Gerald Lynch

BOTH EYES OPEN, A Hybrid Opera Theater Production, to Play Zellerbach Playhouse in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 4, 2025

New Performance Traditions will present a new production of Both Eyes Open, an experimental electroacoustic opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based librettist and playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Announce 50th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2024

NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players celebrate their 50th season with a lineup of classic operettas and special events.

Full Cast Set for YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, Directed by Ryan Dobrin and Premiering at HERE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2024

The full cast has been revealed for the world premiere of Ryan Drake’s you don’t have to do anything, directed by Ryan Dobrin and produced by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Corsicana playwright Will Arbery.

Ryan Drake's YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING to Have World Premiere at HERE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2023

Ryan Drake’s you don’t have to do anything will make its world premiere at HERE, February 8–23.

New York Choral Society to Present New Multi-Media Concert ANGEL OF MANY SIGNS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2023

The New York Choral Society will preset a multi-media and multi-disciplinary production, Angel of Many Signs, November 17 and 18 at the Gerald Lynch Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Teatro Grattacielo to Present LA VESTALE at the Gerald Lynch Theater in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 5, 2023

Teatro Grattacielo will continue its 2022-23 Season with the grandeur of Spontini's La Vestale starring Indra Thomas as Giulia and Tahanee Aluwihare as La Gran Vestale on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 6:30 pm at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College.

Mozart's DON GIOVANNI to be Presented at Teatro Grattacielo This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023

Teatro Grattacielo will present Mozart's Don Giovanni on June 16 & 17, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Riverside Theater.

Teatro Grattacielo And The Consulate General Of Greece In New York Present THE 10 FACES OF MARIA CALLAS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2023

Teatro Grattacielo, in partnership with the Consulate General of Greece in New York, will present an intimate showing of select arias from the repertoire of Maria Callas on Friday, March 17, 2023. 'The 10 Faces of Maria Callas' is Teatro Grattacielo's first event of the 2023 opera season, and it will celebrate the 100th birthday of the legendary Greek-American soprano.

Teatro Grattacielo Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring DON GIOVANNI & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2023

Teatro Grattacielo has announced its 2022-23 Season, featuring Mozart's Don Giovanni on June 16 & 17, 2023 at Riverside Theater.

MorDance Presents WORKS IN PROCESS, November 5
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2022

MorDance presents Works in Progress on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 7:30pm at Martha Graham Studios, 55 Bethune St, NYC. This intimate showing is an opportunity to peer into the creative process and hear from the artists themselves.

New York Festival Of Song and Kaufman Music Center Present THE WIDER VIEW: SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

The concert features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and baritone Jorell Williams, together with pianists Nathaniel LaNasa and Steven Blier, in works by Black composers that include H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still..

Writers In Performance Present DREAM At Tribeca PAC
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2019

Writers in Performance is a 12-week writing and performance workshop hosted by BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, culminating in two public presentations.  Throughout the course of the workshop, talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment. This season, the theme and title of the Writers in Performance show is a?oeDream.a?? Writers in Performance participants are diverse by design; not only in ethnicity, but by age, and experience as well, mixing professionals with students. 

Riverside Opera Company Presents SUPERSTARS Concert!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2019

The Riverside Opera Company (ROC), under the direction of award-winning conductor Maestro Alan Aurelia, presents: Superstars! on Saturday, October 19, 8 p.m. at St. Teresa's Church, 1634 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY. ROC held city-wide auditions and the  winners  are the featured performers in Superstars! Gina Hanzlick, soprano; Chantelle Grant, mezzo soprano; Hyunho Cho, tenor and Joseph Gansert, baritone are accompanied by a 57 piece orchestra conducted by Maestro Alan Aurelia as they perform operatic favorites.

Celebration Presents STILL AT RISK as Part of Celebrating New Works Series
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2019

CELEBRATION presents, as part of its Celebrating New Works reading series, Still At Riskby Tim Pinckney, directed by Brad Griffith and performing one night only on Tuesday, August 20th at 7:30pm at The West Hollywood City Chambers, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd in West Hollywood. 

BWW Review: THE BLACK CLOWN at Mostly Mozart Festival
by George Weinhouse - Jul 25, 2019

THE BLACK CLOWN, as envisioned by Langston Hughes, is a metaphor for the Afro-American as a figure of entertainment in a white world.  It is also a series of verses by Hughes.  In this performance piece devised by Davone Tines and  Michael Schachter, the clown is examined though the lens of history and given life in a series of impressive vignettes, employing song, acting, and dance.  An eclectic mix of music is heard, mainly soul, gospel, Black choral, and spiritual.   Various verses of the poem, which is lengthy, are brought to life by the extremely talented performers; some examples follow:

BWW Interview: No Clowning Around for Bass-Baritone Davone Tines in Mostly Mozart's THE BLACK CLOWN
by Richard Sasanow - Jul 24, 2019

The first time I heard bass-baritone Davone Tinesa--he off the sensual, resonant voice and startlingly vivid stage presence--it was in Handel's ACI, GALATEA E POLIFEMO (described as a spectacular, streamlined, Cliff-Notes version of a Handel opera), at Brooklyn's National Sawdust. Tines wowed me and I thought that I wanted to hear more of him. He opens July 24, 2019 at Mostly Mozart in THE BLACK CLOWN at the Gerald Lynch Theatre of John Jay College, near Lincoln Center.

BWW Preview: Ready or Not, Here Comes NY's PROTOTYPE 2019, January 5-13
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 4, 2019

New York's PROTOTYPE OperaTheatreNow Festival returns for its seventh season from January 5 to the 13th and the one thing that you can't ask about it is “What's new?” That's not because there's nothing to answer. On the contrary--there's too much, in style, in content, in the sizes of its venues: This year's Festival is larger than ever, with a dozen works, 24 composerlibrettists and over 150 collaborators.