Utah Opera Announces 2019-20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2019
Artistic Director Christopher McBeth today announced the programming, initial casting, and creative teams for Utah Opera's 2019-20 season, sponsored by the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Foundation. In its upcoming season, Utah Opera produces four operas at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre...
BWW Showstopper: Getting the Jobs Done - Bates-Campbell (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS Wins Grammy for Best Opera Recording
by Richard Sasanow - February 11, 2019
The Mason Bates-Mark Campbell opera, THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS--which debuted at the Santa Fe Opera in summer 2017--walked off with this year's Best Opera Recording at the Grammys on Sunday night. Michael Christie conducted the Santa Fe Opera orchestra, and the cast. Directed by Kevin Newbury, ...
BWW Review: Austin Opera's SILENT NIGHT A Hard Look at The Unchanged Reality of War
by Joni Lorraine - January 30, 2019
Austin Opera's SILENT NIGHT A Hard Look at The Unchanged Reality of War...
deadmau5 Announces Release Of POLAR Soundtrack
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 11, 2019
Today, January 11, deadmau5 has revealed the release date and track list for the soundtrack of his debut film score for Netflix' Polar. The album, which drops on January 25 alongside the film, is available for pre-save now here with a double instant grat of 'midas heel' and 'drama fr...
VIDEO: POLAR Film Trailer Featuring the Music of deadmau5 Now Available
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019
Directed by renowned Swedish director and drummer Jonas Åkerlund with the screenplay written by Jayson Rothwell (Silent Night), Polar is based upon the Dark Horse action noir graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos. The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black ...
Wake Up With BWW 12/24: CAROLS FOR A CURE Photos and Videos, and More!
by Stephi Wild - December 24, 2018
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Carols For A Cure photos and videos, and more!...
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Schuyler Sisters, Mandy Gonzalez, Denee Benton, and Alysha Deslorieux, Sing 'Silent Night' in Spanish and English
by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2018
Hamilton is keeping the holiday medleys rolling with a tune from the Schuyler Sisters of Hamilton on Broadway, Mandy Gonzalez, Denee Benton, and Alysha Deslorieux. In honor of the first official day of winter yesterday, the trio recorded a rendition of "Silent Night" in Spanish and English....
A WHITE CHRISTMAS Comes To Fargo Dome Today
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2018
A White Christmas is coming to Fargo at the Fargodome on December 20, 2018 with the show Christmas Wonderland....
Us The Duo Release Amazon Original Concert Film CHRISTMAS - LIVE IN LA
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018
Today, Us The Duo (husband-and-wife Michael and Carissa Alvarado) released an Amazon Original concert film Christmas - Live In LA, only available to stream on Prime Video. The concert was recorded during the winter of 2017 at the 1,600 capacity United Artists Theatre in Los Angeles, their lar...
VIDEO: See New Video From SILENT NIGHT at Washington National Opera
by Alan Henry - December 07, 2018
The year is 1914 and the Great War has just been declared, dividing nations and sending millions into battle. As Christmas Eve falls on a battlefield near Belgium, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man's-land for a spontaneous truce. On...
Music Theatre Kansas City Presents ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2018
Music Theatre Kansas City's professional company will present the Kansas City Premiere of 'All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, ' the true story of a group of World War I soldiers who chose to step out of the trenches and come together to celebrate Christmas for a single, memorable night of pea...
A WHITE CHRISTMAS Comes To Fargo Dome 12/20
by Alan Henry - December 06, 2018
A White Christmas is coming to Fargo at the Fargodome on December 20, 2018 with the show Christmas Wonderland....
Randy Harrison Joins The Cast Of CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2018
Queer as Folk and Broadway star Randy Harrison is the newest cast member to join Connecticut's run away holiday hit Christmas on the Rocks. Running now through December 23rd, this is the 6th year TheaterWorks has staged the production to an ever-growing audience. Seats for the production, which als...
ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace to be Featured on PENTATONIX: A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT Holiday Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 05, 2018
On Monday, Dec. 10, the cast of Las Vegas' most talked about show, ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace, will join a cappella supergroup Pentatonix for a jaw-dropping performance onPENTATONIX: A Not So Silent Night. The Grammy-winning vocal group's third holiday special, featuring sexy and awe-inspiring...
Queens of the Stone Age Let The Holiday Spirits Flow
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2018
Queens of the Stone Age are working off the holiday spread in advance. The band is spreading year-end tidings of comfort and joy whether you want it or not....
BWW Review: A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL at 1st Stage
by Hannah Wing - December 04, 2018
1st Stage's A Civil War Christmas, directed by Deidra Lawan Starnes with musical direction by Markus Williams, is a riveting musical helmed by a strong diverse cast of twelve actors and beautifully done production design....
NBC to Air 'Elvis All-Star Tribute' on 2/17, Blake Shelton To Host
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2018
NBC will air 'Elvis All-Star Tribute' on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. Yesterday marks the exact date (Dec. 3, 1968) 50 years ago that the ' '68 Comeback Special' aired on NBC and played a pivotal role in relaunching Elvis Presley's career....
THE PREP Students Ring in the Holidays with Caroling at Goldtinker Holiday Sip & Shop in Red Bank
by Marina Kennedy - December 02, 2018
Over 50 students from Professional Performance Prep (The Prep) joined in the festivities on Thursday night to kick off the holiday season for Red Bank celebrity jeweler, Goldtinker®'s Holiday Sip & Shop event....
LA Community Little Theatre Presents HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!
by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2018
The Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre (CLT) will celebrate the holiday season in song, stories and laughs when it presents a 'Holiday Spectacular!' Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8....
NBC to Present PENTATONIX: A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018
Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix returns to NBC this holiday season with “Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night,” airing Monday, Dec. 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
BWW Interview: Mark Campbell of SILENT NIGHT at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael Goldberg - November 18, 2018
Mark Campbell is a DC native, and librettist of 28 operas, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera 'Silent Night,' which is currently playing at the Kennedy Center. Campbell has also written a number of musicals, and is currently working on multiple projects....
Geoffrey Andrews Releases A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER Featuring The London Symphony Orchestra
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 16, 2018
Acclaimed vocalist Geoffrey Andrews captures the magic of the upcoming holiday season with the release of A Christmas to Remember. Featuring the world-famous London Symphony Orchestra, the 11-track album was recorded at the world-class Abbey Road Studios and includes some of the holiday season...
Australia's Kookiest Musical Comedy Trio Comes to Alex Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2018
This Christmas, Australia's kookiest musical comedy trio will leave the dusty curtained world of their family home in Esk, rural Queensland, to share their (until now) secret Kransky family festivities, stopping at the Alex Theatre in St Kilda, 26 November – 2 December....
VoicePlay Brings a Night of Doo-Wop Styled A Cappella to Spencer Theatre
by Julie Musbach - November 14, 2018
Distinguishing the doo wop-styled VoicePlay from other quintets is the singers sole use of their tenor, deep bass and baritone vocals as the percussive drumbeat instrumentation in their songs. All a cappella and vocally dynamic, VoicePlay's harmonies are sparkling, spirited and imaginative. The resu...
BWW Reviews: Minnesota Opera's Pulitzer Prize SILENT NIGHT Profoundly Speaks to Peace on Earth
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 13, 2018
On opening night for the Minnesota Opera (MNOP), the audience in attendance became curiously quieter and quieter, silent, when the curtain rose at the Ordway Center on the company's contemporary award winning opera 'Silent Night.' Commissioned by MNOP in 2011, the music by Kevin Putts combined with ...
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