Wednesday, July 17, 2013 KINKY BOOTS is partnering with Kenneth Cole for a limited edition line of Kinky Boots-inspired shoes and boots. Scheduled to be available in stores this holiday season, 100% of the net profits from the sale of the shoes will be donated to AWEARNESS, The Kenneth Cole Foundation in support of the Human Rights Campaign. The collection will feature three styles, inspired by the boots in the show (originally designed by Gregg Barnes): * Red patent leather peep-toe pump, also available in different colors (featured in Kinky Boots opening number) * Black and white leopard knee-high boot, with red zipper detailing, and a red patent leather insole and heel * Black knee-high boot, with red zipper detailing, and a red patent leather insole and heel >>> All three styles will feature a “Kinky Boots by Kenneth Cole” logo embossed on the sole. The Kinky Boots Collection will retail from $150-$400 and will be sold at Kenneth Cole stores, Kennethcole, as well as select department stores. >>> Additionally, a 20% shopping discount will be extended to any customer presenting a Kinky Boots ticket stub at Kenneth Cole stores nationwide. *********** Encores! Off Center series’ VIOLET concert presentation, featuring Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Austin Lesch, Anastacia McCleskey, Keala Settle, Christopher Sieber, Emerson Steele, Chris Sullivan, Rema Webb and Paul Whitty, with the gospel choir Songs of Solomon, at 7:30 PM at NY City Center. bit.ly/11ALbBl *********** HELLO, DOLLY!, featuring Klea Blackhurst, Ashley Brown, Tony Sheldon, Jeremy Morse, Brooke Shapiro, Spencer Moses, Charles MacEachern and Catherine Blades, opens at CT’s Goodspeed Opera House. *********** ”Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.” ~ Ralph Richardson *********** Noel Coward’s TONIGHT AT 8:30: An Evening of Three Light and Musical Comedies, featuring Blythe Danner, Simon Jones, Edward Hibbert, Andrew Botsford, Gerard Doyle, Delphi Harrington, Tina Jones, James Lawson, Kate Mueth and Bobby Peterson, opens at East Hampton, NY’s Guild Hall. bit.ly/14YJimU *********** Julius Monk’s SEVEN COME ELEVEN (1961) released on CD. bit.ly/14YJFh9 *********** Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere of Horton Foote’s THE OLD FRIENDS, to run Aug. 20 – Sept. 29 (opening Sept. 12) at Off-Broadway’s Signature Theatre. Michael Wilson directs. bit.ly/12Gu7PC Previously announced: Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote and Lois Smith. Newly announced: Veanne Cox, Adam LeFevre, Sean Lyons, Novella Nelson, Melle Powers and Cotter Smith. “Matriarch Mamie Borden and the remaining members of two longtime Texas farming families await a visit from Mamie’s son Hugo and his wife Sybil,” press notes state. “When Sybil arrives with alarming news, old friends on opposing sides must confront the issues surrounding legacy, loyalty, and the meaning of happiness that have hounded them for generations.” *********** NY Times Article: Producers of the 2010 Broadway concert RAIN: A CONCERT TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES have filed a copyright infringement suit against the producers of Broadway’s Let It Be — the Beatles concert experience which began life in London and began performances on Broadway yesterday at the St. James Theatre. nyti.ms/12GufP6 *********** Tickets will go on sale July 21 for LA’s Ahmanson Theatre production of THE SUNSHINE BOYS, starring Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch, which begins previews Sept. 24. bit.ly/11Kxwcb *********** The National Alliance for Musical Theatre‘s 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals will be held Oct. 17-18 at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages. A limited number of free seats will be available to the public on a standby basis. bit.ly/14eugJe The annual festival presents industry-only readings of nine new musicals presented in forty-five-minute staged concert readings over two days. * Analog and Vinyll by Paul Gordon * The Astonishing Return of…The Protagonists!l by Kevin Del Aguila and Michael Shaieb * The Boy Who Danced on Air, by Tim Rosser and Charlie Sohne * Come From Away, by David Hein and Irene Sankoff * Eastland, by Andre Pluess, Ben Sussman and Andrew White * My Heart is the Drum, by Stacey Luftig, Philip Palmer and Jennie Redling * The Sandman, by Robert Oberdacker and Robert Taylor * The Single Girl’s Guide, by Gordon Greenberg and Tommy Newman * The Three Little Pigs, by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles *********** NY Times article: Shia LaBeouf and the producers of Broadway’s ORPHANS have reached a settlement over LaBeouf’s firing. nyti.ms/14YKart
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