Charles Rice

Review: CINDERELLA, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 29, 2025

It’s over 40 years since English National Opera staged Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and they open their 2025-26 season with a vibrant new production of the sparkling comedy. After the rocky time the company has had in recent times, it is great to see them having such fun on stage.

ENO Reveals New Music Director and 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025

English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!

LOS NUTCRACKERS: A CHRISTMAS CARAJO Comes to BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance will present Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo, written by Charles Rice-González and directed by Chris Rivera. Learn more here!

Gaudanse to Present Showing Of Imani Gaudin's OBINRIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2024

GAUDANSE will present a showing of Imani Gaudin's OBINRIN at BAAD! in the Bronx. The event is part of DANCING FUTURES, showcasing innovative dance and movement. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Grange Festival Reveals 2025 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2024

For its first season under the leadership of new Chief Executive Tyler Stoops, The Grange Festival has announced the programme for summer 2025.

ENO to Open 2024/25 Season With Puccini's LA BOHEME & SUOR ANGELICA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2024

English National Opera will open its 2024/25 season with Puccini’s LA BOHÈME and SUOR ANGELICA. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Reveals 2024 NALAC Leadership Institute Fellows
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) has announced the 2024 NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) fellows.

Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, English National Opera, London Coliseum
by Gary Naylor - Feb 13, 2024

The longstanding favourite is all very slick but, 37 years on, the production is showing its age

ENO's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Returns to the London Coliseum in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

Returning to the London Coliseum this February is Jonathan Miller’s much-loved production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, first staged by English National Opera (ENO) in 1987. 

LOS NUTCRACKERS to Return to BAAD! For 20th Year at The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2023

Join the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo at BAAD! This queer Latinx comedic holiday play interweaves The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, taking the audience on a psychedelic trip through the lives of a couple on Christmas Eve. Don't miss the in-person performances on select dates in December. Get your tickets now!

NALAC Welcomes New Interim CEO and President and Deputy Director
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2023

 The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces the appointment of F. Javier Torres-Campos as NALAC interim CEO and president. Additionally, the organization wishes to announce the promotion of Mari Hernandez to NALAC deputy director.

Final Line-up Set For The Fringe at Prestonfield, Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2023

Producers Denise Silvey, Christopher Biggins and Jane Compton (CDJ Entertainment), along with Prestonfield House, have announced the final details of its illustrious line-up of music, cabaret and conversation for The Fringe at Prestonfield taking place in The Stables at Prestonfield (venue 105), a new 500-seat Edinburgh venue, running from 18-27 August 2023.   

Dame Arlene Phillips, Hilary and Michael Whitehall and More Join Lineup for The Fringe at Prestonfield House this August
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2023

Producers Denise Silvey, Christopher Biggins and Jane Compton (CDJ Entertainment) along with Prestonfield House hotel have announced details of further shows which are now on sale for new Edinburgh venue, The Fringe at Prestonfield, which runs from 18-27 August 2023.  

Chet Baker's 'Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions In Holland' Out April 22 From Jazz Detective
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2023

Jazz Detective, the label founded in 2022 by GRAMMY-nominated archival producer Zev Feldman, will release Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions in Holland, a superlative, previously unreleased set of studio performances recorded in Holland by legendary trumpeter Chet Baker, as a limited two-LP set on Record Store Day April 22.

The Shed Announces 18 New York City�"Based Artists and Collectives Third OPEN CALL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023

The Shed has announced 18 New York City–based artists and collectives for its third Open Call, the city’s largest interdisciplinary commissioning program for early-career artists across the visual and performing arts disciplines.

Performance Space New York Presents a Public Reading of a 1984 Conversation Between James Baldwin and Audre Lorde
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

Performance Space New York presents a special First Mondays event: a reading of a never-published-in-full, rousing conversation between Audre Lorde and James Baldwin, edited for the occasion by acclaimed poet, essayist, playwright, and MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine.

Applications Open For the 2023 NALAC Leadership Institute
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces an open call for applications from Latinx artists, arts administrators and cultural workers for the 23rd edition of the NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI). The 2023 Institute will take place between July 9-15, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas.