Black Opera Alliance Responds to Daniel Roumain Being Removed From Tulsa Opera Concert
by Stephi Wild - March 26, 2021 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Tulsa Opera has removed Daniel Roumain from its lineup for an upcoming concert due to lyrics he wrote in a commissioned piece. Now, Black Opera Alliance has released a statement on this, saying they are disappointed in the decision....
VIDEO: Watch The 2022 Bayer Fund Artists-in-Training Program Winter Recital from Opera Theatre St. Louis
by Alan Henry - February 14, 2022 Join the 2021–22 class of the Bayer Fund Artists-in-Training program for a free virtual recital, adjudicated by renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves! ...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Presents World Premiere of REMEMBERING RUTH BADER GINSBURG
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2021 The Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich honoring the late Supreme Court Justice on October 7, 2021, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. ...
Review: DAS RHEINGOLD at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - August 13, 2023 The outstanding cast and provocative production, merged with Wagner’s indisputably monumental music and drama, made this Rheingold a de rigueur happening...
Review: DAS RHEINGOLD at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - August 13, 2023 The outstanding cast and provocative production, merged with Wagner’s indisputably monumental music and drama, made this Rheingold a de rigueur happening...
BWW Review: MARYS SEACOLE at Mosaic Theater Company
by Mary Lincer - May 09, 2022 Mary Seacole (1805-1881) had more skills than José Andres; in addition to establishing catering in war zones (Seacole set up a rest stop for British soldiers near the front lines during the Crimean War.), she also provided health care services during Jamaica's 1850 cholera epidemic and Panama's the ...
Tulsa Opera Announces Additional Performance and Livestream Of GREENWOOD OVERCOMES
by Stephi Wild - April 06, 2021 Due to high demand, Tulsa Opera has announced a second performance of Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program of works by 23 living Black composers performed by eight Black artists to commemorate the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The performances will be Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT...
Nemesis Theatre Company Presents MIDSUMMER FOR HATERS, In Collaboration With The Magnetic Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022 Nemesis Theatre Company and The Magnetic Theatre present the world premiere of Midsummer For Haters, an original adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, created and directed by Melon Wedick running June 3rd-18th, 2022. ...
New York Festival of Song to Hold Annual Gala
by Marissa Tomeo - April 13, 2022 New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) holds its annual Gala—this year titled Still in Love—on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Racquet and Tennis Club, celebrating the musical contributions of Duke Ellington and his collaborator Billy Strayhorn....
11 Minutes Theatre Company to Present THE CHERRY ORCHARD & VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2022 This spring, Colorado's own 11 Minutes Theatre Company will present two perfectly paired comedies in quick succession. Anton Chekhov's masterpiece The Cherry Orchard blossoms anew in April, immediately followed in May by Christopher Durang's hilarious Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. ...
Loft Ensemble Presents World Premiere of MASS GRAVES In Sawyer's Playhouse This Week
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2022 Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood has announced this season's second production, the world premiere of Mass Graves by Cris Eli Blak — which will be presented in Sawyer's Playhouse (the company's second stage)....
BWW Review: ENCHANTED APRIL at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Charms with Humor and Heart
by Marina Kennedy - June 14, 2022 The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) has launched their 60th Anniversary Season with a theatrical gem, Matthew Barber's 'Enchanted April.'...
ODC/Dance Presents FALL FOR ART, a Virtual Event to Benefit ODC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 25, 2020 ODC/Dance will present Fall for Art, a virtual event to benefit ODC on Sunday, October 11 at 11am PST....
Award Winning Actor Richard Thomas To Host YANY 70th Anniversary Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2022 Young Audiences New York has announced that Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Richard Thomas, will once again take the stage to emcee this year's 70th Anniversary Gala at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street, NYC) , on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 6:00 pm....
The Studio Theatre Presents Psalm's Salons
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2020 Psalma??s Salons are an online gathering space to highlight the work of creatives, signal-boost local and Black-owned businesses, kick back to live music, and promote a sense of community....
Black Opera Alliance Responds to Daniel Roumain Being Removed From Tulsa Opera Concert
by Stephi Wild - March 26, 2021 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Tulsa Opera has removed Daniel Roumain from its lineup for an upcoming concert due to lyrics he wrote in a commissioned piece. Now, Black Opera Alliance has released a statement on this, saying they are disappointed in the decision....
The Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2022 Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 15, 2021 The Glimmerglass Festival, the summer opera and musical theater festival, will return to its theater for its 2022 season after presenting this past summer’s performances completely outdoors in the aptly named festival, “Glimmerglass on the Grass.” ...
VIDEO: Watch The 2022 Bayer Fund Artists-in-Training Program Winter Recital from Opera Theatre St. Louis
by Alan Henry - February 14, 2022 Join the 2021–22 class of the Bayer Fund Artists-in-Training program for a free virtual recital, adjudicated by renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves! ...
Palm Beach Opera Announces Cast For Historic 2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2021 Palm Beach Opera has announce the cast for its highly-anticipated 2022 Season, which will mark the company's 60th anniversary and a return to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. ...
Portland Opera Opens 2022/23 Season With Bizet's CARMEN
by Stephi Wild - October 07, 2022 Portland Opera launches their 2022/23 season this November with a cultural touchstone, Bizet's Carmen. Featuring melodic gems such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song, this new-to-Portland production, originated by Denyce Graves in her directorial debut....
Central Works 2023 Season Opens With The Premiere of MONDRAGOLA
by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2023 CENTRAL WORKS 2023 SEASON opens with the premiere of MONDRAGOLA running March18–April 16 (previews Mar 16 & 17) a new comedy from CW co-director/resident playwright Gary Graves. The play imagines an impoverished and exiled Niccolo Machiavelli in his later years, trying to get back into the good grac...
Central Works November Script Club Features RECIPE By Michael Gene Sullivan & Audio Play By Nicole Parizeau
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2020 Central Works second audio play presentation The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau posts on Thanksgiving Day November 26. ...
VIDEO: Janai Brugger Sings 'Summertime' in Rehearsal For The Metropolitan Opera's PORGY AND BESS
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2021 The Metropolitan Opera has posted a video from the final dress rehearsal of their production of Porgy and Bess. In the video, Janai Brugger sings Clara’s Act I aria 'Summertime', conducted by David Robertson....
Shakey Graves' 'Unlucky Skin' Out Now on Streaming Platforms
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 23, 2021 The song was previously released on Shakey Graves’ 2011 Bandcamp exclusive debut album Roll The Bones and is now available on all digital service providers for the first time....
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Presents the World Premiere Of in October REMEMBERING RUTH BADER GINSBURG
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2021 Zwilich's work will feature texts by Lauren K. Watel and will be performed by GRAMMY Award-winning Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves – one of Justice Ginsburg's favorite opera singers, who sang at her memorial - and pianist Jeffrey Biegel. ... |