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Apollo's Fire Brings Monteverdi's L'Orfeo To Ann Arbor, Berkeley And Sonoma In April Photo Apollo's Fire Brings Monteverdi's L'Orfeo To Ann Arbor, Berkeley And Sonoma In April 2018
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018

After a critically acclaimed East Coast Tour last month which included a Carnegie Hall debut on March 22, Apollo's Fire launches a new production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Orpheus in the Underworld) starting on April 13 in Cleveland. Conducted by founding artistic director Jeannette Sorrell and direc...
Odyssey Opera Ends Season With LA BELLE HELENE Photo Odyssey Opera Ends Season With LA BELLE HELENE
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2019

One of the nation's most adventurous opera companies, Odyssey Opera, presents the fully staged production of La belle Hélène (The Beautiful Helen) by Jacques Offenbach with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This final performance of Odyssey Opera's sixth season is the last of three works...
BWW Review: THE TROJAN WAR at Prague Shakespeare Company Photo BWW Review: THE TROJAN WAR at Prague Shakespeare Company
by Robert Sennett - May 01, 2018

The Trojan War: Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, Modern English verse translation by Lillian Groag; The Trojan Women by Euripides, new English translation by Guy Roberts and Rebecca Greene Udden. Directed by Guy Roberts and Rebecca Green Udden....
Ars Lyrica Returns Home To The Hobby Center Photo Ars Lyrica Returns Home To The Hobby Center
by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2021

Featuring contrasting interpretations of the Herculean myth by both Bach and Handel, the concert marks the homecoming for the ensemble to the Hobby Center on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Headlining the program is a pantheon of remarkable singers including countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen...
Cleveland Play House Announces 2018 2019 Season Photo Cleveland Play House Announces 2018 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2018

Cleveland Play House (CPH) Artistic Director Laura Kepley announced the 2018-2019 Season today to a standing-room-only gathering in the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square. "This season will inspire and invigorate our loyal patron base and introduce new audiences to what CPH does best -- tell stories ...
Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Getting Scatological at POTUS and Unique Looks at Histor Photo Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Getting Scatological at POTUS and Unique Looks at History in H*tler's Tasters and The Trojan Women: A Native American Adaptation
by Michael Dale - May 08, 2022

This week I saw a Broadway farce, an Off-Broadway history play and an Off-Off Broadway adaptation all written and directed by women....
BWW Review: Public Works' Adaptation of Disney's HERCULES Celebrates New Yorkers Via Photo BWW Review: Public Works' Adaptation of Disney's HERCULES Celebrates New Yorkers Via Greek Mythology
by Michael Dale - September 03, 2019

While the name Walt Disney will certainly be familiar to all those arriving at the Delacorte for Public Works' stage adaptation of the 1997 animated musical feature Hercules, hopefully a good deal of them will leave Central Park remembering the name Lear deBessonet....
The HISTORY Channel Launches HISTORY Travel Program Photo The HISTORY Channel Launches HISTORY Travel Program
by Michael Major - May 12, 2022

With a robust domestic and international slate, HISTORY Travel’s first trip kicks off in colorful jazz epicenter New Orleans in November 2022, followed by Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December.  Additional destinations include England, Greece, Italy, France, Gettysburg & Antietam and Yellowstone National...
NY Philharmonic Presents THE ART OF ANDRIESSEN This October Photo NY Philharmonic Presents THE ART OF ANDRIESSEN This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2018

The New York Philharmonic will present The Art of Andriessen, October 4-14, 2018, celebrating Music Director Jaap van Zweden's Dutch compatriot Louis Andriessen, the third recipient of The Marie-Josee Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic. ...
BWW Review: Public Works' Adaptation of Disney's HERCULES Celebrates New Yorkers Via Photo BWW Review: Public Works' Adaptation of Disney's HERCULES Celebrates New Yorkers Via Greek Mythology
by Michael Dale - September 03, 2019

While the name Walt Disney will certainly be familiar to all those arriving at the Delacorte for Public Works' stage adaptation of the 1997 animated musical feature Hercules, hopefully a good deal of them will leave Central Park remembering the name Lear deBessonet....
Travel Channel to Premiere LEGENDS OF THE LOST WITH MEGAN FOX Photo Travel Channel to Premiere LEGENDS OF THE LOST WITH MEGAN FOX
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 07, 2018

A self-described “seeker,” actress Megan Fox has an intrinsic thirst for knowledge and an insatiable curiosity for ancient mysteries and cultures. Now, she's taking an extraordinary journey across the globe to re-examine some of the world's most enduring legends and lore in Travel Channel's new seri...
25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November Photo 25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre....
Ad Infinitum's BEAUTIFUL EVIL THINGS Will Embark on Tour Photo Ad Infinitum's BEAUTIFUL EVIL THINGS Will Embark on Tour
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2022

Told through the eyes of Medusa as she watches the battle of Troy, Ad Infinitum takes a look at the alternative stories of the most notorious women in Greek mythology in a new show co-created and performed by long-term collaborator Deborah Pugh. ...
86 New Shows Join Underbelly's Fringe Line-up Photo 86 New Shows Join Underbelly's Fringe Line-up
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2019

Today Underbelly announces 86 new shows joining its Fringe programme. Exploring everything from mental health, millennials' issues, sibling competition, addiction and current state of politics to dinosaurs, 19th century palaeontology, ancient Troy, novels of Jane Austin, Mary Shelley and Brothers Gr...
THE BIRDS Directed By Nikos Karathanos, Comes To St. Ann's Warehouse Photo THE BIRDS Directed By Nikos Karathanos, Comes To St. Ann's Warehouse
by Julie Musbach - February 28, 2018

St. Ann's Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens present the American Premiere of Nikos Karathanos' The Birds, a modern, feast-for-the-senses adaptation of Aristophanes' offbeat and poetic comedy....
BWW Interview: Acclaimed Playwright Luis Alfaro of OEDIPUS EL REY at Magic Theatre Ta Photo BWW Interview: Acclaimed Playwright Luis Alfaro of OEDIPUS EL REY at Magic Theatre Talks about His Path & the Role of the Artist in Creating Change
by Jim Munson - June 14, 2019

Acclaimed playwright Luis Alfaro talks to BroadwayWorld about revisiting his 'Oedipus El Rey' currently playing at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, how he forged a path for himself in the theater world, his influences along the way, and the role of artists in creating change....
Hidden Realms' ASCEND Receives The Encore! Producers' Award And Extends Photo Hidden Realms' ASCEND Receives The Encore! Producers' Award And Extends
by Julie Musbach - July 10, 2019

After a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Ascend: When Myths Fall, Heroes Rise received the Encore! Producers' Award and has extended for two more performances. The Encore! Producers' Award is given to the shows that represent the best of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, based on artist...
Museum and Sketchfab Collaborate For The First Time On A Touring Exhibition Photo Museum and Sketchfab Collaborate For The First Time On A Touring Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2021

Key objects from the exhibition will be accessible to audiences around the UK as part of the British Museum's National Programmes. Specially created 3D scans will provide close access to the objects, a first for the Museum's touring programme. ...
Apollo's Fire Brings Monteverdi's L'Orfeo To Ann Arbor, Berkeley And Sonoma In April Photo Apollo's Fire Brings Monteverdi's L'Orfeo To Ann Arbor, Berkeley And Sonoma In April 2018
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018

After a critically acclaimed East Coast Tour last month which included a Carnegie Hall debut on March 22, Apollo's Fire launches a new production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Orpheus in the Underworld) starting on April 13 in Cleveland. Conducted by founding artistic director Jeannette Sorrell and direc...
John Turturro, André De Shields & More to be Featured in LIVE FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS Podc Photo John Turturro, André De Shields & More to be Featured in LIVE FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2023

The Onassis Foundation and PRX has announced a new season of Live from Mount Olympus, created in partnership with the Brooklyn-based theater collective The TEAM and premiering April 18....
Interview: Alex Lyras, Writer & Director of Aristotle/Alexander at the Getty Villa Th Photo Interview: Alex Lyras, Writer & Director of Aristotle/Alexander at the Getty Villa Theater Lab
by Shari Barrett - April 03, 2024

For over a decade, The Getty has hosted its Villa Theater Lab series, an exciting forum for reinterpreting classical theater. These workshops feature new translations of Greek and Roman plays and contemporary works inspired by ancient literature. Their latest offering, Aristotle/Alexander, explores ...
Undermain Theatre Announces Its 40th Season Photo Undermain Theatre Announces Its 40th Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 06, 2023

Celebrating 40 years of light underground with a landmark anniversary season, Undermain Theatre will present its 40th season of cutting edge performance in September. Our season, from the fall of 2023 to the summer of 2024, will be a season of unlimited boundaries and will find us working both with ...
Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018/19 Season Photo Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018/19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2018

Continuing the momentum created with the current season launch of its Music Knows No Borders series, Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-19 Season, which features four world premieres, two American premieres, several of the ...
Hidden Realms Presents ASCEND At The Hollywood Fringe Festival Photo Hidden Realms Presents ASCEND At The Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2019

This June, Hidden Realms, a new immersive experience company based in Los Angeles, presents Ascend: When Myths Fall, Heroes Rise at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Ascend is a fully immersive and interactive experience that aims to make the audience the heroes of their own story....
Check Out How Smithsonian Channel Is Celebrating Women's History Month With New Premi Photo Check Out How Smithsonian Channel Is Celebrating Women's History Month With New Premieres
by Tori Hartshorn - February 09, 2018

Check Out How Smithsonian Channel Is Celebrating Women's History Month With New Premieres...




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