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.

International Magicians Gather in Atlanta Georgia

The 2010 Society of American Magicians national convention will be hosted in Atlanta Georgia, June 30 - July 3. The opening night Gala Stage Show "Amazing Atlanta" stars seven top Atlanta magicians, including the award-winning magic and interactive comedy of Corporate Magician, Comedian, and Entertaining Keynote Speaker Debbie Leifer serving as the show's producer, audience energizer, and magical emcee. - June 17, 2010 - Atlanta Magician, Mentalist & Atlanta Keynote Motivational Speaker Debbie Leifer

New Musical in "Jamboree" Series Returns to Amish Door

The "Grand Ole Jamboree" musical by 34west debuts as part of Amish Door's dinner theater series. - June 17, 2010 - Amish Door Village

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic Invited to Perform at the 100th Annual Music Teacher’s Association of California Convention

Orchestra to perform Piano Concerto No. 2 by Samuel Adler on July 3rd - June 14, 2010 - Thousand Oaks Philharmonic

San Pablo Arts District Fund Presents Lip Service West: True Stories Featuring Authors Marcus Banks, Lauren Becker, Joe Clifford, and Alan Kaufman

The San Pablo Arts District Fund (SPAD) is proud to host the debut of Lip Service West: True Stories, Friday, June 11, in North Oakland’s Golden Gate District. The featured readers include Marcus Banks, Lauren Becker, Joe Clifford, and Alan Kaufman. The event is free - June 11, 2010 - San Pablo Arts District Fund

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "An Evening with The Groundlings," Four Short Pieces Addressing Some of Today’s More Pressing Social Issues, June 23

“An Evening With The Groundlings” will play for one-night-only on Wednesday June 23 at 7:30 pm at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, off Shattuck. Featuring Rebecca Fisher, Mark McGoldrick, Wayne Harris and Paul Sussman. - June 11, 2010 - The Marsh

World-Renowned Magician Jeff McBride Makes Rare Atlanta Appearance

World-renowned magician Jeff McBride, named "one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century" will perform a theatrical magic show and present two "magicians only" lectures in Atlanta on June 11 & 12, 2010. - June 11, 2010 - Atlanta Magician, Mentalist & Atlanta Keynote Motivational Speaker Debbie Leifer

California Contemporary Youth Ballet Presents Summer Performance

La Canada-Based Youth Dance Company to Perform ‘DanceScapes’ - June 10, 2010 - California DanceArts

Summer is Cool at SoBe Arts

SoBe Institute of the Arts announces its SoBe Arts Summer Program 2010 for children, teens and adults. Two 4 week sessions: Session 1: June 21 - July 16 Session 2: July 19 - August 13 SoBe Arts is located in the historic Carl Fisher Clubhouse and Little Stage Theater Complex on Miami Beach. This... - June 09, 2010 - SoBe Institute of the Arts

The Marsh San Francisco Presents Cherry Zonkowski’s "Reading My Dad’s Porn And French Kissing The Dog" June 24 – July 17, 2010

The Marsh is pleased to present Cherry Zonkowski, PhD, in “Reading My Dad’s Porn And French Kissing The Dog” in which she takes us on a tour of the suburban living rooms, crowded dungeons, and ultra-hip warehouses of San Francisco’s sex and artist party scenes. When she... - June 09, 2010 - The Marsh

The Marsh Presents a 20th Anniversary Performance Marathon from Noon to Midnight on Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Marsh is celebrating is twentieth anniversary year with a Performance Marathon, featuring past and present Marsh artists performing extracts of their past, present and future work as well as telling stories about their experiences at the theater, good, bad and totally unexpected. - June 09, 2010 - The Marsh

New Line Theatre Artistic Director Inks Deal for 6th Musical Theatre Book

New Line Theatre is proud to announce that artistic director Scott Miller has signed with a new publisher, Northeastern University Press, to publish his sixth musical theatre book, "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals," due to be released in 2011. - June 09, 2010 - New Line Theatre

The Illuminated Theater Launches the Chatroulette Show Variety Show & Competition / Drinking Game / Online Performance Featuring the Risqué Site, Chatroulette.com

The Illuminated Theater, dedicated to creating exciting, irresistible theater and performance events, debuts a cutting-edge show in the San Francisco Bay Area, with aims to eventually bring the show to venues nationally. Utilizing a live internet connection with the infamous site chatroulette.com, performers take turns entertaining both surprised people on the site as well as a live audience. Plus, it's a drinking game. - June 07, 2010 - WholeSpeak

Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Presents “Alice In Wonderland, Jr.” June 25 & 26, 2010

17 local Brooklyn Chilrdren's Theatre student actors, ages 11-16, will be performing the Walt Disney classic “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”, Friday, June 25 and Saturday June 26, 2010 at The Brooklyn Music School Playhouse. - June 07, 2010 - Brooklyn Children's Theatre

First World Theatre Ensemble Re-Emerges to Usher in an Explosive New Era of Black Theatre

First World Theatre Ensemble, branded by the press as “one of Philly’s newest and most provocative companies,” re-emerges to launch an explosive new era of black theatre with Sundays At Seven Open House. Come out for a Free Green Fun evening of music, spoken word, and theatre featuring dessert buffet, addresses by Johnny Hobbs, Jr and Penelope Reed, live band Rich Tucker and the Universal Concept, spiritual street poet Mrs. Betty's Son, and scenes from plays including August Wilson's "Fences." - June 07, 2010 - First World Theatre Ensemble

New Line Theatre's "Evita" Parallels Current US Politics

New Line Theatre, "the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre," closes its nineteenth season of provocative, adult, alternative musical theatre with the first St. Louis production in many years of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's political rock opera "Evita," running July 8-31, 2010, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre in St. Louis. Money, sex, power, fame – who knew they had a dark side? - June 07, 2010 - New Line Theatre

Fire Island Dance Festival 16 Announces Line Up Celebrated Dance Festival Turns Sweet Sixteen With Ailey, Wheeldon, Petronio, Momix and More

Set for July 17 and 18, the Fire Island Dance Festival 16 will include performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre principal Marcelo Gomes, Joffrey Ballet Chicago principal Fabrice Calmels, MOMIX, Camille Brown, Mark Stuart Dance Theatre and San Francisco Ballet principals Yuan Yuan Tan and Damien Smith performing choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, premiere dances by Travis Wall and Stephen Petronio. - June 05, 2010 - Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS

Lisa Loeb Performing at Genius Jones in Mizner Park on June 18

Bring the kids to Genius Jones in Mizner Park, Boca Raton, at 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 18 to meet Lisa Loeb and hear her perform songs from the world-premiere musical Camp Kappawanna. One lucky family attending the June 18th event will win four free tickets to see Camp Kappawanna, courtesy of Genius Jones. - June 05, 2010 - Mizner Park

Piano Discoveries Announces New Documents Added to Membership Inventory

Piano Discoveries, which provides ready-made studio documents and piano teaching resources to its members, has added new award documents and theory worksheets to its membership inventory. - June 04, 2010 - Piano Discoveries

Yankee Doodle Dandies

Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus presents a patriotic season finale. - June 04, 2010 - Victoria Theatre Association

Voices.com Co-Founder to Present at VOICE 2010

Stephanie Ciccarelli of Voices.com will be speaking at VOICE 2010 during a special panel dedicated to voice over industry service providers. - June 03, 2010 - Voices.com

MyTheaterPlace.com Launches Beta

Website creates a centralized knowledge hub for all theater information, including auditions, theaters and show information within a rich social community framework. - May 28, 2010 - MyTheaterPlace

VOICE2010 Philip Banks Speaker from Portgordon Scotland

Voiceover based in Scotland to advise an LA audience how to make it as a Voiceover at the VOICE2010 conference. - May 28, 2010 - Philip Banks

Douglas Newton Combines Painting Exhibition with CD Release Concert at Blue Moon Gallery

Local songwriter Douglas Newton will release his long awaited CD, “Don’t Look Down” on June 26th at the Blue Moon Gallery in Sacramento. The music belongs to the art-song tradition of musicians such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. The CD has been 5 years in the... - May 28, 2010 - Douglas E Newton

Canned Ham, Starring Tom Judson (aka Gus Mattox), Opens at Provincetown’s Art House on June 6th, 2010

Following a three week run in Los Angeles, triple-threat Broadway actor/singer/musician Tom Judson (aka Gus Mattox) will debut in his new musical comedy Canned Ham in New England for a summer-long run at Provincetown’s Art House Theater, 214 Commercial Street, starting on June 6th. The show will perform Sunday and Monday evenings through Labor Day weekend. - May 28, 2010 - Kearns Artist Services

The Arts Edge Summer, a New Performing Arts Program in NYC, Combines Musical Theater with College Prep for High School Students

The Arts Edge Summer Program is a New Performing Arts Program in New York City that combines musical theater with college prep for high school students. Students can put a little glee in their summer with a unique program that offers expert guidance from faculty members of leading performing arts institutions. The Arts Edge Summer Program is designed for high school students seriously considering a college major in musical theater. - May 27, 2010 - The Arts Edge

Laurence Fuller’s Australian TV debut

Laurence Fuller made his Australian TV debut last Sunday starring in the sophisticated art thriller Possession(s). Co-starring Asher Keddie (X-Men Origins; Wolverine) and Max Cullen (Baz Lurhman’s Australia), directed by Jim Lounsbury. The 10 minute film aired nation-wide on the ABC May 23rd. After Possession(s) and his West End debut Fuller is being courted by Hollywood; - May 26, 2010 - Laurence Fuller

‘American Idol’ Comic Talent Norman Gentle ‘Slaps’ Debut Single Toward Critical Mass: "Bitch Slap" Released by Young Pals Records International

Music Video Released to Multiple Outlets, Media Mayhem, Radio Airplay Launches - May 25, 2010 - Young Pals Music

Voices.com Talent, Dave Courvoisier, to Present at VOICE 2010

Dave Courvoisier will co-present on the topic of “Building Your VoiceOver Presence Through Social Networking” at VOICE 2010 in Los Angeles. - May 25, 2010 - Voices.com

IHMG Recording Artist the Sistah is "The Lady in Red" in For Colored Girls

Ironhorse Music Group singer/songwriter The Sistah makes her acting debut in an off-Broadway production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf. Written by Ntozake Shange and directed by by Steven Hitt, For Colored Girls is a passionate and fearless look at what it... - May 23, 2010 - Ironhorse Music Group LLC

“The MANIFESTIVUS” to Feature: Common, Toubab Krewe, and John Brown's Body

The Festival is announced and tickets are ready for sale. Performances highlighted by headliner Common. - May 20, 2010 - Halogen Media Works.LLC

The Marsh, San Francisco’s Leading Venue for Solo Theater, Presents Its Second Festival of New Voices June 2 -13, 2010

Full Length Performances: “Uncle Sam's Children In Africa” by Sia Amma, “40 Pounds In 12 Weeks: A Love Story” by Pidge Meade, “Cracked Clown” by David A. Moss, “It’s All The Rage” by Marilyn Pittman, “Squeeze The Dollar, Change Your Life” by Sigal Shohan, “The Dream” by Kenny Yu. With Additional Short Performances by: David Caggiano, Victoria Doggett, Rebecca Fisher, Emlyn Guiney, Wayne Harris, Mark McGoldrick, Mia Paschal, Ann Randolph, Don Reed, JoJo Razor and Paul Sussman. - May 19, 2010 - The Marsh

Europe's Leading Dance Magazine Reviews Flamenco DVD by Music Film Factor LLC

Europe's leading dance magazine TANZ reviews Flamenco DVD "Petenera – a Flamenco Drama in Music and Dance" in its April print issue: - May 17, 2010 - Music Film Factor LLC

No Complaints as Teatro Miramar Receives Grand Donation of Ballet Shoes

Unexpected parcel arrives at Teatro Miramar brings joy to students of the Havana, Cuba art school. In a grand gesture, Birmingham and Royal Ballet donated more than 50 pairs of new ballet shoes. - May 16, 2010 - Cuba Solidarity Campaign

Huemanitee.org Announces the Production of: Wombman, The Play

Humanitee.org is a non-profit organization focused on empowering the people. Women's issues are at the forefront of this movement. The production of Wombman, The Play takes the first steps in motivating and inspiring women to speak up against abuse, redefine their place in society and create positive images of beauty for every women. - May 16, 2010 - Huemanitee.org

Independent Film Produced by Performing Arts San Antonio to be Featured at the Alamo Drafthouse

There will be a special screening of “The Long Ride Home” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at 410 and Blanco Rd. on Thursday, June 3rd 2010 at 7:30pm. The film, distributed by Lions Gate Films, stars Randy Travis, Eric Roberts, Academy Award Winner Ernest Borgnine and Garry... - May 15, 2010 - Performing Arts San Antonio

Summer "Train With A Pro" Acting Workshops to be Offered by Performing Arts San Antonio

Performing Arts San Antonio announces their 2010 Summer “Train With A Pro” Acting Workshops. Under the direction of Paul Tinder and Vaughn Taylor, students will be able to learn the skills and techniques they would learn in a professional workshop in New York or Hollywood. Paul Tinder... - May 15, 2010 - Performing Arts San Antonio

Seattle Dance Company Engages Audiences Young and Old with Contemporary Dance

This June, Katy Hagelin Dance Project presents fromPhantastes, an evening-length, contemporary ballet inspired by George MacDonald’s novel Phantastes: a Faerie Romance. The magical story combined with the universal language of dance make this performance accessible to for all ages and audiences. Connecting to the artistic community, fromPhantastes includes nearly 20 dancers of various ages and skill levels from professional to student. - May 12, 2010 - Katy Hagelin dance project

The Original Mayor of Whoville Joins the Cast of “They Changed Broadway”

Stuart Zagnit, who created such memorable characters on stage such as The Mayor of Whoville in “Seussical” and Goldberg in “The Wild Party” joins the cast of “They Changed Broadway: From Berlin to Bernstein and Beyond,” a one-night only revue at The Forum Theater... - May 12, 2010 - They Changed Broadway

A Grand Restoration Project: Teatro Miramar (Havana, Cuba)

UK based charity Music Fund for Cuba is restoring Teatro Miramar to its original grand state. - May 12, 2010 - Cuba Solidarity Campaign

Diamond in the Rough Open Mic for All Ages Sponsored by Virtual City Radio

In addition to Music Artist Appreciation Party, Virtual City Radio by IN THE VIRTUAL CITY INC is now hosting Open Mic for all ages. - May 10, 2010 - IN THE VIRTUAL CITY INC dba 2 HOT 4 AIRWAVES

Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Presents “Urban Legends” Five Musical Vignettes, May 21st & 22nd

Brooklyn Children’s Theatre will be performing Urban Legends, five musical vignettes, on Friday, May 21st and May 22nd at St. Savior’s Church in Brooklyn. Proceeds will go to benefit the BCT Scholarship Fund. - May 10, 2010 - Brooklyn Children's Theatre

South Bay Ballet Announces Formation of Guild

The newly formed South Bay Ballet Guild, a non-profit volunteer organization, is open to all persons interested in supporting and contributing to the growth and success of South Bay Ballet. - May 07, 2010 - Building Industry Association of Los Angeles/Ventura

Kids on Broadway to Participate in Human Race

Local non-profit Kids on Broadway will be walking for dollars as they try to raise funds to replace old microphone equipment. - May 06, 2010 - Kids On Broadway

FantasyLand Theatrical Productions to Open New Pointe Performing Arts Center

FantasyLand Theatrical Productions, a 501C3 arts organization, will open in its new venue at The POINTE Performing Arts Center in Orlando Florida on July 6, 2010. - May 06, 2010 - FantasyLand Theatrical Productions

OP Music House Praying It Forward, Selects Church, Seeking Funds

OP Music House prays it forward and submitted an offer to purchase former Alliance Church in Orchard Park. "I'll do God's work all day but I'm not on his payroll," Suzanne Perry hopes to get off the ground with fundraisers and grants. - May 06, 2010 - Love Shouldnt Hurt.TV

Hip Mix Launches Interactive Newsletter Targeted to the Belly Dance Community

Hip Living e-zine shares the belly dance lifestyle with musicians and dancers around the globe. - May 06, 2010 - HipMix.net

Flamenco from A to Z Debuts on DVD May 25th

Kultur announces the DVD release of Flamenco from A to Z. The Flamenco DVD Dictionary for amateurs and experts this informative program will be available on DVD May 25, for a suggested retail price of $19.99. This DVD explores the beautiful world, music and culture of Flamenco step by step from A... - May 05, 2010 - Kultur International Films Ltd