Dudley Moore News

What do you get when you combine such classic songs as 'Ride Like The Wind,' 'Still The One,' 'Dream Weaver,' 'You Are The Woman,' 'I'd Really Love to See You Tonight,' 'Steal Away' and 'Baby Come Back?' An amazing flashback concert spectacle called the SAIL ROCK tour featuring Christopher Cross, Orleans, Gary Wright, Firefall, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree and Player. Sail Rock comes to the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 8 pm. Tickets are $59-99.

A public memorial for actress Helen Hanft will be held on tonight, July 14 at 7 PM in the Ellington Room at Manhattan Plaza, 400 W. 43 St. (Ninth Ave. building).

David Furr is the stuffy club president in The Explorers Club, a shot of Marx Brothers and a dash of Monty Python, served over the top.

Today, FOX Sports makes another landmark announcement as it has reached an agreement with renowned college basketball announcer Bill Raftery to serve as lead BIG EAST game analyst, teaming with the incomparable Gus Johnson on regular-season and all BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament games televised on FOX Sports 1, America's new national multi-sport channel launching Aug. 17. Raftery continues in his role as a lead analyst for men's regular-season college basketball and NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS.

A public memorial for actress Helen Hanft will be held on Sunday, July 14 at 7 PM in the Ellington Room at Manhattan Plaza, 400 W. 43 St. (Ninth Ave. building).

. To my delight, Carrollwood Players produced a thoroughly hilarious, "SMASHING" production of Sketch Comedy, entitled "GOOD EVENING". BAH! A FANTASTICAL EVENING!!!

Come see GOOD EVENING! This hilarious British sketch comedy opens this Friday, June 21st, at Carrollwood Players for a special two week run as the final Additional Mainstage Production of the 2012-2013 season. Good Evening by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore is directed by Jim Russell and Amy Ragg and runs June 21st to 29th, 2013.

A brand new play from one of the writers of The Simpsons, I'm Connecticut - opening at the Ivoryton Playhouse tonight, June 5th - is a wacky, fast-paced, sweet, romantic comedy about Marc, a Connecticut native who struggles with relationships and feelings of inadequacy - why? Because he comes from Connecticut - land of steady habits, sanity and politeness. A must-see comedy for anybody from the Nutmeg State!

Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, directed by Jonathan Miller, begins performances tonight at the St. James Theatre, running until Saturday June 29, with a press performance tomorrow, Wednesday 5 June 2013 at 7pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Northern Broadsides and St. James Theatre have announced that the critically acclaimed production of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, directed by Jonathan Miller, is to transfer to the newly opened St. James Theatre, playing from today 4 June to Saturday June 29, with a press performance on Wednesday 5 June 2013.

TALKING HEADS started life as a series of BBC television monologues before it became a play (actually a couple of them), and if you're expecting a rather static work you'll be pleasantly surprised by these compelling, poignant, and sometimes hilarious vignettes. Author Alan Bennett (as both writer and performer he was a member of the famous Beyond the Fringe revue, which included the late Peter Cook and his partner in crime, Dudley Moore) has put together a fascinating career that includes stage plays, screenplays, novels and radio plays, and this particular collection showcases his ability to craft intriguing and engaging situations and characters. The St. Louis Actors' Studio's current production is distinguished by a wonderful cast and fine direction, making it a must-see presentation.

Grammy-Award-winning musician Julio Fernandez, lead guitarist of Spyro Gyra, vocalist Jennifer Lampert, Miss USO 2001, and an extraordinary band including Benny Harrison and Lou Watson on keyboard and special guests, joined by veterans participating in the Voices of Valor program, will perform the world premieres of songs written by veterans tonight, May 13, 2013, from 6 to 10:30 p.m.

A brand new play from one of the writers of The Simpsons, I'm Connecticut - opening at the Ivoryton Playhouse on June 5th - is a wacky, fast-paced, sweet, romantic comedy about Marc, a Connecticut native who struggles with relationships and feelings of inadequacy - why? Because he comes from Connecticut - land of steady habits, sanity and politeness. A must-see comedy for anybody from the Nutmeg State!

Grammy-Award-winning musician Julio Fernandez, lead guitarist of Spyro Gyra, vocalist Jennifer Lampert, Miss USO 2001, and an extraordinary band including Benny Harrison and Lou Watson on keyboard and special guests, joined by veterans participating in the Voices of Valor program, will perform the world premieres of songs written by veterans on Monday, may 13, 2013, from 6 to 10:30 p.m.

Northern Broadsides and St. James Theatre have announced that the critically acclaimed production of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, directed by Jonathan Miller, is to transfer to the newly opened St. James Theatre, playing from Tuesday 4 June to Saturday June 29, with a press performance on Wednesday 5 June 2013.

Acclaimed director-choreographer Gillian Lynne CBE and multi-Olivier Award winning playwright and novelist Michael Frayn will both receive Special Awards at this year's Olivier Awards 2013 with MasterCard in celebration of their outstanding contribution to theatre and the Arts.

The Road Company Theater Group continues its inaugural season in the new Grand Theatre with the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, The History Boys, directed by Elizabeth Rodriguez. This show runs tonight, March 21 - April 6, 2013.

The Road Company Theater Group continues its inaugural season in the new Grand Theatre with the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, The History Boys, directed by Elizabeth Rodriguez. This show runs March 21 - April 6, 2013 on Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm.

Today we are shifting our focus from the stages of Broadway and beyond to the stages of the previous 84 Academy Awards telecasts that have transpired to date, in anticipation of Sunday night's big, big, big show. After all, this year's Academy Awards is of particular interest and excitement to theatre fans around the globe, especially because super-producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are behind it - the men responsible for the hit stage-to-screen adaptations of CHICAGO and HAIRSPRAY, as well as the small-screen successes GYPSY, LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: ME & MY SHADOWS, ANNIE, and, most recently, NBC's musical series SMASH, to name a few of their many marvelous musical-friendly credits. They told me themselves earlier this week that this year's telecast would be the most music-packed Academy Awards show to date, and, just judging from the announced tributes, performers and presenters thus far it is clear to see that they were not kidding - reunions of the casts of the film versions of CHICAGO and LES MISERABLES live onstage, singing their film's most famous songs to Jennifer Hudson leading a DREAMGIRLS tribute all the way to a James Bond 50th anniversary celebration featuring Adele and Shirley Bassey on some famous Bond themes, as well as Barbra Streisand herself singing 'The Way We Were' in memory of friend and collaborator, three-time Oscar-winner Marvin Hamlisch.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the availability of In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett, published by Oberon Books (London). This is the first comprehensive biography of Jonathan Miller, the controversial humorist, public intellectual and TV personality who first shot to fame, co-starring with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett, in Beyond the Fringe - the groundbreaking satirical revue which became a Tony Award-winning Broadway hit.