VIDEO: First Look at Handel AGRIPPINA at Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2020 Get you first look at Agrippina as Handel's tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting.... 
Atlanta Opera to Premiere New SALOME Starring Jennifer Holloway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2020 The Atlanta Opera will launch the new year with a new mainstage production of Salome, Richard Strauss's still unsettling 1905 take on Oscar Wilde's twisted biblical tale of incest, seduction and power (Jan 25, 28, 31; Feb 2).... 
Red Bull Theater Announces 2019-20 Season, Including The World Premiere Of THE ALCHEMIST
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2019 ... 
CHARLIE'S WAITING By Mêlisa Annis Starring Tony-Nominee Xanthe
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2019 Parity Productions, the New York based theater company dedicated to producing new work and filling at least 50% of the creative positions (playwrights, directors, and designers) with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TCNG) artists, has announced the full cast and crew for their world prem... 
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (LATINX) Returns to LA in January
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 After a sold out run last fall, the recent revival of The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman ('97 Broadway version) will return for a limited engagement previewing January 11, 2019.... 
Serial Box Launches Slate Of Immersive Premium Original Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2019 Focused on creating content with inherent fandom appeal, leading audio and reading entertainment platform Serial Box is serving up a slate of three original genre series set in alternate universes. ... 
ANOMALY Explores A Different Perspective In The #MeToo Era
by Stephi Wild - October 31, 2018 Anomaly is the unsettling debut play from Liv Warden exploring sisterhood, reputation and loyalty. It is a provocative and timely glimpse into fame, fathers and how the abuse of power can scratch far beyond the surface. Post-Weinstein, this is a story that is ready to be told.... 
Spruce Peak Arts Has Announced the Remaining Three Operas of the MET 19/20 Season on Screen at the Mountain
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2020 For opera lovers and opera newbies, don't miss the chance to experience incomparable performances live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, as well as behind-the-scenes features exclusive to these Live in HD films, all from the comfort of the world-class Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center!... 
Interview: FAMOUS Returns to The 11:11 as a Tighter, More Visually Stunning Play Addressing the Cost of Fame
by Shari Barrett - May 10, 2019 FAMOUS re-opened in April after a successful run in 2018. I decided to speak with the show's Creator/Director Michael Leoni (ML) and producers Michelle Kaufer (MK) and Cassidy Pepper (CP), about how the new production uses stylized movements by the characters, enhanced lighting and sound designs, to...
20 PORNOGRAPHIES Comes to Performance Space New York This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2018 Performance Space New York continues its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the U.S. Premiere of choreographer and dancer Mette Ingvartsen's 21 pornographies(October 3-5). The solo performance expands on Ingvartsen's body of work exploring an all-pervasive sexu... 
BWW Review: The Seeing Place Brings Engaging Humanity to George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM
by Michael Dale - February 22, 2020 'Welcome to our meeting,' greet the actors to those entering the intimate Paradise Factory for The Seeing Place Theater's very engaging production of Brandon Walker's adaptation of George Orwell's allegorical classic, ANIMAL FARM.... 
TIME'S UP Names Lisa Borders President & CEO
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2018 TIME'S UP announced Tuesday that Lisa Borders will serve as the first-ever President and CEO of the organization. Launched by a group of women in the entertainment industry on January 1, 2018, TIME'S UP has since grown to other industries and geographies, representing women of all kinds across race,... 
BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Pop-up Globe Auckland
by Monica Moore - March 11, 2019 How apt being here just after the celebrations of International Women's Day! All feminists need to see this and those who are not, also need to see this. It is bawdy so leave the under 16's at home. Although billed a comedy ( and it is certainly very funny), there is a great commentary about how wo... 
Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2019 Proving the enduring vibrancy and relevancy of the art form (while celebrating a milestone for its leader), Boston Lyric Opera's 2019/20 Season of new productions spans three centuries of composers -- focusing on works that reflect the highs and lows of power and politics, bringing passionate opera ... 
J.K. Rowling Announces New Children's Book THE ICKABOG
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 26, 2020 Author of the famed Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling has announced that she is releasing a new children's book, The Ickabog. ... 
Photo Flash: Get A First Look at RIGOLETTO at Edmonton Opera
by Alan Henry - October 18, 2019 In 1851, Giuseppe Verdi composed Rigoletto — an opera critiquing the abuse of power rampant in society (inspired by Victor Hugo's scandalous play, Le roi s'amuse). The world has changed in the nearly 170 years since the opera premiered, but conversations about exploitation and sexual violence still ...
BWW Review: The Seeing Place Brings Engaging Humanity to George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM
by Michael Dale - February 22, 2020 'Welcome to our meeting,' greet the actors to those entering the intimate Paradise Factory for The Seeing Place Theater's very engaging production of Brandon Walker's adaptation of George Orwell's allegorical classic, ANIMAL FARM.... 
Seattle Opera Unveils 2019/20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2019 With a mix of new and traditional takes on opera, Seattle Opera unveils a 2019/20 Season that offers something for everyone. Audiences will experience new-to-Seattle productions of Rigoletto, Cinderella, and Eugene Onegin; the company premiere of Charlie Parker's Yardbird; and the return of a belove... 
MEASURE FOR MEASURE Kicks Off The New Year At RLT
by Julie Musbach - December 19, 2018 When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her. Her decision ignites an exploration of agency, abuse o... 
Original Dance Adaptation of DANGEROUS LIAISONS Comes To Central London
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2019 It got a facelift in the 90s with Cruel Intentions and now Sedos brings a fresh new take on the classic story of seduction, betrayal and exploitation to central London.... 
BWW Review: The Duck, Having Quacked, Moves on at the Alley Theatre
by Gary Laird - February 25, 2019 QUACK playwright Eliza Clark is very good at sharp, rapid-fire dialogue, and she gives the actors plenty.... 
Lyric Opera of Chicago Has Announced 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2020 A season filled with thrilling music, captivating stories, world-class singers, and exciting productions goes on sale by subscription Thursday, February 13. Eight new-to-Chicago productions, including three Lyric premieres plus two original Lyric productions, will entertain and thrill audiences from... 
Red Bull Theater Continues the Revelation Readings with LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2019 Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced the cast for the next of the 2019-'20 season of REVELATION READINGS, its OBIE Award-winning series: Beaumont & Fletcher's Love Lies A-Bleeding, directed by Carl Cofield and featuring Zach Appelman, S... 
Seattle Opera Presents RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2019 For years, Lindy Hume, stage director of Seattle Opera's August production of Rigoletto, has been frustrated by the way opera celebrates misogyny through its “bad boy” characters. In beloved works such as Don Giovanni, Carmen, and Tosca, sopranos must rehearse how to fall, how to be stabbed, brutali... 
Seacoast Rep Presents WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2019 West Side Story, the 1950's musical of forbidden love amid rival New York youth gangs, will be staged with a 21st century perspective as the Seacoast Repertory Theatre moves into its summer season.... |
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