Twenty years ago, Michael Berkeley and Ray Roderick mounted their Rip Van Winkle musical in Pine Plains, NY. A newly-refurbished Rip will reawaken with a revamped score and new book as Rip! The Musical at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, beginning today, July 17, and continuing through July 19.
Carnegie Hall today announced that Sting will bring his highly acclaimed Symphonicities to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage for a one-night-only gala benefit concert on Monday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. with Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Rob Mathes.
Twenty years ago, Michael Berkeley and Ray Roderick mounted their Rip Van Winkle musical in Pine Plains, NY. A newly-refurbished Rip will reawaken with a revamped score and new book as Rip! The Musical at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck July 17-19 for four special performances, sponsored by Hammertown.
Sundance Institute this evening announced the feature film Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards, celebrating artistry, innovation and adventure in independent filmmaking, were presented at the Festival's Awards Ceremony, hosted by Tig Notaro in Park City, Utah.
Sundance Institute presents its U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition NEXT <=> section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, running today, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition NEXT <=> section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.
Following the news of Barbra Streisand's new album PARTNERS making music history with its No. 1 debut, the legendary singer, actress, director and more posted the following note on Facebook thanking her fans, her duet partners and her team.
Two sensational new performance clips from the hotly anticipated PBS debut of legendary stage and screen icon Barbra Streisand's new concert special BACK TO BROOKLYN are now available to view.
Incomparable tage and screen icon Barbra Streisand recently headlined an international world tour titled BACK TO BROOKLYN, kicking off in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, at the newly-opened Barclays Arena, no less, and the careful preservation of those shows via a new DVD and CD coming out next month is now available for pre-order and a track listing has at last been revealed.
The very first complete song performance sneak peek from international icon Barbra Streisand's upcoming CD, DVD and PBS special is now available to view, featuring the incomparable stage and screen legend lending her characteristic brilliance to Cole Porter's 'You're The Top' - with a few Brooklyn-ese alterations!
An alluring new promotional spot showcasing legendary stage and screen star Barbra Streisand's eagerly anticipated new CD and DVD based on her recent worldwide smash hit BACK TO BROOKLYN tour is now available to view.
Research shows that prior to starting school, children from high-income families benefit from 400 hours more literacy-related activities than children from low-income families1. Furthermore, by age four, a high-income child is exposed to 35 million more words than a low-income child2. In response to the wide gap in literacy rates that prevails between children of high and low-income families, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, has partnered with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a non-profit organization funded by the insurance industry and focused on community development across the United States, to launch Every Day is a Reading and Writing Day.
Incomparable stage and screen icon Barbra Streisand recently headlined an international world tour titled BACK TO BROOKLYN, kicking off in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, and the preservation of those shows via a new DVD and CD coming out next month is now available for pre-order.
BroadwayWorld.com was thrilled to have exclusive backstage coverage before, during and after Kristin Chenoweth's two-nights at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23-24, 2013. Here are some photos from the pre and post-show excitement, and look for BroadwayWorld.com's exclusive video coverage very soon.
Barbra Streisand kicks off her European tour today, June 1st, in London, and in celebration of the launch, Streisand's official website posted a 'Barbra Tour Q&A'. Check it out below!
William Ross will conduct the Oscar orchestra for the Academy Awards, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
Anything Barbra Streisand-related is well worth attending (are you kidding?!), and on Friday, October 5, there was an invited dress rehearsal on the Temple University campus in the Liacouras Center as Barbra Streisand: BACK TO BROOKLYN got its feet wet for the first time in front of about a thousand people.
The American Film Institute's AFI Fest 2012 has released the films that will be featured in the Young Americans and New Auteurs division at this year's festival. Young Americans features works by up-and-coming U.S. filmmakers, while New Auteurs highlights international first and second-time feature film directors. AFI Fest, 2012, sponsored by Audi, will take place November 1-8 in Hollywood.
THIRTEEN's Great Performances will present 12-year-old classical crossover prodigy Jackie Evancho's second television special Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies, in August on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the special on Saturday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m., with an encore telecast Tuesday, August 14 at 8 p.m.)
Barbra Streisand celebrates her birthday on April 24th and her highly-anticipated new DVD comes out May 4th. To help celebrate the new release, BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present an online exclusive 3500 word piece written by Richard Jay-Alexander, who has worked with Streisand since 2000. This specially written piece is from the upcoming issue of All About Barbra Magazine, which will also feature many other articles, including another 'exclusive' written by Barbra's A&R guy, Jay Landers, who accompanied her on the day of and writes about the recording session of 'We Are the World 25'. Click here for more information on the magazine and how to order the upcoming current issue.
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