Aida, opera by Guiseppe Verdi
The story of a politically star-crossed love affair between a Nubian princess and an Egyptian prince, finally entombed alive in punishment.
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue their 10th Anniversary season with the return of award-winning star of Broadway's Rent and Aida, ADAM PASCAL. After two sold-out shows in the spring, Pascal will reprise his show 'Broadway State of Mind' on October 26 and 27 at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue their 10th Anniversary season with the return of award-winning star of Broadway's Rent and Aida, ADAM PASCAL. After two sold-out shows in the spring, Pascal will reprise his show 'Broadway State of Mind' on October 26 and 27 at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Sharon Carr and Richard Winkler present IDAHO! (www.IdahoMusical.com), a new American comedy musical with book, music and lyrics by Buddy Sheffield and music by Keith Thompson.
Dancing with the Stars, will return with a three-night premiere event, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. Each week, has announced their new lineup of celebrity dancers. Season seven marks the largest cast assembled to date, the oldest and youngest competitors ever, and includes two Olympic Gold medalists, a Grammy®-winning singer, a television legend, an Oscar® winner, and a Super Bowl champion.
'Ward 9' is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street (bet Amsterdam Ave. & 11th Ave.)
Deborah Voigt takes on the title role in Ponchielli's grand, passionate drama, La Gioconda, for the first time in the United States and only the second time in her career. She is joined by Olga Borodina as her rival, Laura, and, in the role of La Cieca, Polish contralto Ewa Podleś, who returns to the Met for the first time since 1984. The cast also includes Aquiles Machado as Enzo, Carlo Guelfi as Barnaba, and, in his Met debut, Orlin Anastassov as Alvise. Conductor Daniele Callegari makes his Met debut. Performances run from September 24 through October 9, 2009.
'Ward 9' is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street (bet Amsterdam Ave. & 11th Ave.).
ENO continues its revival of Italian repertory with the Company's first new production of 'Cav & Pag' since 1986.
'Ward 9' is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street (bet Amsterdam Ave. & 11th Ave.)
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Sharon Carr and Richard Winkler present IDAHO! (www.IdahoMusical.com), a new American comedy musical with book, music and lyrics by Buddy Sheffield and music by Keith Thompson.
The Zeffirelli production of Aida, which was recorded in front of a live audience at Milan's La Scala in High Definition television format with Dolby Digital sound, was the premier performance in the venerable opera house's 2006-2007 Season. The production features the costumes of Maurizio Mellenotti and stars Roberto Alagna as Radames, Ildiko Komlosi as Amneris and Violeta Urmana in the title role. Riccardo Chailly conducts La Scala's orchestra, chorus and ballet company. This is the production in which Roberto Alagna angrily left the stage during the opera's second performance; the recording was made on opening night - the only one Alagna completed.
On Tuesday, July 15, during its Annual Meeting at McCaw Hall, Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins announced that the company's Artist of the Year awards went to tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who performed the role of Arturo in Seattle Opera's production of Bellini's I Puritani in May 2008, and to Thomas Lynch, set designer for Seattle Opera's production of Wagner's Flying Dutchman in August 2007 and Seattle Opera's co-production with the Metropolitan Opera of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauris in October 2007.
Producer Robert Greenblatt announced today that 9 To 5: The Musical, based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture, will begin previews on Broadway Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and will open Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist. The musical's book by Patricia Resnick is based on her original story and screenplay for the smash 1980 film comedy.
The Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project Returns to Northwestern University's Evanston campus for the third consecutive year Aug. 9 through 16.
The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with actress Sherie Rene Scott, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).
Casting has been announced for the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys, which opens for previews at the lavish Palazzo on April 4, 2008. The cast of Jersey Boys will be led by Erich Bergen, Rick Faugno, Jeremy Kushnier and Jeff Leibow as The Four Seasons
The Up and Comers and The Masters: 46 men, women, and a few youngsters who made their mark on the Baltimore theatre scene in 2007.
Disney Editions, an imprint of Disney Book Group, has announced the release of the book Tarzan: The Broadway Adventure by Michael Lassell.
The winners of the Kevin Kline Awards have been announced
Seventeen St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the second annual Kevin Kline Awards. Thirty-seven plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2006 now share 115 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's 'Cityscape' on January 19.
MARY POPPINS star Ashley Brown and TARZAN star Josh Strickland will be featured on ABC's 'All My Children' on Tuesday, March 6th. 'All My Children' airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, locally).
Tarzan stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Merle Dandridge will be featured on FOX's 'The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet' on Monday, March 5th
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College closes its 2006-07 Broadway series with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Sunday, March 18 at 2pm.
Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together on Sunday, February 11, at the 'Broadway Bears X' auction, which raised a grand total of $130,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Olivier Award winner Eve Best, Academy Award and Tony Award winner Kevin
Spacey and Golden Globe nominee Colm Meaney will reprise their acclaimed
performances in The Old Vic Theatre Company production of Eugene O'Neill's A
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th
St) for 84 performances only.
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