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SKERRYVORE Comes to Anchorage Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2022
Hailing from the remote island of Tiree, Skerryvore has skyrocketed to become one of Scotland’s greatest musical exports, and it’s easy to see why. Their eclectic fusion of folk, rock, and Americana – with thundering drums and bagpipes, of course – is as rich as a single malt scotch.
Neko Case Comes to the Atwood Concert Hall Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2022
Neko Case is unlike any other artist. Fearless and inventive, she wields her voice like a kiss and her metaphors like a baseball bat. With a career spanning over 20 years, she has journeyed from punk/country torchbearer to an avant pop icon.
Neko Case, JERSEY BOYS, and More Set For Anchorage Concert Association's 2022/2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2022
Anchorage Concert Association, the state's largest arts and entertainment presenter, is has announced its full lineup of shows for the 2022/2023 season.
Cyrano's Theatre Company Presents 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE Next Month
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2022
It's 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled 'widows' await the announcement of the society's prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the 'widows' respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks?
SWEET CHEEKS CABARET Comes to The Broken Blender This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2022
Join your Sweet Cheeks Cabaret Performers for a culinary cabaret at The Cheeky Room - The Broken Blender. Live burlesque plus small nibs and drink service available by order!
Tom Rush Comes to Sydney Laurence Theatre This September
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2022
81 year old Tom Rush is a legendary singer, songwriter, and interpreter who influenced James Taylor and introduced Taylor to Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne to mainstream artists. Rush's own songs are classics recorded by Emmylou Harris and others.
Nederlander Presents Broadway Series at Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2022
Nederlander and Alaska Center for the Performing Arts announced their partnership to present a new Broadway subscription series at the Center beginning with the 2023-2024 season.  
Neko Case, JERSEY BOYS, and More Announced for Anchorage Concert Association's 2022/2023 Season, On Sale June 28
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2022
Anchorage Concert Association, the state's largest arts and entertainment presenter, is has announced its full lineup of shows for the 2022/2023 season.
THE FAB FOUR Comes to Anchorage This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four–The Ultimate Tribute.
MEOW MEOW Comes to the Discovery Theatre Next Year
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Post-post-modern diva Meow Meow has hypnotized, inspired, and terrified audiences worldwide. The spectacular, crowd-surfing empress embodies a new kind of 21st century cabaret – with plenty of sensational singing, witty banter, and sass for days.
SWEET CHEEKS CABARET is Now Playing at the Broken Blender
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2022
Sweet Cheeks Cabaret presents its second completely scripted, fantastically wonderful, burlesque play! Lose yourself in the drama of this telenovela, and see if you can find the secret pastie glue formula that has mysteriously disappeared.
ANCHORAGE SUMMER ARTS IN THE PARK Returns For Summer 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Anchorage Summer Arts in the Park (ASAP) returns to downtown Anchorage during June and July. The two-month live performance series is a collaboration by Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (ACPA or PAC), Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center and Anchorage Downtown Partnership.
BWW Review: THE KING AND I at Alaska Center For The Performing Arts
by Jessica Reisinger - May 16, 2022
Two years in the making, Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I makes its way to Anchorage! Set in the 1860's, The King and I follows the story of Anna Leonowens, a British school teacher who travels to Bangkok to teach the children of the King of Siam. This wonderfully vibrant production featured a suite of local Alaskan artists and dancers including choreographer and dancer Suparat Prasannet. I had the chance to speak to Suparat about her involvement with the production. Suparat has been Traditionally Thai dancing with Wat Dhamma Bhavana Buddhist Center since she was 3 years old. She states that every Sunday, her parents would take her to the Thai Temple in order for her to learn more about her culture through movement and reconnect with her roots through language.
@Studio C is Set to Present THE ED WASHINGTON EXPERIENCE
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2022
Performing together for the first time, @Studio C is proud to present ‘The Ed Washington Experience’. With a soulful and engaging sound, ‘The Ed Washington Experience’ gets intimate and creates a groove that can best be described as intoxicating. The Experience is fronted by Ed Washington on vocals and keys, Levi Betz on guitar, Oliver Petraitis on bass, and Kengo Nagaoka on drums. They will be playing Ed tunes like you have never heard them before, as well as introducing a new song in this debut performance
THE PIANO GUYS Come to Atwood Concert Hall This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2022
The Piano Guys come to Atwood Concert Hall on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Performances are at 2pm and 7:30pm.
First Friday After Hours Announced at Studio C This Week
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
@ Studio C is the home of Momentum Dance Collective and visual artist Enzina Marrari. An artist driven, community focused space, Studio C brings you a fun and final stop for First Fridays in Anchorage.
THE KING AND I Comes to the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
After two years of rescheduling, The King and I is bringing its dazzling musical numbers and lavish costumes to the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. In Anchorage for one week only, presented by Anchorage Concert Association. 
Momentum Dance Presents IT'S A PARTY at UAA Maintstage Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
Momentum dancers hit the stage after a two year hiatus from indoor performances for their production, It's a party at UAA's Mainstage Theatre. 
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2022
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra has announced that acting Artistic Advisor and Chief Conductor Elizabeth Schulze will serve as their next Music Director. Praised by critics as 'an ideal music director whose infectious energy is as contagious as her exuberant and thoroughly committed musicianship,' she is also the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra.
ASO Concert Master Kathryn Hoffer Announces Retirement
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2022
After an extraordinary 39-year tenure as concertmaster of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Hoffer announces her retirement. A member of the ASO since 1974, Kathryn will perform her final concert in her leadership position on April 9th at the ASO's Season Finale.
Alaska Youth Orchestras Receive Rasmuson Foundation Grant
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
Alaska Youth Orchestras (AYO) has announced that they have been awarded a $24,905 Tier 1 Grant from The Rasmuson Foundation to fund necessary equipment purchases including percussion instruments and stands. With this equipment, AYO will be fully settled in its new rehearsal home at The Nave, a property of Cook Inlet Housing Authority. Being a fully functional performing ensemble in this space allows us to advance AYO’s vision of building a community where music education and performance are valued and shared.
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Reschedules KALEIDOSCOPE 2.0
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2022
Join the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra again in the Sydney Laurence Theatre on Wednesday, March 23rd for Kaleidoscope 2.0 , an evening of chamber music performed by more than FORTY Anchorage Symphony musicians!
MEOW MEOW In Anchorage Postponed Due To Travel Complications
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2022
The Anchorage Concert Association's presentation of Meow Meow originally scheduled for March 18 at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts has been postponed until April 7, 2023, due to complications with travel in and out of Australia. All previously purchased tickets will still be valid for the rescheduled performance.
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Announces its Season Finale Concert
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2022
Composed while she was very ill, and one of the last pieces she composed, Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps (Of a spring morning) is not a somber piece, but rather one that sparkles with the suggestion of spring and hope.
Alaska Youth Orchestras Receive Rasmuson Foundation Grant
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2022
Alaska Youth Orchestras (AYO) has announced that they have been awarded a $24,905 Tier 1 Grant from The Rasmuson Foundation to fund necessary equipment purchases including percussion instruments and stands. With this equipment, AYO will be fully settled in its new rehearsal home at The Nave, a property of Cook Inlet Housing Authority. Being a fully functional performing ensemble in this space allows us to advance AYO’s vision of building a community where music education and performance are valued and shared.

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