
New Spiritual Comedy Show in LA
Author/comedian Beth Lapides embodies a new cultural trend: spiritual comedy. New Age seekers who want a little lightness with their enlightenment and comedy theater audiences that like a little depth with their humor are coming together to create a growing audience for conscious comedy. - September 13, 2010 - Un-Cabaret Multi-Media
"The American Dance Legend" Teaches Dance Class to Save Youth in Crisis Hosted by Dance Karma Entertainment LLC
Television Dance Celebrity “EJ” Eric Jones will be the instructor of “Dance Aerobics for a Cause” while raising awareness and funds for Seton Youth Shelters. - September 13, 2010 - Dance Karma Entertainment LLC
Marc Cashman Featured on Voices.com Podcast
Respected voice over coach, Marc Cashman teaches voice actors how they can improve their performance, on Voice Over Experts. - September 12, 2010 - Voices.com
North Carolina Theatre Releases Little Shop of Horrors Podcast
Communications Manager Kristin Buie Discusses Upcoming Production of Rock Musical - September 10, 2010 - NC Theatre
ActorRated.com Helps Actors Save Money with the ActorRated Star Card
ActorRated.com, the industry's first rating and review site for acting related products and services, has launched the ActorRated Star Card. The discount card provides discounts on dozens of acting classes, headshot photographers, demo reels and more. In addition to over $4,000 in discounts, the Star Card provides members with advanced notice and registration for bi-monthly free casting director workshops. - September 09, 2010 - ActorRated.com
Network of Ensemble Theaters Presents: Micro-Fest: Atlanta, a Festival investigating Race, Culture and Aesthetics
One festival, three cities. From October 2010 through February 2011, the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) will premier its highly anticipated Micro-Fest: USA in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Atlanta hosts the first event, October 8-10, 2010 at 7 Stages Theater, with activities in and... - September 09, 2010 - Out of Hand Theater
Wilshire Comedy Group Brings an All-Star Comedy Show Featuring Tim Homayoon to Popei's in Sayville on Columbus Day
Wilshire Comedy Group brings an all-star comedy show featuring Tim Homayoon to Popei's in Sayville. - September 09, 2010 - Wilshire Comedy Group
Harlan Hogan Offers Tips on How to Record Voiceovers at Home or on the Road, at Voices.com
Voice Over Expert Harlan Hogan, with friends Jeffrey P. Fisher and Dan O'Day, present their teleseminar “How To Record Voiceovers at Home or On The Road” on Voice Over Experts. - September 09, 2010 - Voices.com
Phyllis K. Day Guest Stars on Voice Over Experts at Voices.com
Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day presents "Voice Over Stinkaholic," showing students that with a little hard work anyone can make the grade in voiceovers. - September 01, 2010 - Voices.com
Milwaukee’s Premier Cheer and Dance Company Looks to Hype It Up Once Again
HYPE Cheer & Dance, Inc., Milwaukee’s premier cheerleading and dance company looks to “hype it up” once again with the 2010 Spirit Spectacular competition being hosted by Oak Creek High School on Saturday, October 31st. “We are really excited to offer this opportunity... - August 31, 2010 - HYPE Cheer & Dance, Inc.
Seating Still Available from Al Brooks Tickets for "Walking with Dinosaurs" Final Southern California Shows
Over 3 million people have seen “Walking with Dinosaurs” in North America since the show opened in July 2007. - August 29, 2010 - Al Brooks Tickets
The ChatRoulette Show by the Illuminated Theater Gets Increasingly Interactive
The ChatRoulette Show, a project of The Illuminated Theater, returns in September to San Francisco and Berkeley with improvements to the show format, designed to more fully engage and involve both live audience members and users of chatroulette.com. The ChatRoulette Show, a performance project of... - August 29, 2010 - WholeSpeak
Performance Techniques for Voice Over Professionals
Melody Jones teaches voiceover students that it’s not their voice that counts; it’s their acting skills on Voice Over Experts at Voices.com - August 29, 2010 - Voices.com
Multimedia Opera Production to Debut at Roosevelt University
The ETERNAL TAO, an electronic opera, integrates voices, instruments, video, electronics, dancers and lighting and involves a multi-channel sound system with projected visual images. The production is composed and produced by Kyong Mee Choi, assistant professor of music composition and recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. The opera will be held at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, On Friday, October 22, 430 S. Michigan Ave., at 7:30 p.m. - August 28, 2010 - Kyong Mee Choi
The Marsh Berkeley Extends Don Reed's “East 14th - True Tales Of A Reluctant Player” through November 21, 2010
The show has now entered its second sold-out year – it started at The Marsh San Francisco in May, 2009 – and its fifteenth extension. The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, is delighted to announce that Don Reed's “East 14th - True Tales Of A Reluctant Player”... - August 27, 2010 - The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Presents Libby Skala’s “A Time To Dance” Tuesday, September 14, 2010. A Marsh Rising Performance.
“Libby Skala is marvelous…Magnetic…cloaked in magic!” – NY Times. The story of a pioneering Austrian who transcends poverty, artistic repression and the rise of Hitler through the magic of dance. - August 26, 2010 - The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Presents Sha Sha Higby’s "In Folds of Gold" Tuesday, September 21, 2010. One Performance Only.
” Evolving canvasses to animate stories of life, death, and rebirth.” SF Bay Guardian. “Borrows from the past, and creates something wholly unique!... always mesmerizing performance art.” SF Chronicle. - August 26, 2010 - The Marsh
The Amazing Bubble Man’s “The World’s Funniest Bubble Show” Resumes at The Marsh Berkeley September 26 through November 28, 2010.
Contest on Halloween. Special Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule. “The hit of the day…a fringe favorite.” The Guardian, UK. “The Greatest Bubble Show On Earth: A really good time!” Linda Ayres-Frederick, SF Bay Times. “Oddly enough, one gets the feeling that a lot of adults in the audience wish they were small enough to be called on as volunteers.” George Haymont, MyCulturalLandscape.com. - August 26, 2010 - The Marsh
Ann Randolph’s "Loveland" Resumes at the Marsh Berkeley September 24 Through November 13, 2010
Due to its unabated popularity, The Marsh is proud to resume performances of Ann Randolph’s acclaimed “Loveland” after a short summer break. The show, now in its sixth sold-out extension, will celebrate its first anniversary on October 1. - August 26, 2010 - The Marsh
From MikaMousie Media: The Hamptons, NYC Edition: The Greek Event of the Summer
The Zeta Psi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. hosts the annual "All White Party" in Sag Harbor. - August 21, 2010 - MikaMousie Media
Jimi Hendrix—The King of Rock N' Soul
New book shows how Jimi's music expanded deep into other genres besides Rock. Jimi Hendrix is known the world over as the greatest Rock Guitarist to have ever lived. However, his music cannot be caged into one musical genre. - August 21, 2010 - Plain Talk 2010
Tampa Web Design Firm Bayshore Solutions Partners with the Straz Center for Two Inspiring New Websites
The New Straz Center and Patel Conservatory Websites Complement the Mission to Inspire Audiences and Artists to Dream and Discover, to Create and Celebrate - August 21, 2010 - Bayshore Solutions
New Social Voyeurs Write Love Song for the Unemployed
Some people react to being laid off with anger, some with despair. Rob Sobol of New Social Voyeurs reacted by writing a song, “Keep Keeping the Faith.” “A whole lot of folks like you and me were or are suffering very quietly, trying incredibly hard to find a new job, they need to... - August 20, 2010 - New Social Voyeurs
Ravenworks, RCGI and Kissing Girls Productions Announce Autumn Muse Women's Festival: A Celebration of Women's Creativity
Ravenworks, RCGI and Kissing Girls Productions announce a new kind of Women’s Music Festival, Autumn Muse: A Celebration of Women’s Creativity. This unique festival will feature performer/instructors who will teach workshop intensives in the areas of Drumming, Belly Dance, Comedic... - August 20, 2010 - Ravenworks
Jim Lauletta Headlines at Orpheum Theatre’s Comedy Night
Comedian Jim Lauletta, along with Mike Cote, Ellen Moschetto and Chris Pennie, will perform at the Orpheum Theatre Foxboro's Comedy Night on August 28th. Tickets are $15, and a beer and wine cash bar will be available. - August 20, 2010 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
Kore Press Internationally Tours with the Voices of Military Women in 'Coming In Hot'
"I was nervous to watch someone act out the essay I'd written, but after witnessing Jeanmarie's portrayal of that pain, helplessness and strength I'd felt as I fought off a Navy S.E.A.L., I found I was not alone with what happened to me but a part of something much bigger: an embodiment of the vagaries of service, experience and art." -- Christy Clothier, contributing author - August 19, 2010 - Kore Press
Paula Lin Narrates “Provenance” Published by Penguin Press
Voices.com member and voice over artist Paula Lin is the narrator of Provenance, a book by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo. - August 17, 2010 - Voices.com
California Contemporary Ballet Holds Auditions for Snow Queen Ballet
Los Angeles Dance Company Prepares for 13th Season of Popular Holiday Performance. - August 15, 2010 - California DanceArts