Cirque du Soleil News

The Golden West Winds is part of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West from Travis Air Force Base, California. Comprised of flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon, this ensemble supports a wide variety of musical events ranging from military ceremonies and patriotic shows to educational programs and recitals of original works for woodwind quintet. To support these events the Golden West Winds plays music of all styles including marches, jazz and classical music.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce a special collaboration with NBC 10 and Adoption Rhode Island for FINDING NEVERLAND at PPAC, November 28 December 3. In Providence, FINDING NEVERLAND is part of the Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series.

When Denis Cote released Vic et Flo ont vu un ours in 2013, it took the film world by storm. A genre bending horror/love story, it won numerous international awards, including the prestigious Berlin Film Festival Alfred Bauer award for 'opening new perspectives on cinematic art.'

Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to announce that its newest Big Top production VOLTA will play two engagements in the New York metro area beginning in the spring of 2018. VOLTA will perform at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment in East Rutherford, NJ beginning March 29, 2018 and adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on Long Island beginning May 17, 2018. VOLTA is written and directed by Bastien Alexandre and with Jean Guibert as the director of creation. International electronic composer and musical director Anthony Gonzalez, brings his space-age future pop sound to the Cirque du Soleil stage for the first time ever. The name VOLTA refers to a sudden about-face, a change in emotion or idea often used in poetry. It also speaks to the jolt of energy delivered through the show.

Back by popular demand following three successful years of touring North America, the world's most famous reindeer and a holly jolly cast of iconic characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas during two North American tours visiting more than 50 cities this holiday season.

How often do you get a chance to see a genre and gender bending horror/love story about two queer women in a rocky romance? Vic and Flo saw a bear, translated and adapted for the stage from Denis Cote's award-winning 2013 film, will be running for two weeks this fall at Montreal's Centaur Theatre.

Maestro LUKE FRAZIER and THE AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA - Washington, DC's innovative hometown orchestra - will present a special holiday concert not to be missed, with special guest stars Rumer Willis ('Dancing with the Stars,' Broadway's Chicago), Lea DeLaria (Broadway, comedy and jazz star, 'Orange is the New Black'), Claybourne Elder ('Gossip Girl,' Broadway's Sunday in the Park...), Nova Payton (Helen Hayes Award winner), Mobley (singer/songwriter featured on HBO, Fox and NBC) and Luke Hawkins (Star tap dancer from 'America's Got Talent').

Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy have announced their December 2017 lineups. Scroll down for details!

It's that time of year again folks; it's time for the Kennedy Center's annual production of the holiday perennial ballet The Nutcracker. Rather than present the same production every year, Kennedy Center invites a different company to perform its own take on the Tchaikovsky classic. This year, local audiences will be treated to the Kansas City Ballet and today's subjects, Racheall and Ryan Nye, are living their theatre lives as part of this production, which runs November 22nd through the 26th in Kennedy Center's Opera House. Rachael trains all of the kids for the production and Ryan is performing the role of Drosslemyer.

Some members of the cast of Cirque du Soleil's OVO (coming to the Royal Albert Hall in January 2018) went out and about in London and took some colorful photos. Check them out below!

The most famous reindeer of all from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special will return live on stage with the critically acclaimed Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (www.rudolphthemusical.com). Back by popular demand following three successful years of touring North America, the world's most famous reindeer and a holly jolly cast of iconic characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas during two North American tours visiting more than 50 cities this holiday season. The national tour is a family favorite a holiday staple (The Boston Globe) and an 'utterly charming, top-notch production' (Orlando Sentinel) and visits The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington for two shows on Sunday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

For the first time, Las Vegas entertainment leader Cirque du Soleil is treating loyal fans to a one-week-only exclusive Black Friday/Cyber Monday offer for all hit shows, including the seven resident shows in Las Vegas.

Luke Frazier founder and conductor of The American Pops Orchestra, Washington, DC's innovative hometown orchestra - will present Broadway for the Holidays, a special concert not to be missed as part of the Ohio University Performing Arts & Concert Series on Monday, December 4 at 7:30 PM.

Kat Cunning shares new single 'Wild Poppies' with BlackBook, available now on Spotify.

Houstonian and internationally renowned performer Jef Johnson brings his 'playful encounter,' OPEN SPACE, to Houston for two performances only.

George Lopez's multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy, late-night television and now an exciting return to the Aces of Comedy series at The Mirage Hotel & Casino. Lopez will headline at the Terry Fator Theater Friday, March 23; Saturday, March 24; Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1.

'Tis the season to swing from the rafters! You're invited to ring in 2018 with thrilling daredevils, electrifying jugglers, mesmerizing acrobats, hilarious clowns, and endearing four-legged performers. Dallas' very own Lone Star Circus gets you up close and personal with circus stars from around the world.

L.A. ZOO LIGHTS, awarded USA Today's '10 Best Zoo Lights' honors in 2015 and 2016, returns for its fourth spectacular year to shimmer for seven weeks of wonder, awe and 'wow!' from Today, November 17, 2017, through Sunday, January 7, 2018 (except November 23 and December 24/25) at the L.A. Zoo.

Cirque du Soleil ventures into uncharted territory with its brand-new creation, Crystal by Cirque du Soleil, exploring the artistic attributes of ice for the very first time.

Broadway producer Scott Sanders is the mastermind behind this kind of experiential entertainment and he's telling us all about how the concept came to be.