Michael Yeargan News

The Bushnell has announced the Hartford engagement of the North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY.  Directed by Bartlett Sher, the North American tour will play Hartford from March 8 to March 13, 2022. Tickets are on sale now.

The North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater's critically-acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY relaunched on September 14, 2021 at The Hobby Center in Houston, TX. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the tour originally opened on December 19, 2019 at The Kennedy Center.

Broadway in Cincinnati has announced that the North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY opens this week as a part of Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati’s 22/23 season presented by TriHealth.

The Dallas Opera returns to presenting fully staged works after an almost two-year hiatus with its production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly, reminding audiences that grand opera endures.The production, filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music of all time, opens at the Winspear Opera House.

INTIMATE APPAREL appeared this week at LCT’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater, directed adroitly by Bartlett Sher, with a thoughtful libretto by Lynn Nottage based on her award-winning play and a ragtime-inflected score by composer Ricky Ian Gordon.

Lincoln Center Theater's Intimate Apparel, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Lynn Nottage, based off of her play of the same name, and direction by Bartlett Sher just opened at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. 

Due to expected winter weather, the The Met: Live in HD presentation of Giuseppe Verdi’s RIGOLETTO originally scheduled for Saturday, January 29, has been postponed to an encore performance on Saturday, February 5 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. All ticketholders will be contacted by the Box Office.

The Washington Pavilion will present the Sioux Falls engagement of the Tony Award®-nominated Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in the Mary W. Sommervold Hall February 4–6, 2022.  

The American Theatre Guild will present the Colorado Springs engagement of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK AT PIKES PEAK CENTER SERIES and takes place February 15-16, 2022.

The American Theatre Guild will present the Eugene engagement of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF coming to the Hult Center February 18–20, 2022. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK IN EUGENE SERIES.

Get a first look at The Met's production of Rigoletto, now on stage through June 11th.

The 2021-22 season of The Met: Live in HD will continue with Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTO on Saturday, January 29 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.

Baritone Quinn Kelsey, a commanding artist at the height of his powers, brings his searing portrayal of the title role to the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua, with leading maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium. A second run of performances in the spring features soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan, and tenor Stephen Costello, conducted by Karel Mark Chichon.

The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi's timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award­-winning director resets the opera's action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber, themselves boasting a combined eight Tony Awards. Read all the reviews!

Get a first look at The Met's production of Rigoletto, now on stage through June 11th.

Get a first look at The Met's production of Rigoletto, now on stage through June 11th.

When I saw the George Grosz-ish curtain that introduced us to the new Barlett Sher “Weimar-inspired” production of Verdi’s RIGOLETTO at the Met on New Year’s Eve, I was excited about what lay ahead. Combined with Verdi’s great score, it seemed bound for success. What followed was disappointing, despite some creditable singing and smooth, involved orchestral playing under Daniele Rustioni, with much blame I thought, going to the Sher production.

The Metropolitan Opera will ring in the new year with a new production of Verdi's Rigoletto on December 31, with an additional eight performances January 4-January 29, 2022. See director Bartlett Sher discuss Rigoletto.

Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead a cast starring Quinn Kelsey in his Met role debut as Rigoletto, Rosa Feola as Gilda, and Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua. Varduhi Abrahamyan makes her Met debut as Maddalena, and Andrea Mastroni is Sparafucile.

BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's enchanting production of the classic 'Nutcracker' ballet, now running at the SF Opera House through December 30th.