Leonard Bernstein News

Below, check out Fallin's preview illustration for the fall 2015 Broadway season, featuring Danny Burstein in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (bottom left), Al Pacino in CHINA DOLL, Bruce Willis in MISERY, Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones in THE GIN GAME, Annaleigh Ashford & Matthew Broderick in SYLVIA, Clive Owen in OLD TIMES, and Keira Knightley & Judith Light in THERESE RAQUIN!Below, check out his illustration of composer Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 97 years old today, August 25.

One remarkable dance team. One big chance. One small twist. You gotta be over 60. Broadway In Chicago and Producers Dori Berinstein and Bill Damaschke announced the individual tickets for GOTTA DANCE, the new Broadway-bound musical about professional basketball's first ever aged 60-and-older dance team, go on-sale to the public on Sunday, September 13. GOTTA DANCE begins performances on December 13, 2015 and runs through January 10, 2016 at Broadway In Chicago's Bank of America Theatre (18 W Monroe St, Chicago).

The Las Vegas Philharmonic and Music Director Donato Cabrera have announced details of the orchestra's 2015-16 season that will see it perform more concerts than ever at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts from September 2015 through June 2016.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's second weekend of the BNY Mellon Grand Classics brings a perennial program favorite, "Bach, Beethoven and Brahms," on September 25-27 at Heinz Hall.

The Japan Art Association announces that Sylvie Guillem, the French ballerina whose artistry, technical prowess, and vivid dramatic presence have established her as one of the premier dancers of her generation, and Mitsuko Uchida, the Japanese-born British pianist whose deeply personal and insightful interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven have set the highest standards in central repertoire and made her one of the world's greatest artists, have won the 2015 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award.

On Tuesday, October 13 at 8:00 p.m., Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in its first of four Carnegie Hall concerts this season in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The orchestra performs Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2 with renowned soloist Gil Shaham on a program that also features Grieg's Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt and Sibelius's Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82.

NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced a talent-rich line-up for season three of the award-winning American Songbook at NJPAC series.

 Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes (Diva on the Verge) returns to the Odyssey Theatre with her newest show, once again directed by Academy Award-nominated director Peter Medak. Julia Migenes Sings Kurt Weill opens at the Odyssey on October 9.

This week at 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

The Drama League, embarking on a landmark year of celebration commemorating its 100 years of service to the American theater, will honor Golden Globe and three-time Tony Award winner and musical theater icon Bernadette Peters as their Centennial Honoree.  The Drama League Centennial Gala is set for Monday evening, November 2, 2015 at The Plaza (768 Fifth Avenue) in New York City.

MidAtlantic Opera and Seton Hall University will present the third concert in conductor Jason C. Tramm's Peace Trilogy Concert series, entitled A Prayer for Peace, on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 8 pm in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Ticket prices range from $10 - $90. Order tickets online at www.carnegiehall.org, by phone at CarnegieCharge (212-247-7800) or at the Carnegie Hall box office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City. Student and senior discounts are available at the box office only.  Group ticket discounting is available to your organization by calling 212-903-9705 Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM or Online at groupsales@carnegiehall.org.

Three works for soloists and orchestra by composer and conductor Lucas Richman are featured in a recent release, “IN TRUTH: Lucas Richman,” from Albany Records. The recording went on sale September 1.

WEST SIDE STORY is a classic musical that audiences have been enjoying for many decades. When one hears songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephan Sondheim such as "Tonight" or "Somewhere," you are immediately drawn into the story of love and hate that exists between two groups of people who have more in common than they would like to admit. The Woodlawn Theatre in San Antonio's latest production of WEST SIDE STORY represented the true spirit of the play as local actors took to the stage in San Antonio's latest production.

The Tony Award nominated revival of On The Town concludes its run on Broadway tonight, September 6, following 28 previews and 368 regular performances, making this the longest-running Broadway production of the show since the 1944 original. ON THE TOWN began previews on September 20, 2014 and officially opened on October 16, 2014 at the Lyric Theatre. To mark tonight's closing, BroadwayWorld takes you back through the musical's run on the Great White Way!

La Temporada Lírica de A Coruña 15/16 acogerá el 2 de julio del próximo 2016 en el Palacio de la Ópera a Ramón Tébar que dirigirá al Coro y Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia y a un reparto encabezado por la soprano Carmen Romeu, el tenor Francisco Corujo y la mezzo Marianne Cornetti que representarán la versión para concierto de West Side Story.

Original cast member Megan Fairchild will return to the acclaimed Broadway revival of On The Town for one final turn as Ivy Smith on Sunday night. Misty Copeland will perform the Sunday matinee.

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience -  is proud to present the Tony Award© winning musical West Side Story directed by Jay Manley for its 103rd season in 2016.  

Pittsburgh Symphony Music Director Manfred Honeck opens the 2015-2016 BNY Mellon Grand Classics season with the return of phenomenal Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov on September 18 & 20 at Heinz Hall.

BroadwayWorld recently announced a new partnership with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Fallin previously drew for BroadwayWorld and our readers have long wanted his return, so it is with great pleasure that we welcome him back! Be sure to check back for more of Ken's exclusive art. Below, check out his illustration of composer Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 97 years old today, August 25.

Eric Owens will begin his tenure as The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence by curating, hosting, and performing in In Their Footsteps: Great African American Singers and Their Legacy, conducted by Thomas Wilkins in his Philharmonic debut.