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Meet the Trailblazing, History-Making Women of SUFFS
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 7, 2024


Who are the suffs of Suffs? Did you know that the characters of one of Broadway's newest musicals are based on real, trailblazing women? Before you watch them make history on stage at the Music Box Theatre, get to know the ladies who changed the world over 100 years ago.

Library of Congress Announces 2023 Music Commissions from Koussevitzky Foundation
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2023


The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to six composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will present the world premiere of each work.

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale Announces New Exhibition WALASSE TING: PARROT JUNGLE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2023


Discover the vibrant world of artist Walasse Ting in the exhibition 'Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle' at NSU Art Museum. Immerse yourself in Ting's neon-soaked visions of women, flora, fauna, and a menagerie of cats, parrots, and hibiscus. Opening on November 9th.

Yazbeck & Della Penna's DEAD OUTLAW, LANGSTON IN HARLEM, and More to Play 54 Below in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 29, 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 is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and expand the art of the cabaret, honor the music of Broadway, and provide an unparalleled experience to diverse communities.

Jane Asher Leads the Cast of THE CIRCLE at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2023


The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for Somerset Maugham's The Circle, directed by Tom Littler in his Orange Tree debut as Artistic Director since taking up the role in January this year.

Lawrence Zucker, Executive Director of The Town Hall, to Step Down at the End of the Year
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2022


After 44 years of leading The Town Hall as its Executive Director, Lawrence Zucker will be stepping down from his leadership role at the end of the calendar year.

The Orange Tree Theatre Announces Final Shows Of 2022/23 Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2022


The Orange Tree Theatre has announced the final three plays of its 2022/23 season, as outgoing Artistic Director Paul Miller hands over to new Artistic Director Tom Littler.

BMOP Begins 25th Anniversary Season With Organ Concert Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2022


The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, begins its quarter-century season with a free, one-night- only organ spectacular.

Capitol Records Will Release 'A Sentimental Christmas with Nat 'King' Cole & Friends'
by Michael Major - Oct 7, 2021


The album will feature collaborations with Kristin Chenoweth, Gloria Estefan, John Legend, Johnny Mathis and Calum Scott

Lincoln Trio Revives Rarities By Revered Chicago Composers June 11 On Cedille Records
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2021


The Chicago-based Lincoln Trio - violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian - offers large-scale, late-career piano trios by 20th-century Chicago masters: Ernst Bacon, recipient of three Guggenheim Fellowships and a Pulitzer Fellowship, and Leo Sowerby, first recipient of the Rome Prize (1921) and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for music (1946), on the group's new Cedille Records album, Trios from the City of Big Shoulders, available June 11, 2021.

TANGO THE MUSICAL BY SERGEI TUMAS Comes To Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2021


“Tango The Musical by Sergei Tumas” comes to Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage March 25 through March 28, 2021.

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2020 Program
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2020


The 33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival announced today a program of more than 50 films, conversations, and special events that will include a series of virtual conversations and a series of Drive-In Movies presented in two safe and socially-distanced settings. 

Metropolitan Will Present A Virtual Playhouse Double Feature This Saturday
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2020


Metropolitan will present a Virtual Playhouse Double Feature Saturday, May 2, 2020.

Paul Jacobs to Undertake Recital Series of French Organ Music at Three Important NYC Venues
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2019


Grammy Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs-deemed 'a grand New York institution' by James R. Oestreich of The New York Times (February 18, 2018)- will launch the fall season by highlighting the organ on the New York concert scene, performing in a three-recital series for solo organ in September 2019. Although months in the planning, these French programs assumed new meaning the night of April 15 to 16, 2019, when the Grand Organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral survived the devastating inferno in Paris.

Acclaimed Pianist Winston Choi Joins New Philharmonic For Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2019


Acclaimed pianist Winston Choi returns to the McAninch Arts Center  (MAC) for two concerts with New Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. The program will include Charles-Camille Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, featuring Choi, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27. The program will open with New Philharmonic sharing the stage with members from the Glenbard West High School Honors Symphony Orchestra for a side by side performance of the third movement of George Bizet's "Allegro Vivace," conducted by New Philharmonic Associate Conductor Ben Nadel. A free MAC Chat will take place one hour prior to each performance.  

Acclaimed Pianist Winston Choi Joins New Philharmonic For Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2019


Acclaimed pianist Winston Choi returns to the McAninch Arts Center  (MAC) for two concerts with New Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. The program will include Charles-Camille Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, featuring Choi, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27.

Thomas Hampson Sings 'Songs From Chicago' On New Cedille Records Album
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2018


Thomas Hampson, America's foremost baritone and a champion of the art of classic song, makes his Cedille Records debut with an album of songs by early mid-twentieth-century composers from Chicago.

Encompass New Opera Theatre Announces Cast For World Premiere Of ANNA CHRISTIE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2018


Encompass New Opera Theatre will present the world premiere of Anna Christie with music by Edward Thomas set to a libretto by Joseph Masteroff, beginning on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 8pm, running through Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (at 55 Lexington Avenue, entrance on 25th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). 

David Robertson To Conduct the New York Phil In 27th Annual Free Memorial Day Concert
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2018


David Robertson will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3, Organ, with Philharmonic organist Kent Tritle, at the 27th Annual Free Memorial Day Concert, Monday, May 28, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the performance; ticket distribution will begin at 6:00 p.m. The audio of the performance will be broadcast onto the adjacent Pulpit Green, weather permitting. The program will be presented without intermission.

Jeffrey Kahane to Conduct, Perform with Alisa Weilerstein and the New York Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2018


Jeffrey Kahane will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17, from the piano; conduct Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, with cellist Alisa Weilerstein as soloist; and conduct Haydn's Symphony No. 98, from the fortepiano, Today, January 4, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 5 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, January 6 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Utah Opera Receives Endowment for Education Outreach
by Julie Musbach - Dec 28, 2017


Utah Symphony Utah Opera (USUO) is delighted to announce the establishment of the Elizabeth Brown Dee Fund for Music in the Schools, a $1 million gift that will continue to build and showcase our education outreach programs throughout the entire state.

Jeffrey Kahane to Conduct, Perform with Alisa Weilerstein and the New York Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2017


Jeffrey Kahane will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17, from the piano; conduct Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, with cellist Alisa Weilerstein as soloist; and conduct Haydn's Symphony No. 98, from the fortepiano, Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 5 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, January 6 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund Crowned MISS AMERICA 2018
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 11, 2017


Miss North Dakota, Cara Mund, was crowned Miss America 2018 tonight at the birthplace of the legendary competition in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall for its 97th Anniversary broadcast on the ABC Television Network

BWW Review: BROADWAY IN BLACK at Westcoast Black Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - Jun 27, 2017


Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Delivers Inspirational Original Musical Revue

Cincinnati Symphony Slates Upcoming European Festivals Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017


The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced the details of an extensive, eleven-concert tour across Europe led by Music Director Louis Langree over three weeks in August and September.

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