RLT's next production is coming up! 'Beanstalk! The Musical!" opens at the newly renovated Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre, on the campus of Raleigh Little Theatre, on Friday, March 16, 2018.
Hosea Productions, in association with Small Group Films and the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), is pleased to announce the start of production in Oklahoma City for the feature film “Hosea”.
Musiqa, two-time winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, presents The Moving Image, the third installment in its 2017/18 Music+ concert series. The program features new music ensemble Loop38 and consists of four compelling works paired with short films, adding another dimension to the ordinary live concert experience.
The 36 th Annual McDonald's Gospelfest comes to Newark Symphony Hall (1030 Broad Street, Newark, NJ) on Saturday, May 12th for the gospel event of the year. This year will feature a stellar line-up of gospel artists including Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Jekalyn Carr, VaShawn Mitchell, Le'Andria Johnson, Wes Morgan, Cissy Houston, Melba Moore, and Keith 'Wonderboy' Johnson. McDonald's Gospelfest tickets are on sale now at the Symphony Hall Box Office at 973-643-8014, or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Teatro Paraguas is pleased to present Daphne's Dive, a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes which premiered in New York at the Signature Theatre in April 2016, for eleven performances beginning April 5, 2018.
BRIC presents "secular gospel" duo Birds of Chicago on March 8 in an evening of raw and soul-rich music that demands to be experienced live, co-curated with Joan Osborne's Womanly Hips Presents. Mixing folk, mountain gospel and soul, the husband-and-wife-led band return to New York in support of their new EP, American Flowers. Birds of Chicago formed in 2012 as a collaboration between Chicago's JT Nero (JT & the Clouds) and Vancouver's Allison Russell (Po' Girl). These two seasoned songwriters convey stark, elemental imagery that feels like scripture-or a lost folk song recovered-and they draw heavily on the gospel tradition, making music that feels boldly new while evoking a sense of familiarity. For Birds of Chicago, every word counts. Every note counts. No gold-dusting, no filler.
Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce the release of Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest, a 6-CD box set that delves deep into the Stax Records archives, and explores the label's efforts to diversify their output.
Write Act Repertory announces $25.00 rush tickets for the current production of LILI MARLENE. LILI MARLENE, which premiered in NYC in July of 2017 after a successful run in LA, recently extended through March 5th, 2018 at St. Luke's Theatre on 46th Street.
Italy - Armonite, the instrumental rock collective led by composer Paolo Fosso and violinist Jacopo Bigi, signed with LA-based indie label Cleopatra Records for the release of their new album, And the Stars Above. Armonite's instrumental music is perfectly in line with the spirit of the label, especially now that Cleopatra expanded in the movie industry.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has collaborated with celebrated theatre director and visual artist Robert Wilson to organize a first-of-its-kind exhibition highlighting the drama, rituals, and opulence of the Qing Empire, the last imperial dynasty of China. Wilson has created an immersive, experiential environment to display rare court costumes, jades, lacquers, bronzes, gold ornaments, paintings, and sculpture from Mia's renowned collection of Chinese art. Power and Beauty in China's Last Dynasty: Concept and Design by Robert Wilson, presented by Sit Investment Associates, is curated by Liu Yang, Mia's Curator of Chinese Art. The exhibition, which opened on February 3, will run through May 27, 2018.
Write Act Repertory's Producing Artistic Director John Lant and Producer Tamra Pica are pleased to announce the second extension of the off-Broadway East Coast premiere of LILI MARLENE, a new musical about a family's escape from the rising tide of Nazism, with book, music and lyrics by Michael Antin and directed and choreographed by Mark Blowers.
THE BELLES is one of the most original novels I've read in quite a while. It unveils the ugly side of society and holds a mirror up to today's society and biases in the process. The Belles are 'the descendants of the Goddess of Beauty, blessed with the arcana to enhance the world and rescue the people of Orléans.' They can alter the way a person looks, from skin tone to hair color to height and weight, to the shape of one's nose or lips or even the amount of freckles they have. The people of Orléans hate the way they look and always strive to be more beautiful. There is a curse on them and they revert to the way they were born once a month. We learn about this curse before the book even begins:
Chilean Prog ensemble Aisles, South America's most acclaimed prog band of the last 10 years, is premiering the second video of their “Live from Estudio del Sur” sessions, for the song “Shallow and Daft”, which was originally released on the album “4:45 AM” (2013). The clip was directed by Bernardo Quesney, who has worked with artists like Gepe and Javiera Mena.
Brooklyn-based composer Christopher Cerrone - winner of a 2015 Rome Prize and a 2014 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his opera Invisible Cities - greets 2018 with a pair of important premieres.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced today the lineup for the Big Umbrella Festival, an international endeavor that brings together arts professionals and thought leaders, and offers performances across New York City for children on the autism spectrum. Kicking off in April 2018, during Autism Awareness Month, the festival is the first of its kind dedicated to arts programs for young people on the autism spectrum and their families.
This April, the popular travel and lifestyle national public television series Weekends with Yankee returns for a second season to explore more of the hidden gems, spectacular landscapes, fun adventures and delectable tastes of New England.