Today's top stories include a look inside the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which included a musical theatre tribute featuring Six, Hamilton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more! Plus, go behind the scenes of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham, and more!
From the songwriting genius behind Hamilton, Encanto, and Moana, Lin Manuel-Miranda, LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present his first acclaimed celebration of family and community, IN THE HEIGHTS: music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, musical direction by Brent Crayon, co-directed & choreographed by Marissa Herrera, and directed by Benjamin Perez.
SFDanceworks has announced the program for its fifth season featuring world and regional premieres by Edward Clug, Babatunji Johnson, Laura O’Malley, Dani Rowe and Yin Yue, as well as a revival of Martha Graham’s classic work, Deep Song.
Queer electro-pop artist ZAVA has dropped his latest self-love anthem H.O.E. and no, the title is not what you think it is. Standing for 'Heaven On Earth', H.O.E. is the perfect dance-pop hit to start off Pride Month, with the inspiring message that love and confidence comes from within.
Take a look at the teaser trailer for the world premiere musical Trading Places at Alliance Theatre! Inspired by the iconic and beloved 1983 Paramount Pictures film, Trading Places is a hilarious and contemporary musical reimagining of the prince and pauper fable. The cast is led by Aneesa Folds and Bryce Pinkham.
Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) names Dr. Naomi André as Scholar-in-Residence for the 2022 Festival Season. The residency is made possible through a Humanities Iowa Grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)'s full-length, fully staged production of Benjamin Britten's comic opera Albert Herring takes center stage at the Princeton Festival Friday, June 17 and Sunday, June 19 at 7pm under the 10,000 square-foot performance tent on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre will present the premiere of THE FINAL VEIL, a unique blend of theater, opera and dance. It tells the true story of Franceska Mann, a Polish-Jewish dancer who demonstrated resistance and strength amid the horrors of the Holocaust.
The Miami Valley High School Theatre Awards (MVHSTA) Showcase will be at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Dayton Live. Tickets are available at daytonlive.org/mvhsta-showcase and through the Dayton Live Ticket Office Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 937-228-3630.
The Shed's free summer-long, indoor and outdoor programs will feature local and regional artists in new works of dance, music, theater, movement, and visual art throughout The Shed in July and August.
Tickets are officially on sale for Grace Aki’s To Free a Mockingbird for July 27th at 7:00 pm and July 29th at 8:30 pm at the Connelly Theater as part of the previously announced SheNYC Theater Festival!
The Texas-based, rising artist Juliana Madrid is releasing her song “Astronaut” including the stop motion animation music video handcrafted by Juliana and Ben Ruttner, before releasing her debut EP this Summer on Neon Gold Records (MARINA, Charli XCX, Christine and the Queens etc).
Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) announced that the celebrated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is adding a Special Performance on the evening of Sunday, August 28 at 8 pm ET to benefit the Fund at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Beach Road Weekend Presented by Black Dog has revealed the local musicians that will join the more than two dozen national touring acts performing live on Martha's Vineyard August 26-28, 2022. Vineyard based bands Workman Song, Rose Guerin and Mike Benjamin Band will all perform during the three-day music festival.
Today's top stories include an all new first look at photos of Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming Netflix biopic, Maestro! Plus, Rachel Zegler will lead the upcoming Hunger Games film sequel, The Theatre World Awards will honor The Music Man, and more!
New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents The Simon & Garfunkel Story on Thursday, March 2, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. This immersive and transcendent experience chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The show tells the story from their humble beginnings when they were known as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than a half-million fans in attendance.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) and DCPA Off-Center today announced the return of the beloved long-running series Mixed Taste, each Wednesday at 7PM from July 13 through August 17, 2022.