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World Premiere of David Fincher's GONE GIRL to Open 52nd New York Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 17, 2014


The World Premiere of David Fincher's GONE GIRL will open the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center said Thursday.

World Premiere of Richard Bean's PITCAIRN to Be Performed at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Louisa Brady - Jul 15, 2014


Award-winning playwright Richard Bean unveils the second of his three world premieres to be staged this year, and renews his collaboration with acclaimed director Max Stafford-Clark for Pitcairn at Chichester, prior to London and a national tour.

'Guys and Dolls', Polanski's 'Macbeth' Among Venice Film Festival's Classics Selections
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 15, 2014


Venice Classics is the section of the Venice Film Festival that since 2012 has presented, with growing success, a selection of classic films.

Hermann Baumer, Barry Banks and More Set for Crested Butte Music Festival's 2014 OPERA IN PARADISE, Now thru 7/27
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2014


The 18th annual Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) announces a superb lineup of performances and world-class artists for Opera In Paradise, running from today, July 12 - 27, 2014. Opera lovers will experience the power and passion of opera in intimate settings from Home Soirees in beautiful mountain residences to fully staged productions of Puccini's Suor Angelica and Verdi's Rigoletto at Center for the Arts Crested Butte.

1º Festival Internacional de Teatro para Bebés en Argentina
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 6, 2014


El Primer Festival Internacional de Teatro para Bebes en Argentina (FITBA) se llevara a cabo en la ciudad de Buenos Aires los dias 1, 2 y 3 de agosto de 2014 en el Teatro Taller del Ángel de la reconocida actriz Patricia Palmer, en el cual funciona desde hace 5 años la primera sala para bebes de la ciudad. Esta iniciativa nace de la mano deProyecto Upa, primera compañia de Teatro para Bebes en nuestro pais, que lleva desarrolla ideas artisticas para los mas pequeños desde hace ya 20 años convirtiendola en pionera de esta actividad dentro de nuestras fronteras y en el mundo.

Bard SummerScape Festival 2014 Opens Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014


Today, June 27 sees the curtain rise on the 2014 Bard SummerScape Festival, ushering in seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret.

Bard SummerScape 2014 Features 25th Anniversary of Bard Music Festival, Now thru 8/17
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014


The roots of Austro-German Romanticism will be explored at the 2014 annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again offers a sensational summer of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 25th anniversary season of the world-renowned Bard Music Festival, Schubert and His World.

Heroic Exploits at Blyth Festival as BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 19, 2014


Born in Owen Sound, the second of three children, Air Marshal William Avery 'Billy' Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED, LL.D. (Feb. 8, 1894 - Sept. 11, 1956) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with seventy-two victories, making him the top pilot in the British Empire.

Bard SummerScape Festival 2014 Opens June 27
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 16, 2014


Friday, June 27 sees the curtain rise on the 2014 Bard SummerScape Festival, ushering in seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret.

Photo Flash: First Look at CollaborationTown's World Premiere of FAMILY PLAY (1979 TO PRESENT)
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2014


Two years ago, The New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (new neighbors in the historic Archive Building on Christopher Street) kicked-off their exciting new developing and presenting initiative: the Archive Residency. The Archive Residency offers select independent theatre companies a two-year commitment of space, artistic support, and institutional continuity for the development and presentation of a new work. Now in their second-year of the Archive Residency the companies are ready to show the fruits of this process. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

The Sarasota Opera Presents A TASTE OF DOWNTOWN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL, 9/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2014


On Saturday, September 13th, from 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Sarasota Opera will invite the community into the Sarasota Opera House for A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival as a benefit for the Sarasota Youth Opera program.

Sarasota Opera to Host A TASTE OF DOWNTOWN Food & Wine Festival, 9/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2014


On Saturday, September 13th, from 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Sarasota Opera will invite the community into the Sarasota Opera House for A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival as a benefit for the Sarasota Youth Opera program.

Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents I REMEMBER YOU: An Evening With Diane Schuur, 6/10
by Jillian Gaier - Jun 2, 2014


On December 10, 2013 Diane Schuur turned 60. She also completed her first-ever recording in homage to her two most important and influential mentors: Stan Getz (who discovered her at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1979) and Frank Sinatra, whose artwork hangs prominently in her Palm Springs home. Entitled I Remember You (With Love to Stan and Frank), the album of twelve songs, all previously recorded by Getz or Sinatra, or both, was produced by Diane and her new manager, Mary Ann Topper, at Avatar Studios in New York, and is set for release on Jazzheads, June 10, 2014. It also features a stellar cast of musicians, including: Alan Broadbent (arrangements/piano), Roni Ben-Hur and Romero Lubambo (guitars), Joel Frahm (saxophone) , Ben Wolfe (bass) and Ulysses Owens Jr. on drums.

New Georges Presents Three World Premieres as Part of JAM ON TOAST Festival, Now thru 5/31
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2014


New Georges will present World Premiere productions by Kate Benson (2014 Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission winner), Krista Knight (Salamander Leviathan at Joe's Pub; Clementine and the Cyber Ducks at Incubator Arts Project), and Caroline V. McGraw (2013 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow) as part of The New Georges Jam On Toast, a brand-new festival featuring work by The New Georges Jam, a 'performance gym' for early-career female playwrights and directors founded in 2010 by Lucy Alibar, Jess Chayes, and Portia Krieger.

Photo Coverage: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus Rehearsal at Carnegie Hall
by Stephen Sorokoff - May 11, 2014


James Conlon, Music Director of the Cincinnati May Festival since 1979, conducted the May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Friday, May 9 at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium during the fourth and final installment of the Spring For Music festival. The centerpiece of the Carnegie Hall program is the New York premiere of The Ordering of Moses, a work by Robert Nathaniel Dett that received its world premiere at the 1937 May Festival, performed by a chorus of 350 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra led by Eugene Goosens. Mr. Conlon opened the program with John Adams' Harmonium.

James Conlon Conducts at 2014 Spring For Music Festival at Carnegie Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2014


James Conlon, Music Director of the Cincinnati May Festival since 1979, conducts the May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra tonight, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium during the fourth and final installment of the Spring For Music festival.

Hermann Baumer, Barry Banks and More Set for Crested Butte Music Festival's 2014 OPERA IN PARADISE, 7/12-27
by Diana Heisroth - May 2, 2014


The 18th annual Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) announces a superb lineup of performances and world-class artists for Opera In Paradise, running from July 12 - 27, 2014. Opera lovers will experience the power and passion of opera in intimate settings from Home Soirees in beautiful mountain residences to fully staged productions of Puccini's Suor Angelica and Verdi's Rigoletto at Center for the Arts Crested Butte.

DaFoe, Coppola Among Jury for 67th Annual FESTIVAL DE CANNES!
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 28, 2014


The New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter Jane Campion, winner of the Palme d'or for The Piano, will be the President of the Jury of the 67th Festival de Cannes.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Presents the BNY Mellon Grand Classics MOZART FESTIVAL, Now thru 5/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2014


Each of Wolfgang Amade Mozart's vast number of compositions is considered a musical gem. Join Music Director Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they celebrate Mozart's extensive catalog of masterpieces during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics Mozart Festival, a two-week exploration of the five pillars of Mozart's music - symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera and sacred music.

Photo Flash: First Look at CollaborationTown's World Premiere of FAMILY PLAY (1979 TO PRESENT)
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 14, 2014


Two years ago, The New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (new neighbors in the historic Archive Building on Christopher Street) kicked-off their exciting new developing and presenting initiative: the Archive Residency. The Archive Residency offers select independent theatre companies a two-year commitment of space, artistic support, and institutional continuity for the development and presentation of a new work. Now in their second-year of the Archive Residency the companies are ready to show the fruits of this process. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Presents the BNY Mellon Grand Classics MOZART FESTIVAL, 4/25-5/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2014


Each of Wolfgang Amade Mozart's vast number of compositions is considered a musical gem. Join Music Director Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they celebrate Mozart's extensive catalog of masterpieces during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics Mozart Festival, a two-week exploration of the five pillars of Mozart's music - symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera and sacred music.

New Georges to Present Three World Premieres as Part of JAM ON TOAST Festival, 5/14-31
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2014


New Georges will present World Premiere productions by Kate Benson (2014 Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission winner), Krista Knight (Salamander Leviathan at Joe's Pub; Clementine and the Cyber Ducks at Incubator Arts Project), and Caroline V. McGraw (2013 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow) as part of The New Georges Jam On Toast, a brand-new festival featuring work by The New Georges Jam, a 'performance gym' for early-career female playwrights and directors founded in 2010 by Lucy Alibar, Jess Chayes, and Portia Krieger.

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Celebrates 35th Anniversary With Gala Concert at Dimenna Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2014


Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival will present a concert open to the public for the first time in New York this evening, April 8, 2014 at 7:45 p.m. at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall, 450 West 37th Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues.

Terry Bradshaw to Bring Solo Show to 2014 Fan Festival, 5/4
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 4, 2014


Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and television personality, Terry Bradshaw, has taken his stage production, 'Terry Bradshaw: America's Favorite Dumb Blonde... A Life in Four Quarters,' on a nationwide tour. Bradshaw's next stop will take him to the I-X Center in Cleveland as part of the inaugural 2014 Fan Festival, hosted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Performances will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 4.

2014 Cherry Orchard Festival Will Include Vakhtangov Theatre's EUGENE ONEGIN & More
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 2, 2014


Beginning in May, The Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation will hold its 2nd annual International Arts Festival in New York City. The Festival's mission is to introduce and promote global cultural activity and exchange of ideas, aiming to enlighten and engage audiences through performing and visual arts, educational programs and events. Tickets for each of the festival's shows are available at venue ticket box offices and at www.cherryorchardfestival.org. Group tickets, student discounts, VIP tickets and festival subscription packages are available by calling Festival's office at 1.800.349.0021 or e-mailing info@cherryorchardfestival.org.

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