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Date of Death: September 29, 1973 (66)

Birth Place: York, ENGLAND

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present CIRCLES VI: THE FEBRUARY HOUSE in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2024

Brooklyn Art Song Society will present Circles VI: The February House, a program inspired by the Brooklyn-Heights-based artist commune that housed Benjamin Britten, Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, and W.H. Auden. Learn how to purchase tickets.

THE BOY WHO LISTENED TO PAINTINGS Comes to Theater For the New City in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024

“The Boy Who Listened To Paintings” is a new musical theater work based on the memoir of the same name by the late visual artist and poet Dean Kostos.The musical will be presented by Theater for the New City(TNC) for its world premiere February 1 to 18.

Alex Jennings to Appear in PERFECTION, OF A KIND: BRITTEN VS AUDEN at Southbank Centre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 26, 2023

On Sunday 5 November, City of London Sinfonia and the London Review of Books will present an unmissable evening of music and words exploring the musical-literary collaborations and collisions between two of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten and W.H Auden.

Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2023�"24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) announced its 2023-24 season, which features Circles, a six-part series following friendships between composers throughout history, as well as the return of the Dichter Project and New Voices Festival. Led by Artistic Director Michael Brofman, the organization, which plays a vital role in keeping the tradition of art song alive, presents ten full-length concerts highlighting 37 composers and 56 performers.

Original Theatre Launches New Digital Membership Scheme With A Limited Release of THE HABIT OF ART
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

Original Theatre, the multi-award-winning live and digital theatre company, has revamped the way in which it presents online theatre with the launch of its new digital membership scheme. Replacing the previous pay-per-production system, it will be available on a monthly or annual subscription basis.

Original Theatre Launches New Digital Membership With Limited Release of Alan Bennett's THE HABIT OF ART
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 1, 2023

Original Theatre, the multi-award-winning live and digital theatre company, has revamped the way in which it presents online theatre with the launch of its new digital membership scheme.

Review: THE HABIT OF ART at 59E59 Theaters-A Fascinating View of Theatre and Relationships
by Marina Kennedy - May 12, 2023

Insightful, comical, and wonderfully presented, The Habit of Art by Original Theater is now being performed at 59E59 Theaters.

Broadway Buying Guide: May 8, 2023
by Team BWW - May 8, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 8, 2023.

Broadway Buying Guide: May 1, 2023
by Team BWW - May 1, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 1, 2023.

Original Theatre to Host BEING MR. WICKHAM Talkback with Adrian Lukis and Host Terri Paddock
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023

Original Theatre, the multi award-winning London and Suffolk based theatre company, will return to Brits Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters' annual celebration of UK theatre, for its 2023 Season, presenting the critically acclaimed productions The Habit of Art from 29 April – 28 May and Being Mr Wickham from 25 May – 11 June. 

59E59 Theaters to Present Brits Off Broadway 2023 Season Featuring BREATHLESS, THE HABIT OF ART & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023

59E59 Theaters has announced productions for the Brits Off Broadway 2023 Season, their annual celebration of U.K. theatre.

Theatre Of NOTE to Present World Premiere of NIMROD Starring Kirsten Vangsness in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 14, 2023

Theatre of NOTE will start the new year with the World Premiere of Kirsten Vangsness (“Criminal Minds”) starring as “Nimrod” in the world premiere of NIMROD by Phinneas Kiyomura and directed by Alina Phelan. 

Escenifican Versión Contemporánea De La Carrera De Un Libertino En El Palacio De Bellas Artes
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2022

Con un aplauso final que se prolongó por más de cinco minutos, la Ópera de Bellas Artes llevó a cabo la primera de dos presentaciones en el Palacio de Bellas Artes de la ópera de Igor Stravinski, The Rake's Progress (La carrera de un libertino), en lo que representó el regreso a las producciones en amplio formato, luego de dos años de contingencia sanitaria por la Covid-19. 

Full Cast Announced For World Première Of Christopher Isherwood's A SINGLE MAN at Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2022

Troupe, in association with Park Theatre, today announce the full cast for the world première of Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man, in a new adaptation from Simon Reade with direction by Philip Wilson.

Hugh Jackman, Joel Grey, Sharon D. Clarke & More Featured in 92NY Fall Theater Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2022

See Tom Stoppard on Leopoldstadt, Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, André De Shields, and Miranda Cromwell on Death Of A Salesman, Joel Grey, Steven Skybell, and Zalmen Mlotek on Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish and more at 92NY this fall.

Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields & More to be Featured in 92NY's Fall Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022

The 92NY Unterberg Poetry Center’s 84th season will feature a wide range of acclaimed novelists, playwrights and poets, who will visit to read from and discuss highly-anticipated new books – and pay tribute to other great writers. 

Review: FALSTAFF at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan - Aug 1, 2022

Verdi's Falstaff is another glittering gem in the train of Union Avenue Opera. I'm not a big fan of 're-purposing' classic plays. Poor Shakespeare! He's been subjected to such vandalism over the years with modern 'concept' versions of his works. No, I do not want to go to see a trendy lesbian-Hamlet-on-Mars!

Troupe Announces The World Première of a New Adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's A SINGLE MAN at Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2022

Troupe today announces the world première of a new adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man by Simon Reade. Directed by Philip Wilson, the production opens in Park200 at Park Theatre on 21 October, with previews from 19 October, and runs until 26 November.

BWW Review: RAVEL PIANO CONCERTO at Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
by Perry Tannenbaum - Jan 30, 2022

Stewart Goodyear was scintillating in his Charlotte Symphony debut, but the Stravinsky-Weill lineup that followed wasn't an anticlimax.

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