A. Gentle News

The recent first-time Tony nominee is ready for another first: his own solo show.

Juneteenth celebrations in Saint Louis got off to an early start on Tuesday, June 15. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, in collaboration with the Missouri Historical Society, presented a gorgeous cornucopia of music—and a bit of slam poetry—in an early-evening performance on the steps of our History Museum in Forest Park. It was called 'I Dream a World'.

Madison Square Park Conservancy today announced the program and lineup for Music on the Green, a series of free performances curated by Carnegie Hall and presented within and in response to the Conservancy's current public art installation, Maya Lin's Ghost Forest . Designed to complement the themes of the installation—which focuses on climate change, its effects, and nature-based solutions—the concerts feature a nature-inspired repertoire of works by Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, Duke Ellington, Reena Esmail, and more, curated and performed by musicians from Carnegie Hall's Ensemble Connect. Part of the Carnegie Hall Citywide free concert series, Music on the Green takes place on the park's Oval Lawn every Wednesday at 6 PM from July 7 through August 11, 2021. 

“WE DID IT!” could be heard all the way from Broken Arrow, OK Sunday night. And the person yelling it the loudest was Kristin Chenoweth. Read on to learn all about the 2021 Kristi Awards with Kristin Chenoweth and friends!

Ping Chong and Company, founded by the influential theater-maker Ping Chong and a home for a diverse, intergenerational group of affiliated artists, partners with Urban Word NYC for a preview presentation of the latest Undesirable Elements work, Generation Rise, commissioned by New Victory Theater/New 42.

The 21st Century comes to a small country town.

The celebration features works by LGBTQ+ composers, an interview with Laura Kaminsky about her chamber opera As One, a performance of Rent’s “I’ll Cover You” in collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse and a free Zoom event presented in partnership with SAGE, a national advocacy and services organization for LGBT elders.

Season subscriptions are available now and an early bird discount of 15% off is available until June 18th.

TampaRep will present Every Brilliant Thing in an outdoor open-air setting at Ybor City Museum State Park on June 3-12. A generous grant from The Gobioff Foundation enables the theatre company to provide free tickets, though registration is required.

A gentle exploration of love, 'Coffee' is all things comforting - pancakes in the morning, a warm blanket in the evening and inflecting electronic embellishments to through a bit of spice into the mix.

Shirley Ubell, modern dancer, dance therapist, and founder and longtime artistic director of the nonprofit Center for Modern Dance Education (CMDE), in Hackensack, New Jersey, died on April 11 in Lafayette, Calif., at the age of 93.

Nightwood will present UnSpun Theatre's Lost Together, conceived by Shira Leuchter and created and realized by Shira Leuchter and Michaela Washburn, from May 25th to June 5th, 2021.

Native to Hawaii and now living in Long Beach, Lionel Boy mixes spacey synthesizers, impromptu breakbeats, trap hi-hats, contemporary rap & bedroom pop into one cohesive statement of an album.

Songs My Lover Forgot To Sing To Me will be presented at THE DRAMA FACTORY, a show featuring internationally renowned performer Godfrey Johnson.  Johnson will perform some of his favourite songs from his career.

Legions of Renee & Jeremy fans worldwide are buzzing about the duo's upcoming album Whole Lotta Love, and today they released the first song and music video with a question that's particularly relevant right now: 'Where Is My Mind?'

Shortland Street is an iconic Kiwi soap opera based around the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The soap first aired in 1992, has been broadcast all over the world and is one of the most watched programmes in New Zealand.

''linger' is one of the first songs that we workshopped for the new record back in December 2019, as we were preparing music for the session that would bring us the music on Love Letter,' explains guitarist and co-leader Mike Lorenz.

California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera today announce details of POETRY IN MOTION, a three-part series premiering over consecutive Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. PST on May 8, 15, and 22.

Fans around the world can see González perform later this month, however, as it was recently announced that he will participate in National Geographic's Earth Day celebration taking place on April 21.

DIXIE'S HAPPY HOUR is a boozy, breezy, if at moments bittersweet, fun show streaming until April 18th through Cygnet Theatre.