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Date of Death: October 14, 1990 (72)

Birth Place: Lawrence, MA, USA

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World Premiere, DC Premieres & More Set for National Symphony Orchestra 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2024


The National Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2024–2025 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI & SERVICE PROVIDER at MN Opera - Luminary Arts Center
by Joe Sarafolean - Mar 13, 2024


What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN TAHITI & SERVICE PROVIDER at MN Opera - Luminary Arts Center? A duo of triumphant, heartbreaking, and comical one act operas is lighting up the Luminary Arts Center thru March 23.

Photos: Dawn Derow & Peter Calo Bring A Troubadour Tribute To Cafe Centro
by Stephen Sorokoff - Mar 13, 2024


For 90 minutes last night Cafe Centro Cabaret in West Palm Beach Florida was transformed into the world-famous Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood California as award winning vocalist Dawn Derow and guitarist Peter Calo  performed a powerful new show. Check out photos here!

WEST SIDE STORY, GYSPY & More Set for OFC Creations Theatre 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024


OFC Creations Theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season, featuring six professional musical productions directed by Eric Vaughn Johnson. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Interview: ZOIE REAMS of TROUBLE IN TAHITI & SERVICE PROVIDER at Minnesota Opera
by Jared Fessler - Mar 12, 2024


Sam and Dinah are living the American dream in 1950s suburbia. Beau and Autumn are celebrating their anniversary over dinner and drinks. But there’s one problem… neither couple is happy. Beau and Autumn can’t seem to look up from their phones and Sam and Dinah can’t stand to be in the same room with each other. Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and Christopher Weiss and John de los Santos’ Service Provider may not be filled with marital bliss, but these one-act crowd pleasers are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat all night long. 

PUCCINI, BUSONI, OFFENBACH and ROSSINI Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 12, 2024


The lyrical season will feature 12 titles, such as Turandot, by Busoni, Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini, Le Comte Ory, by Rossini, among others. The program also includes ballets, cinema and music, and concerts in a year in which São Pedro establishes partnerships with the Cinemateca, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança and guest orchestras.

Photos: Inside LEGACY: AN EVENING WITH MARIA FRIEDMAN & FRIENDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2024


See photos from the one night only concert event Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman & Friends.

New Jersey Symphony Announces Its 2024-25 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024


NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY, led by Music Director Xian Zhang, has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season.

Starlight Theatre Announces Broadway 3-Show Packages
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2024


Discover the exciting Broadway 3-Show Packages announced by Starlight Theatre.

Peabody Institute Announces Spring 2024 Peabody Performance Series at Hopkins Bloomberg Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2024


Discover the Spring 2024 lineup for the Peabody Performance Series at DC's JHU Bloomberg Center. Presented by Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, the series promises an exciting season of performances.

Kristin Chenoweth to Play NJPAC With Special Guest Stephen Schwartz in March
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 28, 2024


Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth will be joined by special guest, composer, and songwriter Stephen Schwartz at New Jersey Performing Arts Center next month.

John Pizzarelli, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and More Announced for April Concerts At The Royal Conservatory Of Music
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2024


Discover the exciting lineup of global music concerts coming to The Royal Conservatory of Music in April, featuring renowned artists like Laurie Anderson, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and more!

Santino Fontana Joins LEGACY: MARIA FRIEDMAN & FRIENDS at the Hudson Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2024


Tony Award winner Santino Fontana will join the new, one-night-only concert event Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman & Friends celebrating Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Elizabeth Askren Named Hawai'i Opera Theatre's Inaugural Principal Guest Conductor
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2024


Elizabeth Askren has been appointed as Hawai'i Opera Theatre's Inaugural Principal Guest Conductor. Learn more about this conductor, educator, and cultural activist.

Elizabeth Askren Named Hawai'i Opera Theatre's Inaugural Principal Guest Conductor
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2024


Elizabeth Askren has been named the first-ever Principal Guest Conductor of Hawai'i Opera Theatre.

Handel And Haydn Society Presents Beethoven Ninth 200 Years After Iconic Symphony's Debut
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2024


Experience Beethoven's iconic Symphony No. 9 with Handel and Haydn Society as they celebrate its 200th anniversary. Led by conductor Raphaël Pichon.

Interview: Audra McDonald talks about AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD, her role in 'Rustin' and more
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 23, 2024


When it comes to concerts, Audra McDonald says she’s learned to choose a song list that really appeals to her. And she’s done just that for her current tour, which will bring her to Symphony Hall for her eighth appearance with the Celebrity Series of Boston, this time with an orchestra of local musicians, on February 27.

Ralph Vaughan Williams's RIDERS TO THE SEA (Homens ao Mar) Opens Theatro Sao Pedro 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Feb 23, 2024


The opera season at Theatro Sao Pedro, will begin with the premiere of Riders to the Sea, by Vaughan Williams, considered the greatest British symphonist. With musical direction by Claudio Cruz and scenic direction by Caetano Vilela, the opera will be preceded by the instrumental work Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by the same composer.

Wendy Beckett's SAPPHO Will Make Its UK Premiere At Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2024


The UK and English Language première of Wendy Beckett's Sappho,  a new play inspired by the famous Greek poet integrating the original poetry with contemporary music and dance, will première at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 8 May, with previews from 3 May and run to 25 May.

Meet the Cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024


The newly reimagined production of The Who’s TOMMY begins Broadway previews tonight, March 8, 2024 at the Nederlander Theatre, with opening night on March 28, 2024. Meet the cast of The Who's Tommy here!

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