Louisville Theatre + Broadway News

Bill Cosby Comes to the Kentucky Center Tonight, 5/12

(5/12/2012) Comedian Bill Cosby has received countless awards and honors, including a Kennedy Center Honors Award (1998), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002), and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2009).

Met Opera's Wagner's RING CYCLE and More to Screen in Louisville, Beg. Tonight, 5/7

(5/7/2012) Just when you think the 2011/12 performing arts season is over, it was announced that the Metropolitan Opera will have a Summer Encore Series of 11 operas starting in early may. Stonybrook and Tinseltown will show these operas. A reliable source reports the ticket price at Stonybrook will be $12.50, not the usual $22 charged during the regular season.

Voting Opens for the 2012 BroadwayWorld.com Awards - Vote Now on the Best of the New York Season!

(5/3/2012) The TONY Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

Meredith McDonough Named Actors Theatre of Louisville's New Associate Artistic Director

(5/2/2012) Today, Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein announce the appointment of Meredith McDonough as the Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director.

APASSIONATA Horse Entertainment Show Kicks Off North American Tour Today

(4/27/2012) Now in its ninth year, APASSIONATA Europe’s most successful live entertainment show, featuring more than 40 horses and seen by more than five million fans in over forty cities, will make its North American debut today, April 27, 2012, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The new show entitled “The Beginning” will kick off an eighteen month, sixty-six city arena North American tour.

Jackson Browne Brings Tour to Kentucky Center, 8/12

(4/26/2012) Acclaimed American singer-songwriter Jackson Brown is set to bring his summer 2012 Acoustic Tour to the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night.

Pandora Productions Presents BARE, Opening 5/10

(4/24/2012) Pandora Productions announces its presentation of BARE, described as "an exhilarating theatrical experience that will resonate with audiences of all ages. Reminiscent of Rent and Spring Awakening, this rock opera is a youth quake for the 21st Century that's all about issues of social acceptance, sexual preference, religious beliefs and family values. An incredibly current commentary on the American zeitgeist, it couldn’t be more timely. Book by Jon Hartmere, Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo, lyrics by Hartmere and music by Intrabartolo."

Met Opera's Wagner's RING CYCLE and More to Screen in Louisville, Summer 2012

(4/21/2012) Just when you think the 2011/12 performing arts season is over, it was announced that the Metropolitan Opera will have a Summer Encore Series of 11 operas starting in early may. Stonybrook and Tinseltown will show these operas. A reliable source reports the ticket price at Stonybrook will be $12.50, not the usual $22 charged during the regular season.

Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Hosts THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE, 4/21

(4/21/2012) The Center will open its doors for Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The air show begins at 3 p.m. with the fireworks kicking off at 9:30 p.m.

APASSIONATA Horse Entertainment Show Kicks Off North American Tour, 4/27

(4/20/2012) Now in its ninth year, APASSIONATA Europe’s most successful live entertainment show, featuring more than 40 horses and seen by more than five million fans in over forty cities, will make its North American debut on April 27, 2012, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The new show entitled “The Beginning” will kick off an eighteen month, sixty-six city arena North American tour.

Falcon Theatre Opens FROZEN, 4/20

(4/20/2012) Falcon continues its season this April with the award-winning drama "Frozen", featuring Jeremy Fischer, Tracy Schoster and Ginger Stapp and directed by Terry Gosdin.

Falcon Theatre Opens FROZEN This Friday

(4/16/2012) Falcon continues its season this April with the award-winning drama "Frozen", featuring Jeremy Fischer, Tracy Schoster and Angel Zachel and directed by Terry Gosdin.

Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to Host THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE, 4/21

(4/6/2012) The Center will open its doors for Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The air show begins at 3 p.m. with the fireworks kicking off at 9:30 p.m.

Falcon Theatre Opens FROZEN, 4/20

(4/6/2012) Falcon continues its season this April with the award-winning drama "Frozen", featuring Jeremy Fischer, Tracy Schoster and Ginger Stapp and directed by Terry Gosdin.

Stage One Family Theatre Announces Free Tickets for TAKE A CHILD TO THE THEATRE DAY, 5/20

(4/4/2012) March 20th has been named “World Theatre for Children and Young People Day,” as part of the “Take a Child to the Theatre” campaign by The International Association of Theaters for Young Audiences.

Lincoln Ampitheater Announces 25th Anniversary Plaque

(4/4/2012) The Lincoln Amphitheatre has announced a commemorative plaque to celebrate its 25th anniversary year.

MEMPHIS Announces National Tour Stops Through 2013!

(4/3/2012) Hockadoo! The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will continue to blow the roof off of theatres across the country into the 2012 -2013 season. The season will kick off on September 11th in Portland, OR at the Keller Auditorium, and a return engagement is scheduled in the city where it all began – Memphis, TN at the Orpheum Theatre. On Wednesday, March 14th MEMPHIS celebrated its’ 1,000th performance on Broadway where it continues to bring audiences to their feet on a daily basis.

Kentucky Center Welcomes Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 Imagine! 3/30-31

(3/31/2012) Sesame Street Live presents 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends Friday, March 30 – 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 31 – 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

Theatre Works Hosts Upcoming Auditions for Master Works and Youth Works

(3/30/2012) Theatre Industry Weekends are set to run March 23 - 25, 2012 and March 30 – April 1, 2012

Showbiz Players, Inc. Presents AVENUE Q, 6/1-10

(3/25/2012) Showbiz Players, Inc. presents AVENUE Q from June 1st - 10th at Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd. Covington, Ky. 41011.

Pandora Productions Presents THE TEMPERAMENTALS at Kentucky Center, 3/22-4/1

(3/22/2012) Pandora Productions kicks off its spring season with THE TEMPERAMENTALS, a new play by playwright Jon Marans and Winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performances.

ROMEO & JULIET, TRUE WEST & More Set for The Actor's Theatre in 2012-2013

(3/20/2012) Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced the Actors Theatre’s 49th season lineup. The 2012-2013 Brown-Forman Series, Waters’ inaugural season at the helm, runs the gamut thematically from forbidden love and sibling rivalry to familial dysfunction and adolescent innocence in an exhilarating program sure to entertain, engage and delight audiences.

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Bill Cosby Comes to the Kentucky Center, 5/12

(3/8/2012) Comedian Bill Cosby has received countless awards and honors, including a Kennedy Center Honors Award (1998), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002), and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2009).

TAO: THE WAY OF THE DRUM Set for the Brown Theatre, 3/8

(3/8/2012) TAO: “The Way of the Drum” is set for Thursday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brown Theatre.

Actors Theatre Announces Panel Lineup for 36th Humana Festival

(3/6/2012) Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Artistic Director, Les Waters and Managing Director, Jennifer Bielstein announce the complete schedule of panel discussions during the 36th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, running now through April 15, 2012. The Festival, which annually has a lineup of up to ten new world premieres will host four dynamic panel discussions that will feature national-known playwrights, theatre professionals, artists and local business leaders listed below. All panel discussions are FREE and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be reserved by calling the Actors Theatre Box Office at 502-584-1205 or in-person at 316 West Main Street, Louisville, 40202. Visit http://actorstheatre.org/ for more information.

Pandora Productions Presents THE TEMPERAMENTALS at Kentucky Center, 3/22-4/1

(3/6/2012) Pandora Productions kicks off its spring season with THE TEMPERAMENTALS, a new play by playwright Jon Marans and Winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performances.

ESU Presents Kentucky Shakespeare Competition, 3/4

(3/4/2012) The 21st Annual Kentucky Shakespeare Competition sponsored by the English Speaking Union, Kentucky Branch, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2012, 12:30 pm at Wyatt Hall, on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Contestants from across the state will participate in the two levels of judging.

The Drama Studio Announces PROOF for 3/1-4

(3/1/2012) The Drama Studio have announced their upcoming production of PROOF by David Auburn, directed by John Finnegan & Debbie Endris and starring Grace Robertson, Harrison Coffman, Victoria Reibel and John Finnegan. Performances will be from March 1-4 at the St Genesius Theatre, 128 E Bell Ave, Clarksville, IN 47129.

Kentucky Center Presents Bill Maher, 5/19

(2/29/2012) For more than a decade, Bill Maher has performed on shows such as “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central), and then on HBO’s “Real Time,” and garnered more than twenty Emmy nominations. Maher’s “Religulous,” a swipe at organized religion, is one of the highest grossing documentaries ever. Also an accomplished author, Maher has written four bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” and most recently, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.”

Puscifer To Play W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre 2/29/2012

(2/29/2012) James Maynard Keenan (TOOL and A Perfect Circle) will bring his newest project, Puscifer to the W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre on Wednesday February 29th, 2012 at 7:30pm.

KY Center to Present Bonnie Raitt, 5/13

(2/28/2012) Bonnie Raitt is described as a "best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, accomplished songwriter and an institution in American music." The nine-time Grammy winner returns to the spotlight after a 7-year hiatus with new album Slipstream, scheduled for release this April by her own label.

ESU Presents Kentucky Shakespeare Competition, 3/4

(2/26/2012) The 21st Annual Kentucky Shakespeare Competition sponsored by the English Speaking Union, Kentucky Branch, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2012, 12:30 pm at Wyatt Hall, on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Contestants from across the state will participate in the two levels of judging.

Actors Theatre of Louisville Chooses 10-Minute Plays for 36th Humana Festival of New American Plays

(2/26/2012) Actors Theatre of Louisville Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein today announced the three ten-minute plays chosen to premiere during the 36th Humana Festival of New American Plays (February 26 - April 15, 2012). This year’s ten-minute plays are:The Ballad of 423 and 424 by Nicholas C. Pappas, Hero Dad by Laura Jacqmin and The Dungeons and the Dragons by Kyle John Schmidt.

Actors Theatre of Louisville Announces COLLEGE DAYS WEEKEND Itinerary

(2/26/2012) Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced the line-up of events that comprise the annual College Days Weekend as part of the 36th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. This year, College Days Weekend is slated for March 16 – 18, as part of the Humana Festival of New American Plays that runs February 26 -April 1, 2012.

Actors Theatre of Louisville Unveils 36th Humana Festival Poster Design

(2/26/2012) Actors Theatre of Louisville today unveiled the official poster design for the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.

Live Nation & The Kentucky Center Present Lewis Black at the Brown Theatre, 2/26

(2/26/2012) LIVE NATION AND THE KENTUCKY CENTER PRESENT DAILY SHOW FUNNY MAN LEWIS BLACK AT THE BROWN THEATRE.

Kentucky Center’s Arts in Healing Program to be Featured on Kentucky Homefront, 3/10

(2/23/2012) The Kentucky Center’s Arts in Healing program will be featured on an upcoming live radio taping of “Kentucky Homefront.” The public is invited to attend this special event happening on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clifton Center (2117 Payne Street). Doors open at 7 p.m.

$500,000 in Prize Money to be Awarded at 7th Annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition

(2/20/2012) The stakes are high at the 7th Annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition, occurring once again at the University of Kentucky’s Singletary Center for the Arts. On Sunday, March 4, from 2 to 5 p.m., sixteen hopeful students will compete for more than half a million dollars in scholarship prizes.