Cirque du Soleil News

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Diane Quinn, will present The Night of the Iguana, written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Michael Wilson. Performances begin on Saturday, February 18 and run through Saturday, March 18 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge.

Mad Jenny is back with her Weimar Girls at the Slipper Room on Wednesday February 1st at 8pm! Called 'smart and theatrically savvy' by The NY Times and 'piercing and pretty darn fun' by the Huffington Post Mad Jenny continues her residency at the Slipper Room with special guests of the alt cabaret and burlesque scene including contortionist and arialist Miss Ekaterina of Cirque Du Soleil fame, Pandora, the sexy, statuesque star of Dances Of Vice and Shanghai Mermaid, Dance Troupe Desert Sin of House of Yes and featuring alt cabaret star and Broadway World Best Alt Cabaret nominated Kim David Smith. All accompanied by The Society Band lead by Maria Dessena on piano and accordion, with Ric Becker on Trombone, Marty Isenberg on Bass and Matthew Talmage on drums.

Just added to the cast are Amanda Plummer, Elizabeth Ashley, Remo Airaldi, and Bill Heck. 

Folger Theatre continues its celebrated 25th anniversary season with As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, this classic tale filled with love, laughter, and mistaken identity features original songs composed by Heather Christian and dances by Alexandra Beller. As You Like It is on stage from January 24 through March 5, 2017.

As the years go by, Cirque du Soleil set the bar higher and higher for circus around the world. Kooza is an interesting glance backwards into a more classic and traditional time of circus.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 1/20/2017.

Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING by Aditi Brennan Kapil, directed by Laurie Woolery, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), January 20-February 11. Opening Night is Thursday, January 26.

Cirque du Soleil will arrive in Melbourne next month with the new production, KOOZA. One of the most acrobatically breathtaking shows in the Cirque du Soleil stable, KOOZA is a colourful, sparkling homage to the traditions of circus and combines thrilling acrobatics with the art of clowning. KOOZA will open under the famous blue-and-yellow Big Top at Flemington Racecourse on Today January 20, 2017.

Cirque du Soleil is announcing that additional performances of KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities, its most acclaimed touring show, in Houston, are available starting today due to overwhelming advance ticket sales.

Emily Keeler, San Francisco Arts Education's Artistic Director, announced today that the San Francisco Arts Education Project's 2017 production is the classic Broadway musical Carnival, which introduced the song "Love Makes the World Go 'Round." A troupe of 43 young people, ages 9 to 14, revive this Broadway musical gem from 1961 with a book by Michael Stewart (Bye Bye Birdie, Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street) and a score by Bob Merrill (Funny Girl, Sugar) and based on the 1953 film Lili starring Leslie Caron.

LUZIA, an acrobatic waking dream of Mexico, performs under the Big Top at AT&T Park in San Francisco through January 29, 2017, before moving to the Taylor Street Bridge in San Jose from February 9 through March 19, 2017. For show information and tickets, visitwww.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia.

On the eve of its highly anticipated premiere at T-Mobile Arena, Cirque du Soleil artists from TORUK - The First Flight will make a special appearance at this week's "Party at The Park." The event will feature a dazzling display of talent and beauty as one of the artists performs a breathtaking aerial act, giving guests a sneak preview of the performance in a visually stunning outdoor soiree.

The new Cirque du Soleil touring show inspired by James Cameron's record-breaking movie AVATAR, TORUK - The First Flight, is coming to Las Vegas for a limited engagement. The show is presented at T-Mobile Arena for one week only, January 18 - 22 as part of a global tour in arenas around the world.

The circus is coming! Atlas Circus Company (Noah Dach, Co-Founder/Artistic Director; Henry Evans. Co-Founder/Artistic Director) launches its New York debut and residency with the world premiere of a new work, The Optimist, written by Noah Dach, Henry Evans, and Tommy McCarthy, members of the company dedicated to reinventing the American circus, for two performances only, February 17 & 18, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. at Dixon Place (161 Chrystie Street). Tickets now on sale.

On the eve of its highly anticipated premiere at T-Mobile Arena, Cirque du Soleil artists from TORUK - The First Flight will make a special appearance at this week's "Party at The Park." The event will feature a dazzling display of talent and beauty as one of the artists performs a breathtaking aerial act, giving guests a sneak preview of the performance in a visually stunning outdoor soiree.

This Sunday, January 22nd, Broadway at W kicks off the 2017 Season with the high-flying return of Broadway's Cirque du Soleil Paramour.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 1/13/2017.

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Step right up and marvel at the daredevil antics and mechanical wonders of Pedal Punk, Cirque Mechanics' steampunk-inspired show at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 7:30 p.m. today, January 13.

The 12th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works today, January 13, 2017 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the intriguing new musical Picnic at Hanging Rock by Daniel Zaitchik based on the cherished novel by Joan Lindsay.