BWW Review: Stravinsky's RAKE Progresses Briefly at the Met
by Richard Sasanow
- Jun 6, 2022
While I was watching the Met’s current beautiful yet somehow languid production of the Igor Stravinsky and WH Auden/Chester Kallman opera THE RAKE’S PROGRESS the other night--with only two more performances until it goes back into mothballs for probably many years--I couldn’t help wishing that the opera house was more like Broadway.
Photos: Inside Look at Laguna Playhouse's Production of A CHORUS LINE
by Marissa Tomeo
- May 29, 2022
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.
BWW Review: TOOTSIE Closes the Season at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes
- May 18, 2022
Broadway Sacramento is closing out their 2022 Broadway on Tour season with the first national tour of Tootsie. Based on the 1982 film of the same name, Tootsie features music and lyrics by David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and a Tony Award-winning book by Robert Horn. Rolling Stone called it “musical comedy heaven” and they’re not wrong. Easily the funniest show of the season, Tootsie is full of one-liners, sarcastic wit, and self-deprecating humor.
Laguna Playhouse to Present A CHORUS LINE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 12, 2022
Laguna Playhouse will present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.
BWW Review: TOOTSIE THE MUSICAL at San Diego Civic Theatre
by E.H. Reiter
- Apr 14, 2022
Read our critic's review. TOOTSIE the musical brings an old-fashioned musical to life based on the movie of the same name from 1982. The show offers up a talented cast, physical comedy, and some updates to the story, but can’t fully disguise a problematic premise under comedy, costumes, and choreography. TOOTSIE is playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre through Sunday, April 17th,
Photos: Sherlock Holmes, Comes To The Walnut In THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 25, 2022
Walnut Street Theatre continues its 213th season with a world premiere adaptation of a classic mystery with Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band. Written and directed by Walnut favorite Bill Van Horn, the production begins previews February 22, opens March 2, and continues through March 27 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.
The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2022�"23 Season, Featuring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 23, 2022
The Metropolitan Opera today announced its 2022–23 season, which features seven new productions, the most in ten seasons. Opening Night is September 27 with the company premiere of Cherubini’s Medea, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role alongside tenor Matthew Polenzani in David McVicar’s new staging, conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
BWW Review: TOOTSIE at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol
- Feb 16, 2022
Tootsie is a new musical based on the 1982 film starring Dustin Hoffman. The story follows Michael Dorsey ('Is he an actor? Yes, of course, he is. Is he successful? Yes, of course, he's not') and the opening number immediately makes his rotten reputation evident and known.
SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND to be Presented at Walnut Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 3, 2022
Walnut Street Theatre is continuing its 213th season with a world premiere adaptation of a classic mystery with Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band. Written and directed by Walnut favorite Bill Van Horn, the production begins previews February 22, opens March 2, and continues through March 27 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.
Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO to Return to the Met
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 4, 2022
The Metropolitan Opera will present Mozart’s classic comedy Le Nozze di Figaro for six performances, January 8–28, 2022. Maestro Daniele Rustioni, currently conducting the Met’s new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, takes the podium to lead the revival of Richard Eyre’s fast-paced production, which sets the action in 1930s Seville.
BWW Review: TOOTSIE at The National Theatre
by David Friscic
- Dec 9, 2021
The musical Tootsie, now playing at the National Theater in Washington, DC, has exceptionally good intentions and flashes of show-biz brio but it tries to do too many disparate things at once. Of course, the cultural zeitgeist of the brilliant film is pervasive in the “mind’s eye” but that should ideally be of little concern with a musical that veers into making differing choices appropriate for the stage.
Photos: First Look at DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at The Walnut
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 19, 2021
Walnut Street Theatre (WST) continues its 213th season with Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. Directed by Glenn Casale and choreographed by John MacInnis, the production begins previews on November 16, 2021, opens November 24, and continues through January 2, 2022 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.
FIAF Announces November and December Programming
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 11, 2021
This November and December, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) brings back its beloved HD Screening series with the Paris Opera and Ballet's, acclaimed new production of Faust, welcomes a timely conversation on climate change and cities, exhibits the work of rising NY-based French artist, celebrates the career of artist Françoise Gilot and continues its series of screenings dedicated to French star Léa Seydoux.
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