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Ars Lyrica Houston Produces its First Full-Length Baroque Opera AGRIPPINA
by Julie Musbach - October 09, 2018
Ars Lyrica Houston presents its first full-length Baroque opera production on Friday, November 16 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, November 18 at 2:30 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The cast for Ars Lyrica's production of this early Handel masterpiece includes: Sofia Selows...
PETER AND THE WOLF Comes to The Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2018
This spring VR Theatrical conjures up the irreverent Boy, the grumpy Grandfather, the lovable Duck, the fat Cat, the chirpy Bird and the big 'bad' Wolf in a whirlwind stage adaptation of this timeless tale, which has introduced generations of children to classical music and the instruments of the or...
Trout Steak Revival Announces Fall and Winter Tour, Plus NYE Run
by Tori Hartshorn - September 17, 2018
Trout Steak Revival has announced their fall and winter tour including a NYE run. They will kick things off in the Midwest on September 27 in Omaha. Then the band will perform their annual show in Denver, this year at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on November 30th. This show will be packed...
Magnolia North Releases First Single, “Going Where,” From Debut Album
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2018
Magnolia North has released the first single, “Going Where,” off the debut album. The project was formed in a remote cabin in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado and focuses on their shared experience of building friendship and love. Magnolia North will be celebrating the release of their first album o...
VR Theatrical Presents PETER AND THE WOLF
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2018
This spring VR Theatrical conjures up the irreverent Boy, the grumpy Grandfather, the lovable Duck, the fat Cat, the chirpy Bird and the big 'bad' Wolf in a whirlwind stage adaptation of this timeless tale, which has introduced generations of children to classical music and the instruments of the or...
Susan Stroman Will Direct Ahrens & Flaherty's MARIE, A NEW MUSICAL at 5th Avenue Theatre
by Alan Henry - September 12, 2018
Producers Anita Waxman, Rodney Rigby and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre announce today the new musical formerly known as Little Dancer will make its West Coast Premiere as MARIE, A NEW MUSICAL....
VIDEO: Get A First Look At OTELLO at The Met
by Alan Henry - September 04, 2018
BroadwayWorld has a first look at OTELLO, on stage at The Met December 14th through January 10th 2019. Check out the first look below!...
PETER AND THE WOLF Comes to The Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 04, 2018
This spring VR Theatrical conjures up the irreverent Boy, the grumpy Grandfather, the lovable Duck, the fat Cat, the chirpy Bird and the big 'bad' Wolf in a whirlwind stage adaptation of this timeless tale, which has introduced generations of children to classical music and the instruments of the or...
VIDEO: Watch the Music Video for OMI and DJ and Producer Felix Jaehn's New Single “Masterpiece”
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018
Today, Jamaican artist OMI and German platinum-selling DJ and producer Felix Jaehn release their new music video for record “Masterpiece.”...
Downton Abbey: The Exhibition Announces Contest to Win Trip to DOWNTON ABBEY Film Set
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 09, 2018
Downton Abbey: The Exhibition and Viking, the leader in river and small ship ocean cruising, have partnered to present fans of the award-winning global television phenomenon a chance to visit the Downton Abbey movie set in London. The contest begins August 9th, 2018 and ends Sept 4th, 2018. E...
BWW Review: CHICAGO at Átrium Theatre, Budapest
by Gabor Szilagyi - July 17, 2018
If you are a musical theatre aficionado and know all the notes of Kander's and Ebb's masterpiece by heart or if you want to hear better voices than Ute Lemper's or Ruthie Henshall's on the stage - then this is definitely not your kind of Chicago. But if you want to be entertained by media criticism,...
Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of BBC's LES MISERABLES Mini-Series
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2018
BBC has released three new images of the cast of the upcoming miniseries adaptation of Les Miserables. The images depict Dominic West as Jean Valjean, David Oyelowo as Javert and Lily Collins as Fantine. Check them out below!...
Ella Vos Debuts YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME, ACLU Remix Featuring Icona Pop, Mija and Vérité
by Tori Hartshorn - June 28, 2018
Rising star Ella Vos debuts a very special remix of her hit 'You Don't Know About Me' today featuring Icona Pop, Mija and Vérité-listen here via PAPER. In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Masterpiece Cakeshop case regarding LGBTQ equality and discrimination, all proceeds from the re...
WNY Joins The International Celebration Of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' With Bloomsday Buffalo 2018
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2018
Buffalo, New York will join hundreds of cities around the world in the festivities surrounding Bloomsday, the international celebration of James Joyce's literary masterpiece Ulysses, on Saturday, June 16....
FALSTAFF And DON PASQUALE Lead Season For The Martina Arroyo Foundation's Annual Prelude To Performance
by Julie Musbach - June 01, 2018
Join the rising young stars of the Martina Arroyo Foundation's Prelude to Performance program for Verdi's glorious final masterpiece, Falstaff and Donizetti's witty, sparkling Don Pasquale. Follow these two rogues in traditionally staged/costumed productions with orchestra in Italian with supertitle...
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Extends TARTUFFE
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2018
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2018 season opening production, Tartuffe, will extend its run after much critical and audience acclaim. The French masterpiece directed by Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte began performances on May 16 and will now play until June 10. A 'superb productio...
VIDEO: On This Day, May 2- SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Opens on Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2018
On this day in 1984, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's art-world masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George, opened on Broadway starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters....
James Norton Returns in 4th Season of GRANTCHESTER
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2018
Good news for Grantchester fans: MASTERPIECE on PBS and ITV have announced a fourth season of the popular mystery series starring James Norton and Robson Green as the unlikely clergyman/cop duo fighting crime in the English hamlet of Grantchester in the 1950s....
Photo Flash: Retro Productions Presents Table Read of WE ARE A MASTERPIECE
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2018
Retro Productions, who was recently awarded the prestigious Caffe Cino Fellowship Award at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards (NYIT), follows up their hit 2017 season with the World Premiere of Gina Femia's play, We Are A Masterpiece. The production is directed by Retro company member, DeLisa M....
BWW Review: THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE: Truth or Consequences
by Nancy Grossman - March 21, 2018
THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE is the Boston area premiere of Kate Cayley's two-hander, directed by Jim Petosa, with stellar performances by Benjamin Evett and Laura Latreille. It is based on the true story of Dutch artist Han van Meegeren, a noted forger accused of treason for selling a long-lost Vermeer...
Druid Returns To The Everyman With Its Critically Acclaimed Production Of WAITING FOR GODOT
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2018
Druid returns to the Everyman from Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th March with its critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece Waiting for Godot, featuring a stellar cast: Garrett Lombard, Aaron Monaghan, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea....
New Repertory Theatre Presents THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2018
New Repertory Theatre presents The Bakelite Masterpiece, March 17-April 8, 2018 in the MainStage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. Tickets are $37-$67 and may be purchased by calling the New Rep Box Office at 617-923-8487 or visiting newrep.org. Student,...
PBS's MASTERPIECE Premieres All-New Season of VICTORIA Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 14, 2018
Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) returns for a new season as the young queen who wants it all - romance, power, an heir, and personal freedom - on Victoria, Season 2, airing in seven episodes created and scripted by bestselling novelist Daisy Goodwin (The Fortune Hunter), premiering January 14, 2018 on MA...
Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins Join Six Part BBC/Masterpiece LES MISERABLES
by Tori Hartshorn - January 09, 2018
Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins Join Six Part BBC/Masterpiece LES MISERABLES...
WRITTEN ON SKIN Makes Philadelphia Premiere In First New U.S. Staging
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2017
Having confirmed its status as one of the most progressive forces on the opera scene (Opera News) with O17, the first edition of its new annual season-opening festival, Opera Philadelphia forges ahead with back-to-back new productions in the new year. The first of these is George Benjamin's Writte...
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