Steven Kemp

Madison Opera Presents ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD

Madison Opera welcomes spring with Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld on Friday, April 29 at 8pm and Sunday, May 1 at 2:30pm in Overture Hall at the Overture Center for the Arts.

World Premiere of THIS SPACE BETWEEN US to Begin Performances Tomorrow

Performances will begin Tuesday February 22nd for Keen Company's World Premiere of the new comedy This Space Between Us by Peter Gil-Sheridan (The Rafa Play), directed by Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein. 

Glynis Bell, Alex Chester & More to Star in THIS SPACE BETWEEN US World Premiere

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced the cast for the World Premiere of the new comedy This Space Between Us by Peter Gil-Sheridan (The Rafa Play), directed by Keen Artistic Director Silverstein. 

Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announces 2021-2022 Season

The season includes two mainstage productions at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and Tosca and two add on experiences- a night of glamour at the Kauffman Center with Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood and live performances of Amahl and the Night Visitors.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announces World Premiere of AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

Lyric Opera of Kansas City today announced an ALL NEW PRODUCTION, Amahl and the Night Visitors, as part of New Visions, Lyric Opera's revised innovative fall programming. Just in time for the holidays, these family-friendly performances will be held Dec. 3 through 6 at the Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts Building

Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announces New Revised 2020 Fall Programming and Postponement of 2021 Spring Season

Lyric Opera of Kansas City today announced updates for the company's 2020-2021 season. The two remaining mainstage season productions of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and Carmen, originally announced as part of the 2020-2021 season in March 2020, are now postponed until the productions can be performed safely.

Opera San Jose Announces Free Live Stream Of Mozart April 18-May 18

While it will not be opening The Magic Flute in April due to COVID-19 restrictions, Opera San José has announced something all opera patrons can enjoy at home instead: the FREE live stream viewing of its breathtaking 2011 production of Mozart's first dramatic masterpiece, the rarely produced Idomeneo: ré di Creta.

Photo Flash: Opera San Jose Presents IL TROVATORE

This February, Opera San José will highlight the raw emotions that drive Giuseppe Verdi's turbulent tale of love and revenge in its production of Il trovatore. Featuring an emotional, heart-stopping score, this mesmerizing story of romance, obsession, and retribution will be conducted by Joseph Marcheso, Opera San José's Music Director and Principal Conductor, and directed by Brad Dalton, acclaimed for staging major opera productions for San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, and many other international companies. It will be presented at the magnificent California Theatre, the elegant 1927 former movie palace meticulously restored to opulent splendor and now one of the world's most intimate opera houses.

BWW Review: Keen Company's MOLLY SWEENEY at Theatre Row

Set in contemporary Ballybeg, Ireland, the image-laden story of MOLLY SWEENEY commands our attention as we listen closely to visualize what is being described to us from contrasting perspectives. In words and movement, the measured cadence of this economically directed nested narrative metes out minor revelations, each shedding a little more light on how agency and ambition create conflict in an ocularcentric society.

Keen Co Announces Cast for MOLLY SWEENEY

Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein today announced the cast for the first play of the new season, Keen's 20th: Paul O'Brien, Pamela Sabaugh and Tommy Schrider will star in Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney directed by Mr. Silverstein. 

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company presents the first New York revival of John & Jen, the musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Greenwald and Lippa. The show officially opened last night, February 26th at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). BroadwayWorld takes you inside opening night below!

The show just opened last night, and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for all the festivities. Check out what the cast had to say at the big opening below!

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company presents Marry Me A Little, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene, directed by Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein, starring Lauren Molina and Jason Tam. Marry Me A Little kicks off their 2012 - '13 season and will be followed by a newly revised version of the 1991 play, The Old Boy by A.R. Gurney. Performances will continue through October 27th, with two additional Wednesday matinees on October 17th and 24th. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released highlights from the show below!

ReVision Theatre is pleased to present the N.J. Regional Debut of Spring Awakening. This stellar cast features Billy Lewis (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour, ReVision's Tommy), Elena Ricardo (Bring It On the Musical), Noah Zachary (Dear Edwina, Tommy), Hannah Shankman (Bway Hair, Rent Nat'l Tour), Teddy Toye (Lysistrata Jones), Renee Bang Allen (B'way Company), Spiro Galiatsatos (Altar Boyz, ReVision's Hair, Full Monty ), Spencer Kiely (High School Musical), Jonny Beauchamp (Pinkalicious), Travis Mitchell (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour), Shira Elias (ReVision's Rocky Horror, Xanadu) and Chelsea Zeno (ReVision's Kingdom, Nickelodeon's Story Time Live Nat'l Tour).