CAPA And PNC Broadway In Columbus Announce 2020-21 Season - HADESTOWN, FROZEN, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2020
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus today announced the next exciting lineup for the PNC Broadway in Columbus series. The six-show 2020-21 season, supported in part by PNC, includes four productions never before seen in Columbusa?"the Tony Award-winning Come From Away, the dazzling musical production of the beloved movie Pretty Woman: The Musical, Disney's newest spectacular Broadway musical, Frozen, and winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown. The season also includes the acclaimed new production of Fiddler on the Roof and the record-breaking, classic musical, CATS.
Trafalgar Releasing Announces RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 29, 2020
Trafalgar Releasing today announced tickets on-sale for the cinema release of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, celebrating 25 years of the Grammy award-winning Irish dance extravaganza. This is the first time the internationally acclaimed family favorite has been shown on the big screen. It will be released in more than 300 cinemas across the US on March 15, 2020. Tickets are on sale now at Riverdance25Cinema.com
RIVERDANCE 25th Anniversary Show Will Be Screened In Cinemas Across The UK
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2020
More2Screen today announces the cinema release of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, celebrating 25 years of the Grammy award-winning Irish dance extravaganza. This is the first time the internationally acclaimed family favourite has been shown on the big screen. It will be released in more than 400 cinemas across the UK on 3 and 8 March 2020. Tickets are on sale now at Riverdance25Cinema.com
BWW Interview: Jason O'Neill of RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY which runs 1/10-12, 2020 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place Des Arts
by Noelle Hannibal - Jan 8, 2020
Jason O'Neill was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He became passionate about Irish dancing, Irish culture and music as a young boy and seeing RIVERDANCE changed his life. It became his goal to become a professional Irish dancer and perform in RIVERDANCE, which he has now done for 10 years. I had the chance to speak with O'Neill prior to his arrival in Montreal where the RIVERDANCE 25th ANNIVERSARY tour will play a limited engagement at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Place des Arts, January 10-12, 2020.
Rubicon Theatre Company Announces Extension Of BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2019
Rubicon Theatre Company has just extended the company's acclaimed, sold-out production of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which now continues through November 17, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 24, the production runs Wednesdays through Sundays in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District at the company's home at 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001.
CELTIC ANGELS CHRISTMAS Comes to Van Wezel
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2019
Celtic Angels Christmas captivates audiences of all ages with the magic of Christmas in an awe-inspiring show encompassing vocal and instrumental seasonal and Irish favorites, all with a Celtic twist! Coming to the Van Wezel on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 7 p.m., Celtic Angels Christmas features the vocal quintet starring Victoria Kenny, Eimear Crealy, Emily Carroll, Hollie O'Donoghue and Amy Penston, all hailing from Ireland. Experience the heavenly joy of Christmas with Irish renditions of a?oeIn the Bleak Midwintera?? and a?oeSilent Night,a?? as well as a toe-tapping instrumental version of a?oeDing Dong Merrily on Higha?? and a?oeIn Dulci Jubiloa?? as an Irish jig! Combined with the stunning dance routines of the Celtic Knight Dancers and featuring lead dancer of Riverdance, Patrick O'Mahoney, this family show is a true holiday celebration of Christmas in Ireland.
Rubicon Opens 22nd Season With Immersive BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2019
Rubicon Theatre opens the company's 22nd Season with an environmental production of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opening October 26 at 7pm and continuing through November 10, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 23, the production runs Wednesdays through Sundays in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District at the company's home at 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001.
NOBA's 50th Anniversary Season Opens With The Champion Dancers And Musicians Of Trinity Irish Dance Company
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2019
For the first time since 2002, the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) presents the award-winning Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) on October 19 at 8 p.m. at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This globally renowned company will kick off its season in New Orleans with a new show that will then tour the world. Since its founding in 1990 by visionary choreographer and director Mark Howard, TIDC has been hailed as the birthplace of the progressive Irish dance movement, blending the virtuosity and rapid-fire rhythms of traditional Irish dance with contemporary American innovations that paved the way for commercial productions like Riverdance. Continuing to push boundaries and sell out performances around the world, this awe-inspiring company of 16 champion dancers and a phenomenal band of four musicians dazzles and entertains with percussive power, lightning-fast agility and aerial grace that is simply irresistible and the 'real deal' (Chicago Tribune). 'The virtuosic rhythms, technically skilled Irish dancing, and music from the on-stage band explode with creative energy that fuels this company's pioneering spirit and invigorates its audiences wherever they go.' (See Dance Chicago)
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show Returns To Radio City Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2019
Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show will perform at Radio City Music Hall for the first time in 10 years for a limited engagement Tuesday, March 10 through Sunday, March 15, 2020 for eight performances. Tickets for the international Irish dance phenomenon will go on-sale to the general public on Friday, October 11 at 10:00AM ET.
Single Ticket On-Sale Date Announced For Broadway Season at the Fabulous Fox
by Julie Musbach - Oct 2, 2019
Single tickets for seven shows in the Fabulous Fox Theatre's 2019 a?" 2020 U.S. Bank Broadway Series will go on sale Monday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will be available online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office for the following shows: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL; JERSEY BOYS; RIVERDANCE 25th Anniversary Show; RENT; THE BAND'S VISIT; Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY; CATS.
Irish Arts Center And Baryshnikov Arts Center Present Colin Dunne's CONCERT
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2019
Irish Arts Center and Baryshnikov Arts Center join forces again to present the U.S. premiere of Colin Dunne's Concert, in which he takes on the widely influential Irish fiddle player Tommie Potts' iconic—and notoriously choreographically challenging—1972 album The Liffey Banks, armed with an LP, tape recorder, portable speakers, and sheets of flooring. Choreographed and performed by Dunne, and created in collaboration with director Sinéad Rushe and composer and sound designer Mel Mercier, Concert, which The Irish Times, in a five-star review, described as “warm, funny, respectful, and irreverent,” comes to Baryshnikov Arts Center November 14-16.
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE & SPICY Celebrates Its 10th Year
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2019
'The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy'-a rousing, toe-tapping, high-kicking spin on the classical ballet choreographed and directed by Carolyn Paine and performed by CONNetic Dance is returning for its celebratory 10th year to delight audiences Dec. 20-22, in the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, located at 29 Atheneum Square North in Hartford.
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of HEARTBEAT OF HOME at Piccadilly Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2019
Last night (11 September), Heartbeat of Home, by the producers of Riverdance opened in the West End. Their extraordinary dance and music extravaganza, embracing flavours and cultures from around the world is at the Piccadilly Theatre for a strictly limited run until 13 October.
Kimmel Center Announces 2019/20 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2019
The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus is thrilled to announce its 2019/20 season, including the imaginative Family Discovery Series, storied Broadway season, star-studded Jazz selection, captivating & educational National Geographic Live Explorer nights, and inviting free community events. Packages and select single tickets are on sale now. All Cultural Campus programming enables the Center to move forward in its mission to engage the Philadelphia region's diverse communities with art through performance and education.