http://www.mail.com/subjects/4862-performing-arts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4862-performing-arts.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106254-victory-theater-offers-bob-marley-shakespeare.html NEW YORK (AP) — A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian take on "Peter Pan" are among next season's offerings at The New Victory Theater. A total of 15 productions from seven countries are on tap from the city's first and o... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106254-victory-theater-offers-bob-marley-shakespeare.html 2013-05-23T19:24:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106094-coen-guirgis-tap-atlantic-theater-company.html NEW YORK (AP) — The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season. The company unveiled its slate of 2013-14 offerings Thursday, which also includes a stage adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's beloved short stor... Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106094-coen-guirgis-tap-atlantic-theater-company.html 2013-05-23T18:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2105270-la-scala-scales-productions-to-crisis.html MILAN (AP) — La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday. The program for next season announced by Stephane Lissner comprises 10 operas instead of the usual 13, and there will be just eight new productions among the 16 ballets and operas. Liss... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2105270-la-scala-scales-productions-to-crisis.html 2013-05-23T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2099992-singer-kellie-pickler-named-dancing-champ.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirror ball trophy Tuesday. "This is amazing!" she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough. The pair earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judge... Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2099992-singer-kellie-pickler-named-dancing-champ.html 2013-05-22T03:48:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100836-muppets-creator-hensons-items-head-to-nyc-museum.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle Rock" and other puppets, costumes and items from throughout Muppets creator Jim Henson's career have been donated to the Museum of the Moving Image, which is build... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:07:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100836-muppets-creator-hensons-items-head-to-nyc-museum.html 2013-05-21T21:07:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100052-gilberto-santa-rosa-leads-forever-tango-to-bway.html NEW YORK (AP) — The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is temporarily turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical "Forever Tango," which returns to New York in July for a 10-week stand featuring some of the Puerto Rican singer's hits. "I haven't stopped jumping, screaming and pinching myself because I still don't ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100052-gilberto-santa-rosa-leads-forever-tango-to-bway.html 2013-05-21T14:56:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098014-chuck-smash-stars-head-to-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway. Producers said Monday that Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez will headline the new romantic musical comedy "First Date" by "Gossip Girl" writer Austin Winsberg. The music and lyrics are by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098014-chuck-smash-stars-head-to-broadway.html 2013-05-20T15:56:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098018-derek-hough-wants-to-expand-career-stars.html NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps Tuesday, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show this season. "I was gonna sit this season out," Hough said in a recent interview. "My mom hurt herself and she was in the hospital (but) I had this overwhelming feeling, 'You know what? I f... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:39:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098018-derek-hough-wants-to-expand-career-stars.html 2013-05-20T15:39:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2096238-taylor-swift-wins-8-trophies-billboard-awards.html Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had." She also had a colorful performance of her hit "22" — starting backstage and workin... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2096238-taylor-swift-wins-8-trophies-billboard-awards.html 2013-05-20T03:35:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic 20-year-old for the catchy... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html 2013-05-19T00:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html NEW YORK (AP) — To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays the malcontent Pete Campbell on AMC's "Mad Men," will star this summer in a new Guthrie production of "Pride and Prejudice" as the brooding hero of Jane Austen's most famous novel. "It's interesting playing a... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html 2013-05-17T17:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 at the Academy of Televi... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html 2013-05-17T09:11:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090762-boston-symphony-orchestra-names-music-director.html BOSTON (AP) — Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the announcement Thursday. The 34-year-old Nelsons, a native of Latvia, said in a statement that he is "deeply honored and touched" by the appointment and plans to make his first appearance in... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:49:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090762-boston-symphony-orchestra-names-music-director.html 2013-05-16T16:49:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088190-lincoln-center-names-broadway-producer-head.html NEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has tapped as its new leader a Broadway producer who has helped mount such hits as the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" and "Equus" with Daniel Radcliffe. Jed Bernstein, a former advertising executive who led the trade group Broadway League from 1995-2006, was named Wednesday as president Reynold ... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088190-lincoln-center-names-broadway-producer-head.html 2013-05-15T20:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087616-broadways-the-winslow-boy-to-star-mastrantonio.html NEW YORK (AP) — A revival of Terence Rattigan's play "The Winslow Boy" starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Roger Rees is heading to Broadway next season. The Roundabout Theatre Company said Wednesday the play joins its previously announced shows Donald Margulies' "Dinner With Friends" and Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." All three will be either at t... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087616-broadways-the-winslow-boy-to-star-mastrantonio.html 2013-05-15T17:46:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087534-broadways-pippin-to-national-tour.html NEW YORK (AP) — The thrilling Broadway revival of "Pippin" will be taking its magic on the road. Producers of the Tony Award-nominated show said Wednesday that a national tour will kick off in September 2014 at the Buell Theatre in Denver. No other cities were immediately announced. "Pippin," which heads into the Tony Awards with 10 nominations, will join... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:39:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087534-broadways-pippin-to-national-tour.html 2013-05-15T17:39:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2085260-jackson-described-loopy-doctor-visits.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the dir... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2085260-jackson-described-loopy-doctor-visits.html 2013-05-15T00:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084610-baz-luhrmann-cannes-birthplace.html CANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann might never have gone on to direct "The Great Gatsby" — or anything else, for that matter — if not for the Cannes Film Festival. "No Cannes, no me sitting here with you," Luhrmann said in a recent interview. When Luhrmann opens the 66th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with the international premiere of "The Great Gatsb... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:22:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084610-baz-luhrmann-cannes-birthplace.html 2013-05-14T18:22:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084676-billy-crystal-returns-to-broadway-with-1-man.html NEW YORK (AP) — There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal. The star of "City Slickers" and "When Harry Met Sally" said Tuesday he will reprise his funny and poignant one-man autobiographical show "700 Sundays" on Broadway for a 9-week stand this fall. "700 Sundays" was a Broadway success during the 2004-2005 season, playing to sold-out... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084676-billy-crystal-returns-to-broadway-with-1-man.html 2013-05-14T15:51:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2083408-ballet-gala-brings-chiffon-sequins.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion takes a back seat to nothing — not even seriously chilly weather — at New York's fanciest dance gala. And so there were lots of bare-shouldered, shivering ballet patrons clutching their long, silky trains and hurrying past the red-carpet cameras Monday night at American Ballet Theatre's annual spring gala, an event that ranks high ... Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2083408-ballet-gala-brings-chiffon-sequins.html 2013-05-14T04:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082406-choreographer-signs-jackson-was-ill-2009.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life. "I just never in a million years thought he would leave us, or pass away," Stacy Walker told jurors hearing a lawsuit filed by Jack... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082406-choreographer-signs-jackson-was-ill-2009.html 2013-05-13T23:58:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's "The Great Gatsby" partied like it was the Roaring '20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster "Iron Man 3." Studio estimates Sunday put "Gatsby" at No. 2 behind Robert Downey Jr.'s superhe... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html 2013-05-12T18:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078874-jackson-civil-jury-hears-roots-singers-trouble.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly inv... Sat, 11 May 2013 14:53:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078874-jackson-civil-jury-hears-roots-singers-trouble.html 2013-05-11T14:53:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2074758-3-actors-find-tony-nominations-happy-sad.html NEW YORK (AP) — For three actors, the Tony Award nomination announcement last week was somewhat bittersweet. Sweet, because they'd each gotten a prestigious nod. Bitter, because their shows were long gone. "It's frustrating to all of us," said Keith Carradine, nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for "Hands on a Hardb... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:02:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2074758-3-actors-find-tony-nominations-happy-sad.html 2013-05-09T19:02:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073962-neil-patrick-harris-to-return-tony-awards-host.html NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Patrick Harris will be back for his fourth turn as host of the Tony Awards. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best of Broadway, said Thursday the 67th annual awards will be broadcast live by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9. In a statement, Harris... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:29:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073962-neil-patrick-harris-to-return-tony-awards-host.html 2013-05-09T14:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073718-nazi-themed-opera-canceled-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing Jews being executed and dying in the gas chambers. A spokeswoman for Duesseldorf's opera house said there would only be concert performances without theatrical staging. Monika Doll said producer ... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073718-nazi-themed-opera-canceled-germany.html 2013-05-09T11:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2072244-dancer-warnings-jackson-health.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dancer who worked with Michael Jackson throughout his career testified on Wednesday that she told the director of Jackson's ill-fated concert tour that she was worried about the singer's health. Witness Alif Sankey told a jury deciding a lawsuit that the pop star appeared thin and unprepared in 2009 for the rigors of his planned comeb... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:08:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2072244-dancer-warnings-jackson-health.html 2013-05-09T00:08:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071552-uk-beatles-let-be-to-hit-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Beatles are coming back to Broadway. Two years after a Fab Four cover band arrived on the Great White Way, the London hit "Let It Be" plans to arrive this summer with new guys playing John, Paul, George and Ringo. Producers said Wednesday "Let It Be" will feature 40 songs including "Twist and Shout," ''She Loves You" ''Yesterday," ''He... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:34:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071552-uk-beatles-let-be-to-hit-broadway.html 2013-05-08T15:34:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069770-bacharach-costello-aiming-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — One of television's most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists' 1998 album "Painted From Memory." Bacharach said Tuesday that Chuck Lorre, creator of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," contacted him and said he wanted to write a story to go with the... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:41:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069770-bacharach-costello-aiming-broadway.html 2013-05-08T00:41:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson is now the only person, place or thing to have inspired two Cirque du Soleil shows. The Montreal-based acrobatic-theater company presented a sneak peak of its new Jackson tribute show, "One... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html 2013-05-07T22:51:44Z