Michael Coleman News

National Recording Registry To “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive”. Joan Baez, Sly Stone, Steve Martin Recordings Named American Treasures

The Public Theater announced initial casting today for the New York premiere of BUZZER, by Tracey Scott Wilson. Directed by Obie Award-winner Anne Kauffman, BUZZER marks the return of Wilson to The Public following her acclaimed The Good Negro in 2009 and The Story in 2003. BUZZER will begin previews in The Public's Martinson Theater on Tuesday, March 24 and will run through Sunday, April 26, with an official press opening on Wednesday, April 8.

Bryan Sutton will perform at Charlotte, NC's Neighborhood Theatre (511 E. 36th Street, Charlotte, NC, 28205) on February 14, 2015 at 8 p.m.

On Tuesday evening, October 7th, Shadowbox Live, the largest resident theater company in America, officially kicked off its 25th Anniversary year with its annual fundraiser, Shadowbox Live 365. The evening, which featured historical retrospectives and the naming of Shadowbox Live's top 25 Influencers, was a massive success, raising over $100,000 for the not-for-profit troupe of metaperformers!

At 80 years old, Dr. Michael E. Glasscock III may be the busiest and most productive octogenarian in the country. He is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator in otolaryngology. He still performs ear implant surgeries to alleviate sensorineural hearing loss at The Glasscock Hearing Implant Center in Houston. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and acts as a consultant to three medical device companies. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and a reference book, Surgery of the Ear, considered by his peers to be the definitive textbook on the subject. Glasscock, who himself suffers from hearing loss, has been involved in the development of two major middle ear implants that have been approved by the FDA. He also is an actor who has appeared in commercials and independent films, and a licensed airplane and helicopter pilot.

Just in time for the country's favorite pastime, the award-winning 3-D Theatricals of Orange County, CA will not only present a rousing revival of the eternally effervescent American Broadway classic Damn Yankees at the historic Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton, CA July 11 - July 27 for eleven performances, but an additional six performances at South Bay's Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Redondo Beach, CA August 2 - 10, 2014.

At 80 years old, Dr. Michael E. Glasscock III may be the busiest and most productive octogenarian in the country. He is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator in otolaryngology. He still performs ear implant surgeries to alleviate sensorineural hearing loss at The Glasscock Hearing Implant Center in Houston. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and acts as a consultant to three medical device companies. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and a reference book, Surgery of the Ear, considered by his peers to be the definitive textbook on the subject. Glasscock, who himself suffers from hearing loss, has been involved in the development of two major middle ear implants that have been approved by the FDA. He also is an actor who has appeared in commercials and independent films, and a licensed airplane and helicopter pilot.

TVGuide reports that ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME has found its 'Glinda'. Sunny Mabrey (The Client List) will play the Good Witch opposite Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch of the West.

On the next episode of ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME titled 'The New Neverland',a triumphant return to Storybrooke is scarred by age old grudges, hidden dangers, and a terrifying new threat.

Suzanna Smith has been a creative force on the rich Bay Area jazz vocal scene since 2005-as a performer and songwriter as well as founder/producer of San Francisco's long-standing Savanna Jazz vocal jam session and co-founder of the nonprofit Bay Area Jazz & Arts, Inc. Her constant efforts to nurture local jazz have redounded to the benefit of many artists, including Smith herself. With 'Halfway Between Heaven & Love,' to be released by the singer's Ink Pen Records today, November 19, Smith delivers one of the year's most impressive vocal projects, an intoxicating mix of original tunes and beautifully rendered standards.

Suzanna Smith has been a creative force on the rich Bay Area jazz vocal scene since 2005—as a performer and songwriter as well as founder/producer of San Francisco's long-standing Savanna Jazz vocal jam session and co-founder of the nonprofit Bay Area Jazz & Arts, Inc.

ABC has released the first preview image of Rose McIver as'Tinker Bell,' Peter Pan's pint-sized companion of Peter Pan on the upcoming third season of ONCE UPON A TIME. Her character will appear in a multi-episode story arc. Check out the photo below!

TVGuide.com reports that Rose McIver will join the gang in Neverland on ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME. The actress will take on the role of 'Tinker Bell,' the minute ally of Peter Pan.

As part of its Jazz & Popular Song series, directed by five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, Jazz at Lincoln Center will present Cy Coleman: Bringing Jazz to Broadway on Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday May 16 at 7:30pm. Feinstein, who featured Cy Coleman as a vocalist and jazz pianist in his nightclub the month before the famed composer died, leads a cast featuring Michele Lee (Coleman's Seesaw, Knots Landing), Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Broadway veteran Chuck Cooper, singer-songwriter Johnny Rodgers and, on May 16 only, James Naughton (The Devil Wears Prada) that illustrates Coleman's profound jazz influence on contemporary Broadway.

Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance (SARTA) needs volunteers for an upcoming event, an actor to fill the role of Mitch in SPELLING BEE, Gabe in NEXT TO NORMAL, men for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, all roles for NUNSENSE II, PETER COTTONTAIL, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY.

Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance (SARTA) needs volunteers for an upcoming event, an actor to fill the role of Mitch in SPELLING BEE, Gabe in NEXT TO NORMAL, men for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, all roles for NUNSENSE II, PETER COTTONTAIL, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY.