Minnesota Orchestra Presents World Premiere Of BREA(D)TH
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the Minnesota Orchestra approached nationally renowned composer Carlos Simon to commission a new work that would honor the ongoing struggle for racial justice in Minnesota and beyond.
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Announces New Music Director
Formed in 1991, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is the oldest full-time musician-governed and collaboratively-operated orchestra in the United States. After 17 seasons under the musical direction of Carlos Miguel Prieto, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Board of Trustees is introducing renowned conductor Matthew Kraemer as the new Music Director.
The Playground Theatre Announces Summer Season
The Playground Theatre has announced its early Summer season with three very different shows, traveling from ancient Greece, to 1940s America, to 1980s Paris. The season opens with Fragments, which pieces together a long-lost Euripides play from pieces of papyrus, followed by The Respectable Prostitute, where powerful people spread false truths for their personal ambition and closes with Blue Electric directed by Hugh Hudson, who directed the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
Casting Announced For THE WIND OF HEAVEN at Finborough Theatre
The first London production in nearly 75 years of Welsh playwright Emlyn Williams' The Wind of Heaven opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week Christmas season on Tuesday, 26 November 2019 (Press Nights: Thursday, 28 November 2019 and Friday, 29 November 2019 at 7.30pm).
Photo Flash: First Look at Cabaret Circus LA SOIREE in the West End
Production images are released today for the multi-award-winning and much-loved La Soir e as it takes up residency in its new West End home. La Soir e and its brand new family-friendly show, La Petite Soir e is at the Aldwych Theatre until 3 February 2018. La Soir e will officially open on Friday 1 December. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the company in action below!
BWW Interview: Get to Know The Cast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The hills are truly alive with the arrival of London's West End production's The Sound of Music. On the gala night (September 29), audiences across generations came running to the Theatre at Solaire just to see the show for the first time and for some, many times over a beloved musical that became part of their childhood. The Sound of Music is a nostalgic theatrical experience that brings candid memories of yore and a myriad of familiar tunes that would prompt any viewer to go home humming if not singing.