Cirque du Soleil News

A bold company with a strong Jacob's Pillow history including five engagements since 2005, Trey McIntyre Project will make its final appearance as a fulltime dance ensemble June 25-29 in the Ted Shawn Theatre. Called "engaging and provocative" by Karen Campbell of The Boston Globe, Trey McIntyre's dances overflow with fresh intelligence, unabashed physicality, and spirit. TMP's Festival 2014 program features The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction, a new work inspired by the surreal art and writings of Edward Gorey, and the East Coast premiere of Mercury Half-Life, set entirely to the music of legendary rock band Queen.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) presents the U.S. premiere of James Fenton's acclaimed adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, a classic Chinese legend that has its roots in the fourth century BCE.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the full lineup of productions, concerts, readings and special events for its 11th annual festival. This year's Festival will begin July 7th and continue through July 27th.

After the remarkable success of Amaluna in 2013, Cirque du Soleil returns to San Francisco with the U.S. premiere of its newest touring show, Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities, premiering under the iconic blue-and-yellow Big Top beginning November 14, 2014.

Scotiabank BuskerFest in support of Epilepsy Toronto, the city's wildly successful international street performers festival, returns for its 15th wacky, outlandish year. Organizers Epilepsy Toronto, in partnership with the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA), announced that the festival will run Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, August 24, 2014 in the Downtown Yonge Neighbourhood (Yonge St. from Queen to College St.), its second time in the new location.

Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil at Mandalay Bay will offer Sunday matinee performances at 4:30pm beginning June 29 through the remainder of the year. The 7:00pm performance will remain unchanged. Please see full details below for the updated schedule and ticket prices. Tickets for the matinee performances went on sale this morning at 10am.

As New York's premier Off-Broadway theater dedicated to kids and families, The New Victory Theater has announced six NY premieres and seven U.S. premieres from eight different countries around the world in a new season that runs from September 26, 2014 through June 7, 2015.

Today, Daniel Lamarre, President and CEO of Cirque du Soleil and James Cameron announced a new partnership to develop an arena-touring show inspired by the world of Cameron's history-making motion picture, AVATAR. The 'live experience' will launch its global tour in late 2015.

TOM, Pleasance and Classical Mayhem present Decomposed!, a riotous theatrical adventure full of classical music, fun for the whole family. The show is set for tonight, 28 May 2014 as part of the Brighton Fringe.

Creative development and entertainment production firm, showHive, Inc. has been tapped by Carnival Cruise Lines to develop two new main stage production shows. Conceived and directed by showHive founder, Emmett Murphy, the new shows are part of Carnival's award winning and innovative “Playlist Productions” revues, which take seagoing entertainment to another level by combining captivating live performances with high-tech LED stage and screen effects.

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On Monday, May 19th, SEQUINS & SUSPENDERS was held at The Cutting Room in New York City. Nightlife's Dougie Meyer emceed the evening. Scroll down for photos of featured performers!

Following a sold-out performance in March, iconic funny man Bill Cosby brings his signature comedy back to the Treasure Island Theatre tonight, May 23 at 8 p.m.

Superstar vocalist Jackie Evancho will perform at The 2014 National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday, May 25 th.

Hakkasan Las Vegas Nightclub at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino will welcome another month of non-stop action inside the nightlife mecca with its July DJ lineup.

Broadway Bares: Solo Strips, which features choreographed, solo stripteases by Broadway Bares' sexiest male dancers taking it off for one performance only, was held over the weekend at BPM Nightclub (516 West 42nd Street, NYC). This year's special event raised $16,140 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you and inside look at the event!

SEQUINS & SUSPENDERS is set for Monday, May 19th at 9:30PM at The Cutting Room, NYC.

USITT's first Spark! symposium on using new technologies to enhance live performance is slated for Sept. 7-9 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Cirque du Soleil has announced the long-awaited return of its trademark blue-and-yellow big top to Australia in October 2014 with an all-new, awe-inspiring production.

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Tony-winning director Diane Paulus, updates us on her latest project- AMALUNA, plus she reminisces about HAIR, PORGY AND BESS, PIPPIN, and more. Check out the full interview below!