TOO HOT TO HANDEL Comes to London Pleasance, July 15July 5, 2012A world-premier created by a Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne artist is embarking on a UK-wide tour this July, culminating in a performance at London Pleasance on 15th July. World-renowned countertenor William Towers has teamed up with Armonico Consort, and following the success of their last opera - Monteverdi's Flying Circus - this brand new show will 'see some of the most incredible music by Handel brought to life in an innovative and highly entertaining context.'
STAGE TUBE: The Performances of A CAPITOL FOURTH - NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, Megan Hilty and More!July 5, 2012Yesterday, America's national Independence Day celebration kicked off our country's 236th birthday.
A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS featured AMERICAN IDOL winner Phillip Phillips; two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick performing songs from the hit Broadway musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT with four-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara; acclaimed Broadway and television star Megan Hilty (SMASH); singer-songwriter Javier Colon (winner of THE VOICE); and actress and singer Amber Riley (GLEE).
Whether you missed the songs or just want to hear them again, scroll down to watch the performances!
Dallas Opera Receives $250,000 Grant From the Texas Instruments FoundationJuly 3, 2012The Dallas Opera has announced that the company has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Texas Instruments Foundation, which recently approved grants totaling $1.5 million to a dozen diverse North Texas arts and cultural organizations. According to the foundation, the purpose of these awards is to "enrich the quality of life in TI's headquarters community."
Cortland Rep Presents CATS, 7/11-28July 3, 2012For the third production in their 41st annual summer season, Cortland Repertory Theatre will present the magical mystical musical "Cats", based on the poetry of T. S. Eliot with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of LIVING WITH HENRY at NYMF, 7/23-29July 6, 2012THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF) and BEYOND BOUNDARIES present Christopher Wilson's LIVING WITH HENRY, musically directed by James Higgins, and directed/choreographed by Donna Marie Barratta. As an official selection of the 2012 Next Link Project, LIVING WITH HENRY will play a limited engagement at the Off-Broadway Theatre - the PTC Performance Space (555 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036). Performances begin Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 pm and continue through Sunday, July 29th, 2012 at 5:00 pm. Press are invited Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 at 1:00 pm and any subsequent performance. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Now Accepting ApplicationsJuly 3, 2012The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The August 1, 2012 deadline is quickly approaching and applicants are asked to send in the requested materials as soon as possible. The Workshop begins September 17, 2012, and runs through June 2013. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, the Lehman Engel Musical Workshop consists of approximately 250 composers, lyricists and book writers who are actively writing new works for the musical theatre.
Creede Repertory Theatre Opens IS HE DEAD?July 3, 2012Is He Dead? is open at the Creede Repertory Theatre! Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in debt to a villainous picture-dealer, Bastien Andre.
City Theatre Extends ERNIE Through 8/12July 3, 2012With more than 75 sold-out performances in its premiere run last year, and sold-out performances this year, “Ernie' will extend past its scheduled July end date, for two more weeks through August 12th at the City Theatre, located inside Hockeytown Café.