Frank Mitchell News

In a landmark moment for the arts and community engagement, Elm Shakespeare Company has announced a $250,000 contribution from renowned philanthropist Alexander Clark, marking a new era of growth and innovation for the organization.

Opera Philadelphia's 2022-2023 Season closes in spectacular fashion this spring with a bold new staging of Puccini's La bohème that gives audiences a fresh appreciation for one of the most frequently performed pieces in opera.

At their recent meeting, the board of directors of CT Humanities (CTH) awarded 624 non-profit museums and cultural, humanities, and arts organizations a total of $16M in CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants (CTCFOSG). The CTCFOSG are part of $30.7M of support allocated to CTH over the next two years by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont.

The singers of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus have anchored decades' worth of productions ranging from the world premieres of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's Breaking the Waves and David Hertzberg's The Wake World to Verdi's Nabucco and Requiem.

Unearthed by The Mighty Zaf for BBE Music, Into A New Journey by Ambiance is an impossibly rare and sought-after private label spiritual jazz masterpiece from 1982.

On May 22, 2020, Opera Philadelphia presented the digital world premiere of composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch's opera Sky on Swings. The company gave the opera's world premiere on Sept. 20, 2018, during its Festival O.

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture has announced the appointment of Kimberly Kersey as the organization's new Executive Director, effective February 17, 2020.

Critics and audiences alike have been raving about THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS. Due to popular demand, Playhouse on Park has added three additional performances. The additional shows are Saturday matinees at 2pm, on July 27 and August 3, respectively, as well as Tuesday, July 30 at 7:30pm. There are 12 performances remaining through August 4th. There will be a talkback after every show.

Playhouse on Park and the Connecticut Historical Society are partnering to explore how theater can help us discuss racism in American history in a special panel event scheduled for July 30 from 5:30-7pm.

Long Wharf Theatre will present Two for the Road, a delightful new cabaret exploring the music of the American songbook and beyond. Starring New Haven locals, Mimi Lines and Frank Mitchell. Mimi and Frank will take their audience through an evening of standards, surprises, and stories to soothe the ear and warm the heart.

Whether from disease, 19th century #MeToo-style abuse, or unrequited love, Opera Philadelphia's (OP) Festival O18 opening weekend showed us three ways that central female characters lost their grip on reality. While I considered only one of them a total success, audience openness to sometimes-demanding material made it clear that the company has found a formula that strikes at the hearts of opera-goers, new and old.

Gordon Geballe, Chairman of the Board of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, today announced that Liz Fisher, Tom Griggs, and Chad Herzog have been appointed Co-Directors of the Festival, roles in which they have been serving on an interim basis since spring 2017.

On Thursday, January 19, 2017, the Amistad Center and Wadsworth Atheneum will participate in The Ghostlight Project. Starting at 4:30 pm, there will be hot chocolate, flashlights and handouts for participants.

Every now and then you stumble on a play that is so charming, funny and well put together, a true diamond in the rough that reminds you there is a significant delta between what graces billboards and what is sensational. Due in large part to the incredible textual talents of writer Camilla Whitehill combined with the comedy-performance genius of Bishanyia Vincent, Where Do Little Birds Go? is a musical monologue of impeccable polish.

From a field of 12 local high school students, Shaila Essley, Philip Patrick Bucknor and Wayne R. Mackins-Harris have been selected to represent Los Angeles in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) national finals. Contestants this year featured high school students from four Southern California cities, who performed in the regional finals at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Monday night, March 2, 2015. Scroll down for photos from the competition!

Krysta Rodriguez, an OCSA alumna (Class of 2002) who played 'Bebe' in the Broadway revival of A CHORUS LINE, returns to The Orange County School of the Arts to guest direct and choreograph A CHORUS LINE, running now through October 19, 2014. A CHORUS LINE also features Musical Director Amy Eklund and Associate Choreographer Ryan Perry Marks. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

For their second album, See-I, Washington, DC's most prodigious live band, have built on the sound and success of their debut record to create a work that comes straight from the heart. As leaders of the Reggae-Soul Movement, they continue to expand their scope infusing the new album, "Knowledge Shine Bright" with elements of Funk, House, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, R&B and Rock. The record is marked by dazzling guest appearances by rappers Mr Lif & Flex Mathews and chanteuses Candice Mills & Edy Blu who bring muscle and soul to this collection of 12 songs. Intimate yet expansive, "Knowledge Shine Bright" is a 50 minute sonic journey that few contemporary bands have the fortitude to conjure.

For their second album, See-I, Washington, DC's most prodigious live band, have built on the sound and success of their debut record to create a work that comes straight from the heart. As leaders of the Reggae-Soul Movement, they continue to expand their scope infusing the new album, “Knowledge Shine Bright” with elements of Funk, House, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, R&B and Rock. The record is marked by dazzling guest appearances by rappers Mr Lif & Flex Mathews and chanteuses Candice Mills & Edy Blu who bring muscle and soul to this collection of 12 songs. Intimate yet expansive, “Knowledge Shine Bright” is a 50 minute sonic journey that few contemporary bands have the fortitude to conjure.

Ebony Repertory Theatre, now in its fifth year, has announced the return of their production of FRATERNITY by internationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright/screenwriter Jeff Stetson (Keep the Faith and And the Men Shall Also Gather). Director Henry Miller (James Baldwin's The Amen Corner) leads the creative team. The riveting award-winning political drama FRATERNITY began performances last night and runs through June 2, 2013 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 W. Washington Blvd.) in Los Angeles.

Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT - Founder/Producer Wren T. Brown), now in its fifth year, announced today the full casting and creative team for the Los Angeles Premiere of FRATERNITY by internationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright/screenwriter Jeff Stetson (Keep the Faith and And the Men Shall Also Gather).