THE CANCER DETECTIVES to Premiere in March on PBS
by Michael Major - Feb 20, 2024
The story of how the life-saving cervical cancer test became an ordinary part of women's lives is as unusual and remarkable as the coalition of people who ultimately made it possible: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an OBGYN in Philadelphia.
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Announces 2024-25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2024
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra has announced details of the 2024-25 season, its 103rd, which will feature the greatly anticipated revival of Giants in the Earth – the Pulitzer Prize winning opera by American composer Douglas Moore (The Ballad of Baby Doe) based on Ole Edvart Rølvaag's epic novel about Norwegian settlers of the Dakota Territory in 1873. The SDSO's production will be the first ever fully professional staging of Moore's opera. More details on Giants in the Earth can be found at the bottom of this release.
Interview: Saki Kawamura, from Roundabout Directors Group, Shining in New York
by Ayaka Ozaki - Feb 15, 2024
Saki Kawamura : NYC-based theatre/film director originally from Japan. She has an MFA Directing from Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Saki is currently a member of Roundabout Directors Group and the Associate Artistic Director of RenGyoSoh, an award-winning butoh theatre company in NYC. Recent directing credit includes: “ICEBERG” (RenGyoSoh), “Everest” (Chain Theatre), “The Giving Tree” (Unfix NYC). Associate/Assistant credit includes: “The Cher Show” (National Tour), “Murder on the Orient Express” and “A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney's Broadway Hits” (Paper Mill Playhouse), “JOY: A NEW MUSICAL” (George Street Playhouse) and “Mystic Pizza” (Ogunquit Playhouse).
WAM Theatre Unveils 15th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2024
WAM Theatre has unveiled its 2024 season centering new paths and brave futures, through four innovative theatrical stories and a special 15th Anniversary Benefit.
Fulton Theatre Presents EQUUS By Peter Shaffer
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2024
Equus brings the power of passion to Fulton Theatre. Fulton Theatre brings this story about the power of passion to its 4th Floor Tell Studio Theatre as part of the Ellen Arnold Groff Studio Series. Peter Shaffer's controversial play Equus opened on Broadway in 1975 to critical acclaim.
RIGHT IN THE EYE Comes to Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2024
Right in the Eye (En plein dans l'œil) from composer-scenographer Jean-François Alcoléa, is a unique live concert performed to the silent, fantastical films of George Méliès. On Wednesday, February 28 at 8:00pm, Right in the Eye will be coming to Theatre Raymond Kabbaz for one performance only.