Mimi Garrard Dance Company Presents a Live Dance And Video Project With Mimi Garrard And Austin Selden
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 10, 2018
Award-winning choreographer/filmmaker MIMI GARRARD returns to New York Live Arts with a 'Live Dance and Video Project with Mimi Garrard and Austin Selden,' a program of World and New York Premieres of masterfully executed videos and live dance, Sunday May 13, 7:30 PM, at New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th Street. Ms. Garrard once again collaborates with choreographer, dancer, and master improviser Austin Selden, whose credits include dancing with Shen Wei Dance Arts from 2011 to 2017.
Shute-Pettaway, Wilds Head Cast of ACT 1's Upcoming Production of THE LITTLE FOXES
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Apr 3, 2018
Helen Olaketi Mariah Shute-Pettaway, a 2011 First Night Honoree and one of Nashville's most revered actresses, will take on the iconic role of Regina Giddens in the ACT 1 production of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. Directed by 2014 First Night Honoree Jeffrey Ellis, senior contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com, The Little Foxes runs at Darkhorse Theatre May 4-19.
Acclaimed Performance Artist And Theater-Maker Angélica Liddell Comes To Peak Performances
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 30, 2018
Peak Performances presents the U.S. premiere of Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne (This Brief Tragedy of the Flesh), Spanish writer, director, and performance artist Angelica Liddell's encapsulation of Emily Dickenson's morbidly beautiful understanding of the human condition. Liddell's confrontational work has been embraced with standing ovations at a number of festivals (d'Avignon and d'Automne in France, Vie in Italy, and Theatre Vidy-Lausanne in Switzerland), and met with the type of critical enthusiasm reserved for rising legends.
2018 Schwabacher Recital Series Presents Pianist Kevin Murphy And More
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 29, 2018
The 2018 Schwabacher Recital Series concludes on April 4 with pianist Kevin Murphy and a quartet of current San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows-soprano Natalie Image, mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, tenor Amitai Pati and bass-baritone Christian Pursell-in a program celebrating the great American composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein and music of Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler.
Photo Flash: Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents The World Premiere of Joseph McDonough's EDGAR & EMILY
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 26, 2018
They were two literary titans, American originals, born in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century. Although they lived very different lives, they had certain fundamental things in common. They were both tortured souls who could not escape their demons. They both wrote frequently about death and sorrow and loss, yet they seemed to derive their greatest pleasure from their work.
NYU Presents FINDING HOME, An Investigation Of The Immigrant Experience
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 22, 2018
NYU Steinhardt's Program in Vocal Performance presents Finding Home: Our Stories, a series of vignettes featuring the music of renowned American composer, Ricky Ian Gordon, and poetry by Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Tina Landau from March 22-25, 2018.
WOMAN OF THE WORLD By Rebecca Gilman Opens at The Liz Smith Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 17, 2018
Woman of the World, is a new play by Rebecca Gilman, that tells the true story of the wonderfully complex Mabel Loomis Todd. Kathleen Chalfant plays Todd, best known as Emily Dickinson's posthumous editor, but also a journalist, a naturalist, and a popular public speaker.
The New York Choral Society To Honor Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe At Spring Gala
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 16, 2018
The New York Choral Society (NYCHORAL) will hold its annual Spring Gala at New York's Metropolitan Club (1 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022) on Thursday evening, April 5, 2018, starting at 6:00 pm. The organization will honor renowned opera singer and recitalist Stephanie Blythe with the NYCHORAL Music Excellence Award for her contributions to the musical profession, as well as Sylvia R. Hoisington who is celebrating her 50th season with the chorus. Produced in partnership with the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, the evening's showcase performance will feature soprano Amanda Majeski and tenor Ben Bliss, both of whom will be participating in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Cosi fan tutte from March 15 to April 9, 2018. Members of the NYCHORAL Chamber Ensemble will also perform. The evening will feature a silent auction of unique items and experiences. The program is as follows:
ALISON'S HOUSE by Susan Glaspell Comes to the Depot Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 4, 2018
Inspired by the life and work of the American poet Emily Dickinson, The Depot Theatre in Marrickville presents the (lost) American classic and Pulitzer Prize winner, ALISON'S HOUSE by Susan Glaspell. Motivated by a desire to bring iconic, but neglected plays written by women into contemporary consciousness, ALISON'S HOUSE is an integral part of Depot's 2018 Season, playing 8pm Wed-Fri, 2pm and 8pm Sat, 4 - 21 April 2018.
Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents The World Premiere of Joseph McDonough's EDGAR & EMILY
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 1, 2018
They were two literary titans, American originals, born in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century. Although they lived very different lives, they had certain fundamental things in common. They were both tortured souls who could not escape their demons. They both wrote frequently about death and sorrow and loss, yet they seemed to derive their greatest pleasure from their work.
Verdi Chorus Announces 35th Anniversary Concert With Four Guest Soloists
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 28, 2018
The Verdi Chorus celebrates its 35th anniversary with its Spring 2018 concert The Force of Destiny for two performances only at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on April 28 and 29 led by Founding Artistic Director Anne Marie Ketchum. As the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on the dramatic and diverse music for opera chorus, their program will feature selections from three Verdi operas - La forza del destino, Nabucco, including the famed chorus "Va, pensiero," the opening party scene of La traviata, and conclude with beloved melodies from Strauss' Die Fledermaus.
Northlight Theatre continues Season with THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 27, 2018
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2017-18 season with The Beauty Queen of Leenane, written by Martin McDonagh and directed by BJ Jones. The Beauty Queen of Leenane runs March 15 - April 22, 2018 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. The press opening is scheduled for Friday, March 23, 2018 at 8pm.
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