The York Theatre Company Welcomes Executive Director Marie Grace LaFerrara
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2023
The York Theatre Company has announced that Marie Grace LaFerrara will join the staff as the Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms. LaFerrara brings her passion in developing and building relationships, mentoring, team building, problem solving and fostering connection through authenticity to The York.
The 25th Anniversary Tour of CHICAGO Comes to Segerstrom Hall
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2023
CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN, and after 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.
Berkshire Nonprofit Awards Will Honor Julianne Boyd With Lifetime Achievement
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2023
Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Meredith Lynsey Schade, have announced that Founding Artistic Director Julianne Boyd will be honored with The Berkshire Nonprofit Awards Lifetime Achievement Award from The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, in partnership with The Berkshire Eagle on May 23.
SUBA Revisited: Cuban/African Connections Comes to Roulette
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2023
Cuban piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora (21-string harp lute) master Seckou Keita, whose collaborations brilliantly embrace jazz, Latin and African influences, return to New York revisiting their acclaimed SUBA album.
Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar, Linda Eder, and More to Play 54 Below This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 1, 2023
Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Hayden Release 'On A Beach' ft. Feist, Steve Buscemi + The National's Matt Berninger
by Michael Major - Feb 28, 2023
The news arrives alongside lead single 'On A Beach (feat Feist)' and its cinematic, star-studded official video, also featuring the inimitable Leslie Feist with cameos by Matt Berninger of The National and beloved actor Steve Buscemi (who Hayden last worked with on the music for Trees Lounge, Buscemi’s 1997 directorial debut).
Australia's The Ten Tenors Return With a New Show, On Tour in 2023
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023
Australia's own The TEN Tenors will be getting back on the tour bus in 2023 as they bring their Greatest Hits tour to cities and towns across Australia. The Greatest Hits tour will feature the most loved and requested songs the Tenors have performed across their 28 year history and from across multiple genres of music – the best from the world of opera, pop and rock music and so much more.
STAR WARS: VISIONS Volume 2 to Premiere on Disney+ in May
by Michael Major - Feb 2, 2023
Following on the Emmy Award®-nominated success of “Star Wars: Visions,” the newest volume will continue to push the boundaries of 'Star Wars' storytelling, with nine new shorts from 9 studios from around the globe. Employing the most captivating animation styles from a variety of countries and cultures.
Olney Theatre Center's Remount of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to Open in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2022
Olney Theatre Center’s remount of its 2021 hit Disney’s Beauty and the Beast runs November 9, 2022 - January 1, 2023, on the Mainstage. Jade Jones and Evan Ruggiero, who attracted national attention last year for their stereotype-busting performances in the lead roles, also return to star as Belle and the Beast.
Richard Krevolin's OUR TOWN... BUT WILDER To Hold Special Post Show Talkbacks
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 9, 2022
Off Broadway's Our Town... But Wilder, a new comedy that centers on a small-town high school theater department in the 1980's and the chaos that ensues from a love affair between a teacher and a student, will be presenting special post-show talkbacks featuring several prominent figures from the worlds of journalism, law, and religion.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT Announced At Wasatch Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2022
Wasatch Theatre Company kicks off its 25th season with THE LARAMIE PROJECT, chronicling the assault and murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998. The Tectonic Theatre Project visited the town of Laramie where the murder took place to interview townsfolk immediately after the incident in 1998.
Wasatch Theatre Company Opens 25th Season With THE LARAMIE CYCLE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2022
Wasatch Theatre Company kicks off its 25th season with THE LARAMIE CYCLE, a combination of two plays titled THE LARAMIE PROJECT and THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER. Both plays chronicle the assault and murder of Matthew Shepherd in 1998. The Tectonic Theatre Project visited the town of Laramie where the murder took place to interview townsfolk immediately after the incident and again in 2008. The reactions are documented in both plays.
CINDERELLA 20/20 Reunion Special Airs Tomorrow on ABC
by Michael Major - Aug 22, 2022
The 25th anniversary celebration of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella will feature members of its all-star cast – Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox. Following the news special, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella for the first time on television in more than two decades.