Rebecca Parker News

Nearly 50 years after it was first performed in America, the original rock musical, Hair, will run at the Bridewell Theatre on Fleet Street, central London from 26 to 30 April in a brand new production. The show's issues of intergenerational strife and war versus peace are as relevant as ever and ensure the musical still resonates today.

The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia announced today that Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD, composed by Daniel Schnyder with a libretto by Bridgette A. Wimberly, will have its New York premiere in a co-production between the two institutions, April 1 and 3, 2016.  The engagement marks the first time opera will be performed on the Apollo Theater stage, and the first time Opera Philadelphia will produce in New York. The opera will also be recorded for broadcast in November 2016 on New York City's classical music station 105.9 WQXR, at wqxr.org, and distributed nationally by the WFMT Radio Network.

The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia announced today that Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD will have its New York premiere in a co-production between the two institutions, April 1 and 3, 2016.  The engagement marks the first time opera will be performed on the Apollo Theater stage, and the first time Opera Philadelphia will play New York. 

The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia announced today that Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD will have its New York premiere in a co-production between the two institutions, April 1 and 3, 2016.  The engagement marks the first time opera will be performed on the Apollo Theater stage, and the first time Opera Philadelphia will play New York. 

Interdisciplinary artist Vicki Fowler made the move from Chicago to Houston with her 2-year-old daughter. In the process of that move, she let go of 75 percent of her possessions. Because she was quite the collector, she says, it was a lot of stuff. That's when the piece - THE THINGS I NEED - began in her mind.

Unitarian Universalism may not provide easy answers, but it offers a profound opportunity to explore the deeper meaning and connections in our lives. Learn more about--or reacquaint yourself with--our Principles and Sources and core ideas that guide our faith.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to GREAT PERFORMANCES where it had its 1998 world television premiere. The special encore presentation will air tonight, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to Great Performances where it had its 1998 world television premiere. The special encore presentation will air Friday, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.

Playwrights' Theatre will present 'To the Naked Eye', a World Premiere play by Seattle playwright James Lyle. Directed by Zachariah Robinson, the production will play today, June 6th - 28th, 2014.

Playwrights' Theatre will present 'To the Naked Eye', a World Premiere play by Seattle playwright James Lyle. Directed by Zachariah Robinson, the production will play June 6th - 28th, 2014.

Backyard Theatre presents IMMACULATE by Oliver Lansley, directed by Melanie Camp.

Backyard Theatre presents IMMACULATE by Oliver Lansley, directed by Melanie Camp.

Stone Soup celebrates the XX chromosome for the second year in a row with work written and directed exclusively by women from the Seattle area and beyond! Performances will mainly take place at Stone Soup's DownStage theatre on Stone Way, with a few pre-festival readings (April 16-18) at Fremont/Wallingford establishments White Rabbit, Via Tribunali and Rogue and Peasant.

Stone Soup celebrates the XX chromosome for the second year in a row with work written and directed exclusively by women from the Seattle area and beyond! Performances will mainly take place at Stone Soup's DownStage theatre on Stone Way, with a few pre-festival readings (April 16-18) at Fremont/Wallingford establishments White Rabbit, Via Tribunali and Rogue and Peasant.