Justin Austin

The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2026�"27 Season - LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, MACBETH and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special 60th-anniversary gala, and performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More
by Joshua Wright - Jan 16, 2026

Washington National Opera announces spring 2026 performances at venues across the D.C. area, including Treemonisha, The Crucible, and additional concerts during its 70th anniversary season.

New York Festival Of Song To Present FUGITIVES
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2026

The New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) will present 'FUGITIVES' on February 12, 2026, at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall. This poignant program features works by Kurt Weill and other composers, reflecting on the impact of fascism in Europe.

Mamie Parris and More to Star in RAGTIME at Arizona Musicfest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025

Arizona Musicfest, a leading arts and cultural destination in the Valley, will present its second musical theater collaboration with the Herberger Theater Center, featuring Ragtime.

New York Festival Of Song Will Open 2025�"2026 Mainstage Series With SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA: A LOVE STORY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

New York Festival of Song will launch its 2025–2026 Mainstage Series with South America, North America: A Love Story. Concert featuring Joseph Parrish and Shelén Hughes will take place November 20, 2025, at Merkin Hall

New York Festival Of Song to Present SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA: A Love Story
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2025

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, will present the first concert as part of its Mainstage Series South America, North America: A Love Story at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG Reveals 2025-26 Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2025

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, has announced its 2025-26 season of performances, including four Mainstage Series programs at Merkin Hall, co-presented with Kaufman Music Center. The season also includes the ​​NYFOS Next Festival at The Theater at 150 W 17 and NYFOS's annual residency at The Juilliard School.

Review: THIS HOUSE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 3, 2025

'This House', a world premiere opera at Opera Theatre of St. Louis is the saga of a Harlem family that is both blest and cursed.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis To Premiere THIS HOUSE In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2025

This summer, This House, a new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon, Lynn Nottage, and Ruby Aiyo Gerber, will receive its world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as part of the company's landmark 50th season.

Justin Austin to Star in World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s THIS HOUSE
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025

Acclaimed baritone Justin Austin will return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s This House from May 31 to June 29, 2025.

The Cecilia Chorus Of New York to Present BRAHMS: A GERMAN REQUIEM AND HAILSTORK: THE WORLD CALLED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025

The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro, Music Director, will present Brahms' A German Requiem and the New York Premiere of Adolphus Hailstork's The World Called (text by Rita Dove) at Carnegie Hall. Learn more!

Tesseract Theatre Company Wins Big at the 2025 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards Gala
by James Lindhorst - Mar 25, 2025

Tesseract Theatre Company dominated at The St. Louis Theater Circle Awards on Monday evening winning 10 awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical for ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL and Outstanding Production of a Drama for Matthew Lopez’s THE INHERITANCE Parts 1 & 2. ANASTASIA and THE INHERITANCE each picked up five awards. Directors Brittanie Gunn and Stephen Peirick were honored for Outstanding Direction of a Musical and Drama. Each production picked up two acting awards as well. 

Spotlight: TERENCE BLANCHARD at Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW Special Offer - Mar 24, 2025

Terence Blanchard Returns to The Soraya to Debut His Two Operas in Concert CHAMPION & FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES. Highlights from two operas by composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Featuring Blanchard, the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet, Visuals by Andrew F. Scott, Vocalists Justin Austin and Adrienne Danrich, A Soraya Commission in collaboration with LA Opera Off Grand.

Review: COSÍ FAN TUTTE at LA Opera
by Andrew Child - Mar 11, 2025

Whether thanks to Cavanagh’s approach or director Shawna Lucey’s reinventions, the opera never seems to warrant excuse or apology. Justin Austin and Anthony León never miss a chance for silliness, strutting about the stage with ridiculous levels of machismo to match their preposterous mustache disguises.

Houston Grand Opera Announces World Premiere Song Cycle A VOICE WITHIN
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

Houston Grand Opera has announced the world premiere of A Voice Within, a new song cycle created by HGO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson and librettist and Houston poet laureate emeritus Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, inspired by the life stories of residents of Houston's Third Ward.

Feature: The Muny’s 30 Nods Leads the St Louis Theater Circle Awards Nominations
by James Lindhorst - Feb 4, 2025

The St. Louis Theater Circle has announced their 2025 nominations for their annual awards. Each year, the Circle honors excellence in professional theater with awards in 34 categories for producing, directing, acting, and technical theatre. This year The Muny leads all companies with 30 nominations spread across their seven musicals presented in their 106th season. STAGES St. Louis, The New Jewish Theatre, and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis earned 19 nominations each. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of AS YOU LIKE IT and STAGES St. Louis production of RAGTIME are the most nominated productions of the year with 10 nods each.

Interview: Gary Gulman Talks New Solo Show GRANDILOQUENT at The Lucille Lortel
by Brett Singer - Feb 4, 2025

Gary Gulman has been a standup comic for 30 years and he's brought a one-man show called Grandiloquent to the Lucille Lortel Theatre through February 8. He spoke about the new show, his famous advice for comedians, and more.

New York Festival Of Song Presents LE TOUR DE FRANCE In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

New York Festival of Song will kick off its first concert of the new year with Le tour de France on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. 

A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! Comes to the New York Festival of Song
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

 New York Festival of Song will present its annual holiday show, A Goyishe Christmas to You! in December at the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. Learn more about the show here!

Charleston Gaillard Center Presents TERENCE BLANCHARD FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: OPERA SUITE IN CONCERT
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2024

Terence Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: OPERA SUITE will be performed in concert at the Charleston Gaillard Center, showcasing a powerful blend of opera and jazz.