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Mercury Baroque Presents Handel's Messiah 12/10-12/11
by Samantha Toy - Oct 26, 2010


This season, Mercury Baroque offers a refreshing approach to Handel's Messiah with three special programs. For the first time ever, Mercury Baroque hosts a Sing-Along performance of Handel's holiday masterpiece on Friday, December 10th at 8:00pm. Families and children alike will enjoy learning about the instruments of the orchestra and Handel's music itself during the Messiah for Families performance on Saturday, December 11th at 10:30am. Lastly, the orchestra performs the rarely heard original ‘Dublin' version of the Messiah on Saturday, December 11th at 8:00pm. A fun pre-concert lecture begins on Saturday at 7:15pm in the Wortham's Green Room.

Teatro Arcimboldi Presents Elton John w/ Ray Cooper, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2010


Elton John e Ray Cooper di nuovo insieme in Italia per un evento unico!

Tommy Tune Awards Participants Announced
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 14, 2010


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is thrilled to announce the 45 Houston area schools competing in the ninth annual Tommy Tune Awards. Developed by TUTS in 2002, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level, celebrating outstanding student achievement in 15 categories. During the 2010-2011 school year, a team of Houston-based theatre professionals will evaluate the participating high school productions and announce the winners at a Tony Awards-style ceremony to be held April 20, 2011 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The event will feature spotlight numbers from the nominated shows, as well as award presentations to the performers, directors, choreographers, orchestras and designers, who have defined excellence throughout 2010 - 2011. The Best Leading Actor and Actress will go on to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City this coming June.

Teatro Arcimboldi Presents Elton John w/ Ray Cooper, 9/17
by Molly Hagan - Aug 23, 2010


Elton John e Ray Cooper di nuovo insieme in Italia per un evento unico!

Shell Productions Presents SUITS AND TIES/SUITS AND CAPES, Opens 7/23
by BWW News Desk - Jul 23, 2010


American-born playwright T.S. Eliot said it best: 'Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.' Suits and Ties/Suits and Capes, two one-act plays at The Shell Theater, push that theory to its outermost limits.

Shell Productions Presents SUITS AND TIES/SUITS AND CAPES, Opens 7/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 21, 2010


American-born playwright T.S. Eliot said it best: 'Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.' Suits and Ties/Suits and Capes, two one-act plays at The Shell Theater, push that theory to its outermost limits.

TUTS Announces Tommy Tune Award Winners
by Charlie Piane - Apr 21, 2010


The 2010 Tommy Tune Awards have been announced! To a crowd of over 2,000, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) President and CEO, John C. Breckenridge, declared the winners of TUTS' eighth annual Tommy Tune Awards on the evening of Tuesday, April 20, at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

The Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2010


We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each.

Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Begins 4/1
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2010


We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each.

The Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2010


We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each.

Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Begins 4/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2010


We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each.

The Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 12, 2010


We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each.

STAGE TUBE: David Hyde Pierce Raps At Sundance
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 4, 2010


First-year Festival Director John Cooper has dubbed the 2010 Sundance Festival a reboot, calling for a return to the Festivals rebellious roots.

ROCK OF AGES Producers Lead Sundance Film Noms
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 3, 2009


Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Matt Weaver & Scott Prisand, two of ROCK OF AGES' lead producers and co-owners of the LA-based Corner Store Entertainment, have two films in the top dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. The films, which star a host of stage stars, are SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS (Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis) and HESHER (Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon Levitt).

45 Houston Area High Schools To Compete For The Ultimate Real-Life High School Musical Award
by Reynard Loki - Sep 23, 2009


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is thrilled to announce that the eighth annual Tommy Tune Awards will include 45 high schools from the greater Houston area. Developed by TUTS in 2002, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level. During the 2009-2010 school year, a team of 35 Houston-based theatre professionals will evaluate the participating high school productions and announce the winners at a Tony Awards-style ceremony to be held April 20, 2010 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The event will feature spotlight numbers from the nominated shows, as well as award presentations to the performers, directors, choreographers, orchestras and designers, who have defined excellence throughout 2009 - 2010.

Mario Fratti's LOVE & SEX Trio Of One-act Plays Comes To Shell Theater 5/16-5/23
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2009


Turtle Shell Productions is proud to present LOVE & SEX, a trio of one-act plays by prolific, multi-award-winning Italian playwright Mario Fratti (THE MUSICAL NINE) Directed by John Cooper at the Shell Theater in May.

Mario Fratti's LOVE & SEX Trio Of One-act Plays Comes To Shell Theater 5/16-5/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 22, 2009


Turtle Shell Productions is proud to present LOVE & SEX, a trio of one-act plays by prolific, multi-award-winning Italian playwright Mario Fratti (THE MUSICAL NINE) Directed by John Cooper at the Shell Theater in May.

Nominations Announced For TUTS' Tommy Tune Awards Held 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2009


John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), announced today the nominations for TUTS' seventh annual Tommy Tune Awards which will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level. After reviewing and evaluating the 45 participating Houston-area high school productions during the 2008-2009 school year, a team of 29 Houston-based theatre professionals made 152 nominations in 15 categories.

Workshop Theater Presents CAROLINE OR CHANGE 3/20-4/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2009


Blending blues, gospel, and traditional Jewish melodies in a breathtaking score, Caroline, or Change, the hit musical from Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), will be presented by Workshop Theatre and Blue Cross Blue Shield March 20 - April 4.

Nominations Announced For TUTS' Tommy Tune Awards Held 4/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 24, 2009


John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), announced today the nominations for TUTS' seventh annual Tommy Tune Awards which will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level. After reviewing and evaluating the 45 participating Houston-area high school productions during the 2008-2009 school year, a team of 29 Houston-based theatre professionals made 152 nominations in 15 categories.

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