Student Blog: Beating the Back to School Blues
by Student Blogger: Noelle Gardiner - Feb 20, 2023
The first few weeks of the spring semester probably make up my least favorite time of year. You have to battle homesickness, force yourself to wake up early again, get used to a new class schedule, and face the fact that you won’t get another break for the next 3 months—all while it’s freezing cold outside and pitch dark by 5pm. It’s a tough time— but thankfully it’s only temporary!
The 2023 George London Award Winners Are Announced; Five Young Opera Singers Win $12,000 Prize
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2023
The winners of the 51st George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, were announced at the conclusion of the competition's final round this evening, which took place at Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. The event took place before an in-person audience for the first time since 2020, and was also livestreamed.
All For One Theater To Present Nia Calloway's HOMEBODY: A RITUAL PARTY At HERE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2023
All For One Theater (Michael Wolk, Founder & Artistic Director and Nicholas A. Cotz, Executive & Producing Director) has announced the All For One Theater Solo Collective (AFO SoCo) presentation of HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party, written and performed by Nia Calloway and directed by Paula Ali.
Dallas Children's Theater Adds Six New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2023
Dallas Children's Theater has announced six new members to their Board of Trustees who officially join the leadership group this month. Led by board president, Jim Markus, these new members will assist DCT in strategic planning and help establish policies and procedures that will ensure the best possible experience for all the families, students and other groups that pass through DCT's doors.
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 31, 2023
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
Interview: Jessica Vosk Launches MY GOLDEN AGE Concert Tour
by Jared West - Jan 27, 2023
Jessica Vosk is a celebrated singer and actress and she has just kicked off her “MY GOLDEN AGE” US tour and will be visiting your area shortly! You may recognize her from Broadway roles like Elphaba in WICKED, or as the Narrator in JOSEPH... at Lincoln Center. I had the opportunity to catch up with her before the launch of this new concert tour.
BLONDSHELL Announces Self-Titled Debut Album
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2023
Blondshell is currently touring North America as support for Suki Waterhouse. The tour stops at New York’s Webster Hall on Jan. 28 and concludes with two nights in Los Angeles at The Fonda and El Rey on Feb. 10 and 11, respectively. Additionally, Blondshell will make her return to Austin for SXSW 2023.
Steppenwolf Theatre Mourns Longtime Ensemble Member Frank Galati
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2023
Steppenwolf Theatre Company today mourns the loss of longtime ensemble member, actor, director and adaptor Frank Galati, who died Monday evening in Florida at the age of 79. Galati, who joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 1985, won two Tony Awards in 1990 for his adaptation and direction of Steppenwolf's pivotal production of The Grapes of Wrath on Broadway.
Stefano May to Bring Night of Music & Storytelling to 54 Below in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2022
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Stefano May in a curated live performance on January 18, 2023. Stefano May is an Italian-born artist who uses his rich musical background as a classically trained pianist to inspire themes of love, community, and healing throughout his repertoire.
Review Roundup: THE FAR COUNTRY Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2022
What are the critics saying about Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of The Far Country? Check out the reviews for the Atlantic commissioned play by Guggenheim fellow Lloyd Suh, directed by Obie Award winner Eric Ting.
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2022 Is Here
by Marina Kennedy - Nov 17, 2022
Today marks the highly-anticipated release of the “first wine of the harvest” – Beaujolais Nouveau. Nearly a national holiday in France, and celebrated by millions of wine lovers worldwide, the third Thursday of November is known as Beaujolais Nouveau Day.