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.

Voices.com Announces Monthly Subscription Options for Clients

Affordable monthly billing options for people who need voiceover project management are now available at Voices.com. - January 29, 2007 - Voices.com

The Voice Over Savvy Forum Announces Winner of One-Year Subscription to Voice123

The Voice Over Savvy Forum presented the monthly winner of a Premium Subscription to Voice123. - January 27, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 Introduces Online Voice Over Auditioning Training Sessions

The Voice123 team presents weekly training sessions for voice over actors who want to get into online voice over auditioning. - January 27, 2007 - Voice123.com

Puppets Go Hi-tech on Avenue Q

The puppets of Avenue Q have been conducting a unique experiment with Bluetooth technology from Square Group and Alterwave. - January 27, 2007 - Alterwave

Comedy Blowout Set to Debut at the Irvine Improv

Production Company will bring successful comedy show to the Orange Counry club. - January 26, 2007 - Gonzo Comedy Productions

Voice123 Announces Voice Talent for Podcasting Availability at Voice123.com

Voice123 releases the easiest online tool to find voices for podcasting voiceover recordings. - January 26, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 Reaches Availability of More Than 25,000 Voice Over Demos at Voice123.com

Voice123 is an online voice over marketplace containing the largest database of online voiceover demos. - January 26, 2007 - Voice123.com

Opera Cabal Takes Over the World (…in Your Head)

Newly formed opera/theatre company Opera Cabal, is holding their first annual festival, Collusions: Chicago (2007), where they will offer a weekend of experimental performance art. The festival will bring together composers, performers, and artists from Chicago, New York, San Diego, and Sydney, Australia, to create three days of boundary-renouncing pieces from the early twentieth century to the early twenty-first. - January 26, 2007 - Opera Cabal

Voice123 (voice123.com) Expands Benefits of Voice Talents’ Premium Subscriptions

Voice123 offers important benefits to voice over actors registered with Voice123’s Premium Subscription. - January 25, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Introduces SmartCast Technology for Online Voice Over Castings

Voice123 is implementing a new technology for faster and accurate online voice over casting processes. - January 25, 2007 - Voice123.com

Now Find Fully Produced Animation and Cartoon Voiceovers at Voice123 (voice123.com)

Voice123 voice talents now offer complete voiceover production for animation, cartoon, and character voiceover projects. - January 24, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Updates Payment Options for Its Users

Voice123 users can buy Premium Subscriptions via credit card, PayPal, fax, check, or money order. - January 24, 2007 - Voice123.com

Strictly FX Joins Roger Waters Once Again on His 2007 World Tour

Strictly FX, in conjunction with lighting designer Marc Brickman, is joining Roger Waters on the second leg of his tour. Strictly FX is providing the special effects, including Pyrotechnics, Confetti and Flame effects. - January 23, 2007 - Strictly FX

Voice123 Sponsors VoiceOver International Creative Experience

Voice123 is the Premier Sponsor of The VoiceOver International Creative Experience in Las Vegas. - January 23, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voices.com Announces Major Sponsorship Role at the VOICE Conference

Voices.com, the #1 Voice Marketplace will play an integral part in The VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE), the first-ever conference held for professional voiceover talents. - January 23, 2007 - Voices.com

Voice Talent for Jingles and Songs Available at Voice123 (voice123.com)

Voice talent seekers can find professional voice artists to record jingles and songs for any type of voiceover project. - January 23, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice Talent for Valentine’s Advertising Available at Voice123 (voice123.com)

Voice123 has the largest selection of voices for all types of Valentine’s Day advertising, promotion, and messages. - January 23, 2007 - Voice123.com

Queens is Treated to Rendition of the Wizard of Oz

Adults with developmental disabilities perform The Wizard of Oz. - January 23, 2007 - HeartShare Human Services of NY

Voice123 (voice123.com) Now Features Voices for Business and Corporate Presentations

Voice123 is a useful and effective online tool to find voices for business and corporate voiceover recordings. - January 20, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Sets Customer Services as Number One Priority

Voice123 has developed a very complete and practical strategy to provide high quality customer service. - January 20, 2007 - Voice123.com

“My Love’s Under New Management” Gospel Comedy Stage Play Set to Debut in February 2007

My Love’s Under New Management, by Randy L. Nelson Productions, is set to debut with a talented group of actors at the Sherman High School Auditorium. Ricky Sommers, Sr. is cast in the starring role as Pastor David, the misbehaving preacher who has not managed his wife’s love. The play... - January 19, 2007 - Randy L. Nelson Productions

Script Bank for Voice Over Demos Now Available at Voice123 (voice123.com)

Voice123 offers a selection of royalty-free sample scripts that voice talents may use for their voice over demos. - January 19, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Becomes the Source for Voices in More than 35 Different Languages

Voice123, the voice over marketplace, features voice actors in almost any language and location worldwide. - January 19, 2007 - Voice123.com

Sell-out Seance Dinner Theatre Extends Run at Historic Lincoln Hotel

Psychic entertainers promise to make audiences feel as if they've truly touched the supernatural. - January 19, 2007 - Stefan Alexxis Psychic Entertainment

Voice123 (voice123.com) Now Features Professional Voices for IVR Systems

Voice123 releases the easiest online tool to find voices for IVR (Interactive Voice Response) recordings. - January 18, 2007 - Voice123.com

What’s Hot in Pillow Talk

All the sex-charged advertising these days overlooks one of the sexiest of all human features – the voice. According to Renee Grant-Williams, expert voice coach to public speakers and some of the recording industry’s biggest stars, with just a little forethought and simple training,... - January 17, 2007 - Renee Grant-Williams

Voice123 (voice123.com) Announces Website Updates and Improvements

Voice123 has released some updates and changes on their website and services. - January 17, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Provides Payments Tips for Online Voice Over Jobs

Find guidelines on how to make sure you get paid for voice over work when using voice over websites. - January 17, 2007 - Voice123.com

Magician Adds Sparkle to Party Events & Celebrations Website

Local celebrity and children’s entertainer, Uncle Wiggy, otherwise known as entrepreneur Barry Hopkins, bounces back into the entertainment business scene with the unveiling of his re-developed party and celebrations website, www.PartyPages.co.uk. - January 17, 2007 - Party Pages UK Ltd

Voice123 (voice123.com) Releases New Categories for Voice Over Projects

New categories allow an enhanced match between voice talents and voice seekers. - January 16, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Provides Tips to Select the Right Voice Over Talent

Voice123 offers tips for those in search of professional voice over recordings for their projects. - January 13, 2007 - Voice123.com

Marketing Your Voice Over Talent Online at Voice123 (voice123.com)

How to go about marketing and promoting your voice talent online. - January 13, 2007 - Voice123.com

Voice123 (voice123.com) Increases Customer Experience Ratings

Voice123 surveyed their customers and announced increased ratings in customers’ general experience. - January 12, 2007 - Voice123.com

Resources for Voice Over Talents Found at Voice123 (voice123.com)

Voice123 has become the most complete resource website for professional voice over actors. - January 12, 2007 - Voice123.com

Revealing David Arnold

Actor/Comedian David A. Arnold hosts TV-1’s “Black Man Revealed.” - January 11, 2007 - David Arnold

Sixty Bay Area Comedians Will Compete for Title of "Killer Comedian"

John DeKoven, Chief Executive Comic of Laugh-A-Lot Productions, today announced the debut of “Killer Laughs Comedy Competition.” This event will take place at Tommy T’s Comedy and Steakhouse in Pleasanton, CA. Killer Laughs is a ten round competition that will start January 30,... - January 11, 2007 - Laugh-A-Lot Productions

Disabled Hurricane Katrina Survivor/Dancer and Disabled Police Officer/ Writer Creating a Storm Onstage in Katrina Play

Emmitt Thrower, a disabled retired NYC Police Officer, Producer, Writer, Actor and Tiara Mone't King (Sunshine), a wheelchair bound Dancer, Actress, Model and double survivor of domestic Violence and hurricane Katrina Survivor will perform together in the new multimedia Hip Hop Musical Katrina: A... - January 09, 2007 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc

ACTRA Strikes and Union Actors in Canada Face Work Stoppages

ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists hit the picket lines this morning, disrupting some regularly scheduled programming and frustrating producers. - January 09, 2007 - Voices.com

Gus Arredondo and Comedy Blowout Return to the Ontario Improv

The comedian and Comedy Blowout begin the first of 12 monthly dates at the Inland Empire Comedy Club. - January 06, 2007 - Comedian Gus Arredondo

Voices.com Launches New Voice Actor Podcast VOX Talk

The VOX Talk podcast at Voices.com has just been accepted into the iTunes Store. - January 05, 2007 - Voices.com

Mrs. Asia 2007 Smita Salgaonkar

Mrs Smita Salgaonkar won the title Mrs. Asia-USA 2007. She is trained by California dance school “NDM Dance Productions” for that vigorous performance. This academy dance school assists her to understand the sharpness of dances and how to present her during dances. She is a wonderful dancer and enjoys it all time. - January 04, 2007 - NDM Dance Productions

The Annenberg Center of the Performing Arts to Bring Back DanceBrazil in February 07

The Annenberg Center of the Performing arts is to host DanceBrazil, one of its most popular programs, in the February 1-3 period. DanceBrazil is a combination of martial art form of capoeira and electrifying dance, offering a soul-stirring experience for the audience. DanceBrazil is part of the... - January 04, 2007 - Annenberg Center

Katrina: A Whole Lotta Water Opens in Baltimore, MD Jan 19th

Disabled hurricane Katrina survivor / dancer performs in Off Broadway hurricane Katrina play January 19th -21st in Baltimore, MD. Tiara Mone't King (Sunshine) a wheelchair bound double survivor of domestic violence and a hurricane Katrina survivor will perform in the new multimedia Hip Hop Musical Katrina: A Whole Lotta Water. Show recently had it's opening in NYC. - January 01, 2007 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc

Now Find Animation Voices at Voice123 (voice123.com)

A wide variety of voice talent available for comic and cartoon character voiceovers. - December 30, 2006 - Voice123.com

The Voiceover Dynamic Duo Jessica Gee-George and Grant George Sweep Listeners off of their Feet and Awards Off Shelves

The Voiceover Dynamic Duo, a real husband and wife voiceover team, bring authentic chemistry to voiceovers, winning “Best Production” and “Best in Show” at the 2006 Electronic Media Awards. - December 30, 2006 - Voices.com

Voice123 Releases Introductory Video of Their Services

Voice talent seekers can now see an introductory presentation of the company’s services and benefits. - December 29, 2006 - Voice123.com

Tickets on Sale Now for the Dahntay Jones Foundation Comedy Benefit

Tickets on sale now for the Above the Rim Comedy Jam on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 8:00 pm. The Comedy Jam will benefit the Dahntay Jones Foundation’s scholarship program. Tickets are available at the Gibson box office, located at 145 Lt. George Lee Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee or online... - December 29, 2006 - Dahntay Jones