performing arts News

41 Dancers. 10 Performances. 104 Rehearsals. 473 Costumes. 2,197 Miles. One incredible year! FilmWorks Entertainment gears up for the release of the dance documentary 5,6,7,8 on DVD and VOD platforms nationwide January 10, 2012.

A night filled with local performing artists - music, one-act plays, novels and much more. And new this Monday - Holiday Shopping from Three Sisters’ Marketplace. Hand-Crafted goods created by Local Artisans.

Local community arts group receives $5,000 grant from the city of Pearland to support its arts programming.

The Red Octopus Theatre Company presents a rollicking, award-winning pop-rock musical November 11 -27 at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Artistic dance productions are expensive to create, so Epiphany DanceArts, a Plano-based professional performing arts company is utilizing the internet to raise funds for their upcoming performance Shimmers in the Snow: A Winter Celebration.

Multi-Cultural, Multi-Dimensional Performance (A Work in Progress) Entitled "How We Are Connected", this event begins with movement artists who combine expressionist dance with acting. Jazz & other musicians headline a live music segment, plus more.

With Alan Gilbert & The New York Philharmonic featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich, Tony Award-nominee Kelli O’Hara sings Broadway and The Future is Now presents a Caramoor mentorship showcase

Join us after the 7pm performance of "A Thousand Circlets" for a discussion with Susan Binford from the Alzheimers Association, Georgia Chapter. Expand your knowledge of this disease and earn about resources to help you care for loved ones.

Come to the July 9th performance of Essential Theatre's "A Sleeping Country" in your pajamas and we'll provide a free ticket as well as cookies and milk.

Playwright Rick Burkhardt will engage audience in discussion of his play “Conversation Storm,” a Uranium Madhouse entry in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

The En Sound Music Awards, one of Gospel's most recognized awards events of its kind, will be heading to the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in the city of Decatur, GA on July 29, 2012.

Le Corsaire, a ballet performed by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, will screen live via satellite on Sanibel Sunday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Admission is $20.

Max & Louie Productions will feature two plays in its 2012 season, the St. Louis premiere of The New Century by Paul Rudnick and The Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg, both being staged at COCA’s intimate Black Box Theatre.

BIG ARTS is Puttin’ on the Ritz for its Annual Benefit Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. at BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida. The benefit includes a piano and vocal tribute by Steve Ross to the King of Debonair, Fred Astaire.

Legendary cabaret artist Marilyn Maye returns to Sanibel for an evening of Broadway and cabaret favorites Saturday, February 11, 8 p.m. in BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Rd. Tickets are General $42, Loge $47, children 17 and under $15.

Cabaret artist Joan Curto brings her one-woman show, Sassy, Brassy & Classy: The Songs of Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, to BIG ARTS Thursday, January 19 at 8 p.m. in BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.

BIG ARTS presents Taylor 2 Dance Company Saturday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. The six-member Taylor 2 company is known for bringing to life legendary choreographer Paul Taylor’s signature dances.

Brooklyn Magician, Gary Dreifus, was selected by Brooklyn Arts Council, New York City Department for the Aging and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs to be an artist-in-residence with SPARC: Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide.

41 Dancers. 10 Performances. 104 Rehearsals. 473 Costumes. 2,197 Miles. One incredible year! FilmWorks Entertainment gears up for the release of the dance documentary 5,6,7,8 on DVD and VOD platforms nationwide January 10, 2012.

A night filled with local performing artists - music, one-act plays, novels and much more. And new this Monday - Holiday Shopping from Three Sisters’ Marketplace. Hand-Crafted goods created by Local Artisans.

Browse and book entertainment on-the-go with the GigSalad.com iPhone app, mobile site.

Local community arts group receives $5,000 grant from the city of Pearland to support its arts programming.

Spend an afternoon enjoying artistry of professional and student dancers as they present their production of the Nutcracker Ballet

SFCMP announces the TenFourteen Project: ten works commissioned from an international group of distinguished composers. The works will be performed in San Francisco during the 2014-15 season, under the direction of Artistic Director Steven Schick.

A fundraising event to benefit Local-Motions, Inc. performance arts programs.

The Red Octopus Theatre Company presents a rollicking, award-winning pop-rock musical November 11 -27 at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Artistic dance productions are expensive to create, so Epiphany DanceArts, a Plano-based professional performing arts company is utilizing the internet to raise funds for their upcoming performance Shimmers in the Snow: A Winter Celebration.

Florence Morgenstern's post-retirement business venture continues to defy the odds. With nearly 12,000 subscribers in Boca Raton, her winter concert series is now available to the general public in Coral Springs.

Hungry Ear Coffee House features folk, smooth jazz and acoustic music at the Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation 1025 Mt. Vernon Highway, N.W., Sandy Springs, GA 30327 the first Saturday of each month.

The Laboratory Theater of Florida’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? plays at Herb Strauss Theater on Sanibel Oct. 27, 28, 29 & Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42 for adults, $20 for child. Call (239) 472-6862.

Multi-Cultural, Multi-Dimensional Performance (A Work in Progress) Entitled "How We Are Connected", this event begins with movement artists who combine expressionist dance with acting. Jazz & other musicians headline a live music segment, plus more.

Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated education and curricula book from Chula Vista, CA, authors Ron and Reina Bolles.

Everybody Nose, the resident clown troupe of Collaborative Arts LA, presents the inaugural performance of their New York City troupe. A brand new collection of clowns comes together to showcase their talents and negotiate life in the Big Apple.

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center presents internationally-renowned Jupiter String Quartet and Broadway star and recording artist Simone as part of the 2011-2012 guest artist series.

BIG ARTS presents: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Oct. 27-29; Nov. 1-5, A Couple of Blaguards Nov. 15-26, Winter Wonderettes Dec. 16-31, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Jan. 13-Feb. 11, Das Barbecü Feb. 17-Mar. 17, and Over the Tavern Mar. 23-Apr. 21.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest arts festival in the world and for three weeks every August, Scotland’s capital city becomes overrun with performers in theatre, comedy, dance, musicals, operas and music.

An insider’s perspective on Shen Yun Performing Arts, a classical Chinese dance company based in New York whose cast of talented dancers, musicians, vocalists, directors, and producers strive to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.

With Alan Gilbert & The New York Philharmonic featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich, Tony Award-nominee Kelli O’Hara sings Broadway and The Future is Now presents a Caramoor mentorship showcase

ADDICTION: No One Know But Me promotes spiritual healing for those faced with tormenting struggles. ADDICTION will premier Saturday August 13 at the Meadowcreek High School, Norcross, GA. Hosted by Gospel Comedian John Gray.

Memphis, TN resident lands a spot on the U.S. Performing Arts Team at the 15th annual World Championships of Performing Arts competition in Los Angeles, CA - the only international talent competition of its kind.

Center Stage Music is holding auditions for their professional touring group! Ages 13-18 are invited to call for an audition appointment!

For children 10 and older, BIG ARTS is sponsoring a musical theater summer camp at Herb Strauss Theater. The performance of "You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown" is free and open to the public, 6 p.m. Friday, July 15 at 2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.

Join us after the 7pm performance of "A Thousand Circlets" for a discussion with Susan Binford from the Alzheimers Association, Georgia Chapter. Expand your knowledge of this disease and earn about resources to help you care for loved ones.

Come to the July 9th performance of Essential Theatre's "A Sleeping Country" in your pajamas and we'll provide a free ticket as well as cookies and milk.

The Irving Symphony Orchestra Proudly Announces Major Branding Changes that Include New Logo, tagline and Name

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents "Prizing the Pulitzer" with music from Copland House. July 22 at 8:00 PM in The Spanish Courtyard and July 31 at 4:30 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival presents "Mahler's Vienna." July 17 at 4:30 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival presents violinist Sarah Chang and the Orchestra of St. Luke's with conductor Douglas Boyd. Saturday, July 18, 2011, 8:00 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival presents Oumou Sangaré, "The Songbird of Wassoulou." Saturday, July 23, 8:00 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents "Sins of Youth, Sins of Age" with The Bel Canto Young Artists. Thursday, July 14 at 7:30PM in The Spanish Courtyard.

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents The Emerson String Quartet, "The Final Quartets." Sunday, July 10 at 4:30 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor celebrates American Roots music with all-day festival, July 2. Performances by The David Grisman FolkJazz Trio, Ollabelle, James Maddock, The Sweetback Sisters, Brother Sun, and Spuyten Duyvil.

Caramoor festival kicks off 4th of July weekend with "Music at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello." Friday, July 1 at 8:00 PM in the Spanish Courtyard

Playwright Rick Burkhardt will engage audience in discussion of his play “Conversation Storm,” a Uranium Madhouse entry in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Singer/songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby will grace Adelphi's Performing Arts Center on February 10, 2012 with a highly-anticipated solo performance spanning assorted musical genres.

Best of Beethoven, John Williams and Russian Masters featured in three concert series; new alfresco pre-concert dining option serves up perfect summer evenings

Caramoor Festival Presents Introductions: Arnaud Sussman And Michael Brown & Chamber Music Goes Late-Night With the Caramoor Virtuosi Thursday, July 7 And Friday, July 8 In The Spanish Courtyard

July 9 & JULY 15 at 7:30 pm in the Venetian Theater Starring Daniel Mobbs, Michael Spyres, Julianna Di Giacomo, Vanessa Cariddi, Brian Downen And Talise Trevigne, With The Orchestra Of St. Luke’s Led By Will Crutchfield

Transport To The Revolutionary Era With ‘Music At Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello”, July 1; All-Day “American Roots Music Festival” Presents Bluegrass & Traditional Music, July 2; Celebrate With “Pops, Patriots And Fireworks”, July 3

Frank Catalano, author of Art of the Monologue, The Creative Audience, and White Knight Black Night – short monologues for auditions announced today the availability and publication of his new play The Resting Place.