Kurt Weill News

Zazie dans le Métro is a witty, vulgar, funny, and ultimately inventive musical adaption of the surrealist novel by Raymond Queneau and film by Louis Malle.

Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Urinetown the Musical.” With music by Mark Hollmann and lyrics by Greg Kotis,“Urinetown” is directed by Collette Rutherford, with musical direction by Michelle Do and choreography by Tula B. Strong.

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has named the ten exceptional singing actors who will compete for a top prize of $25,000 in the final round of the twenty-sixth annual Lenya Competition, the internationally renowned theatrical singing contest.

 The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony will celebrate 30 years presenting music of the Jewish experience on Sunday, April 14 at 7:30pm with its 30th Anniversary Celebration, a retrospective concert at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s newly renovated Resnick Family Campus. 

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will come to a close this season with an intimate concert featuring mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson on Wednesday, April 3.

The Washington National Opera will present a 2024–2025 season that pays tribute to the grand tradition of opera, while shaping its future with two new productions. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

James Conlon, Music Director of LA Opera since 2006, has announced that the 2025/26 season will be his final season as music director.

Carolyn Bacon returns to The Green Room 42 with her feminist solo show WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT WOMEN VOL. 2 on March 25. Learn how to purchase tickets.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman in “Ingénue... Ingé-not-so-new!” on Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

An exceptionally fine group of musicians and singers.

Responsible for catapulting German Expressionism into the mainstream, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari marks the second installment in Beal's Weimar Trilogy of silent films, in which the renowned composer creates works in tandem with classic films from the silent era. It follows Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (dir. F.W. Murnau, 1927).

Let's march into March with a quiz about the music notables born in that month. Check out this BroadwayWorld quiz to see how much you know about them. A March Multiple Choice Quiz about our multiple birthday honorees.

Experience the continuation of CARNEGIE HALL's FALL OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC: DANCING ON THE PRECIPICE festival this spring.

2024 Marian Anderson Vocal Award winner Justin Austin will star in composer Damien Geter's COTTON, presented by The 92nd Street Y, New York. Learn more about the premiere and see how to purchase tickets.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Learn more about the performances here!

Advanced tickets are on sale for the June 6th performance of All the Love in The World, a collection of love songs presented by Dreamgates, featuring celebrated vocalists Tessa Lang and Johannes Schwaiger.

Central City Opera (CCO) has announced the appointment of stage director Alison Moritz as its new Artistic Director. Learn more about Moritz here!

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has identified the twenty rising singer-actors who have advanced to the Lenya Competition's semifinal round.

Brooklyn Art Song Society will present Circles VI: The February House, a program inspired by the Brooklyn-Heights-based artist commune that housed Benjamin Britten, Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, and W.H. Auden. Learn how to purchase tickets.

MasterVoices continues its 2023-24 season on March 22-23 at NYU Skirball with the New York City Premiere of Varone’s To My Arms / Restore.