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BWW Feature: THE FORTUNE TELLER at TC Squared Theatre Company
by Andrew Child on February 29, 2020 in Boston Playwright Christina R Chan has been developing a new work, The Fortune Teller, which will have a premiere staged reading through one of TC Squared Theatre Company's Playwright Salons on March 1. This follows after her 2017 finalist entry for the Eugene O'Neill Play Conference, which also started as a reading in TC Squared's salon. I got to chat with Chan as well as TC Squared artistic director Rosalind Thomas-Clark about how The Fortune Teller has grown and developed through the Playwrights' Lab. (more...) 
Count's 77 To Perform At M Resort Spa Casino June 13
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Las Vegas Hard-rock band Count's 77 will perform with special guest Sweet Home Alabama at M Resort Spa Casino on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Fronted by lead singer Danny a?oeCounta?? Koker of History's hit reality TV show a?oeCounting Cars,a?? the Las Vegas-based band will play hits from their latest album Soul Transfusion as well as their self-entitled debut Count's 77. Tickets for Count's 77, starting at $15, are on sale now for the general public and can be purchased by visiting MResort.com or ticketmaster.com. (more...) 
VIOLINS OF HOPE Announced At The Soraya
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles The Violins of Hope collection will make the journey from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, in an unprecedented collaboration between The Soraya, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, and four Southern California symphony orchestras. The Soraya will present three concerts featuring the rescued and restored violins, with an Opening concert on March 22 featuring the LA Jewish Symphony, followed by Israeli conductor Lahav Shani leading and performing with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra on March 25, and concluding with the Jerusalem Quartet on April 5. New West Symphony, The LA Lawyers Symphony, and Long Beach Symphony will host the violins in concerts at other venues throughout Southern California, reaching audiences across the region. Complete Violins of Hope information can be found at The Soraya.org. (more...) 
Debussy, Ravel, Dvořák Y Piazzolla, A Cuatro Manos En La Sala Manuel M. Ponce
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Mexico Ana María Tradatti y Fernando Saint Martin, dos de los más destacados pianistas en México, ofrecerán un concierto a cuatro manos este domingo 1 de marzo a las 17:00 horas en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes. (more...) 
Kenneth Jones' ALABAMA STORY Combines Homecoming, Debut At ASF
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Birmingham Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones on the Octagon Stage March 5 through March 22, 2020. Directed by ASF Artistic Director Rick Dildine, this production brings home a play that was inspired by true events from 1959 Montgomery and was created on this very soil. Rich with all the complexities of human nature, this tale from Alabama history remains stunningly relevant to today's world. (more...) 
New York Singer Comes To Quincy in SONGS FROM THE HEART
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Boston 'Songs From The Heart' features music by Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and others, starring Corinna Sowers Adler who is a well-known professional cabaret singer from NYC, having performed her solo shows in many venues including Feinstein's, The Triad, Feinstein's / 54 Below and Jazz at Lincoln Center's famed Appel Room. She has been a featured performer five times on the NYC Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention, most recently singing Bernstein's famed 'Glitter and Be Gay' on the Rose Theater stage. Corinna is a six-time Tony Award Nominee for Excellence in Theatre Education and has been named one of the best voices in New York City! (more...) 
Live At Birdland Jazz Club & Birdland Theater Announces March 9 - March 22 Lineup
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Cabaret Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced listing for March 9 through March 22: (more...) 
SHAKESPIÈRE By Alain Mercieca To Make It's Toronto Premiere At The Assembly Theatre
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Toronto The Assembly Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of a menacing new comedy by Montreal playwright Alain Mercieca (OGOKI NIGHTS, DéPFLIES, CAFé CAFé). (more...) 
White Theatre Presents THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Kansas City Winner of the 1997 Tony Award winner for Best Play as well as a Pulitzer Prize, Alfred Uhry's a?oeThe Last Night of Ballyhooa?? will open at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, March 14, at The White Theatre, located at The J, 5801 W. 115th St., in Overland Park. Additional evening performances are Thursday, March 19, and Saturday, March 21. Two matinee performances are Sundays, March 15 and 22 with a 2 p.m. curtain. Details and tickets are available at TheWhiteTheatre.org. (more...) 
SevenDays Presents THE ART OF KINDNESS First Fridays Event March 6
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Kansas City Experience kindness through beauty, color and love at a?oeThe Art of Kindness,a?? a special exhibit now under way at the Buttonwood Art Space, 2013 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri. Produced by Faith Always Wins and its annual SevenDays Make a Ripple, Change the World experiences, this juried art show features the works of 60 Kansas City area professional artists with more than 150 pieces on display. (more...) 
BWW Review: ONCE at Geva Theatre Center
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf on February 28, 2020 in Central New York Continuing Geva Theatre's 2019-2020 season is the story of an unexpected meeting that blossoms into love, vibrant music, and a renewed vigor for life. It will warm your heart on a cold and dreary Rochester evening. (more...) 
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Opera in the Park with West Australian Opera
by Cicely Binford on February 28, 2020 in Australia - Perth Opera in the Park is an event the city of Perth looks forward to every year, and 2020's performance of Hansel and Gretel was no exception. All eyes were on the skies in the lead-up to the night, and though the clouds looked threatening, they only provided a bit of additional atmosphere in the end. Also providing atmosphere was the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, with its open windows showing silhouetted figures going about their business, which served as a new (likely unintended) backdrop for this year's performance. (more...) 
La Marisoul Celebrates Lalo Guerrero To Chicano Batman At The Soraya, March 28
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles Los Angeles' own powerhouse vocalist Marisol Hernandez (aka La Marisoul) steps out on her own on Saturday, March 28 at 8:00pm in a rescheduled concert with a band of All-Stars to breathe new life into the most influential Mexican-American music of the past three generations. (more...) 
Photo Flash: The Blank Theatre in Hollywood Presents the World Premiere OF HOT TRAGIC DEAD THING
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles The Blank Theatre in Hollywood has announced the world premiere production of Hot Tragic Dead Thing, a new drama written by Ashley Rose Wellman and directed by Christopher James Raymond. (more...) 
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Has Highest Single Week Gross and Sets New Record At The Taper
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles Center Theatre Group broke two records with the highly acclaimed engagement of a?oeWhat the Constitution Means to Mea?? by offering more free and low-cost tickets throughout its run than any other production at the Mark Taper Forum while also setting the record for highest weekly gross in the theatre's over 50-year history with $533,285 for the week ending February 23, 2020. (more...)
COOKING UP Next In Annual Japan Society Play Reading Series
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Off-Broadway As part of its current 2019-2020 Performing Arts Season, Japan Society presents a staged reading of Cooking Up, by Japanese playwright Shoko Matsumura, led by Brooklyn-based director Jordana De La Cruz, taking place Monday, March 30 at 7:30 PM at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). Cooking Up marks the 15th installment of the Society's annual Play Reading Series: Contemporary Japanese Plays in English Translation, introducing topical plays from emerging playwrights from Japan to artists and audiences in the U.S. (more...) 
INTERNET EXPLORERS: The Gig Economy Hits Caveat March 27
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in New York City Mark Vigeant returns to Caveat on March 27 for Internet Explorers: The Gig Economy, featuring Aaron Gordon (VICE, Jalopnik) and a panel of gig economy workers. (more...) 
Photo Flash: BEST OF ENEMIES at Pacific Theatre
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Vancouver How do we build the future? The year is 1971. Civil rights activist Ann Atwater is fighting a pitched battle to desegregate public schools in her hometown of Durham, North Carolina. C.P. Ellis is the Exalted Cyclops of the local KKK chapter. When a Washington mediator arrives in Durham to negotiate the desegregation process, Ann and C.P. find their mutual poverty puts them on the same side of the table. (more...) 
Photo Flash: San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Presents A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER.
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in San Francisco San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presents the critically-acclaimed Tony Award-winning “Best Musical” A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER. (more...) 
VIDEO: First Look at DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER at The Metropolitan Opera
by Stage Tube on February 28, 2020 in New York City The Metropolitan Opera presents a new production of Wagner's early masterpiece Der Fliegende Holländer on March 2, 2020, with performances continuing through March 27. Valery Gergiev conducts the new staging from director François Girard, whose interpretation is centered on the young woman Senta's obsession with a portrait of the Dutchman. (more...) 
10th Annual VOICES OF IRELEAND By Write Out Loud Announced
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in San Diego Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience - presents VOICES OF IRELAND, their tenth annual celebration of the Emerald Isle, with classic and contemporary Irish tales and music. Write out Loud has been producing Voices of Ireland every March since 2011. VOICES OF IRELAND is performed for one night only on Monday, March 16th at 7:30pm at Lamb's Players Theatre. Performers include Agustine Welles, Linda Libby, Walter Ritter & Veronica Murphy. Pre-show and intermission music will be provided by the Celtic Echoes. (more...) 
Live Ice Skating Show Announced At El Portal Theatre
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles 3,000 Off-Broadway Productions proudly presents The Spinning Tales of Peter Pan & Cinderella on ICE! on the Debbie Reynolds Mainstage at the historic El Portal Theatre in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special four performance only event will be presented on March 19, March 21 and March 22, 2020. (more...) 
Lang Lang International Music Foundation Provides Hi Tech Music Education In America's Under Funded Schools
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in New York City The Lang Lang International Music Foundation® (LLIMF) has partnered with Big Ear Games to bring their engaging music education app to over 24,000 elementary school students across the US. All students enrolled in LLIMF's Keys of Inspiration® (KOI) grant program will receive this exciting tech update to further enhance their music learning experience. (more...) 
THE HUMAN OUNCE By Nicole Parizeau Extended at Central Works
by BWW News Desk on February 28, 2020 in San Francisco The first play in Central Works 30th Season, a new play about art and scandal The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau has been extended thru March 22 (originally scheduled to run Feb 15a?"Mar 15). The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau was described at its opening as a?oeposing provocative questionsa??a?? in a a?oefiery debate.a?? (more...) |
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