Cirque du Soleil News

As the world still mourns the passing of rock legend Prince, who was found dead in his Paisley Park estate in April, EMI music executive Charles Koppelman reveals plans to 'honor' the artist's legacy in a special way

Scot Nery's Boobie Trap: a blisteringly original cirque, magical, musical party-show will be presented by San Diego Theatres as part of the 2016 San Diego Fringe Festival.

WALNUT CREEK, CA (February 9, 2016) - The aerialists, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, strongmen and acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie join the California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera in the Orchestra's annual fundraising special event, Cirque du Symphonie Presented by Steadauto.com, Today, June 18 at 7:30 pm at the historic and beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. For this performance, the Cirque production team and California Symphony have developed a unique program specifically for the Orchestra and the special characteristics of the Scottish Rite Center. The artists of Cirque de la Symphonie will execute their spectacular feats to music ranging from Bizet's Carmen to John Williams (music from Indiana Jones and Superman), Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture, Arturo Marquez's Danzon No. 2, Debussy's Clair du lune, Offenbach's Can-Can No. 4, and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 6, and the orchestra plays music from Aaron Copland (Rodeo from Hoe-Down), Richard Rodgers (Carousel Waltz), and Strauss (Emperor Waltz). All proceeds from the event, presented by steadauto.com, support the California Symphony and its music education programs, including Sound Minds, Music in the Schools, and the organization's respected Young American Composer-in-Residence Program.

 Multi-platinum-selling country artist Sara Evans, ukulele phenomenon Jake Shimabukuro, Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter Iris DeMent, Blues Hall of Famer Robert Cray, and the Nashville assemblage of high-dollar studio musicians The Time Jumpers, featuring Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, Ranger Doug Green, and Paul Franklin, are just a few of the artists set to appear at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University during its 2016-2017 season.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 6/17/2016.

On June 17 at 12:01am local time, The Beatles' award-winning LOVE album is available for streaming worldwide.

The pop culture phenomenon Saban's Power Rangers will soon be reimagined as a real time multiplayer mobile action game as announced today in partnership by Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, Saban Brand

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 6/10/2016.

ABC, dick clark productions and the creators of For The Record partner to develop FOR THE RECORD Live for television, a unique, genre-bending production turning the soundtracks of iconic director's films into thrilling immersive live entertainment events.

Tony Yazbeck stopped by this morning's 'Today' to announce the news that he will be returning to the role of author 'J.M. Barrie' in Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND, beginning this Friday, June 10th.

Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced the program for the 2016 Summer Festival, which will run from May 28 through July 17, 2016. The season will feature three new productions at The Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, along with a diverse slate of recitals and concerts at multiple locations in Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, and Albany.

The Hollywood Pantages, a Nederlander Theatre, is proud to announce the addition of four new productions, all with strictly-limited engagements, during the 2016/2017 Winter season. The new lineup will include three Hollywood Pantages return engagements and one L.A. Premiere.

Fathom Events is thrilled to bring One Night for ONE DROP Imagined by Cirque du Soleil® to select cinemas nationwide in an incredible one-night event on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. (local time). One Night for ONE DROP is a completely original performance that occurred when world renowned performers, alongside artists from all eight Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil shows, volunteered their time for the One Drop Foundation to help raise awareness for global water issues. Produced and created by Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar, this cinema event includes the performance captured in March of this year at The Beatles LOVE Theatre at The Mirage along with additional behind-the-scenes footage.

The School of Night is pleased as punch to announce its participation in the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival with Punch and Judy.

Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce its return to the San Francisco Bay Area this fall for the U.S. premiere of its new soul-touching production, LUZIA.  The show will be performed under a redesigned white & gold Big Top at AT&T Park in San Francisco beginning Thursday, November 17, 2016 and continues through Sunday, January 8, 2017. It will open in San Jose on Thursday, February 9 and continues through Friday, March 3, 2017 (exact location to be announced shortly).  As of today, tickets are available online exclusively to Cirque Club members. Cirque Club membership is free and benefits include access to advance tickets, special offers and exclusive behind the scenes information. To join, visit www.cirqueclub.com. Tickets for San Francisco and San Jose performances of LUZIA will be available to the general public as of Friday, June 17 at www.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia. Tickets range in price from $49 - $185.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 6/3/2016.

?Metropolitan Ballet Academy & Company (MBA/MBC), recognized by Pointe magazine as one of “seven local studios in America cultivating top talent” (Oct/Nov 2011), will celebrate its 20th Anniversary year with a Gala Performance on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Alumni from Metropolitan's two decades of training will return from their professional engagements with dance companies across America to perform in the Gala, which also features pre-professional Metropolitan Ballet Company dancers in classical and contemporary works. The Gala Performance will be held at the Josephine Muller Auditorium of Abington Friends School, 575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Tickets are $50 each and available at 215-663-1665 or online at www.metropolitanballetcompany.org.

Joey Arias, vocalist/songwriter/actor/performance artist/host, has been on the scene here since the 1980s. Visually and vocally distinctive, Arias's signature black bangs and ponytail have been on stages such as Club 57, Astor Theater, HERE, and Abrons Art Center--not to mention playing Mistress of Seduction at Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity in Las Vegas.  To say the physically diminutive Arias is larger than life is a comment on her fully inhabited, unique presence and talent. On May 30 (the third of seven show run through late July), she's aided and abetted in Little Black Book (no idea what the title means) by Musical Director (and superb bass player) Ben Allison and guitarist Brandon Seabrook.

Cirque du Soleil - PARAMOUR is the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway. PARAMOUR just opened last week at the Lyric Theatre and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night. Check out photos from the post-show festivities below!